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  • Association of genetic variants with body-mass index and blood pressure in adolescents : a replication study 

    Goulet, Danick; O’Loughlin, Jennifer; Sylvestre, Marie-Pierre (Frontiers Media, 2021-09-01)
    The strong correlation between adiposity and blood pressure (BP) might be explained in part by shared genetic risk factors. A recent study identified three nucleotide variants [rs16933812 (PAX5), rs7638110 (MRPS22), and rs9930333 (FTO)] associated ...
  • A prognostic tool to identify youth at risk of at least weekly cannabis use 

    Sylvestre, Marie-Pierre; De Montigny, Simon; Boulanger, Laurence; Goulet, Danick; Doré, Isabelle; O'Loughlin, Jennifer; Haddad, Slim; Bélanger, Richard E.; Leatherdale, Scott (Springer, 2022-03-09)
    We developed and validated an 8-item prognostic tool to identify youth at risk of initiating frequent (i.e., at least weekly) cannabis use in the next year. The tool, which aims to identify youth who would benefit most from clinician intervention, ...