2001
Association of genetic polymorphisms in UGT1A1 with breast cancer and plasma hormone levels.
Guillemette C, De Vivo I, Hankinson SE, Haiman CA, Spiegelman D, Housman DE, Hunter DJ. Association of genetic polymorphisms in UGT1A1 with breast cancer and plasma hormone levels. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2001, 10: 711-4. PMID: 11401924.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth Study cohortBreast cancer riskHormone levelsBreast cancerUGT1A1 genotypeCancer riskNurses' Health Study cohortPremenopausal breast cancer riskUDP-glucuronosyltransferasesBody mass indexCase-control studyPlasma hormone levelsUGT1A1 promoter polymorphismCommon insertion/deletion polymorphismInsertion/deletion polymorphismPostmenopausal womenHormone replacementMass indexStudy cohortEstradiol levelsEstradiol metabolismBlood drawCaucasian womenRelative riskAfrican American population
2000
Dietary fat intake and endogenous sex steroid hormone levels in postmenopausal women.
Holmes M, Spiegelman D, Willett W, Manson J, Hunter D, Barbieri R, Colditz G, Hankinson S. Dietary fat intake and endogenous sex steroid hormone levels in postmenopausal women. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2000, 18: 3668-76. PMID: 11054440, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2000.18.21.3668.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDietary fat intakeFat intakePostmenopausal womenInverse associationHormone levelsSex steroid hormone levelsHealthy postmenopausal womenTotal fat intakeFood frequency questionnaireEndogenous estrogen levelsBreast cancer riskOmega-3 fatsSex steroid hormonesCross-sectional associationsSteroid hormone levelsPercentage of energyEstradiol levelsEstrogen levelsPlasma sex steroidsPlasma levelsSex steroidsCancer riskProtein intakeEnergy intakeSteroid hormones
1999
Relationship between Serum Estradiol Levels and the Increases in High-Density Lipoprotein Levels in Postmenopausal Women Treated with Oral Estradiol1
Walsh B, Spiegelman D, Morrissey M, Sacks F. Relationship between Serum Estradiol Levels and the Increases in High-Density Lipoprotein Levels in Postmenopausal Women Treated with Oral Estradiol1. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 1999, 84: 985-989. PMID: 10084583, DOI: 10.1210/jcem.84.3.5571.Peer-Reviewed Original Research