2023
One-Carbon (Folate) Metabolism Pathway at Birth and Risk of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Biomarker Study in Newborns
Metayer C, Imani P, Dudoit S, Morimoto L, Ma X, Wiemels J, Petrick L. One-Carbon (Folate) Metabolism Pathway at Birth and Risk of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Biomarker Study in Newborns. Cancers 2023, 15: 1011. PMID: 36831356, PMCID: PMC9953980, DOI: 10.3390/cancers15041011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaChildhood acute lymphoblastic leukemiaOne-carbon metabolism nutrientsRace/ethnicityLymphoblastic leukemiaFolic acid intakeTime of conceptionOne-carbon metabolism pathwaySubsequent leukemiaFirst trimesterAcid intakeCommon cancerDNA methylation programmingChildhood leukemiaLeukemiaNegative findingsBlood spotsBiomarker studiesPathway metabolitesFolic acidAges 0Key vitaminsPregnancyLast weekFolate pathway
2012
Methyl bromide exposure and cancer risk in the Agricultural Health Study
Barry KH, Koutros S, Lubin JH, Coble JB, Barone-Adesi F, Beane Freeman LE, Sandler DP, Hoppin JA, Ma X, Zheng T, Alavanja MC. Methyl bromide exposure and cancer risk in the Agricultural Health Study. Cancer Causes & Control 2012, 23: 807-818. PMID: 22527160, PMCID: PMC3430844, DOI: 10.1007/s10552-012-9949-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStomach cancer riskMethyl bromide exposureCancer riskProstate cancerFamily historySignificant exposure-dependent increaseNonsignificant elevated riskRate ratioAgricultural Health StudyConfidence intervalsExposure-dependent increaseResultsA totalCommon cancerLifetime daysElevated riskHealth StudyPoisson regressionIntensity scoresCancerHuman carcinogenicityPesticide applicatorsHealth effectsStatistical significanceConclusionsOur resultsHuman health effects