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Julien Vaucher

Full professor (Uni of Fribourg) and Head Dpt of Medicine (HFR), Tit. Professor (UNIL)
Verified email at h-fr.ch
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Genome-wide association analyses for lung function and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease identify new loci and potential druggable targets

LV Wain, N Shrine, MS Artigas, AM Erzurumluoglu… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by reduced lung function
and is the third leading cause of death globally. Through genome-wide association …

Depression with atypical features and increase in obesity, body mass index, waist circumference, and fat mass: a prospective, population-based study

AM Lasserre, J Glaus, CL Vandeleur… - JAMA …, 2014 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Depression and obesity are 2 prevalent disorders that have been repeatedly
shown to be associated. However, the mechanisms and temporal sequence underlying this …

[HTML][HTML] Cannabis use and risk of schizophrenia: a Mendelian randomization study

J Vaucher, BJ Keating, AM Lasserre, W Gan… - Molecular …, 2018 - nature.com
Cannabis use is observationally associated with an increased risk of schizophrenia, but
whether the relationship is causal is not known. Using a genetic approach, we took 10 …

Understanding the consequences of education inequality on cardiovascular disease: mendelian randomisation study

AR Carter, D Gill, NM Davies, AE Taylor, T Tillmann… - bmj, 2019 - bmj.com
Objectives To investigate the role of body mass index (BMI), systolic blood pressure, and
smoking behaviour in explaining the effect of education on the risk of cardiovascular disease …

Pattern of cognitive deficits in severe COVID-19

V Beaud, S Crottaz-Herbette, V Dunet… - Journal of Neurology …, 2021 - jnnp.bmj.com
The severe form of COVID-19 tends to be associated with neurological deficits. 1 2 Among
patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), who benefited from mechanical …

Education and coronary heart disease: mendelian randomisation study

T Tillmann, J Vaucher, A Okbay, H Pikhart, A Peasey… - bmj, 2017 - bmj.com
Objective To determine whether educational attainment is a causal risk factor in the
development of coronary heart disease. Design Mendelian randomisation study, using …

The volcanic history of central Elysium Planitia: Implications for martian magmatism

J Vaucher, D Baratoux, N Mangold, P Pinet, K Kurita… - Icarus, 2009 - Elsevier
Central Elysium Planitia (CEP) is located south of Elysium Mons. Back to the era of the
Viking orbiters, clues accumulated in favor of recent volcanism in relation with ground water …

Pulse wave amplitude drops index: a biomarker of cardiovascular risk in obstructive sleep apnea

G Solelhac, M Sánchez-de-la-Torre… - American journal of …, 2023 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: It is currently unclear which patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are at
increased cardiovascular risk. Objective: To investigate the value of pulse wave amplitude …

Low compliance with dietary recommendations for food intake among adults

D de Abreu, I Guessous, J Vaucher, M Preisig… - Clinical nutrition, 2013 - Elsevier
Background & aims To assess the adherence to the national dietary recommendations and
to identify factors contributing to dietary compliance in Switzerland. Methods Population …

Encephalopathies associated with severe COVID-19 present neurovascular unit alterations without evidence for strong neuroinflammation

R Bernard-Valnet, S Perriot, M Canales… - Neurology …, 2021 - AAN Enterprises
Objective Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been associated with a large variety of
neurologic disorders. However, the mechanisms underlying these neurologic complications …