2020
Risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in the northeast of the United States: results of a case–control study
Shen Y, Risch H, Lu L, Ma X, Irwin ML, Lim JK, Taddei T, Pawlish K, Stroup A, Brown R, Wang Z, Jia W, Wong L, Mayne ST, Yu H. Risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in the northeast of the United States: results of a case–control study. Cancer Causes & Control 2020, 31: 321-332. PMID: 32060838, PMCID: PMC7136513, DOI: 10.1007/s10552-020-01277-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of HCCCase-control studyHepatocellular carcinomaRisk factorsHCV infectionHCC riskOdds ratioHepatitis C virus antibodyUnconditional logistic regression modelsElevated HCC riskRapid case ascertainmentC virus antibodyHeavy alcohol intakeConfidence intervalsFamily cancer historyImportant risk factorRandom digit dialingLow socioeconomic statusUnhealthy lifestyle choicesLower household incomeLogistic regression modelsNSAID useAlcohol intakeCigarette smokingHigher BMI
2015
A Newly Identified Susceptibility Locus near FOXP1 Modifies the Association of Gastroesophageal Reflux with Barrett's Esophagus
Dai JY, de Dieu Tapsoba J, Buas MF, Onstad LE, Levine DM, Risch HA, Chow WH, Bernstein L, Ye W, Lagergren J, Bird NC, Corley DA, Shaheen NJ, Wu AH, Reid BJ, Hardie LJ, Whiteman DC, Vaughan TL. A Newly Identified Susceptibility Locus near FOXP1 Modifies the Association of Gastroesophageal Reflux with Barrett's Esophagus. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2015, 24: 1739-1747. PMID: 26377193, PMCID: PMC4816532, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-15-0507.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaBarrett EsophagusCase-Control StudiesEsophageal NeoplasmsFemaleForkhead Transcription FactorsGastroesophageal RefluxGenetic LociGenetic MarkersGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyHomozygoteHumansMalePolymorphism, Single NucleotideRepressor ProteinsRisk FactorsConceptsBody mass indexBarrett's esophagusEsophageal adenocarcinomaWeekly heartburnCase patientsSmoking statusMass indexRisk factorsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsMinor alleleBarrett's esophagus riskGene-exposure interactionsLeast weekly heartburnGastroesophageal reflux diseaseImportant risk factorGermline single nucleotide polymorphismsLogistic regression modelsExposure-disease associationsReflux symptomsGastroesophageal refluxReflux diseaseCigarette smokingSusceptibility single nucleotide polymorphismsOdds ratioEsophagus