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Olof Nyrén
Researcher at Karolinska Institutet
Publications - 274
Citations - 24232
Olof Nyrén is an academic researcher from Karolinska Institutet. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Cancer. The author has an hindex of 78, co-authored 274 publications receiving 23034 citations. Previous affiliations of Olof Nyrén include Vanderbilt University Medical Center & Harvard University.
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Body mass index in relation to oesophageal and oesophagogastric junction adenocarcinomas: a pooled analysis from the International BEACON Consortium
Cathrine Hoyo,Michael B. Cook,Farin Kamangar,Farin Kamangar,Neal D. Freedman,David C. Whiteman,David C. Whiteman,Leslie Bernstein,Linda Morris Brown,Harvey A. Risch,Weimin Ye,Linda Sharp,Anna H. Wu,Mary H. Ward,Alan G. Casson,Liam J. Murray,Douglas A. Corley,Olof Nyrén,Nirmala Pandeya,Nirmala Pandeya,Thomas L. Vaughan,Wong Ho Chow,Marilie D. Gammon +22 more
TL;DR: BMI is directly associated with OA and OGJA risk in both men and women and in those with and without GERD symptoms, and there was evidence for synergistic interaction between BMI and GERD Symptoms in relation to OA/OGJA risk.
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Mortality and cancer incidence among individuals with Down syndrome.
Deirdre A. Hill,Gloria Gridley,Sven Cnattingius,Lene Mellemkjær,Martha S. Linet,Hans-Olof Adami,Jørgen H. Olsen,Olof Nyrén,Joseph F. Fraumeni +8 more
TL;DR: Individuals with Down syndrome have a substantially increased risk of mortality due to specific causes and may have an elevated risk of other incident cancers in addition to leukemia.
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The role of diabetes mellitus in the aetiology of renal cell cancer
Per Lindblad,Wong Ho Chow,June M. Chan,Anna Bergström,Alicja Wolk,Gloria Gridley,Joseph K. McLaughlin,Olof Nyrén,H. O. Adami +8 more
TL;DR: In comparison with the general population, patients with diabetes mellitus have an increased risk of renal cell cancer, and a higher risk was seen for kidney cancer mortality.
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Response Rate to Mailed Epidemiologic Questionnaires: A Population-based Randomized Trial of Variations in Design and Mailing Routines
TL;DR: There was a positive association between the questionnaire retrieval rate and partial nonresponse (missing answers in retrieved questionnaires), and marginal losses due to the latter did not cancel the gains by optimized mailing routines.
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Risk of Gastric Cancer and Peptic Ulcers in Relation to ABO Blood Type: A Cohort Study
Gustaf Edgren,Henrik Hjalgrim,Klaus Rostgaard,Rut Norda,Agneta Wikman,Mads Melbye,Olof Nyrén +6 more
TL;DR: This large, population-based cohort study has confirmed the association between blood group A and gastric cancer and given further support to the notion that individuals with blood group O have a higher risk of peptic ulcers than those with other blood groups.