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
2022
Unconventional Oil and Gas Development Exposure and Risk of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Case–Control Study in Pennsylvania, 2009–2017
Clark CJ, Johnson NP, Soriano M, Warren JL, Sorrentino KM, Kadan-Lottick NS, Saiers JE, Ma X, Deziel NC. Unconventional Oil and Gas Development Exposure and Risk of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Case–Control Study in Pennsylvania, 2009–2017. Environmental Health Perspectives 2022, 130: 087001. PMID: 35975995, PMCID: PMC9383266, DOI: 10.1289/ehp11092.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaCase-control studyOdds ratioChildhood leukemiaLymphoblastic leukemiaPerinatal windowRegistry-based case-control studyChildhood acute lymphoblastic leukemiaConfidence intervalsResidential proximityChildren ages 2Risk factorsMaternal raceChild healthExposure windowsSocio-economic statusPotential associationLeukemiaLogistic regressionAge 2Birth yearCommon formBirth residenceDevelopment exposureOdds
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 casesAssessing Endogenous and Exogenous Hormone Exposures and Breast Development in a Migrant Study of Bangladeshi and British Girls
Howland RE, Deziel NC, Bentley GR, Booth M, Choudhury OA, Hofmann JN, Hoover RN, Katki HA, Trabert B, Fox SD, Troisi R, Houghton LC. Assessing Endogenous and Exogenous Hormone Exposures and Breast Development in a Migrant Study of Bangladeshi and British Girls. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2020, 17: 1185. PMID: 32069802, PMCID: PMC7068451, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17041185.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEstrogen metabolitesBPA-glucuronideBreast developmentMigrant studiesBreast cancer incidenceEndogenous estrogen levelsBisphenol A (BPA) exposureExogenous hormone exposureCross-sectional studyBangladeshi girlsTime of interviewUrine spot samplesHazard ratioEstrogen levelsA ExposureCancer incidenceEarlier thelarcheTanner stageUbiquitous exposureHormone exposureThelarcheLiquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometryConfidence intervalsWhite BritishAdolescent girls
2017
Child, maternal and household-level correlates of nutritional status: a cross-sectional study among young Samoan children
Choy CC, Desai MM, Park JJ, Frame EA, Thompson AA, Naseri T, Reupena MS, Duckham RL, Deziel NC, Hawley NL. Child, maternal and household-level correlates of nutritional status: a cross-sectional study among young Samoan children. Public Health Nutrition 2017, 20: 1235-1247. PMID: 28162141, PMCID: PMC10261405, DOI: 10.1017/s1368980016003499.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOverweight/obesityCross-sectional community-based surveyNutritional statusOdds of anemiaOverweight/obeseCross-sectional studyPrevalence of stuntingCommunity-based surveyCondition-specific interventionsMother-child pairsNutritional status outcomesEarly childhood growthHigher family socio-economic statusAnemic mothersObese childrenSugar intakeSamoan childrenChildhood growthStatus outcomesSocio-economic statusDual burdenAge groupsAnemiaHealth programsGrowth standards
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-196