Diagnosis of perinatal stroke I: definitions, differential diagnosis and registration

P Govaert, L Ramenghi, R Taal, L De Vries… - Acta …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction: Perinatal stroke can be divided into three subtypes: ischaemic stroke, either
arterial or sinovenous and haemorrhagic stroke. For the sake of universal registration and to …

Diagnosis of perinatal stroke II: mechanisms and clinical phenotypes

P Govaert, L Ramenghi, R Taal, J Dudink… - Acta …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction: Here (and in an accompanying article dealing with definitions, differential diagnosis
and registration), a structured sequential diagnostic flow is proposed to discern clinical …

Obesity and mental health

MR Talen, MM Mann - Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, 2009 - Elsevier
Mental health factors contribute to the onset and maintenance of overweight and obese
status in children, adolescents, and adults. Binge eating disorder (BED), body image, self-esteem…

New loci associated with birth weight identify genetic links between intrauterine growth and adult height and metabolism

…, DO Mook-Kanamori, U Sovio, HR Taal… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
Birth weight within the normal range is associated with a variety of adult-onset diseases, but
the mechanisms behind these associations are poorly understood 1 . Previous genome-…

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

…, W Ang, E Thiering, EM Byrne, HR Taal… - Human molecular …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
The pubertal height growth spurt is a distinctive feature of childhood growth reflecting both
the central onset of puberty and local growth factors. Although little is known about the …

Common variants at 12q15 and 12q24 are associated with infant head circumference

HR Taal, B St Pourcain, E Thiering, S Das… - Nature …, 2012 - nature.com
… To estimate the percentage of variation in birth weight explained by each of the
associated loci, we obtained adjusted R 2 from univariate linear regression models of head …

A novel common variant in DCST2 is associated with length in early life and height in adulthood

…, JA Curtin, R Myhre, V Huikari, R Joro… - Human molecular …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Common genetic variants have been identified for adult height, but not much is known
about the genetics of skeletal growth in early life. To identify common genetic variants that …

Small and large size for gestational age at birth, infant growth, and childhood overweight

HR Taal, AJ vd Heijden, EAP Steegers, A Hofman… - …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The associations of size at birth, with infant growth of head circumference, length
and weight, and fat mass and body mass index in preschool children were examined. Design …

Dietary Intake, FTO Genetic Variants, and Adiposity: A Combined Analysis of Over 16,000 Children and Adolescents

Q Qi, MK Downer, TO Kilpeläinen, HR Taal… - Diabetes, 2015 - Am Diabetes Assoc
The FTO gene harbors variation with the strongest effect on adiposity and obesity risk.
Previous data support a role for FTO variation in influencing food intake. We conducted a …

GWAS on longitudinal growth traits reveals different genetic factors influencing infant, child, and adult BMI

…, R Alili, IJ Hatoum, K Schramm, R Cartwright… - Science …, 2019 - science.org
Early childhood growth patterns are associated with adult health, yet the genetic factors and
the developmental stages involved are not fully understood. Here, we combine genome-…