2000
A tetranucleotide repeat polymorphism in CYP19 and breast cancer risk
Haiman C, Hankinson S, Spiegelman D, De Vivo I, Colditz G, Willett W, Speizer F, Hunter D. A tetranucleotide repeat polymorphism in CYP19 and breast cancer risk. International Journal Of Cancer 2000, 87: 204-210. PMID: 10861475, DOI: 10.1002/1097-0215(20000715)87:2<204::aid-ijc8>3.0.co;2-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer riskHealth Study cohortCase-control studyCancer riskHormone levelsNurses' Health Study cohortBreast cancer case-control studyElevated estrogen levelsAdvanced cancer casesCancer case-control studyRepeat polymorphismTetranucleotide repeat polymorphismConversion of androgensGreater frequencyKey steroidogenic enzymesSignificant greater frequencyDistant metastasisStudy cohortEstrogen levelsCYP19 allelesBreast cancerCancer casesAllele carriersEstrone sulfateNonsignificant increase
1999
Predictors of plasma concentrations of DDE and PCBs in a group of U.S. women.
Laden F, Neas LM, Spiegelman D, Hankinson SE, Willett WC, Ireland K, Wolff MS, Hunter DJ. Predictors of plasma concentrations of DDE and PCBs in a group of U.S. women. Environmental Health Perspectives 1999, 107: 75-81. PMID: 9872720, PMCID: PMC1566315, DOI: 10.1289/ehp.9910775.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCase-control studySerum cholesterolPlasma concentrationsHealth StudyBreast cancer case-control studyNurses' Health StudyCancer case-control studySpecific dietary factorsRegion of residenceDietary factorsDietary intakeU.S. womenConsumption of meatCholesterolWomenDDE levelsFood variablesHigh levelsAgeHuman exposurePositive associationReliable predictorFish consumptionPredictorsDichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene