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James L. Mills is a researcher affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their academic work is situated primarily within the broad field of Medicine, with a focus on several specialized subfields including Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Surgery, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, and Molecular Biology.

Their research covers key topics such as:

  • Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
  • Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments
  • Folate and B Vitamins Research
  • Maternal and fetal healthcare
  • Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments

Among their recent published papers are:

  • Effect of Folic Acid and Zinc Supplementation in Men on Semen Quality and Live Birth Among Couples Undergoing Infertility Treatment, 2020, published in JAMA
  • Interim Estimates of 2023-24 Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness - United States, 2024, published in MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
  • Lactation Duration and Long-term Risk for Incident Type 2 Diabetes in Women With a History of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus, 2020, published in Diabetes Care
  • Modifiable risk factors and long term risk of type 2 diabetes among individuals with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus: prospective cohort study, 2022, published in BMJ
  • Genetic factors and risk of type 2 diabetes among women with a history of gestational diabetes: findings from two independent populations, 2020, published in BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care

Frequent publication venues for the scientist include:

  • The Journal of Sexual Medicine
  • Journal of the Endocrine Society
  • Fertility and Sterility
  • Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology
  • American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A

James L. Mills collaborates regularly with several co-authors, among whom the most frequent are:

  • Stefanie N. Hinkle
  • Sunni L. Mumford
  • Cuilin Zhang
  • Enrique F. Schisterman
  • Pauline Mendola

Best Publications

  • Biomarkers of Nutrition for Development (BOND)-Iron Review.

    Sean Lynch;Christine M Pfeiffer;Michael K Georgieff;Gary Brittenham

  • Homocysteine metabolism in pregnancies complicated by neural-tube defects

    J.L. Mills;Y.J. Lee;M.R. Conley;P.N. Kirke

  • A genome-wide association study of cleft lip with and without cleft palate identifies risk variants near MAFB and ABCA4

    Terri H. Beaty;Jeffrey C. Murray;Mary L. Marazita;Ronald G. Munger

  • Malformations in Infants of Diabetic Mothers Occur Before the Seventh Gestational Week: Implications for Treatment

    James L Mills;Lester Baker;Allen S Goldman

  • Incidence of Spontaneous Abortion among Normal Women and Insulin-Dependent Diabetic Women Whose Pregnancies Were Identified within 21 Days of Conception

    Mills Jl;Simpson Jl;Driscoll Sg;Jovanovic-Peterson L

  • Genome-wide mega-analysis identifies 16 loci and highlights diverse biological mechanisms in the common epilepsies

    Bassel Abou-Khalil;Pauls Auce;Andreja Avbersek;Melanie Bahlo

  • Thermolabile variant of 5, 10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductaseassociated with low red-cell folates: implications for folate intake recommendations

    Anne M Molloy;Sean Daly;James L Mills;Peadar N Kirke

  • Maternal postprandial glucose levels and infant birth weight: The Diabetes in Early Pregnancy Study*

    Lois Jovanovic-Peterson;Charles M. Peterson;George F. Reed;Boyd E. Metzger

  • Lack of relation of increased malformation rates in infants of diabetic mothers to glycemic control during organogenesis.

    J L Mills;R H Knopp;J L Simpson;L Jovanovic-Peterson

  • Metabolic Control and Progression of Retinopathy: The Diabetes in Early Pregnancy Study

    Emily Y. Chew;James L. Mills;Boyd E Metzger;Nancy A. Remaley

  • Effects of Folate and Vitamin B12 Deficiencies During Pregnancy on Fetal, Infant, and Child Development

    Anne M. Molloy;Peadar N. Kirke;Lawrence C. Brody;John M. Scott

  • A genetic defect in 5,10 methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase in neural tube defects

    A S Whitehead;P Gallagher;J L Mills;P N Kirke

  • Minimum effective dose of folic acid for food fortification to prevent neural-tube defects

    Sean Daly;James L Mills;Anne M Molloy;Mary Conley

  • Maternal Vitamin B12 Status and Risk of Neural Tube Defects in a Population With High Neural Tube Defect Prevalence and No Folic Acid Fortification

    Anne M. Molloy;Peadar N. Kirke;James F. Troendle;Helen Burke

  • Are obese women at higher risk for producing malformed offspring

    D.Kim Waller;James L. Mills;Joe Leigh Simpson;George C. Cunningham

  • Maternal alcohol consumption and birth weight. How much drinking during pregnancy is safe

    James L. Mills;Barry I. Graubard;Ernest E. Harley;George G. Rhoads

  • The "thermolabile" variant of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase and neural tube defects: An evaluation of genetic risk and the relative importance of the genotypes of the embryo and the mother

    Denis C. Shields;Peadar N. Kirke;James L. Mills;Dorothy Ramsbottom

  • A Polymorphism, R653Q, in the Trifunctional Enzyme Methylenetetrahydrofolate Dehydrogenase/Methenyltetrahydrofolate Cyclohydrolase/Formyltetrahydrofolate Synthetase Is a Maternal Genetic Risk Factor for Neural Tube Defects: Report of the Birth Defects Research Group

    Lawrence C. Brody;Mary Conley;Christopher Cox;Peadar N. Kirke

  • Plasma folate levels and risk of spontaneous abortion.

    Lena George;James L. Mills;Anna L. V. Johansson;Anna Nordmark

  • Lack of Relation of Increased Malformation Rates in Infants of Diabetic Mothers to Glycemic Control During Organogenesis

    J. L. Mills;R. H. Knopp;J. L. Simpson;L. Jovanovic-Peterson

Frequent Co-Authors

Anne M. Molloy
Anne M. Molloy Trinity College Dublin
Lawrence C. Brody
Lawrence C. Brody National Institutes of Health
John M. Scott
John M. Scott Trinity College Dublin
Cuilin Zhang
Cuilin Zhang National Institutes of Health
Jorge E. Chavarro
Jorge E. Chavarro Harvard University
Christopher Cox
Christopher Cox Johns Hopkins University
Barry Shane
Barry Shane University of California, Berkeley
Frank B. Hu
Frank B. Hu Harvard University
Boyd E. Metzger
Boyd E. Metzger Northwestern University
Sjurdur F. Olsen
Sjurdur F. Olsen Statens Serum Institut

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