2024
High ambient temperature in pregnancy and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: an observational study
Rogne T, Wang R, Wang P, Deziel N, Metayer C, Wiemels J, Chen K, Warren J, Ma X. High ambient temperature in pregnancy and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: an observational study. The Lancet Planetary Health 2024, 8: e506-e514. PMID: 38969477, PMCID: PMC11260908, DOI: 10.1016/s2542-5196(24)00121-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemiaChildhood acute lymphoblastic leukemiaAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaLymphoblastic leukemiaLatino childrenNon-Latino white childrenAssociated with risk of adverse pregnancy outcomesCalifornia Cancer RegistryRisk of acute lymphoblastic leukemiaCalifornia birth recordsRisk of adverse pregnancy outcomesPre-pregnancy periodAssociated with riskBayesian meta-regressionNational Institutes of HealthCancer RegistryCases of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemiaNational Center for Advancing Translational SciencesAdverse pregnancy outcomesAcute lymphoblastic leukemia casesInstitutes of HealthInvestigation of mechanistic pathwaysBirth recordsGestational weeks 8Pre-pregnancy
2020
Birth Characteristics and Risk of Pediatric Thyroid Cancer: A Population-Based Record-Linkage Study in California
Deziel N, Zhang Y, Wang R, Wiemels JL, Morimoto L, Clark CJ, Metayer C, Ma X. Birth Characteristics and Risk of Pediatric Thyroid Cancer: A Population-Based Record-Linkage Study in California. Thyroid 2020, 31: 596-606. PMID: 32912083, PMCID: PMC8195873, DOI: 10.1089/thy.2020.0217.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge of OnsetBirth CertificatesBirth OrderBirth WeightCaliforniaCase-Control StudiesChildChild, PreschoolEducational StatusFemaleHispanic or LatinoHumansIncidenceInfantInfant, NewbornMaleRace FactorsRegistriesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSex FactorsThyroid NeoplasmsTime FactorsYoung AdultConceptsPediatric thyroid cancerHigh birth weightFollicular thyroid cancerThyroid cancerHigher birth orderBirth characteristicsRisk factorsHispanic ethnicityBirth weightOdds ratioFirst primary thyroid cancerPapillary thyroid cancer casesBirth orderMultivariable logistic regression modelSecond primary malignanciesLong-term therapyAdjusted odds ratioPopulation-based studyPrimary thyroid cancerRecord linkage studyConfidence intervalsImportant risk factorCancer registry dataCase-control studyThyroid cancer cases
2016
Temporal Trends of Insecticide Concentrations in Carpet Dust in California from 2001 to 2006
Gunier RB, Nuckols JR, Whitehead TP, Colt JS, Deziel NC, Metayer C, Reynolds P, Ward MH. Temporal Trends of Insecticide Concentrations in Carpet Dust in California from 2001 to 2006. Environmental Science And Technology 2016, 50: 7761-7769. PMID: 27341453, PMCID: PMC6404968, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6b00252.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Associations between self-reported pest treatments and pesticide concentrations in carpet dust
Deziel NC, Colt JS, Kent EE, Gunier RB, Reynolds P, Booth B, Metayer C, Ward MH. Associations between self-reported pest treatments and pesticide concentrations in carpet dust. Environmental Health 2015, 14: 27. PMID: 25889489, PMCID: PMC4374193, DOI: 10.1186/s12940-015-0015-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeed treatmentsPest treatmentsPesticide concentrationsCarpet dust samplesPesticide active ingredientsAgricultural pesticide applicationsSelf-reported treatmentPesticide useResidential pesticide useTick treatmentPest typesPesticide applicationCypermethrin levelsHerbicide concentrationsPesticide categoriesGarden productsProfessional applicators
2014
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in residential dust and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Deziel NC, Rull RP, Colt JS, Reynolds P, Whitehead TP, Gunier RB, Month SR, Taggart DR, Buffler P, Ward MH, Metayer C. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in residential dust and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Environmental Research 2014, 133: 388-395. PMID: 24948546, PMCID: PMC4119528, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2014.04.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaChildhood acute lymphoblastic leukemiaLymphoblastic leukemiaOdds ratioPopulation-based case-control studyDiagnosis/reference datePAH exposureRisk of childhoodConfidence intervalsCase-control studyResidential dustVacuum dustLog-transformed concentrationsLogistic regressionProbable human carcinogenHigh volume small surface samplerDemographic characteristicsResidential Levels of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers and Risk of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in California
Ward MH, Colt JS, Deziel NC, Whitehead TP, Reynolds P, Gunier RB, Nishioka M, Dahl GV, Rappaport SM, Buffler PA, Metayer C. Residential Levels of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers and Risk of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in California. Environmental Health Perspectives 2014, 122: 1110-1116. PMID: 24911217, PMCID: PMC4181922, DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1307602.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOdds ratioChildhood acute lymphoblastic leukemiaBirth certificate controlsNorthern California Childhood Leukemia StudyAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaCalifornia Childhood Leukemia StudyYears of ageChildhood Leukemia StudyRace/ethnicityDate of birthLymphoblastic leukemiaLogistic regressionLeukemia StudyAdditional studiesHigh volume small surface samplerBDE-203House dustCommon PBDEsPositive associationBDE-207AssociationBiological measuresRiskBDE-99BDE-196Persistent organic pollutants in dust from older homes: learning from lead.
Whitehead TP, Metayer C, Ward MH, Colt JS, Gunier RB, Deziel NC, Rappaport SM, Buffler PA. Persistent organic pollutants in dust from older homes: learning from lead. American Journal Of Public Health 2014, 104: 1320-6. PMID: 24832145, PMCID: PMC4056196, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2013.301835.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOrganic pollutantsGas chromatography-mass spectrometryPersistent organic pollutantsPlasma mass spectrometryChromatography-mass spectrometryMultiple chemical contaminantsMass spectrometryChemical contaminantsPolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbonsDiphenyl ethersPersistent chemicalsChemical concentrationsAromatic hydrocarbonsSpectrometryHigh volume small surface samplerSurface samplerPollutantsChemicalsHousehold vacuum cleanerOrganochlorine insecticidesChemical exposureEtherBiphenylsConcentrationPyrethroid insecticides