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John W. Holloway is affiliated with the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple disciplines within medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

Their academic output includes contributions in the following main fields of study:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these areas, Holloway has focused on several subfields, including:

  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Molecular Biology
  • Physiology
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

The primary topics covered in their work involve:

  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Asthma and respiratory diseases
  • Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
  • Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Holloway include:

  • "Epigenome-wide meta-analysis of blood DNA methylation in newborns and children identifies numerous loci related to gestational age," 2020, published in Genome Medicine
  • "Lung-function trajectories: relevance and implementation in clinical practice," 2024, published in The Lancet
  • "DNA methylation and body mass index from birth to adolescence: meta-analyses of epigenome-wide association studies," 2020, published in Genome Medicine
  • "Genome-Wide DNA Methylation in Peripheral Blood and Long-Term Exposure to Source-Specific Transportation Noise and Air Pollution: The SAPALDIA Study," 2020, published in Environmental Health Perspectives
  • "Different Measures of Diet Diversity During Infancy and the Association with Childhood Food Allergy in a UK Birth Cohort Study," 2020, published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology In Practice

Holloway frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Syed Hasan Arshad
  • Wilfried Karmaus
  • Hongmei Zhang
  • Susan Ewart
  • Faisal I. Rezwan

Their publications are often featured in journals such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
  • Pediatric Allergy and Immunology
  • ERJ Open Research
  • Clinical Epigenetics

Best Publications

  • Association of the ADAM33 gene with asthma and bronchial hyperresponsiveness

    Paul Van Eerdewegh;Randall D. Little;Josée Dupuis;Richard G. Del Mastro

  • DNA Methylation in Newborns and Maternal Smoking in Pregnancy: Genome-wide Consortium Meta-analysis

    Bonnie R. Joubert;Janine F. Felix;Paul Yousefi;Kelly M. Bakulski

  • Genome-wide association study identifies five loci associated with lung function.

    E Repapi;I Sayers;L V Wain;P R Burton

  • Genome-wide association scan meta-analysis identifies three Loci influencing adiposity and fat distribution

    Cecilia M. Lindgren;Iris M. Heid;Joshua C. Randall;Claudia Lamina

  • Multi-ancestry genome-wide association study of 21,000 cases and 95,000 controls identifies new risk loci for atopic dermatitis

    Lavinia Paternoster;Marie Standl;Johannes Waage;Hansjoerg Baurecht

  • A genome-wide association study identifies CDHR3 as a susceptibility locus for early childhood asthma with severe exacerbations

    Klaus Bønnelykke;Patrick Sleiman;Kasper Nielsen;Eskil Kreiner-Møller

  • Maternal and fetal genetic effects on birth weight and their relevance to cardio-metabolic risk factors

    Nicole M Warrington;Robin N Beaumont;Momoko Horikoshi;Felix R Day

  • Infection of Mice with Mycobacterium bovis–Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) Suppresses Allergen-induced Airway Eosinophilia

    Klaus Josef Erb;John W. Holloway;Alexandra Sobeck;Heidrun Moll

  • Genome-wide association and large-scale follow up identifies 16 new loci influencing lung function

    María Soler Artigas;Daan W. Loth;Louise V. Wain;Sina A. Gharib

  • Genomic and phenotypic insights from an atlas of genetic effects on DNA methylation

    J.L. Min;G. Hemani;E. Hannon;K.F. Dekkers

  • Genetics of allergic disease

    John W. Holloway;Ian A. Yang;Stephen T. Holgate

  • New loci associated with birth weight identify genetic links between intrauterine growth and adult height and metabolism.

    Momoko Horikoshi;Hanieh Yaghootkar;Dennis O. Mook-Kanamori;Dennis O. Mook-Kanamori;Ulla Sovio;Ulla Sovio

  • Epithelial-mesenchymal communication in the pathogenesis of chronic asthma.

    Stephen T. Holgate;John Holloway;Susan Wilson;Fabio Bucchieri

  • Variant LTC 4 synthase allele modifies cysteinyl leukotriene synthesis in eosinophils and predicts clinical response to zafirlukast

    A P Sampson;S Siddiqui;D Buchanan;P H Howarth

  • Maternal BMI at the start of pregnancy and offspring epigenome-wide DNA methylation: findings from the pregnancy and childhood epigenetics (PACE) consortium

    Gemma C. Sharp;Gemma C. Sharp;Lucas A. Salas;Lucas A. Salas;Claire Monnereau;Claire Monnereau;Catherine Allard

  • Cooperative Effects of Th2 Cytokines and Allergen on Normal and Asthmatic Bronchial Epithelial Cells

    James L. Lordan;Fabio Bucchieri;Audrey Richter;Athanassias Konstantinidis

  • Genome-wide association study to identify genetic determinants of severe asthma

    Y.I. Wan;N.R.G. Shrine;M. Soler Artigas;L.V. Wain

  • Genetic susceptibility to the respiratory effects of air pollution.

    I A Yang;K M Fong;P V Zimmerman;S T Holgate

  • Meta-analysis of epigenome-wide association studies in neonates reveals widespread differential DNA methylation associated with birthweight

    Leanne K. Küpers;Claire Monnereau;Gemma C. Sharp;Paul Yousefi;Paul Yousefi

  • Moderate-to-severe asthma in individuals of European ancestry: a genome-wide association study

    Nick Shrine;Michael A Portelli;Catherine John;María Soler Artigas

  • ASSOCIATION OF THE ADAM33 GENE WITH ASTHMA AND BRONCHIAL HYPERRESPONSIVENESS

    Akaluck Thatayatikom;Andrew H. Liu

  • New loci associated with birth weight identify genetic links between intrauterine growth and adult height and metabolism

    Momoko Horikoshi;Hanieh Yaghootkar;Dennis O. Mook-Kanamori;Ulla Sovio

Frequent Co-Authors

Wilfried Karmaus
Wilfried Karmaus University of Memphis
Stephen T. Holgate
Stephen T. Holgate University of Southampton
Syed Hasan Arshad
Syed Hasan Arshad University of Southampton
Marjo-Riitta Järvelin
Marjo-Riitta Järvelin Imperial College London
Caroline L. Relton
Caroline L. Relton University of Bristol
Susan M. Ring
Susan M. Ring University of Bristol
Cyrus Cooper
Cyrus Cooper University of Southampton
Hazel Inskip
Hazel Inskip University of Southampton
Vincent W. V. Jaddoe
Vincent W. V. Jaddoe Erasmus University Rotterdam
Gerard H. Koppelman
Gerard H. Koppelman University Medical Center Groningen

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