2024
Detection of hepatocellular carcinoma methylation markers in salivary DNA
Mezzacappa C, Wang Z, Lu L, Risch H, Taddei T, Yu H. Detection of hepatocellular carcinoma methylation markers in salivary DNA. Bioscience Reports 2024, 44: bsr20232063. PMID: 38457142, PMCID: PMC10958141, DOI: 10.1042/bsr20232063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHepatocellular carcinoma screeningCase patientsHepatocellular carcinomaControl subjectsDiagnosis of hepatocellular carcinomaAssociated with hepatocellular carcinomaScreening testSalivary DNASaliva-based testCpG sitesStudy of risk factorsSalivary DNA methylationDNA methylationViral hepatitisCirculating DNAAlterations to DNA methylationRisk factorsMethylation markersPatientsRegulation of cell cycle progressionBlood samplesCell cycle progressionAffected individualsAlternative to blood samplingMultiple comparisons
2023
Night shift work, sleep duration and endometrial cancer risk: A pooled analysis from the Epidemiology of Endometrial Cancer Consortium (E2C2)
Frias-Gomez J, Alemany L, Benavente Y, Clarke M, de Francisco J, De Vivo I, Du M, Goodman M, Lacey J, Liao L, Lipworth L, Lu L, Merritt M, Michels K, O'Connell K, Paytubi S, Pelegrina B, Peremiquel-Trillas P, Petruzella S, Ponce J, Risch H, Setiawan V, Schouten L, Shu X, Trabert B, Van den Brandt P, Wentzensen N, Wilkens L, Yu H, Costas L. Night shift work, sleep duration and endometrial cancer risk: A pooled analysis from the Epidemiology of Endometrial Cancer Consortium (E2C2). Sleep Medicine Reviews 2023, 72: 101848. PMID: 37716022, PMCID: PMC10840870, DOI: 10.1016/j.smrv.2023.101848.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNight shift workEndometrial Cancer ConsortiumEndometrial cancer riskEndometrial cancerSleep durationShift workPostmenopausal womenPooled analysisInverse associationOdds ratioCancer riskCancer ConsortiumNon-significant inverse associationStudy-specific odds ratiosEndometrial cancer casesStrong risk factorConfidence intervalsLong sleep durationDaily sleep durationObese womenRisk factorsCancer casesLogistic regressionIndividual dataCancerGenetic Susceptibility to Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Risk for Pancreatic Cancer: Mendelian Randomization.
King S, Veliginti S, Brouwers M, Ren Z, Zheng W, Setiawan V, Wilkens L, Shu X, Arslan A, Beane Freeman L, Bracci P, Canzian F, Du M, Gallinger S, Giles G, Goodman P, Haiman C, Kogevinas M, Kooperberg C, LeMarchand L, Neale R, Visvanathan K, White E, Albanes D, Andreotti G, Babic A, Berndt S, Brais L, Brennan P, Buring J, Rabe K, Bamlet W, Chanock S, Fuchs C, Gaziano J, Giovannucci E, Hackert T, Hassan M, Katzke V, Kurtz R, Lee I, Malats N, Murphy N, Oberg A, Orlow I, Porta M, Real F, Rothman N, Sesso H, Silverman D, Thompson I, Wactawski-Wende J, Wang X, Wentzensen N, Yu H, Zeleniuch-Jacquotte A, Yu K, Wolpin B, Duell E, Li D, Hung R, Perdomo S, McCullough M, Freedman N, Patel A, Peters U, Riboli E, Sund M, Tjønneland A, Zhong J, Van Den Eeden S, Kraft P, Risch H, Amundadottir L, Klein A, Stolzenberg-Solomon R, Antwi S. Genetic Susceptibility to Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Risk for Pancreatic Cancer: Mendelian Randomization. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2023, 32: 1265-1269. PMID: 37351909, PMCID: PMC10529823, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-23-0453.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonalcoholic fatty liver diseasePancreatic cancer riskFatty liver diseasePancreatic cancerCancer riskLiver diseaseGenetic predispositionMendelian randomizationPancreatic Cancer Case-Control ConsortiumConfidence intervalsPancreatic Cancer Cohort ConsortiumPC risk factorsMR methodsRisk factorsGenome-wide association studiesGenetic susceptibilityLogistic regressionCancerMetabolic perturbationsMetabolic conditionsRiskDiseaseGenetic variantsAssociationPredispositionGenetic variants of glucose metabolism and exposure to smoking in African American breast cancer.
Jung S, Papp J, Sobel E, Pellegrini M, Yu H. Genetic variants of glucose metabolism and exposure to smoking in African American breast cancer. Endocrine Related Cancer 2023, 30 PMID: 36705562, PMCID: PMC10095926, DOI: 10.1530/erc-22-0184.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsulin resistanceBC riskLifestyle factorsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsAA womenRisk genotypesAfrican American postmenopausal womenAfrican-American breast cancerRisk of BCBreast cancer developmentDose-dependent mannerPostmenopausal womenPositive BCPredictive markerRisk factorsFemale hormonesBreast cancerGlucose metabolismMetabolic biomarkersGene-environment interaction analysisSmokingPreventive interventionsCancer developmentWhite womenIndividual single nucleotide polymorphisms
2022
Pathogenesis to management of hepatocellular carcinoma
Da B, Suchman K, Lau L, Rabiee A, He A, Shetty K, Yu H, Wong L, Amdur R, Crawford J, Fox S, Grimaldi G, Shah P, Weinstein J, Bernstein D, Satapathy S, Chambwe N, Xiang X, Mishra L. Pathogenesis to management of hepatocellular carcinoma. Genes & Cancer 2022, 13: 72-87. PMID: 36533190, PMCID: PMC9746873, DOI: 10.18632/genesandcancer.226.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHepatocellular carcinomaCommon primary liver cancerEarly-stage hepatocellular carcinomaLiver-directed therapiesPathogenesis of HCCPrimary liver cancerMetastatic hepatocellular carcinomaViable animal modelAdvanced diseaseLiver resectionSystemic therapyPoor prognosisRisk factorsHCC managementHistological classificationLiver cancerNew therapiesAnimal modelsTherapyTissue samplingRelevant biomarkersAlcohol useMolecular targetsCarcinomaPathogenesis
2019
P76 Prospective investigation of pre-diagnostic urinary bisphenol a and phthalates in relation to endometrial cancer risk in the multiethnic cohort (MEC) study
Sarink D, Le Marchand L, Cheng I, Wu A, Franke A, Wilkens L, White K, Yu H, Merritt M. P76 Prospective investigation of pre-diagnostic urinary bisphenol a and phthalates in relation to endometrial cancer risk in the multiethnic cohort (MEC) study. International Journal Of Gynecological Cancer 2019, 29: a101. DOI: 10.1136/ijgc-2019-esgo.138.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEndometrial cancer riskEndometrial cancer risk factorsCancer risk factorsMultiethnic Cohort StudyCancer riskCohort studyEndometrial cancerUrinary BPARisk factorsEndometrial cancer incidence ratesHigher body mass indexRole of BPAEndometrial cancer casesPostmenopausal hormone useAge-adjusted incidenceBody mass indexCase-control studyCancer incidence ratesConditional logistic regressionNative Hawaiian womenFrequency of casesRace/ethnicityUrinary bisphenolHormone useOral contraceptives
2010
Association of genetic polymorphisms in DNA repair pathway genes with non-small cell lung cancer risk
Qian B, Zhang H, Zhang L, Zhou X, Yu H, Chen K. Association of genetic polymorphisms in DNA repair pathway genes with non-small cell lung cancer risk. Lung Cancer 2010, 73: 138-146. PMID: 21195504, DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2010.11.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungDNA RepairDNA Repair EnzymesDNA-Binding ProteinsFemaleGenetic Association StudiesGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedPolymorphism, GeneticRisk FactorsSmokingXeroderma Pigmentosum Group A ProteinXeroderma Pigmentosum Group D ProteinYoung AdultConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerLung cancer riskSquamous cell carcinomaLung cancerCancer riskCell carcinomaSingle nucleotide polymorphismsHigh riskGenetic polymorphismsNon-small cell lung cancer riskRisk of NSCLCCell lung cancer riskHigher lung cancer riskCell lung cancerVariant AA genotypeDominant risk factorNumerous epidemiological studiesLogistic regression modelsDNA repair pathway genesYoung smokersNSCLC casesSubgroup analysisRisk factorsHealthy controlsStratified analysisA KRAS-Variant in Ovarian Cancer Acts as a Genetic Marker of Cancer Risk
Ratner E, Lu L, Boeke M, Barnett R, Nallur S, Chin LJ, Pelletier C, Blitzblau R, Tassi R, Paranjape T, Hui P, Godwin AK, Yu H, Risch H, Rutherford T, Schwartz P, Santin A, Matloff E, Zelterman D, Slack FJ, Weidhaas JB. A KRAS-Variant in Ovarian Cancer Acts as a Genetic Marker of Cancer Risk. Cancer Research 2010, 70: 6509-6515. PMID: 20647319, PMCID: PMC2923587, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-10-0689.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian cancerKRAS-variantOC patientsCancer riskRisk of OCIndependent case-control analysesCase-control studyOvarian cancer syndromeCase-control analysisFamily membersAdvanced diseaseWomen's cancersRisk factorsBRCA2 mutationsHBOC patientsOC casesIndependent cohortHBOC familiesHereditary breastSolid tumorsCancer syndromesKRAS oncogeneVariant allelesPatientsCancerABO Blood Group, Helicobacter pylori Seropositivity, and Risk of Pancreatic Cancer: A Case–Control Study
Risch HA, Yu H, Lu L, Kidd MS. ABO Blood Group, Helicobacter pylori Seropositivity, and Risk of Pancreatic Cancer: A Case–Control Study. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2010, 102: 502-505. PMID: 20181960, PMCID: PMC2902822, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djq007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsABO Blood-Group SystemAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntibodies, BacterialAntigens, BacterialBacterial ProteinsCase-Control StudiesConfounding Factors, EpidemiologicConnecticutEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleHelicobacter InfectionsHelicobacter pyloriHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedOdds RatioPancreatic NeoplasmsConceptsNon-O blood typeH pylori seropositivityCase-control studyPancreatic cancerPylori seropositivityABO blood groupEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayBlood typeBlood groupPopulation-based case-control studyNon-O blood groupControl subjects frequencyH pylori colonizationVirulence protein CagAHelicobacter pylori seropositivityPancreatic cancer riskO blood typeRandom digit dialingCagA seropositivityCase patientsH pyloriControl subjectsRisk factorsPylori colonizationCancer risk
2008
Insulin, Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I, and Risk of Breast Cancer in Postmenopausal Women
Gunter MJ, Hoover DR, Yu H, Wassertheil-Smoller S, Rohan TE, Manson JE, Li J, Ho GY, Xue X, Anderson GL, Kaplan RC, Harris TG, Howard BV, Wylie-Rosett J, Burk RD, Strickler HD. Insulin, Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I, and Risk of Breast Cancer in Postmenopausal Women. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2008, 101: 48-60. PMID: 19116382, PMCID: PMC2639294, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djn415.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedBiomarkers, TumorBlood GlucoseBody Mass IndexBreast NeoplasmsCase-Control StudiesEstradiolEstrogen Replacement TherapyFemaleHumansHyperinsulinismInsulinInsulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3Insulin-Like Growth Factor IMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisObesityOdds RatioPostmenopauseProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsStatistics, NonparametricConceptsInsulin-like growth factorLevels of insulinBreast cancerInsulin levelsRisk factorsPostmenopausal womenGrowth factorMultiple breast cancer risk factorsMultivariable Cox proportional hazards modelsWomen's Health Initiative Observational StudyBreast cancer case subjectsBreast cancer risk factorsCox proportional hazards modelHormone therapy useIncident breast cancerIndependent risk factorPostmenopausal breast cancerCancer risk factorsCase-cohort studyProportional hazards modelTotal IGFNondiabetic womenBaseline characteristicsFree IGFProspective cohortNon-High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol in Patients With Metabolic Syndrome
Huang J, Parish R, Mansi I, Yu H, Kennen E, Davis T, Carden D. Non-High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol in Patients With Metabolic Syndrome. Journal Of Investigative Medicine 2008, 56: 931. PMID: 18753978, DOI: 10.2310/jim.0b013e318182080a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-HDL cholesterolCoronary artery diseaseMetabolic syndromeLipoprotein cholesterolArtery diseaseMS patientsTherapeutic targetCross-sectional chart reviewLow-density lipoprotein cholesterolNon-HDL levelsCardiovascular risk factorsDensity lipoprotein cholesterolPublic hospital patientsAlternative therapeutic targetsCritical therapeutic targetExcessive hypertriglyceridemiaChart reviewLow HDLTotal cholesterolLDL cholesterolTriglyceride levelsRisk factorsHospital patientsHigh prevalencePatientsNon-High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol in Patients With Metabolic Syndrome
Huang J, Parish R, Mansi I, Yu H, Kennen E, Davis T, Carden D. Non-High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol in Patients With Metabolic Syndrome. Journal Of Investigative Medicine 2008, 56: 931. DOI: 10.231/jim.0b013e318182080a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-HDL cholesterolCoronary artery diseaseMetabolic syndromeLipoprotein cholesterolArtery diseaseMS patientsTherapeutic targetCross-sectional chart reviewLow-density lipoprotein cholesterolNon-HDL levelsCardiovascular risk factorsDensity lipoprotein cholesterolPublic hospital patientsAlternative therapeutic targetsCritical therapeutic targetExcessive hypertriglyceridemiaChart reviewLow HDLTotal cholesterolLDL cholesterolTriglyceride levelsRisk factorsHospital patientsHigh prevalencePatientsA Prospective Evaluation of Insulin and Insulin-like Growth Factor-I as Risk Factors for Endometrial Cancer
Gunter M, Hoover D, Yu H, Wassertheil-Smoller S, Manson J, Li J, Harris T, Rohan T, Xue X, Ho G, Einstein M, Kaplan R, Burk R, Wylie-Rosett J, Pollak M, Anderson G, Howard B, Strickler H. A Prospective Evaluation of Insulin and Insulin-like Growth Factor-I as Risk Factors for Endometrial Cancer. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2008, 17: 921-929. PMID: 18398032, PMCID: PMC3090086, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-07-2686.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedBody Mass IndexCarcinoma, EndometrioidEndometrial NeoplasmsEstradiolFemaleHumansHypoglycemic AgentsInsulinInsulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 1Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3Middle AgedMulticenter Studies as TopicObesityProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesRisk FactorsConceptsInsulin-like growth factorEndometrial cancerEndometrioid adenocarcinomaRisk factorsFree IGFObese womenEstrogen levelsWomen's Health Initiative Observational StudyFree IGF-I levelsIGF-binding protein-3Growth factorBaseline serum specimensIncident endometrial cancerHormone therapy useIGF-I levelsMain histologic typesCase-cohort studyMajor risk factorHigh estrogen levelsTotal IGFPostmenopausal womenHormone therapyProspective cohortRandom subcohortTherapy useInsulin, Insulin-like Growth Factor-I, Endogenous Estradiol, and Risk of Colorectal Cancer in Postmenopausal Women
Gunter MJ, Hoover DR, Yu H, Wassertheil-Smoller S, Rohan TE, Manson JE, Howard BV, Wylie-Rosett J, Anderson GL, Ho GY, Kaplan RC, Li J, Xue X, Harris TG, Burk RD, Strickler HD. Insulin, Insulin-like Growth Factor-I, Endogenous Estradiol, and Risk of Colorectal Cancer in Postmenopausal Women. Cancer Research 2008, 68: 329-337. PMID: 18172327, PMCID: PMC4225702, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-07-2946.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsulin-like growth factorFree IGFColorectal cancerPostmenopausal womenEndogenous estradiolWaist circumferenceWomen's Health Initiative Observational StudyIncident colorectal cancer casesGrowth factorBaseline serum specimensColorectal cancer incidenceColorectal cancer casesEndogenous estradiol levelsColorectal Cancer StudyStrong mitogenic effectIndependent biological pathwaysTotal IGFObese patientsProspective cohortRandom subcohortNondiabetic subjectsEstradiol levelsRisk factorsCancer incidenceExtreme quartiles
2004
Correlation of Blood Sex Steroid Hormones with Body Size, Body Fat Distribution, and Other Known Risk Factors for Breast Cancer in Post-Menopausal Chinese Women
Boyapati S, Shu X, Gao Y, Dai Q, Yu H, Cheng J, Jin F, Zheng W. Correlation of Blood Sex Steroid Hormones with Body Size, Body Fat Distribution, and Other Known Risk Factors for Breast Cancer in Post-Menopausal Chinese Women. Cancer Causes & Control 2004, 15: 305-311. PMID: 15090725, DOI: 10.1023/b:caco.0000024256.48104.50.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndogenous sex hormonesBreast cancer risk factorsCancer risk factorsSex hormonesHormone levelsRisk factorsBreast cancerReproductive factorsPopulation-based case-control studyEndogenous sex hormone levelsPost-menopausal healthy womenShanghai Breast Cancer StudyKnown Risk FactorsPost-menopausal Chinese womenSex hormone levelsBody fat distributionDietary macronutrient intakeBreast cancer riskCase-control studySex steroid hormonesLevels of testosteroneBreast Cancer StudyWaist circumferenceHealthy womenHip circumference
2003
Relation of serum insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) and IGF binding protein-3 to risk of prostate cancer (United States)
Li L, Yu H, Schumacher F, Casey G, Witte J. Relation of serum insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) and IGF binding protein-3 to risk of prostate cancer (United States). Cancer Causes & Control 2003, 14: 721-726. PMID: 14674736, DOI: 10.1023/a:1026383824791.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIGFBP-3 molar ratioInsulin-like growth factorIGFBP-3Prostate cancerHigher IGFOdds ratioSibling-matched case-control studySerum insulin-like growth factorInsulin-like growth factor IProtein 3Growth factorIGFBP-3 associationSerum IGF levelsEffects of IGFConfidence intervalsImportant risk factorCase-control studyConditional logistic regressionGrowth factor IProstatic epithelial cellsAdvanced diseaseSerum IGFIGF levelsAggressive diseaseRisk factors
2001
The relation of type 2 diabetes and cancer.
Strickler H, Wylie-Rosett J, Rohan T, Hoover D, Smoller S, Burk R, Yu H. The relation of type 2 diabetes and cancer. Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics 2001, 3: 263-74. PMID: 11478333, DOI: 10.1089/152091501300209633.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType 2 diabetesHigh waist circumferenceBody mass indexAdditional risk factorsInsulin-like growthCommon human malignanciesWaist circumferenceHip ratioMass indexOccult tumorsVisceral fatProspective InvestigationRisk factorsEtiologic associationSedentary lifestyleConsistent positive resultsElevated riskAge 50Cancer associationCurrent evidenceDiabetesEnergy intakeMethodologic issuesHuman malignanciesCancer
2000
Joint Effect of Insulin-Like Growth Factors and Mutagen Sensitivity in Lung Cancer Risk
Wu X, Yu H, Amos C, Hong W, Spitz M. Joint Effect of Insulin-Like Growth Factors and Mutagen Sensitivity in Lung Cancer Risk. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2000, 92: 737-743. PMID: 10793110, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/92.9.737.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords7,8-Dihydro-7,8-dihydroxybenzo(a)pyrene 9,10-oxideBleomycinCase-Control StudiesChromosome AberrationsData Interpretation, StatisticalFemaleHumansInsulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3Insulin-Like Growth Factor IInsulin-Like Growth Factor IILung NeoplasmsLymphocytesMaleMutagenicity TestsMutagensRisk FactorsSomatomedinsConceptsIGF-binding protein-3Lung cancer riskLung cancerCancer riskHigher IGFOdds ratioBPDE sensitivityInsulin-like growth factorMutagen sensitivityLevels of IGFPeripheral blood lymphocyte culturesLung cancer patientsSpecific histologic typesBleomycin sensitivityBlood lymphocyte culturesProliferation potentialHistologic typeTumor stageCancer patientsControl subjectsIGF-IIRisk factorsGenetic instabilityHumoral factorsLymphocyte cultures
1991
PCR‐detected genital papillomavirus infection: Prevalence and association with risk factors for cervical cancer
Rohan T, Mann V, McLaughlin J, Harnish D, Yu H, Smith D, Davis R, Shier R, Rawls W. PCR‐detected genital papillomavirus infection: Prevalence and association with risk factors for cervical cancer. International Journal Of Cancer 1991, 49: 856-860. PMID: 1660038, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.2910490609.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHPV infectionCervical cancerRisk factorsSexual intercourseCervical cellsHPV consensus primersHPV types 6Genital papillomavirus infectionHuman papillomavirus DNAInterviewer-administered questionnaireFirst sexual intercourseHPV 16/18Effect of ageOral contraceptivesPapillomavirus infectionHPV 6/11HPV typingClinic patientsMenstrual periodPolymerase chain reactionPapillomavirus DNAAnal intercourseSexual partnersInfectionType 6