Patricia A. Buffler, Ph.D., M.P.H., C.P.H.
Professor of Epidemiology and Dean Emerita
Kenneth Howard Kaiser & Marjorie Witherspoon Kaiser Endowed Chair
PHONE: (510) 643-8083
FAX: (510) 642-6669
LOCATION: 714-B University Hall
E-MAIL: pab@berkeley.edu
Research Interests
- Molecular epidemiology of childhood leukemia
- Molecular epidemiology of childhood brain tumors
- Health effects of low-level environmental exposures and policy implications
- Gene-environment interaction in cancer epidemiology
Selected Publications
Whitehead T, Metayer C, Ward MH, Nishioka MG, Gunier R, Colt JS, Reynolds P, Selvin S, Buffler P, Rappaport SM. Is house-dust nicotine a good surrogate for household smoking? Am J Epidemiol. 2009; 169(9):1113-23..
Ward MH, Colt JS, Metayer C, Gunier RB, Lubin J, Crouse V, Nishioka MG, Reynolds P, Buffler PA. Residential exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls and organochlorine pesticides and risk of childhood leukemia. Environ Health Perspect. 2009; 117(6):1007-13..
Taylor M, Hussain A, Urayama K, Chokkalingam A, Thompson P, Trachtenberg E, Buffler P. The human major histocompatibility complex and childhood leukemia: an etiological hypothesis based on molecular mimicry. Blood Cells Mol Dis. 2009; 42(2):129-35.
Scelo 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; 117(1):133-9.
Ma X, Urayama K, Chang J, Wiemels JL, Buffler PA. Infection and pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Blood Cells Mol Dis. 2009; 42(2):117-20.
Kwan ML, Jensen CD, Block G, Hudes ML, Chu LW, Buffler PA. Maternal diet and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Public Health Rep. 2009; 124(4):503-14.
Kubo A, Levin TR, Block G, Rumore GJ, Quesenberry CP, Jr., Buffler P, Corley DA. Alcohol types and sociodemographic characteristics as risk factors for Barrett's esophagus. Gastroenterology. 2009; 136(3):806-15.
Greaves M, Buffler PA. Infections in early life and risk of childhood ALL. Br J Cancer. 2009; 100(5):863.
Corley DA, Kubo A, Levin TR, Block G, Habel L, Rumore G, Quesenberry C, Buffler P. Race, ethnicity, sex and temporal differences in Barrett's oesophagus diagnosis: a large community-based study, 1994-2006. Gut. 2009; 58(2):182-8.
Chang JS, Wiemels JL, Buffler PA. Allergies and childhood leukemia. Blood Cells Mol Dis. 2009; 42(2):99-104.
Aldrich MC, Selvin S, Hansen HM, Barcellos LF, Wrensch MR, Sison JD, Kelsey KT, Buffler PA, Quesenberry CP, Jr., Seldin MF, Wiencke JK. CYP1A1/2 Haplotypes and Lung Cancer and Assessment of Confounding by Population Stratification. Cancer Res. 2009.
Vasconcelos GM, Kang M, Pombo-de-Oliveira MS, Schiffman JD, Lorey F, Buffler P, Wiemels JL. Adenovirus detection in Guthrie cards from paediatric leukaemia cases and controls. Br J Cancer. 2008; 99(10):1668-72.
Urayama KY, Ma X, Buffler PA. Exposure to infections through day-care attendance and risk of childhood leukaemia. Radiat Prot Dosimetry. 2008; 132(2):259-66.
Guha N, Chang JS, Chokkalingam AP, Wiemels JL, Smith MT, Buffler PA. NQO1 polymorphisms and de novo childhood leukemia: a HuGE review and meta-analysis. Am J Epidemiol. 2008; 168(11):1221-32.
Dearlove JV, Fisher PG, Buffler PA. Family history of cancer among children with brain tumors: a critical review. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2008; 30(1):8-14.
Davis FG, Malmer BS, Aldape K, Barnholtz-Sloan JS, Bondy ML, Brannstrom T, Bruner JM, Burger PC, Collins VP, Inskip PD, Kruchko C, McCarthy BJ, McLendon RE, Sadetzki S, Tihan T, Wrensch MR, Buffler PA. Issues of diagnostic review in brain tumor studies: from the Brain Tumor Epidemiology Consortium. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2008; 17(3):484-9.
Corley DA, Kubo A, Levin TR, Block G, Habel L, Rumore GJ, Quesenberry C, Buffler PA. Hemochromatosis gene status as a risk factor for Barrett's esophagus. Dig Dis Sci. 2008; 53(12):3095-102.
Chokkalingam AP, Buffler PA. Genetic susceptibility to childhood leukaemia. Radiat Prot Dosimetry. 2008; 132(2):119-29.
Bondy ML, Scheurer ME, Malmer B, Barnholtz-Sloan JS, Davis FG, Il'yasova D, Kruchko C, McCarthy BJ, Rajaraman P, Schwartzbaum JA, Sadetzki S, Schlehofer B, Tihan T, Wiemels JL, Wrensch M, Buffler PA. Brain tumor epidemiology: consensus from the Brain Tumor Epidemiology Consortium. Cancer. 2008; 113(7 Suppl):1953-68.
Aldrich MC, Selvin S, Hansen HM, Barcellos LF, Wrensch MR, Sison JD, Quesenberry CP, Kittles RA, Silva G, Buffler PA, Seldin MF, Wiencke JK. Comparison of statistical methods for estimating genetic admixture in a lung cancer study of African Americans and Latinos. Am J Epidemiol. 2008; 168(9):1035-46.
Urayama KY, Wiencke JK, Buffler PA, Chokkalingam AP, Metayer C, Wiemels JL. MDR1 gene variants, indoor insecticide exposure, and the risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2007; 16(6):1172-7.
Corley DA, Kubo A, Levin TR, Block G, Habel L, Zhao W, Leighton P, Quesenberry C, Rumore GJ, Buffler PA. Abdominal obesity and body mass index as risk factors for Barrett's esophagus. Gastroenterology. 2007; 133(1):34-41; quiz 311.
Chang JS, Metayer C, Fear NT, Reinier K, Yin X, Urayama K, Russo C, Jolly KW, Buffler PA. Parental social contact in the work place and the risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Br J Cancer. 2007; 97(9):1315-21.
Buffler PA, Kelsh MA, Kalmes RM, Lau EC, Chapman PS, Wood SM, Brorby GP, Silva JM, Hooper HC, Rizzo BD, Wood R. A nested case-control study of brain tumors among employees at a petroleum exploration and extraction research facility. J Occup Environ Med. 2007; 49(7):791-802.
Seminara D, Khoury MJ, O'Brien TR, Manolio T, Gwinn ML, Little J, Higgins JP, Bernstein JL, Boffetta P, Bondy M, Bray MS, Brenchley PE, Buffler PA, Casas JP, Chokkalingam AP, Danesh J, Davey Smith G, Dolan S, Duncan R, Gruis NA, Hashibe M, Hunter D, Jarvelin MR, Malmer B, Maraganore DM, Newton-Bishop JA, Riboli E, Salanti G, Taioli E, Timpson N, Uitterlinden AG, Vineis P, Wareham N, Winn DM, Zimmern R, Ioannidis JP. The emergence of networks in human genome epidemiology: challenges and opportunities. Epidemiology. 2007; 18(1):1-8.
Kwan ML, Metayer C, Crouse V, Buffler PA. Maternal illness and drug/medication use during the period surrounding pregnancy and risk of childhood leukemia among offspring. Am J Epidemiol. 2007; 165(1):27-35.
Ioannidis JP, Gwinn M, Little J, Higgins JP, Bernstein JL, Boffetta P, Bondy M, Bray MS, Brenchley PE, Buffler PA, Casas JP, Chokkalingam A, Danesh J, Smith GD, Dolan S, Duncan R, Gruis NA, Hartge P, Hashibe M, Hunter DJ, Jarvelin MR, Malmer B, Maraganore DM, Newton-Bishop JA, O'Brien TR, Petersen G, Riboli E, Salanti G, Seminara D, Smeeth L, Taioli E, Timpson N, Uitterlinden AG, Vineis P, Wareham N, Winn DM, Zimmern R, Khoury MJ. A road map for efficient and reliable human genome epidemiology. Nat Genet. 2006; 38(1):3-5.
Corley DA, Levin TR, Habel LA, Buffler PA. Barrett's esophagus and medications that relax the lower esophageal sphincter. Am J Gastroenterol. 2006; 101(5):937-44.
Chang JS, Selvin S, Metayer C, Crouse V, Golembesky A, Buffler PA. Parental smoking and the risk of childhood leukemia. Am J Epidemiol. 2006; 163(12):1091-100.
Buffler PA, Kelsh MA, Lau EC, Edinboro CH, Barnard JC, Rutherford GW, Daaboul JJ, Palmer L, Lorey FW. Thyroid function and perchlorate in drinking water: an evaluation among California newborns, 1998. Environ Health Perspect. 2006; 114(5):798-804..
Aldrich MC, Zhang L, Wiemels JL, Ma X, Loh ML, Metayer C, Selvin S, Feusner J, Smith MT, Buffler PA. Cytogenetics of Hispanic and White children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in California. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2006; 15(3):578-81.Profile updated: December 16, 2009