Genome-wide association and longitudinal analyses reveal genetic loci linking pubertal height growth, pubertal timing and childhood adiposity

Cousminer DL, Berry DJ, Timpson NJ, Ang W, Thiering E, Byrne EM, Taal HR, Huikari V, Bradfield JP, Kerkhof M, Groen-Blokhuis MM, Kreiner-Møller E, Marinelli M, Holst C, Leinonen JT, Perry JR, Surakka I, Pietiläinen O, Kettunen J, Anttila V, Kaakinen. Genome-wide association and longitudinal analyses reveal genetic loci linking pubertal height growth, pubertal timing and childhood adiposity. Hum Mol Genet. 2013 Jul 1;22(13):2735-47. PMID: 23449627

Reproducibility and validity of a food frequency questionnaire among pregnant women in a Mediterranean area

Vioque J, Navarrete-Muñoz EM, Gimenez-Monzó D, García-de-la-Hera M, Granado F, Young IS, Ramón R, Ballester F, Murcia M, Rebagliato M, Iñiguez C; INMA-Valencia Cohort Study. Reproducibility and validity of a food frequency questionnaire among pregnant women in a Mediterranean area. Nutr J. 2013 Feb 19;12:26. PMID: 23421854

Determinants of self-reported smoking and misclassification during pregnancy, and analysis of optimal cut-off points for urinary cotinine: a cross-sectional study

Aurrekoetxea JJ, Murcia M, Rebagliato M, López MJ, Castilla AM, Santa-Marina L, Guxens M, Fernández-Somoano A, Espada M, Lertxundi A, Tardón A, Ballester F. Determinants of self-reported smoking and misclassification during pregnancy, and analysis of optimal cut-off points for urinary cotinine: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 2013 Jan 24;3(1).

Prenatal and postnatal residential usage of insecticides in a multicenter birth cohort in Spain

Llop S, Casas L, Santa Marina L, Estarlich M, Fernández-Somoano A, Esplugues A, Jimenez A, Zock JP, Tardón A, Marco A, Ballester F. Prenatal and postnatal residential usage of insecticides in a multicenter birth cohort in Spain. Sci Total Environ. 2013 Feb 15;445-446:273-80. PMID: 23337604

Environmental exposure assessment in European birth cohorts: results from the ENRIECO project

Gehring U, Casas M, Brunekreef B, Bergström A, Bonde JP, Botton J, Chévrier C, Cordier S, Heinrich J, Hohmann C, Keil T, Sunyer J, Tischer CG, Toft G, Wickman M, Vrijheid M, Nieuwenhuijsen M. Environmental exposure assessment in European birth cohorts: results from the ENRIECO project. Environ Health. 2013 Jan 23;12:8. PMID: 23343014

Maternal pre-pregnancy overweight and obesity, and child neuropsychological development: two Southern European birth cohort studies.

Casas M, Chatzi L, Carsin AE, Amiano P, Guxens M, Kogevinas M, Koutra K, Lertxundi N, Murcia M, Rebagliato M, Riaño I, Rodríguez-Bernal CL, Roumeliotaki T, Sunyer J, Mendez M, Vrijheid M. Maternal pre-pregnancy overweight and obesity, and child neuropsychological development: two Southern European birth cohort studies. Int J Epidemiol. 2013 Apr;42(2):506-17. PMID: 23569191

Associations between blood persistent organic pollutants and 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 in pregnancy

Morales E, Gascon M, Martinez D, Casas M, Ballester F, Rodríguez-Bernal CL, Ibarluzea J, Marina LS, Espada M, Goñi F, Vizcaino E, Grimalt JO, Sunyer J; on behalf of the INMA Project. Associations between blood persistent organic pollutants and 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 in pregnancy. Environ Int.2013 Jul;57-58:34-41. PMID: 23651836

Pooling birth cohorts in allergy and asthma: European Union-funded initiatives – a MeDALL, CHICOS, ENRIECO, and GA²LEN joint paper

Bousquet J, Anto J, Sunyer J, Nieuwenhuijsen M, Vrijheid M, Keil T; MeDALL Study Group; CHICOS Study Group; ENRIECO Study Group; GA²LEN Study Group. Pooling birth cohorts in allergy and asthma: European Union-funded initiatives – a MeDALL, CHICOS, ENRIECO, and GA²LEN joint paper. Int Arch Allergy Immunol. 2013;161(1):1-10. PMID: 23258290

Male specific association between xenoestrogen levels in placenta and birthweight

Vilahur N, Molina-Molina JM, Bustamante M, Murcia M, Arrebola JP, Ballester F, Mendez MA, Garcia-Esteban R, Guxens M, Santa Marina L, Tardón A, Sunyer J, Olea N, Fernandez MF. Male specific association between xenoestrogen levels in placenta and birthweight. Environ Int. 2013 Jan;51:174-81. PMID: 23262415

Current dietary exposure to mercury during pregnancy and childhood, and public health recommendations

Llop S, Ibarlucea J, Sunyer J, Ballester F. Current dietary exposure to mercury during pregnancy and childhood, and public health recommendations. Gac Sanit. 2013 May-Jun;27(3):273-8. Spanish.PMID: 23122516

Early Life Exposure to Outdoor Air Pollution and Respiratory Health, Ear Infections, and Eczema in Infants from the INMA Study

Aguilera I, Pedersen M, Garcia-Esteban R, Ballester F, Basterrechea M, Esplugues A, Fernández-Somoano A, Lertxundi A, Tardón A, Sunyer J. Early Life Exposure to Outdoor Air Pollution and Respiratory Health, Ear Infections, and Eczema in Infants from the INMA Study. Environ Health Perspect. 2013 Mar;121(3):387-92.PMID: 23221880

Evaluating the neurotoxic effects of lactational exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in Spanish children

Gascon M, Verner MA, Guxens M, Grimalt JO, Forns J, Ibarluzea J, Lertxundi N, Ballester F, Llop S, Haddad S, Sunyer J, Vrijheid M. Evaluating the neurotoxic effects of lactational exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in Spanish children. Neurotoxicology. 2013 Jan;34:9-15. PMID: 23085522