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| Neil CaporasoSummaryAffiliation: National Institutes of Health Country: USA Publications
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Monoclonal B cell lymphocytosis: clinical and population perspectivesNeil E Caporaso
Genetic Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
Cytometry B Clin Cytom 78:S115-9. 2010..Further studies of MBL are needed to identify the molecular features and how they evolve during progression...
Genome-wide and candidate gene association study of cigarette smoking behaviorsNeil Caporaso
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, NCI, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
PLoS ONE 4:e4653. 2009..4x10(-5)), our analysis provides independent replication of the association between the chr15q25.1 region and smoking intensity and data for multiple other loci associated with smoking behavior that merit further follow-up...
Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia genetics overviewNeil Caporaso
Genetic Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
Br J Haematol 139:630-4. 2007..In this summary we highlight selected themes in the genetics of CLL emphasizing the opportunities and challenges of this malignancy...
Polymorphisms in folate metabolic genes and lung cancer risk in Xuan Wei, ChinaMin Shen
Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, NIH, DHHS, MSC 7240, 6120 Executive Blvd, Bethesda, MD 20892 7240, USA
Lung Cancer 49:299-309. 2005..002 and P=0.07, respectively). In summary, three genetic variants in folate metabolism genes are associated with an increased risk of lung cancer in Xuan Wei, China...
Green tea consumption, genetic susceptibility, PAH-rich smoky coal, and the risk of lung cancerMatthew R Bonner
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, National Cancer Institute, NIH, DHHS, 6120 Executive Blvd, EPS 8121, MSC 7240, Bethesda, MD 20892 7240, USA
Mutat Res 582:53-60. 2005..The chemopreventive effects of green tea in this population may be restricted to individuals who are particularly susceptible to oxidative stress and oxidative DNA damage...
Polymorphisms in the DNA nucleotide excision repair genes and lung cancer risk in Xuan Wei, ChinaMin Shen
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892 7240, USA
Int J Cancer 116:768-73. 2005..However, due to the small sample size, additional studies are needed to evaluate these associations within Xuan Wei and in other populations with substantial environmental exposure to PAHs...
Identification of a novel chromosome region, 13q21.33-q22.2, for susceptibility genes in familial chronic lymphocytic leukemiaDavid Ng
Genetic Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, MD 20892 7231, USA
Blood 109:916-25. 2007..In conclusion, we identified a novel candidate region that may predispose to familial CLL...
A report of cytokine polymorphisms and COPD risk in Xuan Wei, ChinaMin Shen
Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, NIH, DHHS, MSC 7240, 6120 Executive Blvd, Bethesda, MD 20892 7240, USA
Int J Hyg Environ Health 211:352-6. 2008..However, in view of our relatively small sample size, this study should be replicated in other populations with substantial exposure to indoor air pollutants such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and particulate matter...
Common genetic variants in candidate genes and risk of familial lymphoid malignanciesXueying Sharon Liang
Genetic Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892 7236, USA
Br J Haematol 146:418-23. 2009..Polymorphisms in TNFSF10 were associated with both CLL and WM. Future replication and functional studies are needed to clarify the role of these genetic variants. Finally, our data further support the close association of WM and CLL...
A flexible Bayesian model for studying gene-environment interactionKai Yu
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, Maryland, USA
PLoS Genet 8:e1002482. 2012....
CYP1A1 and CYP1B1 genotypes, haplotypes, and TCDD-induced gene expression in subjects from Seveso, ItalyMaria Teresa Landi
Genetic Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, NIH, 6120 Executive Blvd, EPS, Bethesda, MD 20892 7236, USA
Toxicology 207:191-202. 2005..Genetic variation in cytochrome P450 induction may identify subjects with variable responsiveness to TCDD and potentially increased risk of disease...
Genome-wide association analysis identifies new lung cancer susceptibility loci in never-smoking women in AsiaQing Lan
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
Nat Genet 44:1330-5. 2012..3. We observed no evidence of association for lung cancer at 15q25 in never-smoking women in Asia, providing strong evidence that this locus is not associated with lung cancer independent of smoking...
B-cell repertoire and clonal analysis in unaffected first degree relatives in familial chronic lymphocytic leukaemia kindredFatima Abbasi
Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, US Food and Drug Administration, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
Br J Haematol 139:820-3. 2007..Three of these individuals all showed evidence of hyper-somatic mutations. The B-cell repertoire in unaffected FDR in familial CLL offers a new area to investigate the interface between the immune system and lymphoid neoplasm...
Polymorphisms in the DNA base excision repair genes APEX1 and XRCC1 and lung cancer risk in Xuan Wei, ChinaMin Shen
Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland 20892 7240, USA
Anticancer Res 25:537-42. 2005..34; 95% CI: 1.16-9.67). We found genetic variants in APEX1 and XRCC1 may alter the risk of lung cancer in a special population in China...
A multi-stage genome-wide association study of bladder cancer identifies multiple susceptibility lociNathaniel Rothman
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
Nat Genet 42:978-84. 2010..Our findings on common variants associated with bladder cancer risk should provide new insights into the mechanisms of carcinogenesis...
Overview of monoclonal B-cell lymphocytosisGerald Marti
Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research CBER, US Food and Drug Administration FDA, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
Br J Haematol 139:701-8. 2007..Environmental health studies suggest that exposure to certain toxins may lead to MBL but further work is needed. MBL is a precursor to CLL but may also regress, remain stable or progress to clinical CLL...
A partially linear tree-based regression model for multivariate outcomesKai Yu
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, NCI, Rockville, Maryland 20892, USA
Biometrics 66:89-96. 2010..The proposed method is general enough to be used for the assessment of the joint effect of a set of multiple risk factors on a multivariate outcome in other biomedical research settings...
Pathway analysis by adaptive combination of P-valuesKai Yu
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, NCI, Rockville, Maryland 20892, USA
Genet Epidemiol 33:700-9. 2009..We also illustrate the advantage of the proposed methods using a study of the association between the nicotinic receptor pathway and cigarette smoking behaviors...
A genome-wide association study of bladder cancer identifies a new susceptibility locus within SLC14A1, a urea transporter gene on chromosome 18q12.3Montserrat Garcia-Closas
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
Hum Mol Genet 20:4282-9. 2011..Our findings suggest that genetic variation in SLC14A1 could provide new etiological insights into bladder carcinogenesis...
Cigarette smoking and cancer risk: modeling total exposure and intensityJay H Lubin
Biostatistics Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
Am J Epidemiol 166:479-89. 2007..The intensity effects were statistically homogeneous, indicating that after accounting for risk from total pack-years, intensity patterns were comparable across the diverse cancer sites...
Cigarette smoking and lung cancer: modeling effect modification of total exposure and intensityJay H Lubin
Biostatistics Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, Maryland 20852, USA
Epidemiology 18:639-48. 2007..Above 20 cigarettes per day, there is an "inverse-exposure-rate" effect, ie, the excess odds ratio per pack-year for higher intensity smokers is smaller than for lower-intensity smokers...
Childhood exposure to secondhand smoke and functional mannose binding lectin polymorphisms are associated with increased lung cancer riskSusan E Olivo-Marston
Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program, Office of Preventive Oncology, Division of Cancer Prevention, Laboratory of Human Carcinogenesis, CCR, NCI, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892 4258, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 18:3375-83. 2009....
Genetic variant in TP63 on locus 3q28 is associated with risk of lung adenocarcinoma among never-smoking females in AsiaH Dean Hosgood
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, 6120 Executive Blvd, EPS 8118, MCS 7240, Bethesda, MD 20892 7240, USA
Hum Genet 131:1197-203. 2012..037; allelic risk = 0.82, 95% CI = 0.67-0.99). Our findings provide strong evidence that genetic variation in TP63 is associated with the risk of lung adenocarcinoma among Asian females in the absence of tobacco smoking...
TCDD-mediated alterations in the AhR-dependent pathway in Seveso, Italy, 20 years after the accidentMaria Teresa Landi
Genetic Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892 7236, USA
Carcinogenesis 24:673-80. 2003....
Diagnostic criteria for monoclonal B-cell lymphocytosisGerald E Marti
Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research CBER, US Food and Drug Administration FDA, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
Br J Haematol 130:325-32. 2005..Future studies of MBL should be directed towards determining its relationship to clinical disease, particularly in individuals from families with a genetic predisposition to developing CLL...
Bioethical considerations of monoclonal B-cell lymphocytosis: donor transfer after haematopoietic stem cell transplantationNancy M Hardy
Experimental Transplantation and Immunology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
Br J Haematol 139:824-31. 2007..Identification of MBL among prospective sibling transplant donors will become a common occurrence in transplant practice as transplantation is increasingly offered to older individuals and those with CLL...
Genetic variation on 9p22 is associated with abnormal ovarian ultrasound results in the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer Screening TrialNicolas Wentzensen
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America
PLoS ONE 6:e21731. 2011..The single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers localize to the BNC2 gene, which has been associated with ovarian development...
The association of a tobacco-specific biomarker and cigarette consumption and its dependence on host characteristicsJay H Lubin
Biostatistics Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, 6120 Executive Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20852, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 16:1852-7. 2007..Variations in the ratio with host characteristics were generally similar to a recent epidemiologic analysis of effect modification of the association between lung cancer and cigarette smoking...
High-density mapping and follow-up studies on chromosomal regions 1, 3, 6, 12, 13 and 17 in 28 families with chronic lymphocytic leukaemiaDavid Ng
Genetic Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, DHHS, Bethesda, MD 20892 7236, USA
Br J Haematol 133:59-61. 2006..2, 3q22.1, 3q26.2, 6q22.31-q23.2, 12q24.23, 14q32.13, 17p13.3. Chromosome 13q21.33 remains a region of interest with a P-value of 0.013 (marker D13S1291) and warrants additional molecular investigation as a susceptibility region for CLL...
B-cell monoclonal lymphocytosis and B-cell abnormalities in the setting of familial B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemiaGerald E Marti
Flow and Image Cytometry Section, Laboratory Stem Cell Biology, Division of Cell and Gene Therapies, Center for Biologics Research and Evaluation, Food and Drug Administration, Bethesda, Maryland20892, USA
Cytometry B Clin Cytom 52:1-12. 2003..Familial BCLL can be used as a model to study the early pathogenesis of this disease...
Cancer survivorship--genetic susceptibility and second primary cancers: research strategies and recommendationsLois B Travis
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
J Natl Cancer Inst 98:15-25. 2006..These research areas warrant high priority to promote NCI's goal of eliminating pain and suffering related to cancer...
Perspectives on familial chronic lymphocytic leukemia: genes and the environmentNeil Caporaso
Genetic Epideimology Branch, Division of Cancer Epideiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD 20892, USA
Semin Hematol 41:201-6. 2004....
Second malignancy risks after non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia: differences by lymphoma subtypeLindsay M Morton
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, MD 20892, USA
J Clin Oncol 28:4935-44. 2010....
Oxidative damage-related genes AKR1C3 and OGG1 modulate risks for lung cancer due to exposure to PAH-rich coal combustion emissionsQing Lan
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, NIH, DHHS, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
Carcinogenesis 25:2177-81. 2004..However, due to the small sample size, additional studies are needed to evaluate these associations within Xuan Wei and other populations with substantial exposure to PAHs...
Familial and genetic risk of transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary tractChristine M Mueller
Clinical Genetics Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health DHHS, Rockville, MD 20852, USA
Urol Oncol 26:451-64. 2008....
Waldenström macroglobulinaemia and IgM monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance: emerging understanding of a potential precursor conditionMary L McMaster
National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
Br J Haematol 139:663-71. 2007....
Immunologic effects of dioxin: new results from Seveso and comparison with other studiesAndrea Baccarelli
Genetic Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
Environ Health Perspect 110:1169-73. 2002..The possible long-term immunologic effects of TCDD exhibited by the participants of the present study, coupled with the increased incidence of lymphatic tumors in the area of the accident, warrant further investigation...
Relative validity of a food frequency questionnaire with a meat-cooking and heterocyclic amine moduleMarie Cantwell
Nutrition Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland 20852, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 13:293-8. 2004..In conclusion, although the FFQ and meat module underestimated absolute MeIQx and PhIP intake, its ability to rank individuals according to intake was acceptable...
Counterpoint: bias from population stratification is not a major threat to the validity of conclusions from epidemiological studies of common polymorphisms and cancerSholom Wacholder
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20854, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 11:513-20. 2002
Expression polymorphism of the blood-brain barrier component P-glycoprotein (MDR1) in relation to Parkinson's diseaseTaku Furuno
Dr Margarete Fischer Bosch Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Auerbachstr 112, 70376 Stuttgart, Germany
Pharmacogenetics 12:529-34. 2002..In conclusion, MDR1 and other drug transporters represent plausible candidates as Parkinson's disease risk genes. Larger studies are required to confirm this role in the etiology of Parkinson's disease...
The molecular epidemiology of oxidative damage to DNA and cancerNeil Caporaso
J Natl Cancer Inst 95:1263-5. 2003
Pooled analysis of alcohol dehydrogenase genotypes and head and neck cancer: a HuGE reviewPaul Brennan
International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France
Am J Epidemiol 159:1-16. 2004..These considerations suggest the potential for the organization of a consortium of investigators conducting studies in this field...
Genetic polymorphisms of CYP2E1, GSTT1, GSTP1, GSTM1, ALDH2, and ODC and the risk of advanced precancerous gastric lesions in a Chinese populationWei Cheng You
Peking University School of Oncology, Beijing Cancer Hospital and Beijing Institute for Cancer Research, 52 Fu Cheng Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100036, People s Republic of China
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 14:451-8. 2005..These polymorphisms do not seem to govern progression from mild chronic atrophic gastritis to advanced precancerous gastric lesions, but the effects of smoking may be accentuated in individuals carrying variants of CYP2E1...
A high-density SNP genome-wide linkage search of 206 families identifies susceptibility loci for chronic lymphocytic leukemiaGabrielle S Sellick
Section of Cancer Genetics, Institute of Cancer Research, 15 Cotswold Road, Sutton, Surrey, UK
Blood 110:3326-33. 2007..002). None of the regions coincided with areas of common chromosomal abnormalities frequently observed in CLL. These findings provide direct evidence for Mendelian predisposition to CLL and evidence for the location of disease loci...
Trinucleotide repeat dynamic mutation identifying susceptibility in familial and sporadic chronic lymphocytic leukaemiaRebecca L Auer
Centre for Haematology, Institute of Cell and Molecular Science, Bart s and The London Queen Mary School of Medicine, London, UK
Br J Haematol 136:73-9. 2007..In addition, polymorphisms with prognostic significance were identified. These were high length (but not expanded) repeats at FRA11B (P = 0.01), ATXN1 (P = 0.032) and ATXN3 (P = 0.022), all associated with poor risk disease...
Intermediacy and gene-environment interaction: the example of CHRNA5-A3 region, smoking, nicotine dependence, and lung cancerSholom Wacholder
J Natl Cancer Inst 100:1488-91. 2008
Opportunities and barriers in the age of team science: strategies for successThomas A Sellers
Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
Cancer Causes Control 17:229-37. 2006..To provide the voice of experience to investigators contemplating engagement in the realm of "team science"...
No association of ARLTS1 polymorphisms and risk for familial chronic lymphocytic leukaemiaDavid Ng
Br J Haematol 137:173-5. 2007
Immunophenotypic features distinguishing familial chronic lymphocytic leukemia from sporadic chronic lymphocytic leukemiaEjaz Ahmad
Good Samaritan Hospital, Dayton, Ohio, USA
Cytometry B Clin Cytom 74:221-6. 2008..To date no study has been conducted to evaluate and compare patterns of cell surface antigen expression in familial CLL and sporadic CLL...
Identification of 14-3-3 theta as an antigen that induces a humoral response in lung cancerSandra R Pereira-Faca
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington 98109, USA
Cancer Res 67:12000-6. 2007..5 proteins previously identified as associated with autoantibodies in lung cancer, gave a sensitivity of 55% at 95% specificity (area under the curve, 0.838) in discriminating lung cancer at the preclinical stage from matched controls...
