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Rulla M. Tamimi, ScD

Publications

  • Kalager M, Adami HO, Bretthauer M, Tamimi RM.Overdiagnosis of invasive breast cancer due to mammography screening: results from the Norwegian screening program.Ann Intern Med. 2012 Apr 3;156(7):491-9.
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  • Hu R, Dawood S, Holmes MD, Collins LC, Schnitt SJ, Cole K, Marotti JD, Hankinson SE, Colditz GA, Tamimi RM.Androgen receptor expression and breast cancer survival in postmenopausal women.Clin Cancer Res. 2011 Apr 1;17(7):1867-74.
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  • Liu Y, Tamimi RM, Collins LC, Schnitt SJ, Gilmore HL, Connolly JL, Colditz GA.The association between vascular endothelial growth factor expression in invasive breast cancer and survival varies with intrinsic subtypes and use of adjuvant systemic therapy:
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  • Tamimi RM, Colditz GA, Wang Y, Collins LC, Hu R, Rosner B, Irie HY, Connolly JL, Schnitt SJ.Expression of IGF1R in normal breast tissue and subsequent risk of breast cancer.Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2011 Jan 1.
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  • Lindström S, Vachon CM, Li J, Varghese J, Thompson D, Warren R, Brown J, Leyland J, Audley T, Wareham NJ, Loos RJ, Paterson AD, Rommens J, Waggott D, Martin LJ, Scott CG, Pankratz VS, Hankinson SE, Hazra A, Hunter DJ, Hopper JL, Southey MC, Chanock SJ, S
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  • Berkey CS, Willett WC, Frazier AL, Rosner B, Tamimi RM, Colditz GA.Prospective study of growth and development in older girls and risk of benign breast disease in young women.Cancer. 2011 Feb 15.
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  • Bertone-Johnson ER, Chlebowski RT, Manson JE, Wactawski-Wende J, Aragaki AK, Tamimi RM, Rexrode KM, Thomson CA, Rohan TE, Peck JD, Pisano ED, Martin CF, Sarto G, McTiernan A.Dietary vitamin D and calcium intake and mammographic density in postmenopausal w
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  • Tamimi RM, Rosner B, Colditz GA.Evaluation of a breast cancer risk prediction model expanded to include category of prior benign breast disease lesion.Cancer. 2010 Nov 1;116(21):4944-53.
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  • Aroner SA, Collins LC, Schnitt SJ, Connolly JL, Colditz GA, Tamimi RM.Columnar cell lesions and subsequent breast cancer risk: a nested case-control study.Breast Cancer Res. 2010;12(4):R61.
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  • Dawood S, Hu R, Homes MD, Collins LC, Schnitt SJ, Connolly J, Colditz GA, Tamimi RM.Defining breast cancer prognosis based on molecular phenotypes: results from a large cohort study.Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2010 Aug 14.
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  • Su X, Tamimi RM, Collins LC, Baer HJ, Cho E, Sampson L, Willett WC, Schnitt SJ, Connolly JL, Rosner BA, Colditz GA.Intake of fiber and nuts during adolescence and incidence of proliferative benign breast disease.Cancer Causes Control. 2010 Jul;21(7):1033-
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  • Green AK, Hankinson SE, Bertone-Johnson ER, Tamimi RM.Mammographic density, plasma vitamin D levels and risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women.Int J Cancer. 2010 Aug 1;127(3):667-74.
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  • Berkey CS, Willett WC, Frazier AL, Rosner B, Tamimi RM, Rockett HR, Colditz GA.Prospective Study of Adolescent Alcohol Consumption and Risk of Benign Breast Disease in Young Women.Pediatrics. 2010 May;125(5):e1081-7.
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  • Tamimi RM, Lagiou P, Czene K, Liu J, Ekbom A, Hsieh CC, Adami HO, Trichopoulos D, Hall P.Birth weight, breast cancer susceptibility loci, and breast cancer risk.Cancer Causes Control. 2010 May;21(5):689-96.
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  • Li J, Eriksson L, Humphreys K, Czene K, Liu J, Tamimi R, Lindstrom S, Hunter DJ, Vachon C, Couch F, Christopher S, Lagiou P, Hall P.Genetic variation in the estrogen metabolic pathway and mammographic density as an intermediate phenotype of breast cancer.
    20214802
  • Marotti JD, Collins LC, Hu R, Tamimi RM.Estrogen receptor-beta expression in invasive breast cancer in relation to molecular phenotype: results from the Nurses' Health Study.Mod Pathol. 2010 Feb;23(2):197-204.
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  • Tamimi RM, Eriksson L, Lagiou P, Czene K, Ekbom A, Hsieh CC, Adami HO, Trichopoulos D, Hall P.Birth weight and mammographic density among postmenopausal women in Sweden.Int J Cancer. 2010 Feb 15;126(4):985-91.
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  • Tamimi RM, Colditz GA, Hankinson SE.Circulating carotenoids, mammographic density, and subsequent risk of breast cancer.Cancer Res. 2009 Dec 15;69(24):9323-9.
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  • Monsees GM,Tamimi RM,Kraft P.Genome-wide association scans for secondary traits using case-control samples.Genet Epidemiol. 2009 Dec;33(8):717-28.
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  • Su X, Colditz GA, Willett WC, Collins LC, Schnitt SJ, Connolly JL, Pollak MN, Rosner B, Tamimi RM.Genetic variation and circulating levels of IGF-I and IGFBP-3 in relation to risk of proliferative benign breast disease.Int J Cancer. 2010 Jan 1;126(1):180-
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  • Collins LC,Wang Y,Connolly JL,Baer HJ,Hu R,Schnitt SJ,Colditz GA,Tamimi RM.Potential Role of Tissue Microarrays for the Study of Biomarker Expression in Benign Breast Disease and Normal Breast Tissue.Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol. 2009 Oct;17(5):438-41
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  • Baer HJ,Collins LC,Connolly JL,Colditz GA,Schnitt SJ,Tamimi RM.Lobule type and subsequent breast cancer risk: results from the Nurses' Health Studies.Cancer. 2009 Apr 1;115(7):1404-11.
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  • He C, Tamimi RM, Hankinson SE, Hunter DJ, Han J.A prospective study of genetic polymorphism in MPO, antioxidant status, and breast cancer risk.Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2009 Feb;113(3):585-94.
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  • Birmann BM, Tamimi RM, Giovannucci E, Rosner B, Hunter DJ, Kraft P, Mitsiades C, Anderson KC, Colditz GA.Insulin-like Growth Factor-1- and Interleukin-6-related Gene Variation and Risk of Multiple Myeloma.Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2009 Jan;18(1):2
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  • Tamimi RM,Baer HJ,Marotti J,Galan M,Galaburda L,Fu Y,Deitz AC,Connolly JL,Schnitt SJ,Colditz GA,Collins LC.Comparison of molecular phenotypes of ductal carcinoma in situ and invasive breast cancer.Breast Cancer Res. 2008;10(4):R67.
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  • Tamimi RM,Cox D,Kraft P,Colditz GA,Hankinson SE,Hunter DJ.Breast cancer susceptibility loci and mammographic density.Breast Cancer Res. 2008;10(4):R66.
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  • Garcia-Closas M, Hall P, Nevanlinna H, Pooley K, Morrison J, Richesson DA, Bojesen SE, Nordestgaard BG, Axelsson CK, Arias JI, Milne RL, Ribas G, Gonzalez-Neira A, Benitez J, Zamora P, Brauch H, Justenhoven C, Hamann U, Ko YD, Bruening T, Haas S, Dork T,
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  • Samimi G, Colditz GA, Baer HJ, Tamimi RM.Measures of energy balance and mammographic density in the Nurses' Health Study.Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2008 May;109(1):113-22.
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  • Collins LC, Marotti JD, Baer HJ, Tamimi RM.Comparison of estrogen receptor results from pathology reports with results from central laboratory testing.J Natl Cancer Inst. 2008 Feb 6;100(3):218-21.
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  • Tamimi RM, Brugge JS, Freedman ML, Miron A, Iglehart JD, Colditz GA, Hankinson SE.Circulating colony stimulating factor-1 and breast cancer risk.Cancer Res. 2008 Jan 1;68(1):18-21.
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  • Tamimi RM, Byrne C, Colditz GA, Hankinson SE.Endogenous hormone levels, mammographic density, and subsequent risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women.J Natl Cancer Inst. 2007 Aug 1;99(15):1178-87.
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  • Tamimi RM, Cox DG, Kraft P, Pollak MN, Haiman CA, Cheng I, Freedman ML, Hankinson SE, Hunter DJ, Colditz GA.Common genetic variation in IGF1, IGFBP-1, and IGFBP-3 in relation to mammographic density: a cross-sectional study.Breast Cancer Res. 2007;9(1):R1
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  • Collins LC, Baer HJ, Tamimi RM, Connolly JL, Colditz GA, Schnitt SJ.Magnitude and laterality of breast cancer risk according to histologic type of atypical hyperplasia: results from the Nurses' Health Study.Cancer. 2007 Jan 15;109(2):180-7.
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  • Cox DG, Tamimi RM, Hunter DJ.Gene x Gene interaction between MnSOD and GPX-1 and breast cancer risk: a nested case-control study.BMC Cancer. 2006;6:217.
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  • Collins LC, Baer HJ, Tamimi RM, Connolly JL, Colditz GA, Schnitt SJ.The influence of family history on breast cancer risk in women with biopsy-confirmed benign breast disease: results from the Nurses' Health Study.Cancer. 2006 Sep 15;107(6):1240-7.
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  • Tamimi RM.Single nucleotide polymorphisms and breast cancer: not yet a success story.Breast Cancer Res. 2006;8(4):108.
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  • Tamimi RM, Hankinson SE, Chen WY, Rosner B, Colditz GA.Combined estrogen and testosterone use and risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women.Arch Intern Med. 2006 Jul 24;166(14):1483-9.
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  • Tamimi RM, Hankinson SE, Colditz GA, Byrne C.Endogenous sex hormone levels and mammographic density among postmenopausal women.Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2005 Nov;14(11 Pt 1):2641-7.
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  • Tamimi RM, Byrne C, Baer HJ, Rosner B, Schnitt SJ, Connolly JL, Colditz GA.Benign breast disease, recent alcohol consumption, and risk of breast cancer: a nested case-control study.Breast Cancer Res. 2005;7(4):R555-62.
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  • Collins LC, Tamimi RM, Baer HJ, Connolly JL, Colditz GA, Schnitt SJ.Outcome of patients with ductal carcinoma in situ untreated after diagnostic biopsy.Cancer. 2005 May 1;103(9):1778-84.
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  • Tamimi RM, Hankinson SE, Campos H, Spiegelman D, Zhang S, Colditz GA, Willett WC, Hunter DJ.Plasma carotenoids, retinol, and tocopherols and risk of breast cancer.Am J Epidemiol. 2005 Jan 15;161(2):153-60.
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  • Mucci LA, Lagiou P, Hsieh CC, Tamimi R, Hellerstein S, Vatten L, Adami HO, Cnattingius S, Trichopoulos D.A prospective study of pregravid oral contraceptive use in relation to fetal growth.BJOG. 2004 Sep;111(9):989-95.
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  • Lagiou P, Mucci L, Tamimi R, Kuper H, Lagiou A, Hsieh CC, Trichopoulos D.Micronutrient intake during pregnancy in relation to birth size.Eur J Nutr. 2005 Feb;44(1):52-9.
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  • Tamimi RM, Hankinson SE, Spiegelman D, Kraft P, Colditz GA, Hunter DJ.Common ataxia telangiectasia mutated haplotypes and risk of breast cancer: a nested case-control study.Breast Cancer Res. 2004;6(4):R416-22.
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  • Tamimi RM, Hankinson SE, Spiegelman D, Colditz GA, Hunter DJ.Manganese superoxide dismutase polymorphism, plasma antioxidants, cigarette smoking, and risk of breast cancer.Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2004 Jun;13(6):989-96.
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  • Lagiou P, Tamimi RM, Mucci LA, Adami HO, Hsieh CC, Trichopoulos D.Diet during pregnancy in relation to maternal weight gain and birth size.Eur J Clin Nutr. 2004 Feb;58(2):231-7.
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  • Tamimi RM, Hankinson SE, Ding S, Gagalang V, Larson GP, Spiegelman D, Colditz GA, Krontiris TG, Hunter DJ.The HRAS1 variable number of tandem repeats and risk of breast cancer.Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2003 Dec;12(12):1528-30.
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  • Han J, Hankinson SE, De Vivo I, Spiegelman D, Tamimi RM, Mohrenweiser HW, Colditz GA, Hunter DJ.A prospective study of XRCC1 haplotypes and their interaction with plasma carotenoids on breast cancer risk.Cancer Res. 2003 Dec 1;63(23):8536-41.
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  • Tamimi R, Lagiou P, Vatten LJ, Mucci L, Trichopoulos D, Hellerstein S, Ekbom A, Adami HO, Hsieh CC.Pregnancy hormones, pre-eclampsia, and implications for breast cancer risk in the offspring.Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2003 Jul;12(7):647-50.
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  • Mucci LA, Lagiou P, Tamimi RM, Hsieh CC, Adami HO, Trichopoulos D.Pregnancy estriol, estradiol, progesterone and prolactin in relation to birth weight and other birth size variables (United States).Cancer Causes Control. 2003 May;14(4):311-8.
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  • Tamimi RM, Lagiou P, Mucci LA, Hsieh CC, Adami HO, Trichopoulos D.Average energy intake among pregnant women carrying a boy compared with a girl.BMJ. 2003 Jun 7;326(7401):1245-6.
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  • Lagiou P, Hsieh CC, Trichopoulos D, Xu B, Wuu J, Mucci L, Tamimi R, Adami HO, Cnattingius S.Birthweight differences between USA and China and their relevance to breast cancer aetiology.Int J Epidemiol. 2003 Apr;32(2):193-8.
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  • Lagiou P, Tamimi R, Mucci LA, Trichopoulos D, Adami HO, Hsieh CC.Nausea and vomiting in pregnancy in relation to prolactin, estrogens, and progesterone: a prospective study.Obstet Gynecol. 2003 Apr;101(4):639-44.
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  • Tamimi RM, Lagiou P, Adami HO, Trichopoulos D.Prospects for chemoprevention of cancer.J Intern Med. 2002 Apr;251(4):286-300.
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  • Hagel M, George EL, Kim A, Tamimi R, Opitz SL, Turner CE, Imamoto A, Thomas SM.The adaptor protein paxillin is essential for normal development in the mouse and is a critical transducer of fibronectin signaling.Mol Cell Biol. 2002 Feb;22(3):901-15.
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  • Kuper H, Lagiou P, Mucci LA, Tamimi R, Benetou V, Trichopoulos D.Risk factors for cholangiocarcinoma in a low risk Caucasian population.Soz Praventivmed. 2001;46(3):182-5.
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  • Weiderpass E, Ye W, Tamimi R, Trichopolous D, Nyren O, Vainio H, Adami HO.Alcoholism and risk for cancer of the cervix uteri, vagina, and vulva.Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2001 Aug;10(8):899-901.
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  • Tamimi R, Mucci LA, Spanos E, Lagiou A, Benetou V, Trichopoulos D.Testosterone and oestradiol in relation to tobacco smoking, body mass index, energy consumption and nutrient intake among adult men.Eur J Cancer Prev. 2001 Jun;10(3):275-80.
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  • Mucci LA, Wedren S, Tamimi RM, Trichopoulos D, Adami HO.The role of gene-environment interaction in the aetiology of human cancer: examples from cancers of the large bowel, lung and breast.J Intern Med. 2001 Jun;249(6):477-93.
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  • Mucci LA, Tamimi R, Lagiou P, Trichopoulou A, Benetou V, Spanos E, Trichopoulos D.Are dietary influences on the risk of prostate cancer mediated through the insulin-like growth factor system?.BJU Int. 2001 Jun;87(9):814-20.
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  • Kuper H, Mantzoros C, Lagiou P, Tzonou A, Tamimi R, Mucci L, Benetou V, Spanos E, Stuver SO, Trichopoulos D.Estrogens, testosterone and sex hormone binding globulin in relation to liver cancer in men.Oncology. 2001;60(4):355-60.
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  • Mucci LA, Kuper HE, Tamimi R, Lagiou P, Spanos E, Trichopoulos D.Age at menarche and age at menopause in relation to hepatocellular carcinoma in women.BJOG. 2001 Mar;108(3):291-4.
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  • Tamimi RM, Steingrimsson E, Montgomery-Dyer K, Copeland NG, Jenkins NA, Tapscott SJ.NEUROD2 and NEUROD3 genes map to human chromosomes 17q12 and 5q23-q31 and mouse chromosomes 11 and 13, respectively.Genomics. 1997 Mar 1;40(2):355-7.
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  • McCormick MB, Tamimi RM, Snider L, Asakura A, Bergstrom D, Tapscott SJ.NeuroD2 and neuroD3: distinct expression patterns and transcriptional activation potentials within the neuroD gene family.Mol Cell Biol. 1996 Oct;16(10):5792-800.
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  • Tamimi R, Steingrimsson E, Copeland NG, Dyer-Montgomery K, Lee JE, Hernandez R, Jenkins NA, Tapscott SJ.The NEUROD gene maps to human chromosome 2q32 and mouse chromosome 2.Genomics. 1996 Jun 15;34(3):418-21.
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