Kari Hemminki
Charles University in Prague
1329 Papers
15.7K Citations
Kari Hemminki is an academic researcher from Charles University in Prague. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cancer & Population. The author has an hindex of 100, co-authored 1274 publications. Previous affiliations of Kari Hemminki include Lund University & Novum.
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Papers
Comparison of 32p-postlabeling and high-resolution gc/ms in quantifying n7-(2-hydroxyethyl)guanine adducts
TL;DR: There is very good agreement between the (32)P-postlabeling and high-resolution GC/MS methods in quantifying 7-HEG adducts to DNA, particularly when identical DNA samples are analyzed and the RNA content is <2%.
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Telomere length in circulating lymphocytes: Association with chromosomal aberrations.
TL;DR: Relative telomere length (RTL) is measured in lymphocytes of healthy volunteers whose CAs have been quantified and classified as either CSA or CTA.
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Histology-specific risks in testicular cancer in immigrants to Sweden
TL;DR: The present patterns of testicular cancer risk among sons of immigrants point to the early environmental risk factors, which influence the risk probably after the intrauterine period, and these factors appear to influence seminoma risk in a more enduring way than they influence non-seminoma.
Lifestyle and cancer: protection from a cancer-free spouse.
Kari Hemminki,Chuanhui Dong +1 more
TL;DR: Comparison of cancer incidences among spouses has been an underutilized design in the search for cancer causation, although the spouses have often shared their life experiences for decades before the diagnosis of cancer at an old age.
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Shared ancestral susceptibility to colorectal cancer and other nutrition related diseases
Stefanie Huhn,Melanie Bevier,Anja Rudolph,Barbara Pardini,Alessio Naccarati,Rebecca Hein,Rebecca Hein,Michael Hoffmeister,Ludmila Vodickova,Ludmila Vodickova,Jan Novotny,Hermann Brenner,Jenny Chang-Claude,Kari Hemminki,Kari Hemminki,Pavel Vodicka,Pavel Vodicka,Asta Försti,Asta Försti +18 more
TL;DR: Evidence of association for the ancestral alleles of polymorphisms in AGT and CYP3A7 and for the derived allele of a polymorphism in ENPP1 with an increased risk of CRC in Czechs, but not in Germans is shown.