2013
Tobacco Smoke Exposure and the Risk of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic and Myeloid Leukemias by Cytogenetic Subtype
Metayer C, Zhang L, Wiemels JL, Bartley K, Schiffman J, Ma X, Aldrich MC, Chang JS, Selvin S, Fu CH, Ducore J, Smith MT, Buffler PA. Tobacco Smoke Exposure and the Risk of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic and Myeloid Leukemias by Cytogenetic Subtype. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2013, 22: 1600-1611. PMID: 23853208, PMCID: PMC3769478, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-13-0350.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChildren's passive smokingPassive smokingAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaTobacco smokeMyeloid leukemiaCytogenetic subtypesChildhood acute lymphoblastic leukemiaCHILDHOOD ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTICPaternal prenatal smokingPostnatal passive smokingTobacco smoke exposureRisk of childhoodMultivariable regression analysisTiming of exposureB cell precursorsHyperdiploid B cellsActive smokingPrenatal smokingTobacco smokingSmoke exposureLymphoblastic leukemiaAcute lymphoblasticAML casesElevated riskSmoking
2008
Exposure to infections through day-care attendance and risk of childhood leukaemia
Urayama KY, Ma X, Buffler PA. Exposure to infections through day-care attendance and risk of childhood leukaemia. Radiation Protection Dosimetry 2008, 132: 259-266. PMID: 18940822, PMCID: PMC2879097, DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncn271.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDay care attendanceRisk of childhoodAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaChildhood leukemiaCommon infectionsMore common infectionsNon-Hispanic white childrenNorthern California Childhood Leukemia StudyCommon B-cell precursorDose-response effectPrevious epidemiological studiesCalifornia Childhood Leukemia StudyChildhood Leukemia StudyB cell precursorsDay care settingsSummary measuresLymphoblastic leukemiaEpidemiological studiesNumber of childrenMajority of studiesInfectionLeukemiaLeukemia StudySocial contactRelevant studies