2019
Parental age and the risk of childhood acute myeloid leukemia: results from the Childhood Leukemia International Consortium
Panagopoulou P, Skalkidou A, Marcotte E, Erdmann F, Ma X, Heck JE, Auvinen A, Mueller BA, Spector LG, Roman E, Metayer C, Magnani C, Pombo-de-Oliveira MS, Scheurer ME, Mora AM, Dockerty JD, Hansen J, Kang AY, Wang R, Doody DR, Kane E, Schüz J, Christodoulakis C, Ntzani E, Petridou ET, group F, group N. Parental age and the risk of childhood acute myeloid leukemia: results from the Childhood Leukemia International Consortium. Cancer Epidemiology 2019, 59: 158-165. PMID: 30776582, PMCID: PMC7098424, DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2019.01.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChildhood Leukemia International ConsortiumAcute myeloid leukemiaAML riskOdds ratioMyeloid leukemiaParental ageChildhood acute myeloid leukemiaPaternal age groupsInfants of mothersConfidence intervalsAdvanced maternal ageMultiple logistic regressionPooled-effect estimatesInfant acute myeloid leukemiaMaternal smokingMultiple gestationsMaternal ageChildhood cancerAML casesAge groupsLogistic regressionStudy designAge incrementsOlder childrenAge
2016
Stressful exit from the womb and risk of childhood leukaemia
Wiemels J, Ma X. Stressful exit from the womb and risk of childhood leukaemia. The Lancet Haematology 2016, 3: e155-e156. PMID: 27063969, DOI: 10.1016/s2352-3026(16)00019-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Early life exposure to infections and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Urayama KY, Ma X, Selvin S, Metayer C, Chokkalingam AP, Wiemels JL, Does M, Chang J, Wong A, Trachtenberg E, Buffler PA. Early life exposure to infections and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. International Journal Of Cancer 2010, 128: 1632-1643. PMID: 21280034, PMCID: PMC3165002, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.25752.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNorthern California Childhood Leukemia StudyAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaChildhood acute lymphoblastic leukemiaNon-Hispanic white childrenEarly life exposureDaycare attendanceLymphoblastic leukemiaEar infectionsLife exposureHispanic childrenCommon childhood infectionsAge 6 monthsWhite childrenCalifornia Childhood Leukemia StudyBirth orderChildhood Leukemia StudyChildhood infectionsCommon infectionsProtective roleInfectionSociodemographic differencesLeukemia StudyHispanic populationChildrenRisk
2009
Xenobiotic Metabolizing Gene Variants, Dietary Heterocyclic Amine Intake, and Risk of Prostate Cancer
Koutros S, Berndt SI, Sinha R, Ma X, Chatterjee N, Alavanja MC, Zheng T, Huang WY, Hayes RB, Cross AJ. Xenobiotic Metabolizing Gene Variants, Dietary Heterocyclic Amine Intake, and Risk of Prostate Cancer. Cancer Research 2009, 69: 1877-1884. PMID: 19223546, PMCID: PMC2662592, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-08-2447.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate cancer riskProstate cancerOdds ratioCancer riskSingle nucleotide polymorphismsDietary Heterocyclic Amine IntakeOvarian Cancer Screening TrialHeterocyclic amine intakeCancer Screening TrialUnconditional logistic regressionCase-control studyDietary heterocyclic aminesProstate cancer casesHeterocyclic aminesHCA intakeCancer casesLow intakeScreening TrialHCA metabolismMalignant transformationLogistic regressionCancerIntakeGene variantsConfidence intervals