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Muhammad Rakibuz-Zaman

Senior Research Associate, Pulse Infoframe
Verified email at pulseinfoframe.com
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Arsenic exposure from drinking water, and all-cause and chronic-disease mortalities in Bangladesh (HEALS): a prospective cohort study

…, F Parvez, T Islam, A Ahmed, M Rakibuz-Zaman… - The Lancet, 2010 - thelancet.com
Background Millions of people worldwide are chronically exposed to arsenic through drinking
water, including 35–77 million people in Bangladesh. The association between arsenic …

Arsenic exposure from drinking water and mortality from cardiovascular disease in Bangladesh: prospective cohort study

…, M Argos, T Islam, A Ahmed, M Rakibuz-Zaman… - Bmj, 2011 - bmj.com
Objective To evaluate the association between arsenic exposure and mortality from cardiovascular
disease and to assess whether cigarette smoking influences the association. Design …

A prospective study of arsenic exposure, arsenic methylation capacity, and risk of cardiovascular disease in Bangladesh

…, M Argos, T Islam, M Rakibuz-Zaman… - Environmental …, 2013 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: Few prospective studies have evaluated the influence of arsenic methylation
capacity on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. Objective: We evaluated the association of …

[HTML][HTML] Genome-wide association study identifies chromosome 10q24. 32 variants associated with arsenic metabolism and toxicity phenotypes in Bangladesh

…, R Paul-Brutus, R Rahaman, M Rakibuz-Zaman… - PLoS …, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Arsenic contamination of drinking water is a major public health issue in many countries,
increasing risk for a wide array of diseases, including cancer. There is inter-individual variation …

[HTML][HTML] The effects of low-vision rehabilitation on reading speed and depression in age related macular degeneration: a meta-analysis

N Hamade, WG Hodge, M Rakibuz-Zaman… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Importance Age related macular degeneration (AMD) is a progressive eye disease that, as
of 2015, has affected 11 million people in the US and 1.5 million in Canada causing central …

Arsenic metabolism efficiency has a causal role in arsenic toxicity: Mendelian randomization and gene-environment interaction

…, R Rahaman, M Rakibuz-Zaman… - International journal …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Background Arsenic exposure through drinking water is a serious global health issue.
Observational studies suggest that individuals who metabolize arsenic efficiently are at lower risk …

[HTML][HTML] A prospective study of tobacco smoking and mortality in Bangladesh

…, M Argos, T Islam, A Ahmed, M Rakibuz-Zaman… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background Limited data are available on smoking-related mortality in low-income countries,
where both chronic disease burden and prevalence of smoking are increasing. Methods …

Gene-specific differential DNA methylation and chronic arsenic exposure in an epigenome-wide association study of adults in Bangladesh

…, F Parvez, M Rahman, M Rakibuz-Zaman… - Environmental …, 2015 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: Inorganic arsenic is one of the most common naturally occurring contaminants
found in the environment. Arsenic is associated with a number of health outcomes, with …

Determinants and consequences of arsenic metabolism efficiency among 4,794 individuals: demographics, lifestyle, genetics, and toxicity

…, M Argos, L Tong, J Li, M Rakibuz-Zaman… - … Biomarkers & Prevention, 2016 - AACR
Background: Exposure to inorganic arsenic (iAs), a class I carcinogen, affects several
hundred million people worldwide. Once absorbed, iAs is converted to monomethylated (MMA) …

[HTML][HTML] Co-occurring expression and methylation QTLs allow detection of common causal variants and shared biological mechanisms

…, K Demanelis, F Jasmine, M Rakibuz-Zaman… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Inherited genetic variation affects local gene expression and DNA methylation in humans.
Most expression quantitative trait loci (cis-eQTLs) occur at the same genomic location as a …