2013
Re-evaluation of ABO gene polymorphisms detected in a genome-wide association study and risk of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma in a Chinese population
Xu HL, Cheng JR, Zhang W, Wang J, Yu H, Ni QX, Risch HA, Gao YT. Re-evaluation of ABO gene polymorphisms detected in a genome-wide association study and risk of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma in a Chinese population. Cancer Communications 2013, 33: 68-73. PMID: 23816557, PMCID: PMC3884064, DOI: 10.5732/cjc.013.10060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of PDACPancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaCancer riskDuctal adenocarcinomaPopulation-based case-control studyChinese populationCase-control studyPancreatic cancer riskSignificant gene-environment interactionElevated cancer riskFatal malignancyPancreatic cancerTT carriersHealthy controlsGene-environment interactionsGene polymorphismsT alleleC alleleABO variantsWide association studyAssociation studiesMultifactor dimensionality reduction methodAdenocarcinomaRiskABO alleles
2012
Green tea drinking and risk of pancreatic cancer: A large-scale, population-based case–control study in urban Shanghai
Wang J, Zhang W, Sun L, Yu H, Ni QX, Risch HA, Gao YT. Green tea drinking and risk of pancreatic cancer: A large-scale, population-based case–control study in urban Shanghai. Cancer Epidemiology 2012, 36: e354-e358. PMID: 22944495, PMCID: PMC3490023, DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2012.08.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPancreatic cancer riskGreen tea drinkingPopulation-based case-control studyCase-control studyPancreatic cancerCancer riskTea drinkingTea consumptionRegular tea drinkingRegular tea drinkersTea drinking habitsUrban ShanghaiHealthy controlsReduced riskEpidemiological studiesTea drinkersRegular drinkingDrinking habitsCancerInterview questionnaireLonger durationTea temperatureWomenDrinkingRisk
2000
BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutation Analysis of 208 Ashkenazi Jewish Women with Ovarian Cancer
Moslehi R, Chu W, Karlan B, Fishman D, Risch H, Fields A, Smotkin D, Ben-David Y, Rosenblatt J, Russo D, Schwartz P, Tung N, Warner E, Rosen B, Friedman J, Brunet J, Narod S. BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutation Analysis of 208 Ashkenazi Jewish Women with Ovarian Cancer. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2000, 66: 1259-1272. PMID: 10739756, PMCID: PMC1288193, DOI: 10.1086/302853.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBRCA2 ProteinBreast NeoplasmsDNA Mutational AnalysisFemaleFounder EffectGene FrequencyGenes, BRCA1Genetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansIncidenceIsraelJewsMaleMiddle AgedMutationNeoplasm ProteinsNeoplasm StagingNorth AmericaOvarian NeoplasmsPedigreeTranscription FactorsConceptsFemale first-degree relativesAge 75 yearsOvarian cancerFirst-degree relativesBreast cancerAshkenazi Jewish womenHereditary breast-ovarian cancer syndromeBreast-ovarian cancer syndromeObserved excess riskFounder mutationFamilial cancer riskDetailed family historyBRCA2 mutation analysisCumulative incidenceExcess riskHealthy controlsRelative riskFamily historyMedical CenterCancer riskCancer syndromesAshkenazi Jewish populationControl populationProtein truncation testBRCA2 genes
1999
Intron variants of the p53 gene are associated with increased risk for ovarian cancer but not in carriers of BRCA1 or BRCA2 germline mutations
Wang-Gohrke S, Weikel W, Risch H, Vesprini D, Abrahamson J, Lerman C, Godwin A, Moslehi R, Olipade O, Brunet J, Stickeler E, Kieback D, Kreienberg R, Weber B, Narod S, Runnebaum I. Intron variants of the p53 gene are associated with increased risk for ovarian cancer but not in carriers of BRCA1 or BRCA2 germline mutations. British Journal Of Cancer 1999, 81: 179-183. PMID: 10487631, PMCID: PMC2374363, DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6690669.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian cancer patientsBRCA2 germline mutationsCancer patientsOvarian cancerP53 geneGermline mutationsCarriers of BRCA1Breast-ovarian cancer familiesRisk-modifying effectBRCA2 mutation carriersBp duplication polymorphismUnaffected female carriersRestriction fragment length polymorphismDeleterious BRCA1Healthy controlsBRCA2 mutationsMutation carriersCancer familiesPatientsFemale carriersGermline DNACancerIntronic polymorphismDuplication polymorphismMspI restriction fragment length polymorphism