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Acellular Pertussis Vaccine Given in the Week After Birth Does Not Impair Antibody Responses to Later Childhood DosesA birth acellular pertussis vaccine may be a valuable alternative for immunity against infant pertussis when a pregnancy pertussis vaccine has not been administered. We assessed whether a birth dose may impair immunoglobulin G (IgG) responses to childhood pertussis boosters.
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Maternal folate and other vitamin supplementation during pregnancy and risk of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in the offspringThe Australian Study of Causes of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Children (Aus-ALL) was designed to test the hypothesis, raised by a previous Western Australia
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Prenatal alcohol exposure and risk of birth defectsThe goal was to examine the associations between dose, pattern, and timing of prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) and birth defects.
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Statistical adjustment of genotyping error in a case-control study of childhood leukaemiaGenotyping has become more cost-effective and less invasive with the use of buccal cell...
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Energy drink consumption among young Australian adults: Associations with alcohol and illicit drug useAustralian energy drink users tend to have heavier alcohol consumption patterns be a cigarette smoker and use illicit drugs relative to non-users.
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Drug-gene modeling in pediatric T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia highlights importance of 6-mercaptopurine for outcomeThis study advances our understanding of drug resistance in T-ALL and provides new markers for patient stratification.
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Assisted reproductive technology and birth defects: A systematic review and meta-analysisIt has been 10 years since we carried out a systematic search of the literature on birth defect risk in infants born following assisted reproductive...
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Low-dose oral interferon alpha as prophylaxis against viral respiratory illness: A double-blind, parallel controlled trialA double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial was conducted investigating the use of low-dose oral interferon alpha for preventing acute viral...
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The CDKL5 disorder is an independent clinical entity associated with early-onset encephalopathyThe clinical understanding of the CDKL5 disorder remains limited, with most information being derived from small patient groups seen at individual centres.
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Parental occupational exposure to engine exhausts and childhood brain tumorsChildhood brain tumors (CBT) are the leading cause of cancer death in children; their risk factors are still largely unknown.