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    • Michels, Karin B.; Keller, Kristen; Pereira, Ana; Kim, Claire E.; Santos, José L.; Shepherd, John A.; Corvalán, Camila; Binder, Alexandra M. (BMC, 2020)
      Background Systemic inflammation may play a role in shaping breast composition, one of the strongest risk factors for breast cancer. Pubertal development presents a critical window of breast tissue susceptibility to exogenous ...
    • Gaskins, Audrey J.; Pereira Scalabrino, Ana; Quintiliano Scarpelli, Daiana; Shepherd, John A.; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo; Corvalán Aguilar, Camila; Michels, Karin B. (American Society for Nutrition, 2017-05-01)
      Background: Frequent dairy consumption in childhood has been related to higher growth-hormone concentrations that may affect mammary gland and pubertal development. Objective: We evaluated the relation of dairy intake ...
    • López, Ana; Garmendia Miguel, María Luisa; Shepherd, John; Michels, Karin; Corvalán Aguilar, Camila; Pereira Scalabrino, Ana (Nature, 2020)
      The effect of excessive gestational weight gain (EGWG) is related to adverse health outcomes in the offspring; however, its effect on the daughters' breast density is unclear. We aimed to assess the association between ...
    • Binder, Alexandra M.; Corvalán Aguilar, Camila; Mericq, Verónica; Pereira Scalabrino, Ana; Santos, José Luis; Horvath, Steve; Shepherd, John; Michels, Karin B. (Taylor & Francis, 2018)
      Epigenetic age is an indicator of biological aging, capturing the impact of environmental and behavioral influences across time on cellular function. Deviance between epigenetic age and chronological age (AgeAccel) is a ...