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Method for determination of (-102C>T) single nucleotide polymorphism in the human manganese superoxide dismutase promoterRobert C G Martin
Department of Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, USA
BMC Genet 5:33. 2004..The aim of our study was to develop a method to identify and determine the frequency of this (-102C>T) polymorphism in human tissues...
Indoor coal combustion emissions, GSTM1 and GSTT1 genotypes, and lung cancer risk: a case-control study in Xuan Wei, ChinaQ Lan
Center for Environmental Medicine and Lung Biology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27599 7315, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 9:605-8. 2000..In contrast, the GSTT1 genotype was not significantly associated with lung cancer risk. Our data suggest that the GSTM1-null genotype may enhance susceptibility to air pollution from indoor coal combustion emissions...
Large-scale evaluation of candidate genes identifies associations between DNA repair and genomic maintenance and development of benzene hematotoxicityQing Lan
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
Carcinogenesis 30:50-8. 2009..Our findings suggest that SNPs involved in DNA repair and genomic maintenance, with particular clustering in the homologous DNA recombination pathway, play an important role in benzene-induced hematotoxicity...
Variation in lung cancer risk by smoky coal subtype in Xuanwei, ChinaQing Lan
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, NIH, DHHS, Bethesda, MD, USA
Int J Cancer 123:2164-9. 2008..2) coal types and lower for coal from other subtypes. These findings strongly suggest that in Xuanwei and elsewhere, the carcinogenic potential of coal combustion products can exhibit substantial local variation by specific coal source...
A prospective study of mitochondrial DNA copy number and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphomaQing Lan
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute NCI, National Institutes of Health NIH, Department of Health and Human Services DHHS, Bethesda, MD, USA
Blood 112:4247-9. 2008..0; 3.2 [0.7-15.7]; 14.1 [1.9-103.2]; P(trend) = .009). These results suggest that mtDNA copy number could be associated with the risk of NHL, particularly CLL/SLL...
Smoky coal exposure, NBS1 polymorphisms, p53 protein accumulation, and lung cancer risk in Xuan Wei, ChinaQing Lan
Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, NIH, DHHS, MSC 7240, 6120 Executive Blvd, EPS 8109, Bethesda, MD 20892 7240, USA
Lung Cancer 49:317-23. 2005..However, additional studies in other populations with substantial environmental exposures to PAHs are needed to confirm our findings...
Lymphocyte toxicity and T cell receptor excision circles in workers exposed to benzeneQing Lan
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, NIH, DHHS, 6120 Executive Blvd, EPS 8109, Bethesda, MD 20892 7240, USA
Chem Biol Interact 153:111-5. 2005..Although our study does not rule out counterbalancing alterations of TREC levels in specific T cell subsets, benzene's lymphotoxicity does not appear to be mediated through diminished thymus function...
Polymorphisms in cytokine and cellular adhesion molecule genes and susceptibility to hematotoxicity among workers exposed to benzeneQing Lan
Division of Cancer Epidemiology, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD 20892 7240, USA
Cancer Res 65:9574-81. 2005..041) and increased (P = 0.076) CFU-GEMM progenitor cell colony formation in 29 benzene-exposed workers. This is the first report to provide evidence that SNPs in genes that regulate hematopoiesis influence benzene-induced hematotoxicity...
Genetic polymorphisms in the oxidative stress pathway and susceptibility to non-Hodgkin lymphomaQing Lan
Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, NIH, DHHS, EPS 8109, Bethesda, MD 20892 7240, USA
Hum Genet 121:161-8. 2007..013), but was also associated with non-significant increased risks for each of the common B-cell histologies. These results suggest that SNPs in genes related to the oxidative stress pathway may be associated with increased risk of NHL...
Genetic variants in caspase genes and susceptibility to non-Hodgkin lymphomaQing Lan
Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute NIH, DHHS, Bethesda, MD 20892 7240, USA
Carcinogenesis 28:823-7. 2007..The striking protective associations observed for polymorphisms in all four genes for NHL and/or one or more subtypes suggest that genetic variation in CASP genes may play an important role in the etiology of NHL...
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...
Cytokine polymorphisms in the Th1/Th2 pathway and susceptibility to non-Hodgkin lymphomaQing Lan
Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, NIH DHHS, MSC 7240, 6120 Executive Blvd, EPS 8109, Bethesda, MD 20892 7240, USA
Blood 107:4101-8. 2006..84; 95% CI = 1.79-8.22; P < .001). Further, the IL10 and IL4 SNP associations remained significant after adjusting for multiple comparisons. These results suggest that SNPs in Th2 cytokine genes may be associated with risk of NHL...
p53 gene expression in relation to indoor exposure to unvented coal smoke in Xuan Wei, ChinaQ Lan
University of North Carolina, Chapl Hill, USA
J Occup Environ Med 43:226-30. 2001..This study suggests that exposure to the combustion products of smoky coal in Xuan Wei is more strongly associated with women who have lung cancer accompanied by p53 protein overexpression in exfoliated tumor cells...
Glutathione S-transferase genotypes and stomach cancer in a population-based case-control study in Warsaw, PolandQ Lan
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892 7240, USA
Pharmacogenetics 11:655-61. 2001..01). This was due to a shift in the GSTT1 genotype distribution across age groups among stomach cancer patients only. These results suggest that the GSTT1 null genotype may be associated with increased risk of stomach cancer...
Genetic variation in caspase genes and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma: a pooled analysis of 3 population-based case-control studiesQing Lan
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, MD, USA
Blood 114:264-7. 2009..It is noteworthy that genetic variants in CASP8 were associated with risk of all major NHL subtypes. Our findings suggest that genetic variation in caspases may play an important role in lymphomagenesis...
A prospective study of telomere length measured by monochrome multiplex quantitative PCR and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphomaQing Lan
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, NCI, NIH, DHHS, Bethesda, Maryland 20892 7240, USA
Clin Cancer Res 15:7429-33. 2009..We hypothesized that telomere length in peripheral WBC DNA obtained from healthy individuals would be a predictor of future risk of developing non-Hodgkin lymphoma...
No apparent association between NAT1 and NAT2 genotypes and risk of stomach cancerQing Lan
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7240, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 12:384-6. 2003
Occupational exposure to trichloroethylene is associated with a decline in lymphocyte subsets and soluble CD27 and CD30 markersQing Lan
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892 7240, USA
Carcinogenesis 31:1592-6. 2010..Given that altered immunity is an established risk factor for NHL, these results add to the biologic plausibility that TCE is a possible lymphomagen...
Genetic susceptibility for chronic lymphocytic leukemia among Chinese in Hong KongQing Lan
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892 7240, USA
Eur J Haematol 85:492-5. 2010..5%) lower in the Chinese population compared with Caucasians. These results suggest that variants in three loci may contribute to risk of CLL among Chinese...
One-carbon metabolism gene polymorphisms and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in AustraliaKyoung Mu Lee
Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, NIH, DHHS, 6120 Executive Blvd EPS 8118, Bethesda, MD 20892 7240, USA
Hum Genet 122:525-33. 2007..01). In conclusion, the results of this study suggest that genetic polymorphisms of one-carbon metabolism genes such as MTHFR and TYMS may influence susceptibility to NHL...
Polymorphisms in oxidative stress genes and risk for non-Hodgkin lymphomaSophia S Wang
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD, USA
Carcinogenesis 27:1828-34. 2006....
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...
Risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma associated with germline variation in genes that regulate the cell cycle, apoptosis, and lymphocyte developmentLindsay M Morton
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, MD 20852, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 18:1259-70. 2009..Replication of our findings and further study to identify functional SNPs are warranted...
Polymorphisms in immunoregulatory genes, smoky coal exposure and lung cancer risk in Xuan Wei, ChinaKyoung Mu Lee
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892 7240, USA
Carcinogenesis 28:1437-41. 2007..11, 95% CI = 0.03-0.44; P(interaction) = 0.03). In conclusion, genetic variation in immunoregulatory genes may play an important role in the development of lung cancer in this population...
Polymorphisms in genes involved in DNA double-strand break repair pathway and susceptibility to benzene-induced hematotoxicityMin Shen
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, NCI, NIH, DHHS, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
Carcinogenesis 27:2083-9. 2006..The effect of BRCA2 Ex11 +1487 A > G polymorphism was limited to granulocytes. These results suggest that genetic polymorphisms in WRN, TP53 and BRCA2 that maintain genomic stability impact benzene-induced hematotoxicity...
Polymorphisms in DNA repair genes and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma among women in ConnecticutMin Shen
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, NIH, DHHS, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
Hum Genet 119:659-68. 2006..Further work is needed to extend these findings by carrying out extended haplotype analyses of these and related genes and to replicate the observations in other studies...
Genotype frequency and F ST analysis of polymorphisms in immunoregulatory genes in Chinese and Caucasian populationsQing Lan
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, NIH, DHHS, Bethesda, MD, USA
Immunogenetics 59:839-52. 2007..25). These results suggest that there is substantial genetic diversity in immune genes and exploration of SNP associations with immune-related diseases that vary in incidence across these two populations may be warranted...
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...
Coal mining is associated with lung cancer risk in Xuanwei, ChinaH Dean Hosgood
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, NCI, NIH, DHHS, Bethesda, Maryland 20892 7240, USA
Am J Ind Med 55:5-10. 2012..In Xuanwei, coal is typically extracted from underground mines, without ventilation, and transported to the surface using carts powered by manpower or electricity...
Polymorphisms in DNA repair genes and risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in New South Wales, AustraliaMin Shen
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD 20892 7240, USA
Haematologica 92:1180-5. 2007..We investigated whether putatively functional single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) in DNA repair genes influence susceptibility to NHL in a population-based case-control study conducted in Australia...
Polymorphisms in innate immunity genes and lung cancer risk in Xuanwei, ChinaMin Shen
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, NIH, DHHS, MSC 7240, 6120 Executive Blvd, Bethesda, Maryland 20892 7240, USA
Environ Mol Mutagen 50:285-90. 2009..Integrin/receptor and complement pathways as well as IgE regulation are particularly noteworthy...
Common gene variants in the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and TNF receptor superfamilies and NF-kB transcription factors and non-Hodgkin lymphoma riskSophia S Wang
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America
PLoS ONE 4:e5360. 2009..We hypothesized that the TNF and NF-kappaB pathways are important for NHL and that gene variations across the pathways may alter NHL risk...
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...
Polymorphisms in genes involved in innate immunity and susceptibility to benzene-induced hematotoxicityMin Shen
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics NCI, NIH, DHHS, Bethesda MD 20892, U S A
Exp Mol Med 43:374-8. 2011..0008) with WBCs even though the three SNPs were not significant individually. Our study suggests that polymorphisms in innate immunity genes may play a role in benzene-induced hematotoxicity; however, independent replication is necessary...
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...
Genetic variation in metabolic genes, occupational solvent exposure, and risk of non-hodgkin lymphomaKathryn Hughes Barry
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
Am J Epidemiol 173:404-13. 2011..77, 95% CI: 1.06, 2.97; P(interaction) = 0.06). In contrast, no effect was observed among AG/GG women. Additional studies with larger sample size are needed to replicate these findings...
Hematotoxicity in workers exposed to low levels of benzeneQing Lan
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute (NCI, National Institutes of Health (NIH, Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
Science 306:1774-6. 2004..Thus, hematotoxicity from exposure to benzene occurred at air levels of 1 ppm or less and may be particularly evident among genetically susceptible subpopulations...
Polymorphisms in DNA repair genes and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in a pooled analysis of three studiesMin Shen
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, NIH, DHHS, Bethesda, MD, USA
Br J Haematol 151:239-44. 2010..These results support the hypothesis that common genetic polymorphisms in human DNA repair genes may modify the risk of NHL...
Genetic polymorphisms and benzene metabolism in humans exposed to a wide range of air concentrationsSungkyoon Kim
School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
Pharmacogenet Genomics 17:789-801. 2007....
A prospective study of telomere length measured by monochrome multiplex quantitative PCR and risk of lung cancerMin Shen
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, NCI, NIH, DHHS, Bethesda, MD 20892, United States
Lung Cancer 73:133-7. 2011..Telomere length plays an important role in chromosomal stability and tumorigenesis, and its measurement in peripheral white blood cell DNA may be a predictor of the development of lung cancer...
Caspase polymorphisms and genetic susceptibility to multiple myelomaH Dean Hosgood
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892 7240, USA
Hematol Oncol 26:148-51. 2008..The protective associations observed in two key caspase genes suggest that genetic variation in CASP genes may play an important role in the aetiology of multiple myeloma...
Mitochondrial DNA copy number and lung cancer risk in a prospective cohort studyH Dean Hosgood
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, 6120 Executive Boulevard, EPS 8118, MCS 7240, Bethesda, MD 20892 7240, USA
Carcinogenesis 31:847-9. 2010....
Dietary factors, food contamination and lung cancer risk in Xuanwei, ChinaMin Shen
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, NCI, NIH, DHHS, Bethesda, MD, United States
Lung Cancer 61:275-82. 2008..Thus, residents could be exposed to carcinogenic coal emissions not only via inhalation but also via ingestion of these foodstuffs...
PTEN identified as important risk factor of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseH Dean Hosgood
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
Respir Med 103:1866-70. 2009..However, due to the small sample size, additional studies are needed to evaluate these associations within Xuanwei and other populations with coal smoke exposures...
Common single nucleotide polymorphisms in immunoregulatory genes and multiple myeloma risk among women in ConnecticutKyoung Mu Lee
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
Am J Hematol 85:560-3. 2010..Additional studies are needed to replicate these findings and, more generally, to explore the manner in which genes and receptors may influence the pathogenesis of this poorly understood malignancy...
Association between mitochondrial DNA copy number, blood cell counts, and occupational benzene exposureMin Shen
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, NCI, NIH, DHHS, Bethesda, Maryland 20892 7240, USA
Environ Mol Mutagen 49:453-7. 2008..Benzene exposure may induce mtDNA amplification, possibly in response to oxidative stress caused by benzene. The finding needs to be replicated by other studies...
Detailed exposure assessment for a molecular epidemiology study of benzene in two shoe factories in ChinaRoel Vermeulen
Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, NIH, DHHS, 6120 Executive Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20892, USA
Ann Occup Hyg 48:105-16. 2004..Our goal was to identify workers with a broad range of benzene exposures, for an epidemiologic study relating exposure to early biologic effects...
Genetic variation in Th1/Th2 pathway genes and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma: a pooled analysis of three population-based case-control studiesQing Lan
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, NIH, DHHS, Rockville, MD, USA
Br J Haematol 153:341-50. 2011..This SNP was also associated specifically with risk of follicular lymphoma (allele risk OR= 1·26; P(trend)= 0·0012). These findings suggest that genetic variation in Th1/Th2 cytokine genes may contribute to lymphomagenesis...
A pooled investigation of Toll-like receptor gene variants and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphomaMark P Purdue
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, MD 20892, USA
Carcinogenesis 30:275-81. 2009..No associations with TLR4 variants were observed. This pooled analysis provides strong evidence that variation in the TLR10-TLR1-TLR6 region is associated with NHL risk and suggests that TLR2 variants may influence susceptibility to MZL...
Genetic variation in N-acetyltransferases 1 and 2, cigarette smoking, and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphomaBriseis A Kilfoy
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, MD, USA
Cancer Causes Control 21:127-33. 2010..We conclude that these findings require replication in larger studies and ultimately in pooled analyses...
Albumin adducts of electrophilic benzene metabolites in benzene-exposed and control workersYu Sheng Lin
Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599 7431, USA
Environ Health Perspect 115:28-34. 2007..Metabolism of benzene produces reactive electrophiles, including benzene oxide (BO), 1,4-benzoquinone (1,4-BQ), and 1,2-benzoquinone (1,2-BQ), that are capable of reacting with blood proteins to produce adducts...
Pathway-based evaluation of 380 candidate genes and lung cancer susceptibility suggests the importance of the cell cycle pathwayH Dean Hosgood
Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
Carcinogenesis 29:1938-43. 2008..These results should be viewed as exploratory until they are replicated in a larger study...
Common variants in genes that mediate immunity and risk of multiple myelomaElizabeth E Brown
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, MD, USA
Int J Cancer 120:2715-22. 2007..Our findings provide preliminary evidence that common genetic variants in specific immune-mediated pathways could influence the risk of MM...
Polymorphisms in pattern-recognition genes in the innate immunity system and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphomaWei Hu
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, NIH, DHHS, Bethesda, Maryland 20892 7240, USA
Environ Mol Mutagen 54:72-7. 2013..39, P-trend = 0.033). Our results suggest that genetic variation in pattern-recognition genes is associated with the risk of NHL or specific NHL subtypes, but these preliminary findings require replication in larger studies...
Gene-nutrient interactions among determinants of folate and one-carbon metabolism on the risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma: NCI-SEER case-control studyUnhee Lim
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute NCI, National Institutes of Health NIH, Department of Health and Human Services DHHS, Rockville, MD 20852, USA
Blood 109:3050-9. 2007..13; 95% CI = 0.04-0.39), and MTRR Ex5+136T>CTT (OR = 0.67; 95% CI = 0.47-0.97) genotypes. Warranting replication, our finding of gene-nutrient interactions in one-carbon metabolism supports their etiologic involvement in lymphomagenesis...
GST genotypes and lung cancer susceptibility in Asian populations with indoor air pollution exposures: a meta-analysisH Dean Hosgood
National Cancer Institute, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Bethesda, MD 20892 7240, USA
Mutat Res 636:134-43. 2007..Our results suggest that the GSTM1 null genotype may be associated with a more substantial risk of lung cancer in populations with coal exposure...
Genetic variation in cell cycle and apoptosis related genes and multiple myeloma riskH Dean Hosgood
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD, United States
Leuk Res 33:1609-14. 2009..005). Haplotype analyses supported the SNP findings. These findings suggest that genetic variation in cell cycle and apoptosis genes may play a key role in multiple myeloma and warrant further investigation through replication studies...
Assessment of dermal exposure to benzene and toluene in shoe manufacturing by activated carbon cloth patchesRoel Vermeulen
Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, NIH, DHHS, Rockville, MD 20892, USA
J Environ Monit 8:1143-8. 2006..The aim of this investigation was to use activated carbon cloth (ACC) patches to study the probability and extent of dermal exposure to benzene and toluene in a shoe factory...
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...
Genetic variation in TNF and IL10 and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma: a report from the InterLymph ConsortiumNathaniel Rothman
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
Lancet Oncol 7:27-38. 2006..We aimed to test this hypothesis using previously unpublished data from eight European, Canadian, and US case-control studies of the International Lymphoma Epidemiology Consortium (InterLymph)...
Polymorphisms in integrin genes and lymphoma riskMin Shen
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, National Cancer Institute, NIH, DHHS, Bethesda, MD 20892 7240, USA
Leuk Res 35:968-70. 2011..01 level. While our results suggest that genetic polymorphisms in integrin genes may play a role in the genesis of lymphoma in women, they should be viewed as exploratory until they are replicated in additional populations...
Bladder cancer risk and genetic variation in AKR1C3 and other metabolizing genesJonine D Figueroa
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD, USA
Carcinogenesis 29:1955-62. 2008..These results indicate that genetic variation in carcinogen-metabolizing genes, particularly AKR1C3, could be associated with bladder cancer risk...
Polymorphisms in complement system genes and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphomaBryan A Bassig
Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, NIH, DHHS, Bethesda, Maryland 20892 7240, USA
Environ Mol Mutagen 53:145-51. 2012..Our results suggest a potential role of the complement system in susceptibility to NHL; however, our results should be viewed as exploratory and further replication is needed to clarify these preliminary findings...
Variation in innate immunity genes and risk of multiple myelomaMark P Purdue
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, NIH DHHS, Bethesda, MD, USA
Hematol Oncol 29:42-6. 2011..0 × 10(-5) , P(permutation) = 0.07). Our findings suggest that genetic variants in SERPINE1 and HGF, and possibly CCR7, are associated with MM risk, and warrant further investigation in other studies...
Coal use, stove improvement, and adult pneumonia mortality in Xuanwei, China: a retrospective cohort studyMin Shen
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, U S Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, Maryland 20892 7240, USA
Environ Health Perspect 117:261-6. 2009..However, the impact of coal burning and stove improvement on risk of pneumonia is not clear...
Using urinary biomarkers to elucidate dose-related patterns of human benzene metabolismSungkyoon Kim
School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, and National Cancer Institute (NCI, National Institutes of Health (NIH, Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
Carcinogenesis 27:772-81. 2006..027 and 15.4 p.p.m. Reductions in metabolite production were most pronounced for CA and PH<1 p.p.m., indicating that metabolism favored production of the toxic metabolites, HQ and MA, at low exposures...
Polymorphisms in immune function genes and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma: findings from the New South Wales non-Hodgkin Lymphoma StudyMark P Purdue
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD 20892 7240, USA
Carcinogenesis 28:704-12. 2007..06, 95% CI=0.88-4.83; trend test, P=0.02). Our findings offer further evidence that variation in the IL10 and TNF loci influences NHL risk. Additional studies are needed to clarify the genetic and biologic basis for these relationships...
Radon, secondhand smoke, glutathione-S-transferase M1 and lung cancer among womenMatthew R Bonner
Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, US Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, MD, USA
Int J Cancer 119:1462-7. 2006..Additionally, these findings support the hypothesis that radon and SHS promote neoplasia through shared elements of a common pathway...
A prospective study of serum soluble CD30 concentration and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphomaMark P Purdue
Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, US Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
Blood 114:2730-2. 2009....
Pooled analysis and meta-analysis of glutathione S-transferase M1 and bladder cancer: a HuGE reviewLawrence S Engel
Occupational Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892 7240, USA
Am J Epidemiol 156:95-109. 2002..45, 95% CI: -0.03, 0.93). These results indicate that, among populations studied to date, GSTM1 null status is associated with a modest increase in the risk of bladder cancer...
A pooled analysis of three studies evaluating genetic variation in innate immunity genes and non-Hodgkin lymphoma riskH Dean Hosgood
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, NIH, DHHS, Rockville, MD, USA
Br J Haematol 152:721-6. 2011....
Predictors of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid exposure among herbicide applicatorsParveen Bhatti
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, Maryland 20892 7238, USA
J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol 20:160-8. 2010..As a large proportion of the variance remained unexplained, further studies should be conducted to try to systematically assess other exposure determinants...
Genetic variation in telomere maintenance genes, telomere length, and lung cancer susceptibilityH Dean Hosgood
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD, United States
Lung Cancer 66:157-61. 2009..05). Our findings provide evidence that telomere length and genetic variation in telomere maintenance genes may be associated with risk of lung cancer susceptibility and warrant replication in larger studies...
Decreased levels of CXC-chemokines in serum of benzene-exposed workers identified by array-based proteomicsRoel Vermeulen
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, 6120 Executive Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20852, USA
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 102:17041-6. 2005....
Tuberculosis and subsequent risk of lung cancer in Xuanwei, ChinaEric A Engels
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD 20852, USA
Int J Cancer 124:1183-7. 2009..The increased lung cancer risk, persisting years after a tuberculosis diagnosis, could reflect the effects of chronic pulmonary inflammation and scarring arising from tuberculosis...
Household coal use and lung cancer: systematic review and meta-analysis of case-control studies, with an emphasis on geographic variationH Dean Hosgood
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
Int J Epidemiol 40:719-28. 2011..Although coal emissions are a known human carcinogen, there is still uncertainty about the level of risk for lung and other cancers...
Prediagnostic serum levels of cytokines and other immune markers and risk of non-hodgkin lymphomaMark P Purdue
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
Cancer Res 71:4898-907. 2011..Our findings for sTNF-R1 and sCD27, possible markers for inflammatory and B-cell stimulatory states, respectively, support a role for subclinical inflammation and chronic B-cell stimulation in lymphomagenesis...
In-home coal and wood use and lung cancer risk: a pooled analysis of the International Lung Cancer ConsortiumH Dean Hosgood
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892 7240, USA
Environ Health Perspect 118:1743-7. 2010..Recently, the International Agency for Research on Cancer classified indoor emissions from household coal combustion as a human carcinogen (group 1) and from biomass fuel (primarily wood) as a probable human carcinogen (group 2A)...
Aberrant gene promoter methylation in sputum from individuals exposed to smoky coal emissionsYang Liu
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USA
Anticancer Res 28:2061-6. 2008..Here, the promoter methylation of p16, MGMT, RASSF1A and DAPK genes was investigated in sputum of individuals exposed to smoky coal emissions in Xuan Wei, China, where the lung cancer rate more than 6 times the Chinese national average...
Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms and risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphomaMark P Purdue
Haematologica 92:1145-6. 2007..The BsmI B and TaqI t alleles were associated with an increased risk of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. These findings suggest that variants in VDR may influence lymphomagenesis...
Modeling human metabolism of benzene following occupational and environmental exposuresSungkyoon Kim
School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, CB 7431, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 15:2246-52. 2006..Our results also suggest that GLM + NS models are ideal for evaluating nonlinear relationships between environmental exposures and levels of human biomarkers...
Metabolic gene polymorphisms and lung cancer risk in non-smokers. An update of the GSEC studySara Raimondi
Fondazione Policlinico IRCCS, Molecular and Genetic Epidemiology Unit, Via Pace 9, 20122 Milano, Italy
Mutat Res 592:45-57. 2005..Since genetic factors may play an important role in lung cancer development at low dose carcinogen exposure, non-smokers are a good model to study genetic susceptibility and its interaction with environmental factors...
Improvement in household stoves and risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Xuanwei, China: retrospective cohort studyRobert S Chapman
College of Public Health, Chulalongkorn University, Institute Building 3, 10th Floor, Soi Chulalongkorn 62, Phyathai Road, Patumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
BMJ 331:1050. 2005..In both sexes, the reduction in risk became unequivocal about 10 years after stove improvement. CONCLUSIONS: In Xuanwei, incidence of COPD decreased markedly after household coal stoves were improved...
A putative exonic splicing polymorphism in the BCL6 gene and the risk of non-Hodgkin lymphomaYawei Zhang
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520 8034, USA
J Natl Cancer Inst 97:1616-8. 2005..2, 95% CI = 2.0 to 13.3). Our results support the hypothesis that a genetic variant that could alter mRNA transcripts of BCL6 may contribute to the etiology of NHL and suggest that this variant warrants further investigation...
Detection of p53 and K-ras mutations in sputum of individuals exposed to smoky coal emissions in Xuan Wei County, ChinaPhouthone Keohavong
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health and Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
Carcinogenesis 26:303-8. 2005....
Household stove improvement and risk of lung cancer in Xuanwei, ChinaQing Lan
Institute of Environmental Health and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine, Beijing, China
J Natl Cancer Inst 94:826-35. 2002..CONCLUSION: Changing from unvented to vented stoves appears to benefit the health of people in China and may do so in other developing countries as well...
Molecular epidemiological studies on the relationship between indoor coal burning and lung cancer in Xuan Wei, ChinaQing Lan
Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Institute of Environmental Health, Beijing, PR China
Toxicology 198:301-5. 2004..It is likely that the lung cancer excess in Xuan Wei County results from the complex interaction of genetic and environmental factors that will require further research to be understood...
Aberrant promoter methylation of p16 and MGMT genes in lung tumors from smoking and never-smoking lung cancer patientsYang Liu
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USA
Neoplasia 8:46-51. 2006..Our results suggest an association between tobacco smoking and an increased incidence of aberrant promoter methylation of the p16 and MGMT genes in non-small cell lung cancer...
Use of 'Omic' technologies to study humans exposed to benzeneMartyn T Smith
School of Public Health, 140 Warren Hall, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720 7360, USA
Chem Biol Interact 153:123-7. 2005..Omic technologies therefore have significant potential in generating novel biomarkers of exposure, susceptibility and response to benzene...
Use of OctoChrome fluorescence in situ hybridization to detect specific aneuploidy among all 24 chromosomes in benzene-exposed workersLuoping Zhang
School of Public Health, 140 Warren Hall, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720 7360, USA
Chem Biol Interact 153:117-22. 2005..We are currently investigating potential mechanisms for this induction of selective aneuploidy...
No apparent association between genetic polymorphisms (-102 C>T) and (-9 T>C) in the human manganese superoxide dismutase gene and gastric cancer(1)Robert C G Martin
Department of Surgery, James Graham Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky 40202, USA
J Surg Res 124:92-7. 2005..The aim of our study was to investigate possible associations of the (-9 T>C) and (-102 C>T) polymorphisms with gastric cancer in a population-based case-control study conducted in Warsaw, Poland...
Detection of K-ras and p53 mutations in sputum samples of lung cancer patients using laser capture microdissection microscope and mutation analysisPhouthone Keohavong
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
Anal Biochem 324:92-9. 2004..This method may be applicable to the analysis of epithelial cells from clinically normal sputum or BAL samples from individuals with a high risk for developing lung cancer...
CYP1A1, GSTM1, and GSTT1 polymorphisms, smoking, and lung cancer risk in a pooled analysis among Asian populationsKyoung Mu Lee
Department of Preventive Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 28 Yongon Dong, Chongno Gu, Seoul 110 799, Korea
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 17:1120-6. 2008..However, further investigation is warranted considering the relatively small sample size when subgroup analyses were done and the lack of environmental exposure data other than smoking...
Impact of interleukin-10 polymorphisms (-1082 and -3575) on the survival of patients with lymphoid neoplasmsEva Domingo-Domenech
Department of Hematology, Institut Catala d Oncologia, Avda Gran Via s n, Km 2 7, 08907 L Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
Haematologica 92:1475-81. 2007..The aim of this study was to explore the association between polymorphisms of IL-10-(1082A>G) and IL-10-(3575T>A) with the overall survival in patients with lymphoid neoplasms...
Exogenous and endogenous determinants of blood trihalomethane levels after showeringLorraine C Backer
National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chamblee, GA 30341, USA
Environ Health Perspect 116:57-63. 2008..Increases in blood THM levels among subjects who showered or bathed were variable, with increased levels tending to cluster in two groups...
Diet and nutrient intakes and risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in Connecticut womenTongzhang Zheng
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
Am J Epidemiol 159:454-66. 2004..The antioxidant or inhibiting nitrosation reaction properties of vegetables and fruits may result in a reduced risk. Further investigation of the role of dietary intakes on the risk of NHL is warranted...
Discovery of novel biomarkers by microarray analysis of peripheral blood mononuclear cell gene expression in benzene-exposed workersMatthew S Forrest
School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720-7360, USA
Environ Health Perspect 113:801-7. 2005..Thus, microarray analysis along with real-time PCR confirmation reveals that altered expressions of CXCL16, ZNF331, JUN, and PF4 are potential biomarkers of benzene exposure...
[cDNA array in the establishment of a gene expression profile associated with differentiation inducing the glioma cells]Lijun Sun
Department of Neurosurgery, Second Hospital, Suzhou University, Suzhou 215004, China
Zhonghua Zhong Liu Za Zhi 24:222-5. 2002..Eighteen unknown EST fragments were changed also. CONCLUSION: A gene expression profile associated with differentiation-inducing the glioma cells including 98 genes has been established...
[Experimental study of combination therapy against human glioma xenograft by differentiation-inducing agent and cytotoxic chemotherapeutic drug]Ming gang Shi
Department of Neurosurgery, Brain Tumor Research Laboratory, Second Affiliated Hospital of Suzhou University, Suzhou 215004, P R China
Ai Zheng 21:1090-4. 2002..This study was designed to investigate anti-tumor effects of differentiation-inducing agent in combination with cytotoxic chemotherapeutic drug against glioma...
Overexpression of CDC2/CyclinB1 in gliomas, and CDC2 depletion inhibits proliferation of human glioma cells in vitro and in vivoHua Chen
Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Tumor Research Laboratory, 2nd Affiliated Hospital, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
BMC Cancer 8:29. 2008....
