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Published in final edited form as: Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2017 Oct 4;26(11):1667–1675. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-17-0232

Table 1. Intermediate phenotypes used in a review of milk and prostate cancer.

MESH Terms (in bold) and more specific terms (non-bold) Receptors, Steroid
Nerve Growth Factors Bone Marrow
Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Enterochromaffin Cells
Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor Immunological Synapses
Glia Maturation Factor Leukocytes
Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factors Lymphatic System
Nerve Growth Factor Mast Cells
Neuregulins Phagocytes
Neurotrophin 3 Mononuclear Phagocyte System
Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide Angiogenesis Modulating Agents
Membrane Transport Proteins Angiogenesis Inducing Agents
ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters Angiogenesis Inhibitors
Amino Acid Transport Systems Signal Transduction
Fatty Acid Transport Proteins Ion Channel Gating
Ion Channels Light Signal Transduction
Ion Pumps MAP Kinase Signaling System
Monosaccharide Transport Proteins Mechanotransduction, Cellular
Neurotransmitter Transport Proteins Second Messenger Systems
Nucleobase, Nucleoside, Nucleotide, and Nucleic Acid Transport Proteins Synaptic Transmission
Nucleocytoplasmic Transport Proteins Energy Metabolism
Racemases and Epimerases Basal Metabolism
Amino Acid Isomerases- Alanine Racemase Citric Acid Cycle
Carbohydrate Epimerases- UDPglucose 4-Epimerase Glycolysis
Glutathione Transferase Oxidation-Reduction
Glutathione S-Transferase pi Oxidative Phosphorylation
Androgens Pentose Phosphate Pathway
Dihydrotestosterone Photophosphorylation
Nandrolone Proton-Motive Force
Oxandrolone Substrate Cycling
Oxymetholone Cell Differentiation
Stanozolol Adipogenesis
Testosterone Asymmetric Cell Division
Androgen Antagonists Embryonic Induction
Chlormadinone Acetate Gametogenesis
Cyproterone Hematopoiesis
Cyproterone Acetate Neurogenesis
Flutamide Cell Death
Trans Activators Apoptosis
Gene Products, tat Autophagy
Herpes Simplex Virus Protein Vmw65 Necrosis
Very Broad/General MESH terms not sub-divided for more specific terms
Receptors, Androgen
Receptors, Estrogen Molecular Mechanisms
Receptors, Glucocorticoid Physiology
Receptors, Mineralocorticoid Cell Physiological Processes
Receptors, Progesterone MESH terms without more specific terms
Genomic Instability Selenium
Chromosomal Instability- Chromosome Fragility MicroRNAs
Microsatellite Instability DNA methylation
DNA Damage C-Reactive Protein
DNA Adducts Telomerase
DNA Breaks- Chromosome Breakage
DNA Degradation, Necrotic Hormones and Growth Factors (Title- not MESH term)
DNA Fragmentation Testosterone
DNA Repair Estrogens
DNA End-Joining Repair Somatomedins
DNA Mismatch Repair Insulin-Like Growth Factor I
Recombinational DNA Repair Insulin-Like Growth Factor II
SOS Response Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Proteins
Gene Expression Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 1
Protein Biosynthesis Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 2
Transcription, Genetic- Reverse Transcription; Transcriptome Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3
Mutation Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 4
Allelic Imbalance Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 5
Base Pair Mismatch Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 6
Chromosome Aberrations
Codon, Nonsense Vitamins and Minerals (Title- not MESH term)
DNA Repeat Expansion Calcium, Dietary
Frameshift Mutation Vitamin D
Gene Amplification Mutagenesis
Gene Duplication Amino Acid SubstitutionSequence Inversion
Germ-Line Mutation Chromosome Duplication
INDEL Mutation Nondisjunction, Genetic
Mutagenesis, Insertional Somatic Hypermutation, Immunoglobulin
Mutation Rate Translocation, Genetic
Mutation, Missense Genomic Instability
Point Mutation Chromosomal Instability- Chromosome Fragility
Sequence Deletion Suppression, Genetic
Microsatellite Instability
Terms entered as Title not MESH terms
Cytokines Inflammation
Chemokines Immunity
Growth Differentiation Factor 15 Programmed Cell Death
Hematopoietic Cell Growth Factors Physiology Programmed Cell Death
Hepatocyte Growth Factor ProstatitisPhysiology
Interferons Physiology Prostatitis
Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein ProstatitisPhysiology
Interleukins Prostatitis
Leukemia Inhibitory Factor
Lymphokines
Monokines
Oncostatin M
Osteopontin
Transforming Growth Factor beta
Tumor Necrosis Factors
Cell Proliferation
Cell Division- Asymmetric Cell Division; Telomere Homeostasis
Immune System
Antibody-Producing Cells
Antigen-Presenting Cells