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Dr Caroline Relton
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2008 Publications
Brown SJ, Sandilands A, Zhao Y, Liao H, Relton CL, Meggitt SJ, Trembath RC, Barker JNWN, Reynolds NJ, Cordell HJ, McLean WHI. Prevalent and low-frequency null mutations in the filaggrin gene are associated with early-onset and persistent atopic eczema. J Invest Dermatol. Dec 20, 2007; Epub ahead of print.
Relton CL, Pearce MS, O’Sullivan JJ. The relationship between gestational age, systolic blood pressure and pulse pressure in children. Journal of Human Hypertension. 3rd January 2008; Epub ahead of print
2007 Publications
Freathy RM, Weedon MN, Bennett A, Hypponen E, Relton CL, Knight B, Parnell KS, Groves CJ, Ring SM, Jones R, Pembrey ME, Ben-Schlomo Y, Stachan DP, Power C, Jarvelin M-R, McCarthy MI, Davey Smith G, Hattersley AT, Frayling TM. Type 2 diabetes TCF7L2 risk genotypes alter birth weight: a study of 24,141 individuals. AJHG. June 2007; 80: EPub
Pennell CE, Jacobsson B, Williams SM, Buus RM, Muglia LJ, Dolan SM, Morken N-H, Ozcelik H, Lye SJ, Relton CL. Genetic Epidemiology Studies of Preterm Birth: Research Guidelines. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2007; 196(2): 107-118.
2006 Publications
Wilding CS, Cadwell K, Tawn EJ, Relton CL, Taylor G, Chinnery PF, Turnbull DM. Mitochondrial DNA mutations in individuals occupationally exposed to ionising radiation. Radiation Research. 2006; 165(2): 202-207
Wilding CS, Rees GS, Relton CL, Tawn EJ. Genotype profiles of loci encoding DNA repair enzymes in newborn and elderly populations: no evidence of association with longevity. Biogerontology. 2006; 7: 35-41
2005 Publications
Pearce MS, Unwin NC, Relton CL, Alberti KGMM, Parker L. Lifecourse determinants of fasting and post-challenge glucose at age 49-51 years: The Newcastle Thousand Families Study. European Journal of Epidemiology. 2005; 20: 915-923.
Relton CL, Pearce MS, Ness A, Burn J. Folate status and genetic selection. Nature Reviews Genetics. 1st August 2005; published on-line. doi:10.1038/nrg1558-cl
Relton CL, Hammal DM, Rankin J, Parker L. Folic acid supplementation and social deprivation. Journal of Public Health Nutrition. 2005; 8(3): 338-340.
Relton CL, Pearce MS, Burn J, Parker L. An investigation of folate-related genetic factors in the determination of birthweight. Paediatric Perinatal Epidemiology. 2005; 19: 360-367
Relton CL, Pearce MS, Parker L. The influence of erythrocyte folate and serum vitamin B12 status on birth weight. British Journal of Nutrition. 2005; 93: 593-599
Wilding CS, Relton CL, Rees G, Whitehouse C, Tarone R, Tawn EJ. DNA repair gene polymorphisms and chromosome aberrations in retired Sellafield workers. Mutation Research. 2005; 570: 137-145.
2004 Publications
Relton CL, Daniel CP, Hammal DM, Parker L, Tawn EJ, Burn J. DNA repair gene polymorphisms, pre-natal factors and the frequency of somatic mutations in the glycophorin-A gene among healthy newborns. Mutation Research. 2004; 545: 49-57.
Relton CL, Wilding CS, Laffling AJ, Jonas PA, Burgess T, Binks K, Tawn EJ, Burn J. Low erythrocyte folate status and polymorphic variation in folate-related genes are associated with risk of neural tube defect pregnancy. Molecular Genetics and Metabolism. 2004; 81: 273-81.
Relton CL, Wilding CS, Pearce MS, Laffling AJ, Jonas PA, Lynch SA, Tawn EJ, Burn J. Gene-gene interaction in folate-related genes and risk of neural tube defects in a UK population. Journal of Medical Genetics. 2004; 41: 256-60.
Wilding CS, Relton CL, Sutton M, Jonas PA, Lynch SA, Tawn EJ, Burn J. Thymidylate synthase repeat polymorphisms and risk of neural tube defects in a population from the Northern England. Birth Defects Research Part A. Clinical and Molecular Teratology. 2004; 70: 483-485.
2003 Publications
Relton CL, Jackson A, Burn J. Folic acid - changes in women's knowledge. British Journal of Midwifery. 2003; 11: 438-441.
Relton CL, Wilding CS, Jonas PA, Lynch SA, Tawn EJ, Burn J. Genetic susceptibility to neural tube defect pregnancy varies with offspring phenotype. Clinical Genetics. 2003; 64: 424-8.
Publications from and prior to 2002
Relton CL, Daniel CP, Fisher A, Chase DS, Burn J, Tawn EJ. Polymorphisms of the DNA repair gene XRCC1 and the frequency of somatic mutations at the glycophorin A locus in newborns. Mutation Research. 2002; 502: 61-8.
Relton CL, Turnbull DM, Walker M. Increased expression of alpha-cardiac actin in cultured human skeletal muscle cells treated with troglitazone. Diabetes. 1998; 47: A398.
Relton CL, Fagan LJ, Armstrong MJ, Turnbull DM, Walker M. The S20G islet-associated polypeptide gene mutation in familial NIDDM. Diabetologia. 1997; 40: 1113.