Methods for meta-analysis in genetic association studies: a review of their potential and pitfalls

FK Kavvoura, JPA Ioannidis - Human genetics, 2008 - Springer
Meta-analysis offers the opportunity to combine evidence from retrospectively accumulated
or prospectively generated data. Meta-analyses may provide summary estimates and can …

Genetic susceptibility loci for breast cancer by estrogen receptor status

M Garcia-Closas, S Chanock - Clinical Cancer Research, 2008 - AACR
Breast cancer is a heterogeneous disease, and risk factors could be differentially associated
with the development of distinct tumor subtypes that manifest different biological behavior …

Breast cancer risk from modifiable and nonmodifiable risk factors among white women in the United States

P Maas, M Barrdahl, AD Joshi, PL Auer… - JAMA …, 2016 - jamanetwork.com
Importance An improved model for risk stratification can be useful for guiding public health
strategies of breast cancer prevention. Objective To evaluate combined risk stratification …

Breast cancer epidemiology according to recognized breast cancer risk factors in the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian (PLCO) Cancer Screening Trial Cohort

JV Lacey, AR Kreimer, SS Buys, PM Marcus… - BMC cancer, 2009 - Springer
Background Multidisciplinary attempts to understand the etiology of breast cancer are
expanding to increasingly include new potential markers of disease risk. Those efforts may …

Genome-wide association study identifies multiple loci associated with both mammographic density and breast cancer risk

S Lindström, DJ Thompson, AD Paterson, J Li… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
Mammographic density reflects the amount of stromal and epithelial tissues in relation to
adipose tissue in the breast and is a strong risk factor for breast cancer. Here we report the …

Glutathione-depleting nanoplatelets for enhanced sonodynamic cancer therapy

C Huang, S Ding, W Jiang, FB Wang - Nanoscale, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
In combating cancer, ultrasound (US)-triggered sonodynamic therapy (SDT) manifests a
wide range of promising applications as a noninvasive treatment modality, thus showing …

Interactions between genetic variants and breast cancer risk factors in the breast and prostate cancer cohort consortium

D Campa, R Kaaks, L Le Marchand… - Journal of the …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Background Recently, several genome-wide association studies have identified various
genetic susceptibility loci for breast cancer. Relatively little is known about the possible …

The impact of the nurses' health study on population health: prevention, translation, and control

GA Colditz, SE Philpott… - American journal of …, 2016 - ajph.aphapublications.org
Objectives. To summarize the overall impact of the Nurses' Health Study (NHS) over the past
40 years on the health of populations through its contributions on prevention, translation …

New models for large prospective studies: is there a better way?

TA Manolio, BK Weis, CC Cowie… - American journal of …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Large prospective cohort studies are critical for identifying etiologic factors for disease, but
they require substantial long-term research investment. Such studies can be conducted as …

Prostate cancer (PCa) risk variants and risk of fatal PCa in the national cancer institute breast and prostate cancer cohort consortium

IM Shui, S Lindström, AS Kibel, SI Berndt, D Campa… - European urology, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Screening and diagnosis of prostate cancer (PCa) is hampered by an inability
to predict who has the potential to develop fatal disease and who has indolent cancer …