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SUBMITTER: Kim C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3394153 | biostudies-literature | 2012 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kim Christopher C Zheng Tongzhang T Lan Qing Q Chen Yingtai Y Foss Francine F Chen Xuezhong X Holford Theodore T Leaderer Brian B Boyle Peter P Chanock Stephen J SJ Rothman Nathaniel N Zhang Yawei Y
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology 20120228 5
<h4>Background</h4>Being overweight and obese increases oxidative stress in the body. To test the hypothesis that genetic variations in oxidative stress pathway genes modify the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), we conducted a population-based case-control study in Connecticut women.<h4>Methods</h4>Individuals who were overweight/obese (BMI ≥ 25) were compared with normal and underweight individuals (BMI < 25), and their risk of NHL stratified ass ...[more]