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Optimism may moderate screening mammogram frequency in Medicare A longitudinal study
(Medicine, 2019-06)
Higher trait optimism and/or lower cynical hostility are associated with healthier behaviors and lower risk of morbidity and mortality, yet their association with health care utilization has been understudied. Whether these ...
The functional ALDH2 polymorphism is associated with breast cancer risk: A pooled analysis from the Breast Cancer Association Consortium
(Molecular Genetics & Genome Medicine, 2019-06)
BackgroundEpidemiological studies consistently indicate that alcohol consumption is an independent risk factor for female breast cancer (BC). Although the aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) polymorphism (rs671: Glu>Lys) has ...
The Consortium of Metabolomics Studies (COMETS): Metabolomics in 47 Prospective Cohort Studies
(AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY, 2019-06)
The Consortium of Metabolomics Studies (COMETS) was established in 2014 to facilitate large-scale collaborative research on the human metabolome and its relationship with disease etiology, diagnosis, and prognosis. COMETS ...
Fine-mapping of a novel premenopausal breast cancer susceptibility locus at Chr4q31.22 in Caucasian women and validation in African and Chinese women
(Intenational Journal of Cancer, 2020-03-01)
We previously identified a novel breast cancer susceptibility variant on chromosome 4q31.22 locus (rs1429142) conferring risk among women of European ancestry. Here, we report replication of findings, validation of the ...