Featured Publications
Set‐based tests for genetic association in longitudinal studies
He Z, Zhang M, Lee S, Smith J, Guo X, Palmas W, Kardia S, Diez Roux A, Mukherjee B. Set‐based tests for genetic association in longitudinal studies. Biometrics 2015, 71: 606-615. PMID: 25854837, PMCID: PMC4601568, DOI: 10.1111/biom.12310.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMulti-Ethnic Study of AtherosclerosisGenome-wide association studiesJoint effect of multiple variantsLinkage disequilibriumAssociation studiesEffects of multiple variantsMarkers of chronic diseaseGenetic variantsSet-based testGene-based testsLongitudinal outcomesMulti-Ethnic StudyGenetic association studiesStudy of AtherosclerosisChronic diseasesPhenotypic variationGenetic associationObservational studyLongitudinal analysisWithin-subject correlationMultiple variantsScore type testsJoint testJoint effectsMarker tests
2020
Incidence and survival of inflammatory breast cancer between 1973 and 2015 in the SEER database
Abraham H, Xia Y, Mukherjee B, Merajver S. Incidence and survival of inflammatory breast cancer between 1973 and 2015 in the SEER database. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2020, 185: 229-238. PMID: 33033965, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-020-05938-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurvival timeBlack patientsBreast cancerWhite patientsSurvival rateIncidence rateIncidence of IBCInflammatory breast cancerPurposeInflammatory breast cancerResultsThe overall incidenceAge-adjusted incidence ratesMean survival timeRelative survival ratesIBC patientsT stageAggressive variantSkin progressionNo significant differenceDisease criteriaSurvival disparitiesPatientsSignificant differenceSurvivalConfidence intervalsMonthsAssociations of Perfluoroalkyl Substances with Incident Natural Menopause: The Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation
Ding N, Harlow S, Randolph J, Calafat A, Mukherjee B, Batterman S, Gold E, Park S. Associations of Perfluoroalkyl Substances with Incident Natural Menopause: The Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2020, 105: dgaa303. PMID: 32491182, PMCID: PMC7418447, DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgaa303.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStudy of Women's HealthNatural menopauseHazard ratioSerum concentrationsWomen's HealthCohort of midlife womenConfidence intervalsCalculate hazard ratiosAdverse health outcomesPFAS serum concentrationsMonths of amenorrheaAssociation of perfluoroalkyl substancesEarly natural menopauseBaseline serum concentrationsCox proportional hazards modelsAssociated with earlier natural menopauseIsotope dilution tandem mass spectrometryHealth outcomesProportional hazards modelReverse causationBleeding episodesMidlife womenLowest tertileMedian timeHormone use
2018
Bone Lead Levels and Risk of Incident Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma: The VA Normative Aging Study
Wang W, Moroi S, Bakulski K, Mukherjee B, Weisskopf M, Schaumberg D, Sparrow D, Vokonas P, Hu H, Park S. Bone Lead Levels and Risk of Incident Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma: The VA Normative Aging Study. Environmental Health Perspectives 2018, 126: 087002. PMID: 30102601, PMCID: PMC6108844, DOI: 10.1289/ehp3442.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary open-angle glaucomaIncident primary open-angle glaucomaRisk of primary open-angle glaucomaOpen-angle glaucomaHazard ratioIncident cases of POAGCases of primary open-angle glaucomaAsymmetric cup-to-disc ratioFollow-upPrimary open-angle glaucoma casesEtiology of primary open-angle glaucomaCup-to-disc ratioVisual field defectsCox proportional hazards regressionAssociated with hazard ratiosProportional hazards regressionOxidative stressEstimate hazard ratiosDisc hemorrhageOcular evaluationPatella leadField defectsCumulative lead doseProspective cohortSurvival curves
2016
The impact of supplementary immunization activities on the epidemiology of measles in Tianjin, China
Wagner A, Zhang Y, Mukherjee B, Ding Y, Wells E, Boulton M. The impact of supplementary immunization activities on the epidemiology of measles in Tianjin, China. International Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2016, 45: 103-108. PMID: 26972042, PMCID: PMC4834250, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2016.03.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRate ratiosSustainable public health interventionRate of measlesPublic health interventionsEstimate rate ratiosSupplemental immunization activitiesMeasles incidenceGeneralized estimating equationsNon-local migrantsHealth interventionsPoisson regressionNon-local residentsEstimating equationsEpidemiology of measlesExchangeable working correlation structureTemporal trendsMeasles casesCase countsResidentsImmune activationMeasles eliminationIncidenceUrban areasWorking correlation structureDisparities
2015
Extreme Air Pollution Conditions Adversely Affect Blood Pressure and Insulin Resistance
Brook R, Sun Z, Brook J, Zhao X, Ruan Y, Yan J, Mukherjee B, Rao X, Duan F, Sun L, Liang R, Lian H, Zhang S, Fang Q, Gu D, Sun Q, Fan Z, Rajagopalan S. Extreme Air Pollution Conditions Adversely Affect Blood Pressure and Insulin Resistance. Hypertension 2015, 67: 77-85. PMID: 26573709, PMCID: PMC4830086, DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.115.06237.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFine particulate matterParticulate matterAmbient fine particulate matterSD increaseAssociated with worsening insulin resistanceBlack carbon levelsBlack carbon exposurePublic health warningsAir pollutionBeijing metropolitan areaBlack carbonHealth warningsAssociated with rangeCardiometabolic healthCarbon levelsDiastolic blood pressureExposure windowsCardiometabolic diseasesHealth effectsNonsmoking adultsMetabolic syndromeDeveloping world todayCarbon exposureSystolic blood pressure elevationHealth
2013
Elevated Risk of Prostate Cancer Among Men With Lynch Syndrome
Raymond V, Mukherjee B, Wang F, Huang S, Stoffel E, Kastrinos F, Syngal S, Cooney K, Gruber S. Elevated Risk of Prostate Cancer Among Men With Lynch Syndrome. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2013, 31: 1713-1718. PMID: 23530095, PMCID: PMC3641694, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2012.44.1238.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLynch syndromeCumulative lifetime riskRisk of prostate cancerAge-specific cumulative riskLifetime risk of prostate cancerFamilial cancer registryGeneral populationHazard ratioCumulative risk of prostate cancerModified segregation analysisProstate cancerFourth-degree relativesCumulative riskProstate cancer riskLS familiesCancer RegistryCancer riskLifetime riskCases of prostate cancerPopulation riskMismatch repair-deficient phenotypeWald-type CICancer diagnosisMutation carriersElevated risk