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Areas of Research

The research interests of the Department of Epidemiology are divided into the following areas:

Cardiovascular/Renal Disease
Infectious Disease
Outcome
Environmental
Reproductive Epidemiology
Genetic Epidemiology
Molecular Epidemiology
Cancer Epidemiology

Cardiovascular/Renal Disease

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of mortality worldwide. Chronic kidney disease is an underrecognized and undertreated condition that is a "silent epidemic" in the US population. Tulane offers research and training opportunities in several areas of cardiovascular disease and renal disease. A list of current research projects within the Department is provided in the Research Projects section.

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Infectious Disease

This area provides knowledge and background needed for teaching and investigating the epidemiology of infectious diseases. Emphasis is on the principles and methods that can be applied to infectious diseases caused by various classes of organisms in a variety of settings. A list of current research projects within the Department is provided in the Research Projects section.

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Outcome

Outcome research is research on the possible results that may stem from preventive or therapeutic interventions.  Outcome research is conducted often in medical care facilities but also may be conducted in communitysettings.

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This area concentrates on the epidemiology of diseases associated with industrial and other occupational exposures as well as with environmentally induced illness in general. Studies are carried out in conjunction with industry and government and provide excellent opportunities for research.

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Reproductive Epidemiology

This area of research covers the broad themes of the determinants, consequences of reproductive and perinatal health and the strategies for prevention and control of reproductive and perinatal disorders. Studies are carried out in multidisciplinary approaches, with marked interactions between Obstetrics, Maternal and Child Health, Women's Health, Pediatrics and International Health. Current research projects include etiology and prevention of adverse pregnancy and birth outcomes such as pregnancy-induced hypertension/preeclampsia, preterm birth and low birth weight, fetal and neonatal growth and its potential influence on health later in life, international comparisons of perinatal and maternal mortality, and improving perinatal health care in developing countries especially in Latin America.

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Genetic Epidemiology

With the completion of the Human Genome Project, vast opportunities are now available to evaluate the interaction between genes and the environment and how this relationship affects the biological processes that underlie disease. A list of current research projects within the Department is provided in the Research Projects section.

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Molecular Epidemiology

As more information is determined regarding the molecular basis of disease, we are able to ask much more powerful research questions that utilize molecular analysis of some of the intermediate states in the disease process.  These allow better assessment of risk, progression and intervention in the disease process. A list of current research projects within the Department is provided in the Research Projects section.

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Cancer Epidemiology

Cancer continues to be one of the major health risks world wide.  There is now extensive evidence of the environmental and genetic contributions to cancer, as well as the molecular mechanisms that contribute to cancer.  Cancer epidemiology studies are now able to integrate all of these factors into more complex questions regarding risk factors and trends in cancer.  A list of current research projects within the Department is provided in the Research Projects section.

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Research Projects

Cardiovascular/Renal Disease
Infectious Disease
Genetic Epidemiology
Other Research Projects

Cardiovascular/Renal Disease

African-American Women’s Study of Moderate Exercise
An American Heart Association and NIH-sponsored randomized controlled trial of physical activity designed specially for African-American Women.

Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering
Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial (ALLHAT)
A NIH supported community based factorial trial designed to test (1) the effectiveness of four first-step anti-hypertensive drug regimens in reducing coronary heart disease, and (2) the effectiveness of a lipid-lowering regimen to reduce all-cause mortality.

Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health (BIRCWH)
This grant is designed to promote research and the transfer of research findings to clinical care that will benefit the health of women.

China National Hypertension Survey Epidemiology Follow-up Study (CHEFS)
A large prospective cohort study to examine risk factors for cardiovascular and renal disease in a representative sample of 180,000 Chinese men and women aged 40 years and older.

Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC) Study
A NIH-sponsored study to examine risk factors for the progression of renal disease and development of cardiovascular disease in patients with chronic renal insufficiency.

Evolution of Cardiovascular Risk with Normal Aging
The specific aim of this study is to characterize traits (intrinsic aging vs. the risk factor burden) in a population reaching middle age that influence the subclinical cardiovascular disease process in normal aging.

International Collaborative Study of Cardiovascular Disease in Asia (InterASIA)
A national cross-sectional survey of cardiovascular disease risk factors in China and Thailand.

Protein and Blood Pressure (ProBP) Study
A NIH-sponsored 2-center randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial to examine the effect of dietary protein supplementation on blood pressure.

Supplement to the Evolution of Cardiovascular Risk with Normal Aging
This ongoing research is an attempt to characterize traits of intrinsic or “normal” aging versus the long-term risk factor burden of a black-white population being followed over 25 to 30 years.


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Infectious Disease

HIV, HTLV, and Drug Abuse
A NAAIDC study to examine the influence of drug abuse on the natural history of HIV and HTLV infection.

Innovative diagnostic techniques for M tuberculosis in pediatric populations in Peru
A NIH cohort study to examine which of three different diagnostic tests, collected in three different methods has the best predictive value for M tuberculosis.

The influence of Trichomonas vaginalis on HIV vaginal shedding
A Louisiana’s Health Excellence Fund cohort study to examine if HIV-infected women who are co-infected with TV are more likely to shed HIV in the vaginal secretions than women who are not co-infected and to determine if treatment decreases HIV shedding.

The influence of Trichomonas vaginalis on HIV vaginal shedding
A CDC cohort study that is a supplement to the Health Excellence to examine if HIV-infected women who are co-infected with TV are more likely to shed HIV in the vaginal secretions than women who are not co-infected and to determine if treatment decreases HIV shedding. This study provides for specimen collection at the 3rd month visit.

MIRIAD
A CDC multi-centered study to determine if motivational interviewing delivered via cellular telephones could improve caregiver’s adherence to the infant’s AZT HIV prophylactic medicine.

MIRIAD Plus
A CDC randomized study trial to determine if a behavioral intervention can increase contraceptive use, reduce STDs and improve access to reproductive health care among women who gave birth with no prenatal care in New Orleans.

Optimizing Partner Treatment Strategies
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention funded study to determine the best method of treating partners of patients with sexually transmitted infections.

Prevention of vaginal douching among adolescent and young women
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention funded study to determine if a client-centered motivational interviewing intervention to prevent vaginal douching is better than a control arm for reducing the practice of vaginal douching among women age 13-24.

Risk reduction for young African American IDU’s
A NIDA trial that determines if motivational interviewing can help reduce risk behavior or Hepatitis C among incarcerated men.

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Genetic Epidemiology

Early Natural History of Arteriosclerosis
This study focuses on the impact of genetic factors at genomic level on the evolution of cardiovascular risk from childhood. This research is supported by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Genetic Epidemiology Network of Salt Sensitivity
A NIH-sponsored family intervention study to identify novel genes for high blood pressure.

Influence of Nitric Oxide Synthase Gene on Blood Pressure & Subclinical Cardiovascular System Changes
An American Heart Association supported genetic epidemiologic study to examine the effect of the endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene on serial changes of blood pressure and the anatomic alterations of the cardiovascular system.

Other Research Projects

National Burden of Disease and Cost-Effectiveness Project for the Republic of Turkey
A World Bank funded project to measure and evaluate the health of Turkey’s population and to make recommendations for the efficient use of resources for health investments and medical interventions.

Regional Biocontainment Laboratory (RBL)
The biocontainment laboratory grant is designed to support construction of an approximately $20 million biosafety laboratory at the Tulane University National Primate Research Center.

Tulane University-Charity Hospital-Louisiana State University General Clinical Research Center (GCRC)
The National Center for Research Resources provides this core support grant for conduct of inpatient and outpatient clinical research by faculty at the Tulane University Health Sciences Center and Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center.

Tulane University National Primate Research Center (TNPRC)
This base grant for the national primate research center provides support for conduct of health related primate research at a 500-acre campus with approximately 7,000 monkeys. 


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Publications

Araki H, Gustat J, Kawaguchi T, Berenson GS. The association between changes in smoking status and cardiovascular disease risk factors from childhood to young adulthood in longitudinal cross-sectional cohorts: The Bogalusa Heart Study. Showa Univ J Med Sci 18(1), 29-42; March 2006. 

Battilana J, Fagundes NJ, Heller AH, Goldani A, Freitas LB, Tarazona-Santos E, Munkhbat B, Munkhtuvshin N, Krylov M, Benevolenskaia L, Arnett FC, Batzer MA, Deininger PL, Salzano FM, Bonatto SL. Alu insertion polymorphisms in Native Americans and related Asian populations.  Ann Hum Biol. 2006 Mar-Apr;33(2):142-60.

Batzer MA, Deininger PL, Jurka J, Moran JV. Introduction for the Gene special issue dedicated to the meeting "Genomic impact of eukaryotic transposable elements" at Asilomar.  Gene. 2007 Apr 1;390(1-2):1-2.

Bazzano LA. The high cost of not eating fruits and vegetables. J Am Diet Assn. 2006;106:1364-1368.

Bazzano LA, Gu D, Reynolds K, Wu X, Chen CS, Duan X, Wildman RP, Klag MJ, He J. Alcohol consumption and risk of stroke among Chinese men. Annals of Neurology. 2007;62 (in press).

Bazzano LA, He J. Lifestyle and blood pressure. In: Comprehensive Hypertension. Eds. Greg Lip, John Hall. (Elsevier: New York, NY) 2007.

Bazzano LA, He J, Whelton PK. Blood pressure in westernized and isolated populations. In: Comprehensive Hypertension. Eds. Greg Lip, John Hall. (Elsevier: New York, NY) 2007.

Bazzano LA, Khan Z, Reynolds K, He J. Effect of nocturnal nasal continuous positive airway pressure on blood pressure in obstructive sleep apnea. Hypertension. 2007; 50:417-23.

Bazzano LA, Reynolds K, Holder K, He J. Effect of folate supplementation on risk of cardiovascular diseases: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. JAMA. 2006; 296:2720-2726.

Bedimo-Rung AL, Gustat J, Tompkins BJ, Rice J, Thomson J.  Development of a direct observation instrument to measure environmental characteristics of parks for physical activity.  JPAH 2006 (1) S171-S184.

Beilke MA, Traina-Dorge VL, Sirois M, Bhuiyan A, Murphy EL, Walls JM, Fagan R, Winsor EL, Kissinger PJ.  Relationship between Human T Lymphotropic Virus (HTLV) Type ½ viral burden and clinical and treatment parameters among patients with HIV Type 1 and HTLV-1/2 coinfection.  CID 2007; 44:1229-34.

Belancio VP, Hedges DJ, Deininger P. LINE-1 RNA splicing and influences on mammalian gene expression.  Nucleic Acids Res. 2006 Mar 22;34(5):1512-21.

Belancio VP, Whelton M, Deininger P. Requirements for polyadenylation at the 3' end of LINE-1 elements.  Gene. 2007 Apr 1;390(1-2):98-107.

Berenson GS for the Bogalusa Heart Study Group. Childhood risk factors predict adultcardiovascular risk and strategies for prevention: The Bogalusa Heart Study. In: Gaziano JM, Braunwald E (eds). Atlas of cardiovascular risk factors. Philadelphia, Current Medicine LLC, Chapter 20, 262-272, 2006.

Berenson GS.  Apple vs Pear. The Beefmaster Cowman. Mar 2007.

Berenson GS.  Heart Disease and Cow People. The Beefmaster Cowman. Dec 2006.

Berenson GS.  Hypertension – A Stress of Importance, High Blood Pressure. The Beefmaster Cowman. Jan 2007.

Berenson GS.  Try to Change What you Can; Don’t Sweat What you Can’t Change. The Beefmaster Cowman. Feb 2007.

Berenson GS.  What Are Your Numbers? The Beefmaster Cowman. Nov 2006.

Berenson G, Srinivasan S, Chen W, Li S, Patel D. Racial (black-white) contrasts of risk for hypertensive disease in youth have implications for preventive care: The Bogalusa Heart Study. Ethn Dis. 16:S4-2-9, 2006

Bhuiyan AR, Chen W, Srinivasan SR, Rice J, Boerwinkle E, Berenson GS. G-6A polymorphism of angiotensinogen gene modulates the effect of blood pressure on carotid artery intima-media thickness: The Bogalusa Heart Study. Am J Hypertens (in press)

Bhuiyan AR, Chen W, Srinivasan SR, Rice J, Mock N, Tang R, Bond MG, Boerwinkle E, Berenson GS. Nitric Oxide Synthase Gene Polymorphism (G894T) Influence on Carotid Artery Intima-Media Thickness in Adults: The Bogalusa Heart Study. JASH (in press).

Bhuiyan AR, Srinivasan SR, Chen W, Paul TK, Berenson GS. Correlates of vascular structure and function measures in asymptomatic young adults: The Bogalusa Heart Study. Atherosclerosis.189:1-7, 2006.

Brooks BM, Rajeshwari R, Nicklas TA, Yang S, Berenson GS. Association of calcium intake, dairy product consumption with overweight status in young adults (1995-1996): The Bogalusa Heart Study. J Am Coll Nutr, 25:523-532,2006

Buekens P, Almendares O, Carlier Y, Dumonteil E, Eberhard M, Gamboa-Leon  R, James M, Padilla N, Wesson D and Xiong X. Mother-to-Child Transmission of Chagas' Disease in North America: Why don't we do more? Maternal and Child Health Journal 2007 June (DOI 10.1007/s 10995-0246-8)

Buekens P, Xiong X, Harville E. Hurricanes and pregnancy. Birth 2006;33:91-93.

Chen J, Gu D, Chen CS, Wu X, Hamm LL, Muntner P, Batuman V, Lee CH, Whelton PK, He J. Association between the metabolic syndrome and chronic kidney disease in Chinese adults. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2007;22:1100-6.

Chen J, He J, Wildman RP, Reynolds K, Streiffer RH, Whelton PK. A randomized controlled trial of dietary fiber intake on serum lipids. Euro J Clin Nutr 2006;60:62-68.

Chen W, Berenson GS. Metabolic syndrome: definition and prevalence in children. J Pediatr 2007;83:1-3.

Chen W, Li S, Srinivasan SR, Boerwinkle E, Berenson GS. A genome scan for loci influencing levels and trends of lipoprotein lipid-related Traits since childhood: The Bogalusa Heart Study. Atherosclerosis 2006 May 5 [Epub ahead of print].

Chen W, Srinivasan SR, Berenson GS. Path Analysis of Metabolic Syndrome Components in Black versus White Children, Adolescents and Adults: The Bogalusa Heart Study. Annals of Epidemiol (in press)

Chen W, Srinivasan SR, Boerwinkle E, Berenson GS. Beta-adrenergic receptor genes are associated with arterial stiffness in black and white healthy adults: The Bogalusa Heart Study. Am J Hypertens (in press).

Chen W, Srinivasan SR, Li S, Berenson GS. Clustering of long-term trends in metabolic syndrome variables from childhood to adulthood in blacks and whites: The Bogalusa Heart Study. Am J Epidemiol 2007 Jun 14; [Epub ahead of print]

Chen W, Srinivasan SR, Li S, Berenson GS. Different effects of atherogenic lipoproteins and blood pressure on arterial structure and function: The Bogalusa Heart Study. J Clin Hypertens 2006;8:323-329.

Chew GL, Wilson J, Rabito FA, Grimsley F, Iqbal S, Reponen T, et al.  Mold and endotoxin levels in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina: a pilot project of homes in New Orleans undergoing renovation. Environ Health Perspect. 2006;114(12): 1883-9.

Clark RA, Theall KP, Amedee AM, Kissinger PJ.  Frequent douching and clinical outcomes among HIV-infected women.  Sex Transm Dis. 2007 Nov; 34 (11).

Clark RA, Theall KP, Amedee AM, Dumestre J, Wenthold L, Kissinger, PJ.  Lack of association between genital tract HIV-1 RNA shedding and hormonal contraceptive use in a cohort of Louisiana women.  Sex Transm Dis. 2007 Nov; 34(11).

Clark RA, Theall KP, Kissinger P.  Consideration for Empiric Trichomonas vaginalis treatment among selected high-risk HIV-infected female populations with concurrent Neisseria gonorrhea or Chlamydia trachomatis cervical infections.  Sex Transm Dis. 2006 Feb;33(2):124-5. 

Clark RA, Theall K, Kissinger PJ. Reply t Microscopy and culture for Trichomonas vaginalis: are both required?  Int J STD AIDS. 2007 Mar;18(3):220

DeSalvo KB, Bloser N, Reynolds K, He J, Muntner P. Mortality prediction with a single general self-rated health question. A meta-analysis.  J Gen Intern Med. 2006;21:267-75.

Deshmukh-Taskar P, Nicklas TA, Morales M, Yang SJ, Zakeri I, Berenson GS. Tracking of overweight status from childhood to young adulthood: The Bogalusa Heart Study. Eur J Clin Nutr 60:48-57, 2006.

Deshmukh-Taskar P, Nicklas TA, Yang S, Berenson GS. Does food group consumption vary by differences in socioeconomic, demographic, and lifestyle factors in young adults? The Bogalusa Heart Study.J Am Diet Assoc. 107:223-234, 2007.

Faramawi MF, Gustat J, Wildman RP, Rice J, Johnson E, Sherwin R. Cardiovascular Health Study Investigators. Relation between depressive symptoms and common carotid artery atherosclerosis in American persons > or =65 years of age. Am J Cardiol. 2007 Jun 1;99(11):1610-3.

Freedman DS, Mei Z, Srinivasan SR, Berenson GS, Dietz WH. Cardiovascular risk factors and excess adiposity among overweight children and adolescents: The Bogalusa Heart Study.  J Pediatr. 150:12-17, 2007.

Galassi A, Reynolds K, He J. Metabolic syndrome and risk of cardiovascular disease: a meta-analysis of observational studies.  Am J Med 2006;119:812-819.

Gasior SL, Palmisano M, Deininger PL.  Alu-linked hairpins efficiently mediate RNA interference with less toxicity than do H1-expressed short hairpin RNAs. Anal Biochem. 2006 Feb 1;349(1):41-8.  

Gasior SL, Preston G, Hedges DJ, Gilbert N, Moran JV, Deininger PL. Characterization of pre-insertion loci of de novo L1 insertions. Gene. 2007 Apr 1;390(1-2):190-8.

Gasior SL, Wakeman TP, Xu B, Deininger PL. The human LINE-1 retrotransposon creates DNA double-strand breaks.  J Mol Biol. 2006 Apr 14;357(5):1383-93.

Gu D, He J, Duan X, Reynolds K, Wu X, Chen J, Huang G, Chen CS, Whelton PK.  Body weight and mortality among men and women in China.  JAMA. 2006; 295:776-83

Gu D, Ge D, Snieder H, He J, Chen S, Huang J, Li B, Chen R, Qiang B. Association of α1A adrenergic receptor gene variants on chromosome 8p21 with human stage 2 hypertension. J Hypertens. 2006;24:1049-56.

Gu D, Rice T, Wang S, Yang W, Gu C, Chen CS, Hixson JE, Jaquish CE, Yao ZJ, Liu DP, Rao DC, He J. Heritability of blood pressure responses to dietary sodium and potassium intake in a Chinese population. Hypertension. 2007;50:116-22.

Gu D, Wildman RP, Wu X, Reynolds K, Huang J, Chen CS, He J. Incidence and predictors of hypertension over 8 years among Chinese men and women. J Hypertens. 2007; 25:517-523.

Haji SA, Ulusoy RE, Patel DA, Srinivasan SR, Chen W, Delafontaine P, Berenson GS. Predictors of left ventricular dilatation in young adults (from the Bogalusa Heart Study). Am J Cardiol 2006;98:1234-1237.

Hallman DM, Srinivasan SR, Chen W, Boerwinkle E, Berenson GS. Relation of PCSK9 mutations to serum low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in childhood and adulthood (from The Bogalusa Heart Study). Am J Cardiol 2007;100:69-72.

Hallman DM, Srinivasan SR, Chen W, Boerwinkle E, Berenson GS.  Longitudinal analysis of haplotypes and polymorphisms of the APOA5 and APOC3 genes associated with variation in serum triglyceride levels:The Bogalusa Heart Study. Metabolism 55:1574-81, 2006                    

Harrison SR, Toriello P, Pavluck A, Ellis R, Pedersen E, Gaiennie R, Kissinger P.  The impact of a brief induction on short-term continuation in a therapeutic community.  Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 2007;33(1):147-53.

Harville E, Savitz D, Dole N, Thorp J, Herring A. Psychological and biological markers of stress and bacterial vaginosis in pregnant women. BJOG 2007; 114:216-223.

Harville EW, Savitz DA, Dole N, Herring AH, Thorp JM, Light KC. Patterns of salivary cortisol secretion in pregnancy and implications for assessment protocols.  Biol Psychol. 2007 Jan;74(1):85-91.

The GenSalt Collaborative Research Group (He, J. - Principal Investigator and Study Chair). GenSalt: rationale, design, methods, and baseline characteristics of study participants. J Human Hypertens. 2007; 21:639-46.

He J, Reynolds K, Chen J, Chen CS, Wu X, Duan X, Reynolds R, Bazzano LA, Whelton PK, Gu D. Cigarette smoking and erectile dysfunction among Chinese men without clinical vascular disease.  Am J Epidemiol. 2007 Jul 10; [Epub ahead of print]

Hedges DJ, Deininger PL. Inviting instability: Transposable elements, double-strand breaks, and the maintenance of genome integrity.  Mutat Res. 2007 Mar 1;616(1-2):46-59.

Hyre AD, Muntner P, Menke A, Raggi P, He J. Trends in ATP-III-Defined High Blood Cholesterol Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment and Control Among U.S. Adults. Ann Epidemiol. 2007;17:548-555. 

Johnson HM, Douglas PS, Srinivasan SR, Bond MG, Tang R, Li S, Chen W, Berenson GS, Stein JH. Predictors of carotid intima-media thickness progression in young adults. The Bogalusa Heart Study. Stroke 2007;38:900-905.

Kabir AA, Whelton PK, Khan MM, Gustat J, Chen W. Association of symptoms of depression and obesity with hypertension: The Bogalusa Heart Study. Am J Hypertens 19:639-45,  2006

Kale SP, Moore, L, Deininger, PL, Roy-Engel, AM.  Heavy Metals Stimulate Human LINE-1 Retrotransposition. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2005, 2(1), 14–23.

Kissinger P, Schmidt N, Mohammed H, Leichliter JS, Gift TL, Meadors B, Sanders C, Farley TA. Patient-delivered partner treatment for Trichomonas vaginalis infection: a randomized controlled trial.  Sex Transm Dis. 2006 Jul;33(7):445-50.

Kissinger P, Schmidt N, Sanders, C, Liddon N.  The effect of the Hurricane Katrina disaster on sexual behavior and access to reproductive care for young women in New Orleans.  Sex Transm Dis. 2007 July; 34 (7).

Lee CH*, Wu DC, Lee JM, Wu IC, Goan YG, Kao EL, Huang HL, Chan TF, Chou SH, Chou YP, Lee CY, Chen PS, Ho CK, He J, Wu MT. Carcinogenetic impact of alcohol intake on squamous cell carcinoma risk of the oesophagus in relation to tobacco smoking. Eur J Cancer. 2007;43:1188-99.

Lentz J, Pan F, Ng SS, Deininger P, Keats B.  Ush1c216A knock-in mouse survives Katrina.  Mutat Res. 2007 Mar 1;616(1-2):139-44.

Li H, Srinivasan SR, Berenson GS. Comparison of the measures of pulsatile arterial function between asymptomatic younger adult smokers and former smokers: The Bogalusa Heart Study. Am J Hypertens.19:897-901, 2006.          

Li S, Chen W, Srinivasan SR, Boerwinkle E, Berenson GS. Influence of lipoprotein lipase gene Ser447Stop and beta(1)-adrenergic receptor gene Arg389Gly polymorphisms and their interaction on obesity from childhood to adulthood: the Bogalusa Heart Study. Int J Obes (Lond) 2006;30:1183-1188.

Li S, Chen W, Srinivasan SR, Tang R, Bond MG, Berenson GS. Race (black-white) and gender divergences in the relationship of childhood cardiovascular risk factors to carotid artery intima-media thickness in adulthood: The Bogalusa Heart Study. Atherosclerosis 2006 Nov 21; [Epub ahead of print].

Luo ZC, Fraser WD, Julien P, Deal CL, Audibert F, Smith GN, Xiong X, Walker M. Tracing the origins of “fetal origins” of adult disease: programming by oxidative stress? Medical Hypotheses. 2006;66:38-44.

Magnus M, Schillinger JA, Fortenberry JD, Berman SM, Kissinger P. Partner age not associated with recurrent Chlamydia trachomatis infection, condom use, or partner treatment and referral among adolescent women.  J Adolesc Health. 2006 Sep;39(3):396-403. Epub 2006 Jul 10.

Menke A, Muntner P, Wildman RP, Reynolds K, He J. Measures of adiposity and cardiovascular disease risk factors. Obesity. 2007;15:785-95.

Mohammed H, Kissinger P. Disclosure of HIV serostatus to sex partners in rural Louisiana.  AIDS Care. 2006;18 Suppl 1:S62-9.

Muntner P, DeSalvo KB, Wildman RP, Raggi P, He J, Whelton PK.  Trends in the prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of cardiovascular disease risk factors among noninstitutionalized patients with a history of myocardial infarction and stroke. Am J Epidemiol. 2006;163:913-20.

Muntner P, Menke A, Batuman V, Rabito FA, He J, Todd AC.  Association of tibia lead and blood lead with end-stage renal disease: A pilot study of African-Americans. Environ Res. 2007; 104:396-401

Mzayek F, Hassig S, Sherwin R, Hughes J, Chen W, Srinivasan SR, Berenson GS. The assocation of birth weight with developmental trends in blood pressure from childhood through mid-adulthood. The Bogalusa Heart Study. Am J Epidemiol  2007 May 24; [Epub ahead of print]

Oberhelman RA, Soto-Castellares G, Caviedes L, Castillo ME, Kissinger P, Moore DA, Evans C, Gilman RH. Improved recovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from children using the microscopic observation drug susceptibility method.Pediatrics. 2006 Jul;118(1):e100-6. 

Patel DA, Srinivasan SR, Xu JH, Chen W, Berenson GS. Adiponectin and its correlates of cardiovascular risk in young adults: the Bogalusa Heart Study. Metabolism 2006;55:1551-1557.

Patel DA, Srinivasan SR, Xu JH, Chen W, Berenson GS. Persistent elevation of liver function enzymes within the reference range is associated with increased cardiovascular risk in young adults: the Bogalusa Heart Study. Metabolism. 2007;56:792-798.

Patel DA, Srinivasan SR, Xu JH, Li S, Chen W, Berenson GS. Distribution and metabolic syndrome correlates of plasma C-reactive protein in biracial (black-white) younger adults: The Bogalusa Heart Study. Metabolism 55:699-705, 2006

Rabito FA, Iqbal SI, Holt E, Grimsley LF, Islam T, Scott SK.  Regional variation in dust allergen levels in the homes of urban children with asthma.  Journal of Urban Health. doi: 10.1007/s11524-007-9216-0.

Rabito FA, Iqbal S, Kiernan MP, Holt E, Chew GL, Children’s Respiratory Health and Mold Levels in New Orleans Post-Katrina:  A preliminary look.  Journal of Asthma and Clinical Immunology (in press)

Rabito FA, Iqbal S, Shorter C, et al.  The association between demolition activity and children’s blood lead levels. Environmental Research 2007;103:345-351.

Reynolds K, Chin A, Lees KA, Nguyen A, Bujnowski D, He J. A meta-analysis of the effect of soy protein supplementation on serum lipids. Am J Cardiol. 2006;98:633-40.

Reynolds K, Gu D, Muntner P, Kusek JW, Chen J, Wu X, Duan X, Chen CS, Klag MJ, Whelton PK, He J. A population-based, prospective study of blood pressure and risk for end-stage renal disease in china. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2007;18:1928-35.

Reynolds K, Gu D, Whelton PK, Wu X, Duan X, Mo J, He J.  Prevalence and risk factors of overweight and obesity in China. Obesity 2007:15:10-18.

Scott SK, Rabito FA, Price PD, Butler NN, Schwartzbaum JA, Jackson BM. Love RL, Harris RE.  Comorbidity among the morbidly obese: A comparative study of 2002 US hospital patient discharges. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2006;02:105-111.

Shen J, Deininger P, Hunt JD, Zhao H. 8-Hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-OH-dG) as a potential survival biomarker in patients with nonsmall-cell lung cancer.  Cancer. 2007 Feb 1;109(3):574-80.

Shen J, Deininger PL, Zhao H.  Applications of computational algorithm tools to identify functional SNPs in cytokine genes.  Cytokine. 2006 Jul;35(1-2):62-6.

Srinivasan SR, Frontini MG, Xu J, Berenson GS. Utility of childhood non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels in predicting adult dyslipidemia and other cardiovascular risks: The Bogalusa Heart Study.  Pediatrics. 118: 201-6.2006

Srinivasan SR, Myers L, Berenson GS. Changes in metabolic syndrome variables since childhood in prehypertensive and hypertensive subjects. The Bogalusa Heart Study.  Hypertension. 48:33-9,2006

Theall KP, Clark RA, Powell A, Smith H, Kissinger P. Alcohol consumption, ART usage and high-risk sex among women infected with HIV.  AIDS Behav. 2007 Mar;11(2):205-15.

Toriello PJ, Morse P, Morse EV, Kissinger P, Pedersen-Wasson E.  The resuscitation of a New Orleans substance abuse treatment agency after Hurricane Katrina.  Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved 2007: 18:482-486.

Xing J, Wang H, Belancio VP, Cordaux R, Deininger PL, Batzer MA. Emergence of primate genes by retrotransposon-mediated sequence transduction.  Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2006 Nov 21;103(47):17608-13.

Xiong X, Buekens P, Fraser WD, Beck J, Offenbacher S. Periodontal disease and adverse pregnancy outcomes: A systematic review. BJOG 2006;113:135-143.

Xiong X, Buekens P, Pridjian G, Fraser W. Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension and Perinatal Mortality. Journal of Reproductive Medicine. 2007;52:402-406.

Xiong X, Buekens P, Vastardis S, Pridjian G. Periodontal disease and gestational diabetes mellitus. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2006;195:1086-9.

Xiong X, Buekens P,  Vastardis S, Wu T. Periodontal Disease as One Possible Explanation for the Mexican Paradox. Medical Hypotheses 2006;67:1348-54.

Xiong X, Vastardis S, Buekens P. Periodontal disease and pregnancy outcomes: State-of -the science. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey 2007;62:605-615.

Xiong X, Wightkin J, Magnus JH, Pridjian G, Acuna J, Buekens P. Birth weight and infant growth: Optimal infant weight gain versus optimal infant weight. Maternal Child Health Journal 2007;11:57-63.

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