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
2009
Energy Intake and Risk of Postmenopausal Breast Cancer: An Expanded Analysis in the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial (PLCO) Cohort
Sue LY, Schairer C, Ma X, Williams C, Chang SC, Miller AB, McCarty CA, Willcox BJ, Ziegler RG. Energy Intake and Risk of Postmenopausal Breast Cancer: An Expanded Analysis in the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial (PLCO) Cohort. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2009, 18: 2842-2850. PMID: 19843674, PMCID: PMC2783562, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-09-0087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFood frequency questionnaireOvarian Cancer Screening Trial (PLCO) cohortPostmenopausal breast cancerBreast cancerEnergy intakeTrial cohortDietary assessmentIncident breast cancerBody mass indexBreast cancer riskFirst food frequency questionnaireLower energy intakeModest positive associationMultivariate RRsFrequency questionnaireHighest quartileMass indexLowest quartilePhysical activitySimilar riskCancer riskHuman studiesAge 55CancerAnimal experimentsObesity, Lifestyle Factors, and Risk of Myelodysplastic Syndromes in a Large US Cohort
Ma X, Lim U, Park Y, Mayne ST, Wang R, Hartge P, Hollenbeck AR, Schatzkin A. Obesity, Lifestyle Factors, and Risk of Myelodysplastic Syndromes in a Large US Cohort. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2009, 169: 1492-1499. PMID: 19395696, PMCID: PMC2727203, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwp074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of MDSMyelodysplastic syndromeLifestyle factorsPhysical activityUS prospective studiesHealth-AARP DietLarge US cohortModifiable risk factorsBody mass indexRelation of obesityCurrent smokersFormer smokersMass indexSignificant positive associationAlcohol intakeCigarette smokingProspective studyProspective InvestigationUS cohortVegetable intakeRisk factorsMeat intakeHealth StudyAlcohol consumptionSmokers