Annals of Human Biology, Volume 42, Issue 1 (2015)

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Review Paper

Review
The epigenetic side of human adaptation: hypotheses, evidences and theories
Cristina Giuliani, Maria Giulia Bacalini, Marco Sazzini, Chiara Pirazzini, Claudio Franceschi, Paolo Garagnani & Donata Luiselli
Pages: 1-9
Published online: 21 Nov 2014
AbstractforThe epigenetic side of human adaptation: hypotheses, evidences and theories | Full Text | References | PDF (506.8 KB)
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Research Paper

Article
Methodological strategies to assess the degree of bone preservation for ancient DNA studies
Gabriele Scorrano, Federica Valentini, Cristina Martínez-Labarga, Mario Federico Rolfo, Antonella Fiammenghi, Domenico Lo Vetro, Fabio Martini, Antonella Casoli, Giovanni Ferraris, Giuseppe Palleschi, Antonio Palleschi & Olga Rickards
Pages: 10-19
Published online: 18 Sep 2014
AbstractforMethodological strategies to assess the degree of bone preservation for ancient DNA studies | Full Text | References | PDF (446.2 KB)
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Article
Mirandese language and genetic differentiation in Iberia: a study using X chromosome markers
J. C. Pinto, V. Pereira, S. L. Marques, A. Amorim, L. Alvarez & M. J. Prata
Pages: 20-25
Published online: 13 Aug 2014
AbstractforMirandese language and genetic differentiation in Iberia: a study using X chromosome markers | Full Text | References | PDF (380.9 KB)
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The CELSR1 polymorphisms rs6007897 and rs4044210 are associated with ischaemic stroke in Chinese Han population
Yi-Hong Zhan, Yi Lin, Sui-Jun Tong, Qi-Lin Ma, Cong-Xia Lu, Ling Fang, Wei Wei, Bin Cai & Ning Wang
Pages: 26-30
Published online: 13 Aug 2014
AbstractforThe CELSR1 polymorphisms rs6007897 and rs4044210 are associated with ischaemic stroke in Chinese Han population | Full Text | References | PDF (156.3 KB) | Supplemental
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Associations of objectively assessed sleep and physical activity in 11-year old children
Maroje Sorić, Gregor Starc, Katarina T. Borer, Gregor Jurak, Marjeta Kovač, Janko Strel & Marjeta Mišigoj-Duraković
Pages: 31-37
Published online: 10 Jul 2014
AbstractforAssociations of objectively assessed sleep and physical activity in 11-year old children | Full Text | References | PDF (176.6 KB)
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Height of South Asian children in the Netherlands aged 0–20 years: secular trends and comparisons with current Asian Indian, Dutch and WHO references
Jeroen A. de Wilde, Paula van Dommelen, Stef van Buuren & Barend J. C. Middelkoop
Pages: 38-44
Published online: 25 Jun 2014
AbstractforHeight of South Asian children in the Netherlands aged 0–20 years: secular trends and comparisons with current Asian Indian, Dutch and WHO references | Full Text | References | PDF (470.5 KB)
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Weight and body mass index (BMI): current data for Austrian boys and girls aged 4 to under 19 years
Michael Mayer, Andreas Gleiss, Gabriele Häusler, Martin Borkenstein, Klaus Kapelari, Gerhard Köstl, Michael Lassi, Michael Schemper, Klaus Schmitt & Peter Blümel
Pages: 45-55
Published online: 24 Apr 2014
AbstractforWeight and body mass index (BMI): current data for Austrian boys and girls aged 4 to under 19 years | Full Text | References | PDF (1.7 MB)
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Waist circumference centiles by age and sex for Japanese children based on the 1978–1981 cross-sectional national survey data
Makoto Anzo, Mikako Inokuchi, Nobutake Matsuo, John I. Takayama & Tomonobu Hasegawa
Pages: 56-61
Published online: 01 Jul 2014
AbstractforWaist circumference centiles by age and sex for Japanese children based on the 1978–1981 cross-sectional national survey data | Full Text | References | PDF (505.5 KB)
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Referencial values for the physical growth of school children and adolescents in Campinas, Brazil
Rossana Gómez Campos, Miguel de Arruda, Jefferson Eduardo Hespanhol, Cristiane Camargo, Richard Micheal Briton & Marco Antonio Cossio-Bolanõs
Pages: 62-69
Published online: 01 Jul 2014
AbstractforReferencial values for the physical growth of school children and adolescents in Campinas, Brazil | Full Text | References | PDF (472 KB)
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Body shape indices and cardiometabolic risk in adolescents
Ying Xu, Weili Yan & Yin Bun Cheung
Pages: 70-75
Published online: 15 Apr 2014
AbstractforBody shape indices and cardiometabolic risk in adolescents | Full Text | References | PDF (305.3 KB)
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Milk immunity and reproductive status among Ariaal women of northern Kenya
Elizabeth M. Miller & Daniel S. McConnell
Pages: 76-83
Published online: 26 Aug 2014
AbstractforMilk immunity and reproductive status among Ariaal women of northern Kenya | Full Text | References | PDF (354 KB)
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Indigenous populations in transition: An evaluation of metabolic syndrome and its associated factors among the Toba of northern Argentina
Elena Sofía Lagranja, Pam Phojanakong, Alicia Navarro & Claudia R. Valeggia
Pages: 84-90
Published online: 08 Jul 2014
AbstractforIndigenous populations in transition: An evaluation of metabolic syndrome and its associated factors among the Toba of northern Argentina | Full Text | References | PDF (203.9 KB)
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Adult fat content: reinterpreting and modelling the Benn Index and related sex differences
Richard F. Burton
Pages: 91-96
Published online: 15 Apr 2014
AbstractforAdult fat content: reinterpreting and modelling the Benn Index and related sex differences | Full Text | References | PDF (213.5 KB)
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Human Biological Survey

Review Article
Genetic variation in dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPYD) gene in a healthy adult Indian population
Sandhya N. Iyer, Rekha S. Singhal, Madhuri R. Hegde & Arunkanth Ankala
Pages: 97-100
Published online: 13 Aug 2014
AbstractforGenetic variation in dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPYD) gene in a healthy adult Indian population | Full Text | References | PDF (146.7 KB)
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Short Report

Report
Lactase genetic polymorphisms and coeliac disease in children: a cohort study
Raja A. H. Kuchay, Babu R. Thapa, Akhtar Mahmood, Mumtaz Anwar & Safrun Mahmood
Pages: 101-104
Published online: 13 Aug 2014
AbstractforLactase genetic polymorphisms and coeliac disease in children: a cohort study | Full Text | References | PDF (158.2 KB)
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Acknowledgements

Acknowledgement to Referees
Pages: 105-107
Published online: 12 Dec 2014
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