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Gabriella Andreotti
Oncology
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Genetic determinants of serum lipid levels in Chinese subjects: a population-based study in Shanghai, China
We examined the associations between 21 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of eight lipid metabolism genes and lipid levels in a Chinese population. This study was conducted as part of a population-based s...
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Body mass index, agricultural pesticide use, and cancer incidence in the Agricultural Health Study cohort
Obesity is associated with increased risks of several cancers including colon and female breast. Pesticide use in agricultural populations has also been linked with higher risks of various cancers. However, th...
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Medical history and the risk of biliary tract cancers in Shanghai, China: implications for a role of inflammation
Several lines of evidence suggest that inflammation may play a role in the etiology of biliary tract cancers. To examine further the role of inflammation, we evaluated the associations between self-reported in...
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Open AccessInflammatory gene variants and the risk of biliary tract cancers and stones: a population-based study in China
Genetic variants in inflammation-related genes have been associated with biliary stones and biliary tract cancers in previous studies.
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Open AccessTobacco, alcohol use and risk of hepatocellular carcinoma and intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: The Liver Cancer Pooling Project
While tobacco and alcohol are established risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common type of primary liver cancer, it is unknown whether they also increase the risk of intrahepatic cholan...
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Cancer incidence in the Agricultural Health Study after 20 years of follow-up
To evaluate cancer incidence in the Agricultural Health Study (AHS), a cohort of private pesticide applicators, their spouses, and commercial applicators, based on 12,420 cancers, adding 5,989 cancers, and 9 y...
