Patricia A. Buffler
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:
School of Public Health
University of California, Berkeley
50 University Hall, MC 7356
Berkeley, CA 94720-7356
Web page: http://sph.berkeley.edu/faculty/buffler.htm
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
Recent Publications
- Greaves M, Buffler PA. Infections in early life and risk of childhood ALL. Br J Cancer. 2009 Mar 10;100(5):863.
- Aldrich MC, Selvin S, Hansen HM, Barcellos LF, Wrensch MR, Sison JD, Kelsey KT, Buffler PA, Quesenberry CP Jr, Selding MF, Wiencke JK. CYP1A1/2 Haplotypes and Lung Cancer and Assessment of Confouding by Population Stratification. Cancer Res. 2009 Mar 10. Epub ahead of print.
- Ma X, Urayama K, Chang J, Wiemels JL, Buffler PA. Infection and pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Blood Cells Mol Dis. 2009 Mar-Apr;42(2):117-20. Epub 2008 Dec 6.
- Chang JS, Wiemels JL, Buffler PA. Allergies and childhood leukemia. Blood Cells Mol Dis. 2009 Mar-Apr 42(2):99-104. Epub 2008 Dec 2.
- Scélo G, Metayer C, Zhang L, Wiemels JL, Aldrich MC, Selvin S, Month S, Smith MT, Buffler PA. Household exposure to paint and petroleum solvents, chromosomal translocations and the risk of childhood leukemia. Environ Health Perspect. 2009 Jan;117(1)133-9. Epub 2008 Oct 10.