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Michael Y Tsai

- Verified email at umn.edu - Cited by 32602

Ming-Yi Tsai

- Verified email at uw.edu - Cited by 11270

Cystathionine β‐synthase mutations in homocystinuria

JP Kraus, M Janošík, V Kožich, R Mandell… - Human …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
The major cause of homocystinuria is mutation of the gene encoding the enzyme
cystathionine β‐synthase (CBS). Deficiency of CBS activity results in elevated levels of …

Natural-cause mortality and long-term exposure to particle components: an analysis of 19 European cohorts within the multi-center ESCAPE project

R Beelen, G Hoek, O Raaschou-Nielsen… - Environmental …, 2015 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background Studies have shown associations between mortality and long-term exposure to
particulate matter air pollution. Few cohort studies have estimated the effects of the …

Arterial blood pressure and long-term exposure to traffic-related air pollution: an analysis in the European Study of Cohorts for Air Pollution Effects (ESCAPE)

KB Fuks, G Weinmayr, M Foraster… - Environmental …, 2014 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: Long-term exposure to air pollution has been hypothesized to elevate arterial
blood pressure (BP). The existing evidence is scarce and country specific. Objectives: We …

[PDF][PDF] Association between alcohol and cardiovascular disease: Mendelian randomisation analysis based on individual participant data

MV Holmes, CE Dale, L Zuccolo, RJ Silverwood, Y Guo… - Bmj, 2014 - bmj.com
Objective To use the rs1229984 variant in the alcohol dehydrogenase 1B gene (ADH1B) as
an instrument to investigate the causal role of alcohol in cardiovascular disease. Design …

Mendelian randomization of blood lipids for coronary heart disease

MV Holmes, FW Asselbergs, TM Palmer… - European heart …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Aims To investigate the causal role of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and
triglycerides in coronary heart disease (CHD) using multiple instrumental variables for …

Air pollution and lung cancer incidence in 17 European cohorts: prospective analyses from the European Study of Cohorts for Air Pollution Effects (ESCAPE)

O Raaschou-Nielsen, ZJ Andersen, R Beelen… - The lancet …, 2013 - thelancet.com
Background Ambient air pollution is suspected to cause lung cancer. We aimed to assess
the association between long-term exposure to ambient air pollution and lung cancer …

Prospective study of coronary heart disease incidence in relation to fasting total homocysteine, related genetic polymorphisms, and B vitamins: the Atherosclerosis …

AR Folsom, FJ Nieto, PG McGovern, MY Tsai… - Circulation, 1998 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Elevated plasma total homocysteine (tHcy), low B-vitamin intake, and genetic
polymorphisms related to tHcy metabolism may play roles in coronary heart disease (CHD) …

Effects of long-term exposure to air pollution on natural-cause mortality: an analysis of 22 European cohorts within the multicentre ESCAPE project

R Beelen, O Raaschou-Nielsen, M Stafoggia… - The lancet, 2014 - thelancet.com
Background Few studies on long-term exposure to air pollution and mortality have been
reported from Europe. Within the multicentre European Study of Cohorts for Air Pollution …

Development of Land Use Regression Models for PM2.5, PM2.5 Absorbance, PM10 and PMcoarse in 20 European Study Areas; Results of the ESCAPE Project

M Eeftens, R Beelen, K De Hoogh… - … science & technology, 2012 - ACS Publications
Land Use Regression (LUR) models have been used increasingly for modeling small-scale
spatial variation in air pollution concentrations and estimating individual exposure for …

LDL particle subclasses, LDL particle size, and carotid atherosclerosis in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)

S Mora, M Szklo, JD Otvos, P Greenland, BM Psaty… - Atherosclerosis, 2007 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Previous studies showing that smaller low-density lipoprotein (LDL) size is
associated with greater atherosclerotic risk did not adequately control for small and large …