Pantel Vokonas | Profiles RNS

Pantel S. Vokonas, MD

Professor

Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Medicine

Preventive Medicine & Epidemiology

MD, Ohio State University
BA, Ohio State University

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Pantel S. Vokonas, MD is a Professor of Preventine Medicine & Epidemiology at the Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine. Dr. Vokonas graduated from Ohio State University College of Medicine and has been in practice for over fifty years. In addition, he is currently affiliated with the VA Boston Healthcare System and is Director of the VA Normative Aging Study.

Investigator
Framingham Heart Study

Director
VA Boston Healthcare System
VA Normative Aging Study

VA Boston Healthcare System

Publications listed below are automatically derived from MEDLINE/PubMed and other sources, which might result in incorrect or missing publications. Faculty can login to make corrections and additions.

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Prince N, Stav M, Cote M, Chu SH, Vyas CM, Okereke OI, Palacios N, Litonjua AA, Vokonas P, Sparrow D, Spiro A, Lasky-Su JA, Kelly RS. Metabolomics and Self-Reported Depression, Anxiety, and Phobic Symptoms in the VA Normative Aging Study. Metabolites. 2023 Jul 15; 13(7).View Related Profiles.

Spiro, Avron
Sparrow, David
Vokonas, Pantel

PMID: 37512558; PMCID: PMC10383599; DOI: 10.3390/metabo13070851;

Nwanaji-Enwerem JC, Cardenas A, Gao X, Wang C, Vokonas P, Spiro A, Osborne AD, Kosheleva A, Hou L, Baccarelli AA, Schwartz J. Psychological Stress and Epigenetic Aging in Older Men: The VA Normative Aging Study. Transl Med Aging. 2023; 7:66-74. PMID: 37576443; PMCID: PMC10416788; DOI: 10.1016/j.tma.2023.06.003;

Shen Y, Kioumourtzoglou MA, Wu H, Vokonas P, Spiro A, Navas-Acien A, Baccarelli AA, Gao F. Cohort Network: A Knowledge Graph toward Data Dissemination and Knowledge-Driven Discovery for Cohort Studies. Environ Sci Technol. 2023 Jun 06; 57(22):8236-8244.View Related Profiles.

Spiro, Avron
Vokonas, Pantel

PMID: 37224396; PMCID: PMC10597774; DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c08174;

Danesh Yazdi M, Nassan FL, Kosheleva A, Wang C, Xu Z, Di Q, Requia WJ, Comfort NT, Wu H, Laurent LC, DeHoff P, Vokonas P, Baccarelli AA, Schwartz JD. Intermediate and long-term exposure to air pollution and temperature and the extracellular microRNA profile of participants in the normative aging study (NAS). Environ Res. 2023 Jul 15; 229:115949. PMID: 37084943; PMCID: PMC10335853; DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.115949;

Danesh Yazdi M, Nassan FL, Kosheleva A, Wang C, Xu Z, Di Q, Requia WJ, Comfort NT, Wu H, Laurent LC, DeHoff P, Vokonas P, Baccarelli AA, Schwartz JD. Short-term air pollution and temperature exposure and changes in the extracellular microRNA profile of Normative Aging Study (NAS) participants. Environ Int. 2023 Jan; 171:107735. PMID: 36640488; PMCID: PMC10159015; DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2023.107735;

Eckhardt CM, Gambazza S, Bloomquist TR, De Hoff P, Vuppala A, Vokonas PS, Litonjua AA, Sparrow D, Parvez F, Laurent LC, Schwartz J, Baccarelli AA, Wu H. Extracellular Vesicle-Encapsulated microRNAs as Novel Biomarkers of Lung Health. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2023 Jan 01; 207(1):50-59.View Related Profiles.

Sparrow, David
Vokonas, Pantel

PMID: 35943330; PMCID: PMC9952856; DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202109-2208OC;

Comfort N, Wu H, De Hoff P, Vuppala A, Vokonas PS, Spiro A, Weisskopf M, Coull BA, Laurent LC, Baccarelli AA, Schwartz J. Extracellular microRNA and cognitive function in a prospective cohort of older men: The Veterans Affairs Normative Aging Study. Aging (Albany NY). 2022 Sep 06; 14(17):6859-6886. PMID: 36069796; PMCID: PMC9512498; DOI: 10.18632/aging.204268;

Lee M, Huan T, McCartney DL, Chittoor G, de Vries M, Lahousse L, Nguyen JN, Brody JA, Castillo-Fernandez J, Terzikhan N, Qi C, Joehanes R, Min JL, Smilnak GJ, Shaw JR, Yang CX, Colicino E, Hoang TT, Bermingham ML, Xu H, Justice AE, Xu CJ, Rich SS, Cox SR, Vonk JM, Prokic I, Sotoodehnia N, Tsai PC, Schwartz JD, Leung JM, Sikdar S, Walker RM, Harris SE, van der Plaat DA, Van Den Berg DJ, Bartz TM, Spector TD, Vokonas PS, Marioni RE, Taylor AM, Liu Y, Barr RG, Lange LA, Baccarelli AA, Obeidat M, Fornage M, Wang T, Ward JM, Motsinger-Reif AA, Hemani G, Koppelman GH, Bell JT, Gharib SA, Brusselle G, Boezen HM, North KE, Levy D, Evans KL, Dupuis J, Breeze CE, Manichaikul A, London SJ. Pulmonary Function and Blood DNA Methylation: A Multiancestry Epigenome-Wide Association Meta-analysis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2022 08 01; 206(3):321-336.View Related Profiles.

Dupuis, Josee
Vokonas, Pantel

PMID: 35536696; PMCID: PMC9890261; DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202108-1907OC;

Schiff JE, Vieira CLZ, Garshick E, Wang V, Blomberg A, Gold DR, Schwartz J, Tracy SM, Vokonas P, Koutrakis P. The role of solar and geomagnetic activity in endothelial activation and inflammation in the NAS cohort. PLoS One. 2022; 17(7):e0268700.View Related Profiles.

Garshick, Eric
Vokonas, Pantel

PMID: 35881632; PMCID: PMC9321765; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0268700;

Eckhardt CM, Wu H, Prada D, Vokonas PS, Sparrow D, Hou L, Schwartz J, Baccarelli AA. Predicting risk of lung function impairment and all-cause mortality using a DNA methylation-based classifier of tobacco smoke exposure. Respir Med. 2022 Aug-Sep; 200:106896.View Related Profiles.

Sparrow, David
Vokonas, Pantel

PMID: 35716602; PMCID: PMC10560590; DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2022.106896;

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Anand K, Vieira CLZ, Garshick E, Wang V, Blomberg A, Gold DR, Schwartz J, Vokonas P, Koutrakis P. Solar and geomagnetic activity reduces pulmonary function and enhances particulate pollution effects. Sci Total Environ. 2022 Sep 10; 838(Pt 3):156434.View Related Profiles.

Garshick, Eric
Vokonas, Pantel

PMID: 35660608; PMCID: PMC9552041; DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156434;

Zilli Vieira CL, Chen K, Garshick E, Liu M, Vokonas P, Ljungman P, Schwartz J, Koutrakis P. Geomagnetic disturbances reduce heart rate variability in the Normative Aging Study. Sci Total Environ. 2022 Sep 15; 839:156235.View Related Profiles.

Garshick, Eric
Vokonas, Pantel

PMID: 35644403; PMCID: PMC9233046; DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156235;

Huan T, Nguyen S, Colicino E, Ochoa-Rosales C, Hill WD, Brody JA, Soerensen M, Zhang Y, Baldassari A, Elhadad MA, Toshiko T, Zheng Y, Domingo-Relloso A, Lee DH, Ma J, Yao C, Liu C, Hwang SJ, Joehanes R, Fornage M, Bressler J, van Meurs JBJ, Debrabant B, Mengel-From J, Hjelmborg J, Christensen K, Vokonas P, Schwartz J, Gahrib SA, Sotoodehnia N, Sitlani CM, Kunze S, Gieger C, Peters A, Waldenberger M, Deary IJ, Ferrucci L, Qu Y, Greenland P, Lloyd-Jones DM, Hou L, Bandinelli S, Voortman T, Hermann B, Baccarelli A, Whitsel E, Pankow JS, Levy D. Integrative analysis of clinical and epigenetic biomarkers of mortality. Aging Cell. 2022 Jun; 21(6):e13608.View Related Profiles.

Liu, Chunyu
Vokonas, Pantel
Hwang, Shih-Jen

PMID: 35546478; PMCID: PMC9197414; DOI: 10.1111/acel.13608;

Holliday KM, Gondalia R, Baldassari A, Justice AE, Stewart JD, Liao D, Yanosky JD, Jordahl KM, Bhatti P, Assimes TL, Pankow JS, Guan W, Fornage M, Bressler J, North KE, Conneely KN, Li Y, Hou L, Vokonas PS, Ward-Caviness CK, Wilson R, Wolf K, Waldenberger M, Cyrys J, Peters A, Boezen HM, Vonk JM, Sayols-Baixeras S, Lee M, Baccarelli AA, Whitsel EA. Gaseous air pollutants and DNA methylation in a methylome-wide association study of an ethnically and environmentally diverse population of U.S. adults. Environ Res. 2022 Sep; 212(Pt C):113360. PMID: 35500859; PMCID: PMC9354583; DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.113360;

Belsky DW, Caspi A, Corcoran DL, Sugden K, Poulton R, Arseneault L, Baccarelli A, Chamarti K, Gao X, Hannon E, Harrington HL, Houts R, Kothari M, Kwon D, Mill J, Schwartz J, Vokonas P, Wang C, Williams BS, Moffitt TE. DunedinPACE, a DNA methylation biomarker of the pace of aging. Elife. 2022 01 14; 11. PMID: 35029144; PMCID: PMC8853656; DOI: 10.7554/eLife.73420;

Wang VA, Zilli Vieira CL, Garshick E, Schwartz JD, Garshick MS, Vokonas P, Koutrakis P. Solar Activity Is Associated With Diastolic and Systolic Blood Pressure in Elderly Adults. J Am Heart Assoc. 2021 11 02; 10(21):e021006.View Related Profiles.

Garshick, Eric
Vokonas, Pantel

PMID: 34713707; PMCID: PMC8751821; DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.120.021006;

Kelly RS, Stewart ID, Bayne H, Kachroo P, Spiro A, Vokonas P, Sparrow D, Weiss ST, Knihtilä HM, Litonjua AA, Wareham NJ, Langenberg C, Lasky-Su JA. Metabolomic differences in lung function metrics: evidence from two cohorts. Thorax. 2022 Sep; 77(9):919-928.View Related Profiles.

Spiro, Avron
Sparrow, David
Vokonas, Pantel

PMID: 34650005; PMCID: PMC9008068; DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-216639;

Tracy SM, Vieira CLZ, Garshick E, Wang VA, Alahmad B, Eid R, Schwartz J, Schiff JE, Vokonas P, Koutrakis P. Associations between solar and geomagnetic activity and peripheral white blood cells in the Normative Aging Study. Environ Res. 2022 03; 204(Pt B):112066.View Related Profiles.

Garshick, Eric
Vokonas, Pantel

PMID: 34537201; PMCID: PMC8678289; DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.112066;

Gao X, Koutrakis P, Coull B, Lin X, Vokonas P, Schwartz J, Baccarelli AA. Short-term exposure to PM2.5 components and renal health: Findings from the Veterans Affairs Normative Aging Study. J Hazard Mater. 2021 10 15; 420:126557. PMID: 34252666; PMCID: PMC9363515; DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126557;

Nassan FL, Kelly RS, Koutrakis P, Vokonas PS, Lasky-Su JA, Schwartz JD. Metabolomic signatures of the short-term exposure to air pollution and temperature. Environ Res. 2021 10; 201:111553. PMID: 34171372; PMCID: PMC8478827; DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.111553;

Matías-García PR, Ward-Caviness CK, Raffield LM, Gao X, Zhang Y, Wilson R, Gào X, Nano J, Bostom A, Colicino E, Correa A, Coull B, Eaton C, Hou L, Just AC, Kunze S, Lange L, Lange E, Lin X, Liu S, Nwanaji-Enwerem JC, Reiner A, Shen J, Schöttker B, Vokonas P, Zheng Y, Young B, Schwartz J, Horvath S, Lu A, Whitsel EA, Koenig W, Adamski J, Winkelmann J, Brenner H, Baccarelli AA, Gieger C, Peters A, Franceschini N, Waldenberger M. DNAm-based signatures of accelerated aging and mortality in blood are associated with low renal function. Clin Epigenetics. 2021 06 02; 13(1):121. PMID: 34078457; PMCID: PMC8170969; DOI: 10.1186/s13148-021-01082-w;

Gao X, Coull B, Lin X, Vokonas P, Spiro A, Hou L, Schwartz J, Baccarelli AA. Publisher Correction: Short-term air pollution, cognitive performance and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug use in the Veterans Affairs Normative Aging Study. Nat Aging. 2021 Jun; 1(6):566.View Related Profiles.

Spiro, Avron
Vokonas, Pantel

PMID: 37117836

Gao X, Coull B, Lin X, Vokonas P, Spiro A, Hou L, Schwartz J, Baccarelli AA. Short-term air pollution, cognitive performance, and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug use in the Veterans Affairs Normative Aging Study. Nat Aging. 2021 May; 1(5):430-437.View Related Profiles.

Spiro, Avron
Vokonas, Pantel

PMID: 34841262; PMCID: PMC8622756; DOI: 10.1038/s43587-021-00060-4;

Nwanaji-Enwerem JC, Colicino E, Gao X, Wang C, Vokonas P, Boyer EW, Baccarelli AA, Schwartz J. Associations of Plasma Folate and Vitamin B6 With Blood DNA Methylation Age: An Analysis of One-Carbon Metabolites in the VA Normative Aging Study. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2021 04 30; 76(5):760-769. PMID: 33027507; PMCID: PMC8355450; DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glaa257;

Nassan FL, Wang C, Kelly RS, Lasky-Su JA, Vokonas PS, Koutrakis P, Schwartz JD. Ambient PM2.5 species and ultrafine particle exposure and their differential metabolomic signatures. Environ Int. 2021 06; 151:106447. PMID: 33639346; PMCID: PMC7994935; DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2021.106447;

Nassan FL, Kelly RS, Kosheleva A, Koutrakis P, Vokonas PS, Lasky-Su JA, Schwartz JD. Metabolomic signatures of the long-term exposure to air pollution and temperature. Environ Health. 2021 01 07; 20(1):3. PMID: 33413450; PMCID: PMC7788989; DOI: 10.1186/s12940-020-00683-x;

Kelly RS, Bayne H, Spiro A, Vokonas P, Sparrow D, Weiss ST, Schwartz J, Nassan FL, Lee-Sarwar K, Huang M, Kachroo P, Chu SH, Litonjua AA, Lasky-Su JA. Metabolomic signatures of lead exposure in the VA Normative Aging Study. Environ Res. 2020 11; 190:110022.View Related Profiles.

Spiro, Avron
Sparrow, David
Vokonas, Pantel

PMID: 32791250; PMCID: PMC7983049; DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.110022;

Dolcini J, Kioumourtzoglou MA, Cayir A, Sanchez-Guerra M, Brennan KJ, Dereix AE, Coull BA, Spiro A, Vokonas P, Schwartz J, Baccarelli AA. Age and mitochondrial DNA copy number influence the association between outdoor temperature and cognitive function: Insights from the VA Normative Aging Study. Environ Epidemiol. 2020 Aug; 4(4):e0108.View Related Profiles.

Spiro, Avron
Vokonas, Pantel

PMID: 32832843; PMCID: PMC7423527; DOI: 10.1097/EE9.0000000000000108;

Breen M, Nwanaji-Enwerem JC, Karrasch S, Flexeder C, Schulz H, Waldenberger M, Kunze S, Ollert M, Weidinger S, Colicino E, Gao X, Wang C, Shen J, Just AC, Vokonas P, Sparrow D, Hou L, Schwartz JD, Baccarelli AA, Peters A, Ward-Caviness CK. Accelerated epigenetic aging as a risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and decreased lung function in two prospective cohort studies. Aging (Albany NY). 2020 08 03; 12(16):16539-16554.View Related Profiles.

Sparrow, David
Vokonas, Pantel

PMID: 32747609; PMCID: PMC7485704; DOI: 10.18632/aging.103784;

Colicino E, Marioni R, Ward-Caviness C, Gondalia R, Guan W, Chen B, Tsai PC, Huan T, Xu G, Golareh A, Schwartz J, Vokonas P, Just A, Starr JM, McRae AF, Wray NR, Visscher PM, Bressler J, Zhang W, Tanaka T, Moore AZ, Pilling LC, Zhang G, Stewart JD, Li Y, Hou L, Castillo-Fernandez J, Spector T, Kiel DP, Murabito JM, Liu C, Mendelson M, Assimes T, Absher D, Tsaho PS, Lu AT, Ferrucci L, Wilson R, Waldenberger M, Prokisch H, Bandinelli S, Bell JT, Levy D, Deary IJ, Horvath S, Pankow J, Peters A, Whitsel EA, Baccarelli A. Blood DNA methylation sites predict death risk in a longitudinal study of 12, 300 individuals. Aging (Albany NY). 2020 07 22; 12(14):14092-14124.View Related Profiles.

Liu, Chunyu
Murabito, Joanne
Vokonas, Pantel

PMID: 32697766; PMCID: PMC7425458; DOI: 10.18632/aging.103408;

Blomberg AJ, Nyhan MM, Bind MA, Vokonas P, Coull BA, Schwartz J, Koutrakis P. The Role of Ambient Particle Radioactivity in Inflammation and Endothelial Function in an Elderly Cohort. Epidemiology. 2020 07; 31(4):499-508. PMID: 32282436; PMCID: PMC7269805; DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000001197;

Gao X, Coull B, Lin X, Vokonas P, Sparrow D, Hou L, DeMeo DL, Litonjua AA, Schwartz J, Baccarelli AA. Association of Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio With Pulmonary Function in a 30-Year Longitudinal Study of US Veterans. JAMA Netw Open. 2020 07 01; 3(7):e2010350.View Related Profiles.

Sparrow, David
Vokonas, Pantel

PMID: 32658288; PMCID: PMC7358911; DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.10350;

Wang C, Just A, Heiss J, Coull BA, Hou L, Zheng Y, Sparrow D, Vokonas PS, Baccarelli A, Schwartz J. Biomarkers of aging and lung function in the normative aging study. Aging (Albany NY). 2020 06 19; 12(12):11942-11966.View Related Profiles.

Sparrow, David
Vokonas, Pantel

PMID: 32561690; PMCID: PMC7343502; DOI: 10.18632/aging.103363;

Belsky DW, Caspi A, Arseneault L, Baccarelli A, Corcoran DL, Gao X, Hannon E, Harrington HL, Rasmussen LJ, Houts R, Huffman K, Kraus WE, Kwon D, Mill J, Pieper CF, Prinz JA, Poulton R, Schwartz J, Sugden K, Vokonas P, Williams BS, Moffitt TE. Quantification of the pace of biological aging in humans through a blood test, the DunedinPoAm DNA methylation algorithm. Elife. 2020 05 05; 9. PMID: 32367804; PMCID: PMC7282814; DOI: 10.7554/eLife.54870;

Nwanaji-Enwerem JC, Colicino E, Specht AJ, Gao X, Wang C, Vokonas P, Weisskopf MG, Boyer EW, Baccarelli AA, Schwartz J. Individual species and cumulative mixture relationships of 24-hour urine metal concentrations with DNA methylation age variables in older men. Environ Res. 2020 07; 186:109573. PMID: 32361261; PMCID: PMC7363532; DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.109573;

Vieira CLZ, Garshick E, Alvares D, Schwartz J, Huang S, Vokonas P, Gold DR, Koutrakis P. Association between ambient beta particle radioactivity and lower hemoglobin concentrations in a cohort of elderly men. Environ Int. 2020 06; 139:105735.View Related Profiles.

Garshick, Eric
Vokonas, Pantel

PMID: 32304940; PMCID: PMC7285998; DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2020.105735;

Dolcini J, Wu H, Nwanaji-Enwerem JC, Kiomourtozlogu MA, Cayir A, Sanchez-Guerra M, Vokonas P, Schwarz J, Baccarelli AA. Correction for: Mitochondria and aging in older individuals: an analysis of DNA methylation age metrics, leukocyte telomere length, and mitochondrial DNA copy number in the VA normative aging study. Aging (Albany NY). 2020 Mar 15; 12(6):5585-5586. PMID: 32182214; PMCID: PMC7138546; DOI: 10.18632/aging.102962;

Dolcini J, Wu H, Nwanaji-Enwerem JC, Kiomourtozlogu MA, Cayir A, Sanchez-Guerra M, Vokonas P, Schwarz J, Baccarelli AA. Mitochondria and aging in older individuals: an analysis of DNA methylation age metrics, leukocyte telomere length, and mitochondrial DNA copy number in the VA normative aging study. Aging (Albany NY). 2020 02 02; 12(3):2070-2083. PMID: 32009007; PMCID: PMC7041780; DOI: 10.18632/aging.102722;

Gao X, Coull B, Lin X, Vokonas P, Schwartz J, Baccarelli AA. Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs Modify the Effect of Short-Term Air Pollution on Lung Function. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2020 02 01; 201(3):374-378. PMID: 31553629; PMCID: PMC6999098; DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201905-1003LE;

Gao X, Colicino E, Shen J, Just AC, Nwanaji-Enwerem JC, Wang C, Coull B, Lin X, Vokonas P, Zheng Y, Hou L, Schwartz J, Baccarelli AA. Comparative validation of an epigenetic mortality risk score with three aging biomarkers for predicting mortality risks among older adult males. Int J Epidemiol. 2019 12 01; 48(6):1958-1971. PMID: 31038702; PMCID: PMC6929530; DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyz082;

Colicino E, Just A, Kioumourtzoglou MA, Vokonas P, Cardenas A, Sparrow D, Weisskopf M, Nie LH, Hu H, Schwartz JD, Wright RO, Baccarelli AA. Blood DNA methylation biomarkers of cumulative lead exposure in adults. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2021 02; 31(1):108-116.View Related Profiles.

Sparrow, David
Vokonas, Pantel

PMID: 31636367; PMCID: PMC7170756; DOI: 10.1038/s41370-019-0183-9;

Agha G, Mendelson MM, Ward-Caviness CK, Joehanes R, Huan T, Gondalia R, Salfati E, Brody JA, Fiorito G, Bressler J, Chen BH, Ligthart S, Guarrera S, Colicino E, Just AC, Wahl S, Gieger C, Vandiver AR, Tanaka T, Hernandez DG, Pilling LC, Singleton AB, Sacerdote C, Krogh V, Panico S, Tumino R, Li Y, Zhang G, Stewart JD, Floyd JS, Wiggins KL, Rotter JI, Multhaup M, Bakulski K, Horvath S, Tsao PS, Absher DM, Vokonas P, Hirschhorn J, Fallin MD, Liu C, Bandinelli S, Boerwinkle E, Dehghan A, Schwartz JD, Psaty BM, Feinberg AP, Hou L, Ferrucci L, Sotoodehnia N, Matullo G, Peters A, Fornage M, Assimes TL, Whitsel EA, Levy D, Baccarelli AA. Blood Leukocyte DNA Methylation Predicts Risk of Future Myocardial Infarction and Coronary Heart Disease. Circulation. 2019 08 20; 140(8):645-657.View Related Profiles.

Liu, Chunyu
Vokonas, Pantel

PMID: 31424985; PMCID: PMC6812683; DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.118.039357;

Jhun I, Kim J, Cho B, Gold DR, Schwartz J, Coull BA, Zanobetti A, Rice MB, Mittleman MA, Garshick E, Vokonas P, Bind MA, Wilker EH, Dominici F, Suh H, Koutrakis P. Synthesis of Harvard Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Center studies on traffic-related particulate pollution and cardiovascular outcomes in the Greater Boston Area. J Air Waste Manag Assoc. 2019 08; 69(8):900-917.View Related Profiles.

Garshick, Eric
Vokonas, Pantel

PMID: 30888266; PMCID: PMC6650311; DOI: 10.1080/10962247.2019.1596994;

Gao X, Koutrakis P, Blomberg AJ, Coull B, Vokonas P, Schwartz J, Baccarelli AA. Short-term ambient particle radioactivity level and renal function in older men: Insight from the Normative Aging Study. Environ Int. 2019 10; 131:105018. PMID: 31336254; PMCID: PMC6728188; DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2019.105018;

Yang Y, Gao X, Just AC, Colicino E, Wang C, Coull BA, Hou L, Zheng Y, Vokonas P, Schwartz J, Baccarelli AA. Smoking-Related DNA Methylation is Associated with DNA Methylation Phenotypic Age Acceleration: The Veterans Affairs Normative Aging Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 07 03; 16(13). PMID: 31277270; PMCID: PMC6651499; DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16132356;

Nyhan MM, Rice M, Blomberg A, Coull BA, Garshick E, Vokonas P, Schwartz J, Gold DR, Koutrakis P. Associations between ambient particle radioactivity and lung function. Environ Int. 2019 09; 130:104795.View Related Profiles.

Garshick, Eric
Vokonas, Pantel

PMID: 31200155; PMCID: PMC6679995; DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2019.04.066;

Gao X, Colicino E, Shen J, Just AC, Nwanaji-Enwerem JC, Coull B, Lin X, Vokonas P, Zheng Y, Hou L, Schwartz J, Baccarelli AA. Correction for: Accelerated DNA methylation age and the use of antihypertensive medication among older adults. Aging (Albany NY). 2019 05 15; 11(9):2911. PMID: 31102506; PMCID: PMC6535072; DOI: 10.18632/aging.101980;

Fiorito G, McCrory C, Robinson O, Carmeli C, Rosales CO, Zhang Y, Colicino E, Dugué PA, Artaud F, McKay GJ, Jeong A, Mishra PP, Nøst TH, Krogh V, Panico S, Sacerdote C, Tumino R, Palli D, Matullo G, Guarrera S, Gandini M, Bochud M, Dermitzakis E, Muka T, Schwartz J, Vokonas PS, Just A, Hodge AM, Giles GG, Southey MC, Hurme MA, Young I, McKnight AJ, Kunze S, Waldenberger M, Peters A, Schwettmann L, Lund E, Baccarelli A, Milne RL, Kenny RA, Elbaz A, Brenner H, Kee F, Voortman T, Probst-Hensch N, Lehtimäki T, Elliot P, Stringhini S, Vineis P, Polidoro S. Socioeconomic position, lifestyle habits and biomarkers of epigenetic aging: a multi-cohort analysis. Aging (Albany NY). 2019 04 14; 11(7):2045-2070. PMID: 31009935; PMCID: PMC6503871; DOI: 10.18632/aging.101900;

Gao X, Colicino E, Shen J, Kioumourtzoglou MA, Just AC, Nwanaji-Enwerem JC, Coull B, Lin X, Vokonas P, Zheng Y, Hou L, Schwartz J, Baccarelli AA. Impacts of air pollution, temperature, and relative humidity on leukocyte distribution: An epigenetic perspective. Environ Int. 2019 05; 126:395-405. PMID: 30826618; PMCID: PMC6441628; DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2019.02.053;

Nwanaji-Enwerem JC, Wang W, Nwanaji-Enwerem O, Vokonas P, Baccarelli A, Weisskopf M, Herndon LW, Wiggs JL, Park SK, Schwartz J. Association of Long-term Ambient Black Carbon Exposure and Oxidative Stress Allelic Variants With Intraocular Pressure in Older Men. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2019 02 01; 137(2):129-137. PMID: 30419128; PMCID: PMC6440251; DOI: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2018.5313;

Ward-Caviness CK, Agha G, Chen BH, Pfeiffer L, Wilson R, Wolf P, Gieger C, Schwartz J, Vokonas PS, Hou L, Just AC, Bandinelli S, Hernandez DG, Singleton AB, Prokisch H, Meitinger T, Kastenmüller G, Ferrucci L, Baccarelli AA, Waldenberger M, Peters A. Analysis of repeated leukocyte DNA methylation assessments reveals persistent epigenetic alterations after an incident myocardial infarction. Clin Epigenetics. 2018 12 27; 10(1):161. PMID: 30587240; PMCID: PMC6307146; DOI: 10.1186/s13148-018-0588-7;

Wu AC, Allen JG, Coull B, Amarasiriwardena C, Sparrow D, Vokonas P, Schwartz J, Weisskopf MG. Correlation over time of toenail metals among participants in the VA normative aging study from 1992 to 2014. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2019 09; 29(5):663-673.View Related Profiles.

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Gao X, Colicino E, Shen J, Just AC, Nwanaji-Enwerem JC, Wang C, Coull B, Lin X, Vokonas P, Zheng Y, Hou L, Schwartz J, Baccarelli AA. Accelerated DNA methylation age and the use of antihypertensive medication among older adults. Aging (Albany NY). 2018 11 10; 10(11):3210-3228. PMID: 30414594; PMCID: PMC6286862; DOI: 10.18632/aging.101626;

Zheutlin AR, Hu H, Weisskopf MG, Sparrow D, Vokonas PS, Park SK. Low-Level Cumulative Lead and Resistant Hypertension: A Prospective Study of Men Participating in the Veterans Affairs Normative Aging Study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2018 11 06; 7(21):e010014.View Related Profiles.

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Carmona JJ, Barfield RT, Panni T, Nwanaji-Enwerem JC, Just AC, Hutchinson JN, Colicino E, Karrasch S, Wahl S, Kunze S, Jafari N, Zheng Y, Hou L, DeMeo DL, Litonjua AA, Vokonas PS, Peters A, Lin X, Schwartz J, Schulz H, Baccarelli AA. Metastable DNA methylation sites associated with longitudinal lung function decline and aging in humans: an epigenome-wide study in the NAS and KORA cohorts. Epigenetics. 2018; 13(10-11):1039-1055. PMID: 30343628; PMCID: PMC6342072; DOI: 10.1080/15592294.2018.1529849;

Huang S, Lawrence J, Kang CM, Li J, Martins M, Vokonas P, Gold DR, Schwartz J, Coull BA, Koutrakis P. Road proximity influences indoor exposures to ambient fine particle mass and components. Environ Pollut. 2018 Dec; 243(Pt B):978-987. PMID: 30248605

Rodosthenous RS, Kloog I, Colicino E, Zhong J, Herrera LA, Vokonas P, Schwartz J, Baccarelli AA, Prada D. Extracellular vesicle-enriched microRNAs interact in the association between long-term particulate matter and blood pressure in elderly men. Environ Res. 2018 11; 167:640-649. PMID: 30216846; PMCID: PMC6173640; DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2018.09.002;

Wang W, Moroi S, Bakulski K, Mukherjee B, Weisskopf MG, Schaumberg D, Sparrow D, Vokonas PS, Hu H, Park SK. Bone Lead Levels and Risk of Incident Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma: The VA Normative Aging Study. Environ Health Perspect. 2018 08; 126(8):087002.View Related Profiles.

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Kresovich JK, Joyce BT, Gao T, Zheng Y, Zhang Z, Achenbach CJ, Murphy RL, Just AC, Shen J, Yang H, Vokonas P, Schwartz J, Baccarelli AA, Hou L. Promoter methylation of PGC1A and PGC1B predicts cancer incidence in a veteran cohort. Epigenomics. 2018 06; 10(6):733-743. PMID: 29888964; PMCID: PMC6367713; DOI: 10.2217/epi-2017-0141;

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Cheng W, Taylor JMG, Vokonas PS, Park SK, Mukherjee B. Improving estimation and prediction in linear regression incorporating external information from an established reduced model. Stat Med. 2018 04 30; 37(9):1515-1530. PMID: 29365342; PMCID: PMC5889759; DOI: 10.1002/sim.7600;

Marioni RE, McRae AF, Bressler J, Colicino E, Hannon E, Li S, Prada D, Smith JA, Trevisi L, Tsai PC, Vojinovic D, Simino J, Levy D, Liu C, Mendelson M, Satizabal CL, Yang Q, Jhun MA, Kardia SLR, Zhao W, Bandinelli S, Ferrucci L, Hernandez DG, Singleton AB, Harris SE, Starr JM, Kiel DP, McLean RR, Just AC, Schwartz J, Spiro A, Vokonas P, Amin N, Ikram MA, Uitterlinden AG, van Meurs JBJ, Spector TD, Steves C, Baccarelli AA, Bell JT, van Duijn CM, Fornage M, Hsu YH, Mill J, Mosley TH, Seshadri S, Deary IJ. Meta-analysis of epigenome-wide association studies of cognitive abilities. Mol Psychiatry. 2018 11; 23(11):2133-2144.View Related Profiles.

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Richard MA, Huan T, Ligthart S, Gondalia R, Jhun MA, Brody JA, Irvin MR, Marioni R, Shen J, Tsai PC, Montasser ME, Jia Y, Syme C, Salfati EL, Boerwinkle E, Guan W, Mosley TH, Bressler J, Morrison AC, Liu C, Mendelson MM, Uitterlinden AG, van Meurs JB, Franco OH, Zhang G, Li Y, Stewart JD, Bis JC, Psaty BM, Chen YI, Kardia SLR, Zhao W, Turner ST, Absher D, Aslibekyan S, Starr JM, McRae AF, Hou L, Just AC, Schwartz JD, Vokonas PS, Menni C, Spector TD, Shuldiner A, Damcott CM, Rotter JI, Palmas W, Liu Y, Paus T, Horvath S, O'Connell JR, Guo X, Pausova Z, Assimes TL, Sotoodehnia N, Smith JA, Arnett DK, Deary IJ, Baccarelli AA, Bell JT, Whitsel E, Dehghan A, Levy D, Fornage M. DNA Methylation Analysis Identifies Loci for Blood Pressure Regulation. Am J Hum Genet. 2017 Dec 07; 101(6):888-902.View Related Profiles.

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Sahin-Efe A, Upadhyay J, Ko BJ, Dincer F, Park KH, Migdal A, Vokonas P, Mantzoros C. Irisin and leptin concentrations in relation to obesity, and developing type 2 diabetes: A cross sectional and a prospective case-control study nested in the Normative Aging Study. Metabolism. 2018 02; 79:24-32.View Related Profiles.

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Barfield R, Shen J, Just AC, Vokonas PS, Schwartz J, Baccarelli AA, VanderWeele TJ, Lin X. Testing for the indirect effect under the null for genome-wide mediation analyses. Genet Epidemiol. 2017 Dec; 41(8):824-833. PMID: 29082545; PMCID: PMC5696067; DOI: 10.1002/gepi.22084;

Kresovich JK, Bulka CM, Joyce BT, Vokonas PS, Schwartz J, Baccarelli AA, Hibler EA, Hou L. The Inflammatory Potential of Dietary Manganese in a Cohort of Elderly Men. Biol Trace Elem Res. 2018 May; 183(1):49-57. PMID: 28822065; PMCID: PMC5844859; DOI: 10.1007/s12011-017-1127-7;

Zhang H, Zheng Y, Yoon G, Zhang Z, Gao T, Joyce B, Zhang W, Schwartz J, Vokonas P, Colicino E, Baccarelli A, Hou L, Liu L. Regularized estimation in sparse high-dimensional multivariate regression, with application to a DNA methylation study. Stat Appl Genet Mol Biol. 2017 Jul 26; 16(3):159-171. PMID: 28734115; PMCID: PMC5812465; DOI: 10.1515/sagmb-2016-0073;

Nwanaji-Enwerem JC, Colicino E, Dai L, Cayir A, Sanchez-Guerra M, Laue HE, Nguyen VT, Di Q, Just AC, Hou L, Vokonas P, Coull BA, Weisskopf MG, Baccarelli AA, Schwartz JD. Impacts of the Mitochondrial Genome on the Relationship of Long-Term Ambient Fine Particle Exposure with Blood DNA Methylation Age. Environ Sci Technol. 2017 Jul 18; 51(14):8185-8195. PMID: 28636816; PMCID: PMC5555236; DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.7b02409;

Nwanaji-Enwerem JC, Bind MA, Dai L, Oulhote Y, Colicino E, Di Q, Just AC, Hou L, Vokonas P, Coull BA, Weisskopf MG, Baccarelli AA, Schwartz JD. Editor's Highlight: Modifying Role of Endothelial Function Gene Variants on the Association of Long-Term PM2.5 Exposure With Blood DNA Methylation Age: The VA Normative Aging Study. Toxicol Sci. 2017 Jul 01; 158(1):116-126. PMID: 28486674; PMCID: PMC6075375; DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfx077;

Sun Z, Mukherjee B, Estes JP, Vokonas PS, Park SK. Exposure enriched outcome dependent designs for longitudinal studies of gene-environment interaction. Stat Med. 2017 Aug 15; 36(18):2947-2960. PMID: 28497531; PMCID: PMC5523112; DOI: 10.1002/sim.7332;

Carmona JJ, Accomando WP, Binder AM, Hutchinson JN, Pantano L, Izzi B, Just AC, Lin X, Schwartz J, Vokonas PS, Amr SS, Baccarelli AA, Michels KB. Empirical comparison of reduced representation bisulfite sequencing and Infinium BeadChip reproducibility and coverage of DNA methylation in humans. NPJ Genom Med. 2017; 2:13. PMID: 29263828; PMCID: PMC5642382; DOI: 10.1038/s41525-017-0012-9;

Colicino E, Wilson A, Frisardi MC, Prada D, Power MC, Hoxha M, Dioni L, Spiro A, Vokonas PS, Weisskopf MG, Schwartz JD, Baccarelli AA. Erratum: "Telomere Length, Long-Term Black Carbon Exposure, and Cognitive Function in a Cohort of Older Men: The VA Normative Aging Study". Environ Health Perspect. 2017 03 31; 125(4):A63.View Related Profiles.

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Peng C, Sanchez-Guerra M, Wilson A, Mehta AJ, Zhong J, Zanobetti A, Brennan K, Dereix AE, Coull BA, Vokonas P, Schwartz J, Baccarelli AA. Short-term effects of air temperature and mitochondrial DNA lesions within an older population. Environ Int. 2017 Jun; 103:23-29. PMID: 28351767; PMCID: PMC5849241; DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2017.03.017;

Nwanaji-Enwerem JC, Dai L, Colicino E, Oulhote Y, Di Q, Kloog I, Just AC, Hou L, Vokonas P, Baccarelli AA, Weisskopf MG, Schwartz JD. Associations between long-term exposure to PM2.5 component species and blood DNA methylation age in the elderly: The VA normative aging study. Environ Int. 2017 May; 102:57-65. PMID: 28284819; PMCID: PMC5396466; DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2016.12.024;

Yoon G, Zheng Y, Zhang Z, Zhang H, Gao T, Joyce B, Zhang W, Guan W, Baccarelli AA, Jiang W, Schwartz J, Vokonas PS, Hou L, Liu L. Ultra-high dimensional variable selection with application to normative aging study: DNA methylation and metabolic syndrome. BMC Bioinformatics. 2017 Mar 07; 18(1):156. PMID: 28264653; PMCID: PMC5340011; DOI: 10.1186/s12859-017-1568-1;

Zanobetti A, Coull BA, Kloog I, Sparrow D, Vokonas PS, Gold DR, Schwartz J. Fine-scale spatial and temporal variation in temperature and arrhythmia episodes in the VA Normative Aging Study. J Air Waste Manag Assoc. 2017 01; 67(1):96-104.View Related Profiles.

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Wallwork RS, Colicino E, Zhong J, Kloog I, Coull BA, Vokonas P, Schwartz JD, Baccarelli AA. Ambient Fine Particulate Matter, Outdoor Temperature, and Risk of Metabolic Syndrome. Am J Epidemiol. 2017 Jan 01; 185(1):30-39. PMID: 27927620; PMCID: PMC5209587; DOI: 10.1093/aje/kww157;

Ward-Caviness CK, Nwanaji-Enwerem JC, Wolf K, Wahl S, Colicino E, Trevisi L, Kloog I, Just AC, Vokonas P, Cyrys J, Gieger C, Schwartz J, Baccarelli AA, Schneider A, Peters A. Long-term exposure to air pollution is associated with biological aging. Oncotarget. 2016 Nov 15; 7(46):74510-74525. PMID: 27793020; PMCID: PMC5342683; DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.12903;

Liu C, Marioni RE, Hedman ÅK, Pfeiffer L, Tsai PC, Reynolds LM, Just AC, Duan Q, Boer CG, Tanaka T, Elks CE, Aslibekyan S, Brody JA, Kühnel B, Herder C, Almli LM, Zhi D, Wang Y, Huan T, Yao C, Mendelson MM, Joehanes R, Liang L, Love SA, Guan W, Shah S, McRae AF, Kretschmer A, Prokisch H, Strauch K, Peters A, Visscher PM, Wray NR, Guo X, Wiggins KL, Smith AK, Binder EB, Ressler KJ, Irvin MR, Absher DM, Hernandez D, Ferrucci L, Bandinelli S, Lohman K, Ding J, Trevisi L, Gustafsson S, Sandling JH, Stolk L, Uitterlinden AG, Yet I, Castillo-Fernandez JE, Spector TD, Schwartz JD, Vokonas P, Lind L, Li Y, Fornage M, Arnett DK, Wareham NJ, Sotoodehnia N, Ong KK, van Meurs JBJ, Conneely KN, Baccarelli AA, Deary IJ, Bell JT, North KE, Liu Y, Waldenberger M, London SJ, Ingelsson E, Levy D. A DNA methylation biomarker of alcohol consumption. Mol Psychiatry. 2018 02; 23(2):422-433.View Related Profiles.

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Chen BH, Marioni RE, Colicino E, Peters MJ, Ward-Caviness CK, Tsai PC, Roetker NS, Just AC, Demerath EW, Guan W, Bressler J, Fornage M, Studenski S, Vandiver AR, Moore AZ, Tanaka T, Kiel DP, Liang L, Vokonas P, Schwartz J, Lunetta KL, Murabito JM, Bandinelli S, Hernandez DG, Melzer D, Nalls M, Pilling LC, Price TR, Singleton AB, Gieger C, Holle R, Kretschmer A, Kronenberg F, Kunze S, Linseisen J, Meisinger C, Rathmann W, Waldenberger M, Visscher PM, Shah S, Wray NR, McRae AF, Franco OH, Hofman A, Uitterlinden AG, Absher D, Assimes T, Levine ME, Lu AT, Tsao PS, Hou L, Manson JE, Carty CL, LaCroix AZ, Reiner AP, Spector TD, Feinberg AP, Levy D, Baccarelli A, van Meurs J, Bell JT, Peters A, Deary IJ, Pankow JS, Ferrucci L, Horvath S. DNA methylation-based measures of biological age: meta-analysis predicting time to death. Aging (Albany NY). 2016 Sep 28; 8(9):1844-1865.View Related Profiles.

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Zhang H, Zheng Y, Zhang Z, Gao T, Joyce B, Yoon G, Zhang W, Schwartz J, Just A, Colicino E, Vokonas P, Zhao L, Lv J, Baccarelli A, Hou L, Liu L. Estimating and testing high-dimensional mediation effects in epigenetic studies. Bioinformatics. 2016 Oct 15; 32(20):3150-3154. PMID: 27357171; PMCID: PMC5048064; DOI: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btw351;

Joyce BT, Gao T, Zheng Y, Liu L, Zhang W, Dai Q, Shrubsole MJ, Hibler EA, Cristofanilli M, Zhang H, Yang H, Vokonas P, Cantone L, Schwartz J, Baccarelli A, Hou L. Prospective changes in global DNA methylation and cancer incidence and mortality. Br J Cancer. 2016 Aug 09; 115(4):465-72. PMID: 27351216; PMCID: PMC4985350; DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2016.205;

Nwanaji-Enwerem JC, Colicino E, Trevisi L, Kloog I, Just AC, Shen J, Brennan K, Dereix A, Hou L, Vokonas P, Schwartz J, Baccarelli AA. Long-term ambient particle exposures and blood DNA methylation age: findings from the VA normative aging study. Environ Epigenet. 2016 Apr; 2(2). PMID: 27453791; PMCID: PMC4957520; DOI: 10.1093/eep/dvw006;

Colicino E, Wilson A, Frisardi MC, Prada D, Power MC, Hoxha M, Dioni L, Spiro A, Vokonas PS, Weisskopf MG, Schwartz JD, Baccarelli AA. Telomere Length, Long-Term Black Carbon Exposure, and Cognitive Function in a Cohort of Older Men: The VA Normative Aging Study. Environ Health Perspect. 2017 Jan; 125(1):76-81.View Related Profiles.

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Bind MA, Coull BA, Baccarelli A, Tarantini L, Cantone L, Vokonas P, Schwartz J. Distributional changes in gene-specific methylation associated with temperature. Environ Res. 2016 Oct; 150:38-46. PMID: 27236570; PMCID: PMC5003672; DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2016.05.034;

Peng C, Bind MC, Colicino E, Kloog I, Byun HM, Cantone L, Trevisi L, Zhong J, Brennan K, Dereix AE, Vokonas PS, Coull BA, Schwartz JD, Baccarelli AA. Particulate Air Pollution and Fasting Blood Glucose in Nondiabetic Individuals: Associations and Epigenetic Mediation in the Normative Aging Study, 2000-2011. Environ Health Perspect. 2016 Nov; 124(11):1715-1721. PMID: 27219535; PMCID: PMC5089881; DOI: 10.1289/EHP183;

Kaye EK, Chen N, Cabral HJ, Vokonas P, Garcia RI. Metabolic Syndrome and Periodontal Disease Progression in Men. J Dent Res. 2016 Jul; 95(7):822-8.View Related Profiles.

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Mehta AJ, Zanobetti A, Bind MA, Kloog I, Koutrakis P, Sparrow D, Vokonas PS, Schwartz JD. Long-Term Exposure to Ambient Fine Particulate Matter and Renal Function in Older Men: The Veterans Administration Normative Aging Study. Environ Health Perspect. 2016 Sep; 124(9):1353-60.View Related Profiles.

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Mordukhovich I, Kloog I, Coull B, Koutrakis P, Vokonas P, Schwartz J. Association Between Particulate Air Pollution and QT Interval Duration in an Elderly Cohort. Epidemiology. 2016 Mar; 27(2):284-90. PMID: 26605812; PMCID: PMC4748722; DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000000424;

Zheng Y, Joyce BT, Colicino E, Liu L, Zhang W, Dai Q, Shrubsole MJ, Kibbe WA, Gao T, Zhang Z, Jafari N, Vokonas P, Schwartz J, Baccarelli AA, Hou L. Blood Epigenetic Age may Predict Cancer Incidence and Mortality. EBioMedicine. 2016 Mar; 5:68-73. PMID: 27077113; PMCID: PMC4816845; DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2016.02.008;

Mehta AJ, Cassidy A, Litonjua AA, Sparrow D, Vokonas P, Schwartz J. Dietary anthocyanin intake and age-related decline in lung function: longitudinal findings from the VA Normative Aging Study. Am J Clin Nutr. 2016 Feb; 103(2):542-50.View Related Profiles.

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Dai L, Koutrakis P, Coull BA, Sparrow D, Vokonas PS, Schwartz JD. Use of the Adaptive LASSO Method to Identify PM2.5 Components Associated with Blood Pressure in Elderly Men: The Veterans Affairs Normative Aging Study. Environ Health Perspect. 2016 Jan; 124(1):120-5.View Related Profiles.

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Hou L, Joyce BT, Gao T, Liu L, Zheng Y, Penedo FJ, Liu S, Zhang W, Bergan R, Dai Q, Vokonas P, Hoxha M, Schwartz J, Baccarelli A. Blood Telomere Length Attrition and Cancer Development in the Normative Aging Study Cohort. EBioMedicine. 2015 Jun; 2(6):591-6. PMID: 26288820; PMCID: PMC4535161; DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2015.04.008;

Carmona JJ, Barfield RT, Just AC, Colicino E, Vokonas PS, Lin X, Schwartz J, Baccarelli AA. Smoking-related DNA methylation sites indicative of longitudinal lung function decline in elderly humans: an epigenome-wide association study. 2015. View Publication

Bind MA, Coull BA, Peters A, Baccarelli AA, Tarantini L, Cantone L, Vokonas PS, Koutrakis P, Schwartz JD. Beyond the Mean: Quantile Regression to Explore the Association of Air Pollution with Gene-Specific Methylation in the Normative Aging Study. Environ Health Perspect. 2015 Aug; 123(8):759-65. PMID: 25769179; PMCID: PMC4529003; DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1307824;

Hanson C, Lyden E, Furtado J, Campos H, Sparrow D, Vokonas P, Litonjua AA. Serum tocopherol levels and vitamin E intake are associated with lung function in the normative aging study. Clin Nutr. 2016 Feb; 35(1):169-74.View Related Profiles.

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Zhong J, Colicino E, Lin X, Mehta A, Kloog I, Zanobetti A, Byun HM, Bind MA, Cantone L, Prada D, Tarantini L, Trevisi L, Sparrow D, Vokonas P, Schwartz J, Baccarelli AA. Cardiac autonomic dysfunction: particulate air pollution effects are modulated by epigenetic immunoregulation of Toll-like receptor 2 and dietary flavonoid intake. J Am Heart Assoc. 2015 Jan; 4(1):e001423.View Related Profiles.

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Jhun MA, Hu H, Schwartz J, Weisskopf MG, Nie LH, Sparrow D, Vokonas PS, Park SK. Effect modification by vitamin D receptor genetic polymorphisms in the association between cumulative lead exposure and pulse pressure: a longitudinal study. Environ Health. 2015; 14:5.View Related Profiles.

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Mordukhovich I, Lepeule J, Coull BA, Sparrow D, Vokonas P, Schwartz J. The effect of oxidative stress polymorphisms on the association between long-term black carbon exposure and lung function among elderly men. Thorax. 2015 Feb; 70(2):133-7.View Related Profiles.

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Carmona JJ, Sofer T, Hutchinson J, Cantone L, Coull B, Maity A, Vokonas P, Lin X, Schwartz J, Baccarelli AA. Short-term airborne particulate matter exposure alters the epigenetic landscape of human genes associated with the mitogen-activated protein kinase network: a cross-sectional study. Environ Health. 2014; 13:94. PMID: 25395096; PMCID: PMC4273424; DOI: 10.1186/1476-069X-13-94;

Mehta AJ, Kloog I, Zanobetti A, Coull BA, Sparrow D, Vokonas P, Schwartz J. Associations between changes in city and address specific temperature and QT interval--the VA Normative Aging Study. PLoS One. 2014; 9(9):e106258.View Related Profiles.

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Ko YA, Mukherjee B, Smith JA, Park SK, Kardia SL, Allison MA, Vokonas PS, Chen J, Diez-Roux AV. Testing departure from additivity in Tukey's model using shrinkage: application to a longitudinal setting. Stat Med. 2014 Dec 20; 33(29):5177-91. PMID: 25112650; PMCID: PMC4227925; DOI: 10.1002/sim.6281;

Prada D, Colicino E, Power MC, Cox DG, Weisskopf MG, Hou L, Spiro Iii A, Vokonas P, Zhong J, Sanchez-Guerra M, Herrera LA, Schwartz J, Baccarelli AA. Influence of multiple APOE genetic variants on cognitive function in a cohort of older men - results from the Normative Aging Study. BMC Psychiatry. 2014; 14:223. PMID: 25085564; PMCID: PMC4149270; DOI: 10.1186/s12888-014-0223-x;

Bind MA, Zanobetti A, Gasparrini A, Peters A, Coull B, Baccarelli A, Tarantini L, Koutrakis P, Vokonas P, Schwartz J. Effects of temperature and relative humidity on DNA methylation. Epidemiology. 2014 Jul; 25(4):561-9. PMID: 24809956; PMCID: PMC4224120; DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000000120;

Bakulski KM, Park SK, Weisskopf MG, Tucker KL, Sparrow D, Spiro A, Vokonas PS, Nie LH, Hu H, Weuve J. Lead exposure, B vitamins, and plasma homocysteine in men 55 years of age and older: the VA normative aging study. Environ Health Perspect. 2014 Oct; 122(10):1066-74.View Related Profiles.

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Colicino E, Power MC, Cox DG, Weisskopf MG, Hou L, Alexeeff SE, Sanchez-Guerra M, Vokonas P, Spiro A, Schwartz J, Baccarelli AA. Mitochondrial haplogroups modify the effect of black carbon on age-related cognitive impairment. Environ Health. 2014; 13(1):42.View Related Profiles.

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Bind MA, Coull B, Suh H, Wright R, Baccarelli A, Vokonas P, Schwartz J. A novel genetic score approach using instruments to investigate interactions between pathways and environment: application to air pollution. PLoS One. 2014; 9(4):e96000. PMID: 24755831; PMCID: PMC3995963; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0096000;

Lepeule J, Bind MA, Baccarelli AA, Koutrakis P, Tarantini L, Litonjua A, Sparrow D, Vokonas P, Schwartz JD. Epigenetic influences on associations between air pollutants and lung function in elderly men: the normative aging study. Environ Health Perspect. 2014 Jun; 122(6):566-72.View Related Profiles.

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Aronis KN, Sahin-Efe A, Chamberland JP, Spiro A, Vokonas P, Mantzoros CS. Chemerin levels as predictor of acute coronary events: a case-control study nested within the veterans affairs normative aging study. Metabolism. 2014 Jun; 63(6):760-6.View Related Profiles.

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Ikeda A, Schwartz J, Peters JL, Baccarelli AA, Hoxha M, Dioni L, Spiro A, Sparrow D, Vokonas P, Kubzansky LD. Pessimistic orientation in relation to telomere length in older men: the VA normative aging study. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2014 Apr; 42:68-76.View Related Profiles.

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Bind MA, Lepeule J, Zanobetti A, Gasparrini A, Baccarelli A, Coull BA, Tarantini L, Vokonas PS, Koutrakis P, Schwartz J. Air pollution and gene-specific methylation in the Normative Aging Study: association, effect modification, and mediation analysis. Epigenetics. 2014 Mar; 9(3):448-58. PMID: 24385016; PMCID: PMC4053463; DOI: 10.4161/epi.27584;

Fossati S, Baccarelli A, Zanobetti A, Hoxha M, Vokonas PS, Wright RO, Schwartz J. Ambient particulate air pollution and microRNAs in elderly men. Epidemiology. 2014 Jan; 25(1):68-78. PMID: 24257509; PMCID: PMC3977338; DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000000026;

Poon AH, Houseman EA, Ryan L, Sparrow D, Vokonas PS, Litonjua AA. Variants of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease genes and lung function decline in aging. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2014 Jul; 69(7):907-13.View Related Profiles.

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Mehta AJ, Zanobetti A, Koutrakis P, Mittleman MA, Sparrow D, Vokonas P, Schwartz J. Associations between short-term changes in air pollution and correlates of arterial stiffness: The Veterans Affairs Normative Aging Study, 2007-2011. Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Jan 15; 179(2):192-9.View Related Profiles.

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Zanobetti A, Coull BA, Gryparis A, Kloog I, Sparrow D, Vokonas PS, Wright RO, Gold DR, Schwartz J. Associations between arrhythmia episodes and temporally and spatially resolved black carbon and particulate matter in elderly patients. Occup Environ Med. 2014 Mar; 71(3):201-7.View Related Profiles.

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Baja ES, Schwartz JD, Coull BA, Wellenius GA, Vokonas PS, Suh HH. Structural equation modeling of parasympathetic and sympathetic response to traffic air pollution in a repeated measures study. Environ Health. 2013; 12(1):81.View Related Profiles.

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Boonstra PS, Bondarenko I, Park SK, Vokonas PS, Mukherjee B. Propensity score-based diagnostics for categorical response regression models. Stat Med. 2014 Feb 10; 33(3):455-69. PMID: 23934948; PMCID: PMC3911784; DOI: 10.1002/sim.5940;

Ko YA, Saha-Chaudhuri P, Park SK, Vokonas PS, Mukherjee B. Novel likelihood ratio tests for screening gene-gene and gene-environment interactions with unbalanced repeated-measures data. Genet Epidemiol. 2013 Sep; 37(6):581-91. PMID: 23798480; PMCID: PMC4009698; DOI: 10.1002/gepi.21744;

Aronis KN, Moreno M, Polyzos SA, Moreno-Navarrete JM, Ricart W, Delgado E, de la Hera J, Sahin-Efe A, Chamberland JP, Berman R, Spiro A, Vokonas P, Fernández-Real JM, Mantzoros CS. Circulating irisin levels and coronary heart disease: association with future acute coronary syndrome and major adverse cardiovascular events. Int J Obes (Lond). 2015 Jan; 39(1):156-61.View Related Profiles.

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Alexeeff SE, Baccarelli AA, Halonen J, Coull BA, Wright RO, Tarantini L, Bollati V, Sparrow D, Vokonas P, Schwartz J. Association between blood pressure and DNA methylation of retrotransposons and pro-inflammatory genes. Int J Epidemiol. 2013 Feb; 42(1):270-80.View Related Profiles.

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Sordillo JE, Lange NE, Tarantini L, Bollati V, Zanobetti A, Sparrow D, Vokonas P, Schwartz J, Baccarelli A, Demeo D, Litonjua AA. Allergen sensitization is associated with increased DNA methylation in older men. Int Arch Allergy Immunol. 2013; 161(1):37-43.View Related Profiles.

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Lange NE, Sordillo J, Tarantini L, Bollati V, Sparrow D, Vokonas P, Zanobetti A, Schwartz J, Baccarelli A, Litonjua AA, Demeo DL. Alu and LINE-1 methylation and lung function in the normative ageing study. BMJ Open. 2012; 2(5).View Related Profiles.

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Lambrou A, Baccarelli A, Wright RO, Weisskopf M, Bollati V, Amarasiriwardena C, Vokonas P, Schwartz J. Arsenic exposure and DNA methylation among elderly men. Epidemiology. 2012 Sep; 23(5):668-76. PMID: 22833016; PMCID: PMC3448132; DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0b013e31825afb0b;

Lange NE, Sparrow D, Vokonas P, Litonjua AA. Vitamin D deficiency, smoking, and lung function in the Normative Aging Study. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2012 Oct 1; 186(7):616-21.View Related Profiles.

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Madrigano J, Baccarelli A, Mittleman MA, Sparrow D, Spiro A, Vokonas PS, Cantone L, Kubzansky L, Schwartz J. Air pollution and DNA methylation: interaction by psychological factors in the VA Normative Aging Study. Am J Epidemiol. 2012 Aug 1; 176(3):224-32.View Related Profiles.

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Wernimont SM, Clark AG, Stover PJ, Wells MT, Litonjua AA, Weiss ST, Gaziano JM, Vokonas PS, Tucker KL, Cassano PA. Folate network genetic variation predicts cardiovascular disease risk in non-Hispanic white males. J Nutr. 2012 Jul; 142(7):1272-9.View Related Profiles.

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Rahilly-Tierney C, Vokonas P, Gaziano JM, Spiro A. Lifestyle change and high-density lipoprotein change: the US Department of Veterans Affairs Normative Aging Study. Clin Cardiol. 2012; 35(7):437-42.View Related Profiles.

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Schwartz J, Alexeeff SE, Mordukhovich I, Gryparis A, Vokonas P, Suh H, Coull BA. Association between long-term exposure to traffic particles and blood pressure in the Veterans Administration Normative Aging Study. Occup Environ Med. 2012 Jun; 69(6):422-7. PMID: 22383587; PMCID: PMC3597742; DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2011-100268;

Bind MA, Baccarelli A, Zanobetti A, Tarantini L, Suh H, Vokonas P, Schwartz J. Air pollution and markers of coagulation, inflammation, and endothelial function: associations and epigene-environment interactions in an elderly cohort. Epidemiology. 2012 Mar; 23(2):332-40. PMID: 22237295; PMCID: PMC3285258; DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0b013e31824523f0;

Lepeule J, Baccarelli A, Motta V, Cantone L, Litonjua AA, Sparrow D, Vokonas PS, Schwartz J. Gene promoter methylation is associated with lung function in the elderly: the Normative Aging Study. Epigenetics. 2012 Mar; 7(3):261-9.View Related Profiles.

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Fang SC, Mehta AJ, Alexeeff SE, Gryparis A, Coull B, Vokonas P, Christiani DC, Schwartz J. Residential black carbon exposure and circulating markers of systemic inflammation in elderly males: the normative aging study. Environ Health Perspect. 2012 May; 120(5):674-80. PMID: 22336131; PMCID: PMC3346771; DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1103982;

Madrigano J, Baccarelli A, Mittleman MA, Sparrow D, Vokonas PS, Tarantini L, Schwartz J. Aging and epigenetics: longitudinal changes in gene-specific DNA methylation. Epigenetics. 2012 Jan 1; 7(1):63-70.View Related Profiles.

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Mordukhovich I, Wright RO, Hu H, Amarasiriwardena C, Baccarelli A, Litonjua A, Sparrow D, Vokonas P, Schwartz J. Associations of toenail arsenic, cadmium, mercury, manganese, and lead with blood pressure in the normative aging study. Environ Health Perspect. 2012 Jan; 120(1):98-104.View Related Profiles.

Sparrow, David
Vokonas, Pantel

PMID: 21878420; PMCID: PMC3261928; DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1002805;

Allsup K, Zavin A, Joseph J, Arena R, Vokonas PS, Lecker S, Lazzari L, Schulze PC, Forman DE. Strength and Aerobic Capacities Both Contribute to Functional Decline in Heart Failure. Journal of Cardiac Failure. 2011; 17(8). View Publication

Wilker E, Korrick S, Nie LH, Sparrow D, Vokonas P, Coull B, Wright RO, Schwartz J, Hu H. Longitudinal changes in bone lead levels: the VA Normative Aging Study. J Occup Environ Med. 2011 Aug; 53(8):850-5.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 21788910; PMCID: PMC3159960; DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e31822589a9;

Weuve J, Glymour MM, Hu H, Sparrow D, Spiro A, Vokonas PS, Litonjua AA. Forced expiratory volume in 1 second and cognitive aging in men. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2011 Jul; 59(7):1283-92.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 21718272; PMCID: PMC3758858; DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03487.x;

Wilker EH, Alexeeff SE, Suh H, Vokonas PS, Baccarelli A, Schwartz J. Ambient pollutants, polymorphisms associated with microRNA processing and adhesion molecules: the Normative Aging Study. Environ Health. 2011; 10:45. PMID: 21600003; PMCID: PMC3124411; DOI: 10.1186/1476-069X-10-45;

Allsup K, Lecker S, Zavin A, Jospeh J, Lazzari AA, Vokonas PS, Forman DE. Comparing Physical And Funcational Measures In Heart Failure Patients And Healthy Controls. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 2011; 43(Suppl 1):658. View Publication
Sordillo JE, Lange NE, Tarantini L, Litonjua AA. Global DNA Methylation, BMI, Wheeze, And Allergic Sensitization In Older Men. 2011. View Publication
Madrigano J, Baccarelli A, Tarantini L, Schwartz J. Air Pollution, Psychological Stress, And DNA Methylation Of The Glucocorticoid Receptor Gene. 2011. View Publication
Bind M, Baccarelli A, Coull B, Schwartz J. Air Pollution And Gene-Specific Dna Methylation In An Elderly Cohort: Veterans Administration Normative Aging Study . 2011. View Publication
Lange NE, Sordillo JE, Tarantini L, DeMeo DL. Global DNA Methylation And Lung Function In The Normative Aging Study. 2011. View Publication

Kubzansky LD, Park N, Peterson C, Vokonas P, Sparrow D. Healthy psychological functioning and incident coronary heart disease: the importance of self-regulation. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2011 Apr; 68(4):400-8.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 21464364; DOI: 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2011.23;

Eum KD, Nie LH, Schwartz J, Vokonas PS, Sparrow D, Hu H, Weisskopf MG. Prospective cohort study of lead exposure and electrocardiographic conduction disturbances in the Department of Veterans Affairs Normative Aging Study. Environ Health Perspect. 2011 Jul; 119(7):940-4.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 21414889; PMCID: PMC3223010; DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1003279;

Ren C, O'Neill MS, Park SK, Sparrow D, Vokonas P, Schwartz J. Ambient temperature, air pollution, and heart rate variability in an aging population. Am J Epidemiol. 2011 May 1; 173(9):1013-21.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 21385834; PMCID: PMC3121221; DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwq477;

Madrigano J, Baccarelli A, Mittleman MA, Wright RO, Sparrow D, Vokonas PS, Tarantini L, Schwartz J. Prolonged exposure to particulate pollution, genes associated with glutathione pathways, and DNA methylation in a cohort of older men. Environ Health Perspect. 2011 Jul; 119(7):977-82.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 21385671; PMCID: PMC3222977; DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1002773;

Alexeeff SE, Coull BA, Gryparis A, Suh H, Sparrow D, Vokonas PS, Schwartz J. Medium-term exposure to traffic-related air pollution and markers of inflammation and endothelial function. Environ Health Perspect. 2011 Apr; 119(4):481-6.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 21349799; PMCID: PMC3080929; DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1002560;

Rahilly-Tierney CR, Spiro A, Vokonas P, Gaziano JM. Relation between high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and survival to age 85 years in men (from the VA normative aging study). Am J Cardiol. 2011 Apr 15; 107(8):1173-7.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 21296318; DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2010.12.015;

Bind M, Baccarelli A, Suh HH, Vokonas PS, Schwartz J. Epigene-environment Interactions and Fibrinogen in an Elderly Cohort: Veterans Administration Normative Aging Study. Epidemiology. 2011; 22:S133-S134. View Publication

Zhu ZZ, Sparrow D, Hou L, Tarantini L, Bollati V, Litonjua AA, Zanobetti A, Vokonas P, Wright RO, Baccarelli A, Schwartz J. Repetitive element hypomethylation in blood leukocyte DNA and cancer incidence, prevalence, and mortality in elderly individuals: the Normative Aging Study. Cancer Causes Control. 2011 Mar; 22(3):437-47.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 21188491; PMCID: PMC3752839; DOI: 10.1007/s10552-010-9715-2;

Halonen JI, Zanobetti A, Sparrow D, Vokonas PS, Schwartz J. Outdoor temperature is associated with serum HDL and LDL. Environ Res. 2011 Feb; 111(2):281-7.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 21172696; PMCID: PMC4437587; DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2010.12.001;

Ren C, Vokonas PS, Suh H, Fang S, Christiani DC, Schwartz J. Effect modification of air pollution on Urinary 8-Hydroxy-2'-Deoxyguanosine by genotypes: an application of the multiple testing procedure to identify significant SNP interactions. Environ Health. 2010; 9:78. PMID: 21138591; PMCID: PMC3016327; DOI: 10.1186/1476-069X-9-78;

Baccarelli A, Wright R, Bollati V, Litonjua A, Zanobetti A, Tarantini L, Sparrow D, Vokonas P, Schwartz J. Ischemic heart disease and stroke in relation to blood DNA methylation. Epidemiology. 2010 Nov; 21(6):819-28.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 20805753; PMCID: PMC3690659; DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0b013e3181f20457;

McCracken J, Baccarelli A, Hoxha M, Dioni L, Melly S, Coull B, Suh H, Vokonas P, Schwartz J. Annual ambient black carbon associated with shorter telomeres in elderly men: Veterans Affairs Normative Aging Study. Environ Health Perspect. 2010 Nov; 118(11):1564-70. PMID: 21465749; PMCID: PMC2974694; DOI: 10.1289/ehp.0901831;

Halonen JI, Zanobetti A, Sparrow D, Vokonas PS, Schwartz J. Relationship between outdoor temperature and blood pressure. Occup Environ Med. 2011 Apr; 68(4):296-301.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 20864465; PMCID: PMC4437584; DOI: 10.1136/oem.2010.056507;

Zhu ZZ, Hou L, Bollati V, Tarantini L, Marinelli B, Cantone L, Yang AS, Vokonas P, Lissowska J, Fustinoni S, Pesatori AC, Bonzini M, Apostoli P, Costa G, Bertazzi PA, Chow WH, Schwartz J, Baccarelli A. Predictors of global methylation levels in blood DNA of healthy subjects: a combined analysis. Int J Epidemiol. 2012 Feb; 41(1):126-39. PMID: 20846947; PMCID: PMC3304518; DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyq154;

Halonen JI, Zanobetti A, Sparrow D, Vokonas PS, Schwartz J. Associations between outdoor temperature and markers of inflammation: a cohort study. Environ Health. 2010; 9:42.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 20653951; PMCID: PMC2920265; DOI: 10.1186/1476-069X-9-42;

Park SK, Elmarsafawy S, Mukherjee B, Spiro A, Vokonas PS, Nie H, Weisskopf MG, Schwartz J, Hu H. Cumulative lead exposure and age-related hearing loss: the VA Normative Aging Study. Hear Res. 2010 Oct 1; 269(1-2):48-55.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 20638461; PMCID: PMC2934752; DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2010.07.004;

Wilker E, Ackerman-Alexeef S, Vokonas PS, Baccarelli A, Schwartz J. Changes In Endothelial Function, PM2.5 Exposures, And Interactions With SNPs In MicroRNA Processing Genes: The VA Normative Aging Study. 2010. View Publication
Lange NE, Sparrow D, Vokonas PS, Litonjua AA. Vitamin D Deficiency And Obstructive Lung Disease In The Normative Aging Study. 2010. View Publication
Ren C, Fang SC, Vokonas PS, Wright RO, Suh HH, Tucker KL, Schwartz J. Associations Between Air Pollution And Urinary 8-Hydroxy-2-Deoxyguanosine And Effect Modification By Genotypes -- An Application Of Multiple Testing Procedures To Identify Significant SNPs . 2010. View Publication
Alexeeff SE, Coull BA, Gryparis A, Vokonas PS, Schwartz J. Long-Term Exposure To Traffic Particles Associated With Increased Inflammatory Markers: VA Normative Aging Study. 2010. View Publication
Wilker E, Mittleman MA, Vokonas PS, Schwartz J. Air Pollution And Lipid Levels: Associations With Particulate Matter, Traffic Particles, And Ozone In The VA Normative Aging Study. 2010. View Publication
Bind M, Suh HH, Vokonas PS, Schwartz J. Gene-environment Interactions And Inflammatory Marker In An Elderly Cohort: Veterans Administration Normative Aging Study. 2010. View Publication

Baccarelli A, Tarantini L, Wright RO, Bollati V, Litonjua AA, Zanobetti A, Sparrow D, Vokonas PS, Schwartz J. Repetitive element DNA methylation and circulating endothelial and inflammation markers in the VA normative aging study. Epigenetics. 2010 Apr; 5(3):222-8.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 20305373; PMCID: PMC3155741; DOI: 10.4161/epi.5.3.11377;

Wilker EH, Baccarelli A, Suh H, Vokonas P, Wright RO, Schwartz J. Black carbon exposures, blood pressure, and interactions with single nucleotide polymorphisms in MicroRNA processing genes. Environ Health Perspect. 2010 Jul; 118(7):943-8. PMID: 20211803; PMCID: PMC2920913; DOI: 10.1289/ehp.0901440;

Baja ES, Schwartz JD, Wellenius GA, Coull BA, Zanobetti A, Vokonas PS, Suh HH. Traffic-related air pollution and QT interval: modification by diabetes, obesity, and oxidative stress gene polymorphisms in the normative aging study. Environ Health Perspect. 2010 Jun; 118(6):840-6.View Related Profiles.

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Vokonas, Pantel

PMID: 20194081; PMCID: PMC2898862; DOI: 10.1289/ehp.0901396;

Ren C, Park SK, Vokonas PS, Sparrow D, Wilker E, Baccarelli A, Suh HH, Tucker KL, Wright RO, Schwartz J. Air pollution and homocysteine: more evidence that oxidative stress-related genes modify effects of particulate air pollution. Epidemiology. 2010 Mar; 21(2):198-206.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 20110814; PMCID: PMC3939788; DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0b013e3181cc8bfc;

Wright RO, Schwartz J, Wright RJ, Bollati V, Tarantini L, Park SK, Hu H, Sparrow D, Vokonas P, Baccarelli A. Biomarkers of lead exposure and DNA methylation within retrotransposons. Environ Health Perspect. 2010 Jun; 118(6):790-5.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 20064768; PMCID: PMC2898855; DOI: 10.1289/ehp.0901429;

Ren C, Baccarelli A, Wilker E, Suh H, Sparrow D, Vokonas P, Wright R, Schwartz J. Lipid and endothelium-related genes, ambient particulate matter, and heart rate variability--the VA Normative Aging Study. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2010 Jan; 64(1):49-56.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 19602472; PMCID: PMC3935361; DOI: 10.1136/jech.2008.083295;

Madrigano J, Baccarelli A, Wright RO, Suh H, Sparrow D, Vokonas PS, Schwartz J. Air pollution, obesity, genes and cellular adhesion molecules. Occup Environ Med. 2010 May; 67(5):312-7.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 19884647; PMCID: PMC3229824; DOI: 10.1136/oem.2009.046193;

Park SK, Schwartz J, Wright R, Spiro A, Vokonas PS, Hu H. Atherosclerosis-Related Genes, Low-Level Lead Exposure and Age-Related Hearing Loss: The Normative Aging Study . Epidemiology. 2009; 20. View Publication
McCracken J, Baccarelli A, Barbullushi M, Dioni L, Suh HH, Wright R, Vokonas PS, Schwartz J. Annual Ambient Black Carbon Associated with Shorter Telomeres in the Greater Boston Area. Epidemiology. 2009; 20.
Wilker E, Baccarelli A, Suh HH, Vokonas PS, Wright R, Schwartz J. MicroRNA-Related SNPS Modify the Association Between Black Carbon Exposure and Blood Pressure in the Normative Aging Study. Epidemiology. 2009; 20. View Publication
Lambrou A, Baccarelli A, Weisskopf, Wright RO, Spiro A, Vokonas PS, Bollati V, Tarantini L, Schwartz J. DNA Methylation Impacts on Cognitive Decline in a Cohort of Elderly Men. Epidemiology. 2009; 20. View Publication
Madrigano J, Baccarelli A, Vokonas PS, Suh HH, Bollati V, Schwartz J. Prolonged Exposure to Particulate Air Pollution and Decreased DNA Methylation. Epidemiology. 2009; 20. View Publication
McCracken J, Baccarelli A, Barbullushi M, Dioni L, Suh HH, Wright R, Vokonas PS, Schwartz J. Annual Ambient Black Carbon Associated with Shorter Telomeres in the Greater Boston Area. Epidemiology. 2009; 20:S70. View Publication
Bind M, Zanobetti A, Schwartz J, Suh HH, Vokonas PS. Traffic-Related Pollutants and Inflammatory Markers in an Elderly Cohort: Veterans Administration Normative Aging Study. Epidemiology. 2009; 20. View Publication
Zhang A, Park SK, Wright R, Mukherjee B, Sparrow D, Vokonas PS, Nie H, Hu H. The H63D Mutation in the Hemochromatosis (HFE) Gene Modifies the Impact of Bone Lead (Pb) Burden on Pulse Pressure (PP): The VA Normative Aging Study (NAS). Epidemiology. 2009; 20. View Publication

Jimenez M, Krall EA, Garcia RI, Vokonas PS, Dietrich T. Periodontitis and incidence of cerebrovascular disease in men. Ann Neurol. 2009 Oct; 66(4):505-12.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 19847898; PMCID: PMC2783821; DOI: 10.1002/ana.21742;

Weisskopf MG, Jain N, Nie H, Sparrow D, Vokonas P, Schwartz J, Hu H. A prospective study of bone lead concentration and death from all causes, cardiovascular diseases, and cancer in the Department of Veterans Affairs Normative Aging Study. Circulation. 2009 Sep 22; 120(12):1056-64.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 19738141; PMCID: PMC2760410; DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.827121;

Mordukhovich I, Wright RO, Amarasiriwardena C, Baja E, Baccarelli A, Suh H, Sparrow D, Vokonas P, Schwartz J. Association between low-level environmental arsenic exposure and QT interval duration in a general population study. Am J Epidemiol. 2009 Sep 15; 170(6):739-46.View Related Profiles.

Sparrow, David
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PMID: 19700500; PMCID: PMC2768521; DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwp191;

Mordukhovich I, Wilker E, Suh H, Wright R, Sparrow D, Vokonas PS, Schwartz J. Black carbon exposure, oxidative stress genes, and blood pressure in a repeated-measures study. Environ Health Perspect. 2009 Nov; 117(11):1767-72.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 20049130; PMCID: PMC2801196; DOI: 10.1289/ehp.0900591;

Wilker EH, Mordukhovich I, Suh HH, Wright RO, Sparrow D, Vokonas PS, Schwartz J, . Association between Black Carbon Exposure, Oxidative Stress Genes and Blood Pressure in the Normative Aging Study. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2009; 197:A1173. View Publication
Ren C, Park SK, Vokonas PS, Sparrow D, Wilker E, Baccarelli A, Suh HH, Tucker KL, Wright R, Schwartz J. Plasma Homocysteine, Particulate Air Pollution, and Oxidative Stress-Related Genes-A Gene-Environment Interaction. Epidemiology. 2009; 20. View Publication

Wilker EH, Alexeeff SE, Poon A, Litonjua AA, Sparrow D, Vokonas PS, Mittleman MA, Schwartz J. Candidate genes for respiratory disease associated with markers of inflammation and endothelial dysfunction in elderly men. Atherosclerosis. 2009 Oct; 206(2):480-5.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 19409562; PMCID: PMC2882878; DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2009.03.004;

Baccarelli A, Wright RO, Bollati V, Litonjua AA, Zanobetti A, Tarantini L, Sparrow D, Vokonas PS, Schwartz J. . Low Blood DNA Methylation Determines Higher Risk and Mortality from Ischemic Heart Disease and Stroke Among Elderly Individuals. Circulation. 2009.

Wilker E, Mittleman MA, Litonjua AA, Poon A, Baccarelli A, Suh H, Wright RO, Sparrow D, Vokonas P, Schwartz J. Postural changes in blood pressure associated with interactions between candidate genes for chronic respiratory diseases and exposure to particulate matter. Environ Health Perspect. 2009 Jun; 117(6):935-40.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 19590686; PMCID: PMC2702409; DOI: 10.1289/ehp.0800279;

Park SK, Tucker KL, O'Neill MS, Sparrow D, Vokonas PS, Hu H, Schwartz J. Fruit, vegetable, and fish consumption and heart rate variability: the Veterans Administration Normative Aging Study. Am J Clin Nutr. 2009 Mar; 89(3):778-86.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 19158214; PMCID: PMC2714396; DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.2008.26849;

Baccarelli A, Wright RO, Bollati V, Tarantini L, Litonjua AA, Suh HH, Zanobetti A, Sparrow D, Vokonas PS, Schwartz J. Rapid DNA methylation changes after exposure to traffic particles. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2009 Apr 1; 179(7):572-8.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 19136372; PMCID: PMC2720123; DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200807-1097OC;

Bollati V, Schwartz J, Wright R, Litonjua A, Tarantini L, Suh H, Sparrow D, Vokonas P, Baccarelli A. Decline in genomic DNA methylation through aging in a cohort of elderly subjects. Mech Ageing Dev. 2009 Apr; 130(4):234-9.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 19150625; PMCID: PMC2956267; DOI: 10.1016/j.mad.2008.12.003;

Park SK, Hu H, Wright RO, Schwartz J, Cheng Y, Sparrow D, Vokonas PS, Weisskopf MG. Iron metabolism genes, low-level lead exposure, and QT interval. Environ Health Perspect. 2009 Jan; 117(1):80-5.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 19165391; PMCID: PMC2627870; DOI: 10.1289/ehp.11559;

Alexeeff SE, Litonjua AA, Wright RO, Baccarelli A, Suh H, Sparrow D, Vokonas PS, Schwartz J. Ozone exposure, antioxidant genes, and lung function in an elderly cohort: VA normative aging study. Occup Environ Med. 2008 Nov; 65(11):736-42.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 18524839; PMCID: PMC2575239; DOI: 10.1136/oem.2007.035253;

Park SK, O'Neill MS, Vokonas PS, Sparrow D, Spiro A, Tucker KL, Suh H, Hu H, Schwartz J. Traffic-related particles are associated with elevated homocysteine: the VA normative aging study. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2008 Aug 1; 178(3):283-9.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 18467508; PMCID: PMC2542426; DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200708-1286OC;

Baccarelli A, Cassano PA, Litonjua A, Park SK, Suh H, Sparrow D, Vokonas P, Schwartz J. Cardiac autonomic dysfunction: effects from particulate air pollution and protection by dietary methyl nutrients and metabolic polymorphisms. Circulation. 2008 Apr 8; 117(14):1802-9.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 18378616; PMCID: PMC3093965; DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.726067;

Dietrich T, Jimenez M, Krall Kaye EA, Vokonas PS, Garcia RI. Age-dependent associations between chronic periodontitis/edentulism and risk of coronary heart disease. Circulation. 2008 Apr 1; 117(13):1668-74.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 18362228; PMCID: PMC2582144; DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.711507;

Vokonas PS, Kannel WB. Epidemiology of Coronary Heart Disease in the Elderly. 2008. View Publication

Park SK, O'Neill MS, Vokonas PS, Sparrow D, Wright RO, Coull B, Nie H, Hu H, Schwartz J. Air pollution and heart rate variability: effect modification by chronic lead exposure. Epidemiology. 2008 Jan; 19(1):111-20.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 18091001; PMCID: PMC2671065; DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0b013e31815c408a;

Chahine T, Baccarelli A, Litonjua A, Wright RO, Suh H, Gold DR, Sparrow D, Vokonas P, Schwartz J. Particulate air pollution, oxidative stress genes, and heart rate variability in an elderly cohort. Environ Health Perspect. 2007 Nov; 115(11):1617-22.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 18007994; PMCID: PMC2072834; DOI: 10.1289/ehp.10318;

Alexeeff SE, Litonjua AA, Suh H, Sparrow D, Vokonas PS, Schwartz J. Ozone exposure and lung function: effect modified by obesity and airways hyperresponsiveness in the VA normative aging study. Chest. 2007 Dec; 132(6):1890-7.View Related Profiles.

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Park SK, Hu H, Weisskopf M, Schwartz J, Cheng Y, Vokonas PS. Interactions of Iron Metabolism Genes (HFE, Transferrin, HMOX1) and Low-Level Lead On Qt Intervals. Epidemiology. 2007; 18(Suppl):S141. View Publication
Park SK, O'Neill M, Hu H, Vokonas PS, Sparrow D, Tucker KL. Higher Intakes of Antioxidants and Unsaturated Fatty Acid Reduce the Cardiac Autonomic Effects of Particles . Epidemiology. 2007; 18(5):S140. View Publication

Alexeeff SE, Litonjua AA, Sparrow D, Vokonas PS, Schwartz J. Statin use reduces decline in lung function: VA Normative Aging Study. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007 Oct 15; 176(8):742-7.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 17673694; PMCID: PMC2020828; DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200705-656OC;

Park SK, O'Neill MS, Stunder BJ, Vokonas PS, Sparrow D, Koutrakis P, Schwartz J. Source location of air pollution and cardiac autonomic function: trajectory cluster analysis for exposure assessment. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2007 Aug; 17(5):488-97.View Related Profiles.

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Jain NB, Potula V, Schwartz J, Vokonas PS, Sparrow D, Wright RO, Nie H, Hu H. Lead levels and ischemic heart disease in a prospective study of middle-aged and elderly men: the VA Normative Aging Study. Environ Health Perspect. 2007 Jun; 115(6):871-5.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 17589593; PMCID: PMC1892138; DOI: 10.1289/ehp.9629;

Kubzansky LD, Koenen KC, Spiro A, Vokonas PS, Sparrow D. Prospective study of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and coronary heart disease in the Normative Aging Study. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2007 Jan; 64(1):109-16.View Related Profiles.

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Park SK, O'Neill MS, Wright RO, Hu H, Vokonas PS, Sparrow D, Suh H, Schwartz J. HFE genotype, particulate air pollution, and heart rate variability: a gene-environment interaction. Circulation. 2006 Dec 19; 114(25):2798-805.View Related Profiles.

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Park SK, Wright R, Hu H, Vokonas PS, Sparrow D, Suh HH, Schwartz J. Hemochromatosis Genotype, Particulate Air Pollution and Heart Rate Variability: A Gene-Environment Interaction. Epidemiology. 2006; 17(Suppl). View Publication
Park SK, O'Neill M, Vokonas PS, Schwartz J. The Association Between Particulate Air Pollution and Homocysteine: The VA Normative Aging Study. Epidemiology. 2006; 17(6):S141. View Publication

Park SK, Schwartz J, Weisskopf M, Sparrow D, Vokonas PS, Wright RO, Coull B, Nie H, Hu H. Low-level lead exposure, metabolic syndrome, and heart rate variability: the VA Normative Aging Study. Environ Health Perspect. 2006 Nov; 114(11):1718-24.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 17107858; PMCID: PMC1665394; DOI: 10.1289/ehp.8992;

Perlstein TS, Gumieniak O, Williams GH, Sparrow D, Vokonas PS, Gaziano M, Weiss ST, Litonjua AA. Uric acid and the development of hypertension: the normative aging study. Hypertension. 2006 Dec; 48(6):1031-6.View Related Profiles.

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Zeka A, Sullivan JR, Vokonas PS, Sparrow D, Schwartz J. Inflammatory markers and particulate air pollution: characterizing the pathway to disease. Int J Epidemiol. 2006 Oct; 35(5):1347-54.View Related Profiles.

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Kubzansky LD, Cole SR, Kawachi I, Vokonas P, Sparrow D. Shared and unique contributions of anger, anxiety, and depression to coronary heart disease: a prospective study in the normative aging study. Ann Behav Med. 2006 Feb; 31(1):21-9.View Related Profiles.

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Vokonas, Pantel

PMID: 16472035

Blinn CM, Dibbs ER, Hronowski LJ, Vokonas PS, Silbert JE. Fasting serum sulfate levels before and after development of osteoarthritis in participants of the veterans administration normative aging longitudinal study do not differ from levels in participants in whom osteoarthritis did not develop. Arthritis Rheum. 2005 Sep; 52(9):2808-13. PMID: 16145675

Park SK, Vokonas PS, Sparrow D, Hu H, Schwartz J. Air pollution, lead exposure, and heart rate variability: The VA normative aging study. Epidemiology. 2005; 16(5). View Publication

Schwartz J, Park SK, O'Neill MS, Vokonas PS, Sparrow D, Weiss S, Kelsey K. Glutathione-S-transferase M1, obesity, statins, and autonomic effects of particles: gene-by-drug-by-environment interaction. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2005 Dec 15; 172(12):1529-33.View Related Profiles.

Sparrow, David
Vokonas, Pantel

PMID: 16020798; PMCID: PMC2718454; DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200412-1698OC;

Zeka A, Schwartz J, Vokonas PS. American Journal of Epidemiology. Inflammatory markers and air pollution: Characterizing the pathway to disease. 2005.

Park SK, O'Neill MS, Vokonas PS, Sparrow D, Schwartz J. Effects of air pollution on heart rate variability: the VA normative aging study. Environ Health Perspect. 2005 Mar; 113(3):304-9.View Related Profiles.

Sparrow, David
Vokonas, Pantel

PMID: 15743719; PMCID: PMC1253756; DOI: 10.1289/ehp.7447;

Park SK, Schwartz J, Weisskopf MG, Sparrow D, Vokonas PS, Hu H. Low-level lead exposure, diabetes, and heart rate variability: The VA normative aging study. Epidemiology. 2004; 15(4). View Publication

Scott TE, Mendez MV, LaMorte WW, Cupples LA, Vokonas PS, Garcia RI, Menzoian JO. Are varicose veins a marker for susceptibility to coronary heart disease in men? Results from the Normative Aging Study. Ann Vasc Surg. 2004 Jul; 18(4):459-64.View Related Profiles.

Cupples, L
Vokonas, Pantel
Garcia, Raul
Scott, Thayer
LaMorte, Wayne

PMID: 15156364

Orford JL, Sesso HD, Stedman M, Gagnon D, Vokonas P, Gaziano JM. A comparison of the Framingham and European Society of Cardiology coronary heart disease risk prediction models in the normative aging study. Am Heart J. 2002 Jul; 144(1):95-100.View Related Profiles.

Gagnon, David
Gaziano, J. Michael
Vokonas, Pantel

PMID: 12094194

Garcia RI, Nunn ME, Vokonas PS. Epidemiologic associations between periodontal disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Ann Periodontol. 2001 Dec; 6(1):71-7.View Related Profiles.

Vokonas, Pantel
Garcia, Raul

PMID: 11887473

Kubzansky LD, Sparrow D, Vokonas P, Kawachi I. Is the glass half empty or half full? A prospective study of optimism and coronary heart disease in the normative aging study. Psychosom Med. 2001 Nov-Dec; 63(6):910-6.View Related Profiles.

Sparrow, David
Vokonas, Pantel

PMID: 11719629

Lawrence HP, Garcia RI, Essick GK, Hawkins R, Krall EA, Spiro A, Vokonas PS, Kong L, King T, Koch GG. A longitudinal study of the association between tooth loss and age-related hearing loss. Spec Care Dentist. 2001 Jul-Aug; 21(4):129-40.View Related Profiles.

Spiro, Avron
Kaye, Elizabeth
Vokonas, Pantel
Garcia, Raul

PMID: 11669061

Vokonas PS, Kannel WB. Cardiology for the primary care Physician. Risk Factors for and Prevention of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease. 2001; 97-106. View Publication

Grinker JA, Tucker KL, Vokonas PS, Rush D. Changes in patterns of fatness in adult men in relation to serum indices of cardiovascular risk: the Normative Aging Study. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 2000 Oct; 24(10):1369-78. PMID: 11093301

Siegman AW, Kubzansky LD, Kawachi I, Boyle S, Vokonas PS, Sparrow D. A prospective study of dominance and coronary heart disease in the Normative Aging Study. Am J Cardiol. 2000 Jul 15; 86(2):145-9.View Related Profiles.

Sparrow, David
Vokonas, Pantel

PMID: 10913473

Nordstrom BL, Kinnunen T, Utman CH, Krall EA, Vokonas PS, Garvey AJ. Predictors of continued smoking over 25 years of follow-up in the normative aging study. Am J Public Health. 2000 Mar; 90(3):404-6.View Related Profiles.

Kaye, Elizabeth
Vokonas, Pantel

PMID: 10705859; PMCID: PMC1446180

Garvey AJ, Kinnunen T, Nordstrom BL, Utman CH, Doherty K, Rosner B, Vokonas PS. Effects of nicotine gum dose by level of nicotine dependence. Nicotine Tob Res. 2000 Feb; 2(1):53-63. PMID: 11072441

Sesso HD, Kawachi I, Vokonas PS, Sparrow D. Depression and the risk of coronary heart disease in the Normative Aging Study. Am J Cardiol. 1998 Oct 1; 82(7):851-6.View Related Profiles.

Sparrow, David
Vokonas, Pantel

PMID: 9781966

Cheng Y, Schwartz J, Vokonas PS, Weiss ST, Aro A, Hu H. Electrocardiographic conduction disturbances in association with low-level lead exposure (the Normative Aging Study). Am J Cardiol. 1998 Sep 1; 82(5):594-9. PMID: 9732886

Kawachi I, Sparrow D, Kubzansky LD, Spiro A, Vokonas PS, Weiss ST. Prospective study of a self-report type A scale and risk of coronary heart disease: test of the MMPI-2 type A scale. Circulation. 1998 Aug 4; 98(5):405-12.View Related Profiles.

Spiro, Avron
Sparrow, David
Vokonas, Pantel

PMID: 9714090

Mendez MV, Scott T, LaMorte W, Vokonas P, Menzoian JO, Garcia R. An association between periodontal disease and peripheral vascular disease. Am J Surg. 1998 Aug; 176(2):153-7.View Related Profiles.

Vokonas, Pantel
Garcia, Raul
Scott, Thayer
LaMorte, Wayne

PMID: 9737622

Mendez MV, Scott TE, LaMorte W, Vokonas PS, Menzoian JO, Garcia R. The VA Normative Aging Study and VA Dental Longitudinal Study are supported by the VA HSR&D Service, US Department of Veteran Affairs. The studies are components of the Massachusetts Veterans Epidemiology Research and Information center. Dr. Garcia is recipient of a VA Career Development Award in Health Services Research from VA HSR&D Services.An association between periodontal disease and peripheral vascular disease - similarity to macrosialin. The American Journal of Surgery. 1998; 176(2). View Publication

Garcia RI, Krall EA, Vokonas PS. Periodontal disease and mortality from all causes in the VA Dental Longitudinal Study. Ann Periodontol. 1998 Jul; 3(1):339-49.View Related Profiles.

Kaye, Elizabeth
Vokonas, Pantel
Garcia, Raul

PMID: 9722718

Hayes C, Sparrow D, Cohen M, Vokonas PS, Garcia RI. The association between alveolar bone loss and pulmonary function: the VA Dental Longitudinal Study. Ann Periodontol. 1998 Jul; 3(1):257-61.View Related Profiles.

Hayes, Catherine
Sparrow, David
Vokonas, Pantel
Garcia, Raul

PMID: 9722709

Kubzansky LD, Kawachi I, Spiro A, Weiss ST, Vokonas PS, Sparrow D. Is worrying bad for your heart? A prospective study of worry and coronary heart disease in the Normative Aging Study. Circulation. 1997 Feb 18; 95(4):818-24.View Related Profiles.

Spiro, Avron
Sparrow, David
Vokonas, Pantel

PMID: 9054737

Kawachi I, Sparrow D, Spiro A, Vokonas P, Weiss ST. A prospective study of anger and coronary heart disease. The Normative Aging Study. Circulation. 1996 Nov 1; 94(9):2090-5.View Related Profiles.

Spiro, Avron
Sparrow, David
Vokonas, Pantel

PMID: 8901656

Beck J, Garcia R, Heiss G, Vokonas PS, Offenbacher S. Periodontal Disease and Cardiovascular Disease. J Periodontol. 1996 Oct; 67 Suppl 10S:1123-1137. PMID: 29539797

Beck J, Garcia R, Heiss G, Vokonas PS, Offenbacher S. Periodontal disease and cardiovascular disease. J Periodontol. 1996 Oct; 67(10 Suppl):1123-37.View Related Profiles.

Vokonas, Pantel
Garcia, Raul

PMID: 8910831

Grinker JA, Tucker K, Vokonas PS, Rush D. Overweight and leanness in adulthood: prospective study of male participants in the Normative Aging Study. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 1996 Jun; 20(6):561-9. PMID: 8782733

Ward KD, Sparrow D, Landsberg L, Young JB, Vokonas PS, Weiss ST. Influence of insulin, sympathetic nervous system activity, and obesity on blood pressure: the Normative Aging Study. J Hypertens. 1996 Mar; 14(3):301-8.View Related Profiles.

Sparrow, David
Vokonas, Pantel

PMID: 8723982

Vokonas PS, Kannel WB. Diabetes mellitus and coronary heart disease in the elderly. Clin Geriatr Med. 1996 Feb; 12(1):69-78. PMID: 8653664

Lee ML, Rosner BA, Vokonas PS, Weiss S. Longitudinal analysis of adult male blood pressure: The Normative Aging Study, 1963-1992. 1996.

Grinker JA, Tucker K, Vokonas PS, Rush D. Body habitus changes among adult males from the normative aging study: relations to aging, smoking history and alcohol intake. Obes Res. 1995 Sep; 3(5):435-46. PMID: 8521163

Lee J, Sparrow D, Vokonas PS, Landsberg L, Weiss ST. Uric acid and coronary heart disease risk: evidence for a role of uric acid in the obesity-insulin resistance syndrome. The Normative Aging Study. Am J Epidemiol. 1995 Aug 1; 142(3):288-94.View Related Profiles.

Sparrow, David
Vokonas, Pantel

PMID: 7631632

Garvey AJ, Ward KD, Bliss RE, Rosner B, Vokonas PS. Relation between saliva cotinine concentration, cigarette consumption, and blood pressure among smokers. Am J Cardiol. 1995 Jul 1; 76(1):95-7. PMID: 7793417

Kawachi I, Sparrow D, Vokonas PS, Weiss ST. Decreased heart rate variability in men with phobic anxiety (data from the Normative Aging Study). Am J Cardiol. 1995 May 1; 75(14):882-5.View Related Profiles.

Sparrow, David
Vokonas, Pantel

PMID: 7732994

Kawachi I, Sparrow D, Vokonas PS, Weiss ST. Symptoms of anxiety and risk of coronary heart disease. The Normative Aging Study. Circulation. 1994 Nov; 90(5):2225-9.View Related Profiles.

Sparrow, David
Vokonas, Pantel

PMID: 7955177

Ward KD, Sparrow D, Landsberg L, Young JB, Vokonas PS, Weiss ST. The relationship of epinephrine excretion to serum lipid levels: the Normative Aging Study. Metabolism. 1994 Apr; 43(4):509-13.View Related Profiles.

Sparrow, David
Vokonas, Pantel

PMID: 8159112

Ward KD, Sparrow D, Vokonas PS, Willett WC, Landsberg L, Weiss ST. The relationships of abdominal obesity, hyperinsulinemia and saturated fat intake to serum lipid levels: the Normative Aging Study. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 1994 Mar; 18(3):137-44.View Related Profiles.

Sparrow, David
Vokonas, Pantel

PMID: 8186810

Ward KD, Bliss RE, Vokonas PS, Garvey AJ. Effects of smoking cessation on blood pressure. Am J Cardiol. 1993 Oct 15; 72(12):979-81. PMID: 8213562

Parker DR, Weiss ST, Troisi R, Cassano PA, Vokonas PS, Landsberg L. Relationship of dietary saturated fatty acids and body habitus to serum insulin concentrations: the Normative Aging Study. Am J Clin Nutr. 1993 Aug; 58(2):129-36. PMID: 8338037

Fuster V, Dyken ML, Vokonas PS, Hennekens C. Aspirin as a therapeutic agent in cardiovascular disease. Special Writing Group. Circulation. 1993 Feb; 87(2):659-75. PMID: 8425313

Cassano PA, Rosner B, Vokonas PS, Weiss ST. Obesity and body fat distribution in relation to the incidence of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. A prospective cohort study of men in the normative aging study. Am J Epidemiol. 1992 Dec 15; 136(12):1474-86. PMID: 1288277

Jaffe AS, Deedwania PC, Higginson LA, Boden WE, Mehta JL, Ferlinz J, Walsh RA, Sullivan JM, Vokonas PS, Cabin H, et al. Diagnostic and therapeutic implications: exploration through case discussions. Am J Cardiol. 1992 Nov 16; 70(16):45F-48F.View Related Profiles.

Vokonas, Pantel
Boden, William

PMID: 1442602

de Labry LO, Glynn RJ, Levenson MR, Hermos JA, LoCastro JS, Vokonas PS. Alcohol consumption and mortality in an American male population: recovering the U-shaped curve--findings from the normative Aging Study. J Stud Alcohol. 1992 Jan; 53(1):25-32.View Related Profiles.

Hermos, John
LoCastro, Joseph
Vokonas, Pantel

PMID: 1556854

Kannel WB, Vokonas PS. Demographics of the prevalence, incidence, and management of coronary heart disease in the elderly and in women. Ann Epidemiol. 1992 Jan-Mar; 2(1-2):5-14. PMID: 1342264

Troisi RJ, Heinold JW, Vokonas PS, Weiss ST. Cigarette smoking, dietary intake, and physical activity: effects on body fat distribution--the Normative Aging Study. Am J Clin Nutr. 1991 May; 53(5):1104-11. PMID: 1850574

Epstein RS, Lydick E, deLabry L, Vokonas PS. Age-related differences in risk factors for prostatectomy for benign prostatic hyperplasia: the VA Normative Aging Study. Urology. 1991; 38(1 Suppl):9-12. PMID: 1714659

Cassano PA, Segal MR, Vokonas PS, Weiss ST. Body fat distribution, blood pressure, and hypertension. A prospective cohort study of men in the normative aging study. Ann Epidemiol. 1990 Oct; 1(1):33-48. PMID: 1669488

Troisi RJ, Weiss ST, Segal MR, Cassano PA, Vokonas PS, Landsberg L. The relationship of body fat distribution to blood pressure in normotensive men: the normative aging study. Int J Obes. 1990 Jun; 14(6):515-25. PMID: 2401588

de Labry LO, Campion EW, Glynn RJ, Vokonas PS. White blood cell count as a predictor of mortality: results over 18 years from the Normative Aging Study. J Clin Epidemiol. 1990; 43(2):153-7. PMID: 2303845

Grinker J, Rush D, Vokonas P. Changing body habitus among healthy older men: the NAS Boston VA study of weight stability in healthy male volunteers aged 40-80 years. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 1990; 10 Suppl 1:S89-94. PMID: 2286157

Vokonas PS, Kannel WB, Cupples LA. Epidemiology and risk of hypertension in the elderly: the Framingham Study. J Hypertens Suppl. 1988 Nov; 6(1):S3-9.View Related Profiles.

Cupples, L
Vokonas, Pantel

PMID: 3216240

Sparrow D, Weiss ST, Vokonas PS, Cupples LA, Ekerdt DJ, Colton T. Forced vital capacity and the risk of hypertension. The Normative Aging Study. Am J Epidemiol. 1988 Apr; 127(4):734-41.View Related Profiles.

Sparrow, David
Cupples, L
Vokonas, Pantel
Colton, Theodore

PMID: 3354540

Bauer KA, Weiss LM, Sparrow D, Vokonas PS, Rosenberg RD. Aging-associated changes in indices of thrombin generation and protein C activation in humans. Normative Aging Study. J Clin Invest. 1987 Dec; 80(6):1527-34.View Related Profiles.

Sparrow, David
Bauer, Kenneth Alan
Vokonas, Pantel

PMID: 2824564; PMCID: PMC442420

Kannel WB, Doyle JT, Shephard RJ, Stamler J, Vokonas PS. Prevention of cardiovascular disease in the elderly. J Am Coll Cardiol. 1987 Aug; 10(2 Suppl A):25A-28A. PMID: 3298365

Burgess AW, Lerner DJ, D'Agostino RB, Vokonas PS, Hartman CR, Gaccione P. A randomized control trial of cardiac rehabilitation. Soc Sci Med. 1987; 24(4):359-70.View Related Profiles.

Vokonas, Pantel
D'Agostino, Ralph

PMID: 3551088

Borkan GA, Sparrow D, Wisniewski C, Vokonas PS. Body weight and coronary disease risk: patterns of risk factor change associated with long-term weight change. The Normative Aging Study. Am J Epidemiol. 1986 Sep; 124(3):410-9.View Related Profiles.

Sparrow, David
Vokonas, Pantel

PMID: 3740041

Sparrow D, Rosner B, Vokonas PS, Weiss ST. Relation of blood pressure measured in several positions to the subsequent development of systemic hypertension. The Normative Aging Study. Am J Cardiol. 1986 Feb 1; 57(4):218-21.View Related Profiles.

Sparrow, David
Vokonas, Pantel

PMID: 3946211

Kannel WB, Vokonas PS. Primary risk factors for coronary heart disease in the elderly. The Framingham Study. 1986.

Walle T, Byington RP, Furberg CD, McIntyre KM, Vokonas PS. Biologic determinants of propranolol disposition: results from 1308 patients in the Beta-Blocker Heart Attack Trial. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 1985 Nov; 38(5):509-18. PMID: 4053488

Cohn PF, Vokonas PS. Diagnosis and Therapy of Coronary Artery Disease. Pathophsiology of Coronary Artery Disease in Humans . 1985; 27-61. View Publication

Hawkins CM, Richardson DW, Vokonas PS. Effect of propranolol in reducing mortality in older myocardial infarction patients. The Beta-Blocker Heart Attack Trial experience. Circulation. 1983 Jun; 67(6 Pt 2):I94-7. PMID: 6342843

Urschel CW, Vokonas PS, Henderson AH, Liedtke AJ, Horwitz LD, Sonnenblick EH. Critical evaluation of indices of myocardial contractility derived from the isovolumic phase of contraction. Cardiology. 1980; 65(1):4-22. PMID: 7363278

Hendel J, Apstein CS, Jabbour S, Vokonas PS, Hood WB. Noninvasive assessment of cardiac motion: comparison of the apexcardiogram and cardiokymorgram. Clin Cardiol. 1979 Oct; 2(5):333-40. PMID: 551845

Vokonas PS, Pirzada FA, Robbins SL, Hood WB. Experimental myocardial infarction. XV. Segmental mechanical behavior and morphology of ischemic myocardium during hypothermia. Am J Physiol. 1978 Dec; 235(6):H736-44. PMID: 736161

Vokonas PS, Malsky PM, Paul SJ, Robbins SL, Hood WB. Radioautographic studies in experimental myocardial infarction: profiles of ischemic blood flow and quantification of infarct size in relation to magnitude of ischemic zone. Am J Cardiol. 1978 Jul; 42(1):67-75. PMID: 677039

Malsky PM, Vokonas PS, Paul SJ, Robbins SL, Hood WB. Autoradiographic measurement of regional blood flow in normal and ischemic myocardium. Am J Physiol. 1977 Jun; 232(6):H576-83. PMID: 879295

Pirzada FA, Ekong EA, Vokonas PS, Apstein CS, Hood WB. Experimental myocardial infarction. XIII. Sequential changes in left ventricular pressure-length relationships in the acute phase. Circulation. 1976 Jun; 53(6):970-5. PMID: 1269134

Vokonas PS, Pirzada F, Hood WB. Experimental myocardial infarction: XII. Dynamic changes in segmental mechanical behavior of infarcted and non-infarcted myocardium. Am J Cardiol. 1976 May; 37(6):853-9. PMID: 1266750

Pirazada FA, Weiner JM, Vokonas PS, Hood WB. Segmental myocardial stiffness as a determinant of dyskinesis in the acutely ischemic left ventricle. The American Journal of Cardiology. 1975; 35(1):162. View Publication

Madias JE, Venkataraman K, Snyder LT, Vokonas PS, Hood WB. Experimental myocardial infarction. XI. Circulatory effects of hypoxia in intact conscious dogs with coronary occlusion. Am J Cardiol. 1974 Dec; 34(7):796-802. PMID: 4432811

Vokonas PS, Cohn PF, Klein MD, Laver MB, Gorlin R. Hemoglobin affinity for oxygen in the anginal syndrome with normal coronary arteriograms. J Clin Invest. 1974 Aug; 54(2):409-15. PMID: 4847250; PMCID: PMC301568

Cohn PF, Gorlin R, Adams DF, Chahine RA, Vokonas PS, Herman MV. Comparison of biplane and single plane left ventriculograms in patients with coronary artery disease. Am J Cardiol. 1974 Jan; 33(1):1-6. PMID: 4808552

Vokonas PS, Gorlin R, Cohn PF, Herman MV, Sonnenblick EH. Dynamic geometry of the left ventricle in mitral regurgitation. Circulation. 1973 Oct; 48(4):786-96. PMID: 4744785

Kemp HG, Vokonas PS, Cohn PF, Gorlin R. The anginal syndrome associated with normal coronary arteriograms. Report of a six year experience. Am J Med. 1973 Jun; 54(6):735-42. PMID: 4196179

Williams RA, Cohn PF, Vokonas PS, Young E, Herman MV, Gorlin R. Electrocardiographic, arteriographic and ventriculographic correlations in transmural myocardial infarction. Am J Cardiol. 1973 May; 31(5):595-9. PMID: 4698129

Cohn PF, Gorlin R, Vokonas PS, Williams RA, Herman MV. A quantitative clinical index for the diagnosis of symptomatic coronary-artery disease. N Engl J Med. 1972 Apr 27; 286(17):901-7. PMID: 5013973

Cohn PF, Vokonas PS, Most AS, Herman MV, Gorlin R. Diagnostic accuracy of two-step postexercise ECG. Results of 305 subjects studied by coronary arteriography. JAMA. 1972 Apr 24; 220(4):501-6. PMID: 5067125

Brooks H, Kirk ES, Vokonas PS, Urschel CW, Sonnenblick EH. Performance of the right ventricle under stress: relation to right coronary flow. J Clin Invest. 1971 Oct; 50(10):2176-83. PMID: 5116207; PMCID: PMC292152

Wilkins DT, Helfant RH, Vokonas PS, Gorlin R. Coronary collateral circulation. N Engl J Med. 1971 Aug 5; 285(6):352-3. PMID: 5091333

Cohn PF, Vokonas PS, Williams RA, Herman MV, Gorlin R. Diastolic heart sounds and filling waves in coronary artery disease. Circulation. 1971 Aug; 44(2):196-202. PMID: 5562555

Helfant RH, Vokonas PS, Gorlin R. Functional importance of the human coronary collateral circulation. N Engl J Med. 1971 Jun 10; 284(23):1277-81. PMID: 5576437

Cohn PF, Vokonas PS, Herman MV, Gorlin R. Postexercise electrocardiogram in patients with abnormal resting electrocardiograms. Circulation. 1971 May; 43(5):648-54. PMID: 5578841

Helfant R, Vokonas PS, Gorlin R. Functional effects of human coronary collateral circulation. 1971.

Young E, Levine HD, Vokonas PS, Kemp HG, Williams RA, Gorlin R. The frontal plane vectorcardiogram in old inferior myocardial infarcton. II. Mid-to-late QRS changes. Circulation. 1970 Dec; 42(6):1143-62. PMID: 5492545

Cohn PF, Vokonas PS, Williams R, Herman MV, Gorlin R. Abnormal heart sounds and apexcardiographic a waves in patients with coronary artery disease . The American Journal of Cardiology. 1970; 25(1):89. View Publication

This graph shows the total number of publications by year, by first, middle/unknown, or last author.

Bar chart showing 304 publications over 38 distinct years, with a maximum of 27 publications in 2016

Bar chart showing 304 publications over 38 distinct years, with a maximum of 27 publications in 2016

Year	Publications
1980	1
1983	1
1985	2
1986	3
1987	3
1988	2
1990	4
1991	2
1992	4
1993	3
1994	3
1995	4
1996	7
1997	1
1998	7
2000	4
2001	4
2002	1
2004	2
2005	5
2006	7
2007	8
2008	8
2009	20
2010	21
2011	19
2012	14
2013	8
2014	15
2015	11
2016	27
2017	17
2018	16
2019	11
2020	13
2021	11
2022	9
2023	6

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