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144
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1979 - Fellow of the American Statistical Association (ASA)

Overview

William J. Blot is affiliated with Vanderbilt University Medical Center in the United States. Their research spans significant contributions primarily within the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

In terms of subfields, Blot's work is focused on Genetics, Oncology, Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. The main topics addressed include Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, BRCA gene mutations in cancer, Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research, Nutritional Studies and Diet, Cancer Risks and Factors, Global Cancer Incidence and Screening, and Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment.

Blot has published extensively, with frequent contributions appearing in the following venues:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Cancer Research
  • Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Wei Zheng
  • Esther M. John
  • Qiuyin Cai
  • Xiao-Ou Shu
  • Christopher A. Haiman

Selected recent papers authored by William J. Blot are:

  • Trans-ancestry genome-wide association meta-analysis of prostate cancer identifies new susceptibility loci and informs genetic risk prediction, 2021, Nature Genetics
  • An integrative multi-omics analysis to identify candidate DNA methylation biomarkers related to prostate cancer risk, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Fine-mapping of 150 breast cancer risk regions identifies 191 likely target genes, 2020, Nature Genetics
  • Polygenic hazard score is associated with prostate cancer in multi-ethnic populations, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Evaluating Polygenic Risk Scores for Breast Cancer in Women of African Ancestry, 2021, JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute

William J. Blot was recognized as a Fellow of the American Statistical Association (ASA) in 1979.

Best Publications

  • Changing patterns in the incidence of esophageal and gastric carcinoma in the United States

    Susan S. Devesa;William J. Blot;Joseph F. Fraumeni

  • Rising incidence of adenocarcinoma of the esophagus and gastric cardia.

    William J. Blot;Susan S. Devesa;Robert W. Kneller;Joseph F. Fraumeni

  • Nutrition Intervention Trials in Linxian, China: Supplementation With Specific Vitamin/Mineral Combinations, Cancer Incidence, and Disease-Specific Mortality in the General Population

    William J. Blot;Jun Yao Li;Philip R. Taylor;Wande Guo

  • Large-scale genotyping identifies 41 new loci associated with breast cancer risk

    Kyriaki Michailidou;Per Hall;Anna Gonzalez-Neira;Maya Ghoussaini

  • Increased risk of noncardia gastric cancer associated with proinflammatory cytokine gene polymorphisms

    Emad M El-Omar;Charles S Rabkin;Marilie D Gammon;Thomas L Vaughan

  • Population attributable risks of esophageal and gastric cancers.

    Lawrence S. Engel;Lawrence S. Engel;Wong Ho Chow;Thomas L. Vaughan;Marilie D. Gammon

  • Tobacco, Alcohol, and Socioeconomic Status and Adenocarcinomas of the Esophagus and Gastric Cardia

    Marilie D. Gammon;Habibul Ahsan;Janet B. Schoenberg;A. Brian West

  • Body mass index and risk of adenocarcinomas of the esophagus and gastric cardia.

    Wong Ho Chow;William J. Blot;Thomas L. Vaughan;Harvey A. Risch

  • An Inverse Relation between cagA + Strains of Helicobacter pylori Infection and Risk of Esophageal and Gastric Cardia Adenocarcinoma

    Wong Ho Chow;Martin J. Blaser;Martin J. Blaser;William J. Blot;Marilie D. Gammon

  • A case-control study of gastric cancer and diet in Italy.

    Eva Buiatti;Domenico Palli;Adriano Decarli;Dino Amadori

  • Genome-wide association analysis of more than 120,000 individuals identifies 15 new susceptibility loci for breast cancer

    Kyriaki Michailidou;Jonathan Beesley;Sara Lindstrom;Sander Canisius

  • Identification of 23 new prostate cancer susceptibility loci using the iCOGS custom genotyping array

    Rosalind A. Eeles;Ali Amin Al Olama;Sara Benlloch;Edward J. Saunders

  • Detectable clonal mosaicism from birth to old age and its relationship to cancer.

    Cathy C. Laurie;Cecelia A Laurie;Kenneth Rice;Kimberly F. Doheny

  • Detectable clonal mosaicism and its relationship to aging and cancer

    Kevin B. Jacobs;Kevin B. Jacobs;Meredith Yeager;Meredith Yeager;Weiyin Zhou;Weiyin Zhou;Sholom Wacholder

  • Multiple independent variants at the TERT locus are associated with telomere length and risks of breast and ovarian cancer

    Stig E. Bojesen;Stig E. Bojesen;Karen A. Pooley;Sharon E. Johnatty;Jonathan Beesley

  • Nutrient Intake and Risk of Subtypes of Esophageal and Gastric Cancer

    Susan T. Mayne;Harvey A. Risch;Robert Dubrow;Wong Ho Chow

  • Continuing Climb in Rates of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma: An Update

    William J. Blot;Susan S. Devesa;Joseph F. Fraumeni

  • Randomized Double-Blind Factorial Trial of Three Treatments To Reduce the Prevalence of Precancerous Gastric Lesions

    Wei-cheng You;Linda M. Brown;Lian Zhang;Ji-you Li

  • Use of aspirin and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and risk of esophageal and gastric cancer.

    D C Farrow;T L Vaughan;P D Hansten;J L Stanford

  • Fifteen-Year Effects of Helicobacter pylori, Garlic, and Vitamin Treatments on Gastric Cancer Incidence and Mortality

    Jun Ling Ma;Lian Zhang;Linda Morris Brown;Ji You Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Wei Zheng
Wei Zheng Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Joseph F. Fraumeni
Joseph F. Fraumeni National Institutes of Health
Joseph K. McLaughlin
Joseph K. McLaughlin Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Qiuyin Cai
Qiuyin Cai Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Christopher A. Haiman
Christopher A. Haiman University of Southern California
Graham G. Giles
Graham G. Giles University of Melbourne
Xiao-Ou Shu
Xiao-Ou Shu Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Janet L. Stanford
Janet L. Stanford Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Loren Lipworth
Loren Lipworth Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Esther M. John
Esther M. John Stanford University

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