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Periconceptional Dietary Intake of Choline and Betaine and Neural Tube Defects in Offspring by Shaw, Gary M., Carmichael, Suzan L., Yang, Wei, Selvin, Steve, Schaffer, Donna M.

“…Periconceptional intake of folic acid prevents some neural tube defects (NTDs). Other nutrients may also contribute to NTD etiologies; a likely candidate is…”
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Microsatellite Instability in Sporadic Colon Cancer Is Associated with an Improved Prognosis at the Population Level by SAMOWITZ, Wade S, CURTIN, Karen, MA, Khe-Ni, SCHAFFER, Donna, COLEMAN, Landon W, LEPPERT, Mark, SLATTERY, Martha L

“…Some previous studies have reported an improved prognosis in sporadic colon cancers with microsatellite instability, whereas others have not. In addition,…”
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Relationship of Ki-ras Mutations in Colon Cancers to Tumor Location, Stage, and Survival: A Population-based Study by SAMOWITZ, Wade S, CURTIN, Karen, SCHAFFER, Donna, ROBERTSON, Margaret, LEPPERT, Mark, SLATTERY, Martha L

“…Some previous studies have demonstrated significant results between Ki- ras mutations and tumor stage, survival, and/or other clinical variables, whereas…”
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California Men's Health Study (CMHS): a multiethnic cohort in a managed care setting by Enger, Shelley M, Van den Eeden, Stephen K, Sternfeld, Barbara, Loo, Ronald K, Quesenberry, Jr, Charles P, Rowell, Sarah, Sadler, Marianne C, Schaffer, Donna M, Habel, Laurel A, Caan, Bette J

“…We established a male, multiethnic cohort primarily to study prostate cancer etiology and secondarily to study the etiologies of other cancer and non-cancer…”
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Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase, Diet, and Risk of Colon Cancer by SLATTERY, M. L, POTTER, J. D, SAMOWITZ, W, SCHAFFER, D, LEPPERT, M

“…Individuals with different forms of the 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase ( MTHFR ) gene, carriers of the C677T mutation versus wild type, show…”
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Neural tube defects associated with maternal periconceptional dietary intake of simple sugars and glycemic index by Shaw, Gary M, Quach, Thu, Nelson, Verne, Carmichael, Suzan L, Schaffer, Donna M, Selvin, Steven, Yang, Wei

“…Background: Maternal diabetes, prepregnancy obesity, hyperinsulinemia, and intakes of sweets have been associated with increased risks of neural tube defects…”
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Plant foods, fiber, and rectal cancer by Slattery, M.L, Curtin, K.P, Edwards, S.L, Schaffer, D.M

“…Background: Associations between colon and rectal cancer and intakes of vegetables, other plant foods, and fiber have stimulated much debate. Objective: We…”
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Associations between Smoking, Passive Smoking, GSTM-1, NAT2, and Rectal Cancer by SLATTERY, Martha L, EDWARDS, Sandra, CURTIN, Karen, SCHAFFER, Donna, NEUHAUSEN, Susan

“…Cigarette smoking has been identified as a risk factor for colon cancer, however, much less is known about the association between cigarette smoking and rectal…”
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Dieting Behaviors and Risk of Neural Tube Defects by Carmichael, Suzan L., Shaw, Gary M., Schaffer, Donna M., Laurent, Cecile, Selvin, Steve

“…The authors examined whether maternal dieting behaviors were associated with increased neural tube defect (NTD) risk among offspring, using population-based,…”
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Diet, Activity, and Lifestyle Associations with p53 Mutations in Colon Tumors by SLATTERY, Martha L, CURTIN, Karen, MA, K, EDWARDS, Sandra, SCHAFFER, Donna, ANDERSON, Kristen, SAMOWITZ, Wade

“…Inactivation of the p53 tumor suppressor gene is a commonevent in the development of colon cancer. We usedata collected as part of a multicenter case-control…”
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Use of dietary supplements by female seniors in a large Northern California health plan by Gordon, Nancy P, Schaffer, Donna M

“…Women aged >or= 65 years are high utilizers of prescription and over-the-counter medications, and many of these women are also taking dietary supplements…”
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Understanding the increased risk of neural tube defect-affected pregnancies among Mexico-born women in California: immigration and anthropometric factors by Velie, Ellen M., Shaw, Gary M., Malcoe, Lorraine H., Schaffer, Donna M., Samuels, Steven J., Todoroff, Karen, Block, Gladys

“…Summary Mexico‐born women in the United States have an unexplained twofold increased risk of neural tube defect (NTD)‐affected pregnancies. We examined whether…”
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PS3-16: Access and Collaboration with the Kaiser Permanente Research Program on Genes, Environment, and Health (RPGEH) by Schaffer, D., Kushi, L., Henderson, M., Clancy, H., Somkin, C., Quesenberry, C., Jorgenson, E., Samelson, A., Whitmer, R., Habel, L., Barcellos, L.

“…Background/AimsThe Kaiser Permanente Northern California (KPNC) Research Program on Genes, Environment, and Health (RPGEH) provides a research resource to…”
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B4-1: An Overview of Kaiser Permanente’s Research Program on Genes, Environment, and Health by Schaefer, C., Rowell, S., Henderson, M., Walter, L., Sadler, M., Miles, S., Schaffer, D., Croen, L., Jorgenson, E., Kushi, L., Quesenberry, C.

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Maternal Supplemental and Dietary Zinc Intake and the Occurrence of Neural Tube Defects in California by Velie, Ellen M., Block, Gladys, Shaw, Gary M., Samuels, Steven J., Schaffer, Donna M, Kulldorff, Martin

“…The authors investigated the association between maternal preconceptional supplemental and dietary zinc intake and risk of neural tube defects (NTDs) in a…”
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Occurrence of Low Birthweight and Preterm Delivery among California Infants before and after Compulsory Food Fortification with Folic Acid by Shaw, Gary M., Carmichael, Suzan L., Nelson, Verne, Selvin, Steve, Schaffer, Donna M.

“…Objectives: Studies suggest that folic acid intake influences the occurrence of low birthweight and preterm delivery. Since 1998, there has been compulsory…”
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Diet quality and risk of neural tube defects by Carmichael, Suzan L, Shaw, Gary M, Selvin, Steve, Schaffer, Donna M

“…Many studies have examined the impact of single nutrients on neural tube defect (NTD) risk, particularly folate. The impact of dietary patterns or nutrients in…”
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Periconceptional dietary intake of myo-inositol and neural tube defects in offspring by Shaw, Gary M., Carmichael, Suzan L., Yang, Wei, Schaffer, Donna M.

“…BACKGROUND Periconceptional intake of nutrients in addition to folic acid may contribute to neural tube defect (NTD) etiologies; a likely candidate is…”
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Lowered weight gain during pregnancy and risk of neural tube defects among offspring by Shaw, Gary M, Todoroff, Karen, Carmichael, Suzan L, Schaffer, Donna M, Selvin, Steve

“…Background Maternal nutritional factors have been implicated in the complex aetiology of neural tube defects (NTD). We investigated whether the amount of…”
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Physical activity and risk of neural tube defects by Carmichael, Suzan L, Shaw, Gary M, Neri, Eric, Schaffer, Donna M, Selvin, Steve

“…Owing to its association with known risk factors for neural tube defects (NTDs) and its impact on physiologic processes relevant to fetal development, physical…”
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