2015
Use of acetochlor and cancer incidence in the Agricultural Health Study
Lerro CC, Koutros S, Andreotti G, Hines CJ, Blair A, Lubin J, Ma X, Zhang Y, Beane Freeman L. Use of acetochlor and cancer incidence in the Agricultural Health Study. International Journal Of Cancer 2015, 137: 1167-1175. PMID: 25559664, PMCID: PMC4492894, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.29416.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAgricultural Health StudyLung cancerPancreatic cancerCancer incidenceRelative riskHealth StudyColorectal cancer riskExposure-response trendsAdditional potential confoundersRisk of melanomaTime of interviewIncident cancerColorectal cancerPotential confoundersEpidemiologic studiesCancer riskPoisson regressionCancerTelephone interviewsPesticide applicatorsDefinitive conclusionsConfidence intervalsRiskMelanomaIncidence
2012
Fetal growth and body size genes and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Chokkalingam AP, Metayer C, Scelo G, Chang JS, Schiffman J, Urayama KY, Ma X, Hansen HM, Feusner JH, Barcellos LF, Wiencke JK, Wiemels JL, Buffler PA. Fetal growth and body size genes and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Cancer Causes & Control 2012, 23: 1577-1585. PMID: 22878902, PMCID: PMC3415610, DOI: 10.1007/s10552-012-0035-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaChildhood acute lymphoblastic leukemiaRisk of childhoodFetal growthLymphoblastic leukemiaNon-HispanicsPopulation-based epidemiologic studyHigh birth weightLymphoid progenitor cellsHaplotype associationIGF axisBirth weightEpidemiologic studiesPostnatal periodMalignant transformationAdditional studiesProgenitor cellsSignificant haplotype associationChildhoodRiskLeukemiaHispanicsAssociationHaplotype-based approachNPY
2006
Cytogenetics of Hispanic and White Children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in California
Aldrich MC, Zhang L, Wiemels JL, Ma X, Loh ML, Metayer C, Selvin S, Feusner J, Smith MT, Buffler PA. Cytogenetics of Hispanic and White Children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in California. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2006, 15: 578-581. PMID: 16537719, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-05-0833.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAge DistributionCaliforniaChildChild, PreschoolCohort StudiesCore Binding Factor Alpha 2 SubunitCytogeneticsFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGenetic MarkersGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHispanic or LatinoHumansIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescenceIncidenceInfantMaleOncogene Proteins, FusionPloidiesPrecursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-LymphomaProbabilityProspective StudiesRisk FactorsSensitivity and SpecificitySeverity of Illness IndexSex DistributionSurvival RateWhite PeopleConceptsAcute lymphoblastic leukemia patientsNon-Hispanic whitesLymphoblastic leukemia patientsLeukemia patientsB-lineage acute lymphoblastic leukemia patientsNorthern California Childhood Leukemia StudyPopulation-based studyAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaCalifornia Childhood Leukemia StudyChildhood Leukemia StudyChildhood leukemia patientsEthnic-specific risk factorsTEL-AML1 translocationSitu hybridization findingsTumor genetic characteristicsLymphoblastic leukemiaRisk factorsEpidemiologic studiesHigh hyperdiploidyTEL-AML1Childhood leukemiaCytogenetic profilePatientsMLL rearrangementsLeukemia Study
2005
Cytogenetics of Hispanics and Whites with Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in California.
Aldrich M, Zhang L, Wiemels J, Ma X, Loh M, Selvin S, Feusner J, Smith M, Buffler P. Cytogenetics of Hispanics and Whites with Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in California. Blood 2005, 106: 4536. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v106.11.4536.4536.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-Hispanic whitesChildhood leukemia patientsRisk factorsLeukemia patientsMLL rearrangementsChildhood acute lymphoblastic leukemiaNorthern California Childhood Leukemia StudyPopulation-based studyAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaCalifornia Childhood Leukemia StudyChildhood Leukemia StudyFirst large studyEthnic-specific risk factorsTEL-AML1 translocationSitu hybridization findingsTumor genetic characteristicsCytogenetic characteristicsHeterogeneity of leukemiaLymphoblastic leukemiaEpidemiologic studiesHigh hyperdiploidyTEL-AML1Childhood leukemiaCytogenetic profileDistinct etiologies