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Richard K. Severson is affiliated with Wayne State University in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on Medicine, with significant contributions within the subfields of Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Genetics, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Immunology, and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.

The scientist's recent publications reflect a concentration on lymphoma and genetic factors related to cancer. Notable papers include:

  • Distinct germline genetic susceptibility profiles identified for common non-Hodgkin lymphoma subtypes, 2022, Leukemia
  • Genetically Determined Height and Risk of Non-hodgkin Lymphoma, 2020, Frontiers in Oncology
  • Correction: Distinct germline genetic susceptibility profiles identified for common non-Hodgkin lymphoma subtypes, 2023, Leukemia
  • Genome-wide homozygosity and risk of four non-Hodgkin lymphoma subtypes, 2021, Journal of Translational Genetics and Genomics
  • Correction to: Residential proximity to industrial combustion facilities and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma: a case-control study, 2021, Environmental Health

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Severson include:

  • Nicola J. Camp
  • Angela Brooks-Wilson
  • Graham G. Giles
  • Joseph Vijai
  • Yolanda Benavente

The scientist has published multiple articles in venues such as UNC Libraries, Leukemia, Frontiers in Oncology, Journal of Translational Genetics and Genomics, and Environmental Health. The volume of work is greatest in UNC Libraries with four publications, followed by two each in Leukemia and one each in the other venues.

The main research topics addressed by Severson cover a range of intersecting areas related to lymphoma and cancer genetics, including:

  • Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Genetic factors in colorectal cancer
  • Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Lipid metabolism and disorders
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact

Best Publications

  • EPIDEMIOLOGIC EVALUATION OF MEASUREMENT DATA IN THE PRESENCE OF DETECTION LIMITS

    J H. Lubin;J S. Colt;D Camann;S Davis

  • Incidence of cancer in children in the United States. Sex-, race-, and 1-year age-specific rates by histologic type

    James G. Gurney;Richard K. Severson;Scott Davis;Scott Davis;Leslie L. Robison

  • Autoimmune disorders and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma subtypes: a pooled analysis within the InterLymph Consortium.

    Karin Ekström Smedby;Claire M. Vajdic;Michael Falster;Eric A. Engels

  • Residential Exposure to Magnetic Fields and Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Children

    Martha S. Linet;Elizabeth E. Hatch;Ruth A. Kleinerman;Leslie L. Robison

  • Genetic variation in TNF and IL10 and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma: a report from the InterLymph Consortium

    Nathaniel Rothman;Christine F Skibola;Sophia S Wang;Gareth Morgan

  • Trends in cancer incidence among children in the U.S.

    James G. Gurney;Scott Davis;Scott Davis;Richard K. Severson;Jei-Yin Fang

  • Lung cancer in women: analysis of the national Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database.

    Jennifer B Fu;T Ying Kau;Richard K Severson;Gregory P Kalemkerian

  • Etiologic Heterogeneity Among Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Subtypes: The InterLymph Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Subtypes Project

    Lindsay M. Morton;Susan L. Slager;James R. Cerhan;Sophia S. Wang

  • A PROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND CANCER

    Richard K. Severson;Abraham M. Y. Nomura;John S. Grove;Grant N. Stemmermann

  • Infant cancer in the U.S.: histology-specific incidence and trends, 1973 to 1992

    J G Gurney;J A Ross;D A Wall;W A Bleyer

  • Sarcoma as a second malignancy after treatment for breast cancer.

    Johnny Yap;Paul J Chuba;Ron Thomas;Amr Aref

  • Bilateral Risk for Subsequent Breast Cancer After Lobular Carcinoma-In-Situ: Analysis of Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Data

    Paul J. Chuba;Merlin R. Hamre;Johnny Yap;Richard K. Severson

  • A Prospective Study of Stomach Cancer and Its Relation to Diet, Cigarettes, and Alcohol Consumption

    Abraham Nomura;John S. Grove;Grant N. Stemmermann;Richard K. Severson

  • Genome-wide association study identifies multiple risk loci for chronic lymphocytic leukemia

    Sonja I. Berndt;Christine F. Skibola;Christine F. Skibola;Vijai Joseph;Nicola J. Camp

  • National cancer clinical trials: Children have equal access; adolescents do not

    W. Archie Bleyer;Heriberto Tejeda;Sharon B. Murphy;Leslie L. Robison

  • Cigarette Smoking and Risk of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma: A Pooled Analysis from the International Lymphoma Epidemiology Consortium (InterLymph)

    Lindsay M Morton;Patricia Hartge;Theodore R Holford;Elizabeth A Holly;Elizabeth A Holly

  • Childhood cancer in the United States. A geographical analysis of cases from the Pediatric Cooperative Clinical Trials groups.

    Julie A. Ross;Richard K. Severson;Bradley H Pollock;Leslie L. Robison

  • Etiologic heterogeneity among non-Hodgkin lymphoma subtypes

    Lindsay M. Morton;Sophia S. Wang;Wendy Cozen;Martha S. Linet

  • Risk of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma and Family History of Lymphatic, Hematologic, and Other Cancers

    Nilanjan Chatterjee;Patricia Hartge;James R. Cerhan;Wendy Cozen

  • Comparison of pesticide levels in carpet dust and self-reported pest treatment practices in four US sites

    Joanne S Colt;Jay Lubin;David Camann;Scott Davis

Frequent Co-Authors

Wendy Cozen
Wendy Cozen University of Southern California
James R. Cerhan
James R. Cerhan Mayo Clinic
Patricia Hartge
Patricia Hartge National Institutes of Health
Scott Davis
Scott Davis University of Washington
Nathaniel Rothman
Nathaniel Rothman National Institutes of Health
Stephen J. Chanock
Stephen J. Chanock National Institutes of Health
Sophia S. Wang
Sophia S. Wang City Of Hope National Medical Center
Angela Brooks-Wilson
Angela Brooks-Wilson Simon Fraser University
Mads Melbye
Mads Melbye University of Copenhagen
John J. Spinelli
John J. Spinelli University of British Columbia

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