Extracellular matrix proteins modulate asthmatic airway smooth muscle cell proliferation via an autocrine mechanism

…, JK Burgess, PA Underwood, W Au… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2004 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Airway remodeling is a key feature of persistent asthma and includes
alterations in the extracellular matrix protein profile around the airway smooth muscle (ASM) and …

Parents bereaved by offspring suicide: a population-based longitudinal case-control study

JM Bolton, W Au, WD Leslie, PJ Martens… - JAMA …, 2013 - jamanetwork.com
Context Suicide bereavement remains understudied and poorly understood. Objectives To
examine outcomes of parents bereaved by the suicide death of their offspring and to compare …

Discontinuation versus continuation of hypertonic saline or dornase alfa in modulator treated people with cystic fibrosis (SIMPLIFY): results from two parallel …

…, N Midamba, L Couture, BZ Case, W Au… - The Lancet …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Reducing treatment burden is a priority for people with cystic fibrosis, whose
health has benefited from using new modulators that substantially increase CFTR protein …

[BOOK][B] The educational outcomes of children in care in Manitoba

MD Brownell, M Chartier, W Au, L MacWilliam… - 2015 - mchp-appserv.cpe.umanitoba.ca
This report was prepared at the request of Manitoba Health, Healthy Living and Seniors (MHHLS)
as part of the contract between the University of Manitoba and MHHLS. It was …

Maternal diabetes mellitus and congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT) in the child

AB Dart, CA Ruth, EA Sellers, W Au, HJ Dean - American Journal of Kidney …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT) are the primary
cause of chronic kidney disease in children. The relevance of timing of diabetes mellitus (DM) …

Suicide and suicide attempts in children and adolescents in the child welfare system

LY Katz, W Au, D Singal, M Brownell, N Roos… - CMAJ, 2011 - Can Med Assoc
Background: Few population studies have examined the psychiatric outcomes of children
and adolescents in the child welfare system, and no studies have compared outcomes before …

Cytoplasmic mislocalization of BRCA1 caused by cancer-associated mutations in the BRCT domain

JA Rodriguez, WWY Au, BR Henderson - Experimental cell research, 2004 - Elsevier
BRCA1 is inactivated by gene mutations in >50% of familial breast and ovarian cancers.
BRCA1 is primarily a nuclear protein, although others previously reported cytoplasmic staining …

Bereavement after sibling death: a population‐based longitudinal case‐control study

JM Bolton, W Au, D Chateau, R Walld… - World …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The objective of this study was to examine mental disorders and treatment use among
bereaved siblings in the general population. Siblings (N=7243) of all deceased children in the …

Expression of connective tissue growth factor in asthmatic airway smooth muscle cells

JK Burgess, PRA Johnson, Q Ge, WW Au… - American journal of …, 2003 - atsjournals.org
There is strong evidence to implicate transforming growth factor-β in the remodeling that
occurs in asthma, as levels are increased in bronchial lavage fluid and gene expression is …

[HTML][HTML] ELF5 suppresses estrogen sensitivity and underpins the acquisition of antiestrogen resistance in luminal breast cancer

…, N Armstrong, MC Alles, A Young, A Egger, W Au… - PLoS …, 2012 - journals.plos.org
We have previously shown that during pregnancy the E-twenty-six (ETS) transcription factor
ELF5 directs the differentiation of mammary progenitor cells toward the estrogen receptor (…