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Factors contributing to delays in diagnosis of breast cancers in Ghana, West Africa.
Brinton L, Figueroa J, Adjei E, Ansong D, Biritwum R, Edusei L, Nyarko KM, Wiafe S, Yarney J, Addai BW, Awuah B, Clegg-Lamptey JN; Ghana Breast Health Study team. Brinton L, et al. Among authors: biritwum r. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2017 Feb;162(1):105-114. doi: 10.1007/s10549-016-4088-1. Epub 2016 Dec 26. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2017. PMID: 28025716 Free PMC article.
Imputation and subset-based association analysis across different cancer types identifies multiple independent risk loci in the TERT-CLPTM1L region on chromosome 5p15.33.
Wang Z, Zhu B, Zhang M, Parikh H, Jia J, Chung CC, Sampson JN, Hoskins JW, Hutchinson A, Burdette L, Ibrahim A, Hautman C, Raj PS, Abnet CC, Adjei AA, Ahlbom A, Albanes D, Allen NE, Ambrosone CB, Aldrich M, Amiano P, Amos C, Andersson U, Andriole G Jr, Andrulis IL, Arici C, Arslan AA, Austin MA, Baris D, Barkauskas DA, Bassig BA, Beane Freeman LE, Berg CD, Berndt SI, Bertazzi PA, Biritwum RB, Black A, Blot W, Boeing H, Boffetta P, Bolton K, Boutron-Ruault MC, Bracci PM, Brennan P, Brinton LA, Brotzman M, Bueno-de-Mesquita HB, Buring JE, Butler MA, Cai Q, Cancel-Tassin G, Canzian F, Cao G, Caporaso NE, Carrato A, Carreon T, Carta A, Chang GC, Chang IS, Chang-Claude J, Che X, Chen CJ, Chen CY, Chen CH, Chen C, Chen KY, Chen YM, Chokkalingam AP, Chu LW, Clavel-Chapelon F, Colditz GA, Colt JS, Conti D, Cook MB, Cortessis VK, Crawford ED, Cussenot O, Davis FG, De Vivo I, Deng X, Ding T, Dinney CP, Di Stefano AL, Diver WR, Duell EJ, Elena JW, Fan JH, Feigelson HS, Feychting M, Figueroa JD, Flanagan AM, Fraumeni JF Jr, Freedman ND, Fridley BL, Fuchs CS, Gago-Dominguez M, Gallinger S, Gao YT, Gapstur SM, Garcia-Closas M, Garcia-Closas R, Gastier-Foster JM, Gaziano JM, Gerhard DS, G… See abstract for full author list ➔ Wang Z, et al. Among authors: biritwum rb. Hum Mol Genet. 2014 Dec 15;23(24):6616-33. doi: 10.1093/hmg/ddu363. Epub 2014 Jul 15. Hum Mol Genet. 2014. PMID: 25027329 Free PMC article.
Design considerations for identifying breast cancer risk factors in a population-based study in Africa.
Brinton LA, Awuah B, Nat Clegg-Lamptey J, Wiafe-Addai B, Ansong D, Nyarko KM, Wiafe S, Yarney J, Biritwum R, Brotzman M, Adjei AA, Adjei E, Aitpillah F, Edusei L, Dedey F, Nyante SJ, Oppong J, Osei-Bonsu E, Titiloye N, Vanderpuye V, Brew Abaidoo E, Arhin B, Boakye I, Frempong M, Ohene Oti N, Okyne V, Figueroa JD. Brinton LA, et al. Among authors: biritwum r. Int J Cancer. 2017 Jun 15;140(12):2667-2677. doi: 10.1002/ijc.30688. Epub 2017 Mar 28. Int J Cancer. 2017. PMID: 28295287 Free PMC article.
Skin lighteners and hair relaxers as risk factors for breast cancer: results from the Ghana breast health study.
Brinton LA, Figueroa JD, Ansong D, Nyarko KM, Wiafe S, Yarney J, Biritwum R, Brotzman M, Thistle JE, Adjei E, Aitpillah F, Dedey F, Edusei L, Titiloye N, Awuah B, Clegg-Lamptey JN, Wiafe-Addai B, Vanderpuye V. Brinton LA, et al. Among authors: biritwum r. Carcinogenesis. 2018 Apr 5;39(4):571-579. doi: 10.1093/carcin/bgy002. Carcinogenesis. 2018. PMID: 29324997 Free PMC article.
Usual adult occupation and risk of prostate cancer in West African men: the Ghana Prostate Study.
Adler C, Friesen MC, Yeboah ED, Tettey Y, Biritwum RB, Adjei AA, Tay E, Okyne V, Mensah JE, Truelove A, Yang B, Kelly SP, Zhou CK, McCullough LE, Pardo L, Hoover RN, Hsing AW, Cook MB, Koutros S. Adler C, et al. Occup Environ Med. 2019 Feb;76(2):71-77. doi: 10.1136/oemed-2018-105391. Epub 2018 Dec 7. Occup Environ Med. 2019. PMID: 30530485 Free PMC article.
Recruiting population controls for case-control studies in sub-Saharan Africa: The Ghana Breast Health Study.
Nyante SJ, Biritwum R, Figueroa J, Graubard B, Awuah B, Addai BW, Yarney J, Clegg-Lamptey JN, Ansong D, Nyarko K, Wiafe S, Oppong J, Boakye I, Brotzman M, Adjei R, Afriyie LT, Garcia-Closas M, Brinton LA. Nyante SJ, et al. Among authors: biritwum r. PLoS One. 2019 Apr 16;14(4):e0215347. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0215347. eCollection 2019. PLoS One. 2019. PMID: 30990841 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.
Discovery of structural deletions in breast cancer predisposition genes using whole genome sequencing data from > 2000 women of African-ancestry.
Chen Z, Guo X, Long J, Ping J, Li B, Fadden MK, Ahearn TU, Stram DO, Shu XO, Jia G, Figueroa J; Ghana Breast Health Study team; Palmer JR, Sanderson M, Haiman CA, Blot WJ, Garcia-Closas M, Cai Q, Zheng W. Chen Z, et al. Hum Genet. 2021 Oct;140(10):1449-1457. doi: 10.1007/s00439-021-02342-8. Epub 2021 Aug 27. Hum Genet. 2021. PMID: 34487234 Free PMC article.
Circulating tumor DNA is readily detectable among Ghanaian breast cancer patients supporting non-invasive cancer genomic studies in Africa.
Ahuno ST, Doebley AL, Ahearn TU, Yarney J, Titiloye N, Hamel N, Adjei E, Clegg-Lamptey JN, Edusei L, Awuah B, Song X, Vanderpuye V, Abubakar M, Duggan M, Stover DG, Nyarko K, Bartlett JMS, Aitpillah F, Ansong D, Gardner KL, Boateng FA, Bowcock AM, Caldas C, Foulkes WD, Wiafe S, Wiafe-Addai B, Garcia-Closas M, Kwarteng A, Ha G, Figueroa JD, Polak P; Ghana Breast Health Study Team. Ahuno ST, et al. NPJ Precis Oncol. 2021 Sep 17;5(1):83. doi: 10.1038/s41698-021-00219-7. NPJ Precis Oncol. 2021. PMID: 34535742 Free PMC article.
Relation of circulating estrogens with hair relaxer and skin lightener use among postmenopausal women in Ghana.
Geczik AM, Falk RT, Xu X, Wiafe-Addai B, Yarney J, Awuah B, Biritwum R, Vanderpuye V, Dedey F, Adjei E, Aitpillah F, Osei-Bonsu E, Oppong J, Titiloye N, Edusei L, Nyarko K, Clegg-Lamptey JN, Wiafe S, Ansong D, Ahearn TU, Figueroa J, Garcia-Closas M, Brinton LA, Trabert B. Geczik AM, et al. Among authors: biritwum r. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2023 Mar;33(2):301-310. doi: 10.1038/s41370-021-00407-4. Epub 2022 Jan 6. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2023. PMID: 34992224 Free PMC article.
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