Leader, Project 1: Biomarkers of chemical exposure and leukemia risk
E-mail: pab@berkeley.edu
Tel: (510) 643-8083
Fax: (510) 642-6669
Mailing address:
University of California at Berkeley
School of Public Health
140 Warren Hall #7360
Berkeley, CA 94720-7360
Web page: http://sph.berkeley.edu/faculty/buffler.htm
Patricia A. Buffler
Research Interests
Molecular epidemiology of childhood leukemia
Molecular epidemiology of brain tumors in children and adults
Health effects of low-level environmental exposure and policy implications
Gene-environment interaction in cancer epidemiology
Molecular epidemiology of brain tumors in children and adults
Health effects of low-level environmental exposure and policy implications
Gene-environment interaction in cancer epidemiology
Recent Publications
Buffler PA, Kwan ML, Reynolds P, Urayama KY (2005) Environmental and genetic risk factors for childhood leukemia: appraising the evidence. Cancer Invest 23(1):60-75. [PDF]
Wiemels JL, Zhang Y, Chang JS, Zheng S, Metayer C, Zhang L, Smith MT, Ma X, Selvin S, Buffler PA, Wiencke JK (2005) RAS mutation is associated with hyperdiploidy and parental characteristics in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Leukemia 19(3):415-9. [abstract] [PDF]
Jensen C, Block G, Buffler PA, Ma X, Selvin S, Month S (2004) Maternal dietary risk factors in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Cancer Causes and Control 15(6):559-70. [abstract] [PDF]
Kwan ML, Block G, Selvin S, Month S, Buffler PA (2004) Food consumption by children and the risk of childhood acute leukemia. American Journal of Epidemiology 160(11):1098-107. [abstract] [PDF]
Kwan ML, Buffler PA, Abrams B, Kiley, VA (2004) Breastfeeding and the risk of childhood leukemia: a meta-analysis. Public Health Rep 119(6):521-35. [abstract] [PDF]
Wiemels JL, Zhang Y, Chang JS, Zheng S, Metayer C, Zhang L, Smith MT, Ma X, Selvin S, Buffler PA, Wiencke JK (2005) RAS mutation is associated with hyperdiploidy and parental characteristics in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Leukemia 19(3):415-9. [abstract] [PDF]
Jensen C, Block G, Buffler PA, Ma X, Selvin S, Month S (2004) Maternal dietary risk factors in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Cancer Causes and Control 15(6):559-70. [abstract] [PDF]
Kwan ML, Block G, Selvin S, Month S, Buffler PA (2004) Food consumption by children and the risk of childhood acute leukemia. American Journal of Epidemiology 160(11):1098-107. [abstract] [PDF]
Kwan ML, Buffler PA, Abrams B, Kiley, VA (2004) Breastfeeding and the risk of childhood leukemia: a meta-analysis. Public Health Rep 119(6):521-35. [abstract] [PDF]