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Marjan Kerkhof

Researcher at University Medical Center Groningen

Publications -  220
Citations -  15428

Marjan Kerkhof is an academic researcher from University Medical Center Groningen. The author has contributed to research in topics: Asthma & Population. The author has an hindex of 68, co-authored 218 publications receiving 13757 citations. Previous affiliations of Marjan Kerkhof include Boston Children's Hospital & University of Groningen.

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Air pollution from traffic and the development of respiratory infections and asthmatic and allergic symptoms in children

TL;DR: Positive associations with air pollutants are indicated for wheezing, physician-diagnosed asthma, ear/nose/throat infections, and flu/serious colds, but no associations were observed for the other health outcomes analyzed.
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DNA Methylation in Newborns and Maternal Smoking in Pregnancy: Genome-wide Consortium Meta-analysis

Bonnie R. Joubert, +112 more
TL;DR: This large scale meta-analysis of methylation data identified numerous loci involved in response to maternal smoking in pregnancy with persistence into later childhood and provide insights into mechanisms underlying effects of this important exposure.
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Air pollution and development of asthma, allergy and infections in a birth cohort.

TL;DR: Air pollution was associated with respiratory infections and some measures of asthma and allergy during the first 4 yrs of life and positive associations between air pollution and specific sensitisation to common food allergens were found.
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Traffic-related air pollution and the development of asthma and allergies during the first 8 years of life.

TL;DR: Exposure to traffic-related air pollution may cause asthma in children and positive associations with hay fever were found in nonmovers only, and no associations were found with atopic eczema, allergic sensitization, and bronchial hyperresponsiveness.