Katrina Scurrah

The Association between Socioeconomic Status and Psychological Distress: A Within and Between Twin Study.

Janine R Lam, Jessica Tyler, Katrina J Scurrah, Nicola J Reavley, Gillian S Dite

Journal article  |  2019  |  Twin Research and Human Genetics

Low socioeconomic status (SES) has been established as a risk factor for poor mental health; however, the relationship between SES..

Early birth is a key factor in educational disadvantage of twins: A data linkage study

Justin Zeltzer, Antonia W Shand, Patrick Kelly, John L Hopper, Katrina J Scurrah, Natasha Nassar

Journal article  |  2019  |  Acta Paediatrica

Genetic and Early-Life Environmental Influences on Dental Caries Risk: A Twin Study

Mihiri J Silva, Nicky M Kilpatrick, Jeffrey M Craig, David J Manton, Pamela Leong, David P Burgner, Katrina J Scurrah

Journal article  |  2019  |  Pediatrics

Twins and twinning

Mark Umstad, Lucas Calais-Ferreira, Katrina Scurrah, Judith Hall, Jeff Craig

Book Chapter  |  2019

Fully revised and up-to-date, this new edition introduces genetic researchers, students, and health professionals to general princ..

Etiology of Hypomineralized Second Primary Molars: A Prospective Twin Study

MJ Silva, NM Kilpatrick, JM Craig, DJ Manton, P Leong, D Burgner, KJ Scurrah

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Dental Research

Is the Association Between Obesity and Hip Osteoarthritis Surgery Explained by Familial Confounding?

Karin Magnusson, Katrina J Scurrah, Ragnhild Elise Orstavik, Thomas Sevenius Nilsen, Ove Furnes, Kare Birger Hagen

Journal article  |  2018  |  Epidemiology

The Beneficial Effects of Physical Activity: Is It Down to Your Genes? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Twin and Family Studies.

JR Zadro, D Shirley, TB Andrade, KJ Scurrah, A Bauman, PH Ferreira

Journal article  |  2017  |  Sports Medicine - Open

BACKGROUND: There is evidence for considerable heterogeneity in the responsiveness to regular physical activity (PA) which might r..

Hallux Valgus, By Nature or Nurture? A Twin Study

Shannon E Munteanu, Hylton B Menz, John D Wark, Jemma J Christie, Katrina J Scurrah, Bui Minh, Bircan Erbas, John L Hopper, Anita Wluka

Journal article  |  2017  |  Arthritis Care & Research

Genetic factors contribute more to hip than knee surgery due to osteoarthritis - a population-based twin registry study of joint arthroplasty

K Magnusson, K Scurrah, E Ystrom, RE Orstavik, T Nilsen, OA Steingrimsdottir, P Ferreira, AM Fenstad, O Furnes, KB Hagen

Journal article  |  2017  |  Osteoarthritis and Cartilage

Familial Analysis of Epistatic and Sex-Dependent Association of Genes of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System and Blood Pressure

Katrina J Scurrah, Angela Lamantia, Justine A Ellis, Stephen B Harrap

Journal article  |  2017  |  Circulation: Cardiovascular Genetics

EPISTATIC AND SEX-DEPENDENT ASSOCIATION ANALYSES OF GENES OF THE RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN-ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM AND BLOOD PRESSURE IN FAMILIES

Stephen Harrap, Katrina Scurrah, Angela Lamantia, Justine Ellis

Conference Proceedings  |  2016  |  JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION

Etiology of molar incisor hypomineralization - A systematic review

Mihiri J Silva, Katrina J Scurrah, Jeffrey M Craig, David J Manton, Nicky Kilpatrick

Journal article  |  2016  |  Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Exposure to ionizing radiation and brain cancer incidence: The Life Span Study cohort

Nicolas R Smoll, Zoe Brady, Katrina Scurrah, John D Mathews

Journal article  |  2016  |  Cancer Epidemiology

Socioeconomic position in young adulthood is associated with BMI in Australian families

Katrina J Scurrah, Anne M Kavanagh, Rebecca J Bentley, Lukar E Thornton, Stephen B Harrap

Journal article  |  2016  |  Journal of Public Health

The association of PTPN22 rs2476601 with juvenile idiopathic arthritis is specific to females

RC Chiaroni-Clarke, YR Li, JE Munro, RA Chavez, KJ Scurrah, A Pezic, JD Akikusa, RC Allen, SE Piper, ML Becker, SD Thompson, BA Lie, B Flato, O Forre, M Punaro, C Wise, R Saffery, TH Finkel, H Hakonarson, A-L Ponsonby, et al.

Journal article  |  2015  |  GENES AND IMMUNITY

THE ASSOCIATION OF PTPN22 RS2476601 WITH JUVENILE IDIOPATHIC ARTHRITIS IS SPECIFIC TO FEMALES

R Chiaroni-Clarke, YR Li, J Munro, R Chavez, K Scurrah, A Pezic, J Akikusa, R Allen, S Piper, M Becker, S Thompson, B Lie, B Flato, O Forre, M Punaro, C Wise, R Saffery, T Finkel, H Hakonarson, A-L Ponsonby, et al.

Conference Proceedings  |  2015  |  Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

THE ASSOCIATION OF PTPN22 RS2476601 WITH JUVENILE IDIOPATHIC ARTHRITIS IS SPECIFIC TO FEMALES

R Chiaroni-Clarke, Y Li, J Munro, R Chavez, K Scurrah, A Pezic, J Akikusa, R Allen, S Piper, M Becker, S Thompson, B Lie, B Flato, O Forre, M Punaro, C Wise, R Saffery, T Finkel, H Hakonarson, A Ponsonby, et al.

Journal article  |  2015  |  Genes & Immunity

Non-proportional odds multivariate logistic regression of ordinal family data

Sophie G Zaloumis, Katrina J Scurrah, Stephen B Harrap, Justine A Ellis, Lyle C Gurrin

Journal article  |  2015  |  Biometrical Journal

Epistasis amongst PTPN2 and genes of the vitamin D pathway contributes to risk of juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Justine A Ellis, Katrina J Scurrah, Yun R Li, Anne-Louise Ponsonby, Raul A Chavez, Angela Pezic, Terence Dwyer, Jonathan D Akikusa, Roger C Allen, Mara L Becker, Susan D Thompson, Benedicte A Lie, Berit Flato, Oystein Forre, Marilynn Punaro, Carol Wise, Terri H Finkel, Hakon Hakonarson, Jane E Munro

Journal article  |  2015  |  The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Measurement of absolute copy number variation reveals association with essential hypertension

Francine Z Marques, Priscilla R Prestes, Leonardo B Pinheiro, Katrina Scurrah, Kerry R Emslie, Maciej Tomaszewski, Stephen B Harrap, Fadi J Charchar

Journal article  |  2014  |  BMC Medical Genomics

DROPLET DIGITAL PCR MEASUREMENT OF COPY NUMBER VARIATION IN GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION REGIONS FOR BLOOD PRESSURE REVEAL ASSOCIATION WITH ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION

FZ Marques, PR Prestes, LB Pinheiro, K Scurrah, KR Emslie, M Tomaszewski, SB Harrap, FJ Charchar

Conference Proceedings  |  2014  |  HYPERTENSION

SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM, EPISTATIC AND SEX-DEPENDENT ASSOCIATION ANALYSES OF GENES OF THE RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM AND BLOOD PRESSURE IN FAMILIES

KJ Scurrah, A Lamantia, JA Ellis, SB Harrap

Conference Proceedings  |  2014  |  HYPERTENSION

INTERACTION OF PTPN2 AND VITAMIN D GC SEQUENCE VARIANTS AND RISK OF JUVENILE IDIOPATHIC ARTHRITIS IN THE CHILDHOOD ARTHRITIS RISK FACTOR IDENTIFICATION STUDY (CLARITY)

J Ellis, R Chavez, A Ponsonby, K Scurrah, A Pezic, R Allen, J Akikusa, J Munro

Conference Proceedings  |  2013  |  INTERNAL MEDICINE JOURNAL

A Loss-of-Function Polymorphism in the Human P2X4 Receptor Is Associated With Increased Pulse Pressure

Leanne Stokes, Katrina Scurrah, Justine A Ellis, Brett A Cromer, Kristen K Skarratt, Ben J Gu, Stephen B Harrap, James S Wiley

Journal article  |  2011  |  Hypertension

The Epithelial Sodium Channel gamma-Subunit Gene and Blood Pressure Family Based Association, Renal Gene Expression, and Physiological Analyses

Cara J Buesst, Lisa DS Bloomer, Katrina J Scurrah, Justine A Ellis, Timothy A Barnes, Fadi J Charchar, Peter Braund, Paul N Hopkins, Nilesh J Samani, Steven C Hunt, Maciej Tomaszewski, Stephen B Harrap

Journal article  |  2011  |  Hypertension

Evidence for two independent functional variants for androgenetic alopecia around the androgen receptor gene

Joanna E Cobb, Sophie G Zaloumis, Katrina J Scurrah, Stephen B Harrap, Justine A Ellis

Journal article  |  2010  |  Experimental Dermatology

Genes controlling postural changes in blood pressure: comprehensive association analysis of ATP-sensitive potassium channel genes KCNJ8 and ABCC9

Justine A Ellis, Angela Lamantia, Raul Chavez, Katrina J Scurrah, Colin G Nichols, Stephen B Harrap

Journal article  |  2010  |  Physiological Genomics

COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF THE ROLE OF ATP-SENSITIVE POTASSIUM CHANNEL GENES, ABCC9 AND KCNJ8, IN DETERMINING POSTURAL CHANGES IN BLOOD PRESSURE

JA Ellis, A Lamantia, KJ Scurrah, C Nichols, SB Harrap

Conference Proceedings  |  2009  |  HYPERTENSION

BLOOD PRESSURE AND THE beta-SUBUNIT OF THE EPITHELIAL SODIUM CHANNEL

C Buesst, K Scurrah, A Lamantia, J Ellis, S Harrap

Conference Proceedings  |  2009  |  HYPERTENSION

Effect of Birth Parameters on Retinal Vascular Caliber The Twins Eye Study in Tasmania

Cong Sun, Anne-Louise Ponsonby, Tien Y Wong, Shayne A Brown, Lisa S Kearns, Jenny Cochrane, Jane R MacKinnon, Jonathan B Ruddle, Alex W Hewitt, Gerald Liew, Terence Dwyer, Katrina Scurrah, David A Mackey

Journal article  |  2009  |  Hypertension

Contribution of genes and environment to variation in postural changes in mean arterial and pulse pressure

Katrina J Scurrah, Sophie G Zaloumis, John L Hopper, Stephen B Harrap

Journal article  |  2008  |  Journal of Hypertension

CONTRIBUTION OF GENES AND ENVIRONMENT TO POSTURAL CHANGES IN BLOOD PRESSURE

SG Zaloumis, KJ Scurrah, SB Harrap

Conference Proceedings  |  2008  |  HYPERTENSION

Lack of association between a common coronary heart disease allele and blood pressure

SB Harrap, K Scurrah, A Lamantia, J Ellis

Conference Proceedings  |  2008  |  JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION

Confirmation of association of the epithelial sodium channel with blood pressure in the victorian family heart study

CJ Busst, K Scurrah, J Ellis, S Harrap

Conference Proceedings  |  2008  |  JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION

Genetic mapping of myopia susceptibility loci

Maria Schaeche, Andrea J Richardson, Kelly K Pertile, Mohamed Dirani, Katrina Scurrah, Paul N Baird

Journal article  |  2007  |  Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Linkage replication of the MYP12 locus in common myopia

Christine Y Chen, Jim Stankovich, Katrina J Scurrah, Pam Garoufalis, Mohamed Dirani, Kelly K Pertile, Andrea J Richardson, Paul N Baird

Journal article  |  2007  |  Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Epithelial sodium channel gamma-subunit polymorphisms are associated with 25-year follow-up blood pressures in Utah pedigrees

Cara J Busst, Katrina J Scurrah, Justine A Ellis, Yuanpei Xin, Eliot A Brinton, Paul N Hopkins, Stephen B Harrap, Steven C Hunt

Conference Proceedings  |  2007  |  HYPERTENSION

Selective genotyping reveals association between the epithelial sodium channel gamma-subunit and systolic blood pressure

Cara J Busst, Katrina J Scurrah, Justine A Ellis, Stephen B Harrap

Journal article  |  2007  |  Hypertension

Sex-dependence of environmental influences on blood pressure

SG Zaloumis, KJ Scurrah, SB Harrap

Conference Proceedings  |  2007  |  HYPERTENSION

Association of the PIK3CA gene with cardiac structure and function in human hypertension

A Muthusamy, R Di Nicolantonio, J Ellis, K Scurrah, SG Zaloumis, S Harrap, G Jennings, C Reid, Lindon Wing

Conference Proceedings  |  2007  |  HYPERTENSION

SCNN1G variants are associated with systolic blood pressure in the Victorian Family Heart Study

CJ Busst, KJ Scurrah, JA Ellis, SB Harrap

Conference Proceedings  |  2007  |  HYPERTENSION

Allelic variants of the angiotensin type 1 receptor gene and human heart size

I Chiu, R Di Nicolantonio, JA Ellis, JE Cobb, KJ Scurrah, SG Zaloumis, SB Harrap, GLR Jennings, CM Reid, L Wing

Conference Proceedings  |  2007  |  HYPERTENSION

Heritability and shared environment estimates for myopia and associated ocular biometric traits: the Genes in Myopia (GEM) family study

Christine Yi-Chin Chen, Katrina Jacqueline Scurrah, Jim Stankovich, Pam Garoufalis, Mohamed Dirani, Kelly Kathleen Pertile, Andrea Jane Richardson, Paul Mitchell, Paul Nigel Baird

Journal article  |  2007  |  Human Genetics

Baldness and the androgen receptor: the AR polyglycine repeat polymorphism does not confer susceptibility to androgenetic alopecia

Justine A Ellis, Katrina J Scurrah, Joanna E Cobb, Sophie G Zaloumis, Anna E Duncan, Stephen B Harrap

Journal article  |  2007  |  Human Genetics

Comprehensive multi-stage linkage analyses identify a locus for adult height on chromosome 3p in a healthy Caucasian population

Justine A Ellis, Katrina J Scurrah, Anna E Duncan, Angela Lamantia, Graham B Byrnes, Stephen B Harrap

Journal article  |  2007  |  Human Genetics

The genetics of blood pressure in humans a difficult business

SB Harrap, KJ Scurrah, JA Ellis

Conference Proceedings  |  2006  |  JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION

Association of SCNN1G variants with systolic blood pressure in the victorian family heart study

Cara J Busst, Katrina J Scurrah, Justine A Ellis, Stephen B Harrap

Conference Proceedings  |  2006  |  JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION

Sex differences in genetic and environmental determinants of pulse pressure

KJ Scurrah, GB Byrnes, JL Hopper, SB Harrap

Journal article  |  2006  |  Genetic Epidemiology

Genome-wide linkage analysis of population variation in high-density lipoprotein cholesterol

SB Harrap, ZYH Wong, KJ Scurrah, A Lamantia

Journal article  |  2006  |  Human Genetics

A genomewide linkage study of 1,933 families affected by premature coronary artery disease: The British heart foundation (BHF) family heart study

NJ Samani, P Burton, M Mangino, SG Ball, AJ Balmforth, J Barrett, T Bishop, A Hall, NJ Samani, J Stribling, P de Souza, R Singh, J Ogleby, C Ridge, E Logtens, L Hopwood, J Faulkes, AS Hall, C Morrell, BM Jackson, et al.

Journal article  |  2005  |  American Journal of Human Genetics

Tutorial in biostatistics: spline smoothing with linear mixed models

LC Gurrin, KJ Scurrah, ML Hazelton

Journal article  |  2005  |  Statistics in Medicine

Variance components models for ordinal family data: Baldness and the androgen receptor gene

KJ Scurrah, JA Ellis, JE Cobb, JL Hopper, SB Harrap

Conference Proceedings  |  2005  |  GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY

Adjusting for treatment effects in studies of quantitative traits: antihypertensive therapy and systolic blood pressure

MD Tobin, NA Sheehan, KJ Scurrah, PR Burton

Journal article  |  2005  |  Statistics in Medicine

Covariance components models for longitudinal family data

PR Burton, KJ Scurrah, MD Tobin, LJ Palmer

Journal article  |  2005  |  International Journal of Epidemiology

Estimation of genetic and environmental factors for binary traits using family data - by Y. Pawitan, M. Reilly, E. Nilsson, S. Cnattingius and P. Lichtenstein, statistics in medicine 2004; 23 : 449-465

K Scurrah, L Gurrin, L Palmer, P Burton

Journal article  |  2005  |  Statistics in Medicine

Estimation of genetic and environmental factors for binary traits using family data

KJ SCURRAH, L GURRIN, L PALMER, PR BURTON

Journal article  |  2005  |  Statistics in Medicine

Risk of wrist fracture in women is heritable and is influenced by genes that are largely independent of those influencing BMD

T Andrew, L Antioniades, KJ Scurrah, AJ MacGregor, TD Spector

Journal article  |  2005  |  Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Longitudinal variance components models for systolic blood pressure, fitted using Gibbs sampling

KJ Scurrah, MD Tobin, PR Burton

Conference Proceedings  |  2003  |  BMC Genetics

Genome-wide linkage analysis of longitudinal phenotypes using sigma(2)(A) random effects (SSARs) fitted by Gibbs sampling

LJ Palmer, KJ Scurrah, M Tobin, SR Patel, JC Celedon, PR Burton, ST Weiss

Conference Proceedings  |  2003  |  BMC Genetics

The study of change in intermediate phenotypes over time is important in genetics. In this paper we explore a new approach to phen..

Longitudinal data analysis in pedigree studies

WJ Gauderman, S Macgregor, L Briollais, K Scurrah, M Tobin, T Park, D Wang, SQ Rao, S John, S Bull

Journal article  |  2003  |  Genetic Epidemiology

Association and linkage for age at onset of a common oligogenic disease using genetic variance component models.

KJ Scurrah, NA Sheehan, PR Burton

Conference Proceedings  |  2001  |  Genetic Epidemiology

The aims of our analysis were: (1) to investigate association of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and other covariates with ..

Genome-wide linkage analysis in a general population sample using sigma 2A random effects (SSARs) fitted by Gibbs sampling.

LJ Palmer, KB Jacobs, KJ Scurrah, X Xu, S Horvath, ST Weiss

Conference Proceedings  |  2001  |  Genetic Epidemiology

We used variance components analysis to investigate the underlying determinants of the quantitative phenotypes (Q1-Q5) and their i..

Airway and respiratory tissue mechanics in normal infants.

GL Hall, Z Hantos, F Peták, JH Wildhaber, K Tiller, PR Burton, PD Sly

Journal article  |  2000  |  American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Low-frequency respiratory impedance (Zrs) was measured by applying a forcing signal, between 0.5 and 21 Hz at a transrespiratory p..

Airway and respiratory tissue mechanics in normal infants

GL Hall, Z Hantos, F Petak, JH Wildhaber, K Tiller, PR Burton, PD Sly

Journal article  |  2000  |  AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Variance components analysis for pedigree-based censored survival data using generalized linear mixed models (GLMMs) and Gibbs sampling in BUGS

KJ Scurrah, LJ Palmer, PR Burton

Journal article  |  2000  |  Genetic Epidemiology

Respiratory mechanics during sevoflurane anesthesia in children with and without asthma

W Habre, P Scalfaro, C Sims, K Tiller, PD Sly

Journal article  |  1999  |  Anesthesia & Analgesia

Regulation of T-helper cell responses to inhalant allergen during early childhood

C Macaubas, PD Sly, P Burton, K Tiller, A Yabuhara, BJ Holt, TB Smallacombe, G Kendall, MC Jenmalm, PG Holt

Journal article  |  1999  |  Clinical <html_ent glyph="@amp;" ascii="&amp;"/> Experimental Allergy

Factors relating to cervical screening in New South Wales, Australia

JJ Perkins, RW Sanson-Fisher, JE Byles, K Tiller

Journal article  |  1999  |  Health & Place

Polymorphisms in the beta(2)-adrenoreceptor gene are associated with decreased airway responsiveness

CE Ramsay, CM Hayden, KJ Tiller, PR Burton, J Goldblatt, PN Lesouef

Journal article  |  1999  |  Clinical <html_ent glyph="@amp;" ascii="&amp;"/> Experimental Allergy

Association of polymorphisms in the beta(2)-adrenoreceptor gene with higher levels of parasitic infection

CE Ramsay, CM Hayden, KJ Tiller, PR Burton, I Hagel, M Palenque, NR Lynch, J Goldblatt, PN LeSouef

Journal article  |  1999  |  Human Genetics

Genetic variance components analysis for binary phenotypes using generalized linear mixed models (GLMMs) and Gibbs sampling

PR Burton, KJ Tiller, LC Gurrin, WOCM Cookson, AW Musk, LJ Palmer

Journal article  |  1999  |  Genetic Epidemiology

Genome-wide linkage analysis using genetic variance components of alcohol dependency-associated censored and continuous traits.

LJ Palmer, KJ Tiller, PR Burton

Conference Proceedings  |  1999  |  Genetic Epidemiology

We used variance-components analysis to investigate the additive genetic effects regulating some of the phenotypes included in the..

Specification of Generalized Linear Mixed Models for Family Data using Markov Chain Monte Carlo Methods

Kris M Jamsen Sophie G Zaloumis

Journal article  |  Journal of Biometrics & Biostatistics