Assessment of Autoantibodies to Meningioma in a Population-based Study
Wiemels JL, Bracci PM, Wrensch M, Schildkraut J, Bondy M, Pfefferle J, Zhou M, Sison J, Calvocoressi L, Claus EB. Assessment of Autoantibodies to Meningioma in a Population-based Study. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2012, 177: 75-83. PMID: 23221727, PMCID: PMC3590036, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kws221.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntigens, NuclearAutoantibodiesBiomarkers, TumorCell Cycle ProteinsDNA-Binding ProteinsEczemaFemaleHumansHypersensitivityMaleMeningiomaMiddle AgedNuclear Matrix-Associated ProteinsPhosphopyruvate HydrataseReceptors, ImmunologicSex FactorsSmokingSocioeconomic FactorsTumor Suppressor ProteinsUnited StatesConceptsImmune functionAssessment of autoantibodiesUS case-control studyPopulation-based studyTumor-associated antigensCase-control studyEnolase 1Case-control differencesNuclear mitotic apparatus protein 1Risk factorsAutoantibody reactivityImmunoglobulin EIntracranial tumorsMeningioma riskDistinctive etiologyMeningiomasInfection statusSerum samplesProtein 1MenFurther researchMulticenterHigh levelsAutoantibodiesPrevious studiesExogenous hormone use, reproductive factors, and risk of intracranial meningioma in females.
Claus EB, Calvocoressi L, Bondy ML, Wrensch M, Wiemels JL, Schildkraut JM. Exogenous hormone use, reproductive factors, and risk of intracranial meningioma in females. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2012, 118: 649-56. PMID: 23101448, PMCID: PMC3756881, DOI: 10.3171/2012.9.jns12811.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge of OnsetAgedBody Mass IndexBreast FeedingConnecticutContraceptives, OralEstrogen Replacement TherapyFemaleHumansMassachusettsMenarcheMeningeal NeoplasmsMeningiomaMenopauseMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNorth CarolinaOdds RatioParityRegistriesReproductive HistoryRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSan FranciscoSmokingTexasConceptsBody mass indexMeningioma riskMass indexIntracranial meningiomasExogenous hormone useHormone replacement therapyRisk of meningiomaYears of ageCurrent useResidents of ConnecticutHormone medicationWomen 29Postmenopausal womenPremenopausal womenCurrent smokingFertility medicationsOral contraceptivesHormone useMenstrual factorsSignificant positive associationCigarette smokingReplacement therapyRisk factorsReproductive factorsSignificant elevation