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Elizabeth Z. Lan
Researcher at United States Department of Health and Human Services
Publications - 1
Citations - 22
Elizabeth Z. Lan is an academic researcher from United States Department of Health and Human Services. The author has contributed to research in topics: Catechol-O-methyl transferase. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 1 publications receiving 22 citations.
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Genetic variation in catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) and obesity in the prostate, lung, colorectal, and ovarian (PLCO) cancer screening trial.
Sophia S. Wang,Lindsay M. Morton,Andrew W. Bergen,Elizabeth Z. Lan,Nilanjan Chatterjee,Paul A. Kvale,Richard B. Hayes,Stephen J. Chanock,Neil E. Caporaso +8 more
TL;DR: The null association with smoking and alcohol and the pronounced association with increasing BMI among women further implicates COMT’s role in estrogen metabolism as a potentially culpable pathway and supports a need for comprehensive evaluation of COMT variations and their functional relevance as COMT may be an important molecular target to evaluate for new treatments regarding obesity.