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
2015
Urinary Bisphenol A Levels during Pregnancy and Risk of Preterm Birth
Cantonwine D, Ferguson K, Mukherjee B, McElrath T, Meeker J. Urinary Bisphenol A Levels during Pregnancy and Risk of Preterm Birth. Environmental Health Perspectives 2015, 123: 895-901. PMID: 25815860, PMCID: PMC4559950, DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1408126.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of preterm birthPreterm birthBisphenol A exposurePreterm premature rupture of membranesClinical classificationClassification of preterm birthSubcategories of preterm birthPremature rupture of membranesBisphenol A levelsCases of preterm birthAssociated with preterm birthSpontaneous preterm laborPreterm premature ruptureRupture of membranesSpontaneous preterm birthIntrauterine growth restrictionNested case-control studyProspective birth cohort studyUrinary bisphenol ACase-control studyAssociated with increased oddsA levelsTertiary teaching hospitalBirth cohort studyDelivered preterm
2014
Longitudinal Profiling of Inflammatory Cytokines and C‐reactive Protein during Uncomplicated and Preterm Pregnancy
Ferguson K, McElrath T, Chen Y, Mukherjee B, Meeker J. Longitudinal Profiling of Inflammatory Cytokines and C‐reactive Protein during Uncomplicated and Preterm Pregnancy. American Journal Of Reproductive Immunology 2014, 72: 326-336. PMID: 24807462, PMCID: PMC4573571, DOI: 10.1111/aji.12265.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreterm birthC-reactive proteinAssociated with increased oddsInflammation markersAssociated with increased odds of spontaneous preterm birthIL-10Associated with increased risk of preterm birthOdds of spontaneous preterm birthEtiology of preterm deliveryPredictors of preterm birthIL-6Risk of preterm birthPreterm premature ruptureSpontaneous preterm laborSpontaneous preterm birthIntrauterine growth restrictionNested case-control studyProfile of inflammatory cytokinesAssociated with increased riskCase-control studyPreterm laborPreterm pregnanciesPreterm deliveryGestational agePremature rupture