2000
A prospective study of the effect of alcohol consumption and ADH3 genotype on plasma steroid hormone levels and breast cancer risk.
Hines LM, Hankinson SE, Smith-Warner SA, Spiegelman D, Kelsey KT, Colditz GA, Willett WC, Hunter DJ. A prospective study of the effect of alcohol consumption and ADH3 genotype on plasma steroid hormone levels and breast cancer risk. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2000, 9: 1099-105. PMID: 11045794.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer riskAlcohol dehydrogenase type 3Hormone levelsCancer riskSteroid hormone levelsAlcohol intakeAlcohol consumptionADH3 genotypeHealth StudyADH3 polymorphismIncident breast cancer casesSex hormone-binding globulinOverall breast cancer riskPlasma steroid hormone levelsNurses' Health StudyHormone-binding globulinPartial Pearson correlation coefficientsCase-control studyConditional logistic regressionBreast cancer casesPostmenopausal womenProspective studyDehydroepiandrosterone sulfateRelative riskBreast cancer
1996
Hormone Levels During Dietary Changes in Premenopausal African-American Women
Woods M, Barnett J, Spiegelman D, Trail N, Hertzmark E, Longcope C, Gorbach S. Hormone Levels During Dietary Changes in Premenopausal African-American Women. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 1996, 88: 1369-1374. PMID: 8827014, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/88.19.1369.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerum hormone levelsSex hormone-binding globulinAfrican American womenCaucasian womenHormone levelsControl dietFree E2Menstrual cycleSurvival ratePremenopausal African American womenClinical study unitSerum hormone valuesTwo-sided statistical testsEndogenous sex hormonesHormone-binding globulinTypical North American dietSame control dietSignificant lower levelsTypes of cancerNorth American dietHigh-fiber dietConcentrations of estroneSHBG levelsSerum estrogenAndrostenedione levels
1995
Reproducibility of plasma hormone levels in postmenopausal women over a 2-3-year period.
Hankinson SE, Manson JE, Spiegelman D, Willett WC, Longcope C, Speizer FE. Reproducibility of plasma hormone levels in postmenopausal women over a 2-3-year period. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 1995, 4: 649-54. PMID: 8547832.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSex hormone-binding globulinIntraclass correlation coefficientPlasma hormone levelsPostmenopausal womenBioavailable estradiolPlasma levelsFree estradiolHormone levelsHealthy postmenopausal womenHormone-binding globulinLow intraclass correlation coefficientsPostmenopausal hormonesPlasma estrogenPlasma hormonesEstrone sulfateAge 51Blood samplesEstradiolWomenHormoneAndrostenedioneProlactinAgeSample collectionMenopause