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William J. Blot

Vanderbilt University · US
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Area of research
Genetics · Oncology
Research interest
Research interests include Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Nutritional Studies and Diet, BRCA gene mutations in cancer, and Global Cancer Incidence and Screening.
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118
citations
59,092
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1,016
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Recent publications

Genome-wide association study of prostate-specific antigen levels in 392,522 men identifies new loci and improves prediction across ancestry groups
Nature Genetics 2025cited by 9position: middledoi
Hormone therapy use and young-onset breast cancer: a pooled analysis of prospective cohorts included in the Premenopausal Breast Cancer Collaborative Group
The Lancet Oncology 2025cited by 8position: middledoi
Development and validation of a risk prediction model for premenopausal breast cancer in 19 cohorts
Breast Cancer Research 2025cited by 1position: middledoi
BMI and breast cancer risk around age at menopause
Cancer Epidemiology 2024cited by 11position: middledoi
Evaluating approaches for constructing polygenic risk scores for prostate cancer in men of African and European ancestry
The American Journal of Human Genetics 2023cited by 23position: middledoi
Observational and genetic associations between cardiorespiratory fitness and cancer: a UK Biobank and international consortia study
British Journal of Cancer 2023cited by 8position: middledoi
Evaluating Approaches for Constructing Polygenic Risk Scores for Prostate Cancer in Men of African and European Ancestry
medRxiv 2023cited by 2position: middledoi
Absolute Risk of Oropharyngeal Cancer After an HPV16-E6 Serology Test and Potential Implications for Screening: Results From the Human Papillomavirus Cancer Cohort Consortium
Journal of Clinical Oncology 2022cited by 47position: middledoi
A Rare Germline HOXB13 Variant Contributes to Risk of Prostate Cancer in Men of African Ancestry
European Urology 2022cited by 47position: middledoi
Prostate cancer risk stratification improvement across multiple ancestries with new polygenic hazard score
Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases 2022cited by 38position: middledoi
Polygenic risk scores for prediction of breast cancer risk in women of African ancestry: a cross-ancestry approach
Human Molecular Genetics 2022cited by 26position: middledoi
Prediagnosis Leisure-Time Physical Activity and Lung Cancer Survival: A Pooled Analysis of 11 Cohorts
JNCI Cancer Spectrum 2022cited by 16position: middledoi
Associations of lung cancer risk with biomarkers of <i>Helicobacter pylori</i> infection
Carcinogenesis 2022cited by 7position: middledoi
Pre-diagnostic circulating p53 autoantibodies and subsequent lung cancer risk in low-income African and European Americans
Cancer Epidemiology 2022cited by 6position: middledoi
Trans-ancestry genome-wide association meta-analysis of prostate cancer identifies new susceptibility loci and informs genetic risk prediction
Nature Genetics 2021cited by 492position: middledoi
Polygenic hazard score is associated with prostate cancer in multi-ethnic populations
Nature Communications 2021cited by 76position: middledoi
Evaluating Polygenic Risk Scores for Breast Cancer in Women of African Ancestry
JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2021cited by 75position: middledoi
Prospective study of oral microbiome and gastric cancer risk among Asian, African American and European American populations
International Journal of Cancer 2021cited by 59position: middledoi
Cross-ancestry GWAS meta-analysis identifies six breast cancer loci in African and European ancestry women
Nature Communications 2021cited by 47position: middledoi
Discovery and fine-mapping of height loci via high-density imputation of GWASs in individuals of African ancestry
The American Journal of Human Genetics 2021cited by 34position: middledoi
Performance of African-ancestry-specific polygenic hazard score varies according to local ancestry in 8q24
Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases 2021cited by 16position: middledoi
Publisher Correction: Trans-ancestry genome-wide association meta-analysis of prostate cancer identifies new susceptibility loci and informs genetic risk prediction
Nature Genetics 2021cited by 13position: middledoi
Prediagnostic Antibody Responses to <i>Fusobacterium nucleatum</i> Proteins Are Not Associated with Risk of Colorectal Cancer in a Large U.S. Consortium
Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2021cited by 4position: middledoi
Prostate cancer risk stratification improved across multiple ancestries with new polygenic hazard score
medRxiv 2021cited by 2position: middledoi
An integrative multi-omics analysis to identify candidate DNA methylation biomarkers related to prostate cancer risk
Nature Communications 2020cited by 245position: middledoi
Fine-mapping of 150 breast cancer risk regions identifies 191 likely target genes
Nature Genetics 2020cited by 188position: middledoi
A Germline Variant at 8q24 Contributes to Familial Clustering of Prostate Cancer in Men of African Ancestry
European Urology 2020cited by 50position: middledoi
A network analysis to identify mediators of germline-driven differences in breast cancer prognosis
Nature Communications 2020cited by 47position: middledoi
Racial Differences in <i>Helicobacter pylori</i> CagA Sero-prevalence in a Consortium of Adult Cohorts in the United States
Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2020cited by 34position: middledoi
A meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies of multiple myeloma among men and women of African ancestry
Blood Advances 2020cited by 31position: middledoi

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Frequent collaborators

Tim Waterboer · German Cancer Research Center9 papers (2018–2022)Meira Epplein · Duke University8 papers (2013–2021)Julia Butt · German Cancer Research Center7 papers (2018–2021)Wei Zheng · Tsinghua University7 papers (2016–2022)Michael Pawlita · Heidelberg University6 papers (2013–2020)Yu Chen · Beijing Fengtai Hospital6 papers (2018–2021)Qiuyin Cai · Inner Mongolia Medical University6 papers (2013–2022)Lauren R. Teras · American Cancer Society5 papers (2016–2021)Richard M. Peek · Vanderbilt University5 papers (2013–2021)John D. Potter · University of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory5 papers (2018–2021)Lesley F. Tinker · Fred Hutch Cancer Center5 papers (2018–2021)Christopher A. Haiman · Mayo Clinic in Arizona5 papers (2016–2021)Sylvia Wassertheil‐Smoller · Albert Einstein College of Medicine5 papers (2018–2021)Loı̈c Le Marchand · The London College4 papers (2018–2020)Sonja I. Berndt · Department of Health and Human Services4 papers (2020–2021)Xiao‐Ou Shu · Vanderbilt University4 papers (2017–2022)Kala Visvanathan · Johns Hopkins University4 papers (2018–2021)Julie R. Palmer · Boston University4 papers (2014–2016)Laurence N. Kolonel · Cancer Center of Hawaii4 papers (2014–2016)Howard D. Sesso · Brigham and Women's Hospital4 papers (2018–2021)
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