2023
Birth characteristics and risk of Ewing sarcoma
Wiemels J, Wang R, Feng Q, Yee A, Morimoto L, Metayer C, Ma X. Birth characteristics and risk of Ewing sarcoma. Cancer Causes & Control 2023, 34: 837-843. PMID: 37335392, PMCID: PMC10460323, DOI: 10.1007/s10552-023-01737-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBirth characteristicsEwing's sarcomaConclusionsThis population-based studyDisease riskMultivariable logistic regression modelNon-Hispanic white subjectsPopulation-based seriesPopulation-based studySignificant risk factorsMetastatic Ewing sarcomaEwing's sarcoma casesMinimal selection biasLogistic regression modelsYear of birthPurposeThe incidenceFetal growthRisk factorsSarcoma casesLower riskSarcomaMultiethnic populationBirth recordsWhite subjectsGenetic susceptibilityPredisposition alleles
2021
Genetic susceptibility to hepatocellular carcinoma in chromosome 22q13.31, findings of a genome‐wide association study
Wang Z, Budhu AS, Shen Y, Wong LL, Hernandez BY, Tiirikainen M, Ma X, Irwin ML, Lu L, Zhao H, Lim JK, Taddei T, Mishra L, Pawlish K, Stroup A, Brown R, Nguyen MH, Koshiol J, Hernandez MO, Forgues M, Yang H, Lee M, Huang Y, Iwasaki M, Goto A, Suzuki S, Matsuda K, Tanikawa C, Kamatani Y, Mann D, Guarnera M, Shetty K, Thomas CE, Yuan J, Khor CC, Koh W, Risch H, Wang XW, Yu H. Genetic susceptibility to hepatocellular carcinoma in chromosome 22q13.31, findings of a genome‐wide association study. JGH Open 2021, 5: 1363-1372. PMID: 34950780, PMCID: PMC8674550, DOI: 10.1002/jgh3.12682.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseCase-control studyHepatocellular carcinomaSingle nucleotide polymorphismsChronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infectionHepatitis C virus infectionGenetic susceptibilityC virus infectionLong-term alcohol useFatty liver diseaseUS case-control studyBody mass indexMajor risk factorGenome-wide association studiesHCV infectionCohort studyLiver diseaseCigarette smokingMass indexRisk factorsHCC casesVirus infectionGene-environment interactionsUS populationDisease risk
2016
Birth weight and risk of paediatric Hodgkin lymphoma: Findings from a population-based record linkage study in California
Triebwasser C, Wang R, DeWan AT, Metayer C, Morimoto L, Wiemels JL, Kadan-Lottick N, Ma X. Birth weight and risk of paediatric Hodgkin lymphoma: Findings from a population-based record linkage study in California. European Journal Of Cancer 2016, 69: 19-27. PMID: 27814470, PMCID: PMC5125877, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2016.09.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAge of OnsetBirth OrderBirth WeightCaliforniaCase-Control StudiesChildChild, PreschoolEthnicityFemaleFetal MacrosomiaHodgkin DiseaseHumansInfantInfant, Low Birth WeightInfant, NewbornInformation Storage and RetrievalLogistic ModelsMaleMaternal AgeOdds RatioPaternal AgeRisk FactorsConceptsAge of diagnosisPediatric Hodgkin lymphomaHigh birth weightBirth weightTime of deliveryHodgkin's lymphomaOdds ratioPopulation-based record linkage studyPopulation-based case-control studyBirth orderNormal birth weightRecord linkage studyCase-control studyConditional logistic regressionMagnitude of associationSubgroup of childrenPerinatal factorsMaternal ageEtiological investigationBirth recordsPaternal ageHL casesDisease riskLogistic regressionDiagnosis