2017
Predictors of tanning dependence in white non‐Hispanic females and males
Cartmel B, Bale AE, Mayne ST, Gelernter JE, DeWan AT, Spain P, Leffell DJ, Pagoto S, Ferrucci LM. Predictors of tanning dependence in white non‐Hispanic females and males. Journal Of The European Academy Of Dermatology And Venereology 2017, 31: 1223-1228. PMID: 28129487, PMCID: PMC5522341, DOI: 10.1111/jdv.14138.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-onset basal cell carcinomaCase-control studyBasal cell carcinomaWhite non-Hispanic femalesSymptoms of dependenceCell carcinomaNon-Hispanic femalesAlcohol dependenceMental disordersAppropriate interventionsHost factorsNon-HispanicsStatistical ManualMultivariate modelIndoor tanningSignificant predictorsOnline surveyFourth EditionPredictorsEuropean ancestryQuestionnaireEye openerEye colorParticipantsCarcinoma
2012
Lifetime history of indoor tanning in young people: a retrospective assessment of initiation, persistence, and correlates
Lostritto K, Ferrucci LM, Cartmel B, Leffell DJ, Molinaro AM, Bale AE, Mayne ST. Lifetime history of indoor tanning in young people: a retrospective assessment of initiation, persistence, and correlates. BMC Public Health 2012, 12: 118. PMID: 22324969, PMCID: PMC3340300, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-118.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
2005
Clinical testing for the nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome in a DNA diagnostic laboratory
Klein RD, Dykas DJ, Bale AE. Clinical testing for the nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome in a DNA diagnostic laboratory. Genetics In Medicine 2005, 7: 611-619. PMID: 16301862, DOI: 10.1097/01.gim.0000182879.57182.b4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-onset basal cell carcinomaBasal cell carcinomaCell carcinomaPTCH mutationsJaw cystsNevoid basal cell carcinoma syndromeCentral nervous system malformationsBasal cell carcinoma syndromeNervous system malformationsPeripheral blood leukocytesPTCH genePositive test resultsClinical featuresOvarian fibromaPathologic featuresCorpus callosumOcular abnormalitiesBlood leukocytesCarcinoma syndromeSystem malformationsPalmar pitsCleft lipClinical testingFalx cerebriCarcinoma