The roles of DNA, RNA and histone methylation in ageing and cancer

EM Michalak, ML Burr, AJ Bannister… - Nature reviews Molecular …, 2019 - nature.com
Chromatin is a macromolecular complex predominantly comprising DNA, histone proteins
and RNA. The methylation of chromatin components is highly conserved as it helps …

Inhaled corticosteroid effects on bone metabolism in asthma and mild chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

A Jones, JK Fay, ML Burr, M Stone… - Cochrane Database …, 1996 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Inhaled corticosteroids form the main therapy for asthma, but there is increasing
concern about the potential systematic effects of long‐term inhaled corticosteroids including …

Results at 1 year of outpatient multidisciplinary pulmonary rehabilitation: a randomised controlled trial

TL Griffiths, ML Burr, IA Campbell, V Lewis-Jenkins… - The Lancet, 2000 - thelancet.com
Background Pulmonary rehabilitation seems to be an effective intervention in patients with
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. We undertook a randomised controlled trial to …

Effects of changes in fat, fish, and fibre intakes on death and myocardial reinfarction: diet and reinfarction trial (DART)

ML Burr, JF Gilbert, RM Holliday, PC Elwood… - The Lancet, 1989 - Elsevier
A randomised controlled trial with a factorial design was done to examine the effects of
dietary intervention in the secondary prevention of myocardial infarction (MI). 2033 men who …

CMTM6 maintains the expression of PD-L1 and regulates anti-tumour immunity

ML Burr, CE Sparbier, YC Chan, JC Williamson… - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
Cancer cells exploit the expression of the programmed death-1 (PD-1) ligand 1 (PD-L1) to
subvert T-cell-mediated immunosurveillance,. The success of therapies that disrupt PD-L1 …

A randomized controlled trial of acetyl salicyclic acid in the secondary prevention of mortality from myocardial infarction

PC Elwood, AL Cochrane, ML Burr, PM Sweetnam… - Br Med J, 1974 - bmj.com
The results of a randomized controlled trial of a single daily dose of acetyl salicylic acid
(aspirin) in the prevention of reinfarction in 1,239 men who had had a recent myocardial …

[HTML][HTML] Mortality in vegetarians and nonvegetarians: detailed findings from a collaborative analysis of 5 prospective studies

TJ Key, GE Fraser, M Thorogood, PN Appleby… - The American journal of …, 1999 - Elsevier
We combined data from 5 prospective studies to compare the death rates from common
diseases of vegetarians with those of nonvegetarians with similar lifestyles. A summary of …

Lack of benefit of dietary advice to men with angina: results of a controlled trial

ML Burr, PAL Ashfield-Watt, FDJ Dunstan… - European journal of …, 2003 - nature.com
Objective: To see whether mortality among men with angina can be reduced by dietary
advice. Design: A randomized controlled factorial trial. Setting: Male patients of general …

Changes in asthma prevalence: two surveys 15 years apart.

ML Burr, BK Butland, S King… - Archives of disease in …, 1989 - adc.bmj.com
In 1973 a survey was conducted among 12 year old children living in a defined area of
South Wales. In 1988 the survey was repeated in the same area, again among 12 year old …

[PDF][PDF] An evolutionarily conserved function of polycomb silences the MHC class I antigen presentation pathway and enables immune evasion in cancer

ML Burr, CE Sparbier, KL Chan, YC Chan… - Cancer cell, 2019 - cell.com
Loss of MHC class I (MHC-I) antigen presentation in cancer cells can elicit immunotherapy
resistance. A genome-wide CRISPR/Cas9 screen identified an evolutionarily conserved …