Frederica P. Perera
Columbia University
416 Papers
3.3K Citations
Frederica P. Perera is an academic researcher from Columbia University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Environmental exposure & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 95, co-authored 389 publications. Previous affiliations of Frederica P. Perera include Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai & Natural Resources Defense Council.
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Papers
Infant rhinitis and watery eyes predict school-age exercise-induced wheeze, emergency department visits and respiratory-related hospitalizations.
Khalil W. Savary,Rachel L. Miller,Emilio Arteaga-Solis,Lori Hoepner,Lori Hoepner,Luis M. Acosta,Frederica P. Perera,Andrew Rundle,Inge F. Goldstein,Matthew S. Perzanowski +9 more
TL;DR: Findings suggest a nonallergic connection between infant nonwheeze symptoms and important consequences of urban respiratory health by school age through EIW.
Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke in pregnancy and lead level in maternal blood at delivery.
Wieslaw Jedrychowski,Elzbieta Flak,Elzbieta Mroz,Virginia Rauh,Kathleen L. Caldwell,Robert L. Jones,Zbigniew Skolicki,Irena Kaim,Frederica P. Perera +8 more
TL;DR: The reason for higher levels of blood-lead in the ETS-exposed women may result from the fact that tobacco smoke contains lead, however, it is possible that inhaled tobacco smoke also increases the absorption of lead from particulate matter deposited in the bronchial tree.
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Application of molecular epidemiology to lung cancer chemoprevention.
TL;DR: Elevated risk of lung cancer has been associated with polymorphisms of metabolic genes such as CYP1A1 and GSTM1, while numerous studies have demonstrated that diets rich in fruits and vegetables are protective against cancer, and have correlated high levels of antioxidants in the blood with decreased risk.
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Characterizing peak exposure of secondhand smoke using a real-time PM2.5 monitor.
Ting Zhang,Ting Zhang,Steven N. Chillrud,Qiang Yang,Masha Pitiranggon,James Ross,Frederica P. Perera,Junfeng Ji,Avrum Spira,Patrick N. Breysse,Charles E. Rodes,Rachel L. Miller,Beizhan Yan +12 more
TL;DR: This study demonstrated the feasibility of peak analysis for quantifying SHS exposure in continuous PM2.5 data and can be adopted more widely to support epidemiology studies on impacts of short-term exposures.
Assessment of cancer hazard from environmental pollution in Silesia
Grazyna Motykiewicz,Frederica P. Perera,Regina M. Santella,Kari Hemminki,N.H. Seemayer,Mieczystaw Chorazy +5 more
TL;DR: A potent carcinogenic activity of airborne pollutants was indicated in a battery of in vitro and in vivo short-term assays and an elevated damage of genetic material on the chromosome and/or DNA levels was observed in the Silesian populations as compared with proper rural controls.
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