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Margaret E Wright

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Ollberding N, Aschebrook-Kilfoy B, Caces D, Wright M, Weisenburger D, Smith S, et al.
Carcinogenesis . 2012 Oct; 34(1):170-5. PMID: 23042099
Greater consumption of red meat, processed meat and dairy products has been associated with an increased risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) in several previous reports. Phytanic acid, a saturated fatty...
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Major J, Yu K, Chung C, Weinstein S, Yeager M, Wheeler W, et al.
J Nutr . 2012 Mar; 142(5):866-71. PMID: 22437554
Vitamin E inhibits lipid peroxidation in cell membranes, prevents oxidative damage to DNA by scavenging free radicals, and reduces carcinogen production. No study to our knowledge, however, has examined the...
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Wright M, Bowen P, Virtamo J, Albanes D, Gann P
Int J Cancer . 2011 Nov; 131(6):1396-406. PMID: 22120496
Phytanic acid is a saturated fatty acid found predominantly in red meat and dairy products and may contribute to increases in prostate cancer risk that are observed with higher intakes...
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Jerome-Morais A, Wright M, Liu R, Yang W, Jackson M, Combs Jr G, et al.
Prostate . 2011 Nov; 72(9):1006-12. PMID: 22072582
Background: Data from human epidemiological studies, cultured mammalian cells, and animal models have supported a potentially beneficial role of selenium (Se) in prostate cancer prevention. In addition, Se-containing proteins including...
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Al-Alem U, Gann P, Dahl J, van Breemen R, Mistry V, Lam P, et al.
Genes Nutr . 2011 Nov; 7(2):191-5. PMID: 22068340
Functional polymorphisms in endogenous antioxidant defense genes including manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD), catalase (CAT), and glutathione peroxidase (GPX-1) have been linked with risk of cancer at multiple sites. Although it...
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Major J, Yu K, Wheeler W, Zhang H, Cornelis M, Wright M, et al.
Hum Mol Genet . 2011 Jul; 20(19):3876-83. PMID: 21729881
In genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of common genetic variants associated with circulating alpha- and gamma-tocopherol concentrations in two adult cohorts comprising 5006 men of European descent, we observed three loci...
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Jerome-Morais A, Diamond A, Wright M
Mol Nutr Food Res . 2011 Jan; 55(1):122-35. PMID: 21207517
Encouraged by the potential health benefits of higher dietary intake of substances with beneficial properties, the use of supplements containing these compounds has increased steadily over recent years. The effects...
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Wright M, Groshong S, Husgafvel-Pursiainen K, Genova E, Lucia M, Wolff H, et al.
Cancer Prev Res (Phila) . 2010 May; 3(6):745-52. PMID: 20484175
Two primary prevention trials unexpectedly showed adverse effects of supplemental beta-carotene on lung cancer incidence in cigarette smokers. To elucidate the molecular mechanisms that might underlie these effects, we studied...
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Albanes D, Weinstein S, Wright M, Mannisto S, Limburg P, Snyder K, et al.
J Natl Cancer Inst . 2009 Aug; 101(18):1272-9. PMID: 19700655
Background: The mitogenic and growth-stimulatory effects of insulin-like growth factors appear to play a role in prostate carcinogenesis, yet any direct association of circulating insulin levels and risk of prostate...
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Bertoia M, Albanes D, Mayne S, Mannisto S, Virtamo J, Wright M
Int J Cancer . 2009 Aug; 126(6):1504-12. PMID: 19685494
Previous epidemiologic studies that have examined the relationship between renal cell carcinoma (RCC) risk and intakes of plant foods and antioxidant nutrients have yielded inconsistent results. We therefore examined the...