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J. C. de Jongste

Researcher at Erasmus University Rotterdam

Publications -  68
Citations -  4099

J. C. de Jongste is an academic researcher from Erasmus University Rotterdam. The author has contributed to research in topics: Asthma & Population. The author has an hindex of 31, co-authored 68 publications receiving 3798 citations.

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Definition, assessment and treatment of wheezing disorders in preschool children: An evidence-based approach

TL;DR: Large well-designed randomised controlled trials with clear descriptions of patients are needed to improve the present recommendations on the treatment of these common syndromes.
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A genome-wide association meta-analysis identifies new childhood obesity loci

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- 01 May 2012 - 
TL;DR: A North American, Australian and European collaborative meta-analysis of 14 studies consisting of 5,530 cases and 8,318 controls of European ancestry observed two loci that yielded genome-wide significant combined P values near OLFM4 at 13q14 and within HOXB5 at 17q21, which yielded directionally consistent associations.
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Asthma at 8 years of age in children born by caesarean section

TL;DR: Children born by caesarean section have a higher risk of asthma than those born by vaginal delivery, particularly children of allergic parents, and increases the risk for sensitisation to common allergens in children with non-allergic parents only.
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Cartilaginous airway dimensions and airflow obstruction in human lungs.

TL;DR: It is concluded that airflow obstruction and its reversibility in COPD is in part caused by thickening of the cartilaginous airway wall and is related to inflammatory changes.