Search Results - "Langer, Erica K"

Genetic variants modify susceptibility to leukemia in infants: A Children's Oncology Group report by Ross, Julie A., Linabery, Amy M., Blommer, Crystal N., Langer, Erica K., Spector, Logan G., Hilden, Joanne M., Heerema, Nyla A., Radloff, Gretchen A., Tower, Richard L., Davies, Stella M.

“…Background The mixed lineage leukemia (MLL) gene is commonly rearranged in infant leukemia (IL). Genetic determinants of susceptibility to IL are unknown…”
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Long-Term Stability of Folate in Dried Blood Spots Stored in Several Conditions by Zimmerman, Rheanne K., BA, Slater, Megan E., MPH, Langer, Erica K., BES, Ross, Julie A., PhD, Spector, Logan G., PhD

“…We examined stability of folate in 50 subjects’ dried cord blood spots stored for 9 months at −80 °C, 4 °C, ambient and humid conditions. Mean folate declined…”
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Genetic Variation in the Leptin Receptor Gene and Obesity in Survivors of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Report From the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study by ROSS, Julie A, OEFFINGER, Kevin C, DAVIES, Stella M, MERTENS, Ann C, LANGER, Erica K, KIFFMEYER, William R, SKLAR, Charles A, STOVALL, Marilyn, YASUI, Yutaka, ROBISON, Leslie L

“…Overweight (body mass index [BMI] 25 to 29 kg/m2) and obesity (BMI > or = 30 kg/m2) frequently follow treatment for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia…”
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Predicted leukocyte telomere length and risk of germ cell tumours by Cigan, Shannon S., Meredith, John J., Kelley, Ava C., Yang, Tianzhong, Langer, Erica K., Hooten, Anthony J., Lane, John A., Cole, Benjamin R., Krailo, Mark, Frazier, A. Lindsay, Pankratz, Nathan, Poynter, Jenny N.

“…Background Genetically predicted leukocyte telomere length (LTL) has been evaluated in several studies of childhood and adult cancer. We test whether…”
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Characterization of the elemental composition of newborn blood spots using sector-field inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry by Langer, Erica K, Johnson, Kimberly J, Shafer, Martin M, Gorski, Patrick, Overdier, Joel, Musselman, Jessica, Ross, Julie A

“…We developed extraction and analysis protocols for element detection in neonatal blood spots (NBSs) using sector-field inductively coupled plasma-mass…”
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Perigestational Dietary Folic Acid Deficiency Protects Against Medulloblastoma Formation in a Mouse Model of Nevoid Basal Cell Carcinoma Syndrome by Been, Raha A, Ross, Julie A, Nagel, Christian W, Hooten, Anthony J, Langer, Erica K, DeCoursin, Krista J, Marek, Courtney A, Janik, Callie L, Linden, Michael A, Reed, Robyn C, Schutten, Melissa M, Largaespada, David A, Johnson, Kimberly J

“…Hereditary nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome (NBCCS) is caused by PTCH1 gene mutations that result in diverse neoplasms including medulloblastoma (MB)…”
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Case-parent analysis of variation in pubertal hormone genes and pediatric osteosarcoma: a Children's Oncology Group (COG) study by Musselman, Jessica Rb, Bergemann, Tracy L, Ross, Julie A, Sklar, Charles, Silverstein, Kevin At, Langer, Erica K, Savage, Sharon A, Nagarajan, Rajaram, Krailo, Mark, Malkin, David, Spector, Logan G

“…Osteosarcoma (OS) is a rare malignant bone tumor with an overall incidence rate of 4.6 cases per million children aged 0-19 years in the United States. While…”
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Abstract 874: Predicted leukocyte telomere length and risk of germ cell tumors by Cigan, Shannon S., Kelley, Ava C., Meredith, John J., Langer, Erica K., Hooten, Anthony J., Lane, John A., Cole, Benjamin R., Pankratz, Nathan, Poynter, Jenny

“…Abstract Genetically predicted leukocyte telomere length (LTL) has been evaluated in a number of studies of childhood and adult cancer, with evidence that…”
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Peri-gestational Dietary Folic Acid Deficiency Protects Against Medulloblastoma Formation in a Mouse Model of Nevoid Basal Cell Carcinoma Syndrome by Been, Raha A., Ross, Julie A., Nagel, Christian W., Hooten, Anthony J., Langer, Erica K., DeCoursin, Krista J., Marek, Courtney A., Janik, Callie L., Linden, Michael A., Reed, Robyn C., Schutten, Melissa M., Largaespada, David A., Johnson, Kimberly J.

“…Hereditary nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome (NBCCS) is caused by PTCH1 gene mutations that result in diverse neoplasms including medulloblastoma (MB)…”
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