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Published Papers

 

Cheng I, Stram DO, Penney KL, Pike MC, Le Marchand L, Kolonel LN , Hirschhorn J, Altshuler D, Henderson BE, Freedman ML.  Common Genetic Variation in IGF1 and Prostate Cancer Risk in the Multiethnic Cohort.JNCI, in press.

Setiawan VW, Cheng I, Stram DO, Penney KL, Le Marchand L, Altshuler D, Kolonel LN, Hirschhorn J, Henderson BE and Freedman ML.  IGF-1 Genetic Variation and Breast Cancer Risk: The Multiethnic Cohort.CEBP, in press.

Freedman ML, Penney KL, Stram DO, Riley S, McKean-Cowdin R, Le Marchand L, Altshuler D, Haiman CA.A haplotype-based case-control study of BRCA1 and sporadic breast cancer risk.  Cancer Res. 2005 Aug 15;65(16):7516-22.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=16103107&query_hl=4

Le Marchand L, Donlon T, Kolonel LN, Henderson BE, Wilkens LR Estrogen metabolism-related genes and breast cancer risk: the multiethnic cohort study.
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2005 Aug;14(8):1998-2003. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=16103451&query_hl=29

Le Marchand L, Kolonel LN, Henderson BE, Wilkens LR   Association of an exon 1 polymorphism in the IGFBP3 gene with circulating IGFBP-3 levels and colorectal cancer risk: the multiethnic cohort study.
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2005 May;14(5):1319-21. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=15894694&query_hl=9

Le Marchand L, Wilkens LR, Kolonel LN, Henderson BE. The MTHFR C677T polymorphism and colorectal cancer: the multiethnic cohort study.
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2005 May;14(5):1198-203. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=15894672&query_hl=9

Haiman CA, Riley SE, Freedman ML, Setiawan VW, Conti DV, Le Marchand L.  Common genetic variation in the sex steroid hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) gene and circulating shbg levels among postmenopausal women: the Multiethnic Cohort.
J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2005 Apr;90(4):2198-204. Epub 2005 Jan 5. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=15634719&query_hl=4

Stram DO.   Software for tag single nucleotide polymorphism selection.
Hum Genomics. 2005;2(2):144-51. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=16004730&query_hl=19

Freedman ML, Pearce CL, Penney KL, Hirschhorn JN, Kolonel LN, Henderson BE, Altshuler D   Systematic evaluation of genetic variation at the androgen receptor locus and risk of prostate cancer in a multiethnic cohort study.
Am J Hum Genet. 2005 Jan;76(1):82-90. Epub 2004 Nov 29. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=15570555&query_hl=4

Pearce CL, Hirschhorn JN, Wu AH, Burtt NP, Stram DO, Young S, Kolonel LN, Henderson BE, Altshuler D, Pike MC   Clarifying the PROGINS allele association in ovarian and breast cancer risk: a haplotype-based analysis.
J Natl Cancer Inst. 2005 Jan 5;97(1):51-9. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=15632380&query_hl=6

Le Marchand L, Haiman CA, Wilkens LR, Kolonel LN, Henderson BE.  MTHFR polymorphisms, diet, HRT, and breast cancer risk: the multiethnic cohort study.
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2004 Dec;13(12):2071-7. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=15598763&query_hl=4

Freedman ML, Penney KL, Stram DO, Le Marchand L, Hirschhorn JN, Kolonel LN, Altshuler D, Henderson BE, Haiman CA.  Common variation in BRCA2 and breast cancer risk: a haplotype-based analysis in the Multiethnic Cohort.
Hum Mol Genet. 2004 Oct 15;13(20):2431-41. Epub 2004 Aug 18. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=15317758&query_hl=4

Le Marchand L, Haiman CA, van den Berg D, Wilkens LR, Kolonel LN, Henderson BE  T29C polymorphism in the transforming growth factor beta1 gene and postmenopausal breast cancer risk: the Multiethnic Cohort Study.
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2004 Mar;13(3):412-5. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=15006917&query_hl=4

Stram DO.   Tag SNP selection for association studies.
Genet Epidemiol. 2004 Dec;27(4):365-74. Review. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=15372618&query_hl=19

DeLellis K, Rinaldi S, Kaaks RJ, Kolonel LN, Henderson B, Le Marchand L   Dietary and lifestyle correlates of plasma insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) and IGF binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3): the multiethnic cohort.
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2004 Sep;13(9):1444-51. Erratum in: Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2004 Nov;13(11 Pt 1):1825. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=15342444&query_hl=9

Kolonel LN, Altshuler D, Henderson BE.   The multiethnic cohort study: exploring genes, lifestyle and cancer risk.
Nat Rev Cancer. 2004 Jul;4(7):519-27. Review. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=15229477&query_hl=27

Le Marchand L, Seifried A, Lum-Jones A, Donlon T, Wilkens LR   Association of the cyclin D1 A870G polymorphism with advanced colorectal cancer.
JAMA. 2003 Dec 3;290(21):2843-8. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=14657069&query_hl=9

Paracchini S, Pearce CL, Kolonel LN, Altshuler D, Henderson BE, Tyler-Smith C   A Y chromosomal influence on prostate cancer risk: the multi-ethnic cohort study.
J Med Genet. 2003 Nov;40(11):815-9. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=14627670&query_hl=43

Haiman CA, Stram DO, Pike MC, Kolonel LN, Burtt NP, Altshuler D, Hirschhorn J, Henderson BE.  A comprehensive haplotype analysis of CYP19 and breast cancer risk: the Multiethnic Cohort.
Hum Mol Genet. 2003 Oct 15;12(20):2679-92. Epub 2003 Aug 27 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=12944421&query_hl=2

Haiman CA, Henderson SO, Bretsky P, Kolonel LN, Henderson BE  Genetic variation in angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) and breast cancer risk: the multiethnic cohort.
Cancer Res. 2003 Oct 15;63(20):6984-7. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=14583500&query_hl=4

Bretsky P, Haiman CA, Gilad S, Yahalom J, Grossman A, Paglin S, Van Den Berg D, Kolonel LN, Skaliter R, Henderson BE.  The relationship between twenty missense ATM variants and breast cancer risk: the Multiethnic Cohort.
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2003 Aug;12(8):733-8. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=12917204&query_hl=4

Stram DO, Haiman CA, Hirschhorn JN, Altshuler D, Kolonel LN, Henderson BE, Pike MC  Choosing haplotype-tagging SNPS based on unphased genotype data using a preliminary sample of unrelated subjects with an example from the Multiethnic Cohort Study.
Hum Hered. 2003;55(1):27-36. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=12890923&query_hl=4

Stram DO, Leigh Pearce C, Bretsky P, Freedman M, Hirschhorn JN, Altshuler D, Kolonel LN, Henderson BE, Thomas DC. Modeling and E-M estimation of haplotype-specific relative risks from genotype data for a case-control study of unrelated individuals.
Hum Hered. 2003;55(4):179-90. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=14566096&query_hl=19

Lohmueller KE, Pearce CL, Pike M, Lander ES, Hirschhorn JN   Meta-analysis of genetic association studies supports a contribution of common variants to susceptibility to common disease.
Nat Genet. 2003 Feb;33(2):177-82. Epub 2003 Jan 13. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=12524541&query_hl=43

DeLellis K, Ingles S, Kolonel L, McKean-Cowdin R, Henderson B, Stanczyk F, Probst-Hensch NM   IGF1 genotype, mean plasma level and breast cancer risk in the Hawaii/Los Angeles multiethnic cohort.
Br J Cancer. 2003 Jan 27;88(2):277-82. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=12610514&query_hl=41

Pearce CL, Makridakis NM, Ross RK, Pike MC, Kolonel LN, Henderson BE, Reichardt JK   Steroid 5-alpha reductase type II V89L substitution is not associated with risk of prostate cancer in a multiethnic population study.
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2002 Apr;11(4):417-8. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=11927504&query_hl=43