2020
Birth Characteristics and Risk of Early-Onset Synovial Sarcoma
Wiemels JL, Wang R, Feng Q, Clark CJ, Amatruda JF, Rubin E, Yee AC, Morimoto LM, Metayer C, Ma X. Birth Characteristics and Risk of Early-Onset Synovial Sarcoma. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2020, 29: 1162-1167. PMID: 32245786, PMCID: PMC7605594, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-20-0093.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSynovial sarcomaBirth weightMultivariable logistic regression analysisEpidemiologic researchFurther epidemiologic researchLittle epidemiologic researchHigh birth weightSynovial sarcoma casesSiblings of patientsLogistic regression analysisBirth orderNon-Hispanic whitesYoung adult periodYear of birthElevated cancer incidencePoor outcomeBirth characteristicsPeak incidenceRare cancersRisk factorsCancer incidenceCancer casesAggressive cancerHigh riskSarcoma cases
2003
Prenatal origin of TEL‐AML1–positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children born in California
McHale CM, Wiemels JL, Zhang L, Ma X, Buffler PA, Guo W, Loh ML, Smith MT. Prenatal origin of TEL‐AML1–positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children born in California. Genes Chromosomes And Cancer 2003, 37: 36-43. PMID: 12661004, DOI: 10.1002/gcc.10199.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaCommon acute lymphoblastic leukemiaLymphoblastic leukemiaTEL-AML1CALL patientsPrenatal originTEL-AML1 gene fusionGuthrie cardsPositive acute lymphoblastic leukemiaSecondary changesTime of diagnosisTEL-AML1 fusionNeonatal Guthrie cardsNeonatal blood spotsClonotypic primersClonotypic sequencesOlder patientsPeak incidenceChildhood cancerRetrospective analysisTEL alleleTrisomy 21Blood spotsLeukemiaPatients