Christopher A. Haiman

Associate Professor,
Preventive Medicine
Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute
Keck School of Medicine

Research Topics

Genetic Epidemiology

Research Overview

My primary research has focused on understanding genetic susceptibility to breast and prostate cancer in minority populations.

Selected Publications

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Haiman CA, Stram DO, Wilkens LR, Pike MC, Kolonel LN, Henderson BE, Le Marchand L. Ethnic and racial differences in the smoking-related risk of lung cancer. N Engl J Med 354:333-342, 2006. PMC Journal in Process

Haiman CA, Patterson N, Freedman ML, Myers SR, Pike MC, Waliszewska A, Neubauer J, Tandon A, Schirmer C, McDonald GJ, Greenway SC, Stram DO, Le Marchand L, Kolonel LN, Frasco M, Wong D, Pooler LC, Ardlie K, Oakley-Girvan I, Whittemore AS, Cooney KA, John EM, Ingles SA, Altshuler D, Henderson BE, Reich D. Multiple regions within 8q24 independently affect risk for prostate cancer. Nat Genet 39:638-644, 2007. PMCID: PMC2638766

Haiman CA, Le Marchand L, Yamamato J, Stram DO, Sheng X, Kolonel LN, Wu AH, Reich D, Henderson BE. A common genetic risk factor for colorectal and prostate cancer. Nat Genet 39:954-956, 2007. PMCID: PMC2391283

Haiman CA, Hsu C, de Bakker PI, Frasco M, Sheng X, Van Den Berg D, Casagrande JT, Kolonel LN, Le Marchand L, Hankinson SE, Han J, Dunning AM, Pooley KA, Freedman ML, Hunter DJ, Wu AH, Stram DO, Henderson BE. Comprehensive association testing of common genetic variation in DNA repair pathway genes in relationship with breast cancer risk in multiple populations. Hum Mol Genet 17:825-834, 2008