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Associations between Intake of Folate, Methionine, and Vitamins B-12, B-6 and Prostate Cancer Risk in American Veterans

Vidal, Adriana; Masko, Elizabeth; Allott, Emma; Shuler, Kathryn; Calloway, Elizabeth; Hoyo, Cathrine; McPhail, Megan; Gaines, Alexis; Gerber, Leah; Chi, Jen-Tsan Ashley; Freedland, Stephen Jay (Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2012)

Prostate cancer (PC) is the second leading cause of cancer death in men. Recent reports suggest that excess of nutrients involved in the one-carbon metabolism pathway increases PC risk; however, empirical data are lacking. ...
Distribution of HPV genotypes in cervical intraepithelial lesions and cervical cancer in Tanzanian women

Vidal, Adriana; Murphy, Susan Kay; Vasquez, Brandi; Bartlett, John Alexander; Overcash, Francine; Hoyo, Cathrine (BioMed Central, 2011-11)

Background Infection with human papillomavirus (HPV) is associated with uterine cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) and invasive cancers (ICC). Approximately 80% of ICC cases are diagnosed in under-developed ...
Elevated C-peptide and insulin predict increased risk of colorectal adenomas in normal mucosa

Vidal, Adriana; Hoyo, Cathrine (BioMed Central, 2012-09)

Background Lower concentrations of the insulin–like growth factor binding protein-1 (IGFBP-1) and elevated concentrations of insulin or C-peptide have been associated with an increase in colorectal cancer risk (CRC). ...
Genetic variants in IGF-I, IGF-II, IGFBP-3, and adiponectin genes and colon cancer risk in African Americans and Whites

Vidal, Adriana; Hoyo, Cathrine (Springer Verlag, 2012-07)

Purpose Evaluating genetic susceptibility may clarify effects of known environmental factors and also identify individuals at high risk. We evaluated the association of four insulin-related pathway gene polymorphisms ...