Monica Ter-Minassian

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Affiliation: Harvard University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Apoptosis gene polymorphisms, age, smoking and the risk of non-small cell lung cancer
    Monica Ter-Minassian
    Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston 02115, MA, USA
    Carcinogenesis 29:2147-52. 2008
  2. ncbi Genetic variability in the metabolism of the tobacco-specific nitrosamine 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK) to 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanol (NNAL)
    Monica Ter-Minassian
    Department of Environmental Health, Environmental and Occupational Medicine and Epidemiology EOME Program, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Int J Cancer 130:1338-46. 2012
  3. ncbi Genetic associations with sporadic neuroendocrine tumor risk
    Monica Ter-Minassian
    Environmental and Occupational Medicine and Epidemiology Program, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Carcinogenesis 32:1216-22. 2011
  4. ncbi Interactions between environmental factors and polymorphisms in angiogenesis pathway genes in esophageal adenocarcinoma risk: a case-only study
    Rihong Zhai
    Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
    Cancer 118:804-11. 2012
  5. ncbi Association between polymorphisms in cancer-related genes and early onset of esophageal adenocarcinoma
    I Chen Wu
    Environmental and Occupational Medicine and Epidemiology Program, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
    Neoplasia 13:386-92. 2011
  6. ncbi Interactions between genetic polymorphisms in the apoptotic pathway and environmental factors on esophageal adenocarcinoma risk
    I Chen Wu
    Environmental and Occupational Medicine and Epidemiology Program, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, and Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Carcinogenesis 32:502-6. 2011
  7. ncbi A Large-scale genetic association study of esophageal adenocarcinoma risk
    Chen Yu Liu
    Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Carcinogenesis 31:1259-63. 2010
  8. ncbi Clinical presentation, recurrence, and survival in patients with neuroendocrine tumors: results from a prospective institutional database
    Monica Ter-Minassian
    Department of Medical Oncology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Dana 1250, 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA Departments of Environmental Health Biostatistics, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
    Endocr Relat Cancer 20:187-96. 2013

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Publications8

  1. ncbi Apoptosis gene polymorphisms, age, smoking and the risk of non-small cell lung cancer
    Monica Ter-Minassian
    Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston 02115, MA, USA
    Carcinogenesis 29:2147-52. 2008
    ..24, P(gender) = 0.17). No interactions were observed for FAS -1377 G>A and BAT3 Ser625Pro polymorphisms. Our findings indicate that age and smoking may modify the association of the FASLG -844 and IL1B + 3954 SNPs with the risk of NSCLC...
  2. ncbi Genetic variability in the metabolism of the tobacco-specific nitrosamine 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK) to 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanol (NNAL)
    Monica Ter-Minassian
    Department of Environmental Health, Environmental and Occupational Medicine and Epidemiology EOME Program, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Int J Cancer 130:1338-46. 2012
    ..The HSD11B1 SNPs may be correlated with the functional variant rs13306401 and the AKR1C4 SNP is correlated with the enzyme activity reducing variant rs17134592, L311V...
  3. ncbi Genetic associations with sporadic neuroendocrine tumor risk
    Monica Ter-Minassian
    Environmental and Occupational Medicine and Epidemiology Program, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Carcinogenesis 32:1216-22. 2011
    ..Our findings support further investigation of the potential role of IL12A and DAD1 in the etiology of NET...
  4. ncbi Interactions between environmental factors and polymorphisms in angiogenesis pathway genes in esophageal adenocarcinoma risk: a case-only study
    Rihong Zhai
    Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
    Cancer 118:804-11. 2012
    ..However, how angiogenic gene polymorphisms and environmental factors jointly affect esophageal adenocarcinoma development remains unclear...
  5. ncbi Association between polymorphisms in cancer-related genes and early onset of esophageal adenocarcinoma
    I Chen Wu
    Environmental and Occupational Medicine and Epidemiology Program, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
    Neoplasia 13:386-92. 2011
    ..In conclusion, polymorphisms in cancer-related genes, especially those in the apoptotic pathway, play an important role in the development of younger-aged EA in a dose-response manner...
  6. ncbi Interactions between genetic polymorphisms in the apoptotic pathway and environmental factors on esophageal adenocarcinoma risk
    I Chen Wu
    Environmental and Occupational Medicine and Epidemiology Program, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, and Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Carcinogenesis 32:502-6. 2011
    ..15 times when ≥2 risk genotypes were present (ORi=3.15, Padj<0.0001). In conclusion, interactions among apoptotic SNPs and GERD or smoking play an important role in EA development...
  7. ncbi A Large-scale genetic association study of esophageal adenocarcinoma risk
    Chen Yu Liu
    Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Carcinogenesis 31:1259-63. 2010
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  8. ncbi Clinical presentation, recurrence, and survival in patients with neuroendocrine tumors: results from a prospective institutional database
    Monica Ter-Minassian
    Department of Medical Oncology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Dana 1250, 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA Departments of Environmental Health Biostatistics, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
    Endocr Relat Cancer 20:187-96. 2013
    ..Though limited to observations from a large referral center, our observations confirm the prognostic value of CGA and suggest that median survival durations may be shorter than that reported in other institutional databases...