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Incident testicular cancer in relation to using marijuana and smoking tobacco: A systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiologic studiesUrol Oncol. 2020 07; 38(7):642. e1-642. e9. . View in PubMed
Epidemiology and Risk Factors for Testicular Cancer: A Systematic Review Eur Urol. 2024 Nov 13. . View in PubMed
APOE e4 and Dietary Patterns in Relation to Cognitive Function: An Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews Nutr Rev. 2024 Nov 05. . View in PubMed
The association between integrating echocardiography use in the management of septic shock patients and outcomes in the intensive care unit: a systematic review and meta-analysis J Ultrasound. 2024 Oct 17. . View in PubMed
Progesterone therapy for prevention of recurrent spontaneous preterm birth in a minority patient population: a retrospective study BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2024 Apr 08; 24(1):252. . View in PubMed
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, polychlorinated biphenyls, organochlorine pesticides, and polybrominated diphenyl ethers and dysregulation of MicroRNA expression in humans and animals-A systematic review Environ Res. 2024 Mar 01; 244:117832. . View in PubMed
Survival in Agent Orange exposed and unexposed Vietnam-era veterans who were diagnosed with lymphoid malignancies Blood Adv. 2024 Feb 27; 8(4):1037-1041. . View in PubMed
GDF15 linked to maternal risk of nausea and vomiting during pregnancy Nature. 2024 Jan; 625(7996):760-767. . View in PubMed
Cochlear implantation in Waardenburg syndrome: Systematic review and meta-analysis Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2023 Dec; 175:111738. . View in PubMed
Fetally-encoded GDF15 and maternal GDF15 sensitivity are major determinants of nausea and vomiting in human pregnancy bioRxiv. 2023 Jun 04. . View in PubMed
Effects of parity on preterm delivery in twin gestations conceived with in vitro fertilization F S Rep. 2023 Mar; 4(1):49-54. . View in PubMed
Mind- and Body-Based Interventions Improve Glycemic Control in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis J Integr Complement Med. 2023 Feb; 29(2):69-79. . View in PubMed
Genome-wide Association Study of Bladder Cancer Reveals New Biological and Translational Insights Eur Urol. 2023 07; 84(1):127-137. . View in PubMed
Interethnic Differences in Bladder Cancer Incidence and the Association between Type 2 Diabetes and Bladder Cancer in the Multiethnic Cohort Study Cancer Res Commun. 2023 05; 3(5):755-762. . View in PubMed
Embryo morphology and live birth in the United States F S Rep. 2022 Jun; 3(2):131-137. . View in PubMed
Patterns of Use and Self-reported Effectiveness of Cannabis for Hyperemesis Gravidarum Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd. 2022 May; 82(5):517-527. . View in PubMed
Association Study between Polymorphisms in DNA Methylation-Related Genes and Testicular Germ Cell Tumor Risk Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2022 09 02; 31(9):1769-1779. . View in PubMed
Epigenetic Dysregulation of Trophoblastic Gene Expression in Gestational Trophoblastic Disease Biomedicines. 2021 Dec 17; 9(12). . View in PubMed
Marijuana use and perinatal outcomes in obstetric patients at a safety net hospital Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2021 Nov; 266:36-41. . View in PubMed
J Assist Reprod Genet. 2021 Aug; 38(8):2151-2156. . View in PubMed
Identification of 22 susceptibility loci associated with testicular germ cell tumors Nat Commun. 2021 07 23; 12(1):4487. . View in PubMed
Neonatal hypoglycemia after initiation of late preterm antenatal corticosteroids J Perinatol. 2020 09; 40(9):1339-1348. . View in PubMed
Role of sex steroid hormones in pelvic organ prolapse Menopause. 2020 08; 27(8):941-951. . View in PubMed
A Systematic Review of the Efficacy of Preclinical Models of Lung Cancer Drugs Front Oncol. 2020; 10:591. . View in PubMed
Non-prescription cannabis use for symptom management amongst women with gynecologic malignancies Gynecol Oncol Rep. 2019 Nov; 30:100497. . View in PubMed
Dysregulation of Placental Functions and Immune Pathways in Complete Hydatidiform Moles Int J Mol Sci. 2019 Oct 10; 20(20). . View in PubMed
Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Testicular Germ Cell Tumors Following In Utero Exposure to Diethylstilbestrol JNCI Cancer Spectr. 2019 Sep; 3(3):pkz045. . View in PubMed
ASGE guideline on the role of endoscopy in the evaluation and management of choledocholithiasisGastrointest Endosc. 2019 06; 89(6):1075-1105. e15. . View in PubMed
Comprehensive meta-analysis reveals association between multiple imprinting disorders and conception by assisted reproductive technology J Assist Reprod Genet. 2018 Jun; 35(6):943-952. . View in PubMed
Availability of long-acting reversible contraceptives in Los Angeles County clinics through a Medicaid state plan amendment program Contraception. 2018 12; 98(6):471-475. . View in PubMed
The use of a low-literacy version of the Medicaid sterilization consent form to assess sterilization-related knowledge in Spanish-speaking women: results from a randomized controlled trial Contraception. 2018 06; 97(6):546-551. . View in PubMed
Integrated Molecular Characterization of Testicular Germ Cell Tumors Cell Rep. 2018 06 12; 23(11):3392-3406. . View in PubMed
Comprehensive Molecular Characterization of Muscle-Invasive Bladder CancerCell. 2017 Oct 19; 171(3):540-556. e25. . View in PubMed
Meta-analysis of five genome-wide association studies identifies multiple new loci associated with testicular germ cell tumor Nat Genet. 2017 Jul; 49(7):1141-1147. . View in PubMed
Intrauterine Device Use and Cervical Cancer Risk: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Obstet Gynecol. 2017 12; 130(6):1226-1236. . View in PubMed
Does the type of progestin influence the production of clotting factors? Contraception. 2017 02; 95(2):113-116.. View in PubMed
Winner's Curse Correction and Variable Thresholding Improve Performance of Polygenic Risk Modeling Based on Genome-Wide Association Study Summary-Level Data PLoS Genet. 2016 Dec; 12(12):e1006493. . View in PubMed
Identification of a novel susceptibility locus at 13q34 and refinement of the 20p122 region as a multi-signal locus associated with bladder cancer risk in individuals of European ancestry. Hum Mol Genet. 2016 Mar 15; 25(6):1203-14. . View in PubMed
Analysis of Heritability and Shared Heritability Based on Genome-Wide Association Studies for Thirteen Cancer Types J Natl Cancer Inst. 2015 Dec; 107(12):djv279. . View in PubMed
The Influence of Screening for Precancerous Lesions on Family-Based Genetic Association Tests: An Example of Colorectal Polyps and Cancer Am J Epidemiol. 2015 Oct 15; 182(8):714-22. . View in PubMed
Imputation and subset-based association analysis across different cancer types identifies multiple independent risk loci in the TERT-CLPTM1L region on chromosome 5p1533. Hum Mol Genet. 2014 Dec 15; 23(24):6616-33. . View in PubMed
Validation of Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results TNM staging for testicular germ cell tumor Urol Oncol. 2014 Nov; 32(8):1341-6. . View in PubMed
The 19q12 bladder cancer GWAS signal: association with cyclin E function and aggressive disease Cancer Res. 2014 Oct 15; 74(20):5808-18. . View in PubMed
Genome-wide interaction study of smoking and bladder cancer risk Carcinogenesis. 2014 Aug; 35(8):1737-44. . View in PubMed
Comprehensive analyses of DNA repair pathways, smoking and bladder cancer risk in Los Angeles and Shanghai Int J Cancer. 2014 Jul 15; 135(2):335-47. . View in PubMed
A meta-analysis of Hodgkin lymphoma reveals 19p133 TCF3 as a novel susceptibility locus. Nat Commun. 2014 Jun 12; 5:3856. . View in PubMed
Three authors reply Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Apr 15; 179(8):1037. . View in PubMed
Genome-wide association study identifies multiple loci associated with bladder cancer risk Hum Mol Genet. 2014 Mar 01; 23(5):1387-98. . View in PubMed
Dietary sources of N-nitroso compounds and bladder cancer risk: findings from the Los Angeles bladder cancer study Int J Cancer. 2014 Jan 01; 134(1):125-35. . View in PubMed
Null association between histology of first and second primary malignancies in men with bilateral testicular germ cell tumors Am J Epidemiol. 2013 Oct 15; 178(8):1240-5. . View in PubMed
Testicular germ cell tumor susceptibility associated with the UCK2 locus on chromosome 1q23 Hum Mol Genet. 2013 Jul 01; 22(13):2748-53. . View in PubMed
Meta-analysis identifies four new loci associated with testicular germ cell tumor Nat Genet. 2013 Jun; 45(6):680-5. . View in PubMed
Elevated 4-aminobiphenyl and 2,6-dimethylaniline hemoglobin adducts and increased risk of bladder cancer among lifelong nonsmokers--The Shanghai Bladder Cancer Study Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2013 May; 22(5):937-45. . View in PubMed
Potential impact of age at first marijuana use on the development of nonseminomatous testicular germ cell tumors Cancer. 2013 Mar 15; 119(6):1284-5. . View in PubMed
Combination of molecular alterations and smoking intensity predicts bladder cancer outcome: a report from the Los Angeles Cancer Surveillance Program Cancer. 2013 Feb 15; 119(4):756-65. . View in PubMed
Reducing the Excess Burden of Cervical Cancer Among Latinas: Translating Science into Health Promotion Initiatives Calif J Health Promot. 2013; 11(1):45-57. . View in PubMed
Commentary: rapid steps forward in environmental epigenetics: implications for epidemiologic investigation of chronic disease Int J Epidemiol. 2012 Dec; 41(6):1761-3. . View in PubMed
Population-based case-control study of recreational drug use and testis cancer risk confirms an association between marijuana use and nonseminoma risk Cancer. 2012 Nov 01; 118(21):5374-83. . View in PubMed
Environmental epigenetics: prospects for studying epigenetic mediation of exposure-response relationships Hum Genet. 2012 Oct; 131(10):1565-89. . View in PubMed
Shorter androgen receptor CAG repeat lengths associated with cryptorchidism risk among Hispanic white boys J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2012 Mar; 97(3):E393-9. . View in PubMed
Cigarette smoking and subtypes of bladder cancer Int J Cancer. 2012 Feb 15; 130(4):896-901. . View in PubMed
A review of cancer in US. Hispanic populations. Cancer Prev Res (Phila). 2012 Feb; 5(2):150-63. . View in PubMed
A genome-wide meta-analysis of nodular sclerosing Hodgkin lymphoma identifies risk loci at 6p2132. Blood. 2012 Jan 12; 119(2):469-75. . View in PubMed
Cryptorchidism and testicular germ cell tumors: comprehensive meta-analysis reveals that association between these conditions diminished over time and is modified by clinical characteristics Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2012; 3:182. . View in PubMed
Repeated assessment by high-throughput assay demonstrates that sperm DNA methylation levels are highly reproducible Fertil Steril. 2011 Dec; 96(6):1325-30. . View in PubMed
Heterogenous effect of androgen receptor CAG tract length on testicular germ cell tumor risk: shorter repeats associated with seminoma but not other histologic types Carcinogenesis. 2011 Aug; 32(8):1238-43. . View in PubMed
Lower risk in parous women suggests that hormonal factors are important in bladder cancer etiology Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2011 Jun; 20(6):1156-70. . View in PubMed
Genetic variations on chromosomes 5p15 and 15q25 and bladder cancer risk: findings from the Los Angeles-Shanghai bladder case-control study Carcinogenesis. 2011 Feb; 32(2):197-202. . View in PubMed
Risk of urinary bladder cancer is associated with 8q24 variant rs9642880[T] in multiple racial/ethnic groups: results from the Los Angeles-Shanghai case-control study Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2010 Dec; 19(12):3150-6. . View in PubMed
Hypertension, diuretics and antihypertensives in relation to bladder cancer Carcinogenesis. 2010 Nov; 31(11):1964-71. . View in PubMed
A multi-stage genome-wide association study of bladder cancer identifies multiple susceptibility loci Nat Genet. 2010 Nov; 42(11):978-84. . View in PubMed
Sequence variant on 3q28 and urinary bladder cancer risk: findings from the Los Angeles-Shanghai bladder case-control study Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2009 Nov; 18(11):3057-61. . View in PubMed
Polymorphisms in DNA repair genes, smoking, and bladder cancer risk: findings from the international consortium of bladder cancer Cancer Res. 2009 Sep 01; 69(17):6857-64. . View in PubMed
Urinary tract infections and reduced risk of bladder cancer in Los Angeles Br J Cancer. 2009 Mar 10; 100(5):834-9. . View in PubMed
Effect of cervicitis on visual inspection with acetic acid J Low Genit Tract Dis. 2008 Oct; 12(4):282-6. . View in PubMed
Water intake and bladder cancer risk in Los Angeles County Int J Cancer. 2008 Oct 01; 123(7):1649-56. . View in PubMed
Re: Prepubertal orchiopexy for cryptorchidism may be associated with lower risk of testicular cancer J Urol. 2008 Aug; 180(2):783-4; author reply 784-5. . View in PubMed
RUNX3 methylation reveals that bladder tumors are older in patients with a history of smoking Cancer Res. 2008 Aug 01; 68(15):6208-14. . View in PubMed
Analysis of the DND1 gene in men with sporadic and familial testicular germ cell tumors Genes Chromosomes Cancer. 2008 Mar; 47(3):247-52. . View in PubMed
Widespread epigenetic abnormalities suggest a broad DNA methylation erasure defect in abnormal human sperm PLoS One. 2007 Dec 12; 2(12):e1289. . View in PubMed
Male infertility and variation in CAG repeat length in the androgen receptor gene: a meta-analysis J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2007 Nov; 92(11):4319-26. . View in PubMed
Alcohol consumption and risk of bladder cancer in Los Angeles County Int J Cancer. 2007 Aug 15; 121(4):839-45. . View in PubMed
Genome-wide linkage screen for testicular germ cell tumour susceptibility loci Hum Mol Genet. 2006 Feb 01; 15(3):443-51. . View in PubMed
The Y deletion gr/gr and susceptibility to testicular germ cell tumor Am J Hum Genet. 2005 Dec; 77(6):1034-43. . View in PubMed
A molecular/epidemiologic analysis of expression of cyclooxygenases 1 and 2, use of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs, and risk of colorectal adenoma Clin Colorectal Cancer. 2005 Mar; 4(6):390-5. . View in PubMed
Meat intake, cooking-related mutagens and risk of colorectal adenoma in a sigmoidoscopy-based case-control study Carcinogenesis. 2005 Mar; 26(3):637-42. . View in PubMed
Mutation analysis of INSL3 and GREAT/LGR8 genes in familial cryptorchidism Urology. 2004 Nov; 64(5):1032-6. . View in PubMed
Toxicokinetic genetics: an approach to gene-environment and gene-gene interactions in complex metabolic pathways IARC Sci Publ. 2004; (157):127-50. . View in PubMed
A case-control study of cyclin D1 CCND1 870A-->G polymorphism and bladder cancer Carcinogenesis. 2003 Oct; 24(10):1645-50. . View in PubMed
Bayesian modeling of complex metabolic pathways Hum Hered. 2003; 56(1-3):83-93. . View in PubMed
A case-control study of microsomal epoxide hydrolase, smoking, meat consumption, glutathione S-transferase M3, and risk of colorectal adenomas Cancer Res. 2001 Mar 15; 61(6):2381-5. . View in PubMed
Multiple elements regulate GAD65 transcription Dev Neurosci. 1997; 19(6):465-75. . View in PubMed
Linkage analysis of DRD2, a marker linked to the ataxia-telangiectasia gene, in 64 families with premenopausal bilateral breast cancer Cancer Res. 1993 Nov 01; 53(21):5083-6. . View in PubMed
A linkage analysis of D17S74 (CMM86) in thirty-five families with premenopausal bilateral breast cancer Cancer Res. 1993 Jan 15; 53(2):212-4. . View in PubMed
A Gibbs sampling approach to linkage analysis Hum Hered. 1992; 42(1):63-76. . View in PubMed
Ornithine aminotransferase (OAT): recombination between an X-linked OAT sequence (75 kb) and the Norrie disease locus. Genomics. 1990 Jan; 6(1):123-8. . View in PubMed
Duplicate report crossing over in Norrie disease family Am J Med Genet. 1989 Jun; 33(2):286. . View in PubMed
Norrie disease: linkage analysis using a 42-kb RFLP detected by a human ornithine aminotransferase cDNA probe. Genomics. 1989 May; 4(4):539-45. . View in PubMed
Comparison of the affected-pedigree-member and lod-score methods Prog Clin Biol Res. 1989; 329:135-40. . View in PubMed
Recombinational event between Norrie disease and DXS7 loci Clin Genet. 1988 Jul; 34(1):43-7. . View in PubMed
Genes for salivary proline-rich proteins and taste for phenylthiourea are not closely linked in humans Cytogenet Cell Genet. 1988; 49(4):315-7. . View in PubMed
Genetic linkage studies with neurofibromatosis: the question of heterogeneity J Med Genet. 1987 Sep; 24(9):527-9. . View in PubMed
Correcting for variable age of onset in the estimation of familial relative risk when there is a secular trend in incidence of disease Hum Hered. 1986; 36(4):227-32. . View in PubMed