2024
A noncoding regulatory variant in IKZF1 increases acute lymphoblastic leukemia risk in Hispanic/Latino children
de Smith A, Wahlster L, Jeon S, Kachuri L, Black S, Langie J, Cato L, Nakatsuka N, Chan T, Xia G, Mazumder S, Yang W, Gazal S, Eng C, Hu D, Burchard E, Ziv E, Metayer C, Mancuso N, Yang J, Ma X, Wiemels J, Yu F, Chiang C, Sankaran V. A noncoding regulatory variant in IKZF1 increases acute lymphoblastic leukemia risk in Hispanic/Latino children. Cell Genomics 2024, 4: 100526. PMID: 38537633, PMCID: PMC11019360, DOI: 10.1016/j.xgen.2024.100526.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHispanic/Latino childrenNon-Hispanic White individualsHigher risk of acute lymphoblastic leukemiaRisk of acute lymphoblastic leukemiaNoncoding regulatory variantsFine-mapping analysisAcute lymphoblastic leukemia riskAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaEvidence of selectionIndigenous American ancestryReduced enhancer activityRisk allele frequenciesIncreased ALL riskRegulatory variantsHispanic/Latino individualsPro-B cellsHispanic/Latino populationRacial/ethnic groupsDownstream enhancerGenetic basisLeukemia riskWhite individualsAllele frequenciesAmerican ancestryALL risk
2023
Association between birth characteristics and incidence of pituitary adenoma and craniopharyngioma: a registry-based study in California, 2001–2015
Cote D, Wang R, Morimoto L, Metayer C, Zada G, Wiemels J, Ma X. Association between birth characteristics and incidence of pituitary adenoma and craniopharyngioma: a registry-based study in California, 2001–2015. Cancer Causes & Control 2023, 34: 757-768. PMID: 37225897, PMCID: PMC10363066, DOI: 10.1007/s10552-023-01718-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder maternal ageMultivariable logistic regressionNon-Hispanic white individualsHigher maternal educationPituitary adenomasBirth characteristicsMaternal educationSignificant associationMaternal ageOdds ratioNon-Hispanic white raceUnconditional multivariable logistic regressionLogistic regressionParental sociodemographic characteristicsRegistry-based studyPopulation-based studyWhite individualsAdjusted odds ratioEarly-onset cancersNon-Hispanic whitesBirth pluralityIncident casesBlack raceFemale sexHispanic ethnicity