James L Mills

No ORCID on file · 6 papers in corpus
observational 2021
Nature communications ·doi:10.1038/s41467-021-23083-2

Evolutionary theory suggests that some animal species may experience shifts in their offspring sex ratio in response to maternal health and environmental conditions, and in some unfavorable conditions, females may be less likely to bear son…

observational 2020
Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics ·doi:10.1016/j.jand.2019.10.013

BACKGROUND: Riboflavin, vitamin B-6, and vitamin B-12 are key players in one-carbon metabolism as enzymatic cofactors, and deficiency of these nutrients may influence reproductive outcomes possibly through affecting reproductive hormones. …

rct 2020
JAMA ·doi:10.1001/jama.2019.18714

IMPORTANCE: Dietary supplements marketed for male fertility commonly contain folic acid and zinc based on limited prior evidence for improving semen quality. However, no large-scale trial has examined the efficacy of this therapy for improv…

observational 2020
BMJ open diabetes research & care ·doi:10.1136/bmjdrc-2019-000850

OBJECTIVE: Women with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) have an exceptionally high risk for type 2 diabetes (T2D). Yet, little is known about genetic determinants for T2D in this population. We examined the association of a g…

other 2020
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism ·doi:10.1210/clinem/dgaa160

CONTEXT: Germline loss-of-function CDKN1B gene variants cause the autosomal dominant syndrome of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 4 (MEN4). Even though pituitary neuroendocrine tumors are a well-known component of the syndrome, only 2 case…

observational 2018
Diabetologia ·doi:10.1007/s00125-018-4637-8

AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a common complication of pregnancy that has substantial short- and long-term adverse health implications for women and their children. However, large-scale studies on genetic risk loci…