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2010

C Svanes, J Sunyer, E Plana, S Dharmage, J Heinrich, D Jarvis, R de Marco, D Norbäck, C Raherison, S Villani, Matthias Wjst, K Svanes, JM Anto. Early life origins of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Thorax 2010 Jan;65(1):14-20

E Bouzigon, P Forabosco, GH Koppelman, WO Cookson, MH Dizier, DL Duffy, DM Evans, MA Ferreira, J Kere, T Laitinen, G Malerba, DA Meyers, M Moffatt, NG Martin, MY Ng, PF Pignatti, Matthias Wjst, F Kauffmann, F Demenais, CM Lewis. Meta-analysis of 20 genome-wide linkage studies evidenced new regions linked to asthma and atopy. Eur J Hum Genet 2010 Jan 13; epub

JM Anto, J Sunyer, X Basagalia, R Garcia-Esteban, I Cerveri, R de Marco, J Heinrich, C Janson, D Jarvis, M Kogevinas, N Kuenzli, B Leynaert, C Svanes, Matthias Wjst, T Gislason, P Burney. Risk factors of new-onset asthma in adults: a population-based international cohort study. Allergy 2010 Feb 4; online

Matthias Wjst, I Heimbeck, D Kutschke, K Pukelsheim. Epigenetic regulation of vitamin D converting enzymes. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2010 Mar 18 epub

E Halapi, DF Gudbjartsson, GM Jonsdottir, US Bjornsdottir, G Thorleifsson, H Helgadottir, C Williams, GH Koppelman, A Heinzmann, HM Boezen, A Jonasdottir, T Blondal, SA Gudjonsson, A Jonasdottir, T Thorlacius, AP Henry, J Altmueller, M Krueger, HD Shin, ST Uh, HS Cheong, B Jonsdottir, BR Ludviksson, D Ludviksdottir, D Gislason, CS Park, K Deichmann, PJ Thompson, Matthias Wjst, IP Hall, DS Postma, T Gislason, A Kong, I Jonsdottir, U Thorsteinsdottir, K Stefansson. A sequence variant on 17q21 is associated with age at onset and severity of asthma. Eur J Hum Genet 2010 Apr 7;

Schwienbacher C, De Grandi A, Fuchsberger C, Facheris MF, Svaldi M, Matthias Wjst, Pramstaller PP, Hicks AA.. Copy number variation and association over T-cell receptor genes-influence of DNA source. Immunogenetics. 2010 Jun 26. [Epub ahead of print]

F Macsali, FG Real, E Plana, J Sunyer, J Anto, J Dratva, C Janson, D Jarvis, ER Omenaas, E Zemp, Matthias Wjst, B Leynaert, C Svanes. Early Age of Menarche, Lung Function and Adult Asthma. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2010 Aug 23

PJ Bousquet, C Castelli, JP Daures, J Heinrich, R Hooper, J Sunyer, Matthias Wjst, D Jarvis, P Burney. Assessment of Allergen Sensitization in a General Population-Based Survey (European Community Respiratory Health Survey I). Ann Epidemiol 2010 Aug 10

2009

R de Marco, S Accordini, JM Anto T Gislason, J Heinrich, C Janson, D Jarvis, N Künzli, B Leynaert, A Marcon, J Sunyer, C Svanes, Matthias Wjst, P Burney. Long-term outcomes in mild/moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the European community respiratory health survey. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2009 Nov 15;180(10):956-63

S Cochrane, K Beyer, M Clausen, Matthias Wjst, R Hiller, C Nicoletti, Z Szepfalusi, H Savelkoul, H Breiteneder, Y Manios, R Crittenden, P Burney. Factors influencing the incidence and prevalence of food allergy. Allergy 2009 Sep;64(9):1246-55

DF Gudbjartsson, US Bjornsdottir, E Halapi, A Helgadottir, P Sulem, GM Jonsdottir, G Thorleifsson, H Helgadottir, V Steinthorsdottir, H Stefansson, C Williams, J Hui, J Beilby, NM Warrington, A James, LJ Palmer, GH Koppelman, A Heinzmann, M Krueger, HM Boezen, A Wheatley, J Altmüller, HD Shin, ST Uh, HS Cheong, B Jonsdottir, D Gislason, CS Park, LM Rasmussen, C Porsbjerg, JW Hansen, V Backer, T Werge, C Janson, UB Jansson, MC Ng, J Chan, WY So, R Ma, SH Shah, CB Granger, AA Quyyumi,..., Matthias Wjst,.... . Nature Genetics 2009; 41(3):342-7

F Castro-Giner, M Kogevinas, M Imboden, R de Cid, D Jarvis, M Mächler, W Berger, P Burney, KA Franklin, JR Gonzalez, J Heinrich, C Janson, E Omenaas, I Pin, T Rochat, J Sunyer, Matthias Wjst, JM Anto, X Estivill, NM Probst-Hensch. Joint effect of obesity and TNFA variability on asthma: two international cohort studies. Eur Respir J 2009 May;33(5):1003-9

E Hyppönen, DJ Berry, Matthias Wjst, C Power. Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D and IgE - a significant but nonlinear relationship. Allergy 2009 Apr;64(4):613-620

J Dratva, F Gomez Real, C Schindler, U Ackermann-Liebrich, MW Gerbase, NM Probst-Hensch, C Svanes, ER Omenaas, F Neukirch, Matthias Wjst, A Morabia, D Jarvis, B Leynaert, E Zemp. Is age at menopause increasing across Europe? Results on age at menopause and determinants from two population-based studies. Menopause 2009 Mar-Apr;16(2):385-94

SC Dharmage, B Erbas, D Jarvis, Matthias Wjst, C Raherison, D Norbäck, J Heinrich, J Sunyer, C Svanes. Do childhood respiratory infections continue to influence adult respiratory morbidity?. Eur Respir J 2009 Feb;33(2):237-44

Matthias Wjst, P Lichtner, T Meitinger, B Grimbacher. STAT3 single-nucleotide polymorphisms and STAT3 mutations associated with hyper-IgE syndrome are not responsible for increased serum IgE serum levels in asthma families. Eur J Hum Genet 2009 Mar;17(3):352-6

F Castro-Giner, N Künzli, B Jacquemin, B Forsberg, R de Cid, J Sunyer, D Jarvis, D Briggs, D Vienneau, D Norback, JR Gonzalez, S Guerra, C Janson, JM Anto, Matthias Wjst, J Heinrich, X Estivill, M Kogevinas. Traffic-related air pollution, oxidative stress genes, and asthma (ECHRS). Environ Health Perspect 2009 Dec;117(12):1919-24

Matthias Wjst. Introduction of oral vitamin D supplementation and the rise of the allergy pandemic. Allergy Asthma Clin Immunol 2009 Nov 19;5(1):8

F Castro-Giner, R de Cid, JR Gonzalez, D Jarvis, J Heinrich, C Janson, ER Omenaas, MC Matheson, I Pin, JM Anto, Matthias Wjst, X Estivill, M Kogevinas. Positionally cloned genes and age specific effects in asthma and atopy: an international population-based cohort study (ECRHS). Thorax 2009 Dec 8;

F Castro-Giner, M Bustamante, J Ramon Gonzalez, M Kogevinas, D Jarvis, J Heinrich, JM Anto, Matthias Wjst, X Estivill, R de Cid. A pooling-based genome-wide analysis identifies new potential candidate genes for atopy in the European Community Respiratory Health Survey (ECRHS). BMC Med Genet 2009 Dec 6;10:128

M Frankenberger, I Heimbeck, W Möller, S Mamidi, G Kassner, K Pukelsheim, Matthias Wjst, M Neiswirth, P Kroneberg, D Lomas, D Halsall, P Iadarola, A Fertl, K Häussinger, L Ziegler-Heitbrock. Inhaled all-trans retinoic acid in an individual with severe emphysema. Eur Respir J 2009 Dec;34(6):1487-9

T Keil, D McBride, K Grimshaw, B Niggemann, P Xepapadaki, K Zannikos, ST Sigurdardottir, M Clausen, M Reche, C Pascual, AP Stanczyk, ML Kowalski, R Dubakiene, G Drasutiene, G Roberts, AF Schoemaker, AB Sprikkelman, A Fiocchi, A Martelli, S Dufour, J Hourihane, M Kulig, Matthias Wjst, M Yazdanbakhsh, Z Szepfalusi, R van Ree, SN Willich, U Wahn, EN Mills, K Beyer. The multinational birth cohort of EuroPrevall: background, aims and methods. Allergy 2009 Sep 30; epub

KE Grimshaw, K Allen, CA Edwards, K Beyer, A Boulay, LB van der Aa, A Sprikkelman, S Belohlavkova, M Clausen, R Dubakiene, E Duggan, M Reche, LV Marino, P Noerhede, L Ogorodova, A Schoemaker, A Stanczyk-Przyluska, Z Szepfalusi, E Vassilopoulou, SH Veehof, BJ Vlieg-Boerstra, Matthias Wjst, AE Dubois. Infant feeding and allergy prevention: a review of current knowledge and recommendations. A EuroPrevall state of the art paper. Allergy 2009 Oct;64(10):1407-16

I Cerveri, AG Corsico, S Accordini, G Cervio, E Ansaldo, A Grosso, R Niniano, E Tsana Tegomo, JM Anto, N Künzli, C Janson, J Sunyer, C Svanes, J Heinrich, JP Schouten, Matthias Wjst, E Pozzi, R de Marco. What defines airflow obstruction in asthma?. Eur Respir J 2009 Sep;34(3):568-73

2008

F Castro-Giner, M Kogevinas, M Mächler, R de Cid, K Van Steen, M Imboden, C Schindler, W Berger, JR Gonzalez, KA Franklin, C Janson, D Jarvis, E Omenaas, P Burney, T Rochat, X Estivill, JM Anto, Matthias Wjst, NM Probst-Hensch. TNFA -308G>A in two international population-based cohorts and risk of asthma. Eur Respir J 2008 Aug;32(2):350-61

C Svanes, S Dharmage, J Sunyer, JP Zock, D Norbäck, Matthias Wjst, J Heinrich, D Jarvis, R de Marco, E Plana, S Villani, JM Anto. Long-term reliability in reporting of childhood pets by adults interviewed twice, 9 years apart. Results from the European Community Respiratory Health Survey I and II. Indoor Air 2008 Apr;18(2):84-92

FG Real, C Svanes, ER Omenaas, JM Anto, E Plana, D Jarvis, C Janson, F Neukirch, E Zemp, J Dratva, Matthias Wjst, K Svanes, B Leynaert, J Sunyer. Lung function, respiratory symptoms, and the menopausal transition. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2008 Jan;121(1):72-80.e3

Matthias Wjst. Allergy risk of vitamin D supplements has been described in various settings. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2008 Apr;121(4):1065-6; author reply 1066

S Denham, GH Koppelman, J Blakey, Matthias Wjst, MA Ferreira, IP Hall, I Sayers. Meta-analysis of genome-wide linkage studies of asthma and related traits. Respir Res 2008 Apr 28;9:38

Matthias Wjst. Margarine: a supplement may be decisive. Thorax 2008 May;63(5):474; author reply 474-5

I Cerveri, AG Corsico, S Accordini, R Niniano, E Ansaldo, JM Anto, N Künzli, C Janson, J Sunyer, D Jarvis, C Svanes, T Gislason, J Heinrich, JP Schouten, Matthias Wjst, P Burney, R de Marco. Underestimation of airflow obstruction among young adults using FEV1/FVC <70% as a fixed cut-off: a longitudinal evaluation of clinical and functional outcomes. Thorax 2008 Dec;63(12):1040-5

Matthias Wjst. Does Helicobacter pylori protect against asthma and allergy?. Gut 2008 Aug;57(8):1178-9; author reply 1179

Matthias Wjst. ORMDL3--guilt by association?. Clin Exp Allergy 2008 Oct;38(10):1579-81

R Shaaban, M Zureik, D Soussan, C Neukirch, J Heinrich, J Sunyer, Matthias Wjst, I Cerveri, I Pin, J Bousquet, D Jarvis, PG Burney, F Neukirch, B Leynaert. Rhinitis and onset of asthma: a longitudinal population-based study. Lancet 2008 Sep 20;372(9643):1049-57

D Mascalzoni, A Hicks, P Pramstaller, Matthias Wjst. Informed consent in the genomics era. PLoS Med 2008 Sep 16;5(9):e192

2007

Matthias Wjst, Elina Hyppönen. Serum level of vitamin D and allergic rhinitis. Allergy 2007;62(9):1085-6

Roberto de Marco, Simone Accordini, Isa Cerveri, Angelo Corsico, Josep M. Antó, Nino Künzli, Christer Janson, Jordi Sunyer, Deborah Jarvis, Susan Chinn, Paul Vermeire, Cecilie Svanes, Ursula Ackermann-Liebrich, Thorarinn Gislason, Joachim Heinrich, Bénédicte Leynaert, Françoise Neukirch, Jan P. Schouten, Matthias Wjst, Peter Burney. Incidence of COPD in a cohort of young adults according to the presence of chronic cough and phlegm. Am Rev Resp Crit Care Med 2007;175(1):32-9. Epub 2006 Sep 28.

Matthias Wjst. Public data mining shows extended linkage disequilibrium around ADAM33. Allergy 2007; 62(4):444-6

Matthias Wjst, Daniel Boakye. Asthma in Africa. Whatever does not exist does not have a name. PLoS Med 2007; 4(2): e72 doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0040072

Matthias Wjst. Reducing the burden of atopic dermatitis. Arch Dis Childh 2007; 2007;92:279; doi:10.1136/adc.2006.111385

Matthias Wjst, Janine Altmüller, Christine Braig, Margret Bahnweg, Elisabeth André. A genome-wide linkage scan for 25-OH-D3 and 1,25-(OH)2-D3 serum levels in asthma families. Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 2007;103(3-5):799-802

James Harrop, Susan Chinn, Giuseppe Verlato, Mario Olivieri, Dan Norbäck, Matthias Wjst, Christer Janson, Jan-Paul Zock, Bénédicte Leynaert, David Gislason, Michela Ponzio, Simona Villani, Aurelia Carosso, Cecilie Svanes, Joachim Heinrich, Deborah Jarvis. Eczema, atopy and allergen exposure in adults: a population-based study. Clinical and Experimental Allergy Clin Exp Allergy 2007; 37: 526-535

Susan Chinn, Joachim Heinrich, Josep Anto, Crister Janson, Dan Norback, Mario Olivieri, Cecilie Svanes, Jordi Sunyer, Giuseppe Verlato, Matthias Wjst, Jan Paul Zock, Peter Burney, Deborah Jarvis. Bronchial responsiveness in atopic adults increases with exposure to cat allergen. American Journal Respiratry Critical Care Medicine 2007 Apr 19; 176:20-26

R Shaaban, M Zureik, D Soussan, JM Anto, J Heinrich, C Janson, N Künzli, J Sunyer, Matthias Wjst, PG Burney, F Neukirch, B Leynaert. Allergic rhinitis and onset of bronchial hyperresponsiveness: a population-based study. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2007 Oct 1;176(7):659-66

FG Real, C Svanes, ER Omenaas, JM Anto, E Plana, C Janson, D Jarvis, E Zemp, Matthias Wjst, B Leynaert, J Sunyer. Menstrual irregularity and asthma and lung function. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2007 Sep;120(3):557-64