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Roberta Mckean-cowdin

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Maternal medication use and the risk of brain tumors in the offspring: The SEARCH international case-control study

2006

International audience; N-nitroso compounds (NOC) have been associated with carcinogenesis in a wide range of species, including humans. There is strong experimental data showing that nitrosamides (R(1)NNO.COR(2)), a type of NOC, are potent neuro-carcinogens when administered transplacentally. Some medications are a concentrated source of amides or amines, which in the presence of nitrites under normal acidic conditions of the stomach can form NOC. Therefore, these compounds, when ingested by women during pregnancy, may be important risk factors for tumors of the central nervous system in the offspring. The aim of the present study was to test the association between maternal use of medicat…

MaleCancer ResearchMESH: Maternal-Fetal ExchangeMESH: Pregnancy0302 clinical medicinePregnancyRisk FactorsMESH: Risk FactorsMESH: ChildRecall biasEpidemiologyMedicine030212 general & internal medicineAminesChildMaternal-Fetal Exchangeeducation.field_of_studyBrain NeoplasmsN-nitroso compoundsMESH: AminesMESH: InfantMESH: AmidesMESH: Case-Control StudiesMESH: Mothers3. Good healthOncologyChild Preschool030220 oncology & carcinogenesisMESH: Brain NeoplasmsFemaleDisease SusceptibilityAdultmedicine.medical_specialtyAdolescentOffspringcase-control studyPopulationMESH: Disease SusceptibilityMothers[SDV.CAN]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Cancerchildhood brain tumors03 medical and health sciencesInternal medicineGliomamaternal medicationHumansRisk factoreducationMESH: AdolescentPregnancyMESH: Humansbusiness.industryMESH: Child PreschoolCase-control studyInfantMESH: Adultmedicine.diseaseAmidesMESH: MaleCase-Control StudiesbusinessMESH: FemaleInternational Journal of Cancer
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Analysis of Heritability and Shared Heritability Based on Genome-Wide Association Studies for Thirteen Cancer Types

2015

BACKGROUND: Studies of related individuals have consistently demonstrated notable familial aggregation of cancer. We aim to estimate the heritability and genetic correlation attributable to the additive effects of common single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) for cancer at 13 anatomical sites.METHODS: Between 2007 and 2014, the US National Cancer Institute has generated data from genome-wide association studies (GWAS) for 49 492 cancer case patients and 34 131 control patients. We apply novel mixed model methodology (GCTA) to this GWAS data to estimate the heritability of individual cancers, as well as the proportion of heritability attributable to cigarette smoking in smoking-related cance…

MaleCancer ResearchLung NeoplasmsLymphomaGenome-wide association studyPolymorphism (computer science)NeoplasmsMedicineChronicGeneticsOsteosarcomaOncology And CarcinogenesisLeukemiaSmokingFamily aggregationSingle NucleotideMiddle AgedFamilial riskDiffuseKidney NeoplasmsLymphocyticOncologyAdult; Aged; Asian Continental Ancestry Group; Bone Neoplasms; European Continental Ancestry Group; Female; Humans; Kidney Neoplasms; Leukemia Lymphocytic Chronic B-Cell; Lung Neoplasms; Lymphoma Large B-Cell Diffuse; Male; Middle Aged; Neoplasms; Osteosarcoma; Polymorphism Single Nucleotide; Smoking; Testicular Neoplasms; Tissue Array Analysis; Urinary Bladder Neoplasms; Genetic Predisposition to Disease; Genome-Wide Association StudyFemaleLymphoma Large B-Cell DiffuseAdultAsian Continental Ancestry GroupEuropean Continental Ancestry Group/Bone NeoplasmsPolymorphism Single NucleotideGenetic correlationTesticular NeoplasmsLarge B-CellHumansGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseOncology & CarcinogenesisPolymorphismAgedbusiness.industryExtramuralB-CellCancerHeritabilityGenome-wide association studies for thirteen cancer typesmedicine.diseaseLeukemia Lymphocytic Chronic B-CellUrinary Bladder NeoplasmsTissue Array AnalysisbusinessGenome-Wide Association StudyJournal of the National Cancer Institute
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