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Antova, T., Pattenden, S., Brunekreef, B., Heinrich, J., Rudnai, P., Forastiere, F., Luttmann-Gibson, H., Grize, L., Katsnelson, B., Mooshammer, H., Nikiforov, B., Slachtova, H., Slotova, K., Fletcher, T.: Exposure to indoor mould and children`s respiratory health in the PATY study. J Epidemiol Community Health 62, 708-714 (2008)

Baumert, J., Erazo, N., Ruf, E., Ladwig, K.H.: Time trends in suicide mortality vary in choice of methods. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 43, 913-919 (2008)

Boes, E., Kollerits, B., Heid, I.M., Hunt, S.C., Pichler, M., Paulweber, B., Coassin, S., Adams, T.D., Hopkins, P.N., Lingenhel, A., Wagner, S.A., Kronenberg, F.: INSIG2 Polymorphism Is Neither Associated With BMI Nor With Phenotypes of Lipoprotein Metabolism. Obesity 16, 827-833 (2008)

Böhme, M., Grallert, H., Fischer, A., Gieger, C., Nitz, I., Heid, I., Kohl, C., Wichmann, H.E., Illig, T., Döring, F.: MTTP variants and body mass index, waist circumference and serum cholesterol level: Association analyses in 7582 participants of the KORA study cohort. Mol Genet Metabolism 95, 229-232 (2008)

Brandstätter, A., Kiechl, S., Kollerits, B., Hunt, S.C., Heid, I.M., Coassin, S., Willeit, J., Adams, T.D., Illig, T., Hopkins, P.N., Kronenberg, F.: Sex-Specific Association of the Putative Fructose Transporter SLC2A9 Variants With Uric Acid Levels Is Modified by BMI. Diabetes Care 31(8), 1662-1667 (2008)

Brockow, I., Zutavern, A., Franke, K., Schaaf, B., von Berg, A., Krämer, U., Lehmann, I., Herbarth, O., Borte, M., Grübl, A., Bauer, C.P., Wichmann, H.E., Heinrich, J.: Einfluss von Lebensbedingungen und Verhaltensweisen auf die Entwicklung von Immunsystem und Allergien im Ost-West-Vergleich (LISA). Monatsschr Kinderheilkd 156, 249-255 (2008)

Bruckmann, P., Birmili, W., Straub, W., Pitz, M., Gladtke, D., Pfeffer, U., Hebbinghaus, H., Wurzler, S., Olschewski, A.: An outbreak of Saharan dust causing high PM10 levels north of the Alps. Gefahrstoffe - Reinhaltung der Luft 68, 490-498 (2008)

Brüske-Hohlfeld, I.: Environmental and Occupational Risk Factors for Lung Cancer. In: Cancer Epidemiology, Vol II Modifiable Factors (Hrsg.: Verma, M:). New York, USA: Humana Press, 3-23 (2008)

Brüske-Hohlfeld, I., Peters, A.: 9 Epidemiological Studies on Particulate Air Pollution. In: Nanotechnology, Vol. 2: Environmental Aspects (Hrsg.: Krug, H. et al.). Weinheim: Wiley-VCH, 267-290 (2008)

Brüske-Hohlfeld, I., Preissler, G., Jauch, K.W., Pitz, M., Nowak, D., Peters, A., Wichmann, H.E.: Surgical smoke and ultrafine particles. J Occup Med Toxicology 3:31, 1-6 (2008)

Buchner, S., Muscholl, M., Debl, K., Hense, H.W., Döring, A., Stritzke, J., Schunkert, H., Riegger, G.A.J., Luchner, A.: Left Atrial Size by Planimetry is superior to M-mode diameter – biochemical calibration by ANP and BNP. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 21(4), 380-385 (2008)

Cerveri, I., Corsico, A.G., Accordini, S., Niniano, R., Ansaldo, E., Antó, J.M., Künzli, N., Janson, C., Sunyer, J., Jarvis, D., Svanes, C., Gislason, T., Heinrich, J., Schouten, J.P., Wjst, M., Burney, P., de Marco, R.: Underestimation of airflow obstruction among young adults using FEV/FVC <70% as a fixed cut-off: a longitudinal evaluation of clinical and functional outcomes. Thorax 63, 1040-1045 (2008)

Chen, C.M., Gehring, U., Wickman, M., Hoek, G., Giovannangelo, M., Nordling, E., Wijga, A., de Jongste, J., Pershagen, G., Almqvist, C., Kerkhof, M., Bellander, T., Wichmann, H.E., Brunekreef, B., Heinrich, J.: Domestic cat allergen and allergic sensitisation in young children. Int J Hyg Environ Health 211, 337-344 (2008)

Chen, C.M., Morgenstern, V., Bischof, W., Herbarth, O., Borte, M., Behrendt, H., Krämer, U., von Berg, A., Berdel, D., Bauer, C.P., Koletzko, S., Wichmann, H.E., Heinrich, J., the LISA Study Group and the GINI Study Group: Dog ownership and contact during childhood and later allergy development. Eur Respir J 31, 963-973 (2008)

Cyrys, J., Pitz, M., Heinrich, J., Wichmann, H.E., Peters, A.: Spatial and temporal variation of particle number concentration in Augsburg, Germany. Sci Tot Environ 401, 168-175 (2008)

Daegelmann, C., Herberth, G., Röder, S., Herbarth, O., Giese, T., Krämer, U., Behrendt, H., Borte, M., Heinrich, J., Emmrich, F., Lehmann, I., and the LISAplus study group: Association between suppressors of cytokine signalling, T-helper type 1/ T-helper type 2 balance and allergic sensitization in children. Clin Exp Allergy 38(3), 438-448 (2008)

Döring, A., Gieger, C., Mehta, D., Gohlke, H., Prokisch, H., Coassin, S., Fischer, G., Henke, K., Klopp, N., Kronenberg, F., Paulweber, B., Pfeufer, A., Rosskopf, D., Völzke, H., Illig, T., Meitinger, T., Wichmann, H.E., Meisinger, C.: SLC2A9 influences uric acid concentrations with pronounced sex-specific effects. Nat Genet 40(4), 430-436 (2008)

Eller, E., Roll, S., Chen, C.M., Herbarth, O., Wichmann, H.E., von Berg, A., Krämer, U., Mommers, M., Thijs, C., Wijga, A., Brunekreef, B., Fantini, M.P., Bravi, F., Forastiere, F., Porta, D., Sunyer, J., Torrent, M., Host, A., Halken, S., Lodrup Carlsen, K.C., Carlsen, K.H., Wickmann, M., Kull, I., Wahn, U., Willich, S.N., Lau, S., Keil, T., Heinrich, J. for the working group of GA2LEN - Work Package 1.5: Meta-analysis of determinants for pet ownership in 12 European birth cohorts on asthma and allergies: a GA2LEN initiative. Allergy 63, 1491-1498 (2008)

Fenske, N., Fahrmeir, L., Rzehak, P., Höhle, M.: Detection of risk factors for obesity in early childhood with quantile regression methods for longitudinal data (Hrsg.: Department of Statistics, University of Munich). Technical Report Number 038, 2008, 1-18 (2008)

Filipiak, B., Zutavern, A., Koletzko, S., von Berg, A., Brockow, I., Grübl, A., Berdel, D., Reinhardt, D., Bauer, C.P., Wichmann, H.E., Heinrich, J.: Frühe Beikosteinführung und Auftreten von Ekzem innerhalb der ersten vier Lebensjahre. Allergo J 17, 82-83 (2008)

Flohr, C., Weiland, S.K., Weinmayr, G., Björkstén, B., Brabäck, L., Brunekreef, B., Büchele, G., Clausen, M., Cookson, W.O.C., von Mutius, E., Strachan, D.P., Williams, H.C., and the ISAAC Phase Two Study Group: The role of atopic sensitization in flexural eczema: Findings from the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood Phase Two. J Allergy Clin Immunol 121(1), 141-147(2008)

Fromme, H., Diemer, J., Dietrich, S., Cyrys, J., Heinrich, J., Lang, W., Kiranoglu, M., Twardella, D.: Chemical and morphological properties of particulate matter (PM10, PM2.5) in school classrooms and outdoor air. Atmospheric Environment 42, 6597-6605 (2008)

Gapp, O., Schweikert, B., Meisinger, C., Holle, R.: Disease management programmes for patients with coronary heart disease – An empirical study of German programmes. Health Policy 88, 176-185 (2008)

Gärtner, C., Walz, L., Bauernschmitt, E., Ladwig, K.H.: Patientenbezogene Determinanten der prähospitalen Verzögerung beim akuten Myokardinfarkt. Deutsches Ärzteblatt 105(15), 286-291 (2008)

Gibson, J., Tapper, W., Cox, D., Zhang, W., Pfeufer, A., Gieger, C., Wichmann, H.E., Kääb, S., Collins, A.R., Meitinger, T., Morton, N.: A multimetric approach to analysis of genome-wide association by single markers and composite likelihood. PNAS 105(7), 2592-2597 (2008)

Gieger, C., Geistlinger, L., Altmaier, E., Hrabé de Angelis, M., Kronenberg, F., Meitinger, T., Mewes, H.W., Wichmann, H.E., Weinberger, K.M., Adamski, J., Illig, T., Suhre, K.: Genetics Meets Metabolomics: A Genome-Wide Association Study of Metabolite Profiles in Human Serum. PLoS Genetics 4(11): e1000282, 1-12 (2008)

Gohlke, H., Ferrari, U., Koczwara, K., Bonifacio, E., Illig, T., Ziegler, A.: SLC30A8 (ZnT8) Polymorphism is Associated with Young Age at Type 1 Diabetes Onset. Rev Diabet Stud 5, 25-27 (2008)

Götschi, T., Heinrich, J., Sunyer, J., Künzli, N.: Long-Term Effects of Ambient Air Pollution on Lung Function. Epidemiology 19(5), 690-701 (2008)

Götschi, T., Sunyer, J., Chinn, S., de Marco, R., Forsberg, B., Gaudermann, J.W., Garcia-Esteban, R., Heinrich, J., Jacquemin, B., Jarvis, D., Ponzio, M., Villani, S., Künzli, N.: Air pollution and lung function in the European Community Respiratory Health Survey. Int J Epidemiol 37, 1349-1358 (2008)

Gretarsdottir, S., Thorleifsson, G., Manolesu, A., Styrkarsdottir, U., Helgadottir, A., Gschwendtner, A., Kostulas, K., Kuhlenbäumer, G., Bevan, S., Jonsdottir, T., Bjarnason, H., Saemundsdottir, J., Palsson, S., Arnar, D.O., Holm, H., Thorgeirsson, G., Valdimarsson, E.M., Sveinbjörnsdottir, S., Gieger, C., Berger, K., Wichmann, H.E., Hillert, J., Markus, H., Gulcher, J.R., Ringelstein, E.B., Kong, A., Dichgans, M., Gudbjartsson, D.F., Thorsteinsdottir, U., Stefansson, K.: Risk Variants for Atrial Fibrillation on Chromosome 4q25 Associate with Ischemic Stroke. Ann Neurology 64, 402-409 (2008)

Grobe, T.G., Gerhardus, A., A`Walelu, O., Meisinger, C., Krauth, C.: Stationäre Behandlung des Akuten Myokardinfarktes – ein Vergleich unterschiedlicher Datenquellen. Gesundheitswesen 70, e37-e46 (2008)

Gschwendtner, A., Ripke, S., Freilinger, T., Lichtner, P., Müller-Myhsok, B., Wichmann, H.E., Meitinger, T., Dichgans, M.: Genetic Variation in Soluble Epoxide Hydrolase (EPHX2) Is Associated With an Increased Risk of Ischemic Stroke in White Europeans. Stroke 39, 1593-1596 (2008)

Heid, I.M., Boes, E., Müller, M., Kollerits, B., Lamina, C., Coassin, S., Gieger, C., Döring, A., Klopp, N., Frikke-Schmidt, R., Tybjaerg-Hansen, A., Brandstätter, A., Luchner, A., Meitinger, T., Wichmann, H.E., Kronenberg, F.: Genome-Wide Association Analysis of High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol in the Population-Based KORA Study Sheds New Light on Intergenic Regions. Circ Cardiovasc Genet 1, 10-20 (2008) (+ data supplement)

Heid, I.M., Lamina, C., Küchenhoff, G., Fischer, G., Klopp, N., Kolz, M., Grallert, H., Vollmert, C., Wagner, S., Huth, C., Müller, J., Müller, M., Hunt, S.C., Peters, A., Paulweber, B., Wichmann, H.E., Kronenberg, F., Illig, T.: Estimating the Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Genotype Misclassification From Routine Double Measurements in a Large Epidemiologic Sample. Am J Epidemiology 168(8), 878-889 (2008)

Heid, I.M., Vollmert, C., Kronenberg, F., Huth, C., Ankerst, D.P., Luchner, A., Hinney, A., Brönner, G., Wichmann, H.E., Illig, T., Döring, A., Hebebrand, J.: Association of the MC4R V103I Polymorphism With the Metabolic Syndrome: The KORA Study. Obesity 16(2), 369-376 (2008)

Heinrich, J., Koletzko, B.: Kindergesundheit und Kinderbetreuung bei unter 3-Jährigen. Monatsschr Kinderheilkd 156, 562-568 (2008)

Hense, H.W., Koesters, E., Wellmann, J., Meisinger, C., Völzke, H., Keil, U.: Evaluation of a recalibrated Systematic Coronary Risk Evaluation cardiovascular risk chart: results from Systematic Coronary Risk Evaluation Germany. Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil 15, 409-415 (2008)

Herberth, G., Weber, A., Röder, S., Elvers, H.D., Krämer, U., Schins, R.P.F., Diez, U., Borte, M., Heinrich, J., Schäfer, T., Herbarth, O., Lehmann, I. for the LISAplus study group: Relation between stressful life events, neuropeptides and cytokines: results from the LISA birth cohort study. Pediatr Allergy Immunol 19, 722-729 (2008)

Herder, C., Illig, T., Baumert, J., Müller, M., Klopp, N., Khuseyinova, N., Meisinger, C., Poschen, U., Martin, S., Koenig, W., Thorand, B.: RANTES/CCL 5 gene polymorphisms, serum concentrations, and incident type 2 diabetes. results from the MONICA/KORA Augsburg case-cohort study, 1984-2002. Eur J Endocrinol 158, R1-R5 (2008)

Herder, C., Illig, T., Baumert, J., Müller, M., Klopp, N., Khuseyinova, N., Meisinger, C., Martin, S., Thorand, B., Koenig, W.: Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) and risk for coronary heart disease: Results from the MONICA/KORA Augsburg case-cohort study, 1984-2002. Atherosclerosis 200, 380-388 (2008)

Herder, C., Klopp, N., Baumert, J., Müller, M., Khuseyinova, N., Meisinger, C., Martin, S., Illig, T., Koenig, W., Thorand, B.: Effect of macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) gene variants and MIF serum concentrations on the risk of type 2 diabetes: results from the MONICA/KORA Augsburg Case-Cohort Study, 1984-2002. Diabetologia 51, 276-284 (2008)

Herder, C., Rathmann, W., Strassburger, K., Finner, H., Grallert, H., Huth, C., Meisinger, C., Gieger, C., Martin, S., Giani, G., Scherbaum, W.A., Wichmann, H.E., Illig, T.: Variants of the PPARG, IGF2BP2, CDKAL1, HHEX and TCF7L2 Genes Confer Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Independently of BMI in the German KORA Studies. Horm Metab Res 40, 722-726 (2008)

Herder, C., Koenig, W., Thorand, B.: Chemokine als Risikofaktoren des Typ2 Diabetes – Ergebnisse aus der MONICA/KORA-Studie. Lebendige Wissenschaft - Spitzenforschung in der Diabetologie, 18-25 (2008)

Herder, C., Rathmann, W., Strassburger, K., Finner, H., Grallert, H., Huth, C., Meisinger, C., Gieger, C., Martin, S., Giani, G., Scherbaum, W.A., Wichmann, H.E., Illig, T.: Variants of the PPARG, IGF2BP2, CDKAL1, HHEX and TCF7L2 Genes Confer Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Independently of BMI in the German KORA Studies. Horm Metab Res 40, 722-726 (2008)

Hinterseer, M., Thomsen, M.B., Beckmann, B.M., Pfeufer, A., Schimpf, R., Wichmann, H.E., Steinbeck, G., Vos, M.A., Kaab, S.: Beat-To-Beat variability of QT intervals is increased in patients with drug-induced long-QT syndrome: a case control pilot study. Eur Heart J 29, 185-190 (2008)

Holzapfel, C., Baumert, J., Grallert, H., Müller, A.M., Thorand, B., Khuseyinova, N., Herder, C., Meisinger, C., Hauner, H., Wichmann, H.E., Koenig, W., Illig, T., Klopp, N.: Genetic variants in the USF1 gene are associated withlow-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels and incident type 2 diabetes mellitus in women: results from the MONICA/KORA Augsburg case-cohort study, 1984-2002. Eur J Endocrinol 159, 407-416 (2008)

Holzapfel, C., Gedrich, K., Karg, G., Lang, O., Döring, A.: Selbsteinschätzung des Gesundheitszustands und Body Mass Index Ergebnisse aus dem MONICA/KORA-Projekt Augsburg. Ernährungsumschau 55(10), 584-591 (2008)

Hung, R.J., Christiani, D.C., Risch, A., Popanda, O., Haugen, A., Zienolddiny, S., Benhamou, S., Bouchardy, C., Lan, Q., Spitz, M.R., Wichmann, H.E., LeMarchand, L., Vineis, P., Matullo, G., Kiyohara, C., Zhang, Z.F., Pezeshki, B., Harris, C., Mechanic, L., Seow, A., Ng, D.P.K., Szeszenia-Dabrowska, N., Monnier, S., Boffetta, P., Brennan, P. et al.: International Lung Cancer Consortium: Pooled Analysis of Sequence Variants in DNA Repair and Cell Cycle Pathways. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 17(11), 3081-3089 (2008)

Huth, C.: IL6 Gene Promoter Polymorphisms, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, and Related Quantitive Traits: Joint Analysis of Individual Participants´ Data from 18 International Studies. Regensburg: Roderer Verlag, 133 S. (2008)

Jacquemin, B., Antoniades, C., Nyberg, F., Plana, E., Müller, M., Greven, S., Salomaa, V., Sunyer, J., Bellander, T., Chalamandris, A.G., Pistelli, R., Koenig, W., Peters, A.: Common Genetic Polymorphisms and Haplotypes of Fibrinogen Alpha, Beta, and Gamma Chains Affect Fibrinogen Levels and the Response to Proinflammatory Stimulation in Myocardial Infarction Survivors. The AIRGENE Study. J Am Coll Cardiol 52, 941-952 (2008)

Jacquemin, B., Sunyer, J., Forsberg, B., Aguilera, I., Briggs, D., Götschi, T., Heinrich, J., Torén, K., Vienneau, D., Künzli, N.: Association between annoyance and individuals` values of nitrogen dioxide in a European setting. J Epidemiol Community Health 62:e12, 1-6 (2008) (Online-Magazin)

John, U., Baumeister, S.E., Völzke, H., Grabe, H.J., Freyberger, H.J., Alte, D.: Êstimation of psycholeptic and psychoanaleptic medicine use in adult general population sample using the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical classification. Int J Meth Psychiatr Res 17(4), 220-231 (2008)

Justenhoven, C., Hamann, U., Schubert, F., Zapatka, M., Pierl, C.B., Rabstein, S., Selinski, S., Mueller, T., Ickstadt, K., Gilbert, M., Ko, Y.D., Baisch, C., Pesch, B., Harth, V., Bolt, H.M., Vollmert, C., Illig, T., Eils, R., Dippon, J., Brauch, H.: Breast cancer: a candidate gene approach across the estrogen metabolic pathway. Breast Cancer Res Treat108, 137-149 (2008)

Justenhoven, C., Pierl, C.B., Haas, S., Fischer, H.P., Baisch, C., Hamann, U., Harth, V., Pesch, B., Brüning, T., Vollmert, C., Illig, T., Dippon, J., Ko, Y.D., Brauch, H.: The CYP1B1_1358_GG genotype is associated with estrogen receptor-negative breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res Treat 111, 171-177 (2008)

Khuseyinova, N., Greven, S., Rueckerl, R., Trischler, G., Loewel, H., Peters, A., Koenig, W.: Variability of Serial Lipoprotein-Associated Phospholipase A2 Measurements in Post-Myocardial Infarction Patients: Results from the AIRGENE-Study Center Augsburg. Clin Chemistry 54(1), 124-130 (2008)

Koenig, W., Khuseyinova, N., Baumert, J., Meisinger, C.: Prospective Study of High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein as a Determinant of Mortality: Results from the MONICA/KORA Augsburg Cohort Study, 1984-1998. Clin Chemistry 54:2, 335-342 (2008)

Koenig, W., Meisinger, C.: Uric Acid, Type 2 Diabetes, and Cardiovascular Diseases: Fueling the Common Soil Hypothesis? Clin Chem 54:2, 231-233 (2008)

Koletzko, B., Demmelmair, H., Schaeffer, L., Illig, T., Heinrich, J.: Genetically Determined Variation in Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Metabolism May Result in Different Dietary Requirements. Nestlé Nutr Workshop Ser Pediatr Program 62, 35-49 (2008)

Kollerits, B., Heinrich, J., Pichler, M., Rantner, B., Klein-Weigel, P., Wölke, G., Brasche, S., Strube, G., Kronenberg, F.: Intermittent claudication in the Erfurt Male Cohort (ERFORT) Study: Its determinants and the impact on mortality A population-based prospective cohort study with 30 years of follow-up. Atherosclerosis 198, 214-222 (2008)

Kolz, M., Baumert, J., Müller, M., Khuseyinova, N., Klopp, N., Thorand, B., Meisinger, C., Herder, C., Koenig, W., Illig, T.: Association between variations in the TLR4 gene and incident type 2 diabetes is modified by the ratio of total cholesterol to HDL-cholesterol. BMC Medical Genetics 9(1): 9 (2008)

Kolz, M., Koenig, W., Müller, M., Andreani, M., Greven, S., Illig, T., Khuseyinova, N., Panagiotakos, D., Pershagen, G., Salomaa, V., Sunyer, J., Peters, A., for the AIRGENE Study Group: DNA variants, plasma levels and variability of C-reactive protein in myocardial infarction survivors: results from the AIRGENE study. Eur Heart J 29, 1250-1258 (2008)

Kompauer, I., Demmelmair, H., Koletzko, B., Bolte, G., Linseisen, J., Heinrich, J.: Association of fatty acids in serum phospholipids with lung function and bronchial hyperresponsiveness in adults. Eur J Epidemiol 23, 175-190 (2008)

Kormann, M.S., Depner, M., Hartl, D., Klopp, N., Illig, T., Adamski, J., Vogelberg, C., Weiland, S.K., von Mutius, E., Kabesch, M.: Toll-like receptor heterodimer variants protect from childhood asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol 122(1), 86-92(+92e1-e8) (2008)

Krauss-Etschmann, S., Hartl, D., Rzehak, P., Heinrich, J., Shadid, R., Ramirez-Tortosa, M.C., Campoy, C., Pardillo, S., Schendel, D.J., Decsi, T., Demmelmair, H., Koletzko, B.V., for the Nutraceuticals for Healthier Life Study Group: Decreased cord blood IL-4, IL-13, and CCR4 and increased TGF-ß levels after fish oil supplementation of pregnant women. J Allergy Clin Immunol 121, 464-470 (2008)

Kuch, B., Heier, M., von Scheidt, W., Kling, B., Hoermann, A., Meisinger, C.: 20-year trends in clinical characteristics, therapy and short-term prognosis in acute myocardial infarction according to presenting electrocardiogram: the MONICA/KORA AMI Registry (1985-2004). J Internal Med 264, 254-264 (2008)

Kuch, B., von Scheidt, W., Kling, B., Heier, M., Hoermann, A., Meisinger, C.: Differential Impact of Admission C-Reactive Protein Levels on 28-Day Mortality Risk in Patients With ST-Elevation Versus NON-ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (from the Monitoring Trends and Determinants on Cardiovascular Diseases [MONICA]/Cooperative Health Research in the Region of Augsburg [KORA] Augsburg Myocardial Infarction Registry). Am J Cardiol 102, 1125-1130 (2008)

Kuhn, K.A., Knoll, A., Mewes, H.W., Schwaiger, M., Bode, A., Broy, M., Daniel, H., Feussner, H., Gradinger, R., Hauner, H., Höfler, H., Holzmann, B., Horsch, A., Kemper, A., Krcmar, H., Kochs, E.F., Lange, R., Leidl, R., Mansmann, U., Mayr, E.W., Meitinger, T., Molls, M., Navab, N., Nüsslin, F., Peschel, C., Reiser, M., Ring, J., Rummeny, E.J., Schlichter, J., Schmid, R., Wichmann, H.E., Ziegler, S.: Informatics and Medicine From Molecules to Populations. Meth Inform Med 4, 283-295 (2008)

Ladwig, K.H.: Reply: The Causes of Prehospital Delay in Myocardial Infarction. Dtsch Arztebl Int 105(41), 705 (2008)

Ladwig, K.H., Baumert, J., Marten-Mittag, B., Kolb, C., Zrenner, B., Schmitt, C.: Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms and Predicted Mortality in Patients With Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators. Arch Gen Psychiatry 65(11), 1324-1330 (2008)

Ladwig, K.H., Klupsch, D., Ruf, E., Meisinger, C., Baumert, J., Erazo, N., Wichmann, H.E., for the KORA Investigators: Sex- and age-related increase in prevalence rates of death wishes and suicidal ideation in the community: Results from the KORA-F3 Augsburg Study with 3154 men and women, 35-84 years of age. Psychiatry Res 161, 248-252 (2008)

Ladwig, K.H., Lederbogen, F., Völler, H., Albus, C., Hermann-Lingen, C., Jordan, J., Köllner, V., Jünger, J., Lange, H., Fritzsche, K.: Positionspapier zur Bedeutung von psychosozialen Faktoren in der Kardiologie. Kardiologe 2, 274-287 (2008)

Lamina, C., Bongardt, F., Küchenhoff, H., Heid, I.M.: Haplotype Reconstruction Error as a Classical Misclassification Problem: Introducing Sensitivity and Specificity as Error Measures. PLoS ONE 3(3): e1853, 1-11 (2008) (Online-Magazin)

Lanki, T., Hoek, G., Timonen, K.L., Peters, A., Tiittanen, P., Vanninen, E., Pekkanen, J.: Hourly variation in fine particle exposure is associated with transiently increased risk of ST segment depression. Occup Environ Med 65, 782-786 (2008)

Lao, O., Lu, T.T., Nothnagel, M., Junge, O., Freitag-Wolf, S., Caliebe, A., Balascakova, M., Bertranpetit, J., Bindoff, L.A., Comas, D., Holmlund, G., Kouvatsi, A., Macek, M., Mollet, I., Parson, W., Palo, J., Ploski, R., Sajantila, A., Tagliabracci, A., Gather, U., Werge, T., Rivadeneira, F., Hofman, A., Uitterlinden, A.G., Gieger, C., Wichmann, H.E., Rüther, A., Schreiber, S., Becker, C., Nürnberg, P., Nelson, M.R., Krawczak, M., Kayser, M.: Correlation between Genetic and Geographic Structure in Europe. Current Biology 18, 1241-1248 (2008)

Lasky-Su, J., Lyon, H.N., Emilsson, V., Heid, I.M., Molony, C., Raby, B.A., Lazarus, R., Klanderman, B., Soto-Quiros, M.E., Avila, L., Silverman, E.K., Thorleifson, G., Thorsteinsdottir, U., Kronenberg, F., Vollmert, C., Illig, T., Fox, C.S., Levy, D., Laird, N., Ding, X., McQueen, M., Butler, J., Ardlie, K., Papoutsakis, C., Dedoussis, G., O`Donnell, C.J., Wichmann, H.E., Celedón, J.C., Schadt, E., Hirschhorn, J., Weiss, S.T., Stefansson, K., Lange, C.: On the Replication of Genetic Associations: Timing Can Be Everything!. Am J Human Genet 82, 849-858 (2008)

Lettre, G., Jackson, A.U., Gieger, C., Schumacher, F.R., Berndt, S.I., Sanna, S., Eyheramendy, S., Voight, B.F., Butler, J.L., Guiducci, C., Illig, T., Hackett, R., Heid, I.M., Jacobs, K.B., Lyssenko, V., Uda, M., The Diabetes Genetics Initiative, FUSION, KORA, The Prostate, Lung Colorectal and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial, The Nurses` Health Study, SardiNIA, Boehnke, M., Wichmann, H.E., et al.: Identification of ten loci associated with height highlights new biological pathways in human growth. Nature Genetics 40(5), 584-591 (2008)

Lieb, W., Mayer, B., König, I.R., Borwitzky, I., Götz, A., Kain, S., Hengstenberg, C., Linsel-Nitschke, P., Fischer, M., Döring, A., Wichmann, H.E., Meitinger, T., Kreutz, R., Ziegler, A., Schunkert, H., Erdmann, J.: Lack of Association Between the MEF2A Gene and Myocardial Infarction. Circulation 117, 185-191 (2008)

Lingenhel, A., Kollerits, B., Schwaiger, J.P., Hunt, S.C., Gress, R., Hopkins, P.N., Schoenborn, V., Heid, I.M., Kronenberg, F.: Serum bilirubin levels, UGT1A1 polymorphisms and risk for coronary artery disease. Exp Gerontology 43, 1102-1107 (2008)

Linsel-Nitschke, P., Götz, A., Erdmann, J., Braenne, I., Braund, P., Hengstenberg, C., Stark, K., Fischer, M., Schreiber, S., El Mokhtari, N.E., Schaefer, A., Schrezenmeier, J., Rubin, D., Hinney, A., Reinehr, T., Roth, C., Ortlepp, J., Hanrath, P., Hall, A.S., Mangino, M., Lieb, W., Lamina, C., Heid, I.M., Doering, A., Gieger, C., Peters, A., Meitinger, T., Wichmann, H.E. et al.: Lifelong Reduction of LDL-Cholesterol Related to a Common Variant in the LDL-Receptor Gene Decreases the Risk of Coronary Artery Disease – A Mendelian Randomisation Study. PLoS ONE 3(8): e2986, 1-9 (2008)

Loos, R.J.F., Lindgren, C.M., Li, S., Wheeler, E., Zhao, J.H., Prokopenko, I., Inouye, M., Freathy, R.M., Attwood, A.P., Beckmann, J.S., Berndt, S.I., The PLCO Cancer Screening Trial, Bergmann, S., Bennett, A.J., Bingham, S.A., Bochus, M., Brown, M., Cauchi, S., Connell, J.M., Cooper, C., Davey Smith, G., Day, I., Dina, C., De, S., Dermitzakis, E. T., Doney, A.S.F., Elliott, K.S., Elliott, P., Evans, D.M., Farooqi, S., Froguel, P., Ghori, J., Groves, C.J., Gwilliam, R., Hadley, D., Hall, A.S., Hattersley, A.T., Hebebrand, J, Heid, I.M., KORA, Herrera, B., Hinney, A., Hunt, S.E., Jarvelin, M.R., Johnson, T., Jolley, J.D.M., Karpe, F., Keniry, A., Khaw, K.T., Luben, R.N. et al.: Common variants near MC4R are associated with fat mass, weight and risk of obesity. Nat Genet 40(6), 768-775 (2008)

Luca, D., Ringquist, S., Klei, L., Lee, A.B., Gieger, C., Wichmann, H.E., Schreiber, S., Krawczak, M., Lu, Y., Styche, A., Devlin, B., Roeder, K., Trucco, M.: On the Use of General Control Samples for Genome-wide Association Studies: Genetic Matching Highlights Causal Variants. Am J Hum Genet 82, 453-463 (2008) (+ Online Data Supplement)

Lücking, C.B., Lichtner, P., Dichgans, M., Illig, T., Gieger, C., Berg, D., Gasser, T.: Polymorphisms in the proteasomal subunit alpha4 are not associated with Parkinson`s disease. J Neurol 255, 441-442 (2008)

Malerba, G., Schaeffer, L., Xumerle, L., Klopp, N., Trabetti, E., Biscuola, M., Cavallari, U., Galavotti, R., Martinelli, N., Guarini, P., Girelli, D., Olivieri, O., Corrocher, R., Heinrich, J., Pignatti, P. F., Illig, T.: SNPs of the FADS Gene Cluster are Associated with Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in a Cohort of Patients with Cardiovascular Disease. Lipids 43, 289-299 (2008)

Markus, M.R.P., Stritzke, J., Lieb, W., Mayer, B., Luchner, A., Döring, A., Keil, U., Hense, H.W., Schunkert, H.: Implication of persistent prehypertension for ageing-related changes in left ventricular geometry and function: The MONICA/KORA Augsburg study. J Hypertension 26, 2040-2049 (2008)

Martinelli, N., Girelli, D., Malerba, G., Guarini, P., Illig, T., Trabetti, E., Sandri, M., Friso, S., Pizzolo, F., Schaeffer, L., Heinrich, J., Pignatti, P.F., Corrocher, R., Olivieri, O.: FADS genotypes and desaturase activity estimated by the ratio of arachidonic acid to linoleic acid are associated with inflammation and coronary artery disease. Am J Clin Nutr 88(4), 941-949 (2008)

Meisinger, C., Döring, A., Heier, M.: Blood pressure and risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus in men and women from the general population: the Monitoring Trends and Determinants on Cardiovascular Diseases/ Cooperative Health Research in the Region of Augsburg Cohort Study. J Hypertension 26, 1809-1815 (2008)

Meisinger, C., Heier, M., Landgraf, R., Happich, M., Wichmann, H.E., Piehlmeier, W.: Albuminuria, cardiovascular risk factors and disease management in subjects with type 2 diabetes: a cross sectional study. BMC Health Serv Res 8:226, 1-7 (2008)

Meisinger, C., Koenig, W., Baumert, J., Döring, A.: Uric Acid levels Are Associated With All-Cause and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality Independent of Systemic Inflammation in Men From the General Population The MONICA/KORA Cohort Study. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 28, 1186-1192 (2008)

Menzler, S., Piller, G., Gruson, M., Schaffrath Rosario, A., Wichmann, H.E., Kreienbrock, L.: Population Attributable Fraction for Lung Cancer Due to Residential Radon in Switzerland and Germany. Health Physics 95(2), 179-189 (2008)

Mittelstrass, K., Sauter, W., Rosenberger, A., Illig, T., Timofeeva, M., Klopp, N., Dienemann, H., Meese, E., Sybrecht, G., Wölke, G., Cebulla, M., Degen, M., Morr, H., Drings, P., Gröschel, A., grosse Kreymborg, K., Häußinger, K., Höffken, G., Schmidt, C., Jilge, B., Schmidt, W., Ko, Y.D., Täuscher, D., Chang-Claude, J., Wichmann, H.E., Bickeböller, H., Risch, A.: Early onset lung cancer, cigarette smoking and the SNP309 of the murine double minute-2 (MDM2) gene. BMC Cancer 8:113, 1-9 (2008)

Morgenstern, V., Zutavern, A., Cyrys, J., Brockow, I., Koletzko, S., Krämer, U., Behrendt, H., Herbarth, O., von Berg, A., Bauer, C.P., Wichmann, H.E., Heinrich, J., for the GINI Study Group and the LISA Study Group: Atopic Diseases, Allergic Sensitization, and Exposure to Traffic-related Air Pollution in Children. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 177, 1331-1337 (2008)

Müller, M., Döring, A., Küchenhoff, H., Lamina, C., Malzahn, D., Bickeböller, H., Vollmert, C., Klopp, N., Meisinger, C., Heinrich, J., Kronenberg, F., Wichmann, H.E., Heid, I.M.: Quantifying the Contribution of Genetic Variants for Survival Phenotypes. Genet Epidemiol 32, 574-585 (2008)

Novak, N., Baurecht, H., Schäfer, T., Rodriguez, E., Wagenpfeil, S., Klopp, N., Heinrich, J., Behrendt, H., Ring, J., Wichmann, E., Illig, T., Weidinger, S.: Loss-of-Function Mutations in the Filaggrin Gene and Allergic Contact Sensitization to Nickel. J Invest Dermatology 128, 1430-1435 (2008)

Pfaffenrath, V., Fendrich, K., Vennemann, M., Meisinger, C., Ladwig, K.H., Evers, S., Straube, A., Hoffmann, W., Berger, K.: Regional variations in the prevalence of migraine and tension-type headache applying the new IHS criteria: The German DMKG Headache Study. Cephalalgia 29, 48-57 (2008)

Picciotto, S., Forastiere, F., Pistelli, R., Koenig, W., Lanki, T., Ljungman, P., Pitsavos, C., Rückerl, R., Sunyer, J., Peters, A.: Determinants of plasma interleukin-6 levels among survivors of myocardial infarction. Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehab 15, 631-638 (2008)

Pichler, M., Kollerits, B., Heid, I.M., Hunt, S.C., Adams, T.D., Hopkins, P.N., Kronenberg, F.: Association of the melanocortin-4 receptor V103l polymorphism with dietary intake in severely obese persons. Am J Clin Nutr 88, 797-800 (2008)

Pitz, M., Birmili, W., Schmid, O., Peters, A., Wichmann, H.E., Cyrys, J.: Quality control and quality assurance of ambient particle size distribution measurements at an urban monitoring station in Augsburg, Germany. J Environ Monitoring 10, 1017-1024 (2008)

Pitz, M., Schmid, O., Heinrich, J., Birmili, W., Maguhn, J., Zimmermann, R., Wichmann, H.E., Peters, A., Cyrys, J.: Seasonal and Diurnal Variation of PM2.5 Apparent Particle Density in Urban Air in Augsburg, Germany. Environ Sci Technology 42, 5087-59093 (2008)

Rabstein, S., Unfried, K., Ranft, U., Illig, T., Kolz, M., Mambetova, C., Vlad, M., Roman, C., Weiss, T., Becker, D., Brüning, T., Pesch, B.: Lack of Association of Delta-Aminolevulinate Dehydratase Polymorphisms with Blood Lead Levels and Hemoglobin in Romanian Women from a Lead-Contaminated Region. J Toxicology Environ Healt Part A 71, 716-724 (2008)

Radon, K., Gerhardinger, U., Schulze, A., Zock, JP, Norback, D., Toren, K., Jarvis, D., Held, L., Heinrich, J., Leynart, B., Nowak, D., Kogevinas, M. for the occupational group of the ECRHS study: Occupation and adult-onset of rhinitis in the general population. Occup Environ Med 65, 38-43 (2008)

Rathmann, W., Strassburger, K., Giani, G., Döring, A., Meisinger, C.: Differences in height explain gender differences in the response to the oral glucose tolerance test. Diabetic Medicine 25, 1374-1375 (2008)

Reinhard, W., Stark, K., Sedlacek, K., Fischer, M., Baessler, A., Neureuther, K., Weber, S., Kaess, B., Wiedmann, S., Mitsching, S., Lieb, W., Erdmann, J., Meisinger, C., Doering, A., Tolle, R. et al.: Association between PPARalpha gene polymorphisms and myocardial infarction. Clin Sci (Lon) 115, 301-308 (2008)

Rodriguez, E., Illig, T., Weidinger, S.: Filaggrin loss-of-function mutations and association with allergic diseases. Pharmacogenomics 9(4), 399-413 (2008)

Roeber, S., Grasbon-Frodl, E.M., Windl, O., Krebs, B., Xiang, W., Vollmert, C., Illig, T., Schröter, A., Arzberger, T., Weber, P., Zerr, I., Kretzschmar, H.A.: Evidence for a Pathogenic Role of Different Mutations at Codon 188 of PRNP. PLoS ONE 3(5), 1-8 (2008)

Rosenberger, A., Illig, T., Korb, K., Klopp, N., Zietemann, V., Wölke, G., Meese, E., Sybrecht, G., Kronenberg, F., Cebulla, M., Degen, M., Drings, P., Groeschel, A., Konietzko, N., grosse Kreymborg, K., Häußinger, K., Höffken, G., Jilge, B., Ko, Y.D., Morr, H., Schmidt, C., Täuscher, D., Bickeböller, H., Wichmann, H.E.: Do genetic factors protect for early onset lung cancer? A case control study before the age of 50 years. BMC Cancer 8:60, 1-12 (2008) (Online-Magazin)

Rückert, I.M., Böcken, J., Mielck, A.: Are German patients burdened by the practice charge for physician visits (´Praxisgebuehr`)? A cross sectional analysis of socio-economic and health related factors. BMC Health Services Research 8:232, 1-13 (2008)

Rzehak, P., Schoefer, Y., Wichmann, H.E., Heinrich, J.: A prospective study on the association between hay fever among children and incidence of asthma in East Germany. Eur J Epidemiol 23, 17-22 (2008)

Sausenthaler, S.: Socioeconomic determinants of dietary fat intake and the effect of dietary fat intake on allergic diseases in children. Dissertation, 1-80 (2008)

Sauter, W., Rosenberger, A., Beckmann, L., Kropp, S., Mittelstrass, K., Timofeeva, M., Wölke, G., Steinwachs, A., Scheiner, D., Meese, E., Sybrecht, G., Kronenberg, F., Dienemann, H., Chang-Claude, Dienemann, H., The LUCY-Consortium, Chang-Claude, J., Illig, T., Wichmann, H.E., Bickeböller, H., Risch, A.: Matrix Metallproteinase-1 (MMP1) Is Associated with Early-Onset Lung Cancer. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 17(5), 1127-1135 (2008)

Schäfer, T., Merkl, J., Klemm, E., Wichmann, H.E., Ring, J.: We and our pets: Allergic together? Acta Veterinaria Hungarica 56(2), 153-161 (2008)

Schedel, M., Pinto, L.A., Schaub, B., Rosenstiel, P., Cherkasov, D., Cameron, L., Klopp, N., Illig, T., Vogelberg, C., Weiland, S.K., von Mutius, E., Lohoff, M., Kabesch, M.: IRF-1 Gene Variations Influence IgE Regulation and Atopy. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 177, 613-621 (2008)

Scheurig, A.C., Thorand, B., Fischer, B., Heier, M., Koenig, W.: Association between the intake of vitamins and trace elements from supplements and C-reactive protein: Results of the MONICA/KORA Augsburg Study. Eur J Clin Nutr 62(1), 127-137 (2008)

Schmidt, W., Klopp, N., Illig, T., Graw, J.: A novel GJA8 mutation causing a recessive triangular cataract. Mol Vis 14, 851-856 (2008)

Schnabel, E., Sausenthaler, S., Liese, J., Herbarth, O., Borte, M., Schaaf, B., Krämer, U., Berg, A., Wichmann, H.-E., Heinrich, J.: Hospital admission in children up to the age of 2 years; European Journal of Pediatrics, Vol. 168, Issue 8, 925 – 931 (2008)

Schneider, A., Neas, L., Herbst, M.C., Case, M., Williams, R.W., Cascio, W., Hinterliter, A., Holguin, F., Buse, J.B., Dungan, K., Styner, M., Peters, A., Devlin, R.B.: Endothelial Dysfunction: Associations with Exposure to Ambient Fine Particles in Diabetic Individuals. Environ Health Perspect 116(12), 1666-1674 (2008)

Schneider, A., Panagiotakos, D., Picciotto, S., Katsouyanni, K., Löwel, H., Jacquemin, B., Lanki, T., Staffoggia, M., Bellander, T., Koenig, W., Peters, A. for the AIRGENE Study Group: Air Temperature and Inflammatory Responses in Myocardial Infarction Survivors. Epidemiology 19(3), 391-400 (2008)

Schneider, A., Schuh, A., Maetzel, F.K., Rückerl, R., Breitner, S., Peters, A.: Weather-induced ischemia and arrhythmia in patients undergoing cardiac rehabilitation: another difference between men and women. Int J Biometeorol 52, 535-547 (2008), Erratum in 52: 549 (2008)

Schneider, B.: Association of smoking and alcohol use with all-cause and suicide mortality in the general population Findings from the MONICA/KORA-Augsburg Cohort Study. Masterarbeit, 1-84 (2008)

Schneider, J., Illig, T., Rosenberger, A., Bickeböller, H., Wichmann, H.E.: Detection of ATM Gene Mutations in Young Lung Cancer Patients: A Population-based Control Study. Arch Med Res 39, 226-231 (2008)

Schoefer, Y., Schäfer, T., Meisinger, C., Wichmann, H.E., Heinrich, J., for the KORA study group: Predictivity of allergic sensitization (RAST) for the onset of allergic diseases in adults. Allergy 63, 81-86 (2008)

Schoefer, Y., Zutavern, A., Brockow, I., Schäfer, T., Krämer U., Schaaf, B., Herbarth, O., von Berg, A., Wichmann, H.E., Heinrich, J., for the LISA study group: Health risks of early swimming pool attendance. Int J Hyg Environ Health 211, 367-373 (2008)

Schormair, B., Kemlink, D., Roeske, D., Eckstein, G., Xiong, L., Lichtner, P., Ripke, S., Trenkwalder, C., Zimprich, A., Stiasny-Kolster, K., Oertel, W., Bachmann, C.G., Paulus, W., Högl, B., Frauscher, B., Gschliesser, V., Poewe, W., Peglau, I., Vodicka, P., Vávrová, J., Sonka, K., Nevsimalova, S., Montplaisir, J., Turecki, G., Rouleau, G., Gieger, C., Illig, T., Wichmann, H.E., Holsboer, F., Müller-Myhsok, B., Meitinger, T., Winkelmann, J.: PTPRD (protein tyrosine phosphatase receptor type delta) is associated with restless legs syndrome. Nature Genetics 40(8), 946-948 (2008)

Schorr, G., Ulbricht, S., Schmidt, C.O., Baumeister, S.E, Rüge, J., Schumann, A., Rumpf, H.J., John, U., Meyer, C.: Does Precontemplation Represent a Homogeneous Stage Category? A Latent Class Analysis on German Smokers. J Consulting Clin Psychology 76, 840-851 (2008)

Schunkert, H., Götz, A., Braund, P., McGinnis, R., Tregouet, D.A., Mangino, M., Linsel-Nitschke, P., Cambien, F., Hengstenberg, C., Stark, K., Blankenberg, S., Tiret, L., Ducimetiere, P., Keniry, A., Ghori, M.J.R., Schreiber, S., El Mokhtari, N.E., Hall, A., Dixon, R.J., Goodall, A.H., Liptau, H., Pollard, H., Schwarz, D.F., Hothorn, L.A., Wichmann, H.E., König, I.R., Fischer, M., Meisinger, C., Ouwehand, W., Deloukas, P., Thompson, J.R., Erdmann, J., Ziegler, A., Samani, N.J., for the Cardiogenetics Consortium: Repeated Replication and a Prospective Meta-Analysis of the Association Between Chromosome 9p21.3 and Coronary Artery Disease. Circulation 117, 1675-1684 (2008)

Sedlacek, K., Stark, K., Cunha, S.R., Pfeufer, A., Weber, S., Berger, I., Perz, S., Kääb, S., Wichmann, H.E., Mohler, P.J., Hengstenberg, C., Jeron, A.: Common Genetic Variants in ANK2 Modulate QT Interval – Results From the KORA Study. Circ Cardiovasc Genet 1, 93-99 (2008)

Shaaban, R., Zureik, M., Soussan, D., Neukirch, C., Heinrich, J., Sunyer, J., Wjst, M., Cerveri, I., Pin, I., Bousquet, J., Jarvis, D., Burney, P.G., Neukirch, F., Leynaert, B.: Rhinitis and onset of asthma: a longitudinal population-based study. Lancet 372, 1049-1057 (2008)

Sinner, M.F., Pfeufer, A., Akyol, M., Beckmann, B.M., Hinterseer, M., Wacker, A., Perz, S., Sauter, W., Illig, T., Näbauer, M., Schmitt, C., Wichmann, H.E., Schömig, A., Steinbeck, G., Meitinger, T., Kääb, S.: The non-synonymous coding IKr-channel variant KCNH2-K897T is associated with atrial fibrillation: results from a systematic candidate gene-based analysis of KCNH2 (HERG). Eur Heart J 29, 907-914 (2008)

Slama, R., Darrow, L., Parker, J., Woodruff, T., Strickland, M., Nieuwenhuijsen, M., Glinianaia, S., Hoggatt, K.J., Kannan, S., Hurley, F., Kalinka, J., Sram, R., Brauer, M., Wilhelm, M., Heinrich, J., Ritz, B.: Meeting Report: Atmospheric Pollution and Human Reproduction. Environ Health Perpect 116(6), 791-798 (2008)

Smith, J.S., Kumlin, U., Nyberg, F., Fortes, C., Zaridze, D., Ahrens, W., Brüske-Hohlfeld, I., Constantinescu, V., Ting, J., Benhamou, S., Simonato, L., Boman, J., Gabrieau, V., Boffetta, P.: Lack of association between serum antibodies of Chlamydia pneumoniae infection and the risk of lung cancer Letter to the editor. Int J Cancer 123, 2469-2471 (2008)

Sunyer, J., Pistelli, R., Plana, E., Andreani, M., Baldari, F., Kolz, M., Koenig, W., Pekkanen, J., Peters, A., Forastiere, F.: Systemic inflammation, genetic susceptibility and lung function. Eur Resp J 32, 92-97 (2008)

Svanes, C., Dharmage, S., Sunyer, J., Zock, J.P., Norbäck, D., Wjst, M., Heinrich, J., Jarvis, D., de Marco, R., Plana, E., Villani, S., Antó, J.M.: Long-term reliability in reporting of childhood pets by adults interviewed twice, 9 years apart. Results from the Eurpean Community Respiratory Health Survey I and II. Indoor Air 18, 84-92 (2008)

Timmer, A.: How Often and for How Long Are IBD Patients Expected to be Sick, Off Work, or in Hospital Each Year? Inflamm Bowel Dis 14(S2), S48-S49 (2008)

Ulbricht, S., Baumeister, S., Meyer, C., Schmidt, C.O., Schumann, A., Rumpf, H.J., John, U.: Does the smoking status of general practitioners affect the efficacy of smoking cessation counselling? Patient Education and Counseling 74, 23-28 (2008)

von Berg, A., Filipiak-Pittroff, B., Krämer, U., Link, E., Bollrath, C., Brockow, I., Koletzko, S., Grübl, A., Heinrich, J., Wichmann, H.E., Bauer, C.P., Reinhardt, D., Berdel, D., and the GINIplus study group: Preventive effect of hydrolyzed infant formulas persists until age 6: Long-term results from the German Infant Nutritional Intervention study (GINI). J Allergy Clin Immunol 121, 1442-1447 (2008)

von Klot, S., Mittleman, M.A., Dockery, D.W., Heier, M., Meisinger, C., Hörmann, A., Wichmann, H.E., Peters, A.: Intensity of physical exertion and triggering of myocardial infarction: a case-crossover study. Eur Heart J 29, 1881-1888 (2008)

Wang-Sattler, R., Yu, Y., Mittelstrass, K., Lattka, E., Altmaier, E., Gieger, C., Ladwig, K.H., Dahmen, N., Weinberger, K.M., Hao, P., Liu, L., Li, Y., Wichmann, H.E., Adamski, J., Suhre, K., Illig, T.: Metabolic Profiling Reveals Distinct Variations Linked to Nicotine Consumption in Humans – First Results from the KORA Study. PLoS one 3(12): e3863, 1-10 (2008)

Watanabe, H., Koopman, T.T., Le Scouarnec, S., Yang, T., Ingram, C.R., Schott, J.J., Demolombe, S., Probst, V., Anselme, F., Escande, D., Wiesfeld, A.C.P., Pfeufer, A., Kääb, S., Wichmann, H.E., Hasdemir, C., Aizawa, Y., Wilde, A.A.M., Roden, D.M., Bezzina, C.R.: Sodium channel ß1 subunit mutations associated with Brugada syndrome and cardiac conduction disease in humans. J Clin Invest 118(6), 2260-2268 (2008)

Weidinger, S., Baurecht, H., Wagenpfeil, S., Henderson, J., Novak, N., Sandilands, A., Chen, H., Rodriguez, E., O´Regan, G.M., Watson, R., Liao, H., Zhao, Y., Barker, J.N.W.N., Allen, M., Reynolds, N., Meggitt, S., Northstone, K., Smith, G.D., Strobl, C., Stahl, C., Kneib, T., Klopp, N., Bieber, T., Behrendt, H., Palmer, C.N.A., Wichmann, H.E., Ring, J., Illig, T., McLean, W.H.I., Irvine, A.D.: Analysis of the individual and aggregate genetic contributions of previously identified serine peptidase inhibitor Kazal type 5 (SPINK5), kallikrein-related peptidase 7 (KLK7), and filaggrin (FLG) polymorphisms to eczema risk. J Allergy Clin Immunol 122(3), 560-568 (2008)

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