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2010

Epidemiology and Biostatistics

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Birth Order Modifies The Effect Of Il13 Gene Polymorphisms On Serum Ige At Age 10 And Skin Prick Test At Ages 4, 10 And 18: A Prospective Birth Cohort Study, Ikechukwu U. Ogbuanu, Wilfried J. Karmaus, Hongmei Zhang, Tara Sabo-Attwood, Susan L. Ewart, Graham Roberts, Syed Hasan Arshad Apr 2010

Birth Order Modifies The Effect Of Il13 Gene Polymorphisms On Serum Ige At Age 10 And Skin Prick Test At Ages 4, 10 And 18: A Prospective Birth Cohort Study, Ikechukwu U. Ogbuanu, Wilfried J. Karmaus, Hongmei Zhang, Tara Sabo-Attwood, Susan L. Ewart, Graham Roberts, Syed Hasan Arshad

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Background: Susceptibility to atopy originates from effects of the environment on genes. Birth order has been identified as a risk factor for atopy and evidence for some candidate genes has been accumulated; however no study has yet assessed a birth order-gene interaction.

Objective: To investigate the interaction of IL13 polymorphisms with birth order on allergic sensitization at ages 4, 10 and 18 years.

Methods: Mother-infant dyads were recruited antenatally and followed prospectively to age 18 years. Questionnaire data (at birth, age 4, 10, 18); skin prick test (SPT) at ages 4, 10, 18; total serum IgE and specific inhalant screen …


Associations Between Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon-Related Exposures And P53 Mutations In Breast Tumors, Irina Mordukhovich, Pavel Rossner Jr., Mary Beth Terry, Regina M. Santella, Yu-Jing Zhang, Hanina Hibshoosh, Lorenzo Memeo, Mahesh Mansukhani, Chang-Min Long, Gail Garbowski, Meenakshi Agrawal, Mia M. Gaudet, Susan E. Steck, Sharon K. Sagiv, Sybil M. Eng, Susan L. Teitelbaum, Alfred I. Neugut, Kathleen Conway-Dorsey, Marilie D. Gammon Apr 2010

Associations Between Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon-Related Exposures And P53 Mutations In Breast Tumors, Irina Mordukhovich, Pavel Rossner Jr., Mary Beth Terry, Regina M. Santella, Yu-Jing Zhang, Hanina Hibshoosh, Lorenzo Memeo, Mahesh Mansukhani, Chang-Min Long, Gail Garbowski, Meenakshi Agrawal, Mia M. Gaudet, Susan E. Steck, Sharon K. Sagiv, Sybil M. Eng, Susan L. Teitelbaum, Alfred I. Neugut, Kathleen Conway-Dorsey, Marilie D. Gammon

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BACKGROUND: Previous studies have suggested that polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) may be associated with breast cancer. However, the carcinogenicity of PAHs on the human breast remains unclear. Certain carcinogens may be associated with specific mutation patterns in the p53 tumor suppressor gene, thereby contributing information about disease etiology.

OBJECTIVES: We hypothesized that associations of PAH-related exposures with breast cancer would differ according to tumor p53 mutation status, effect, type, and number.

METHODS: We examined this possibility in a population-based case–control study using polytomous logistic regression. As previously reported, 151 p53 mutations among 859 tumors were identified using Surveyor nuclease and …