2017
Spectrum of germline mutations in smokers and non-smokers in Brazilian non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients
Couto PP, Bastos-Rodrigues L, Schayek H, Melo FM, Lisboa RGC, Miranda DM, Vilhena A, Bale AE, Friedman E, De Marco L. Spectrum of germline mutations in smokers and non-smokers in Brazilian non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. Carcinogenesis 2017, 38: 1112-1118. PMID: 28968711, DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgx089.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell lung cancer patientsLung cancer patientsLung cancerSmoking statusCancer patientsWhole-exome sequencingGermline mutationsTP53 mutationsTP53 germline mutationsCell lung cancerCancer-related mortalityDistinct pathogenic mutationsMajor risk factorTumor-derived DNAMultiple cancer typesSmoker patientsGermline missense variantsNovel sequence variantsRisk factorsLeading causeR337H TP53 mutationLC pathogenesisSame patientLC casesPatients
2011
Indoor tanning and risk of early-onset basal cell carcinoma
Ferrucci LM, Cartmel B, Molinaro AM, Leffell DJ, Bale AE, Mayne ST. Indoor tanning and risk of early-onset basal cell carcinoma. Journal Of The American Academy Of Dermatology 2011, 67: 552-562. PMID: 22153793, PMCID: PMC3307842, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2011.11.940.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-onset basal cell carcinomaBasal cell carcinomaIndoor tanningCell carcinomaOdds ratioMultiple basal cell carcinomasBenign skin conditionsStrong risk factorConfidence intervalsMultivariate logistic regressionPotential recall biasYears of ageExposure-disease relationshipsIndoor tanning devicesAge of initiationRisk factorsBiopsy siteEpidemiologic studiesSkin conditionsReferent groupControl populationTanning devicesLogistic regressionRecall biasIndoor tanners