2016
Air toxics and early childhood acute lymphocytic leukemia in Texas, a population based case control study
Symanski E, Tee Lewis PG, Chen TY, Chan W, Lai D, Ma X. Air toxics and early childhood acute lymphocytic leukemia in Texas, a population based case control study. Environmental Health 2016, 15: 70. PMID: 27301866, PMCID: PMC4908700, DOI: 10.1186/s12940-016-0154-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAir PollutantsBenzeneButadienesCase-Control StudiesChild, PreschoolEnvironmental MonitoringFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMaleMaternal ExposureOdds RatioPolycyclic Aromatic HydrocarbonsPrecursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-LymphomaPregnancyPrenatal Exposure Delayed EffectsTexasYoung AdultConceptsAcute lymphocytic leukemiaCo-pollutant modelsCase-control studySingle-pollutant modelsChildhood leukemiaLymphocytic leukemiaChildhood acute lymphocytic leukemiaBirth certificatesCancer registry casesPopulation-based controlsEarly life exposureMixed effects logistic regression modelsEarly childhood risksLogistic regression modelsPotential confoundersEtiologic roleLowest quartileRegistry casesInfant characteristicsLife exposurePediatric cancerMaternal addressControl studyBirth recordsLeukemia
2010
Early life exposure to infections and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Urayama KY, Ma X, Selvin S, Metayer C, Chokkalingam AP, Wiemels JL, Does M, Chang J, Wong A, Trachtenberg E, Buffler PA. Early life exposure to infections and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. International Journal Of Cancer 2010, 128: 1632-1643. PMID: 21280034, PMCID: PMC3165002, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.25752.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNorthern California Childhood Leukemia StudyAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaChildhood acute lymphoblastic leukemiaNon-Hispanic white childrenEarly life exposureDaycare attendanceLymphoblastic leukemiaEar infectionsLife exposureHispanic childrenCommon childhood infectionsAge 6 monthsWhite childrenCalifornia Childhood Leukemia StudyBirth orderChildhood Leukemia StudyChildhood infectionsCommon infectionsProtective roleInfectionSociodemographic differencesLeukemia StudyHispanic populationChildrenRiskA meta-analysis of the association between day-care attendance and childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
Urayama KY, Buffler PA, Gallagher ER, Ayoob JM, Ma X. A meta-analysis of the association between day-care attendance and childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. International Journal Of Epidemiology 2010, 39: 718-732. PMID: 20110276, PMCID: PMC2878455, DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyp378.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDay care attendanceAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaChildhood acute lymphoblastic leukemiaLymphoblastic leukemiaOdds ratioRisk of childhoodCase-control studyEarly life exposureRandom-effects modelCommon infectionsSubgroup analysisProphylactic interventionsInfluence of timingObservational studyChildhood leukemiaStudy heterogeneityPubMed databaseInfected individualsRisk estimatesSimilar findingsLeukemiaInfectionEarly childhoodRare responsesEffects model