2019
Mendelian randomization provides support for obesity as a risk factor for meningioma
Takahashi H, Cornish AJ, Sud A, Law PJ, Disney-Hogg L, Calvocoressi L, Lu L, Hansen HM, Smirnov I, Walsh KM, Schramm J, Hoffmann P, Nöthen MM, Jöckel KH, Schildkraut JM, Simon M, Bondy M, Wrensch M, Wiemels JL, Claus EB, Turnbull C, Houlston RS. Mendelian randomization provides support for obesity as a risk factor for meningioma. Scientific Reports 2019, 9: 309. PMID: 30670737, PMCID: PMC6343031, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-36186-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of meningiomaMeningioma riskObesity-related traitsLipoprotein cholesterolBlood pressureRisk factorsOdds ratioLow-density lipoprotein cholesterolHigh-density lipoprotein cholesterolMendelian randomizationCause of meningiomaGenetic instrumentsDiastolic blood pressureEpidemiological observational studiesSystolic blood pressureBody mass indexBody fat percentageWaist circumferenceTotal cholesterolMass indexObservational studyMeningioma patientsMeningiomasBasal metabolic rateObesity
2015
Joint Effect of Genotypic and Phenotypic Features of Reproductive Factors on Endometrial Cancer Risk
Wang Z, Risch H, Lu L, Irwin ML, Mayne S, Schwartz P, Rutherford T, De Vivo I, Yu H. Joint Effect of Genotypic and Phenotypic Features of Reproductive Factors on Endometrial Cancer Risk. Scientific Reports 2015, 5: 15582. PMID: 26498156, PMCID: PMC4620445, DOI: 10.1038/srep15582.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndometrial cancer riskEndometrial cancerCancer riskEstrogen exposureEndometrial cancer patientsTime of studyGenetic risk scorePotential confoundersCancer patientsMenstrual cycleReproductive factorsRisk scorePossible markerMajor causeCancerMenopauseObesityPhenotypic featuresRiskPopulation controlsAgeMenarcheWomenExposureTNMC