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Occupation and three-year incidence of respiratory symptoms and lung function decline: the ARIC StudyMaria C Mirabelli
Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, Division of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, North Carolina, USA
Respir Res 13:24. 2012..Specific occupations are associated with adverse respiratory health. Inhalation exposures encountered in these jobs may place workers at risk of new-onset respiratory disease...
Respiratory symptoms in relation to residential coal burning and environmental tobacco smoke among early adolescents in Wuhan, China: a cross-sectional studyPäivi M Salo
Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, PO Box 12233, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
Environ Health 3:14. 2004..Cigarette smoking and coal burning are the primary sources of indoor air pollution in Chinese households. However, effects of these exposures on Chinese children's respiratory health are not well characterized...
Lung cancer risk in relation to genetic polymorphisms of microsomal epoxide hydrolase among African-Americans and Caucasians in Los Angeles CountyS J London
Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
Lung Cancer 28:147-55. 2000....
Gene-air pollution interactions in asthmaStephanie J London
Epidemiology Branch and Laboratory of Respiratory Biology, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
Proc Am Thorac Soc 4:217-20. 2007....
Insulin-like growth factor I, IGF-binding protein 3, and lung cancer risk in a prospective study of men in ChinaStephanie J London
Epidemiology Branch and Laboratory of Pulmonary Pathobiology, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
J Natl Cancer Inst 94:749-54. 2002..In a prospective study of men in Shanghai, China, we examined the association between serum levels of IGF-I and IGFBP-3 and the subsequent risk of lung cancer...
Gene by environment interaction in asthmaStephanie J London
Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA
Annu Rev Public Health 30:55-80. 2009..New tools are enabling the study of epigenetic mechanisms for environmental interactions...
Residential magnetic field exposure and breast cancer risk: a nested case-control study from a multiethnic cohort in Los Angeles County, CaliforniaStephanie J London
Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
Am J Epidemiol 158:969-80. 2003..49, 1.18)). Stronger measured fields were not significantly associated with increased risk. These data suggest that residential magnetic field exposures commonly experienced by US women do not influence risk of breast cancer...
CTNNB1 mutations and beta-catenin protein accumulation in human hepatocellular carcinomas associated with high exposure to aflatoxin B1T R Devereux
Laboratory of Molecular Carcinogenesis, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA
Mol Carcinog 31:68-73. 2001..Published 2001 Wiley-Liss, Inc...
Genetic polymorphism of XRCC1 and lung cancer risk among African-Americans and CaucasiansG L David-Beabes
Laboratory of Pulmonary Pathobiology, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, PO Box 12233, MD A3 05, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
Lung Cancer 34:333-9. 2001..3, 95% CI 0.0-2.9; Caucasians OR=0.4, 95% CI 0.2-1.0). These results suggest that genetic variation in XRCC1 might contribute to lung cancer and may interact with the amount smoked...
Genetic variation in ORM1-like 3 (ORMDL3) and gasdermin-like (GSDML) and childhood asthmaH Wu
Laboratory of Respiratory Biology, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
Allergy 64:629-35. 2009..Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the region including ORMDL3 on chromosome 17q21 were related to childhood asthma risk and ORMDL3 expression levels in Europeans...
Pesticide use and adult-onset asthma among male farmers in the Agricultural Health StudyJ A Hoppin
Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Epidemiology Branch, MD A3 05, PO Box 12233, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 2233, USA
Eur Respir J 34:1296-303. 2009..There was little evidence that allergy alone was driving these associations. In conclusion, pesticides may be an overlooked contributor to asthma risk among farmers...
Dust weight and asthma prevalence in the National Survey of Lead and Allergens in Housing (NSLAH)Leslie Elliott
Laboratory of Respiratory Biology, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA
Environ Health Perspect 115:215-20. 2007..Settled dust has been used in studies to assess exposures to allergens and other biologically active components, but it has not been considered in the aggregate in relation to respiratory health outcomes in the general population...
Parental smoking modifies the relation between genetic variation in tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF) and childhood asthmaHao Wu
Laboratory of Respiratory Biology, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health DHHS, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
Environ Health Perspect 115:616-22. 2007..Parental smoking is a consistent risk factor for childhood asthma. Secondhand smoke and ozone both stimulate TNF production...
Volatile organic compounds and pulmonary function in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988-1994Leslie Elliott
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709-2233, USA
Environ Health Perspect 114:1210-4. 2006..S. general population, may result in reduced pulmonary function. This common exposure may have long-term adverse effects on respiratory health...
Hepatitis B, aflatoxin B(1), and p53 codon 249 mutation in hepatocellular carcinomas from Guangxi, People's Republic of China, and a meta-analysis of existing studiesM C Stern
Laboratory of Molecular Carcinogenesis, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 10:617-25. 2001..0001). We found little evidence for an HBV-aflatoxin interaction modulating the presence of the p53 249(ser) mutation or any type of p53 mutation...
CYP1A1 I462V genetic polymorphism and lung cancer risk in a cohort of men in Shanghai, ChinaS J London
Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 9:987-91. 2000....
Chronic bronchitis among nonsmoking farm women in the agricultural health studyMartin Valcin
Epidemiology, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH, DHHS, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 2233, USA
J Occup Environ Med 49:574-83. 2007..The purpose of this study was to examine agricultural risk factors for chronic bronchitis among nonsmoking farm women...
Dietary fiber, lung function, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the atherosclerosis risk in communities studyHaidong Kan
Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
Am J Epidemiol 167:570-8. 2008..83 (p = 0.021) for cereal fiber, and 0.72 (p = 0.005) for fruit fiber. This study provides the first known evidence that dietary fiber is independently associated with better lung function and reduced prevalence of COPD...
Lack of association between genetic variation in G-protein-coupled receptor for asthma susceptibility and childhood asthma and atopyH Wu
Laboratory of Respiratory Biology, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
Genes Immun 9:224-30. 2008..Accordingly, our results suggest that GPRA variants are not an important contributor to childhood asthma and atopy susceptibility in a Mexican population...
Exposure to Alternaria alternata in US homes is associated with asthma symptomsPäivi M Salo
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health NIH, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
J Allergy Clin Immunol 118:892-8. 2006..Exposure to the fungus Alternaria alternata is a risk factor for asthma. Few studies have examined Alternaria exposures in indoor environments...
Chemical predictors of wheeze among farmer pesticide applicators in the Agricultural Health StudyJane A Hoppin
Epidemiology Branch and Biostatistics Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences NIH, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 2233, USA
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 165:683-9. 2002..5 (95% CI 1.2,1.9). Inclusion of crops and animals into these models did not significantly alter the observed OR. These associations, though small, suggest an independent role for specific pesticides in respiratory symptoms of farmers...
Pesticides and adult respiratory outcomes in the agricultural health studyJane A Hoppin
Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Healh Science, NIH, DHHS, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 2233, USA
Ann N Y Acad Sci 1076:343-54. 2006..00-2.19) for farmers and 1.96 (95% CI = 1.05-3.66) for commercial applicators. Our wheeze results are consistent with recent animal models that support a role for organophosphates and respiratory outcomes...
Pesticides and other agricultural factors associated with self-reported farmer's lung among farm residents in the Agricultural Health StudyJane A Hoppin
Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709 2233, USA
Occup Environ Med 64:334-41. 2007..Farmer's lung, or hypersensitivity pneumonitis, is an important contributor to respiratory morbidity among farmers...
Diurnal temperature range and daily mortality in Shanghai, ChinaHaidong Kan
Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
Environ Res 103:424-31. 2007..This study suggests within-day variation in temperature may be a novel risk factor for death...
Pesticides and atopic and nonatopic asthma among farm women in the Agricultural Health StudyJane A Hoppin
NIEHS Epidemiology Branch, MD A3 05, P O Box 12233, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 2233, USA
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 177:11-8. 2008..Risk factors for asthma among farm women are understudied...
Pesticide use and chronic bronchitis among farmers in the Agricultural Health StudyJane A Hoppin
Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH, DHHS, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709 2233, USA
Am J Ind Med 50:969-79. 2007..Farmers have increased risk for chronic bronchitis. Few investigators have considered pesticides...
Uterine leiomyomata in relation to insulin-like growth factor-I, insulin, and diabetesDonna D Baird
Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
Epidemiology 20:604-10. 2009..We hypothesized that circulating levels of these proteins would be associated with increased prevalence and size of uterine fibroids...
Questionnaire predictors of atopy in a US population sample: findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2005-2006Jane A Hoppin
Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709 2233, USA
Am J Epidemiol 173:544-52. 2011....
Pesticides associated with wheeze among commercial pesticide applicators in the Agricultural Health StudyJane A Hoppin
Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, US Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 2233, USA
Am J Epidemiol 163:1129-37. 2006..40, 95% CI: 1.24, 4.65). These results add to the emerging literature linking organophosphate insecticides and respiratory health and suggest a role for chlorimuron-ethyl...
Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (phosphate) reduced:quinone oxidoreductase and glutathione S-transferase M1 polymorphisms and childhood asthmaGloria L David
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, PO Box 12233, MD D2 01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 168:1199-204. 2003..2-0.8). The p value for difference in relative risk for NQO1 by GSTM1 genotype = 0.013. These data are consistent with a protective effect of the NQO1 Ser allele in this population of GSTM1-null children with high ozone exposure...
Diesel exhaust, solvents, and other occupational exposures as risk factors for wheeze among farmersJane A Hoppin
Epidemiology Branch and Biostatistics, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 2233, USA
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 169:1308-13. 2004..89, 3.73), an indication of daily solvent exposure. These results add to the growing body of evidence of adverse respiratory effects of diesel exposure on the lung and suggest exposure to solvents may contribute as well...
Dustborne Alternaria alternata antigens in US homes: results from the National Survey of Lead and Allergens in HousingPäivi M Salo
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
J Allergy Clin Immunol 116:623-9. 2005..Alternaria alternata is one of the most common fungi associated with allergic disease. However, Alternaria exposure in indoor environments is not well characterized...
Phthalate exposure and pulmonary functionJane A Hoppin
Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health DHHS, PO Box 12233, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 2233, USA
Environ Health Perspect 112:571-4. 2004..Our results suggest that MBP and MEP, but not MEHP, may influence pulmonary function among adult males...
Animal production and wheeze in the Agricultural Health Study: interactions with atopy, asthma, and smokingJ A Hoppin
Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 2233, USA
Occup Environ Med 60:e3. 2003..Exposure to animals, their feeds, and by-products contribute to respiratory symptoms among farmers...
Family history and the risk of early-onset persistent, early-onset transient, and late-onset asthmaS J London
Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
Epidemiology 12:577-83. 2001....
Childhood exposure to environmental tobacco smoke and chronic respiratory symptoms in non-smoking adults: the Singapore Chinese Health StudyG L David
Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH, Department of Health and Human Services, P O Box 12233, Mail Drop A3-05, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
Thorax 60:1052-8. 2005..CONCLUSIONS: In this large study of non-smokers, living with a smoker in childhood was associated with chronic dry cough and phlegm in adulthood, independent of later exposures to environmental tobacco smoke...
Dietary fiber and reduced cough with phlegm: a cohort study in SingaporeLesley M Butler
Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 170:279-87. 2004..These data suggest that a diet high in fiber from fruit and, possibly, soyfoods may reduce the incidence of chronic respiratory symptoms. Associated nutrients, such as flavonoids, may contribute to this association...
Exposure to mouse allergen in U.S. homes associated with asthma symptomsPäivi M Salo
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA
Environ Health Perspect 117:387-91. 2009..Most studies investigating the role of residential mouse allergen exposures in asthma have focused on inner-city populations...
Indoor allergens, asthma, and asthma-related symptoms among adolescents in Wuhan, ChinaPäivi M Salo
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Epidemiology Branch, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
Ann Epidemiol 14:543-50. 2004..We examined whether exposures to common indoor allergens were associated with doctor-diagnosed asthma and asthma-related symptoms among Chinese adolescents...
Traffic exposure and lung function in adults: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities studyHaidong Kan
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, P O Box 12233, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA
Thorax 62:873-9. 2007..Traffic exposure is a major contributor to ambient air pollution for people living close to busy roads. The relationship between traffic exposure and lung function remains inconclusive in adults...
Genetic variation in S-nitrosoglutathione reductase (GSNOR) and childhood asthmaHao Wu
Laboratory of Respiratory Biology, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
J Allergy Clin Immunol 120:322-8. 2007..GSNOR knockout mice have increased lung S-nitrosothiol levels and are therefore protected from airway hyperresponsiveness after methacholine or allergen challenge...
Genetic polymorphisms in transforming growth factor beta-1 (TGFB1) and childhood asthma and atopyHuiling Li
Laboratory of Respiratory Biology, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
Hum Genet 121:529-38. 2007..77, 95% CI=1.22-2.57 for two copies). These three SNPs were also related to the degree of atopy. This largest study to date of genetic variation in TGFB1 and asthma and atopy adds to increasing evidence for a role in these disorders...
Genetic polymorphisms in arginase I and II and childhood asthma and atopyHuiling Li
Laboratory of Respiratory Biology, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
J Allergy Clin Immunol 117:119-26. 2006..A recent microarray study implicated arginase I (ARG1) and arginase II (ARG2) in mouse allergic asthma models and human asthma...
Genome-wide association study implicates chromosome 9q21.31 as a susceptibility locus for asthma in mexican childrenDana B Hancock
Department of Health and Human Services, Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States of America
PLoS Genet 5:e1000623. 2009....
Evaluation of candidate genes in a genome-wide association study of childhood asthma in MexicansHao Wu
Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
J Allergy Clin Immunol 125:321-327.e13. 2010..However, many have not been systematically replicated in human populations, especially those containing a large number of tagging single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs)...
Collection of buccal cell DNA in seventh-grade children using water and a toothbrushS J London
Epidemiology Branch and Laboratory of Pulmonary Pathobiology, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 10:1227-30. 2001..The method requires only inexpensive, readily available materials and produces a large quantity of high-quality DNA for PCR analyses...
Dietary fiber intake and retinal vascular caliber in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities StudyHaidong Kan
Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 86:1626-32. 2007..Microvascular abnormalities can be observed by retinal examination and contribute to the pathogenesis of various cardiovascular diseases. The impact of dietary fiber on the retinal microvasculature is not known...
Meta-analyses of genome-wide association studies identify multiple loci associated with pulmonary functionDana B Hancock
Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
Nat Genet 42:45-52. 2010..Our findings may offer insights into pulmonary function and pathogenesis of chronic lung disease...
Prospective study of breast-feeding in relation to wheeze, atopy, and bronchial hyperresponsiveness in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC)Leslie Elliott
Epidemiology Branch, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
J Allergy Clin Immunol 122:49-54, 54.e1-3. 2008..Breast-feeding clearly protects against early wheezing, but recent data suggest that it might increase later risk of atopic disease and asthma...
Acute pulmonary function response to ozone in young adults as a function of body mass indexWilliam D Bennett
Center for Environmental Medicine, Asthma and Lung Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Inhal Toxicol 19:1147-54. 2007..022). Although our population studied was predominantly normal weight, we found that higher body mass index may be a modest risk factor for adverse pulmonary effects associated with ozone exposure, especially for women...
How exposure to environmental tobacco smoke, outdoor air pollutants, and increased pollen burdens influences the incidence of asthmaM Ian Gilmour
U S Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, USA
Environ Health Perspect 114:627-33. 2006....
Prospective analysis of traffic exposure as a risk factor for incident coronary heart disease: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) studyHaidong Kan
Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
Environ Health Perspect 116:1463-8. 2008..For people living close to busy roads, traffic is a major source of air pollution. Few prospective data have been published on the effects of long-term exposure to traffic on the incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD)...
Vapor, dust, and smoke exposure in relation to adult-onset asthma and chronic respiratory symptoms: the Singapore Chinese Health StudyTricia D LeVan
Arizona Respiratory Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
Am J Epidemiol 163:1118-28. 2006..These data support the role of occupational exposures in the etiology of respiratory illness in a population-based cohort in Singapore with a low prevalence of atopic illness...
Ozone and daily mortality in Shanghai, ChinaYunhui Zhang
Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
Environ Health Perspect 114:1227-32. 2006..CONCLUSIONS: O3 pollution has stronger health effects in the cold than in the warm season in Shanghai. Our analyses also strengthen the rationale for further limiting levels of O3 pollution in outdoor air in the city...
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...
Asthma in exercising children exposed to ozone: a cohort studyRob McConnell
Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90089 9011, USA
Lancet 359:386-91. 2002..We investigated the relation between newly-diagnosed asthma and team sports in a cohort of children exposed to different concentrations and mixtures of air pollutants...
Indoor risk factors for asthma in a prospective study of adolescentsRob McConnell
Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
Epidemiology 13:288-95. 2002..However, there has been little investigation of the effect of the indoor environment on incident asthma in adolescents...
Differentiating the effects of fine and coarse particles on daily mortality in Shanghai, ChinaHaidong Kan
Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
Environ Int 33:376-84. 2007..Our analyses provide the first statistically significant evidence in China that PM2.5 has an adverse effect on population health and strengthen the rationale for further limiting levels of PM2.5 in outdoor air in Shanghai...
Baby swimming and respiratory healthWenche Nystad
Division of Epidemiology, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
Acta Paediatr 97:657-62. 2008..To estimate the effect of baby swimming in the first 6 months of life on respiratory diseases from 6 to 18 months...
Microsomal epoxide hydrolase polymorphisms and lung cancer risk: a quantitative reviewWon Jin Lee
International Agency for Research on Cancer, 150 cours Albert Thomas, 69008 Lyon, France
Biomarkers 7:230-41. 2002..If present, this effect may vary among different populations, possibly because of interaction with genetic or environmental factors...
Myeloperoxidase G-463A polymorphism and lung cancer: a HuGE genetic susceptibility to environmental carcinogens pooled analysisEmanuela Taioli
University of Pittsburgh, Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, Pensylvania 15232, USA
Genet Med 9:67-73. 2007..The myeloperoxidase G-463A polymorphism was significantly protective in "ever" smokers but not in "never" smokers. Myeloperoxidase is a key enzyme in tobacco-induced carcinogenesis...
Meta- and pooled analyses of the effects of glutathione S-transferase M1 polymorphisms and smoking on lung cancer riskSimone Benhamou
INSERM U521, EMI 00 06, Evry, France
Carcinogenesis 23:1343-50. 2002..08, 95% CI 0.98-1.18) and no evidence of interaction between GSTM1 genotype and either smoking status or cumulative tobacco consumption...
Traffic density and the risk of childhood leukemia in a Los Angeles case-control studyBryan Langholz
Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089 9011, USA
Ann Epidemiol 12:482-7. 2002..To investigate the relationship between traffic density and the risk of childhood leukemia...
CYP1A1 and GSTM1 genetic polymorphisms and lung cancer risk in Caucasian non-smokers: a pooled analysisRayjean J Hung
Unit of Environmental Cancer Epidemiology, International Agency for Research on Cancer, 150 cours Albert Thomas, F 69372 Lyon Cedex 08, France
Carcinogenesis 24:875-82. 2003..Our study therefore suggests that the CYP1A1 Ile(462)Val variant allele might play a role in lung carcinogenesis among non-smokers, possibly in combination with the GSTM1 null genotype...
Prospective study of dietary patterns and persistent cough with phlegm among Chinese SingaporeansLesley M Butler
Division of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of California, Davis, California, USA
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 173:264-70. 2006..CONCLUSION: A diet rich in meats, sodium, and refined carbohydrates may increase risk of developing cough with phlegm, independently of the apparent beneficial effects of a diet high in fiber in this Singapore Chinese cohort...
Alternaria alternata antigens in US homesPäivi M Salo
J Allergy Clin Immunol 117:473; author reply 474. 2006
Breastfeeding and asthma in adolescentsStephanie J London
Am J Public Health 94:1843; author reply 1843-5. 2004
Interpregnancy interval might affect the risk of childhood atopyGanesa Wegienka
J Allergy Clin Immunol 113:169-71. 2004
On previous findings concerning preserved meat intake and respiratory diseaseLesley M Butler
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 176:315; author reply 316. 2007
