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Your Environment. Your Health.

Project Publications: Harvard School of Public Health: Arsenic and Health in Taiwan and Bangladesh

Superfund Research Program

Arsenic and Health in Taiwan and Bangladesh

Project Leader: David C. Christiani
Grant Number: P42ES005947
Funding Period: 2000 - 2006

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Publications

2022

2019

  • Lin PD, Bromage S, Mostofa G, Rahman ML, Allen JG, Oken E, Kile ML, Christiani DC. 2019. Mediating role of arsenic in the relationship between diet and pregnancy outcomes: prospective birth cohort in Bangladesh. Environ Health 18:10. doi:10.1186/s12940-019-0450-1 PMID:30728020

2017

  • Lin PD, Bromage S, Mostofa G, Allen JG, Oken E, Kile ML, Christiani DC. 2017. Associations between diet and toenail arsenic concentration among pregnant women in Bangladesh: a prospective study. Nutrients 9(4):420. doi:10.3390/nu9040420 PMID:28441747 PMCID:PMC5409759

2016

  • Kile ML, Faraj JM, Ronnenberg AG, Quamruzzaman Q, Rahman M, Mostofa G, Afroz S, Christiani DC. 2016. A cross sectional study of anemia and iron deficiency as risk factors for arsenic-induced skin lesions in Bangladeshi women. BMC Public Health 16:158. doi:10.1186/s12889-016-2824-4 PMID:26880234 PMCID:PMC4754934

2007

  • Breton CV, Kile ML, Catalano PJ, Hoffman E, Quamruzzaman Q, Rahman M, Mahiuddin G, Christiani DC. 2007. GSTM1 and APE1 genotypes affect arsenic-induced oxidative stress: a repeated measures study. Environ Health 6:39. doi:10.1186/1476-069X-6-39 PMID:18053222 PMCID:PMC2222228
  • Kile ML, Houseman EA, Breton CV, Quamruzzaman Q, Rahman M, Mahiuddin G, Christiani DC. 2007. Association between total ingested arsenic and toenail arsenic concentrations. J Environ Sci Health A Tox Hazard Subst Environ Eng 42(12):1827-34. PMID:17952783
  • Kile ML, Houseman EA, Breton CV, Smith TJ, Quamruzzaman Q, Rahman M, Mahiuddin G, Christiani DC. 2007. Dietary arsenic exposure in bangladesh. Environ Health Perspect 115(6):889-893. doi:10.1289/ehp.9462 PMID:17589596 PMCID:PMC1892146
  • McCarty KM, Chen Y, Quamruzzaman Q, Rahman M, Mahiuddin G, Hsueh Y, Su L, Smith TJ, Ryan L, Christiani DC. 2007. Arsenic methylation, GSTT1, GSTM1, GSTP1 polymorphisms, and skin lesions. Environ Health Perspect 115(3):341-5. PMID:17431481
  • McCarty KM, Ryan LM, Houseman EA, Williams PL, Miller DP, Quamruzzaman Q, Rahman M, Mahiuddin G, Smith TJ, Gonzalez E, Su L, Christiani DC. 2007. A case-control study of GST polymorphisms and arsenic related skin lesions. Environ Health 6:5. doi:10.1186/1476-069X-6-5 PMID:17284320 PMCID:PMC1805433

2005

  • Liu Y, Woodin MA, Hauser R, Williams PL, Herrick RF, Christiani DC, Smith TJ. 2005. Estimation of personal exposures to particulate matter and metals in boiler overhaul work. J Occup Environ Med 47(1):68-78. PMID:15643161

2004

  • McCarty KM, Senn DB, Kile ML, Quamruzzaman Q, Rahman M, Mahiuddin G, Christiani DC. 2004. Antimony: An unlikely confounder in the relationship between well water arsenic and health outcomes in Bangladesh. Environ Health Perspect 112(8):809-811. PMID:15175164

2003

  • Chen Y, Guo YL, Su HJ, Hsueh Y, Smith TJ, Ryan LM, Lee M, Chao S, Lee YY, Christiani DC. 2003. Arsenic methylation and skin cancer risk in southwestern Taiwan. J Occup Environ Med 45(3):241-248. PMID:12661181
  • Chen Y, Xu L, Guo YL, Su HJ, Hsueh Y, Smith TJ, Ryan LM, Lee M, Chao S, Lee J, Christiani DC. 2003. Genetic polymorphisms in p53 codon 72 and skin cancer in southwestern Taiwan. J Environ Sci Health A Tox Hazard Subst Environ Eng 38(1):201-211. doi:10.1081/ESE-120016889 PMID:12635827

2002

  • Chen Y, Amarasiriwardena CJ, Hsueh Y, Christiani DC. 2002. Stability of arsenic species and insoluble arsenic in human urine. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 11:1427-1433. PMID:12433722

2001

  • Christiani DC, Sharp RR, Collman GW, Suk WA. 2001. Applying genomic technologies in environmental health research: challenges and opportunities. J Occup Environ Med 43:526-533. PMID:11411324
  • Kales SN, Mendoza PJ, Hill JM, Christiani DC. 2001. Spirometric surveillance in hazardous materials firefighters: does hazardous materials duty affect lung function?. J Occup Environ Med 43:1114-1120. PMID:11765682

2000

  • Chen KL, Gertig DM, Ryan LM, Willett WC, Christiani DC, Hunter DJ. 2000. Toenail arsenic levels and squamous-cell carcinoma of the skin. In: Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Arsenic Exposure and Health Effects. San Diego, CA.
  • Chen Y, Lee M, Su HJ, Guo YC, Hsueh Y, Christiani DC. 2000. The association between arsenic methylation ability and the risk of bladder cancer in blackfoot disease endemic area in Taiwan. In: Proceedings of the ISEE (International Society for Environmental Epidemiology)-2000 Conference. August 19-23. Buffalo, NY.
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