2023
Outdoor artificial light at night, air pollution, and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia in the California Linkage Study of Early-Onset Cancers
Zhong C, Wang R, Morimoto L, Longcore T, Franklin M, Rogne T, Metayer C, Wiemels J, Ma X. Outdoor artificial light at night, air pollution, and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia in the California Linkage Study of Early-Onset Cancers. Scientific Reports 2023, 13: 583. PMID: 36631468, PMCID: PMC9834257, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-23682-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaRisk of childhoodEarly-onset cancersLymphoblastic leukemiaBirth recordsChildhood acute lymphoblastic leukemiaNon-Hispanic white childrenHispanic childrenCalifornia Cancer RegistryEtiology of childhoodOutdoor artificial lightOutdoor ALANHighest tertileCancer RegistryLinkage studiesRisk factorsBorderline associationElevated riskCancer diagnosisCancerEnvironmental exposuresWhite childrenCommon typeAir pollutionRisk
2022
Interaction between maternal killer immunoglobulin-like receptors and offspring HLAs and susceptibility of childhood ALL
Feng Q, Zhou M, Li S, Morimoto L, Hansen H, Myint SS, Wang R, Metayer C, Kang A, Fear AL, Pappas D, Erlich H, Hollenbach JA, Mancuso N, Trachtenberg E, de Smith AJ, Ma X, Wiemels JL. Interaction between maternal killer immunoglobulin-like receptors and offspring HLAs and susceptibility of childhood ALL. Blood Advances 2022, 6: 3756-3766. PMID: 35500222, PMCID: PMC9631572, DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2021006821.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKiller immunoglobulin-like receptorsMaternal killer immunoglobulin-like receptorsAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaChild-mother pairsImmunoglobulin-like receptorsArginase IIKIR interactionsLower riskNon-Latino white subjectsLower tumor necrosisCase-control studyEtiology of childhoodDevelopment of childhoodHLA-KIRNeonatal cytokinesCytokine levelsCytokine profileLymphoblastic leukemiaImmune factorsImmune phenotypeTumor necrosisHigh riskChildhood leukemiaCytokine controlSignificant association
2016
Cesarean Section and Risk of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in a Population-Based, Record-Linkage Study in California
Wang R, Wiemels JL, Metayer C, Morimoto L, Francis SS, Kadan-Lottick N, DeWan AT, Zhang Y, Ma X. Cesarean Section and Risk of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in a Population-Based, Record-Linkage Study in California. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2016, 185: 96-105. PMID: 27986703, PMCID: PMC5253971, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kww153.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElective C-sectionAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaChildhood acute lymphoblastic leukemiaC-sectionCesarean sectionLymphoblastic leukemiaHigh riskPopulation-based case-control studyPeak ageEmergency C-sectionRecord linkage studyCancer registry dataCase-control studyPotential risk factorsEtiology of childhoodRelationship of modeVaginal deliveryRisk factorsRole of deliveryRegistry dataElevated riskBirth recordsInaccurate recallChildhoodRisk
2012
HLA-DP genetic variation, proxies for early life immune modulation and childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia risk
Urayama KY, Chokkalingam AP, Metayer C, Ma X, Selvin S, Barcellos LF, Wiemels JL, Wiencke JK, Taylor M, Brennan P, Dahl GV, Moonsamy P, Erlich HA, Trachtenberg E, Buffler PA. HLA-DP genetic variation, proxies for early life immune modulation and childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia risk. Blood 2012, 120: 3039-3047. PMID: 22923493, PMCID: PMC3471514, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2012-01-404723.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultCase-Control StudiesChildChild, PreschoolFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenetic VariationGenotypeHispanic or LatinoHLA-DP alpha-ChainsHLA-DP beta-ChainsHumansImmunologic FactorsInfantMalePrecursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-LymphomaPrognosisRisk FactorsWhite PeopleYoung AdultConceptsAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaImmune modulationChildhood acute lymphoblastic leukemiaChildhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia riskAcute lymphoblastic leukemia riskEarly immune modulationHuman leukocyte antigen (HLA) genesLowest exposure categoryLogistic regression analysisEtiology of childhoodNon-Hispanic whitesHLA-DPB1 geneRace/ethnicityInfectious exposureLymphoblastic leukemiaImmune mechanismsExposure categoriesHispanic ethnicityLeukemia riskGenetic susceptibility lociHLA-DPA1Immune systemHispanic childrenRegression analysisEvidence of interaction