2021
Proximity to endocrine-disrupting pesticides and risk of testicular germ cell tumors (TGCT) among adolescents: A population-based case-control study in California
Swartz SJ, Morimoto LM, Whitehead TP, DeRouen MC, Ma X, Wang R, Wiemels JL, McGlynn KA, Gunier R, Metayer C. Proximity to endocrine-disrupting pesticides and risk of testicular germ cell tumors (TGCT) among adolescents: A population-based case-control study in California. International Journal Of Hygiene And Environmental Health 2021, 239: 113881. PMID: 34839102, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2021.113881.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTesticular germ cell tumorsPopulation attributable riskGerm cell tumorsCase-control studyRace/ethnicityTGCT riskCell tumorsOdds ratioRegistry-based case-control studyPopulation-based case-control studyRisk of TGCTConfidence intervalsBirth yearYears of ageNeighborhood socioeconomic statusEndocrine-disrupting pesticidesFetal exposureCritical developmental periodAttributable risk
2018
Neonatal Hormone Concentrations and Risk of Testicular Germ Cell Tumors (TGCT)
Morimoto LM, Zava D, McGlynn KA, Stanczyk FZ, Kang AY, Ma X, Wiemels JL, Metayer C. Neonatal Hormone Concentrations and Risk of Testicular Germ Cell Tumors (TGCT). Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2018, 27: 488-495. PMID: 29475970, PMCID: PMC5884718, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-17-0879.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHormone levelsTGCT riskTesticular germ cell tumor incidencePopulation-based case-control studyNon-Hispanic white subjectsAbrupt hormonal changesTumor histologic subtypeCase-control studySex steroid hormonesEarly fetal developmentLogistic regression modelsNeonatal androgensHistologic subtypeNeonatal periodTumor incidenceAndrogen levelsHormone imbalanceHormonal changesFetal developmentAge groupsWhite subjectsSteroid hormonesBlood spotsLiquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometryTGCT