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Your Environment. Your Health.

Person Details: Christine F. Skibola

Superfund Research Program

Christine F. Skibola

University of California-Berkeley
School of Public Health
50 University Hall #7356
University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, California 94720-7356
Phone: 510-643-5041
Fax: 510-642-0427
Email: chrisfs@berkeley.edu

Projects

Publications

2017

  • de la Rosa R, Steinmaus CM, Akers NK, Conde L, Ferreccio Readi C, Kalman DA, Zhang KR, Skibola CF, Smith AH, Zhang L, Smith MT. 2017. Associations between arsenic (+3 oxidation state) methyltransferase (AS3MT) and N-6 adenine-specific DNA methyltransferase 1 (N6AMT1) polymorphisms, arsenic metabolism, and cancer risk in a Chilean population. Environ Mol Mutagen 58(6):411-422. doi:10.1002/em.22104 PMID:28640505 PMCID:PMC5515250

2015

  • Vijai J, Wang Z, Berndt SI, Skibola CF, Slager SL, de Sanjose S, Melbye M, Glimelius B, Bracci PM, Birmann BM, Wang SS, Brooks-Wilson AR, Lan Q, de Bakker PI, Vermeulen R, Portlock CJ, Ansell SA, Link BK, Riby J, North KE, Gu J, Hjalgrim H, Cozen W, Becker N, Teras LR, Spinelli JJ, Turner J, Zhang Y, Purdue MP, Giles GG, Kelly RS, Zeleniuch-Jacquotte A, Ennas M, Monnereau A, Bertrand KA, Albanes D, Lightfoot TJ, Chung CC, Burdett L, Hutchinson A, Lawrence C, Montalvan R, Liang L, Huang J, Ma B, Villano DJ, Maria A, Corines M, Thomas T, Novak AJ, Dogan A, Liebow M, Thompson CA, Witzig TE, Habermann TM, Weiner GJ, Smith MT, Holly EA, Jackson RD, Tinker LF, Ye Y, Adami H, Smedby KE, De Roos AJ, Hartge P, Morton LM, Severson RK, Benavente Y, Boffetta P, Brennan P, Foretova L, Maynadie M, McKay J, Staines A, Diver WR, Vajdic CM, Armstrong BK, Kricker A, Zheng T, Holford TR, Severi G, Vineis P, Ferri GM, Ricco R, Clavel J, Giovannucci E, Kraft P, Virtamo J, Smith A, Kane E, Roman E, Chiu BC, Fraumeni JF, Wu X. 2015. A genome-wide association study of marginal zone lymphoma shows association to the HLA region. Nat Commun 6:5751. doi:10.1038/ncomms6751 PMID:25569183 PMCID:PMC4287989

2014

  • Cerhan JR, Berndt SI, Vijai J, Ghesquieres H, McKay J, Wang SS, Wang Z, Yeager M, Conde L, de Bakker PI, Nieters A, Cox DP, Burdett L, Monnereau A, Flowers CR, De Roos AJ, Brooks-Wilson AR, Lan Q, Severi G, Melbye M, Gu J, Jackson RD, Kane E, Teras LR, Purdue MP, Vajdic CM, Spinelli JJ, Giles GG, Albanes D, Kelly RS, Zucca M, Bertrand KA, Zeleniuch-Jacquotte A, Lawrence C, Hutchinson A, Zhi D, Habermann TM, Link BK, Novak AJ, Dogan A, Asmann YW, Liebow M, Thompson CA, Ansell SA, Witzig TE, Weiner GJ, Veron AS, Zelenika D, Tilly H, Haioun C, Molina TJ, Hjalgrim H, Glimelius B, Adami H, Bracci PM, Riby J, Smith MT, Holly EA, Cozen W, Hartge P, Morton LM, Severson RK, Tinker LF, North KE, Becker N, Benavente Y, Boffetta P, Brennan P, Foretova L, Maynadie M, Staines A, Lightfoot TJ, Crouch S, Smith A, Roman E, Diver WR, Offit K, Zelenetz A, Klein RJ, Villano DJ, Zheng T, Zhang Y, Holford TR, Turner J, Southey M, Clavel J, Virtamo J, Weinstein SJ, Riboli E, Vineis P, Trichopoulos D, Vermeulen R, Boeing H, Tjonneland A, Angelucci E, Di Lollo S, Rais M, Birmann BM, Laden F, Giovannucci E, Kraft P, Huang J, Ma B, Ye Y, Chiu BC, Sampson J, Liang L, Park J, Chung CC, Weisenburger DD, Chatterjee N, Fraumeni JF, Slager SL, Wu X, de Sanjose S, Smedby KE, Salles G, Skibola CF, Rothman N, Chanock SJ. 2014. Genome-wide association study identifies multiple susceptibility loci for diffuse large B cell lymphoma. Nat Genet 46(11):1233-1238. doi:10.1038/ng.3105 PMID:25261932 PMCID:PMC4213349
  • Skibola CF, Berndt SI, Vijai J, Conde L, Wang Z, Yeager M, de Bakker PI, Birmann BM, Vajdic CM, Lightfoot TJ, Foo J, Bracci PM, Vermeulen R, Slager SL, de Sanjose S, Wang SS, Linet MS, Salles G, Lan Q, Severi G, Hjalgrim H, Melbye M, Gu J, Ghesquieres H, Link BK, Morton LM, Holly EA, Smith A, Tinker LF, Teras LR, Kricker A, Becker N, Purdue MP, Spinelli JJ, Zhang Y, Giles GG, Vineis P, Monnereau A, Bertrand KA, Albanes D, Zeleniuch-Jacquotte A, Gabbas A, Chung CC, Burdett L, Hutchinson A, Lawrence C, Montalvan R, Liang L, Huang J, Ma B, Liu J, Adami H, Glimelius B, Ye Y, Nowakowski GS, Dogan A, Thompson CA, Habermann TM, Novak AJ, Liebow M, Witzig TE, Weiner GJ, Schenker MB, Hartge P, De Roos AJ, Cozen W, Zhi D, Akers NK, Riby J, Smith MT, Lacher M, Villano DJ, Maria A, Roman E, Kane E, Jackson RD, North KE, Diver WR, Turner J, Armstrong BK, Benavente Y, Boffetta P, Brennan P, Foretova L, Maynadie M, Staines A, McKay J, Brooks-Wilson AR, Zheng T, Holford TR, Kaaks R, Kelly RS, Ohlsson B, Travis RC, Weiderpass E, Clavel J, Giovannucci E, Kraft P, Virtamo J, Mazza P, Cocco P, Ennas M, Chiu BC, Fraumeni JF, Nieters A, Offit K, Wu X, Cerhan JR, Smedby KE, Chanock SJ, Rothman N. 2014. Genome-wide association study identifies five susceptibility loci for follicular lymphoma outside the HLA region. Am J Hum Genet 95(4):462-471. doi:10.1016/j.ajhg.2014.09.004 PMID:25279986 PMCID:PMC4185120

2013

2012

2011

2010

  • Lightfoot TJ, Johnston WT, Painter D, Simpson J, Roman E, Skibola CF, Smith MT, Allan JM, Taylor GM. 2010. Genetic variation in the folate metabolic pathway and risk of childhood leukemia. Blood 115(19):3923-3929. doi:10.1182/blood-2009-10-249722 PMID:20101025 PMCID:PMC2869556
  • Porter KE, Basu A, Hubbard AE, Bates MN, Kalman DA, Rey OA, Smith AH, Smith MT, Steinmaus CM, Skibola CF. 2010. Association of genetic variation in cystathionine-beta-synthase and arsenic metabolism. Environ Res 110(6):580-587. doi:10.1016/j.envres.2010.05.001 PMID:20670920 PMCID:PMC2913479
  • Steinmaus CM, Yuan Y, Kalman DA, Rey OA, Skibola CF, Dauphine DC, Basu A, Porter KE, Hubbard AE, Bates MN, Smith MT, Smith AH. 2010. Individual differences in arsenic metabolism and lung cancer in a case-control study in Cordoba, Argentina. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 247(2):138-145. doi:10.1016/j.taap.2010.06.006 PMID:20600216 PMCID:PMC3849353
  • Vlaanderan J, Moore LE, Smith MT, Lan Q, Zhang L, Skibola CF, Rothman N, Vermeulen R. 2010. Application of OMICS technologies in occupational and environmental health research; current status and projections. Occup Environ Med 67(2):136-143. doi:10.1136/oem.2008.042788 PMID:19933307 PMCID:PMC2910417
  • Zhang L, McHale CM, Rothman N, Li G, Ji Z, Vermeulen R, Hubbard AE, Ren X, Shen M, Rappaport SM, North M, Skibola CF, Yin S, Vulpe CD, Chanock SJ, Smith MT, Lan Q. 2010. Systems biology of human benzene exposure. Chem Biol Interact 184(1-2):86-93. doi:10.1016/j.cbi.2009.12.011 PMID:20026094 PMCID:PMC2846187

2008

  • Hegedus CM, Skibola CF, Warner M, Skibola DR, Zhang L, Steinmaus CM, Smith AH, Smith MT, Moore LE, Alexander D, Lim S, Dangleben NL, Clark M, Pfeiffer RM. 2008. Decreased urinary beta-defensin-1 expression as a biomarker of response to arsenic. Toxicol Sci 106(1):74-82. doi:10.1093/toxsci/kfn104 PMID:18511430 PMCID:PMC2563143
  • Skibola CF, Nieters A, Bracci PM, Curry JD, Agana L, Skibola DR, Hubbard AE, Becker N, Smith MT, Holly EA. 2008. A functional TNFRSF5 gene variant is associated with risk of lymphoma. Blood 111(8):4348-4354. doi:10.1182/blood-2007-09-112144 PMID:18287517 PMCID:PMC2288730

2007

  • Hegedus CM, Skibola CF, Bracci PM, Holly EA, Smith MT. 2007. Screening the human serum proteome for genotype-phenotype associations: an analysis of the IL6 -174G>C polymorphism. Proteomics 7(4):548-557. doi:10.1002/pmic.200600366 PMID:17309100

2006

  • Birkner MD, Hubbard AE, van der Laan MJ, Skibola CF, Hegedus CM, Smith MT. 2006. Issues of processing and multiple testing of SELDI-TOF MS proteomic data. Stat Appl Genet Mol Biol 5:Article11. doi:10.2202/1544-6115.1198 PMID:16646865
  • Paynter RA, Skibola DR, Skibola CF, Buffler PA, Wiemels JL, Smith MT. 2006. Accuracy of multiplexed Illumina platform-based single-nucleotide polymorphism genotyping compared between genomic and whole genome amplified DNA collected from multiple sources. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 15(12):2533-2536. doi:10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-06-0219 PMID:17164381

2005

  • Smith MT, McHale CM, Wiemels JL, Zhang L, Wiencke JK, Zheng S, Gunn L, Skibola CF, Ma X, Buffler PA. 2005. Molecular biomarkers for the study of childhood leukemia. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 206(2):237-245. PMID:15967214

2002

  • Skibola CF, Smith MT, Hubbard AE, Shane B, Roberts AC, Law GR, Rollinson S, Roman E, Cartwright RA, Morgan GJ. 2002. Polymorphisms in the thymidylate synthase and serine hydroxymethyltransferase genes and risk of adult acute lymphocytic leukemia. Blood 99(10):3786-3791. PMID:11986237
  • Skibola CF, Smith MT, Hubbard AE, Shane B, Roberts AC, Law GR, Rollinson S, Roman E, Cartwright RA, Morgan GJ. 2002. Polymorphisms in the thymidylate synthase and serine hydroxymethyltransferase genes increase the risk of adult acute leukemia. In: Proceedings of the Ninety Third (AACR) American Association for Cancer Research, April 6-10, 2002, San Francisco. San Franciso, CA. pp.3807.
  • Smith MT, Wang Y, Skibola CF, Slater DJ, Nigro LL, Nowell PC, Lange BJ, Felix CA. 2002. Low NAD(P)H: quinone oxidoreductase (NQO1) activity is associated with increased risk of leukemia with MLL translocations in infants and children. In: Proceedings of the Ninety Third (AACR) American Association for Cancer Research, April 6-10, 2002, San Francisco. San Franciso, CA. pp.3805.
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