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Species | Carlos H Sierra-TorresSummaryAffiliation: Universidad del Cauca Country: Colombia Publications
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Risk contribution of sexual behavior and cigarette smoking to cervical neoplasiaC H Sierra-Torres
Laboratorio de Genetica Humana, Departamento de Ciencias Fisiologicas, Universidad del Cauca, Popayan, Colombia
Int J Gynecol Cancer 13:617-25. 2003..6, 95% CI = 1.7-7.7). The observed differences in risk factors support the need for additional studies in different geographic regions and the information can be used to develop country-specific CC prevention programs...- [The prevalence of abnormal cytology and inflammation and their association with risk factors for uterine cervical neoplasms in Cauca, Colombia]Yaliana Tafurt-Cardona
Laboratorio de Genetica Humana, Departamento de Ciencias Fisiologicas, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad del Cauca, Popayan, Colombia
Rev Salud Publica (Bogota) 14:53-66. 2012..Establishing the prevalence of abnormal and inflammation cytology reports and its association with risks factors for uterine cervical neoplasms amongst females from the Cauca department in Colombia... - [Papillomavirus and factors associated with high-risk, cervical intraepithelial neoplasia in Cauca, Colombia]Carlos H Sierra-Torres
Departamento de Ciencias Fisiologicas, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad del Cauca, Popayan, Colombia
Rev Salud Publica (Bogota) 8:47-58. 2006..Evaluating the role of the main factors associated with high-risk cervical intraepithelial neoplasia in women from the Cauca Department in Colombia... - Exposure to wood smoke, HPV infection, and genetic susceptibility for cervical neoplasia among women in ColombiaCarlos H Sierra-Torres
Laboratorio de Genetica Humana, Departamento de Ciencias Fisiologicas, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad del Cauca, Popayan, Colombia
Environ Mol Mutagen 47:553-61. 2006..Further investigations with larger populations will be needed to confirm this association, which may provide important information for improving cervical cancer prevention programs... - Chromosome aberrations among cigarette smokers in ColombiaMonica S Sierra-Torres
Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, TX, USA
Mutat Res 562:67-75. 2004..60). Our study indicates that the genotoxic effects in lymphocytes from smokers are most likely caused by cigarette smoke constituents, providing scientific evidence to encourage national campaigns to prevent tobacco consumption... 
Chromosome aberrations in peripheral blood lymphocytes of high-risk HPV-infected women with HGSILRosa E Alvarez-Rosero
Laboratorio de Genetica Humana, Departamento de Ciencias Fisiologicas, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad del Cauca, Popayan, Colombia
Environ Mol Mutagen 49:688-94. 2008..020) and tetraploidy (0.88 +/- 0.23 vs. 0.17 +/- 0.08, P = 0.013) in comparison with HPV(-) controls. These findings suggest the usefulness of peripheral blood lymphocytes to detect genomic instability associated with HPV-induced HGSIL...- Effect of epoxide hydrolase polymorphisms on chromosome aberrations and risk for lung cancerNohelia Cajas-Salazar
Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA
Cancer Genet Cytogenet 145:97-102. 2003..In conclusion, the CA data provides evidence to support that susceptibility mEH alleles are significantly involved with the development of lung cancer from cigarette smoking... - [Genotoxicity from exposure to cigarettes in young smokers in Colombia]Yexania Arboleda-Moreno
, , Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, , Universidad del Cauca, , Colombia
Rev Panam Salud Publica 15:367-72. 2004.... - [Musculoskeletal pain and its association with ergonomic risk factors in administrative workers]Paola Vernaza-Pinzon
Departamento de Fisioterapia, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad del Cauca, Popayan, Colombia
Rev Salud Publica (Bogota) 7:317-26. 2005..Establishing the frequency of musculoskeletal lesions in administrative workers and its possible association with ergonomic risk factors... - [Cardiovascular disease risk factors in people working at a Colombian health institution]Jesús E Díaz Realpe
Facultad Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad del Cauca, Popayan, Colombia
Rev Salud Publica (Bogota) 9:64-75. 2007..Establishing the prevalence of recognised biological and behavioural cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in a population of workers at a health institution in Popayán, Colombia... - Combined effect of MPO, GSTM1 and GSTT1 polymorphisms on chromosome aberrations and lung cancer riskNohelia Cajas-Salazar
Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555 1110, USA
Int J Hyg Environ Health 206:473-83. 2003..Therefore, our study strengthens the combined use of genotype and biomarkers for genetic susceptibility to environmental cancer... - Acquired and genetic susceptibility to cervical cancerWilliam W Au
Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, The University of Texas Medical Branch, 700 Harborside Drive, 2 102 Ewing Hall, Galveston, TX 77555 1110, USA
Mutat Res 544:361-4. 2003..Our study indicates that different acquired and genetic susceptibility factors can make significant contributions to the development of environmental disease such as cervical cancer... - HLA-DQB1 and cervical cancer in Venezuelan womenDat D Dao
Houston Advanced Research Center HARC, The Woodlands, TX 77381, USA
Gynecol Oncol 96:349-54. 2005..The role of the HLA system in presenting peptides to antigen-specific T-cells may be critical for genetic susceptibility and genetic resistance to cervical carcinoma... - Polymorphisms in DNA repair genes, chromosome aberrations, and lung cancerCarsten Harms
Center of Environmental Research and Technology, Laboratory of Bioanalytic, UFT, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
Environ Mol Mutagen 44:74-82. 2004..The observation that patients had significantly increased CA frequencies compared with controls, irrespective of genotype, suggests that patients have additional factors that contribute to the development of lung cancer... - Polymorphisms for chemical metabolizing genes and risk for cervical neoplasiaCarlos H Sierra-Torres
Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, 700 Harborside Drive, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA
Environ Mol Mutagen 41:69-76. 2003..Further studies using larger populations will be needed to confirm our observations and to validate data for disease prevention... 
Functional characterization of polymorphisms in DNA repair genes using cytogenetic challenge assaysWilliam W Au
Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, The University of Texas Medical Branch, 700 Harborside Drive, 2 102 Ewing Hall, Galveston, TX 77555 1110, USA
Environ Health Perspect 111:1843-50. 2003..In addition, the variant genotypes interact significantly, with limited overlap of the two different repair pathways...