2022
Prediction of telomere length and telomere attrition using a genetic risk score: The multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis (MESA)
Castro-Diehl C, Smith J, Zhao W, Wang X, Mukherjee B, Seeman T, Needham B. Prediction of telomere length and telomere attrition using a genetic risk score: The multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis (MESA). Frontiers In Aging 2022, 3: 1021051. PMID: 36304436, PMCID: PMC9592760, DOI: 10.3389/fragi.2022.1021051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMulti-Ethnic Study of AtherosclerosisGenetic risk scoreMulti-Ethnic StudyGenome-wide association studiesStudy of AtherosclerosisAssociated with TLEuropean ancestry genome-wide association studiesEuropean ancestryRisk scoreTL-associated genetic variantsShorter TLEuropean ancestry populationsPredictive of telomere lengthHispanic participantsRace/ethnic groupsLinear mixed effects modelsShorter telomere lengthMixed effects modelsAfrican AmericansTelomere attritionExam 1Association studiesRelative TLTelomere lengthT/S ratio
2017
Explaining Disparities in Ovarian Cancer Incidence Rates between Women of African and European Ancestry: The Role of Genetic Factors
Mullins M, Mukherjee B, Wu A, Pike M, Pharoah P, Berchuck A, Pearce C. Explaining Disparities in Ovarian Cancer Incidence Rates between Women of African and European Ancestry: The Role of Genetic Factors. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2017, 26: 433-434. DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-17-0030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGenetic risk scoreOvarian cancer incidence ratesNon-Hispanic White (NHWPopulation attributable risk percentCollaborative Oncological Gene-environment StudyCancer incidence ratesNon-genetic risk factorsIncidence rateAfrican AmericansAssociated with ovarian cancer riskOvarian Cancer Association ConsortiumOophorectomy ratesRisk of ovarian cancerAncestry groupsOvarian cancer riskAttributable risk percentNon-genetic riskGene-environment studiesOvarian cancerSingle nucleotide polymorphismsRisk factorsConditional logistic regressionGRS quintileRisk percentLowest quintile