2020
Birth Characteristics and Risk of Pediatric Thyroid Cancer: A Population-Based Record-Linkage Study in California
Deziel N, Zhang Y, Wang R, Wiemels JL, Morimoto L, Clark CJ, Metayer C, Ma X. Birth Characteristics and Risk of Pediatric Thyroid Cancer: A Population-Based Record-Linkage Study in California. Thyroid 2020, 31: 596-606. PMID: 32912083, PMCID: PMC8195873, DOI: 10.1089/thy.2020.0217.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge of OnsetBirth CertificatesBirth OrderBirth WeightCaliforniaCase-Control StudiesChildChild, PreschoolEducational StatusFemaleHispanic or LatinoHumansIncidenceInfantInfant, NewbornMaleRace FactorsRegistriesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSex FactorsThyroid NeoplasmsTime FactorsYoung AdultConceptsPediatric thyroid cancerHigh birth weightFollicular thyroid cancerThyroid cancerHigher birth orderBirth characteristicsRisk factorsHispanic ethnicityBirth weightOdds ratioFirst primary thyroid cancerPapillary thyroid cancer casesBirth orderMultivariable logistic regression modelSecond primary malignanciesLong-term therapyAdjusted odds ratioPopulation-based studyPrimary thyroid cancerRecord linkage studyConfidence intervalsImportant risk factorCancer registry dataCase-control studyThyroid cancer casesBirth Characteristics and Risk of Early-Onset Synovial Sarcoma
Wiemels JL, Wang R, Feng Q, Clark CJ, Amatruda JF, Rubin E, Yee AC, Morimoto LM, Metayer C, Ma X. Birth Characteristics and Risk of Early-Onset Synovial Sarcoma. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2020, 29: 1162-1167. PMID: 32245786, PMCID: PMC7605594, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-20-0093.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSynovial sarcomaBirth weightMultivariable logistic regression analysisEpidemiologic researchFurther epidemiologic researchLittle epidemiologic researchHigh birth weightSynovial sarcoma casesSiblings of patientsLogistic regression analysisBirth orderNon-Hispanic whitesYoung adult periodYear of birthElevated cancer incidencePoor outcomeBirth characteristicsPeak incidenceRare cancersRisk factorsCancer incidenceCancer casesAggressive cancerHigh riskSarcoma cases
2016
Birth weight and risk of paediatric Hodgkin lymphoma: Findings from a population-based record linkage study in California
Triebwasser C, Wang R, DeWan AT, Metayer C, Morimoto L, Wiemels JL, Kadan-Lottick N, Ma X. Birth weight and risk of paediatric Hodgkin lymphoma: Findings from a population-based record linkage study in California. European Journal Of Cancer 2016, 69: 19-27. PMID: 27814470, PMCID: PMC5125877, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2016.09.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAge of OnsetBirth OrderBirth WeightCaliforniaCase-Control StudiesChildChild, PreschoolEthnicityFemaleFetal MacrosomiaHodgkin DiseaseHumansInfantInfant, Low Birth WeightInfant, NewbornInformation Storage and RetrievalLogistic ModelsMaleMaternal AgeOdds RatioPaternal AgeRisk FactorsConceptsAge of diagnosisPediatric Hodgkin lymphomaHigh birth weightBirth weightTime of deliveryHodgkin's lymphomaOdds ratioPopulation-based record linkage studyPopulation-based case-control studyBirth orderNormal birth weightRecord linkage studyCase-control studyConditional logistic regressionMagnitude of associationSubgroup of childrenPerinatal factorsMaternal ageEtiological investigationBirth recordsPaternal ageHL casesDisease riskLogistic regressionDiagnosis
2015
Birth weight, fetal growth, and risk of pediatric rhabdomyosarcoma: an updated record linkage study in California
Morimoto LM, McCauley K, Ma X, Wiemels JL, Chokkalingam AP, Metayer C. Birth weight, fetal growth, and risk of pediatric rhabdomyosarcoma: an updated record linkage study in California. Annals Of Epidemiology 2015, 26: 141-145. PMID: 26795698, DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2015.11.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of rhabdomyosarcomaHigh birth weightBirth weightGestational ageNon-Hispanic white childrenPost-term babiesCalifornia Cancer RegistryNormal gestational ageRecord linkage studyConditional logistic regressionCalifornia birth recordsNon-Hispanic whitesIndication of associationCancer RegistryBirth characteristicsFetal growthPediatric rhabdomyosarcomaRMS casesLower riskBirth recordsEthnic groupsLarger studyLogistic regressionWhite childrenAge
2012
Fetal growth and body size genes and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Chokkalingam AP, Metayer C, Scelo G, Chang JS, Schiffman J, Urayama KY, Ma X, Hansen HM, Feusner JH, Barcellos LF, Wiencke JK, Wiemels JL, Buffler PA. Fetal growth and body size genes and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Cancer Causes & Control 2012, 23: 1577-1585. PMID: 22878902, PMCID: PMC3415610, DOI: 10.1007/s10552-012-0035-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaChildhood acute lymphoblastic leukemiaRisk of childhoodFetal growthLymphoblastic leukemiaNon-HispanicsPopulation-based epidemiologic studyHigh birth weightLymphoid progenitor cellsHaplotype associationIGF axisBirth weightEpidemiologic studiesPostnatal periodMalignant transformationAdditional studiesProgenitor cellsSignificant haplotype associationChildhoodRiskLeukemiaHispanicsAssociationHaplotype-based approachNPY
2005
Maternal Pregnancy Loss, Birth Characteristics, and Childhood Leukemia (United States)
Ma X, Metayer C, Does MB, Buffler PA. Maternal Pregnancy Loss, Birth Characteristics, and Childhood Leukemia (United States). Cancer Causes & Control 2005, 16: 1075-1083. PMID: 16184473, DOI: 10.1007/s10552-005-0356-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbortion, SpontaneousAdolescentBirth CertificatesBirth IntervalsBirth OrderBirth WeightCaliforniaCase-Control StudiesChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornLeukemia, Myeloid, AcuteMalePrecursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-LymphomaPregnancyPregnancy, High-RiskRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsConceptsBirth characteristicsPregnancy lossChildhood leukemiaOdds ratioNorthern California Childhood Leukemia StudyHistory of miscarriageConfidence intervalsRisk of AMLConditional logistic regressionDetailed reproductive historyCalifornia Childhood Leukemia StudyChildhood Leukemia StudyChildhood AMLIncident casesBirth weightMaternal historyIndex childReproductive historyBirth recordsLogistic regressionRecall biasBirth certificatesLeukemia StudyAMLLeukemia
2004
Control Selection Strategies in Case-Control Studies of Childhood Diseases
Ma X, Buffler PA, Layefsky M, Does MB, Reynolds P. Control Selection Strategies in Case-Control Studies of Childhood Diseases. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2004, 159: 915-921. PMID: 15128601, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwh136.Peer-Reviewed Original Research