Research Topics
| Matthew P LongneckerSummaryAffiliation: National Institutes of Health Country: USA Publications
| Collaborators
|
Detail Information
Publications
Reliability and determinants of anogenital distance and penis dimensions in male newborns from Chiapas, MexicoS Patricia Romano Riquer
Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica, Morelos, Mexico
Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 21:219-28. 2007..Whether AGD measures in humans relate to clinically important outcomes, however, remains to be determined, as does its utility as a measure of androgen action in epidemiological studies...
Anogenital distance in human male and female newborns: a descriptive, cross-sectional studyEduardo Salazar-Martinez
National Institute of Public Health, Av Universidad 655, Col Santa Ma Ahuacatitlan, 62508 Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
Environ Health 3:8. 2004..Because AGD has been an easy-to-measure, sensitive outcome in animals studies, we developed and implemented an anthropometric protocol for measurement of AGD in human males as well as females...- The human health effects of DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) and PCBS (polychlorinated biphenyls) and an overview of organochlorines in public healthM P Longnecker
Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA
Annu Rev Public Health 18:211-44. 1997..A recent risk assessment that considered animal data, however, gives a cancer risk estimate for background exposure to dioxin and dioxin-like compounds (e.g. some PCBs) with an upper bound in the range of 10(-4) per year... - In utero exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls and sensorineural hearing loss in 8-year-old childrenMatthew P Longnecker
Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, P O Box 12233, MD A3 05, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
Neurotoxicol Teratol 26:629-37. 2004..Overall, an adverse effect of early-life, background-level PCB exposure on SNHL was not supported by these data... - An approach to assessment of endocrine disruption in the National Children's StudyMatthew P Longnecker
Epidemiology Branch, 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 111:1691-7. 2003..Nonetheless, if properly designed, the NCS could serve as an excellent resource for investigating future hypotheses regarding endocrine disruption... - Maternal levels of polychlorinated biphenyls in relation to preterm and small-for-gestational-age birthMatthew P Longnecker
Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
Epidemiology 16:641-7. 2005..Within the range of the resulting low-level exposure, associations of PCBs with lower birth weight have been observed in several studies... - An unexpected distribution of sodium concentration in serum specimens stored for more than 30 yearsMatthew P Longnecker
Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
Ann Epidemiol 13:178-81. 2003..In two studies using these specimens, we measured sodium concentration to assess desiccation... - Comparison of polychlorinated biphenyl levels across studies of human neurodevelopmentMatthew P Longnecker
Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA
Environ Health Perspect 111:65-70. 2003..S. studies or recent Dutch, German, and northern Québec studies. Our results will facilitate a direct comparison of the findings on PCBs and neurodevelopment when they are published for all 10 studies... - Maternal serum level of 1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethylene and risk of cryptorchidism, hypospadias, and polythelia among male offspringMatthew P Longnecker
Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
Am J Epidemiol 155:313-22. 2002..9 (95% CI: 0.9, 4.0) for polythelia. For cryptorchidism and polythelia, the results were consistent with a modest-to-moderate association, but in no instance was the estimate very precise. The results were inconclusive... - Environmental contaminants as etiologic factors for diabetesM P Longnecker
Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709 2233, USA
Environ Health Perspect 109:871-6. 2001..Although environmental factors other than contaminants may account for the majority of type 1 and type 2 diabetes, the etiologic role of several contaminants and occupational exposures deserves further study... - Association between maternal serum concentration of the DDT metabolite DDE and preterm and small-for-gestational-age babies at birthM P Longnecker
Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, PO Box 12233 MD A3 05, NC 27709, USA
Lancet 358:110-4. 2001..Our aim was to investigate the association between DDE exposure and preterm birth... - Polychlorinated biphenyl serum levels in pregnant subjects with diabetesM P Longnecker
Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
Diabetes Care 24:1099-101. 2001..To test this hypothesis, we examined a group of pregnant women whose serum PCB levels had been measured and whose diabetes status had been previously recorded... - Dietary intake of calcium, magnesium and antioxidants in relation to risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosisM P Longnecker
Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle, NC 27709, USA
Neuroepidemiology 19:210-6. 2000..Overall, these dietary factors were not related to risk of ALS, though modestly protective associations were suggested for magnesium and lycopene... - Perfluorinated compounds in relation to birth weight in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort StudyKristina W Whitworth
National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Durham, North Carolina, USA
Am J Epidemiol 175:1209-16. 2012..Whether some of the associations suggested by these findings may be due to a noncausal pharmacokinetic mechanism remains unclear... - Prenatal exposure to 1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis (p-chlorophenyl)ethylene (p,p'-DDE) in relation to child growthNuria Ribas-Fito
Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, USA
Int J Epidemiol 35:853-8. 2006..Design Prospective cohort study. Participants 1,712 children born between 1959 and 1966 with measured p,p'-DDE concentrations in their mother's serum samples from pregnancy. Setting Multicenter US Collaborative Perinatal Project (CPP)... - In utero exposure to background levels of polychlorinated biphenyls and cognitive functioning among school-age childrenKimberly A Gray
Division of Extramural Research and Training, 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 162:17-26. 2005..22 (95% confidence interval: -0.28, 0.71). In these data, in utero exposure to background levels of PCBs was not associated with lower IQ at age 7 years... - Prenatal exposure to the major DDT metabolite 1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethylene (DDE) and growth in boys from MexicoLea A Cupul-Uicab
Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, 111 TW Alexander Dr, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
Environ Res 110:595-603. 2010..01 microg/g) grew similarly and they had a BMI SDS similar to the referent group. The results do not support the prior findings of an association of DDE exposure with childhood height or BMI... - Maternal serum level of the DDT metabolite DDE in relation to fetal loss in previous pregnanciesMatthew P Longnecker
Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, P O Box 12233 MD A3 05, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27709, USA
Environ Res 97:127-33. 2005..1-1.6). The results were consistent with an adverse effect of DDE on fetal loss, but were inconclusive owing to the possibility that previous pregnancies ending in fetal loss decreased serum DDE levels less than did those carried to term... - Maternal pregnancy levels of trans-nonachlor and oxychlordane and prevalence of cryptorchidism and hypospadias in boysBritton Trabert
Hormonal and Reproductive Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, Maryland 20852, USA
Environ Health Perspect 120:478-82. 2012.... 
Levels of metabolites of organophosphate pesticides, phthalates, and bisphenol A in pooled urine specimens from pregnant women participating in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa)Xibiao Ye
Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences NIEHS, National Institutes of Health NIH, Department of Health and Human Services DHHS, MD A3 05, PO Box 12233, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
Int J Hyg Environ Health 212:481-91. 2009....- Polychlorinated biphenyls and menstrual cycle characteristicsGlinda S Cooper
Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA
Epidemiology 16:191-200. 2005..Few studies have examined these associations in humans... - In-utero exposure to dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane and cognitive development among infants and school-aged childrenTodd A Jusko
Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Durham, NC 27709 2233, USA
Epidemiology 23:689-98. 2012..We examined this association in an historical cohort in which the level of exposure was greater than in previous studies... - Associations between plasma DDE levels and immunologic measures in African-American farmers in North CarolinaGlinda S Cooper
Epidemiology Branch, 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 112:1080-4. 2004..32-11.3; for > or = 12.0 microg/L compared with < 3.0 microg/L p,p'-DDE), but this difference was not statistically significant. These analyses provide evidence that p,p'-DDE modulates immune responses in humans... - In utero exposure to the antiandrogen 1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethylene (DDE) in relation to anogenital distance in male newborns from Chiapas, MéxicoMatthew P Longnecker
Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, US Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
Am J Epidemiol 165:1015-22. 2007..If DDE has important antiandrogenic action in humans, it may be manifest only at higher levels of exposure or via effects on other outcomes... - In utero exposure to maternal tobacco smoke and subsequent obesity, hypertension, and gestational diabetes among women in the MoBa cohortLea A Cupul-Uicab
Epidemiology Branch, 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 120:355-60. 2012.... - Maternal smoking during pregnancy in relation to child overweight: follow-up to age 8 yearsAimin Chen
Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
Int J Epidemiol 35:121-30. 2006..The size of this relation, however, is unclear, as is the age at which it becomes detectable... - Within-person variability in urinary phthalate metabolite concentrations: measurements from specimens after long-term frozen storageDonna Day Baird
Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA
J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol 20:169-75. 2010..These findings support the use of stored urine specimens collected during the relevant stage of human pregnancy to investigate the influence of phthalate exposures on later outcomes... - Perfluorinated compounds and subfecundity in pregnant womenKristina W Whitworth
Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Durham, NC 27709, USA
Epidemiology 23:257-63. 2012..We examined subfecundity in relation to 2 perfluorinated compounds-perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)... - Prenatal exposure to low-level polychlorinated biphenyls in relation to mental and motor development at 8 monthsJulie L Daniels
Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
Am J Epidemiol 157:485-92. 2003..The reasons for variation in results within this study and across other studies remain unclear... - Maternal serum levels of polychlorinated biphenyls and 1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethylene (DDE) and time to pregnancyDionne C Gesink Law
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 162:523-32. 2005..Both trends were imprecise and attenuated when expressed on a lipid basis. Overall, evidence of an association between PCB or DDE exposure and time to pregnancy was weak and inconclusive... - In utero exposure to tobacco smoke and subsequent reduced fertility in femalesXibiao Ye
Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences NIEHS, National Institutes of Health NIH, Department of Human and Health Services, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
Hum Reprod 25:2901-6. 2010..Animal studies have shown that in utero exposure to chemicals in tobacco smoke reduces female fertility, but epidemiological findings have been inconsistent... - Within-person variability in urinary bisphenol A concentrations: measurements from specimens after long-term frozen storagePablo A Nepomnaschy
Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
Environ Res 109:734-7. 2009..Our aims were to evaluate the stability of BPA in specimens after 22-24 years of storage and to measure within-person temporal variability in urinary BPA... - Prenatal DDT exposure in relation to anthropometric and pubertal measures in adolescent malesBeth C Gladen
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 112:1761-7. 2004..No associations between prenatal exposure to any of the DDT compounds and any outcome measure were seen... - Blood mercury level and blood pressure among US women: results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2000Suma Vupputuri
Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
Environ Res 97:195-200. 2005..While an adverse effect of mercury exposure at background levels on BP was not present overall, an adverse association was present among non-fish-consuming young and middle-aged women... - Exposure to tobacco smoke in utero and subsequent plasma lipids, ApoB, and CRP among adult women in the MoBa cohortLea A Cupul-Uicab
Epidemiology Branch, 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 120:1532-7. 2012..However, whether such exposure increases the risk of developing similar metabolic alterations during adulthood is uncertain... - Invited Commentary: Why DDT matters nowMatthew P Longnecker
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 162:726-8. 2005 - Reproducibility of reported in utero exposure to tobacco smokeLea A Cupul-Uicab
Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Human and Health Services, Durham, NC 27709, USA
Ann Epidemiol 21:48-52. 2011..We evaluated the reproducibility of in utero exposure to tobacco smoke, reported by the adult daughter during consecutive pregnancies... - Fish intake during pregnancy and early cognitive development of offspringJulie L Daniels
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA. juliedanielsunc.edu
Epidemiology 15:394-402. 2004..CONCLUSIONS: When fish is not contaminated, moderate fish intake during pregnancy and infancy may benefit development... - Urinary metabolite concentrations of organophosphorous pesticides, bisphenol A, and phthalates among pregnant women in Rotterdam, the Netherlands: the Generation R studyXibiao Ye
Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, MD A3 05, PO Box 12233, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
Environ Res 108:260-7. 2008..The data indicate that the Generation R study population provides a wide distribution of selected environmental exposures. Reasons for the relatively high levels and possible health effects need investigation... - Development of PBPK models for PFOA and PFOS for human pregnancy and lactation life stagesAnne E Loccisano
Center for Human Health Assessment, The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
J Toxicol Environ Health A 76:25-57. 2013..These models may help address concerns regarding possible adverse health effects due to PFOA/PFOS exposure in the fetus and infant and may be useful in comparing pharmacokinetics across life stages... - 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... - Pharmacokinetic variability and the miracle of modern analytical chemistryMatthew P Longnecker
Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA
Epidemiology 17:350-1. 2006 - Maternal hormone levels and risk of cryptorchism among populations at high and low risk of testicular germ cell tumorsKatherine A McGlynn
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Department of Health and Human Services, 6120 Executive Boulevard, EPS 7060, Rockville, MD 20852, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 14:1732-7. 2005..05). These results do not support either the estrogen or the androgen hypothesis. Rather, lower estrogens in case mothers may indicate that a placental defect increases the risk of cryptorchism and, possibly, testicular cancer... - Maternal pregnancy levels of polychlorinated biphenyls and risk of hypospadias and cryptorchidism in male offspringKatherine A McGlynn
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health DHHS, 6120 Executive Blvd, Rockville, MD 20852 7234, USA
Environ Health Perspect 117:1472-6. 2009..It has been suggested, however, that in utero hormone levels may be related to risk. Endocrine-disrupting chemicals, including polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) compounds, may alter hormone levels and thereby affect the fetus... - Reliability of reported breastfeeding duration among reproductive-aged women from MexicoLea A Cupul-Uicab
Center for Population Health Research, Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica, 62508 Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
Matern Child Nutr 5:125-37. 2009..Future studies that use reported breastfeeding duration may want to consider the effect of these variables on recall... - Nephrotoxicity, neurotoxicity, and mercury exposure among children with and without dental amalgam fillingsXibiao Ye
Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Fudan University, PO Box 248, 138 Yixueyuan Road, Shanghai 20032, China
Int J Hyg Environ Health 212:378-86. 2009..We evaluated impacts of low-level mercury exposure on renal function and neurobehavioral and neuropsychological performance among children... - Placental characteristics as a proxy measure of serum hormone and protein levels during pregnancy with a male fetusBritton Trabert
Hormonal and Reproductive Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, NIH, DHHS, 6120 Executive Boulevard, Suite 550, Rockville, MD 20852 7234, USA
Cancer Causes Control 22:689-95. 2011..Associations with birth weight were also examined... - Risk factors for cryptorchism among populations at differing risks of testicular cancerKatherine A McGlynn
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, NIH, DHHS, Rockville, MD 20852, USA
Int J Epidemiol 35:787-95. 2006..However, while TGCT incidence varies greatly between white and black men, little variability has been reported between the two groups in cryptorchism prevalence. This may suggest that cryptorchism risk factors differ by ethnicity... - Correlations among polychlorinated biphenyls, dioxins, and furans in humansB C Gladen
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
Am J Ind Med 35:15-20. 1999..Outcomes attributed to one may, in fact, be due to another... - In utero exposure to maternal smoking and women's risk of fetal loss in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort (MoBa)L A Cupul-Uicab
Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences NIH DHHS USA, MD A3 05, 111 TW Alexander Dr, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
Hum Reprod 26:458-65. 2011..This study evaluated the association between in utero exposure to tobacco smoke and fetal loss in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa), which enrolled ∼40% of the pregnant women in Norway from 1999 to 2008... - Fecundability among women with type 1 and type 2 diabetes in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort StudyK W Whitworth
Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, P O Box 12233, Mail Drop A3 05, Durham, NC 27709, USA
Diabetologia 54:516-22. 2011..We assessed the effects of type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes on fecundability (as manifest by increased time-to-pregnancy [TTP]) in a large cohort of pregnant women... - The ratio of specific polychlorinated biphenyls as a surrogate biomarker of cytochrome P4501A2 activity: a pharmaco-metabonomic study in humansXibiao Ye
Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 17:1013-5. 2008 - An interlaboratory study of perfluorinated alkyl compound levels in human plasmaMatthew P Longnecker
Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, P O Box 12233, MD A3 05, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
Environ Res 107:152-9. 2008..Considering the degree of between-subject variation in levels among people in background-exposed populations, the results indicate that biomarker-based epidemiologic studies of associations with health could have reasonable precision... - DDT metabolite and androgens in African-American farmersStephen A Martin
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Epidemiology Branch, MD A3-05, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
Epidemiology 13:454-8. 2002..Plasma androgen levels decreased with age, a relation that has previously been studied only in whites. CONCLUSIONS: Studies of more highly exposed populations may be needed to evaluate effects, if any, of DDE... - Physical activity during pregnancy and language development in the offspringAnne Marie Z Jukic
Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Durham, NC
Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 27:283-93. 2013..We used data from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (born in 1991-92) to investigate maternal physical activity during pregnancy and offspring language development... - Evaluation of the association between arsenic and diabetes: a National Toxicology Program workshop reviewElizabeth A Maull
Biomolecular Screening Branch, Division of the National Toxicology Program, National Institute of Environmental Sciences NIEHS, National Institutes of Health NIH, Department of Health and Human Services DHHS, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
Environ Health Perspect 120:1658-70. 2012..This review is derived from discussions at that workshop... - Ovarian cancer risk and use of phenolphthalein-containing laxativesGlinda S Cooper
Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Durham, NC 27709, USA
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 13:35-9. 2004..Ovarian cancer was one of the cancers observed in these studies. We examined the association between epithelial ovarian cancer and use of phenolphthalein-containing laxatives in a population-based case-control study... - Risk of ovarian cancer in relation to use of phenolphthalein-containing laxativesG S Cooper
Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Durham, NC 27709, USA
Br J Cancer 83:404-6. 2000..4 for any use of phenolphthalein-containing laxatives and OR 1.5 for 75 or more days of use).. - Phenolphthalein-containing laxative use in relation to adenomatous colorectal polyps in three studiesM P Longnecker
Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 USA
Environ Health Perspect 105:1210-2. 1997..Although the low prevalence of frequent use made for relatively wide confidence intervals, overall these data suggest that use of phenolphthalein-containing laxatives does not increase risk of adenomatous colorectal polyps... - Serum organochlorines and breast cancer: a case-control study among African-American womenNicole M Gatto
Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, USC Norris Comprehensive Center, 1441 Eastlake Avenue, Room 4449, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
Cancer Causes Control 18:29-39. 2007..This study, the largest study of African-American women to date, does not support a role of DDE and total PCBs in breast cancer risk at the levels measured... - Maternal pregnancy serum level of heptachlor epoxide, hexachlorobenzene, and beta-hexachlorocyclohexane and risk of cryptorchidism in offspringFrank H Pierik
Department of Reproduction and Perinatology, TNO Quality of Life, Leiden, The Netherlands
Environ Res 105:364-9. 2007..These results provide little support for an association of cryptorchidism with exposure to low levels of HCE or HCB. For beta-HCCH the findings were somewhat suggestive of an association but were inconclusive... - DDE, a degradation product of DDT, and duration of lactation in a highly exposed area of MexicoLea A Cupul-Uicab
Center for Population Health Research, Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
Environ Health Perspect 116:179-83. 2008..If DDE truly shortens lactation, this has public health importance regarding infant mortality and the use of DDT for malaria control... - Meeting report: measuring endocrine-sensitive endpoints within the first years of lifeTye E Arbuckle
Biostatistics and Epidemiology Division, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Environ Health Perspect 116:948-51. 2008.... - The National Children's Study of environmental effects on child health and developmentAmy M Branum
Infant and Child Health Studies Branch, National Center for Health Studies, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, MD, USA
Environ Health Perspect 111:642-6. 2003..We discuss briefly how the proposed cohort could be used to examine, among many other things, the effect of chemical contaminants in breast milk on children's health and development... - Outcome-dependent sampling: an efficient sampling and inference procedure for studies with a continuous outcomeHaibo Zhou
Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599 7420, USA
Epidemiology 18:461-8. 2007..This design, coupled with an appropriate analysis, offers a cost-efficient approach to studying the determinants of a continuous outcome... - Maternal dental history, child's birth outcome and early cognitive developmentJulie L Daniels
Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 21:448-57. 2007..9, [95% confidence interval 1.0, 3.4]). More detailed evaluation of the potential adverse effects of elective dental treatment during pregnancy, particularly dental X-rays, may be warranted... - Maternal hormone levels and perinatal characteristics: implications for testicular cancerYawei Zhang
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health DHHS, 6120 Executive Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20852, USA
Ann Epidemiol 17:85-92. 2007..To examine the hypothesis, some studies used perinatal factors as surrogates for hormone levels. To determine the validity of this assumption, hormone-perinatal factor relationships were examined in the Collaborative Perinatal Project... - Prevalence of elevated alanine aminotransferase among US adolescents and associated factors: NHANES 1999-2004Abigail Fraser
Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, England
Gastroenterology 133:1814-20. 2007..Study aims were to estimate the prevalence of elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT, as a marker of NAFLD) in a general contemporary adolescent population and to identify leading risk factors for ALT elevation (>30 U/L)... - Postmenopausal hormone therapy and risk of breast cancer by histologic type (United States)Laura M Newcomer
Program in Epidemiology, Public Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109-1024, USA
Cancer Causes Control 14:225-33. 2003..Of particular interest is the association between combined hormone therapy and increased risk of lobular carcinoma. This lesion is increasingly common but, nonetheless, comprises fewer than 10% of invasive breast cancers... - Oral contraceptive use and risk of breast cancer by histologic typeLaura M Newcomer
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
Int J Cancer 106:961-4. 2003..Oral contraceptive use was not clearly associated with ductal carcinoma (OR = 1.2, 95%CI = 0.8-1.9). These results suggest that the association between oral contraceptive use and risk of breast cancer may vary by histologic type...