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Project Publications: Columbia University: Health Effects of Arsenic Longitudinal Study

Superfund Research Program

Health Effects of Arsenic Longitudinal Study

Project Leader: Habibul Ahsan (University of Chicago)
Co-Investigators: Ana Navas-Acien, Muhammad G. Kibriya (University of Chicago), Farzana Jasmine (University of Chicago)
Grant Number: P42ES010349
Funding Period: 2000-2021

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Publications

2023

  • Avolio LN, Smith TJ, Navas-Acien A, Kruczynski K, Pisanic N, Randad PR, Detrick B, Fry RC, van Geen AF, Goessler W, Karron RA, Klein SL, Ogburn EL, Wills-Karp M, Alland K, Ayesha K, Dyer B, Islam MT, Oguntade HA, Rahman MH, Ali H, Haque R, Shaikh S, Schulze KJ, Muraduzzaman AK, Alamgir AS, Flora MS, West KP, Labrique AB, Heaney C. 2023. The Pregnancy, Arsenic, and Immune Response (PAIR) Study in rural northern Bangladesh. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 37(2):165-178. doi:10.1111/ppe.12949 PMID:36756808 PMCID:PMC10096093
  • Chernoff M, Delgado DA, Tong L, Chen LS, Oliva M, Tamayo LI, Best LG, Cole SA, Jasmine F, Kibriya MG, Nelson H, Huang L, Haack K, Kent J, Umans JG, Graziano JH, Navas-Acien A, Karagas MR, Ahsan H, Pierce BL. 2023. Sequencing-based fine-mapping and in silico functional characterization of the 10q24.32 arsenic metabolism efficiency locus across multiple arsenic-exposed populations. PLoS Genet 19(1):e1010588. doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1010588 PMID:36668670 PMCID:PMC9891528
  • Raqib R, Akhtar E, Haq MA, Ahmed S, Haque F, Chowdhury MA, Shahriar MH, Begum BA, Eunus M, Sarwar G, Parvez F, Sharker Y, Ahsan H, Yunus M. 2023. Reduction of household air pollution through clean fuel intervention and recovery of cellular immune balance. Environ Int 179:108137. doi:10.1016/j.envint.2023.108137 PMID:37579572
  • Smith TJ, Navas-Acien A, Baker S, Kok C, Kruczynski K, Avolio LN, Pisanic N, Randad PR, Fry RC, Goessler W, van Green A, Buckley JP, Rahman MH, Ali H, Haque R, Shaikh S, Siddiqua TJ, Schulze KJ, West KP, Labrique AB, Heaney C. 2023. Anthropometric measures and arsenic methylation among pregnant women in rural northern Bangladesh. Environ Res 234:116453. doi:10.1016/j.envres.2023.116453 PMID:37343752
  • Spaur M, Bostick BC, Chillrud SN, Factor-Litvak P, Navas-Acien A, Nigra AE. 2023. Impact of lowering the US maximum contaminant level on arsenic exposure: Differences by race, region, and water arsenic in NHANES 2003-2014. Environ Pollut 333:122047. doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122047 PMID:37331581
  • Spaur M, Lombard M, Ayotte JD, Bostick BC, Chillrud SN, Navas-Acien A, Nigra AE. 2023. Cross-sectional associations between drinking water arsenic and urinary inorganic arsenic in the United States: NHANES 2003-2014. Environ Res 227:115741. doi:10.1016/j.envres.2023.115741 PMID:36963713 PMCID:PMC1016594

2022

  • Demanelis K, Delgado DA, Tong L, Jasmine F, Ahmed A, Islam M, Parvez F, Kibriya MG, Graziano JH, Ahsan H, Pierce BL. 2022. Somatic loss of the Y chromosome is associated with arsenic exposure among Bangladeshi men. Int J Epidemiol doi:10.1093/ije/dyac176 PMID:36130227
  • Loh M, Zhang W, Ng HK, Schmid K, Lamri A, Tong L, Ahmad M, Lee J, Ng MC, Petty LE, Spracklen CN, Takeuchi F, Islam T, Jasmine F, Kasturiratne A, Kibriya MG, Mohlke KL, Pare G, Prasad G, Shahriar M, Chee ML, de Silva H, Engert JC, Gerstein HC, Mani K, Sabanayagam C, Vujkovic M, Wickremasinghe AR, Wong T, Yajnik CS, Yusuf S, Ahsan H, Bharadwaj D, Anand SS, Below JE, Boehnke M, Bowden DW, Chandak GR, Cheng C, Kato N, Mahajan A, Sim X, McCarthy M, Morris AP, Kooner JS, Saleheen D, Chambers JC. 2022. Identification of genetic effects underlying type 2 diabetes in South Asian and European populations. Commun Biol 5:doi:10.1038/s42003-022-03248-5
  • Parvez F, Lauer FT, Factor-Litvak P, Islam T, Eunus M, Abu Horayara M, Rahman M, Sarwar G, Ahsan H, Graziano JH, Burchiel SW. 2022. Exposure to arsenic and level of Vitamin D influence the number of Th17 cells and production of IL-17A in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells in adults. PLoS One 17(4):e0266168. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0266168 PMID:35404942 PMCID:PMC9000092
  • Spaur M, Nigra AE, Sanchez TR, Navas-Acien A, Lazo M, Wu H. 2022. Association of blood manganese, selenium with steatosis, fibrosis in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2017-18. Environ Res 213:doi:10.1016/j.envres.2022.113647 PMID:35691383
  • Tamayo LI, Kumarasinghe Y, Tong L, Balac O, Ahsan H, Gamble MV, Pierce BL. 2022. Inherited genetic effects on arsenic metabolism: A comparison of effects on arsenic species measured in urine and in blood. Environ Epidemiol 6(6):

2021

  • Delgado DA, Chernoff M, Huang L, Tong L, Chen LS, Jasmine F, Shinkle J, Cole SA, Kent J, Umans JG, Best LG, Nelson HH, Griend DV, Graziano JH, Kibriya MG, Navas-Acien A, Karagas MR, Ahsan H, Pierce BL. 2021. Rare, protein-altering variants in AS3MT and arsenic metabolism efficiency: a multi-population association study . Environ Health Perspect 129(4):47007. doi:10.1289/EHP9488 PMID:34038222 PMCID:PMC8153690
  • Grau-Perez M, Voruganti VS, Balakrishnan P, Haack K, Goessler W, Franceschini N, Redon J, Cole SA, Navas-Acien A, Tellez-Plaza M. 2021. Genetic variation and urine cadmium levels: ABCC1 effects in the Strong Heart Family Study. Environ Pollut 276:doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2021.116717 PMID:33640655 PMCID:PMC8026674
  • Huhmann LB, Harvey CF, Navas-Acien A, Graziano JH, Slavkovich VN, Chen Y, Argos M, Ahsan H, van Geen AF. 2021. A mass-balance model to assess arsenic exposure from multiple wells in Bangladesh. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol 9:PMID:34625714
  • Kaufman JA, Mattison C, Fretts A, Umans JG, Cole SA, Voruganti VS, Goessler W, Best LG, Zhang Y, Navas-Acien A, Gribble MO, Tellez-Plaza M. 2021. Arsenic, blood pressure, and hypertension in the Strong Heart Family Study. Environ Res 195:110864. doi:10.1016/j.envres.2021.110864 PMID:33581093 PMCID:PMC8021390
  • Nigra AE, Moon KA, Jones MR, Sanchez TR, Navas-Acien A. 2021. Urinary arsenic and heart disease mortality in NHANES 2003-2014. Environ Res 200:111387. doi:10.1016/j.envres.2021.111387 PMID:34090890 PMCID:PMC8403626
  • Sanchez TR, Hu X, Zhao J, Tran V, Loiacono N, Go Y, Goessler W, Cole SA, Umans JG, Jones DP, Navas-Acien A, Uppal K. 2021. An atlas of metallome and metabolome interactions and associations with incident diabetes in the Strong Heart Family Study. Environ Int 157:doi:10.1016/j.envint.2021.106810 PMID:34365318 PMCID:PMC8490308
  • Yang JJ, Yu D, Shu X, Freedman ND, Wen W, Rahman S, Abe SL, Saito E, Gupta PC, He J, Tsugane S, Gao Y, Xiang Y, Yuan J, Tomata Y, Tsuji I, Sugawara Y, Matsuo K, Ahn Y, Park SK, Chen Y, Pan W, Pednekar MS, Gu D, Sawada N, Cai H, Li H, Koh W, Wang R, Zhang S, Kanemura S, Ito H, Shin M, Wu P, Yoo K, Ahsan H, Chia K, Boffetta P, Inoue M, Kang D, Potter JD, Zheng W. 2021. Quantifying the association of low-intensity and late initiation of tobacco smoking with total and cause-specific mortality in Asia. Tob Control 30:328-335. doi:10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2019-055412 PMID:32546664

2020

  • Bozack AK, Domingo-Relloso A, Haack K, Gamble MV, Tellez-Plaza M, Umans JG, Best LG, Yracheta J, Gribble MO, Cardenas A, Francesconi KA, Goessler W, Tang W, Fallin MD, Cole SA, Navas-Acien A. 2020. Locus-specific differential DNA methylation and urinary arsenic: An epigenome-wide association study in blood among adults with low -to -moderate arsenic exposure. Environ Health Perspect 128:12. doi:10.1289/EHP6263 PMID:32603190 PMCID:PMC7534587
  • Burchiel SW, Lauer FT, Factor-Litvak P, Liu X, Islam T, Eunus M, Abu Horayara M, Islam M, Rahman M, Ahmed A, Cremers S, Nandakumar R, Ahsan H, Olopade C, Graziano JH, Parvez F. 2020. Arsenic exposure associated T cell proliferation, smoking, and vitamin D in Bangladeshi men and women. PLoS One 15:13. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0234965 PMID:32574193 PMCID:PMC7310686
  • Chen Q, Shen S, Sun H, Wu F, Kluz T, Kibriya MG, Chen Y, Ahsan H, Costa M. 2020. PBMC gene expression profiles of female Bangladeshi adults chronically exposed to arsenic-contaminated drinking water. Environ Pollut 259:113672. doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2019.113672 PMID:31918125
  • Chernoff M, Tong L, Demanelis K, Vander Griend D, Ahsan H, Pierce BL. 2020. Genetic determinants of reduced arsenic metabolism efficiency in the 10q2.4.32 region are associated with reduced AS3MT expression in multiple human tissue types. Society of Toxicology 176:382-395. doi:10.1093/toxsci/kfaa075 PMID:32433756 PMCID:PMC7531331
  • Crocker KC, Domingo-Relloso A, Haack K, Fretts A, Tang W, Herreros-Martinez M, Tellez-Plaza M, Fallin MD, Cole SA, Navas-Acien A. 2020. DNA methylation and adiposity phenotypes: An epigenome-wide association study among adults in the Strong Heart Study. Int J Obes 10:doi:10.1038/s41366-020-0646-z PMID:32728124
  • Demanelis K, Jasmine F, Chen LS, Chernoff M, Tong L, Delgado DA, Zhang C, Shinkle J, Sabarinathan M, Lin H, Ramirez E, Oliva M, Kim-Hellmuth S, Stranger BE, Lai T, Aviv A, Ardlie K, Aguet F, Ahsan H, Doherty JA, Kibriya MG, Pierce BL. 2020. Determinants of telomere length across human tissues. Science 369(6509):doi:10.1126/science.aaz6876 PMID:32913074
  • Domingo-Relloso A, Riffo-Campos AL, Haack K, Rentero-Garrido P, Ladd-Acosta C, Fallin MD, Tang W, Herreros-Martinez M, Gonzalez JR, Bozack AK, Cole SA, Navas-Acien A, Tellez-Plaza M. 2020. Cadmium, smoking, and human blood DNA methylation profiles in adults from the Strong Heart Study. Environ Health Perspect 128:14. doi:10.1289/EHP6345 PMID:32484362 PMCID:PMC7265996
  • Khan KM, Chakraborty R, Bundschuh J, Bhattacharya P, Parvez F. 2020. Health effects of arsenic exposure in Latin America: An overview of the past eight years of research. Sci Total Environ 710:doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.136071 PMID:31918184
  • Konkel L, Navas-Acien A. 2020. Arsenic exposure and glucose metabolism: experimental studies suggest implications for type 2 diabetes. Environ Health Perspect 128(9):doi:10.1289/EHP7160 PMID:32946276 PMCID:PMC7500800
  • Nolan-Kennedy R, Wu F, Hu J, Yang L, Kelly D, Li H, Jasmine F, Kibriya MG, Parvez F, Shaheen I, Sarwar G, Ahmed A, Eunus M, Islam T, Pei Z, Ahsan H, Chen Y. 2020. The association between smoking and gut microbiome in Bangladesh. Nicotine Tob Res 22(8):doi:10.1093/ntr/ntz220 PMID:31794002 PMCID:PMC7364824 (ahead of print)
  • Powers M, Sanchez TR, Welty TK, Cole SA, Oeslner EC, Yeh F, Turner J, O'Leary M, Brown RH, O'Donnell M, Lederer D, Navas-Acien A. 2020. Lung function and respiratory symptoms after tuberculosis in an american indian population: The strong heart study. AnnalsATS 17:38-48. doi:10.1513/AnnalsATS.201904-281OC PMID:31553638 PMCID:PMC6944345
  • Sanchez TR, Kafui Klu Y, Genkinger JM, Lacey JV, Chung N, Navas-Acien A. 2020. Association between rice consumption and risk of cancer incidence in the California Teachers Study. Cancer Causes Control 31(12):1129-1140. doi:10.1007/s10552-020-01350-9 PMID:32974796 PMCID:PMC7572641
  • Shih Y, Scannell Bryan M, Parvez F, Uesugi KH, Shahriar M, Ahmed A, Islam T, Ahsan H, Argos M. 2020. Gravidity, parity, blood pressure and mortality among women in Bangladesh from the HEALS cohort. BMJ Open 10(8):e037244. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-037244 PMID:32847913 PMCID:PMC7451482
  • Sobel MH, Sanchez TR, Jones MR, Kaufman JD, Francesconi KA, Blaha MJ, Vaidya D, Shimbo D, Gossler W, Gamble MV, Genkinger JM, Navas-Acien A. 2020. Rice intake, arsenic exposure, and subclinical cardiovascular disease among US adults in MESA. J Am Heart Assoc 9:doi:10.1161/JAHA.119.015658 PMCID:PMC7070216
  • Tamayo LI, Lin H, Ahmed A, Shahriar H, Hasan R, Sarwar G, Eunus H, Ahsan H, Pierce BL. 2020. Research Participants Attitudes towards Receiving Information on Genetic Susceptibility to Arsenic Toxicity in Rural Bangladesh. Public Health Genomics 23:69-76. doi:10.1159/000505632 PMID:32069464 PMCID:PMC7605079
  • Zheng Y. 2020. Global solutions to a silent poison. Science 368:818-819. doi:10.1126/science.abb9746 PMID:32439775

2019

  • Bulka C, Scannell Bryan M, Persky V, Daviglus ML, Durazo-Arvizu RA, Parvez F, Slavkovich VN, Graziano JH, Islam M, Baron JA, Ahsan H, Argos M. 2019. Changes in blood pressure associated with lead, manganese, and selenium in a Bangladeshi cohort. Environ Pollut 248:28-35. doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2019.01.129 PMID:30771745 PMCID:PMC6517081
  • Burchiel SW, Lauer FT, Factor-Litvak P, Liu X, Santella RM, Islam T, Eunus M, Alam N, Islam T, Rahman M, Ahmed A, Ahsan H, Graziano JH, Parvez F. 2019. An increase in circulating B cells and B cell activation markers in peripheral blood is associated with cigarette smoking in a male cohort in Bangladesh. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 384:114783. doi:10.1016/j.taap.2019.114783 PMID:31669812 PMCID:PMC6886671
  • Byrd D, Chen J, Vogtmann E, Hullings A, Song S, Amir A, Kibriya MG, Ahsan H, Chen Y, Nelson H, Knight R, Shi J, Chia N, Sinha R. 2019. Reproducibility, stability, and accuracy of microbial profiles by fecal sample collection method in three distinct populations. PLoS One doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0224757 PMID:31738775 PMCID:PMC6860998
  • Chen Y, Wu F, Liu X, Parvez F, Lolacono NJ, Gibson EA, Kioumourtzoglou M, Levy D, Shahriar H, Uddin MN, Islam T, Lomax A, Saxena R, Sanchez TR, Santiago D, Ellis T, Ahsan H, Wasserman GA, Graziano JH. 2019. Early life and adolescent arsenic exposure from drinking water and blood pressure in adolescence. Environ Res 178:doi:10.1016/j.envres.2019.108681 PMID:31520830
  • Demanelis K, Argos M, Tong L, Shinkle J, Sabarinathan M, Rakibuz-Zaman M, Sarwar G, Shahriar H, Islam T, Rahman M, Yunus M, Graziano JH, Broberg K, Engstrom K, Jasmine F, Ahsan H, Pierce BL. 2019. Association of arsenic exposure with whole blood DNA methylation: An epigenome-wide study of Bangladeshi adults. Environ Health Perspect 127:PMCID:PMC6791539
  • Domingo-Relloso A, Grau-Perez M, Briongos-Figuero LS, Gomez-Ariza JL, Garcia-Barrera T, Duenas-Laita A, Bobb JF, Chaves FJ, Kioumourtzoglou M, Navas-Acien A, Redon J, Martin-Escudero JC, Tellez-Plaza M. 2019. The association of urine metals and metal mixtures with cardiovascular incidence in an adult population from Spain: The Hortega follow-up study. Int J Epidemiol 48:1839-1849. doi:10.1093/ije/dyz061 PMID:31329884 PMCID:PMC6929535
  • Domingo-Relloso A, Grau-Perez M, Galan-Chilet I, Garrido-Martinez MJ, Tormos C, Navas-Acien A, Gomez-Ariza JL, Monzo-Beltran L, Saez-Tormo G, Garcia-Barrera T, Laita AD, Briongos-Figuero LS, Martin-Escudero JC, Chaves FJ, Redon J, Tellez-Plaza M. 2019. Urinary metals and metal mixtures and oxidative stress biomarkers in an adult population from Spain: the Hortega Study. Environ Int 123:171-180. doi:10.1016/j.envint.2018.11.055 PMID:30529889
  • Grau-Perez M, Zhao J, Pierce BL, Francesconi KA, Goessler W, Zhu Y, An Q, Umans JG, Best LG, Cole SA, Navas-Acien A, Tellez-Plaza M. 2019. Urinary metals and leukocyte telomere length in American Indian communities: The Strong Heart and the Strong Heart Family Study. Environ Pollut 246:311-318. doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2018.12.010 PMID:30557805 PMCID:PMC6363843
  • Huang L, Liu L, Zhang T, Zhao D, Li H, Sun H, Kinney PL, Pitiranggon M, Chillrud SN, Ma LQ, Navas-Acien A, Bi J, Yan B. 2019. An interventional study of rice for reducing cadmium exposure in a Chinese industrial town. Environ Int 122:301-309. doi:10.1016/j.envint.2018.11.019 PMID:30477816 PMCID:PMC6368677
  • Huhmann BL, Harvey CF, Navas-Acien A, Graziano JH, Parvez F, Chen Y, Argos M, Ahmed A, Hasan R, Ahsan H, van Geen AF. 2019. Changes in arsenic exposure in Araihazar, Bangladesh from 2001 through 2015 following a blanket well testing and education campaign. Environ Int 125:82-89. doi:10.1016/j.envint.2019.01.026 PMID:30710803 PMCID:PMC6449151
  • Jamil N, Feng H, Ahmed KM, Choudhury I, Barnwal P, van Geen AF. 2019. Effectiveness of different approaches to arsenic mitigation over 18 years in Araihazar, Bangladesh: Implications for national policy. Environ Sci Technol 53(10):5596-5604. doi:10.1021/acs.est.9b01375 PMID:31033281 PMCID:PMC6535723
  • Jones MR, Tellez-Plaza M, Vaidya D, Grau-Perez M, Post WS, Kaufman JD, Guallar E, Francesconi KA, Goessler W, Nachman KE, Sanchez TR, Navas-Acien A. 2019. Ethnic, geographic and dietary differences in arsenic exposure in the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis (MESA). J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol 29:310-322. doi:10.1038/s41370-018-0042-0 PMID:29795237 PMCID:PMC6252166
  • Karagas MR, Punshon T, Davis M, Bulka C, Slaughter F, Karalis D, Argos M, Ahsan H. 2019. Rice intake and emerging concerns on arsenic in rice: A review of the human evidence and methodologic challenges. Curr Environ Health Rep 6:361-72. doi:10.1007/s40572-019-00249-1 PMID:31760590
  • Khan K, Parvez F, Zoeller RT, Hocevar BA, Kamendulis LM, Rohlman DS, Eunus M, Graziano JH. 2019. Thyroid hormones and neurobehavioral functions among adolescents chronically exposed to groundwater with geogenic arsenic in Bangladesh. Sci Total Environ 678:278-287. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.04.426 PMID:31075594 PMCID:PMC6544172
  • Lauer FT, Parvez F, Factor-Litvak P, Liu X, Santella RM, Islam M, Eunus M, Alam N, Hasan R, Rahman M, Ahsan H, Graziano JH, Burchiel SW. 2019. Changes in human peripheral blood mononuclear cell (HPBMC) populations and T-cell subsets associated with arsenic and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon exposures in a Bangladesh cohort. PLoS One 14(7):e0220451. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0220451 PMID:31365547 PMCID:PMC6668812
  • Moreno RC, Navas-Acien A, Escolar E, Nathan DM, Newman JD, Schmedtje JF, Diaz D, Lamas GA, Fonseca V. 2019. Potential role of metal chelation to prevent the cardiovascular complications of diabetes. J Clin Endocrinol Metab doi:10.1210/jc.2018-01484 PMID:30869793
  • Osborne G, Wu F, Yang L, Kelly D, Hu J, Li H, Jasmine F, Kibriya MG, Parvez F, Shaheen I, Sarwar G, Ahmed A, Eunus M, Islam T, Pei Z, Ahsan H, Chen Y. 2019. The association between gut microbiome and anthropometric measurements in Bangladesh. Gut Microbes 11(1):63-76. doi:10.1080/19490976.2019.1614394 PMID:31138061 PMCID:PMC6973329
  • Parvez F, Akhtar E, Khan L, Haq MA, Islam T, Ahmed D, Eunus HM, Hasan AR, Ahsan H, Graziano JH, Raqib R. 2019. Exposure to low dose arsenic in early life alters innate immune function in children. J Immunotoxicol 16:201-209. doi:10.1080/1547691X.2019.1657993 PMID:31703545 PMCID:PMC7041495
  • Parvez F, Lauer FT, Factor-Litvak P, Liu X, Santella RM, Islam T, Eunus M, Alam N, Sarwar G, Rahman M, Ahsan H, Graziano JH, Burchiel SW. 2019. Assessment of arsenic and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) exposures on immune function among males in Bangladesh. PLoS One 14:doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0216662 PMID:31095595 PMCID:PMC6522035
  • Pichler G, Grau-Perez M, Tellez-Plaza M, Umans JG, Best L, Cole SA, Goessler W, Francesconi K, Newman JD, Redon J, Devereux RB, Navas-Acien A. 2019. Association of arsenic exposure with cardiac geometry and left ventricular function in young adults evidence from the Strong Heart Family Study. Circ-Cardiovasc Imaging 12:13. doi:10.1161/circimaging.119.009018 PMID:31060373 PMCID:PMC6668025
  • Pierce BL, Tong L, Dean S, Argos M, Jasmine F, Rakibuz-Zaman M, Sarwar G, Islam M, Shahriar H, Islam T, Rahman M, Yunus M, Lynch VJ, Oglesbee D, Graziano JH, Kibriya MG, Gamble MV, Ahsan H. 2019. A missense variant in FTCD is associated with arsenic metabolism and toxicity phenotypes in Bangladesh. PLoS Genet 15:18. doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1007984 PMID:30893314 PMCID:PMC6443193
  • Powers M, Yracheta J, Harvey DE, O'Leary M, Best LG, Bear AB, MacDonald L, Susan J, Hasan K, Thomas ED, Morgan C, Olmedo P, Chen R, Rule A, Schwab KJ, Navas-Acien A, George CM. 2019. Arsenic in groundwater in private wells in rural North Dakota and South Dakota: water quality assessment for an intervention trial. Environ Res 168:41-47. doi:10.1016/j.envres.2018.09.016 PMID:30261340 PMCID:PMC6296218
  • Sanchez TR, Oeslner EC, Lederer D, Lo Cascio CM, Jones MR, Grau-Perez M, Francesconi KA, Goessler W, Perzanowski M, Barr RG, Navas-Acien A. 2019. Rice consumption and subclinical lung disease in US adults: Observational evidence from the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis. Am J Epidemiol 188:1655-1665. doi:10.1093/aje/kwz137 PMID:31145426 PMCID:PMC6735738
  • Spratlen MJ, Grau-Perez M, Umans JG, Yracheta J, Best LG, Francesconi KA, Goessler W, Bottiglieri T, Gamble MV, Cole SA, Zhao J, Navas-Acien A. 2019. Targeted metabolomics to understand the association between arsenic metabolism and diabetes-related outcomes: Preliminary evidence from the Strong Heart Family Study. Environ Res 168:146-157. doi:10.1016/j.envres.2018.09.034 PMID:30316100 PMCID:PMC6298442
  • Thomas ED, Gittelsohn J, Yracheta J, Powers M, O'Leary M, Harvey DE, Cloud RR, Best LG, Bear AB, Navas-Acien A, George CM. 2019. The Strong Heart Water Study: Informing and designing a multi-level intervention to reduce arsenic exposure among private well users in Great Plains Indian Nations. Sci Total Environ 650:3120-3133. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.09.204 PMID:30373089
  • Vogtmann E, Chen J, Kibriya MG, Amir A, Shi J, Chen Y, Islam M, Eunes M, Ahmed A, Naher J, Rahman A, Barmon B, Knight R, Chia N, Ahsan H, Abnet CC, Sinha R. 2019. Comparison of oral collection methods for studies of microbiota. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 28:137-143. doi:10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-18-0312 PMID:30262598 PMCID:PMC6324947
  • Wu F, Yang L, Islam M, Jasmine F, Kibriya MG, Nahar J, Barmon B, Parvez F, Sarwar G, Ahmed A, Eunus M, Islam T, Slavkovich VN, Hu J, Li H, Graziano JH, Pei Z, Ahsan H, Chen Y. 2019. The role of gut microbiome and its interaction with arsenic exposure in carotid intima-media thickness in a Bangladesh population. Environ Int 123:104-113. doi:10.1016/j.envint.2018.11.049 PMID:30503971 PMCID:PMC6371773
  • Yang K, Zhang Y, Saito E, Rahman S, Gupta PC, Sawada N, Tamakoshi A, Gao Y, Koh W, Shu X, Tsuji I, Sadakane A, Nagata C, You S, Yuan J, Shin M, Chen Y, Pan W, Pednekar MS, Tsugane S, Cai H, Xiang Y, Ozasa K, Tomata Y, Kanemura S, Sugawara Y, Wada K, Wang R, Ahn Y, Yoo K, Ahsan H, Chia K, Boffetta P, Kang D, Potter JD, Inoue M, Zheng W, Nan H. 2019. Association between educational level and total and cause-specific mortality: a pooled analysis of over 694 000 individuals in the Asia Cohort Consortium. BMJ Open 9:doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026225 PMID:31444178 PMCID:PMC6707688

2018

  • Argos M, Tong L, Roy S, Sabarinathan M, Ahmed A, Islam M, Rakibuz-Zaman M, Sarwar G, Shahriar H, Rahman M, Yunus M, Graziano JH, Jasmine F, Kibriya MG, Zhou X, Ahsan H, Pierce BL. 2018. Screening for gene-environment (GxE) interaction using omics data from exposed individuals: an application to gene-arsenic interaction. Mamm Genome 29:109-111. doi:10.1007/s00335-018-9737-8 PMID:29453499
  • Balakrishnan P, Jones MR, Vaidya D, Tellez-Plaza M, Post WS, Kaufman JD, Bielinski SJ, Taylor K, Francesconi KA, Goessler W, Navas-Acien A. 2018. Ethnic, geographic, and genetic differences in arsenic metabolism at low arsenic exposure: A preliminary analysis in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Int J Environ Res Public Health 15(6):1179. doi:10.3390/ijerph15061179 PMID:29874848 PMCID:6025014
  • Balakrishnan P, Navas-Acien A, Haack KW, Vaidya D, Umans JG, Best LG, Goessler W, Francesconi KA, Franceschini N, North KE, Cole SA, Voruganti VS, Gribble MO. 2018. Arsenic-gene interactions and beta-cell function in the Strong Heart Family Study. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 348:123-129. doi:10.1016/j.taap.2018.03.034 PMID:29621497 PMCID:PMC5961497
  • Bozack AK, Cardenas A, Quamruzzaman Q, Rahman M, Mostofa G, Christiani DC, Kile ML. 2018. DNA methylation in cord blood as mediator of the association between prenatal arsenic exposure and gestational age. Epigenetics 13(9):923-940. doi:10.1080/15592294.2018.1516453 PMID:30175652 PMCID:PMC6284783
  • Bozack AK, Hall MN, Liu X, Ilievski V, Lomax-Luu A, Parvez F, Siddique A, Shahriar H, Uddin MN, Islam T, Graziano JH, Gamble MV. 2018. Folic acid supplementation enhances arsenic methylation: results from a folic acid and creatine supplementation randomized controlled trial in Bangladesh. Am J Clin Nutr 109(2):380-391. doi:10.1093/ajcn/nqy148 PMID:30590411 PMCID:PMC6367980
  • Bozack AK, Saxena R, Gamble MV. 2018. Nutritional influences on one-carbon metabolism: effects on arsenic methylation and toxicity. Annu Rev Nutr 38:401-429. doi:10.1146/annurev-nutr-082117-051757 PMID:29799766 PMCID:PMC6441546
  • Chat V, Wu F, Demmer RT, Parvez F, Ahmed A, Eunus M, Hasan R, Nahar J, Shaheen I, Sarwar G, Desvarieux M, Ahsan H, Chen Y. 2018. Association between number of children and carotid intima-media thickness in Bangladesh. PLoS One 13:11. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0208148 PMID:30481229 PMCID:PMC6258552
  • Delgado DA, Zhang C, Chen LS, Gao J, Roy S, Shinkle J, Sabarinathan M, Argos M, Tong L, Ahmed A, Islam T, Rakibuz-Zaman M, Sarwar G, Shahriar H, Rahman M, Yunus M, Jasmine F, Kibriya MG, Ahsan H, Pierce BL. 2018. Genome-wide association study of telomere length among South Asians identifies a second RTEL1 association signal. J Med Genet 55:64-71. doi:10.1136/jmedgenet-2017-104922 PMID:29151059
  • Delgado DA, Zhang C, Gleason K, Demanelis K, Chen LS, Gao J, Roy S, Shinkle J, Sabarinathan M, Argos M, Tong L, Ahmed A, Islam M, Rakibuz-Zaman M, Sarwar G, Shahriar H, Rahman M, Yunus M, Doherty JA, Jasmine F, Kibriya MG, Ahsan H, Pierce BL. 2018. The contribution of parent-to-offspring transmission of telomeres to the heritability of telomere length in humans. Hum Genet 1-12. doi:10.1007/s00439-018-1964-2 PMID:30536049
  • El-Masri HA, Hong T, Henning C, Mendez W, Hudgens EE, Thomas DJ, Lee JS. 2018. Erratum: Evaluation of a physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) model for inorganic arsenic exposure using data from two diverse human populations. Environ Health Perspect doi:10.1289/ehp4370 PMID:30392381
  • El-Masri HA, Hong T, Henning C, Mendez W, Hudgens EE, Thomas DJ, Lee JS. 2018. Evaluation of a physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) model for inorganic arsenic exposure using data from two diverse human populations. Environ Health Perspect 126(7):077004. doi:10.1289/EHP3096 PMID:30024383
  • Farzan SF, Howe CG, Chen Y, Gilbert-Diamond D, Cottingham KL, Jackson BP, Weinstein AR, Karagas MR. 2018. Prenatal lead exposure and elevated blood pressure in children. Environ Int 121(2):1289-1296. doi:10.1016/j.envint.2018.10.049 PMID:30389381 PMCID:PMC6279470
  • Grau-Perez M, Navas-Acien A, Galan-Chilet I, Briongos-Figuero LS, Morchon-Simon D, Bermudez JD, Crainiceanu C, de Marco G, Rentero-Garrido P, Garcia-Barrera T, Gomez-Ariza JL, Casasnovas JA, Martin-Escudero JC, Redon J, Chaves FJ, Tellez-Plaza M. 2018. Arsenic exposure, diabetes-related genes and diabetes prevalence in a general population from Spain. Environ Pollut 235:948-955. doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2018.01.008 PMID:29751399 PMCID:PMC6443087
  • Hennig B, Petriello MC, Gamble MV, Surh Y, Kresty LA, Frank N, Rangkadilok N, Ruchirawat K, Suk WA. 2018. The role of nutrition in influencing mechanisms involved in environmentally mediated diseases. Rev Environ Health 33:87-97. doi:10.1515/reveh-2017-0038 PMID:29381475 PMCID:PMC5987536
  • Jones MR, Navas-Acien A, Platz EA, Joshu CE. 2018. Racial/ethnic differences in duration of smoking among former smokers in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys. Nicotine Tob Res 20:303-311. doi:10.1093/ntr/ntw326 PMID:28003510
  • Moon KA, Zhang Y, Guallar E, Francesconi KA, Goessler W, Umans JG, Best LG, Howard BV, Devereux RB, Okin PM, Navas-Acien A. 2018. Association of low-moderate urine arsenic and QT interval: cross-sectional and longitudinal evidence from the Strong Heart Study. Environ Pollut 240:894-902. doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2018.04.129 PMID:29793197
  • Nachman KE, Punshon T, Rardin LR, Signes-Pastor AJ, Murray CJ, Jackson BP, Guerinot ML, Burke TA, Chen CY, Ahsan H, Argos M, Cottingham KL, Cubadda F, Ginsberg GL, Goodale BC, Kurzius-Spencer M, Meharg AA, Miller M, Nigra AE, Pendergrast CB, Raab A, Reimer K, Scheckel KG, Schwerdtle T, Taylor VF, Tokar EJ, Warczak TM, Karagas MR. 2018. Opportunities and challenges for dietary arsenic intervention. Environ Health Perspect 126(8):084503-1-6. doi:10.1289/EHP3997 PMID:30235424 PMCID:PMC6375412
  • Niedzwiecki M, Liu X, Zhu H, Hall MN, Slavkovich VN, Ilievski V, Levy D, Siddique AB, Kibriya MG, Parvez F, Islam T, Ahmed A, Navas-Acien A, Graziano JH, Finnell RH, Ahsan H, Gamble MV. 2018. Serum homocysteine, arsenic methylation, and arsenic-induced skin lesion incidence in Bangladesh: A one-carbon metabolism candidate gene study. Environ Int 113:133-142. doi:10.1016/j.envint.2018.01.015 PMID:29421402 PMCID:PMC5873983
  • Oliver-Williams C, Howard AG, Navas-Acien A, Howard BV, Tellez-Plaza M, Franceschini N. 2018. Cadmium body burden, hypertension, and changes in blood pressure over time: results from a prospective cohort study in American Indians. Journal of the American Society of Hypertension 12:426-437. doi:10.1016/j.jash.2018.03.002 PMID:29605538 PMCID:PMC5972063
  • Pesola GR, Terla V, Malik N, Ahsan H. 2018. Chronic dyspnoea: finding the cause to reduce mortality. J Toxicol Sci 10:S4057-S4060. doi:10.21037/jtd.2018.09.60 PMID:30631554 PMCID:PMC6297495
  • Pierce BL, Tong L, Argos M, Demanelis K, Jasmine F, Rakibuz-Zaman M, Sarwar G, Islam M, Shahriar H, Islam T, Rahman M, Yunus M, Kibriya MG, Chen LS, Ahsan H. 2018. Co-occurring expression and methylation QTLs allow detection of common causal variants and shared biological mechanisms. Nat Commun 9:doi:10.1038/s41467-018-03209-9 PMID:29476079 PMCID:PMC5824840
  • Sanchez TR, Powers M, Perzanowski M, George CM, Graziano JH, Navas-Acien A. 2018. A meta-analysis of arsenic exposure and lung function: Is there evidence of restrictive or obstructive lung disease?. Curr Environ Health Rep 5:244-254. doi:10.1007/s40572-018-0192-1 PMID:29637476 PMCID:PMC6149528
  • Sanchez TR, Slavkovich VN, LoIacono NJ, van Geen AF, Ellis T, Chillrud SN, Balac O, Islam T, Parvez F, Ahsan H, Graziano JH, Navas-Acien A. 2018. Urinary metals and metal mixtures in Bangladesh: Exploring environmental sources in the Health Effects of Arsenic Longitudinal Study (HEALS). Environ Int 121:852-860. doi:10.1016/j.envint.2018.10.031 PMID:30343184 PMCID:PMC6231410
  • Spratlen MJ, Grau-Perez M, Best LG, Yracheta J, Lazo M, Vaidya D, Balakrishnan P, Gamble MV, Francesconi KA, Goessler W, Cole SA, Umans JG, Howard BV, Navas-Acien A. 2018. The association of arsenic exposure and arsenic metabolism with the metabolic syndrome and its individual components: prospective evidence from the strong heart family study. Am J Epidemiol 187:1598-1612. doi:10.1093/aje/kwy048 PMID:29554222 PMCID:PMC6070055
  • Spratlen MJ, Grau-Perez M, Umans JG, Yracheta J, Best LG, Francesconi K, Goessler W, Balakrishnan P, Cole SA, Gamble MV, Howard BV, Navas-Acien A. 2018. Arsenic, one carbon metabolism and diabetes-related outcomes in the Strong Heart Family Study. Environ Int 121:728-740. doi:10.1016/j.envint.2018.09.048 PMID:30321848 PMCID:PMC6221918
  • Wasserman GA, Liu X, Parvez F, Chen Y, Factor-Litvak P, Lolacono NJ, Levy D, Shahriar H, Uddin MN, Islam T, Lomax A, Saxena R, Gibson EA, Kioumourtzoglou M, Balac O, Sanchez TR, Kline JK, Santiago D, Ellis T, Graziano JH, van Geen AF. 2018. A cross-sectional study of water arsenic exposure and intellectual function in adolescence in Araihazar, Bangladesh. Environ Int 118:304-313. doi:10.1016/j.envint.2018.05.037 PMID:29933234
  • Wu F, Chi L, Ru H, Parvez F, Slavkovich VN, Eunus M, Ahmed A, Islam T, Rakibuz-Zaman M, Hasan R, Sarwar G, Graziano JH, Ahsan H, Lu K, Chen Y. 2018. Arsenic exposure from drinking water and urinary metabolomics: Associations and long-term reproducibility in Bangladesh adults. Environ Health Perspect 126(1):017005. doi:10.1289/ehp1992 PMID:29329102 PMCID:PMC6014710
  • Zhang C, Kibriya MG, Jasmine F, Roy S, Gao J, Sabarinathan M, Shinkle J, Delgado DA, Ahmed A, Islam T, Eunus M, Islam M, Hasan R, Graziano JH, Ahsan H, Pierce BL. 2018. A study of telomere length, arsenic exposure, and arsenic toxicity in a Bangladeshi cohort. Environ Res 164:346-355. doi:10.1016/j.envres.2018.03.005 PMID:29567420

2017

  • Bulka C, Davis M, Karagas MR, Ahsan H, Argos M. 2017. The unintended consequences of a gluten-free diet. Epidemiology 28(3):e24-e25. doi:10.1097/EDE.0000000000000640 PMID:28166100
  • Chen Y, Chen Y, Wu F, Saito E, Lin Y, Song M, Luu HN, Gupta PC, Sawada N, Tamakoshi A, Shu X, Koh W, Xiang Y, Tomata Y, Sugiyama K, Park SK, Matsuo K, Nagata C, Sugawara Y, Qiao Y, You S, Wang R, Shin M, Pan W, Pednekar MS, Tsugane S, Cai H, Yuan J, Gao Y, Tsuji I, Kanemura S, Ito H, Wada K, Ahn Y, Yoo K, Ahsan H, Chia K, Boffetta P, Zheng W, Inoue M, Kang D, Potter JD. 2017. Association between type 2 diabetes and risk of cancer mortality: a pooled analysis of over 771,000 individuals in the Asia Cohort Consortium. Diabetologia 60(6):1022-1032. doi:10.1007/s00125-017-4229-z PMID:28265721
  • Dean S, Zhang C, Gao J, Roy S, Shinkle J, Sabarinathan M, Argos M, Tong L, Ahmed A, Islam MT, Islam T, Rakibuz-Zaman M, Sarwar G, Shahriar H, Rahman M, Yunus M, Graziano JH, Chen LS, Jasmine F, Kibriya MG, Ahsan H, Pierce BL. 2017. The association between telomere length and mortality in Bangladesh. Aging-US 9(6):1537-1551. doi:10.18632/aging.101246 PMID:28630379 PMCID:PMC5509454
  • Garshick M, Wu F, Demmer RT, Parvez F, Ahmed A, Eunus M, Hasan R, Nahar J, Shaheen I, Sarwar G, Desvarieux M, Ahsan H. 2017. The association between socioeconomic status and subclinical atherosclerosis in a rural Bangladesh population. Prev Med 102:6-11. doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2017.06.022 PMID:28645628
  • Grau-Perez M, Kuo C, Gribble MO, Balakrishnan P, Spratlen MJ, Vaidya D, Francesconi KA, Goessler W, Guallar E, Silbergeld EK, Umans JG, Best LG, Lee ET, Howard BV, Cole SA, Navas-Acien A. 2017. Association of low-moderate arsenic exposure and arsenic metabolism with incident diabetes and insulin resistance in the strong heart family study. Environ Health Perspect 125:127004. doi:10.1289/ehp2566 PMID:29373862 PMCID:PMC5963590
  • Grau-Perez M, Kuo C, Spratlen MJ, Thayer KA, Mendez MA, Hamman RF, Dabelea D, Adgate JL, Knowler WC, Bell RA, Miller FW, Liese AD, Zhang C, Douillet C, Drobna Z, Mayer-Davis E, Styblo M, Navas-Acien A. 2017. The association of arsenic exposure and metabolism with type 1 and type 2 diabetes in youth: the SEARCH case-control study. Diabetes Care 40(1):46-53. doi:10.2337/dc16-0810 PMID:27810988 PMCID:PMC5180459
  • Kibriya MG, Jasmine F, Parvez F, Argos M, Roy S, Paul-Brutus R, Islam T, Ahmed A, Rakibuz-Zaman M, Shinkle J, Slavkovich VN, Graziano JH, Ahsan H. 2017. Association between genome-wide copy number variation and arsenic-induced skin lesions: a prospective study. Environ Health 16:75. doi:10.1186/s12940-017-0283-8 PMID:28720099 PMCID:PMC5516382
  • Kuo C, Moon KA, Wang S, Silbergeld EK, Navas-Acien A. 2017. The association of arsenic metabolism with cancer, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes: a systematic review of the epidemiological evidence. Environ Health Perspect 125:15. doi:10.1289/EHP577 PMID:28796632 PMCID:PMC5880251
  • Mateen FJ, Grau-Perez M, Pollak JS, Moon KA, Howard BV, Umans JG, Best LG, Francesconi KA, Goessler W, Crainiceanu C, Guallar E, Devereux RB, Roman MJ, Navas-Acien A. 2017. Chronic arsenic exposure and risk of carotid artery disease: The Strong Heart Study. Environ Res 157:127-134. doi:10.1016/j.envres.2017.05.020 PMID:28554006
  • Moon KA, Oberoi S, Barchowsky A, Chen Y, Guallar E, Nachman KE, Rahman M, Sohel N, D'Ippoliti D, Wade TJ, James KA, Farzan SF, Karagas MR, Ahsan H, Navas-Acien A. 2017. A dose-response meta-analysis of chronic arsenic exposure and incident cardiovascular disease. Int J Epidemiol 46:1924-1939. doi:10.1093/ije/dyx202 PMID:29040626 PMCID:PMC5837344
  • Nachman KE, Love DC, Baron PA, Nigra AE, Murko M, Raber G, Francesconi KA, Navas-Acien A. 2017. Nitarsone, inorganic arsenic, and other arsenic species in turkey meat: exposure and risk assessment based on a 2014 U.S. market basket sample. Environ Health Perspect 125:363-369. doi:10.1289/ehp225 PMID:27735789 PMCID:PMC5332177
  • Nigra AE, Sanchez TR, Nachman KE, Harvey DE, Chillrud SN, Graziano JH, Navas-Acien A. 2017. The effect of the Environmental Protection Agency maximum contaminant level on arsenic exposure in the USA from 2003 to 2014: an analysis of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Lancet Public Health 2:e513-e521. doi:10.1016/s2468-2667(17)30195-0 PMID:29250608 PMCID:PMC5729579
  • Pesola GR, Chinchilli VM, Chen Y, Argos M, Parvez F, Ahmed A, Islam T, Tong L, Hasan R, Neugut AI, Barr RG, Ahsan H. 2017. Dyspnea as a predictor of all-cause mortality: reduction in risk over time in a prospective cohort study. https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/abs/10.1161/circ.135.suppl_1.p204
  • Pesola GR, Forde AT, Ahsan H. 2017. Screening for shortness of breath: stretching the screening paradigm to tertiary prevention. Am J Public Health 107(3):386-388. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2016.303625 PMID:28177820 PMCID:PMC5296705
  • Shih Y, Islam T, Hore SK, Sarwar G, Shahriar H, Yunus M, Graziano JH, Harjes J, Baron JA, Parvez F, Ahsan H, Argos M. 2017. Associations between prenatal arsenic exposure with adverse pregnancy outcome and child mortality. Environ Res 158:456-461. doi:10.1016/j.envres.2017.07.004 PMID:28692928 PMCID:PMC5554459
  • Vogtmann E, Chen J, Kibriya MG, Chen Y, Islam T, Eunes M, Ahmed A, Naher J, Rahman A, Amir A, Shi J, Abnet CC, Nelson H, Knight R, Chia N, Ahsan H, Sinha R. 2017. Comparison of fecal collection methods for microbiota studies in Bangladesh. Appl Environ Microbiol 83(10):e00361-17. doi:10.1128/aem.00361-17 PMID:28258145 PMCID:PMC5411505

2016

  • Jansen RJ, Argos M, Tong L, Li J, Rakibuz-Zaman M, Islam MT, Slakovich V, Ahmed A, Navas-Acien A, Parvez F, Chen Y, Gamble MV, Graziano JH, Pierce BL, Ahsan H. 2016. Determinants and consequences of arsenic metabolism efficiency among 4,794 individuals: demographics, lifestyle, genetics, and toxicity. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 25(2):381-390. doi:10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-15-0718 PMID:26677206 PMCID:PMC4767610
  • McClintock TR, Parvez F, Wu F, Islam T, Ahmed A, Paul RR, Shaheen I, Sarwar G, Rundek T, Demmer RT, Desvarieux M, Ahsan H, Chen Y. 2016. Major dietary patterns and carotid intima-media thickness in Bangladesh. Public Health Nutr 19(2):218-229. doi:10.1017/S136898001500124X PMID:25958860 PMCID:PMC5142295
  • Newman JD, Navas-Acien A, Kuo C, Guallar E, Howard BV, Fabsitz RR, Devereux RB, Umans JG, Francesconi KA, Goessler W, Best LT, Tellez-Plaza M. 2016. Peripheral arterial disease and its association with arsenic exposure and metabolism in the Strong Heart Study. Am J Epidemiol 184(11):806-817. doi:10.1093/aje/kww002 PMID:27810857 PMCID:PMC5152666
  • Pesola GR, Ahsan H. 2016. Dyspnea as an independent predictor of mortality. Clin Respir J 10(2):142-152. doi:10.1111/crj.12191 PMID:25070878 PMCID:PMC4309743
  • Pesola GR, Argos M, Chinchilli VM, Chen Y, Parvez F, Islam T, Ahmed A, Hasan R, Rakibuz-Zaman M, Ahsan H. 2016. Dyspnoea as a predictor of cause-specific heart/lung disease mortality in Bangladesh: a prospective cohort study. J Epidemiol Community Health 70(7):689-695. doi:10.1136/jech-2015-206199 PMID:26767408
  • Wu F, Chen Y, Demmer RT, Parvez F, Paul RR, Shaheen I, Sarwar G, Ahmed A, Eunus M, Ahsan N, Habibullah NM, Islam T, Rundek T, Ahsan H, Desvarieux M. 2016. Periodontal diseases and carotid intima-media thickness in Bangladesh. J Clin Periodontol 43(11):909-917. doi:10.1111/jcpe.12597 PMID:27394059 PMCID:PMC5063685
  • Yakoob M, Micha R, Khatibzadeh S, Singh G, Shi P, Ahsan H, Balakrishna N, Brahmam G, Chen Y, Afshin A, Fahimi S, Danaei G, Powles J, Etazzi M, Mozaffarian D. 2016. Impact of dietary and metabolic risk factors on cardiovascular and diabetes mortality in South Asia: analysis from the 2010 Global Burden of Disease study. Am J Public Health 106(12):2113-2125. PMID:27736219

2015

  • Argos M, Chen LS, Jasmine F, Tong L, Pierce BL, Roy S, Paul-Brutus R, Gamble MV, Harper KN, Parvez F, Rahman M, Rakibuz-Zaman M, Slavkovich VN, Baron JA, Graziano JH, Kibriya MG, Ahsan H. 2015. Gene-specific differential DNA methylation and chronic arsenic exposure in an epigenome-wide association study of adults in Bangladesh. Environ Health Perspect 123(1):64-71. doi:10.1289/ehp.1307884 PMID:25325195 PMCID:PMC4286273
  • Aschebrook-Kilfoy B, Argos M, Pierce BL, Tong L, Jasmine F, Roy S, Parvez F, Ahmed A, Islam T, Kibriya MG. 2015. Genome-wide association study of parity in Bangladeshi women. PLoS One 10(3):e0118488. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0118488 PMID:25742292 PMCID:PMC4350917
  • Farzan S, Chen Y, Wu F, Jiang JY, Liu M, Baker E, Korrick SA, Karagas MR. 2015. Blood pressure changes in relation to arsenic exposure in a US pregnancy cohort. Environ Health Perspect 123(10):999-1006. doi:10.1289/ehp.1408472 PMID:25793356 PMCID:PMC4590746
  • Farzan S, Karagas MR, Jiang JY, Wu F, Liu M, Newman JD, Jasmine F, Kibriya MG, Paul-Brutus R, Parvez F, Argos M, Eunus M, Ahmed A, Rakibuz-Zaman M, Hasan R, Sarwar G, Slavkovich VN, Graziano JH, Ahsan H, Chen Y, Scannell Bryan M, Islam T. 2015. Gene-arsenic interaction in longitudinal changes of blood pressure: findings from the Health Effects of Arsenic Longitudinal Study (HEALS) in Bangladesh. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 288(1):95-105. doi:10.1016/j.taap.2015.07.017 PMID:26220686 PMCID:PMC4606937
  • Gao J, Roy S, Tong L, Argos M, Jasmine F, Rahaman R, Rakibuz-Zaman M, Parvez F, Ahmed A, Hore SK, Sarwar G, Slavkovich VN, Yunus M, Rahman M, Baron JA, Graziano JH, Ahsan H, Pierce BL. 2015. Arsenic exposure, telomere length, and expression of telomere-related genes among Bangladeshi individuals. Environ Res 136:462-469. doi:10.1016/j.envres.2014.09.040 PMID:25460668 PMCID:PMC4264833
  • Gao J, Tong L, Argos M, Ahmed A, Rakibuz-Zaman M, Kibriya MG, Jasmine F, Slavkovich VN, Graziano JH, Ahsan H, Pierce BL, Scannell Bryan M. 2015. The genetic architecture of arsenic metabolism efficiency: a SNP-based heritability study of Bangladeshi adults. Environ Health Perspect 123(10):985-992. doi:10.1289/ehp.1408909 PMID:25768001 PMCID:PMC4590755
  • Jiang JY, Liu M, Parvez F, Wang B, Wu F, Eunus M, Bangalore S, Ahmed A, Islam T, Rakibuz-Zaman M, Hasan R, Sarwar G, Levy D, Argos M, Scannell Bryan M, Graziano JH, Hayes RB, Ahsan H, Chen Y. 2015. Association of major dietary patterns and blood pressure longitudinal change in Bangladesh. J Hypertens 33(6):1193-1200. doi:10.1097/HJH.0000000000000534 PMID:25693059 PMCID:PMC4606930
  • Jiang JY, Liu M, Parvez F, Wang B, Wu F, Eunus M, Bangalore S, Newman JD, Ahmed A, Islam T, Rakibuz-Zaman M, Hasan R, Sarwar G, Levy D, Slavkovich VN, Argos M, Farzan S, Hayes RB, Graziano JH, Ahsan H, Chen Y, Scannell Bryan M. 2015. Association between arsenic exposure from drinking water and longitudinal change in blood pressure among HEALS cohort participants. Environ Health Perspect 123(8):806-812. doi:10.1289/ehp.1409004 PMID:25816368 PMCID:PMC4529016
  • Karagas MR, Gossai A, Pierce BL, Ahsan H. 2015. Drinking water arsenic contamination, skin lesions, and malignancies: a systematic review of the global evidence. Curr Environ Health Rep 2(1):52-68. doi:10.1007/s40572-014-0040-x PMID:26231242 PMCID:PMC4522704
  • Kato N, Loh M, Takeuchi F, Verweij N, Wang X, Zhang W, Kelly TN, Saleheen D, Lehne B, Leach IM, Drong AW, Abbott J, Wahl S, Tan S, Scott WR, Campanella G, Chadeau-Hyam M, Afzal U, Ahluwalia TS, Bonder M, Chen P, Dehghan A, Edwards TL, Esko T, Go M, Harris SE, Hartiala J, Kasela S, Kasturiratne A, Khor C, Kleber ME, Li H, Mok ZY, Nakatochi M, Sapari N, Saxena R, Stewart AF, Stolk L, Tabara Y, Teh A, Wu Y, Wu J, Zhang Y, Aits I, Da Silva Couto Alves A, Das S, Dorajoo R, Hopewell JC, Kim Y, Koivula RW, Luan J, Lyytikainen L, Nguyen QN, Pereira MA, Postmus I, Raitakari OT, Scannell Bryan M, Scott RA, Sorice R, Tragante V, Traglia M, White J, Yamamoto K, Zhang Y, Adair LS, Ahmed A, Akiyama K, Asif R, Aung T, Barroso I, Bjonnes A, Braun TR, Cai H, Chang L, Chen C, Cheng C, Chong Y, Collins R, Courtney R, Davies G, Delgado G, Do LD, Doevendans PA, Gansevoort RT, Gao Y, Grammer TB, Grarup N, Grewal J, Gu D, Wander GS, Hartikainen A, Hazen SL, He J, Heng C, Hixson JE, Hofman A, Hsu C, Huang W, Husemoen LL, Hwang J, Ichihara S, Igase M, Isono M, Justesen JM, Katsuya T, Kim Y, Kishimoto M, Koh W, Kohara K, Kumari M, Kwek K, Lee NR, Lee J, Liao J, Lieb W, Liewald DC, Matsubara T, Matsushita Y, Meitinger T, Mihailov E, Milani L, Mills R, Mononen N, Muller-Nurasyid M, Nabika T, Nakashima E, Ng HK, Nikus K, Nutile T, Ohkubo T, Ohnaka K, Parish S, Paternoster L, Peng H, Peters A, Pham ST, Pinidiyapathirage MJ, Rahman M, Rakugi H, Rolandsson O, Rozario MA, Ruggiero D, Sala CF, Sarju R, Shimokawa K, Snieder H, Sparso T, Spiering W, Starr JM, Stott DJ, Stram DO, Sugiyama T, Szymczak S, Tang W, Tong L, Trompet S, Turjanmaa V, Ueshima H, Uitterlinden AG, Umemura S, Vaarasmaki M, van Dam RM, van Gilst WH, van Veldhuisen DJ, Viikari JS, Waldenberger M, Wang Y, Wang A, Wilson R, Wong T, Xiang Y, Yamaguchi S, Ye X, Young RD, Young TL, Yuan J, Zhou X, Asselbergs FW, Ciullo M, Clarke R, Deloukas P, Franke A, Franks PW, Franks S, Friedlander Y, Gross MD, Guo Z, Hansen T, Jarvelin M, Jorgensen T, Jukema J, Kahonen M, Kajio H, Kivimaki M, Lee J, Lehtimaki T, Linneberg A, Miki T, Pedersen O, Samani NJ, Sorensen TI, Takayanagi R, Toniolo D, BIOS-Consortium, CARDIo GRAMplusCD, LifeLines Cohort Study, The InterAct Consortium, Ahsan H, Allayee H, Chen Y, Danesh J, Deary IJ, Franco OH, Franke L, Heijman BT, Holbrook JD, Isaacs A, Kim B, Lin X, Liu J, Marz W, Metspalu A, Mohlke KL, Sanghera DK, Shu X, van Meurs JB, Vithana E, Wickremasinghe AR, Wijmenga C, Wolffenbuttel BH, Yokota M, Zheng W, Zhu D, Vineis P, Kyrtopoulos SA, Kleinjans JC, McCarthy M, Soong R, Gieger C, Scott J, Teo Y, He J, Elliott P, Tai E, van der Harst P, Kooner JS, Chambers JC, Kibriya MG. 2015. Trans-ancestry genome-wide association study identifies 12 genetic loci influencing blood pressure and implicates a role for DNA methylation. Nat Genet 47(11):1282-1293. PMID:26390057
  • Pesola GR, Argos M, Chen Y, Parvez F, Ahmed A, Hasan R, Rakibuz-Zaman M, Islam T, Eunus M, Sarwar G, Chinchilli VM, Neugut AI, Ahsan H. 2015. Dipstick proteinuria as a predictor of all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality in Bangladesh: A prospective cohort study. Prev Med 78:72-77. doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2015.07.009 PMID:26190365 PMCID:PMC4718561
  • Wu F, Jasmine F, Kibriya MG, Liu M, Cheng X, Parvez F, Islam T, Ahmed A, Rakibuz-Zaman M, Jiang JY, Roy S, Paul-Brutus R, Slavkovich VN, Levy D, VanderWeele TJ, Pierce BL, Graziano JH, Ahsan H, Chen Y. 2015. Interaction between arsenic exposure from drinking water and genetic polymorphisms on cardiovascular disease in Bangladesh: a prospective case-cohort study. Environ Health Perspect 123(5):451-457. doi:10.1289/ehp.1307883 PMID:25575156 PMCID:PMC4421763

2014

  • Argos M, Parvez F, Rahman M, Rakibuz-Zaman M, Ahmed A, Hore SK, Islam T, Chen Y, Pierce BL, Slavkovich VN, Olopade C, Yunus M, Baron JA, Graziano JH, Ahsan H. 2014. Arsenic and lung disease mortality in Bangladeshi adults. Epidemiology 25(4):536-543. doi:10.1097/EDE.0000000000000106 PMID:24802365 PMCID:PMC4330557
  • Argos M, Tong L, Pierce BL, Rakibuz-Zaman M, Ahmed A, Islam T, Rahman M, Paul-Brutus R, Rahaman R, Roy S, Jasmine F, Kibriya MG, Ahsan H. 2014. Genome-wide association study of smoking behaviours among Bangladeshi adults. J Med Genet 51(5):327-333. doi:10.1136/jmedgenet-2013-102151 PMID:24665060 PMCID:PMC4126189
  • Chen Y, Ge W, Parvez F, Bangalore S, Eunus M, Ahmed A, Islam T, Rakibuz-Zaman M, Hasan R, Argos M, Levy D, Sarwar G, Ahsan H. 2014. A prospective study of arm circumference and risk of death in Bangladesh. Int J Epidemiol 43(4):1187-1196. doi:10.1093/ije/dyu082 PMID:24713183 PMCID:PMC4121562
  • McClintock TR, Chen Y, Parvez F, Makarov DV, Ge W, Islam T, Ahmed A, Rakibuz-Zaman M, Hasan R, Sarwar G, Slavkovich VN, Bjurlin MA, Graziano JH, Ahsan H. 2014. Association between arsenic exposure from drinking water and hematuria: results from the Health Effects of Arsenic Longitudinal Study. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 276(1):21-27. doi:10.1016/j.taap.2014.01.015 PMID:24486435 PMCID:PMC3959280
  • McClintock TR, Parvez F, Wu F, Wang W, Islam T, Ahmed A, Shaheen I, Sarwar G, Demmer RT, Desvarieux M, Ahsan H, Chen Y. 2014. Association between betel quid chewing and carotid intima-media thickness in rural Bangladesh. Int J Epidemiol 43(4):1174-1182. doi:10.1093/ije/dyu009 PMID:24550247 PMCID:PMC4121551
  • Micha R, Khatibzadeh S, Shi P, Fahimi S, Lim S, Andrews KG, Engell R, Powles J, Ezzati M, Mozaffarian D. 2014. Global, regional, and national consumption levels of dietary fats and oils in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis including 266 country-specific nutrition surveys. BMJ 348:g2272. PMID:24736206 PMCID:PMC3987052
  • Pierce BL, Tong L, Chen LS, Rahaman R, Argos M, Jasmine F, Roy S, Paul-Brutus R, Westra H, Franke L, Esko T, Zaman R, Islam T, Rahman M, Baron JA, Kibriya MG, Ahsan H. 2014. Mediation analysis demonstrates that trans-eQTLs are often explained by cis-mediation: a genome-wide analysis among 1,800 South Asians. PLoS Genet 10(12):e1004818. doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1004818 PMID:25474530 PMCID:PMC4256471
  • Scannell Bryan M, Argos M, Pierce BL, Tong L, Rakibuz-Zaman M, Ahmed A, Rahman M, Islam T, Yunus M, Parvez F, Jasmine F, Baron JA, Kibriya MG, Ahsan H. 2014. Genome-wide association studies and heritability estimates of body mass index related phenotypes in Bangladeshi adults. PLoS One 9(8):e105062. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0105062 PMID:25133637 PMCID:PMC4136799
  • Wu F, Jasmine F, Kibriya MG, Liu M, Cheng X, Parvez F, Paul-Brutus R, Islam T, Paul RR, Sarwar G, Ahmed A, Jiang JY, Slavkovich VN, Rundek T, Demmer RT, Desvarieux M, Ahsan H, Chen Y. 2014. Interaction between arsenic exposure from drinking water and genetic susceptibility in carotid intima-media thickness in Bangladesh. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 276(3):195-203. doi:10.1016/j.taap.2014.02.014 PMID:24593923 PMCID:PMC4080412
  • Zheng W, McLerran D, Rolland B, Fu Z, Boffetta P, He J, Gupta PC, Ramadas K, Tsugane S, Irie F, Tamakoshi A, Gao Y, Koh WP, Shu X, Ozasa K, Nishino Y, Tsuji I, Tanaka H, Chen C, Yuan J, Ahn Y, Yoo K, Ahsan H, Pan W, Qiao Y, Gu D, Pednekar MS, Sauvaget C, Sawada N, Sairenchi T, Yang G, Wang R, Xiang Y, Ohishi W, Kakizaki M, Watanabe T, Oze I, You S, Sugawara Y, Butler LM, Kim D, Park SK, Parvez F, Chuang S, Fan J, Shen C, Chen Y, Grant EJ, Lee J, Sinha R, Matsuo K, Thornquist M, Inoue M, Feng Z, Kang D, Potter JD. 2014. Burden of total and cause-specific mortality related to tobacco smoking among adults aged ≥ 45 years in Asia: a pooled analysis of 21 cohorts. PLoS One 11(4):e1001631. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001631 PMID:24756146 PMCID:PMC3995657

2013

  • Ahsan H, Steinmaus CM. 2013. Invited commentary: Use of arsenical skin lesions to predict risk of internal cancer: Implications for prevention and future research. Am J Epidemiol 177:213-216. doi:10.1093/aje/kws366 PMID:23299696 PMCID:PMC3555485
  • Argos M, Melkonian S, Parvez F, Rakibuz-Zaman M, Ahmed A, Chen Y, Ahsan H. 2013. A population-based prospective study of energy-providing nutrients in relation to all-cause cancer mortality and cancers of digestive organs mortality. Int J Cancer 133(10):2422-2428. doi:10.1002/ijc.28250 PMID:23650102 PMCID:PMC3972014
  • Chen Y, Copeland WK, Vedanthan R, Grant EJ, Lee J, Gu D, Gupta PC, Ramadas K, Inoue M, Tsugane S, Tamakoshi A, Gao Y, Yuan J, Shu X, Ozasa K, Tsuji I, Kakizaki M, Tanaka H, Nishino Y, Chen C, Wang R, Yoo K, Ahn Y, Ahsan H, Pan W, Chen C, Pednekar MS, Sauvaget C, Sasazuki S, Yang G, Koh WP, Xiang Y, Ohishi W, Watanabe T, Sugawara Y, Matsuo K, You S, Park SK, Kim D, Parvez F, Chuang S, Ge W, Rolland B, McLerran D, Sinha R, Thornquist M, Kang D, Feng Z, Boffetta P, Zheng W, He J, Potter JD. 2013. Association between body mass index and cardiovascular disease mortality in east Asians and south Asians: pooled analysis of prospective data from the Asia Cohort Consortium. BMJ Open 347:f5446. PMID:24473060 PMCID:PMC3788174
  • Chen Y, Wu F, Graziano JH, Parvez F, Liu M, Paul RR, Shaheen I, Sarwar G, Ahmed A, Islam T, Slavkovich VN, Rundek T, Demmer RT, Desvarieux M, Ahsan H. 2013. Arsenic exposure from drinking water, arsenic methylation capacity, and carotid intima-media thickness in Bangladesh. Am J Epidemiol 178(3):372-381. doi:10.1093/aje/kwt001 PMID:23788675 PMCID:PMC3727341
  • Chen Y, Wu F, Liu M, Parvez F, Slavkovich VN, Eunus M, Ahmed A, Argos M, Islam T, Rakibuz-Zaman M, Hasan R, Sarwar G, Levy D, Graziano JH, Ahsan H. 2013. A prospective study of arsenic exposure, arsenic methylation capacity, and risk of cardiovascular disease in Bangladesh. Environ Health Perspect 121(7):832-838. doi:10.1289/ehp.1205797 PMID:23665672 PMCID:PMC3701993
  • Chen Y, Wu F, Parvez F, Ahmed A, Eunus M, McClintock TR, Patwary T, Islam T, Ghosal AK, Islam S, Hasan R, Levy D, Sarwar G, Slavkovich VN, van Geen AF, Graziano JH, Ahsan H. 2013. Arsenic exposure from drinking water and QT-interval prolongation: results from the Health Effects of Arsenic Longitudinal Study. Environ Health Perspect 121(4):427-432. doi:10.1289/ehp.1205197 PMID:23384555 PMCID:PMC3620737
  • Dinnen RD, Mao Y, Qiu W, Cassai N, Slavkovich VN, Nichols G, Su GH, Brandt-Rauf PW, Fine RL. 2013. Redirecting apoptosis to aponecrosis induces selective cytotoxicity to pancreatic cancer cells through increased ROS, decline in ATP levels, and VDAC. Mol Cancer Ther 12:2792-2803. doi:10.1158/1535-7163.mct-13-0234 PMID:24126434 PMCID:PMC4318573
  • George CM, Gamble MV, Slavkovich VN, Levy D, Ahmed A, Ahsan H, Graziano JH. 2013. A cross-sectional study of the impact of blood selenium on blood and urinary arsenic concentrations in Bangladesh. Environ Health 12:52. doi:10.1186/1476-069x-12-52 PMID:23816141 PMCID:PMC3724573
  • Lee J, McLerran D, Rolland B, Chen Y, Grant EJ, Vedanthan R, Inoue M, Tsugane S, Gao Y, Tsuji I, Kakizaki M, Ahsan H, Ahn Y, Pan W, Ozasa K, Yoo K, Sasazuki S, Yang G, Watanabe T, Sugawara Y, Parvez F, Kim D, Chuang S, Ohishi W, Park SK, Feng Z, Thornquist M, Boffetta P, Zheng W, Kang D, Potter JD, Sinha R. 2013. Meat intake and cause-specific mortality: a pooled analysis of Asian prospective cohort studies. Am J Clin Nutr 98:1032-1041. doi:10.3945/ajcn.113.062638 PMID:23902788 PMCID:PMC3778858
  • Lin Y, Fu R, Grant EJ, Chen Y, Lee J, Gupta PC, Ramadas K, Inoue M, Tsugane S, Gao Y, Tamakoshi A, Shu X, Ozasa K, Tsuji I, Kakizaki M, Tanaka H, Chen C, Yoo K, Ahn Y, Ahsan H, Pednekar MS, Sauvaget C, Sasazuki S, Yang G, Xiang Y, Ohishi W, Watanabe T, Nishino Y, Matsuo K, You S, Park SK, Kim D, Parvez F, Rolland B, McLerran D, Sinha R, Boffetta P, Zheng W, Thornquist M, Feng Z, Kang D, Potter JD. 2013. Association of body mass index and risk of death from pancreas cancer in Asians: findings from the Asia Cohort Consortium. Eur J Cancer Prev 22(3):244-250. doi:10.1097/CEJ.0b013e3283592cef PMID:23044748 PMCID:PMC3838869
  • Melkonian S, Argos M, Hall MN, Chen Y, Parvez F, Pierce BL, Cao H, Aschebrook-Kilfoy B, Ahmed A, Islam T, Slavkovich VN, Gamble MV, Haris PI, Graziano JH, Ahsan H. 2013. Urinary and dietary analysis of 18,470 Bangladeshis reveal a correlation of rice consumption with arsenic exposure and toxicity. PLoS One 8(11):e80691. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0080691 PMID:24260455 PMCID:PMC3829854
  • Naujokas MF, Anderson BE, Ahsan H, Aposhian HV, Graziano JH, Thompson CL, Suk WA. 2013. The broad scope of health effects from chronic arsenic exposure: update on a worldwide public health problem. Environ Health Perspect 121(3):295-302. doi:10.1289/ehp.1205875 PMID:23458756 PMCID:PMC3621177
  • Parvez F, Chen Y, Yunus M, Olopade C, Segers S, Slavkovich VN, Argos M, Hasan R, Ahmed A, Islam T, Akter MM, Graziano JH, Ahsan H. 2013. Arsenic exposure and impaired lung function: Findings from a large population-based prospective cohort study. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 188(7):813-819. doi:10.1164/rccm.201212-2282OC PMID:23848239 PMCID:PMC3826268
  • Pierce BL, Tong L, Argos M, Gao J, Jasmine F, Roy S, Paul-Brutus R, Rahaman R, Rakibuz-Zaman M, Parvez F, Ahmed A, Quasem I, Hore SK, Alam S, Islam T, Harjes J, Sarwar G, Slavkovich VN, Gamble MV, Chen Y, Yunus M, Rahman M, Baron JA, Graziano JH, Ahsan H. 2013. Arsenic metabolism efficiency has a causal role in arsenic toxicity: Mendelian randomization and gene-environment interaction. Int J Epidemiol 42(6):1862-1872. doi:10.1093/ije/dyt182 PMID:24536095 PMCID:PMC3887566
  • Syed EH, Melkonian S, Poudel KC, Yasuoka J, Otsuka K, Ahmed A, Islam T, Parvez F, Slavkovich VN, Graziano JH, Ahsan H, Jimba M. 2013. Arsenic exposure and oral cavity lesions in Bangladesh. J Occup Environ Med 55(1):59-66. doi:10.1097/JOM.0b013e31826bb686 PMID:23201591 PMCID:PMC3904797
  • Wu F, Chen Y, Parvez F, Segers S, Argos M, Islam T, Ahmed A, Rakibuz-Zaman M, Hasan R, Sarwar G, Ahsan H. 2013. A prospective study of tobacco smoking and mortality in Bangladesh. PLoS One 8(3):e58516. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0058516 PMID:23505526 PMCID:PMC3594295
  • Yinon L, Chen Y, Parvez F, Bangalore S, Islam T, Ahmed A, Rakibuz-Zaman M, Hasan R, Sarwar G, Ahsan H. 2013. A prospective study of variability in systolic blood pressure and mortality in a rural Bangladeshi population cohort. Prev Med 57(6):807-812. doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2013.09.006 PMID:24051264 PMCID:PMC4314716

2012

  • Argos M, Ahsan H, Graziano JH. 2012. Arsenic and human health: epidemiologic progress and public health implications. Rev Environ Health 27:191-195. doi:10.1515/reveh-2012-0021 PMID:22962196 PMCID:PMC4034262
  • Boffetta P, Hazelton WD, Chen Y, Sinha R, Inoue M, Gao Y, Koh WP, Shu X, Grant EJ, Tsuji I, Nishino Y, You S, Yoo K, Yuan J, Kim J, Tsugane S, Yang G, Wang R, Xiang Y, Ozasa K, Nagai M, Kakizaki M, Chen C, Park SK, Shin A, Ahsan H, Qu CX, Lee J, Thornquist M, Rolland B, Feng Z, Potter JD. 2012. Body mass, tobacco smoking, alcohol drinking and risk of cancer of the small intestine- a pooled analysis of over 500,000 subjects in the Asia Cohort Consortium. Annals of Oncology 23(7):1894-1898. doi:10.1093/annonc/mdr562 PMID:22147734 PMCID:PMC3493138
  • Heck JE, Marcotte EL, Argos M, Parvez F, Ahmed A, Islam T, Sarwar G, Hasan R, Ahsan H, Chen Y. 2012. Betel quid chewing in rural Bangladesh: prevalence, predictors and relationship to blood pressure. Int J Epidemiol 41:462-471. doi:10.1093/ije/dyr191 PMID:22253307 PMCID:PMC3324453
  • Melkonian S, Argos M, Chen Y, Parvez F, Pierce BL, Ahmed A, Islam T, Ahsan H. 2012. Intakes of several nutrients are associated with incidence of arsenic-related keratotic skin lesions in Bangladesh. J Nutr 142(12):2128-2134. doi:10.3945/jn.112.165720 PMID:23077185 PMCID:PMC3497963
  • Pesola GR, Parvez F, Chen Y, Ahmed A, Hasan R, Ahsan H. 2012. Arsenic exposure from drinking water and dyspnoea risk in Araihazar, Bangladesh: a population-based study. European Respiratory Journal 39:1076-1083. doi:10.1183/09031936.00042611 PMID:22088973 PMCID:PMC3955754
  • Pierce BL, Kibriya MG, Tong L, Jasmine F, Argos M, Roy S, Paul-Brutus R, Rahaman R, Rakibuz-Zaman M, Parvez F, Ahmed A, Quasem I, Hore SK, Alam S, Islam T, Slavkovich VN, Gamble MV, Yunus M, Rahman M, Baron JA, Graziano JH, Ahsan H. 2012. Genome-wide association study identifies chromosome 10q24.32 variants associated with arsenic metabolism and toxicity phenotypes in Bangladesh. PLoS Genet 8(2):e1002522. doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1002522 PMID:22383894 PMCID:PMC3285587
  • Syed EH, Poudel KC, Sakisaka K, Yasuoka J, Ahsan H, Jimba M. 2012. Quality of life and mental health status of arsenic-affected patients in a Bangladeshi population. J Health Popul Nutr 30(3):262-269. PMID:23082628 PMCID:PMC3489942
  • Wu F, Jasmine F, Kibriya MG, Liu M, Wojcik O, Parvez F, Rahaman R, Roy S, Paul-Brutus R, Segers S, Slavkovich VN, Islam T, Levy D, Mey JL, van Geen AF, Graziano JH, Ahsan H, Chen Y. 2012. Association between arsenic exposure from drinking water and plasma levels of cardiovascular markers. Am J Epidemiol 175(12):1252-1261. doi:10.1093/aje/kwr464 PMID:22534204 PMCID:PMC3372314

2011

  • Argos M, Kalra T, Pierce BL, Chen Y, Parvez F, Islam T, Ahmed A, Hasan R, Hasan K, Sarwar G, Levy D, Slavkovich VN, Graziano JH, Rathouz PJ, Ahsan H. 2011. A prospective study of arsenic exposure from drinking water and incidence of skin lesions in Bangladesh. Am J Epidemiol 174(2):185-194. doi:10.1093/aje/kwr062 PMID:21576319 PMCID:PMC3167679
  • Chen Y, Ahsan H, VanderWeele TJ. 2011. Inference for causal interactions for continuous exposures under dichotomization. Biometrics 67:1414-1421. doi:10.1111/j.1541-0420.2011.01629.x PMID:21689079 PMCID:PMC3178663
  • Chen Y, Graziano JH, Parvez F, Liu M, Slavkovich VN, Kalra T, Argos M, Ahmed A, Rakibuz-Zaman M, Hasan R, Sarwar G, Levy D, Ahsan H, van Geen AF. 2011. Arsenic exposure from drinking water and mortality from cardiovascular disease in Bangladesh: prospective cohort study. BMJ 342:doi:10.1136/bmj.d2431 PMID:21546419 PMCID:PMC3088786
  • Chen Y, Parvez F, Liu M, Pesola GR, Gamble MV, Slavkovich VN, Islam T, Ahmed A, Hasan R, Graziano JH, Ahsan H. 2011. Association between arsenic exposure from drinking water and proteinuria: results from the Health Effects of Arsenic Longitudinal Study. Int J Epidemiol 40(3):828-835. doi:10.1093/ije/dyr022 PMID:21343184 PMCID:PMC3147073
  • Kibriya MG, Raza M, Jasmine F, Roy S, Paul-Brutus R, Rahaman R, Dodsworth C, Rakibuz-Zaman M, Kamal M, Ahsan H. 2011. A genome-wide DNA methylation study in colorectal carcinoma. BMC Genomics 4:50. doi:10.1186/1755-8794-4-50 PMID:21699707 PMCID:PMC3135506
  • Louis ED, Hafeman D, Parvez F, Alcalay RN, Islam T, Siddique A, Patwary T, Melkonian S, Argos M, Levy D, Ahsan H. 2011. Prevalence of essential tremor in Araihazar, Bangladesh: a population-based study. Neuroepidemiology 36:71-76. doi:10.1159/000323389 PMID:21252586 PMCID:PMC3047762
  • Louis ED, Hafeman D, Parvez F, Liu X, Alcalay RN, Islam T, Ahmed A, Siddique A, Patwary T, Melkonian S, Argos M, Levy D, Ahsan H. 2011. Tremor severity and age: a cross-sectional, population-based study of 2,524 young and midlife normal adults. Movement Disorders 26:1515-1520. doi:10.1002/mds.23674 PMID:21442657
  • Melkonian S, Argos M, Pierce BL, Chen Y, Islam T, Ahmed A, Syed EH, Parvez F, Graziano JH, Rathouz PJ, Ahsan H. 2011. A prospective study of the synergistic effects of arsenic exposure and smoking, sun exposure, fertilizer use, and pesticide use on risk of premalignant skin lesions in Bangladeshi men. Am J Epidemiol 173(2):183-191. doi:10.1093/aje/kwq357 PMID:21098630 PMCID:PMC3011951
  • Parvez F, Wasserman GA, Factor-Litvak P, Liu X, Slavkovich VN, Siddique A, Sultana R, Islam T, Levy D, Mey JL, van Geen AF, Khan K, Kline JK, Ahsan H, Graziano JH. 2011. Arsenic exposure and motor function among children in Bangladesh. Environ Health Perspect 119:1665-1670. doi:10.1289/ehp.1103548 PMID:21742576 PMCID:PMC3226503
  • Pierce BL, Argos M, Chen Y, Melkonian S, Parvez F, Islam T, Ahmed A, Hasan R, Rathouz PJ, Ahsan H. 2011. Arsenic exposure, dietary patterns, and skin lesion risk in Bangladesh: a prospective study. Am J Epidemiol 173(3):345-354. doi:10.1093/aje/kwq366 PMID:21178101 PMCID:PMC3105269

2010

  • Argos M, Kalra T, Rathouz PJ, Chen Y, Pierce BL, Parvez F, Islam T, Ahmed A, Rakibuz-Zaman M, Hasan R, Sarwar G, Slavkovich VN, van Geen AF, Graziano JH, Ahsan H. 2010. Arsenic exposure from drinking water, and all-cause and chronic-disease mortalities in Bangladesh (HEALS): a prospective cohort study. Lancet 376(9737):252-258. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(10)60481-3 PMID:20646756 PMCID:PMC3951449
  • Argos M, Rathouz PJ, Pierce BL, Kalra T, Parvez F, Slavkovich VN, Ahmed A, Chen Y, Ahsan H. 2010. Dietary B vitamin intakes and urinary total arsenic concentration in the Health Effects of Arsenic Longitudinal Study (HEALS) cohort, Bangladesh. Eur J Nutr 49(8):473-481. doi:10.1007/s00394-010-0106-y PMID:20386915 PMCID:PMC3904864
  • Chen Y, Ahsan H, Slavkovich VN, Peltier GL, Gluskin RT, Parvez F, Liu X, Graziano JH. 2010. No association between arsenic exposure from drinking water and diabetes mellitus: a cross-sectional study in Bangladesh. Environ Health Perspect 118(9):1299-1305. doi:10.1289/ehp.0901559 PMID:20813654 PMCID:PMC2944093
  • Heck JE, Nieves JW, Chen Y, Parvez F, Brandt-Rauf PW, Howe GR, Ahsan H. 2010. Protein and amino acid intakes in a rural area of Bangladesh. Food Nutr Bull 31(2):206-213. PMID:20707226 PMCID:PMC4593306
  • Kibriya MG, Jasmine F, Roy S, Paul-Brutus R, Argos M, Ahsan H. 2010. Analyses and interpretation of whole-genome gene expression from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue: An illustration with breast cancer tissues. BMC Genomics 11:622. doi:10.1186/1471-2164-11-622 PMID:21059268 PMCID:PMC3091761
  • Parvez F, Chen Y, Brandt-Rauf PW, Slavkovich VN, Islam T, Ahmed A, Argos M, Hassan R, Yunus M, Haque SE, Balac O, Graziano JH, Ahsan H. 2010. A prospective study of respiratory symptoms associated with chronic arsenic exposure in Bangladesh: findings from the Health Effects of Arsenic Longitudinal Study (HEALS). Thorax 65(6):528-533. doi:10.1136/thx.2009.119347 PMID:20522851 PMCID:PMC3949324
  • Pierce BL, Kalra T, Argos M, Parvez F, Chen Y, Islam T, Ahmed A, Hasan R, Rakibuz-Zaman M, Graziano JH, Rathouz PJ, Ahsan H. 2010. A prospective study of body mass index and mortality in Bangladesh. Int J Epidemiol 39(4):1037-1045. doi:10.1093/ije/dyp364 PMID:20032266 PMCID:PMC2929350

2009

  • Chen Y, Parvez F, Gamble MV, Islam T, Ahmed A, Argos M, Graziano JH, Ahsan H. 2009. Arsenic exposure at low-to-moderate levels and skin lesions, arsenic metabolism, neurological functions, and biomarkers for respiratory and cardiovascular diseases: review of recent findings from the Health Effects of Arsenic Longitudinal Study (HEALS) in Bangladesh. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 239(2):184-192. doi:10.1016/j.taap.2009.01.010 PMID:19371619 PMCID:PMC3904798
  • Pesola G, Parvez F, Jasmin S, Mohammad A, Hasan R, Ahsan H. 2009. Dyspnea reproducibility in a rural Bangladesh population. Clin Respir J 3:222-8. doi:10.1111/j.1752-699X.2009.00135.x PMID:20298408 PMCID:PMC3904799

2008

  • Heck JE, Chen Y, Grann V, Slavkovich VN, Parvez F, Ahsan H. 2008. Arsenic exposure and anemia in Bangladesh: a population-based study. J Occup Environ Med 50(1):80-87. doi:10.1097/JOM.0b013e31815ae9d4 PMID:18188085
  • Mahata J, Argos M. 2008. Effect of selenium and vitamin e supplementation on plasma protein carbonyl levels in patients with arsenic-related skin lesions. Nutr Cancer 60(1):55-60. doi:10.1080/01635580701761282 PMID:18444136
  • Zablotska L, Chen Y, Graziano JH, Parvez F, van Geen AF, Howe GR, Ahsan H. 2008. Protective effects of B vitamins and antioxidants on the risk of arsenic-related skin lesions in Bangladesh. Environ Health Perspect 116(8):1056-1062. doi:10.1289/ehp.10707 PMID:18709164 PMCID:PMC2516584

2007

  • Ahsan H, Chen Y. 2007. Arsenic metabolism, genetic susceptibility and risk of pre-malignant skin lesions. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 16(6):1270-1278.
  • Argos M, Parvez F, Chen Y, Hussain A, Momotaj H, Howe GR, Graziano JH, Ahsan H. 2007. Socioeconomic status and risk for arsenic-related skin lesions in Bangladesh. Am J Public Health 97(5):825-831. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2005.078816 PMID:17395836 PMCID:PMC1854871
  • Chen Y, Factor-Litvak P, Howe GR, Graziano JH, Brandt-Rauf PW, Parvez F, van Geen AF, Ahsan H. 2007. Arsenic exposure from drinking water, dietary intakes of B vitamins and folate, and risk of high blood pressure in Bangladesh: a population-based, cross-sectional study. Am J Epidemiol 165(5):541-552. PMID:17164464
  • Chen Y, Hall M, Graziano JH, Slavkovich VN, van Geen AF, Parvez F, Ahsan H. 2007. A prospective study of blood selenium levels and the risk of arsenic-related premalignant skin lesions. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 16(2):207-213. PMID:17301251
  • Chen Y, Santella RM, Kibriya MG, Wang Q, Kappil M, Verret WJ, Graziano JH, Ahsan H. 2007. Association between arsenic exposure from drinking water and plasma levels of soluble cell adhesion molecules. Environ Health Perspect 115(10):1415-1420. doi:10.1289/ehp.10277 PMID:17938729 PMCID:PMC2022642
  • Chen Y, van Geen AF, Graziano JH, Pfaff A, Madajewicz M, Parvez F, Hussain A, Slavkovich VN, Islam T, Ahsan H. 2007. Reduction in urinary arsenic levels in response to arsenic mitigation efforts in Araihazar, Bangladesh. Environ Health Perspect 115(6):917923. PMID:17589600
  • Gamble MV, Liu X, Slavkovich VN, Pilsner JR, Ilievski V, Factor-Litvak P, Levy D, Alam S, Islam MN, Parvez F, Ahsan H, Graziano JH. 2007. Folic acid supplementation lowers blood arsenic. Am J Clin Nutr 86(4):1202-1209. PMID:17921403 PMCID:PMC2042963
  • Greenlee H, Chen Y, Kabat GC, Wang Q, Gurvich I, Sepkovic DW, Bradlow H, Senie RT, Santella RM, Ahsan H, Kibriya MG. 2007. Variants in estrogen metabolism and biosynthesis genes and urinary estrogen metabolites in women with a family history of breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res Treat 102(1):111-117. doi:10.1007/s10549-006-9308-7 PMID:16850246
  • Hafeman D, Factor-Litvak P, Cheng Z, van Geen AF, Ahsan H. 2007. Association between manganese exposure through drinking water and infant mortality in Bangladesh. Environ Health Perspect 115(7):1107-1112. doi:10.1289/ehp.10051 PMID:17637930 PMCID:PMC1913599
  • Heck JE, Graziano JH, Gamble MV, Chen Y, Slavkovich VN, Parvez F. 2007. Consumption of folate-related nutrients and metabolism of arsenic in Bangladesh. Am J Clin Nutr 85(5):1367-1374. PMID:17490975
  • Kibriya MG, Jasmine F, Argos M, Verret WJ, Rakibuz-Zaman M, Ahmed A, Parvez F, Ahsan H. 2007. Changes in gene expression profiles in response to selenium supplementation among individuals with arsenic-induced pre-malignant skin lesions. Toxicol Lett 169(2):162-176. doi:10.1016/j.toxlet.2007.01.006 PMID:17293063 PMCID:PMC1924917
  • Li Y, Chen Y, Slavkovich VN, Ahsan H, Parvez F, Graziano JH, Brandt-Rauf PW. 2007. Serum levels of the extracellular domain of the epidermal growth factor receptor in individuals exposed to arsenic in drinking water in Bangladesh. Biomarkers 12:256-265. PMID:17453740
  • Madajewicz M, Pfaff A, van Geen AF, Graziano JH, Hussein I, Momotaj H, Sylvi R, Ahsan H. 2007. Can information alone both improve awareness and change behavior? Response to arsenic contamination of groundwater in Bangladesh. Development Economics 84:731-754.
  • Pilsner JR, Liu X, Ahsan H, Ilievski V, Slavkovich VN, Levy D, Factor-Litvak P, Graziano JH, Gamble MV. 2007. Genomic methylation of peripheral blood leukocyte DMA: influences of arsenic and folate in Bangladeshi adults. Am J Clin Nutr 86(4):1179-1186. PMID:17921400

2006

  • Ahsan H, Chen Y, Parvez F, Zablotska L, Argos M, Hussain A, Momotaj H, Levy D, Cheng Z, Slavkovich VN, van Geen AF, Howe GR, Graziano JH. 2006. Arsenic exposure from drinking water and risk of premalignant skin lesions in Bangladesh: baseline results from the health effects of arsenic longitudinal study. Am J Epidemiol 163(12):1138-1148. PMID:16624965
  • Argos M, Kibriya MG, Parvez F, Jasmine F, Rakibuz-Zaman M, Ahsan H. 2006. Gene expression profiles in peripheral lymphocytes by arsenic exposure and skin lesion status in a Bangladeshi population. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 15(7):1367-1375. doi:10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-06-0106 PMID:16835338
  • Chen Y, Factor-Litvak P, Howe GR, Parvez F, Ahsan H. 2006. Nutritional influence on risk of high blood pressure in Bangladesh: a population-based cross-sectional study. Am J Clin Nutr 84(5):1224-1232. PMID:17093178
  • Chen Y, Graziano JH, Parvez F, Hussain A, Momotaj H, van Geen AF, Howe GR, Ahsan H. 2006. Modification of risk of arsenic-induced skin lesions by sunlight exposure, smoking, and occupational exposures in Bangladesh. Epidemiology 17(4):456-467. PMID:16755266
  • Chen Y, Hakim ME, Parvez F, Islam T, Rahman AM, Ahsan H. 2006. Arsenic exposure from drinking-water and carotid artery intima-medial thickness in healthy young adults in Bangladesh. J Health Popul Nutr 24(2):253-7. PMID:17195567
  • Hafeman D, Ahsan H, Islam T, Louis ED. 2006. Betel quid: Its tremor-producing effects in residents of Araihazar, Bangladesh. Movement Disorders 21(4):567-571. PMID:16250027
  • Hall M, Chen Y, Ahsan H, Slavkovich VN, van Geen AF, Parvez F, Graziano JH. 2006. Blood arsenic as a biomarker of arsenic exposure: results from a prospective study. Toxicology 225(2-3):225-233. PMID:16860454
  • Parvez F, Chen Y, Argos M, Hussain A, Momotaj H, Dhar RK, van Geen AF, Graziano JH, Ahsan H. 2006. Prevalence of arsenic exposure from drinking water and awareness of its health risks in a Bangladeshi population: results from a large population-based study. Environ Health Perspect 114(3):355-359. PMID:16507457

2005

  • Verret WJ, Chen Y, Ahmed A, Islam T, Parvez F, Graziano JH, Ahsan H, Kibriya MG. 2005. A randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled trial evaluating the effects of vitamin E and selenium on arsenic-induced skin lesions in Bangladesh. J Occup Environ Med 47(10):1026-1035. PMID:16217243

2004

  • Chen Y, Ahsan H. 2004. Cancer burden from arsenic in drinking water in Bangladesh. Am J Public Health 94(5):741-744. PMID:15117692

2003

  • Ahsan H, Chen Y, Kibriya MG, Islam MN, Slavkovich VN, Graziano JH, Santella RM. 2003. Susceptibility to arsenic-induced hyperkeratosis and oxidative stress genes myeloperoxidase and catalase. Cancer Lett 201(1):57-65. PMID:14580687
  • Ahsan H, Chen Y, Wang Q, Slavkovich VN, Graziano JH, Santella RM. 2003. DNA repair gene XPD and susceptibility to arsenic-induced hyperkeratosis. Toxicol Lett 143(2):123-131. doi:10.1016/S0378-4274(03)00117-6 PMID:12749816
  • van Geen AF, Zheng Y, Versteeg RJ, Stute M, Horneman AH, Dhar RK, Steckler MS, Gelman AE, Small C, Ahsan H, Graziano JH, Hussain A, Ahmed KM. 2003. Spatial variability of arsenic in 6000 tube wells in a 25 km2 area of Bangladesh. Water Resources Management 39(5):1140-1151.

2002

  • van Geen AF, Ahsan H, Horneman AH, Dhar RK, Zheng Y, Hussain A, Ahmed KM, Gelman AE, Stute M, Simpson HJ, Wallace S, Small C, Parvez F, Slavkovich VN, Lolacono NJ, Becker M, Cheng Z, Momotaj H, Shahnewaz M, Seddique AA. 2002. Promotion of well-switching to mitigate the current arsenic crisis in Bangladesh. Bull World Health Organ 80(9):732-737. PMID:12378292

2001

  • Do T, Ahsan H, Parvez F, Milton AH, Graziano JH, Brandt-Rauf PW. 2001. Transforming growth factor-expression, urinary arsenic and arsenic-induced skin lesions in Bangladesh. Biomarkers 6(2):127-132.
  • Do T, Gambelunghe A, Ahsan H, Graziano JH, Perrin M, Slavkovich VN, Parvez F, Milton AH, Brandt-Rauf PW. 2001. Urinary transforming growth factor-alpha in individuals exposed to arsenic in drinking water in Bangladesh. Biomarkers 6(2):127-132. doi:10.1080/13547500010017376 PMID:23886108

2000

  • Ahsan H, Perrin M, Rahman A, Parvez F, Stute M, Zheng Y, Milton AH, Brandt-Rauf PW, van Geen AF, Graziano JH. 2000. Associations between drinking water and urinary arsenic levels and skin lesions in Bangladesh. J Occup Environ Med 42:1195-1201. PMID:11125683
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