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1. Genetic Predictors for Fecal Propionate and Butyrate-Producing Microbiome Pathway Are Not Associated with Colorectal Cancer Risk: A Mendelian Randomization Analysis.

Author: Lu, Y, Zhao, YC, Chang-Claude, J, Gruber, SB, Gsur, A, Offit, K, Vodickova, L, Woods, MO, Nguyen, LH, Wade, KH, Carreras-Torres, R, Moreno, V, Buchanan, DD, Cotterchio, M, Chan, AT, Phipps, AI, Peters, U, Song, M, Lu, Y, Zhao, YC, Chang-Claude, J, Gruber, SB, Gsur, A, Offit, K, Vodickova, L, Woods, MO, Nguyen, LH, Wade, KH, Carreras-Torres, R, Moreno, V, Buchanan, DD, Cotterchio, M, Chan, AT, Phipps, AI, Peters, U, and Song, M
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Mechanistic data indicate the benefit of short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) produced by gut microbial fermentation of fiber on colorectal cancer, but direct epidemiologic evidence is limited. A recent study identified SNPs for two SCFA traits (fecal propionate and butyrate-producing microbiome pathway PWY-5022) in Europeans and showed metabolic benefits. METHODS: We conducted a two-sample Mendelian randomization analysis of the genetic instruments for the two SCFA traits (three SNPs for fecal propionate and nine for PWY-5022) in relation to colorectal cancer risk in three large European genetic consortia of 58,131 colorectal cancer cases and 67,347 controls. We estimated the risk of overall colorectal cancer and conducted subgroup analyses by sex, age, and anatomic subsites of colorectal cancer. RESULTS: We did not observe strong evidence for an association of the genetic predictors for fecal propionate levels and the abundance of PWY-5022 with the risk of overall colorectal cancer, colorectal cancer by sex, or early-onset colorectal cancer (diagnosed at <50 years), with no evidence of heterogeneity or pleiotropy. When assessed by tumor subsites, we found weak evidence for an association between PWY-5022 and risk of rectal cancer (OR per 1-SD, 0.95; 95% confidence intervals, 0.91-0.99; P = 0.03) but it did not surpass multiple testing of subgroup analysis. CONCLUSIONS: Genetic instruments for fecal propionate levels and the abundance of PWY-5022 were not associated with colorectal cancer risk. IMPACT: Fecal propionate and PWY-5022 may not have a substantial influence on colorectal cancer risk. Future research is warranted to comprehensively investigate the effects of SCFA-producing bacteria and SCFAs on colorectal cancer risk.
Published: 2023

2. Deciphering colorectal cancer genetics through multi-omic analysis of 100,204 cases and 154,587 controls of European and east Asian ancestries

Author: Fernandez-Rozadilla, C, Timofeeva, M, Chen, Z, Law, P, Thomas, M, Bien, S, Diez-Obrero, V, Li, L, Fernandez-Tajes, J, Palles, C, Sherwood, K, Harris, S, Svinti, V, McDonnell, K, Farrington, S, Studd, J, Vaughan-Shaw, P, Shu, X-O, Long, J, Cai, Q, Guo, X, Lu, Y, Scacheri, P, Huyghe, J, Harrison, T, Shibata, D, Haiman, C, Devall, M, Schumacher, F, Melas, M, Rennert, G, Obon-Santacana, M, Martin-Sanchez, V, Moratalla-Navarro, F, Oh, JH, Kim, J, Jee, SH, Jung, KJ, Kweon, S-S, Shin, M-H, Shin, A, Ahn, Y-O, Kim, D-H, Oze, I, Wen, W, Matsuo, K, Matsuda, K, Tanikawa, C, Ren, Z, Gao, Y-T, Jia, W-H, Potter, J, Jenkins, M, Win, AK, Pai, R, Figueiredo, J, Haile, R, Gallinger, S, Woods, M, Newcomb, P, Cheadle, J, Kaplan, R, Maughan, T, Kerr, R, Kerr, D, Kirac, I, Boehm, J, Mecklin, L-P, Jousilahti, P, Knekt, P, Aaltonen, L, Rissanen, H, Pukkala, E, Eriksson, J, Cajuso, T, Hanninen, U, Kondelin, J, Palin, K, Tanskanen, T, Renkonen-Sinisalo, L, Zanke, B, Mannisto, S, Albanes, D, Weinstein, S, Ruiz-Narvaez, E, Palmer, J, Buchanan, D, Platz, E, Visvanathan, K, Ulrich, C, Siegel, E, Brezina, S, Gsur, A, Campbell, P, Chang-Claude, J, Hoffmeister, M, Brenner, H, Slattery, M, Tsilidis, K, Schulze, M, Gunter, M, Murphy, N, Castells, A, Castellvi-Bel, S, Moreira, L, Arndt, V, Shcherbina, A, Stern, M, Pardamean, B, Bishop, T, Giles, G, Southey, M, Idos, G, Abu-Ful, Z, Greenson, J, Shulman, K, Lejbkowicz, F, Offit, K, Su, Y-R, Steinfelder, R, Keku, T, van Guelpen, B, Hudson, T, Hampel, H, Pearlman, R, Berndt, S, Hayes, R, Martinez, ME, Thomas, S, Corley, D, Pharoah, P, Larsson, S, Yen, Y, Lenz, H-J, White, E, Doheny, K, Pugh, E, Shelford, T, Chan, A, Cruz-Correa, M, Lindblom, A, Joshi, A, Schafmayer, C, Kundaje, A, Nickerson, D, Schoen, R, Hampe, J, Stadler, Z, Vodicka, P, Vodickova, L, Vymetalkova, V, Papadopoulos, N, Edlund, C, Gauderman, W, Thomas, D, Toland, A, Markowitz, S, Kim, A, Gruber, S, van Duijnhoven, F, Feskens, E, Sakoda, L, Gago-Dominguez, M, Wolk, A, Naccarati, A, Pardini, B, FitzGerald, L, Lee, SC, Ogino, S, Kooperberg, C, Li, C, Lin, Y, Prentice, R, Qu, C, Bezieau, S, Tangen, C, Mardis, E, Yamaji, T, Sawada, N, Iwasaki, M, Le Marchand, L, Wu, A, McNeil, C, Coetzee, G, Hayward, C, Deary, I, Theodoratou, E, Reid, S, Walker, M, Ooi, LY, Moreno, V, Casey, G, Tomlinson, I, Zheng, W, Dunlop, M, Houlston, R, Peters, U, Fernandez-Rozadilla, C, Timofeeva, M, Chen, Z, Law, P, Thomas, M, Bien, S, Diez-Obrero, V, Li, L, Fernandez-Tajes, J, Palles, C, Sherwood, K, Harris, S, Svinti, V, McDonnell, K, Farrington, S, Studd, J, Vaughan-Shaw, P, Shu, X-O, Long, J, Cai, Q, Guo, X, Lu, Y, Scacheri, P, Huyghe, J, Harrison, T, Shibata, D, Haiman, C, Devall, M, Schumacher, F, Melas, M, Rennert, G, Obon-Santacana, M, Martin-Sanchez, V, Moratalla-Navarro, F, Oh, JH, Kim, J, Jee, SH, Jung, KJ, Kweon, S-S, Shin, M-H, Shin, A, Ahn, Y-O, Kim, D-H, Oze, I, Wen, W, Matsuo, K, Matsuda, K, Tanikawa, C, Ren, Z, Gao, Y-T, Jia, W-H, Potter, J, Jenkins, M, Win, AK, Pai, R, Figueiredo, J, Haile, R, Gallinger, S, Woods, M, Newcomb, P, Cheadle, J, Kaplan, R, Maughan, T, Kerr, R, Kerr, D, Kirac, I, Boehm, J, Mecklin, L-P, Jousilahti, P, Knekt, P, Aaltonen, L, Rissanen, H, Pukkala, E, Eriksson, J, Cajuso, T, Hanninen, U, Kondelin, J, Palin, K, Tanskanen, T, Renkonen-Sinisalo, L, Zanke, B, Mannisto, S, Albanes, D, Weinstein, S, Ruiz-Narvaez, E, Palmer, J, Buchanan, D, Platz, E, Visvanathan, K, Ulrich, C, Siegel, E, Brezina, S, Gsur, A, Campbell, P, Chang-Claude, J, Hoffmeister, M, Brenner, H, Slattery, M, Tsilidis, K, Schulze, M, Gunter, M, Murphy, N, Castells, A, Castellvi-Bel, S, Moreira, L, Arndt, V, Shcherbina, A, Stern, M, Pardamean, B, Bishop, T, Giles, G, Southey, M, Idos, G, Abu-Ful, Z, Greenson, J, Shulman, K, Lejbkowicz, F, Offit, K, Su, Y-R, Steinfelder, R, Keku, T, van Guelpen, B, Hudson, T, Hampel, H, Pearlman, R, Berndt, S, Hayes, R, Martinez, ME, Thomas, S, Corley, D, Pharoah, P, Larsson, S, Yen, Y, Lenz, H-J, White, E, Doheny, K, Pugh, E, Shelford, T, Chan, A, Cruz-Correa, M, Lindblom, A, Joshi, A, Schafmayer, C, Kundaje, A, Nickerson, D, Schoen, R, Hampe, J, Stadler, Z, Vodicka, P, Vodickova, L, Vymetalkova, V, Papadopoulos, N, Edlund, C, Gauderman, W, Thomas, D, Toland, A, Markowitz, S, Kim, A, Gruber, S, van Duijnhoven, F, Feskens, E, Sakoda, L, Gago-Dominguez, M, Wolk, A, Naccarati, A, Pardini, B, FitzGerald, L, Lee, SC, Ogino, S, Kooperberg, C, Li, C, Lin, Y, Prentice, R, Qu, C, Bezieau, S, Tangen, C, Mardis, E, Yamaji, T, Sawada, N, Iwasaki, M, Le Marchand, L, Wu, A, McNeil, C, Coetzee, G, Hayward, C, Deary, I, Theodoratou, E, Reid, S, Walker, M, Ooi, LY, Moreno, V, Casey, G, Tomlinson, I, Zheng, W, Dunlop, M, Houlston, R, and Peters, U
Abstract: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a leading cause of mortality worldwide. We conducted a genome-wide association study meta-analysis of 100,204 CRC cases and 154,587 controls of European and east Asian ancestry, identifying 205 independent risk associations, of which 50 were unreported. We performed integrative genomic, transcriptomic and methylomic analyses across large bowel mucosa and other tissues. Transcriptome- and methylome-wide association studies revealed an additional 53 risk associations. We identified 155 high-confidence effector genes functionally linked to CRC risk, many of which had no previously established role in CRC. These have multiple different functions and specifically indicate that variation in normal colorectal homeostasis, proliferation, cell adhesion, migration, immunity and microbial interactions determines CRC risk. Crosstissue analyses indicated that over a third of effector genes most probably act outside the colonic mucosa. Our findings provide insights into colorectal oncogenesis and highlight potential targets across tissues for new CRC treatment and chemoprevention strategies.
Published: 2023

3. Probing the diabetes and colorectal cancer relationship using gene - environment interaction analyses

Author: Dimou, N, Kim, AE, Flanagan, O, Murphy, N, Diez-Obrero, V, Shcherbina, A, Aglago, EK, Bouras, E, Campbell, PT, Casey, G, Gallinger, S, Gruber, SB, Jenkins, MA, Lin, Y, Moreno, V, Ruiz-Narvaez, E, Stern, MC, Tian, Y, Tsilidis, KK, Arndt, V, Barry, EL, Baurley, JW, Berndt, SI, Bezieau, S, Bien, SA, Bishop, DT, Brenner, H, Budiarto, A, Carreras-Torres, R, Cenggoro, TW, Chan, AT, Chang-Claude, J, Chanock, SJ, Chen, X, Conti, DV, Dampier, CH, Devall, M, Drew, DA, Figueiredo, JC, Giles, GG, Gsur, A, Harrison, TA, Hidaka, A, Hoffmeister, M, Huyghe, JR, Jordahl, K, Kawaguchi, E, Keku, TO, Larsson, SC, Le Marchand, L, Lewinger, JP, Li, L, Mahesworo, B, Morrison, J, Newcomb, PA, Newton, CC, Obon-Santacana, M, Ose, J, Pai, RK, Palmer, JR, Papadimitriou, N, Pardamean, B, Peoples, AR, Pharoah, PDP, Platz, EA, Potter, JD, Rennert, G, Scacheri, PC, Schoen, RE, Su, Y-R, Tangen, CM, Thibodeau, SN, Thomas, DC, Ulrich, CM, Um, CY, van Duijnhoven, FJB, Visvanathan, K, Vodicka, P, Vodickova, L, White, E, Wolk, A, Woods, MO, Qu, C, Kundaje, A, Hsu, L, Gauderman, WJ, Gunter, MJ, Peters, U, Dimou, N, Kim, AE, Flanagan, O, Murphy, N, Diez-Obrero, V, Shcherbina, A, Aglago, EK, Bouras, E, Campbell, PT, Casey, G, Gallinger, S, Gruber, SB, Jenkins, MA, Lin, Y, Moreno, V, Ruiz-Narvaez, E, Stern, MC, Tian, Y, Tsilidis, KK, Arndt, V, Barry, EL, Baurley, JW, Berndt, SI, Bezieau, S, Bien, SA, Bishop, DT, Brenner, H, Budiarto, A, Carreras-Torres, R, Cenggoro, TW, Chan, AT, Chang-Claude, J, Chanock, SJ, Chen, X, Conti, DV, Dampier, CH, Devall, M, Drew, DA, Figueiredo, JC, Giles, GG, Gsur, A, Harrison, TA, Hidaka, A, Hoffmeister, M, Huyghe, JR, Jordahl, K, Kawaguchi, E, Keku, TO, Larsson, SC, Le Marchand, L, Lewinger, JP, Li, L, Mahesworo, B, Morrison, J, Newcomb, PA, Newton, CC, Obon-Santacana, M, Ose, J, Pai, RK, Palmer, JR, Papadimitriou, N, Pardamean, B, Peoples, AR, Pharoah, PDP, Platz, EA, Potter, JD, Rennert, G, Scacheri, PC, Schoen, RE, Su, Y-R, Tangen, CM, Thibodeau, SN, Thomas, DC, Ulrich, CM, Um, CY, van Duijnhoven, FJB, Visvanathan, K, Vodicka, P, Vodickova, L, White, E, Wolk, A, Woods, MO, Qu, C, Kundaje, A, Hsu, L, Gauderman, WJ, Gunter, MJ, and Peters, U
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Diabetes is an established risk factor for colorectal cancer. However, the mechanisms underlying this relationship still require investigation and it is not known if the association is modified by genetic variants. To address these questions, we undertook a genome-wide gene-environment interaction analysis. METHODS: We used data from 3 genetic consortia (CCFR, CORECT, GECCO; 31,318 colorectal cancer cases/41,499 controls) and undertook genome-wide gene-environment interaction analyses with colorectal cancer risk, including interaction tests of genetics(G)xdiabetes (1-degree of freedom; d.f.) and joint testing of Gxdiabetes, G-colorectal cancer association (2-d.f. joint test) and G-diabetes correlation (3-d.f. joint test). RESULTS: Based on the joint tests, we found that the association of diabetes with colorectal cancer risk is modified by loci on chromosomes 8q24.11 (rs3802177, SLC30A8 - ORAA: 1.62, 95% CI: 1.34-1.96; ORAG: 1.41, 95% CI: 1.30-1.54; ORGG: 1.22, 95% CI: 1.13-1.31; p-value3-d.f.: 5.46 × 10-11) and 13q14.13 (rs9526201, LRCH1 - ORGG: 2.11, 95% CI: 1.56-2.83; ORGA: 1.52, 95% CI: 1.38-1.68; ORAA: 1.13, 95% CI: 1.06-1.21; p-value2-d.f.: 7.84 × 10-09). DISCUSSION: These results suggest that variation in genes related to insulin signaling (SLC30A8) and immune function (LRCH1) may modify the association of diabetes with colorectal cancer risk and provide novel insights into the biology underlying the diabetes and colorectal cancer relationship.
Published: 2023

4. Response to Li and Hopper.

Author: Thomas M., Sakoda L.C., Hoffmeister M., Rosenthal E.A., Lee J.K., van Duijnhoven F.J.B., Platz E.A., Wu A.H., Dampier C.H., de la Chapelle A., Wolk A., Joshi A.D., Burnett-Hartman A., Gsur A., Lindblom A., Castells A., Win A.K., Namjou B., Van Guelpen B., Tangen C.M., He Q., Li C.I., Schafmayer C., Joshu C.E., Ulrich C.M., Bishop D.T., Buchanan D.D., Schaid D., Drew D.A., Muller D.C., Duggan D., Crosslin D.R., Albanes D., Giovannucci E.L., Larson E., Qu F., Mentch F., Giles G.G., Hakonarson H., Hampel H., Stanaway I.B., Figueiredo J.C., Huyghe J.R., Minnier J., Chang-Claude J., Hampe J., Harley J.B., Visvanathan K., Curtis K.R., Offit K., Li L., Le Marchand L., Vodickova L., Gunter M.J., Jenkins M.A., Slattery M.L., Lemire M., Woods M.O., Song M., Murphy N., Lindor N.M., Dikilitas O., Pharoah P.D.P., Campbell P.T., Newcomb P.A., Milne R.L., MacInnis R.J., Castellvi-Bel S., Ogino S., Berndt S.I., Bezieau S., Thibodeau S.N., Gallinger S.J., Zaidi S.H., Harrison T.A., Keku T.O., Hudson T.J., Vymetalkova V., Moreno V., Martin V., Arndt V., Wei W.-Q., Chung W., Su Y.-R., Hayes R.B., White E., Vodicka P., Casey G., Gruber S.B., Schoen R.E., Chan A.T., Potter J.D., Brenner H., Jarvik G.P., Corley D.A., Peters U., Hsu L., Thomas M., Sakoda L.C., Hoffmeister M., Rosenthal E.A., Lee J.K., van Duijnhoven F.J.B., Platz E.A., Wu A.H., Dampier C.H., de la Chapelle A., Wolk A., Joshi A.D., Burnett-Hartman A., Gsur A., Lindblom A., Castells A., Win A.K., Namjou B., Van Guelpen B., Tangen C.M., He Q., Li C.I., Schafmayer C., Joshu C.E., Ulrich C.M., Bishop D.T., Buchanan D.D., Schaid D., Drew D.A., Muller D.C., Duggan D., Crosslin D.R., Albanes D., Giovannucci E.L., Larson E., Qu F., Mentch F., Giles G.G., Hakonarson H., Hampel H., Stanaway I.B., Figueiredo J.C., Huyghe J.R., Minnier J., Chang-Claude J., Hampe J., Harley J.B., Visvanathan K., Curtis K.R., Offit K., Li L., Le Marchand L., Vodickova L., Gunter M.J., Jenkins M.A., Slattery M.L., Lemire M., Woods M.O., Song M., Murphy N., Lindor N.M., Dikilitas O., Pharoah P.D.P., Campbell P.T., Newcomb P.A., Milne R.L., MacInnis R.J., Castellvi-Bel S., Ogino S., Berndt S.I., Bezieau S., Thibodeau S.N., Gallinger S.J., Zaidi S.H., Harrison T.A., Keku T.O., Hudson T.J., Vymetalkova V., Moreno V., Martin V., Arndt V., Wei W.-Q., Chung W., Su Y.-R., Hayes R.B., White E., Vodicka P., Casey G., Gruber S.B., Schoen R.E., Chan A.T., Potter J.D., Brenner H., Jarvik G.P., Corley D.A., Peters U., and Hsu L.
Published: 2021

5. Genetically predicted circulating concentrations of micronutrients and risk of colorectal cancer among individuals of European descent: a Mendelian randomization study.

Author: Hampe J., Zuber V., Cross A.J., Perez-Cornago A., Hunter D.J., van Duijnhoven F.J.B., Albanes D., Arndt V., Berndt S.I., Bezieau S., Bishop D.T., Boehm J., Brenner H., Burnett-Hartman A., Campbell P.T., Casey G., Castellvi-Bel S., Chan A.T., Chang-Claude J., de la Chapelle A., Figueiredo J.C., Gallinger S.J., Giles G.G., Goodman P.J., Gsur A., Markozannes G., Hampel H., Hoffmeister M., Jenkins M.A., Keku T.O., Kweon S.-S., Larsson S.C., Le Marchand L., Li C.I., Li L., Lindblom A., Martin V., Milne R.L., Moreno V., Nan H., Nassir R., Newcomb P.A., Offit K., Pharoah P.D.P., Platz E.A., Potter J.D., Qi L., Rennert G., Sakoda L.C., Schafmayer C., Slattery M.L., Snetselaar L., Schenk J., Thibodeau S.N., Ulrich C.M., Van Guelpen B., Harlid S., Visvanathan K., Vodickova L., Wang H., White E., Wolk A., Woods M.O., Wu A.H., Zheng W., Bueno-de-Mesquita B., Boutron-Ruault M.-C., Hughes D.J., Jakszyn P., Kuhn T., Palli D., Riboli E., Giovannucci E.L., Banbury B.L., Gruber S.B., Peters U., Gunter M.J., Tsilidis K.K., Papadimitriou N., Dimou N., Gill D., Lewis S.J., Martin R.M., Murphy N., Burrows K., Lopez D.S., Key T.J., Travis R.C., Hampe J., Zuber V., Cross A.J., Perez-Cornago A., Hunter D.J., van Duijnhoven F.J.B., Albanes D., Arndt V., Berndt S.I., Bezieau S., Bishop D.T., Boehm J., Brenner H., Burnett-Hartman A., Campbell P.T., Casey G., Castellvi-Bel S., Chan A.T., Chang-Claude J., de la Chapelle A., Figueiredo J.C., Gallinger S.J., Giles G.G., Goodman P.J., Gsur A., Markozannes G., Hampel H., Hoffmeister M., Jenkins M.A., Keku T.O., Kweon S.-S., Larsson S.C., Le Marchand L., Li C.I., Li L., Lindblom A., Martin V., Milne R.L., Moreno V., Nan H., Nassir R., Newcomb P.A., Offit K., Pharoah P.D.P., Platz E.A., Potter J.D., Qi L., Rennert G., Sakoda L.C., Schafmayer C., Slattery M.L., Snetselaar L., Schenk J., Thibodeau S.N., Ulrich C.M., Van Guelpen B., Harlid S., Visvanathan K., Vodickova L., Wang H., White E., Wolk A., Woods M.O., Wu A.H., Zheng W., Bueno-de-Mesquita B., Boutron-Ruault M.-C., Hughes D.J., Jakszyn P., Kuhn T., Palli D., Riboli E., Giovannucci E.L., Banbury B.L., Gruber S.B., Peters U., Gunter M.J., Tsilidis K.K., Papadimitriou N., Dimou N., Gill D., Lewis S.J., Martin R.M., Murphy N., Burrows K., Lopez D.S., Key T.J., and Travis R.C.
Abstract: BACKGROUND: The literature on associations of circulating concentrations of minerals and vitamins with risk of colorectal cancer is limited and inconsistent. Evidence from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to support the efficacy of dietary modification or nutrient supplementation for colorectal cancer prevention is also limited. OBJECTIVE(S): To complement observational and RCT findings, we investigated associations of genetically predicted concentrations of 11 micronutrients (beta-carotene, calcium, copper, folate, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, selenium, vitamin B-6, vitamin B-12, and zinc) with colorectal cancer risk using Mendelian randomization (MR). METHOD(S): Two-sample MR was conducted using 58,221 individuals with colorectal cancer and 67,694 controls from the Genetics and Epidemiology of Colorectal Cancer Consortium, Colorectal Cancer Transdisciplinary Study, and Colon Cancer Family Registry. Inverse variance-weighted MR analyses were performed with sensitivity analyses to assess the impact of potential violations of MR assumptions. RESULT(S): Nominally significant associations were noted for genetically predicted iron concentration and higher risk of colon cancer [ORs per SD (ORSD): 1.08; 95% CI: 1.00, 1.17; P value=0.05] and similarly for proximal colon cancer, and for vitamin B-12 concentration and higher risk of colorectal cancer (ORSD: 1.12; 95% CI: 1.03, 1.21; P value=0.01) and similarly for colon cancer. A nominally significant association was also noted for genetically predicted selenium concentration and lower risk of colon cancer (ORSD: 0.98; 95% CI: 0.96, 1.00; P value=0.05) and similarly for distal colon cancer. These associations were robust to sensitivity analyses. Nominally significant inverse associations were observed for zinc and risk of colorectal and distal colon cancers, but sensitivity analyses could not be performed. None of these findings survived correction for multiple testing. Genetically predicted concentrations of beta-caroten
Published: 2021

6. Salicylic acid and risk of colorectal cancer: A two-sample mendelian randomization study.

Author: Nounu A., Richmond R.C., Stewart I.D., Surendran P., Wareham N.J., Butterworth A., Weinstein S.J., Albanes D., Baron J.A., Hopper J.L., Figueiredo J.C., Newcomb P.A., Lindor N.M., Casey G., Platz E.A., Marchand L.L., Ulrich C.M., Li C.I., van Dujinhoven F.J.B., Gsur A., Campbell P.T., Moreno V., Vodicka P., Vodickova L., Amitay E., Alwers E., Chang-Claude J., Sakoda L.C., Slattery M.L., Schoen R.E., Gunter M.J., Castellvi-Bel S., Kim H.-R., Kweon S.-S., Chan A.T., Li L., Zheng W., Bishop D.T., Buchanan D.D., Giles G.G., Gruber S.B., Rennert G., Stadler Z.K., Harrison T.A., Lin Y., Keku T.O., Woods M.O., Schafmayer C., Van Guelpen B., Gallinger S., Hampel H., Berndt S.I., Pharoah P.D.P., Lindblom A., Wolk A., Wu A.H., White E., Peters U., Drew D.A., Scherer D., Bermejo J.L., Brenner H., Hoffmeister M., Williams A.C., Relton C.L., Nounu A., Richmond R.C., Stewart I.D., Surendran P., Wareham N.J., Butterworth A., Weinstein S.J., Albanes D., Baron J.A., Hopper J.L., Figueiredo J.C., Newcomb P.A., Lindor N.M., Casey G., Platz E.A., Marchand L.L., Ulrich C.M., Li C.I., van Dujinhoven F.J.B., Gsur A., Campbell P.T., Moreno V., Vodicka P., Vodickova L., Amitay E., Alwers E., Chang-Claude J., Sakoda L.C., Slattery M.L., Schoen R.E., Gunter M.J., Castellvi-Bel S., Kim H.-R., Kweon S.-S., Chan A.T., Li L., Zheng W., Bishop D.T., Buchanan D.D., Giles G.G., Gruber S.B., Rennert G., Stadler Z.K., Harrison T.A., Lin Y., Keku T.O., Woods M.O., Schafmayer C., Van Guelpen B., Gallinger S., Hampel H., Berndt S.I., Pharoah P.D.P., Lindblom A., Wolk A., Wu A.H., White E., Peters U., Drew D.A., Scherer D., Bermejo J.L., Brenner H., Hoffmeister M., Williams A.C., and Relton C.L.
Abstract: Salicylic acid (SA) has observationally been shown to decrease colorectal cancer (CRC) risk. Aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid, that rapidly deacetylates to SA) is an effective primary and secondary chemopreventive agent. Through a Mendelian randomization (MR) approach, we aimed to address whether levels of SA affected CRC risk, stratifying by aspirin use. A two-sample MR analysis was performed using GWAS summary statistics of SA (INTERVAL and EPIC-Norfolk, N = 14,149) and CRC (CCFR, CORECT, GECCO and UK Biobank, 55,168 cases and 65,160 controls). The DACHS study (4410 cases and 3441 controls) was used for replication and stratification of aspirin use. SNPs proxying SA were selected via three methods: (1) functional SNPs that influence the activity of aspirin-metabolising enzymes; (2) pathway SNPs present in enzymes' coding regions; and (3) genome-wide significant SNPs. We found no association between functional SNPs and SA levels. The pathway and genome-wide SNPs showed no association between SA and CRC risk (OR:1.03, 95% CI: 0.84-1.27 and OR: 1.08, 95% CI:0.86-1.34, respectively). Results remained unchanged upon aspirin use stratification. We found little evidence to suggest that an SD increase in genetically predicted SA protects against CRC risk in the general population and upon stratification by aspirin use.Copyright © 2021 by the authors. Li-censee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
Published: 2021

7. Genetically predicted circulating concentrations of micronutrients and risk of colorectal cancer among individuals of European descent: A Mendelian randomization study.

Author: Tsilidis K.K., Papadimitriou N., Dimou N., Gill D., Lewis S.J., Martin R.M., Murphy N., Markozannes G., Zuber V., Cross A.J., Burrows K., Lopez D.S., Key T.J., Travis R.C., Perez-Cornago A., Hunter D.J., Van Duijnhoven F.J.B., Albanes D., Arndt V., Berndt S.I., Bezieau S., Bishop D.T., Boehm J., Brenner H., Burnett-Hartman A., Campbell P.T., Casey G., Castellvi-Bel S., Chan A.T., Chang-Claude J., De La Chapelle A., Figueiredo J.C., Gallinger S.J., Giles G.G., Goodman P.J., Gsur A., Hampe J., Hampel H., Hoffmeister M., Jenkins M.A., Keku T.O., Kweon S.-S., Larsson S.C., Le Marchand L., Li C.I., Li L., Lindblom A., Martin V., Milne R.L., Moreno V., Nan H., Nassir R., Newcomb P.A., Offit K., Pharoah P.D.P., Platz E.A., Potter J.D., Qi L., Rennert G., Sakoda L.C., Schafmayer C., Slattery M.L., Snetselaar L., Schenk J., Thibodeau S.N., Ulrich C.M., Van Guelpen B., Harlid S., Visvanathan K., Vodickova L., Wang H., White E., Wolk A., Woods M.O., Wu A.H., Zheng W., Bueno-De-Mesquita B., Boutron-Ruault M.-C., Hughes D.J., Jakszyn P., Kuhn T., Palli D., Riboli E., Giovannucci E.L., Banbury B.L., Gruber S.B., Peters U., Gunter M.J., Tsilidis K.K., Papadimitriou N., Dimou N., Gill D., Lewis S.J., Martin R.M., Murphy N., Markozannes G., Zuber V., Cross A.J., Burrows K., Lopez D.S., Key T.J., Travis R.C., Perez-Cornago A., Hunter D.J., Van Duijnhoven F.J.B., Albanes D., Arndt V., Berndt S.I., Bezieau S., Bishop D.T., Boehm J., Brenner H., Burnett-Hartman A., Campbell P.T., Casey G., Castellvi-Bel S., Chan A.T., Chang-Claude J., De La Chapelle A., Figueiredo J.C., Gallinger S.J., Giles G.G., Goodman P.J., Gsur A., Hampe J., Hampel H., Hoffmeister M., Jenkins M.A., Keku T.O., Kweon S.-S., Larsson S.C., Le Marchand L., Li C.I., Li L., Lindblom A., Martin V., Milne R.L., Moreno V., Nan H., Nassir R., Newcomb P.A., Offit K., Pharoah P.D.P., Platz E.A., Potter J.D., Qi L., Rennert G., Sakoda L.C., Schafmayer C., Slattery M.L., Snetselaar L., Schenk J., Thibodeau S.N., Ulrich C.M., Van Guelpen B., Harlid S., Visvanathan K., Vodickova L., Wang H., White E., Wolk A., Woods M.O., Wu A.H., Zheng W., Bueno-De-Mesquita B., Boutron-Ruault M.-C., Hughes D.J., Jakszyn P., Kuhn T., Palli D., Riboli E., Giovannucci E.L., Banbury B.L., Gruber S.B., Peters U., and Gunter M.J.
Abstract: Background: The literature on associations of circulating concentrations of minerals and vitamins with risk of colorectal cancer is limited and inconsistent. Evidence from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to support the efficacy of dietary modification or nutrient supplementation for colorectal cancer prevention is also limited. Objective(s): To complement observational and RCT findings, we investigated associations of genetically predicted concentrations of 11 micronutrients (beta-carotene, calcium, copper, folate, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, selenium, vitamin B-6, vitamin B-12, and zinc) with colorectal cancer risk using Mendelian randomization (MR). Method(s): Two-sample MR was conducted using 58,221 individuals with colorectal cancer and 67,694 controls from the Genetics and Epidemiology of Colorectal Cancer Consortium, Colorectal Cancer Transdisciplinary Study, and Colon Cancer Family Registry. Inverse variance-weighted MR analyses were performed with sensitivity analyses to assess the impact of potential violations of MR assumptions. Result(s): Nominally significant associations were noted for genetically predicted iron concentration and higher risk of colon cancer [ORs per SD (ORSD): 1.08 95% CI: 1.00, 1.17 P value = 0.05] and similarly for proximal colon cancer, and for vitamin B-12 concentration and higher risk of colorectal cancer (ORSD: 1.12 95% CI: 1.03, 1.21 P value = 0.01) and similarly for colon cancer. A nominally significant association was also noted for genetically predicted selenium concentration and lower risk of colon cancer (ORSD: 0.98 95% CI: 0.96, 1.00 P value = 0.05) and similarly for distal colon cancer. These associations were robust to sensitivity analyses. Nominally significant inverse associations were observed for zinc and risk of colorectal and distal colon cancers, but sensitivity analyses could not be performed. None of these findings survived correction for multiple testing. Genetically predicted concentrations of beta-caroten
Published: 2021

8. A combined proteomics and mendelian randomization approach to investigate the effects of aspirin-targeted proteins on colorectal cancer.

Author: Pharoah P.D.P., Nounu A., Greenhough A., Heesom K.J., Richmond R.C., Zheng J., Weinstein S.J., Albanes D., Gallinger S., Hampel H., Berndt S.I., Lindblom A., Wolk A., Wu A.H., White E., Peters U., Drew D.A., Scherer D., Bermejo J.L., Williams A.C., Relton C.L., Baron J.A., Hopper J.L., Figueiredo J.C., Newcomb P.A., Lindor N.M., Casey G., Platz E.A., Le Marchand L., Ulrich C.M., Li C.I., van Duijnhoven F.J.B., Gsur A., Campbell P.T., Moreno V., Vodicka P., Vodickova L., Brenner H., Chang-Claude J., Hoffmeister M., Sakoda L.C., Slattery M.L., Schoen R.E., Gunter M.J., Castellvi-Bel S., Kim H.R., Kweon S.-S., Chan A.T., Li L., Zheng W., Bishop D.T., Buchanan D.D., Giles G.G., Gruber S.B., Rennert G., Stadler Z.K., Harrison T.A., Lin Y., Keku T.O., Woods M.O., Schafmayer C., van Guelpen B., Pharoah P.D.P., Nounu A., Greenhough A., Heesom K.J., Richmond R.C., Zheng J., Weinstein S.J., Albanes D., Gallinger S., Hampel H., Berndt S.I., Lindblom A., Wolk A., Wu A.H., White E., Peters U., Drew D.A., Scherer D., Bermejo J.L., Williams A.C., Relton C.L., Baron J.A., Hopper J.L., Figueiredo J.C., Newcomb P.A., Lindor N.M., Casey G., Platz E.A., Le Marchand L., Ulrich C.M., Li C.I., van Duijnhoven F.J.B., Gsur A., Campbell P.T., Moreno V., Vodicka P., Vodickova L., Brenner H., Chang-Claude J., Hoffmeister M., Sakoda L.C., Slattery M.L., Schoen R.E., Gunter M.J., Castellvi-Bel S., Kim H.R., Kweon S.-S., Chan A.T., Li L., Zheng W., Bishop D.T., Buchanan D.D., Giles G.G., Gruber S.B., Rennert G., Stadler Z.K., Harrison T.A., Lin Y., Keku T.O., Woods M.O., Schafmayer C., and van Guelpen B.
Abstract: Background: Evidence for aspirin's chemopreventative properties on colorectal cancer (CRC) is substantial, but its mechanism of action is not well-understood. We combined a proteomic approach with Mendelian randomization (MR) to identify possible new aspirin targets that decrease CRC risk. Method(s): Human colorectal adenoma cells (RG/C2) were treated with aspirin (24 hours) and a stable isotope labeling with amino acids in cell culture (SILAC) based proteomics approach identified altered protein expression. Protein quantitative trait loci (pQTLs) from INTERVAL (N 1/4 3,301) and expression QTLs (eQTLs) from the eQTLGen Consortium (N 1/4 31,684) were used as genetic proxies for protein and mRNA expression levels. Two-sample MR of mRNA/protein expression on CRC risk was performed using eQTL/pQTL data combined with CRC genetic summary data from the Colon Cancer Family Registry (CCFR), Colorectal Transdisciplinary (CORECT), Genetics and Epidemiology of Colorectal Cancer (GECCO) consortia and UK Biobank (55,168 cases and 65,160 controls). Result(s): Altered expression was detected for 125/5886 proteins. Of these, aspirin decreased MCM6, RRM2, and ARFIP2 expression, and MR analysis showed that a standard deviation increase in mRNA/protein expression was associated with increased CRC risk (OR: 1.08, 95% CI, 1.03-1.13; OR: 3.33, 95% CI, 2.46-4.50; and OR: 1.15, 95% CI, 1.02-1.29, respectively). Conclusion(s): MCM6 and RRM2 are involved in DNA repair whereby reduced expression may lead to increased DNA aberrations and ultimately cancer cell death, whereas ARFIP2 is involved in actin cytoskeletal regulation, indicating a possible role in aspirin's reduction of metastasis. Impact: Our approach has shown how laboratory experiments and population-based approaches can combine to identify aspirin-targeted proteins possibly affecting CRC risk.Copyright ©2020 American Association for Cancer Research.
Published: 2021

9. Salicylic Acid and Risk of Colorectal Cancer: A Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization Study

Author: Nounu, A, Richmond, RC, Stewart, ID, Surendran, P, Wareham, NJ, Butterworth, A, Weinstein, SJ, Albanes, D, Baron, JA, Hopper, JL, Figueiredo, JC, Newcomb, PA, Lindor, NM, Casey, G, Platz, EA, Marchand, LL, Ulrich, CM, Li, CI, van Dujinhoven, FJB, Gsur, A, Campbell, PT, Moreno, V, Vodicka, P, Vodickova, L, Amitay, E, Alwers, E, Chang-Claude, J, Sakoda, LC, Slattery, ML, Schoen, RE, Gunter, MJ, Castellvi-Bel, S, Kim, H-R, Kweon, S-S, Chan, AT, Li, L, Zheng, W, Bishop, DT, Buchanan, DD, Giles, GG, Gruber, SB, Rennert, G, Stadler, ZK, Harrison, TA, Lin, Y, Keku, TO, Woods, MO, Schafmayer, C, Van Guelpen, B, Gallinger, S, Hampel, H, Berndt, SI, Pharoah, PDP, Lindblom, A, Wolk, A, Wu, AH, White, E, Peters, U, Drew, DA, Scherer, D, Bermejo, JL, Brenner, H, Hoffmeister, M, Williams, AC, Relton, CL, Nounu, A, Richmond, RC, Stewart, ID, Surendran, P, Wareham, NJ, Butterworth, A, Weinstein, SJ, Albanes, D, Baron, JA, Hopper, JL, Figueiredo, JC, Newcomb, PA, Lindor, NM, Casey, G, Platz, EA, Marchand, LL, Ulrich, CM, Li, CI, van Dujinhoven, FJB, Gsur, A, Campbell, PT, Moreno, V, Vodicka, P, Vodickova, L, Amitay, E, Alwers, E, Chang-Claude, J, Sakoda, LC, Slattery, ML, Schoen, RE, Gunter, MJ, Castellvi-Bel, S, Kim, H-R, Kweon, S-S, Chan, AT, Li, L, Zheng, W, Bishop, DT, Buchanan, DD, Giles, GG, Gruber, SB, Rennert, G, Stadler, ZK, Harrison, TA, Lin, Y, Keku, TO, Woods, MO, Schafmayer, C, Van Guelpen, B, Gallinger, S, Hampel, H, Berndt, SI, Pharoah, PDP, Lindblom, A, Wolk, A, Wu, AH, White, E, Peters, U, Drew, DA, Scherer, D, Bermejo, JL, Brenner, H, Hoffmeister, M, Williams, AC, and Relton, CL
Abstract: Salicylic acid (SA) has observationally been shown to decrease colorectal cancer (CRC) risk. Aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid, that rapidly deacetylates to SA) is an effective primary and secondary chemopreventive agent. Through a Mendelian randomization (MR) approach, we aimed to address whether levels of SA affected CRC risk, stratifying by aspirin use. A two-sample MR analysis was performed using GWAS summary statistics of SA (INTERVAL and EPIC-Norfolk, N = 14,149) and CRC (CCFR, CORECT, GECCO and UK Biobank, 55,168 cases and 65,160 controls). The DACHS study (4410 cases and 3441 controls) was used for replication and stratification of aspirin-use. SNPs proxying SA were selected via three methods: (1) functional SNPs that influence the activity of aspirin-metabolising enzymes; (2) pathway SNPs present in enzymes' coding regions; and (3) genome-wide significant SNPs. We found no association between functional SNPs and SA levels. The pathway and genome-wide SNPs showed no association between SA and CRC risk (OR: 1.03, 95% CI: 0.84-1.27 and OR: 1.08, 95% CI: 0.86-1.34, respectively). Results remained unchanged upon aspirin use stratification. We found little evidence to suggest that an SD increase in genetically predicted SA protects against CRC risk in the general population and upon stratification by aspirin use.
Published: 2021

10. Genetic architectures of proximal and distal colorectal cancer are partly distinct

Author: Huyghe, JR, Harrison, TA, Bien, SA, Hampel, H, Figueiredo, JC, Schmit, SL, Conti, D, Chen, S, Qu, C, Lin, Y, Barfield, R, Baron, JA, Cross, AJ, Diergaarde, B, Duggan, D, Harlid, S, Imaz, L, Kang, HM, Levine, DM, Perduca, V, Perez-Cornago, A, Sakoda, LC, Schumacher, FR, Slattery, ML, Toland, AE, van Duijnhoven, FJB, Van Guelpen, B, Agudo, A, Albanes, D, Alonso, MH, Anderson, K, Arnau-Collell, C, Arndt, V, Banbury, BL, Bassik, MC, Berndt, S, Bezieau, S, Bishop, DT, Boehm, J, Boeing, H, Boutron-Ruault, M-C, Brenner, H, Brezina, S, Buch, S, Buchanan, DD, Burnett-Hartman, A, Caan, BJ, Campbell, PT, Carr, PR, Castells, A, Castellvi-Bel, S, Chan, AT, Chang-Claude, J, Chanock, SJ, Curtis, KR, de la Chapelle, A, Easton, DF, English, DR, Feskens, EJM, Gala, M, Gallinger, SJ, Gauderman, WJ, Giles, GG, Goodman, PJ, Grady, WM, Grove, JS, Gsur, A, Gunter, MJ, Haile, RW, Hampe, J, Hoffmeister, M, Hopper, JL, Hsu, W-L, Huang, W-Y, Hudson, TJ, Jenab, M, Jenkins, MA, Joshi, AD, Keku, TO, Kooperberg, C, Kuhn, T, Kury, S, Le Marchand, L, Lejbkowicz, F, Li, C, Li, L, Lieb, W, Lindblom, A, Lindor, NM, Mannisto, S, Markowitz, SD, Milne, RL, Moreno, L, Murphy, N, Nassir, R, Offit, K, Ogino, S, Panico, S, Parfrey, PS, Pearlman, R, Pharoah, PDP, Phipps, A, Platz, EA, Potter, JD, Prentice, RL, Qi, L, Raskin, L, Rennert, G, Rennert, HS, Riboli, E, Schafmayer, C, Schoen, RE, Seminara, D, Song, M, Su, Y-R, Tangen, CM, Thibodeau, SN, Thomas, DC, Trichopoulou, A, Ulrich, CM, Visvanathan, K, Vodicka, P, Vodickova, L, Vymetalkova, V, Weigl, K, Weinstein, SJ, White, E, Wolk, A, Woods, MO, Wu, AH, Abecasis, GR, Nickerson, DA, Scacheri, PC, Kundaje, A, Casey, G, Gruber, SB, Hsu, L, Moreno, V, Hayes, RB, Newcomb, PA, Peters, U, Huyghe, JR, Harrison, TA, Bien, SA, Hampel, H, Figueiredo, JC, Schmit, SL, Conti, D, Chen, S, Qu, C, Lin, Y, Barfield, R, Baron, JA, Cross, AJ, Diergaarde, B, Duggan, D, Harlid, S, Imaz, L, Kang, HM, Levine, DM, Perduca, V, Perez-Cornago, A, Sakoda, LC, Schumacher, FR, Slattery, ML, Toland, AE, van Duijnhoven, FJB, Van Guelpen, B, Agudo, A, Albanes, D, Alonso, MH, Anderson, K, Arnau-Collell, C, Arndt, V, Banbury, BL, Bassik, MC, Berndt, S, Bezieau, S, Bishop, DT, Boehm, J, Boeing, H, Boutron-Ruault, M-C, Brenner, H, Brezina, S, Buch, S, Buchanan, DD, Burnett-Hartman, A, Caan, BJ, Campbell, PT, Carr, PR, Castells, A, Castellvi-Bel, S, Chan, AT, Chang-Claude, J, Chanock, SJ, Curtis, KR, de la Chapelle, A, Easton, DF, English, DR, Feskens, EJM, Gala, M, Gallinger, SJ, Gauderman, WJ, Giles, GG, Goodman, PJ, Grady, WM, Grove, JS, Gsur, A, Gunter, MJ, Haile, RW, Hampe, J, Hoffmeister, M, Hopper, JL, Hsu, W-L, Huang, W-Y, Hudson, TJ, Jenab, M, Jenkins, MA, Joshi, AD, Keku, TO, Kooperberg, C, Kuhn, T, Kury, S, Le Marchand, L, Lejbkowicz, F, Li, C, Li, L, Lieb, W, Lindblom, A, Lindor, NM, Mannisto, S, Markowitz, SD, Milne, RL, Moreno, L, Murphy, N, Nassir, R, Offit, K, Ogino, S, Panico, S, Parfrey, PS, Pearlman, R, Pharoah, PDP, Phipps, A, Platz, EA, Potter, JD, Prentice, RL, Qi, L, Raskin, L, Rennert, G, Rennert, HS, Riboli, E, Schafmayer, C, Schoen, RE, Seminara, D, Song, M, Su, Y-R, Tangen, CM, Thibodeau, SN, Thomas, DC, Trichopoulou, A, Ulrich, CM, Visvanathan, K, Vodicka, P, Vodickova, L, Vymetalkova, V, Weigl, K, Weinstein, SJ, White, E, Wolk, A, Woods, MO, Wu, AH, Abecasis, GR, Nickerson, DA, Scacheri, PC, Kundaje, A, Casey, G, Gruber, SB, Hsu, L, Moreno, V, Hayes, RB, Newcomb, PA, and Peters, U
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: An understanding of the etiologic heterogeneity of colorectal cancer (CRC) is critical for improving precision prevention, including individualized screening recommendations and the discovery of novel drug targets and repurposable drug candidates for chemoprevention. Known differences in molecular characteristics and environmental risk factors among tumors arising in different locations of the colorectum suggest partly distinct mechanisms of carcinogenesis. The extent to which the contribution of inherited genetic risk factors for CRC differs by anatomical subsite of the primary tumor has not been examined. DESIGN: To identify new anatomical subsite-specific risk loci, we performed genome-wide association study (GWAS) meta-analyses including data of 48 214 CRC cases and 64 159 controls of European ancestry. We characterised effect heterogeneity at CRC risk loci using multinomial modelling. RESULTS: We identified 13 loci that reached genome-wide significance (p<5×10-8) and that were not reported by previous GWASs for overall CRC risk. Multiple lines of evidence support candidate genes at several of these loci. We detected substantial heterogeneity between anatomical subsites. Just over half (61) of 109 known and new risk variants showed no evidence for heterogeneity. In contrast, 22 variants showed association with distal CRC (including rectal cancer), but no evidence for association or an attenuated association with proximal CRC. For two loci, there was strong evidence for effects confined to proximal colon cancer. CONCLUSION: Genetic architectures of proximal and distal CRC are partly distinct. Studies of risk factors and mechanisms of carcinogenesis, and precision prevention strategies should take into consideration the anatomical subsite of the tumour.
Published: 2021

11. Cyclin D1 splice site variant triggers chromosomal aberrations in healthy humans

Author: Hemminki, K, Musak, L, Vymetalkova, V, Smerhovsky, Z, Halasova, E, Osina, O, Letkova, L, Försti, A, Vodickova, L, Buchancova, J, and Vodicka, P
Published: 2014
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12. Genetic determinants of telomere length and risk of pancreatic cancer: A PANDoRA study

Author: Campa, D, Matarazzi, M, Greenhalf, W, Bijlsma, M, Saum, K-U, Pasquali, C, Van Laarhoven, H, Szentesi, A, Federici, F, Vodicka, P, Funel, N, Pezzilli, R, Bueno-De-Mesquita, HB, Vodickova, L, Basso, D, Obazee, O, Hackert, T, Soucek, P, Cuk, K, Kaiser, J, Sperti, C, Lovecek, M, Capurso, G, Mohelnikova-Duchonova, B, Khaw, K-T, König, A-K, Kupcinskas, J, Kaaks, R, Bambi, F, Archibugi, L, Mambrini, A, Cavestro, GM, Landi, S, Hegyi, P, Izbicki, JR, Gioffreda, D, Zambon, CF, Tavano, F, Talar-Wojnarowska, R, Jamroziak, K, Key, TJ, Fave, GD, Strobel, O, Jonaitis, L, Andriulli, A, Lawlor, RT, Pirozzi, F, Katzke, V, Valsuani, C, Vashist, YK, Brenner, H, Canzian, F, Campa, D., Matarazzi, M., Greenhalf, W., Bijlsma, M., Saum, K. -U., Pasquali, C., van Laarhoven, H., Szentesi, A., Federici, F., Vodicka, P., Funel, N., Pezzilli, R., Bueno-de-Mesquita, H. B., Vodickova, L., Basso, D., Obazee, O., Hackert, T., Soucek, P., Cuk, K., Kaiser, J., Sperti, C., Lovecek, M., Capurso, G., Mohelnikova-Duchonova, B., Khaw, K. -T., Konig, A. -K., Kupcinskas, J., Kaaks, R., Bambi, F., Archibugi, L., Mambrini, A., Cavestro, G. M., Landi, S., Hegyi, P., Izbicki, J. R., Gioffreda, D., Zambon, C. F., Tavano, F., Talar-Wojnarowska, R., Jamroziak, K., Key, T. J., Fave, G. D., Strobel, O., Jonaitis, L., Andriulli, A., Lawlor, R. T., Pirozzi, F., Katzke, V., Valsuani, C., Vashist, Y. K., Brenner, H., Canzian, F., Center of Experimental and Molecular Medicine, CCA - Cancer biology and immunology, Radiotherapy, Oncology, and AGEM - Re-generation and cancer of the digestive system
Subjects: Male, Cancer Research, pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, lymphocyte telomere length, genetic polymorphisms, association, Mendelian randomization, Oncology, Humans, genetic polymorphism, Lymphocytes, Telomerase, Telomere Shortening, Aged, Pancreatic Neoplasm, Ribonucleoprotein, Middle Aged, Telomere, Pancreatic Neoplasms, Europe, Ribonucleoproteins, Case-Control Studies, Female, Lymphocyte, Case-Control Studie, Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal, Genome-Wide Association Study, Human
Abstract: Telomere deregulation is a hallmark of cancer. Telomere length measured in lymphocytes (LTL) has been shown to be a risk marker for several cancers. For pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) consensus is lacking whether risk is associated with long or short telomeres. Mendelian randomization approaches have shown that a score built from SNPs associated with LTL could be used as a robust risk marker. We explored this approach in a large scale study within the PANcreatic Disease ReseArch (PANDoRA) consortium. We analyzed 10 SNPs (ZNF676-rs409627, TERT-rs2736100, CTC1-rs3027234, DHX35-rs6028466, PXK-rs6772228, NAF1-rs7675998, ZNF208-rs8105767, OBFC1-rs9420907, ACYP2-rs11125529 and TERC-rs10936599) alone and combined in a LTL genetic score (“teloscore”, which explains 2.2% of the telomere variability) in relation to PDAC risk in 2,374 cases and 4,326 controls. We identified several associations with PDAC risk, among which the strongest were with the TERT-rs2736100 SNP (OR = 1.54; 95%CI 1.35–1.76; p = 1.54 × 10 −10 ) and a novel one with the NAF1-rs7675998 SNP (OR = 0.80; 95%CI 0.73–0.88; p = 1.87 × 10 −6 , p trend = 3.27 × 10 −7 ). The association of short LTL, measured by the teloscore, with PDAC risk reached genome-wide significance (p = 2.98 × 10 −9 for highest vs. lowest quintile; p = 1.82 × 10 −10 as a continuous variable). In conclusion, we present a novel genome-wide candidate SNP for PDAC risk (TERT-rs2736100), a completely new signal (NAF1-rs7675998) approaching genome-wide significance and we report a strong association between the teloscore and risk of pancreatic cancer, suggesting that telomeres are a potential risk factor for pancreatic cancer.
Published: 2019

13. Genome-wide association study identifies an early onset pancreatic cancer risk locus

Author: Campa, D. Gentiluomo, M. Obazee, O. Ballerini, A. Vodickova, L. Hegyi, P. Soucek, P. Brenner, H. Milanetto, A.C. Landi, S. Gao, X. Bozzato, D. Capurso, G. Tavano, F. Vashist, Y. Hackert, T. Bambi, F. Bursi, S. Oliverius, M. Gioffreda, D. Schöttker, B. Ivanauskas, A. Mohelnikova-Duchonova, B. Darvasi, E. Pezzilli, R. Małecka-Panas, E. Strobel, O. Gazouli, M. Katzke, V. Szentesi, A. Cavestro, G.M. Farkas, G., Jr. Izbicki, J.R. Moz, S. Archibugi, L. Hlavac, V. Vincze, Á. Talar-Wojnarowska, R. Rusev, B. Kupcinskas, J. Greenhalf, B. Dijk, F. Giese, N. Boggi, U. Andriulli, A. Busch, O.R. Vanella, G. Vodicka, P. Nentwich, M. Lawlor, R.T. Theodoropoulos, G.E. Jamroziak, K. Zuppardo, R.A. Moletta, L. Ginocchi, L. Kaaks, R. Neoptolemos, J.P. Lucchesi, M. Canzian, F.
Abstract: Early onset pancreatic cancer (EOPC) is a rare disease with a very high mortality rate. Almost nothing is known on the genetic susceptibility of EOPC, therefore, we performed a genome-wide association study (GWAS) to identify novel genetic variants specific for patients diagnosed with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) at younger ages. In the first phase, conducted on 821 cases with age of onset ≤60 years, of whom 198 with age of onset ≤50, and 3227 controls from PanScan I-II, we observed four SNPs (rs7155613, rs2328991, rs4891017 and rs12610094) showing an association with EOPC risk (P < 1 × 10−4). We replicated these SNPs in the PANcreatic Disease ReseArch (PANDoRA) consortium and used additional in silico data from PanScan III and PanC4. Among these four variants rs2328991 was significant in an independent set of 855 cases with age of onset ≤60 years, of whom 265 with age of onset ≤50, and 4142 controls from the PANDoRA consortium while in the in silico data, we observed no statistically significant association. However, the resulting meta-analysis supported the association (P = 1.15 × 10−4). In conclusion, we propose a novel variant rs2328991 to be involved in EOPC risk. Even though it was not possible to find a mechanistic link between the variant and the function, the association is supported by a solid statistical significance obtained in the largest study on EOPC genetics present so far in the literature. © 2020 UICC
Published: 2020

14. Genome-wide Modeling of Polygenic Risk Score in Colorectal Cancer Risk.

Author: Huyghe J.R., Thomas M., Sakoda L.C., Hoffmeister M., Rosenthal E.A., Lee J.K., van Duijnhoven F.J.B., Platz E.A., Wu A.H., Dampier C.H., de la Chapelle A., Wolk A., Joshi A.D., Burnett-Hartman A., Gsur A., Lindblom A., Castells A., Win A.K., Namjou B., Van Guelpen B., Tangen C.M., He Q., Li C.I., Schafmayer C., Joshu C.E., Ulrich C.M., Bishop D.T., Buchanan D.D., Schaid D., Drew D.A., Muller D.C., Duggan D., Crosslin D.R., Albanes D., Giovannucci E.L., Larson E., Qu F., Mentch F., Giles G.G., Hakonarson H., Hampel H., Stanaway I.B., Figueiredo J.C., Minnier J., Chang-Claude J., Hampe J., Harley J.B., Visvanathan K., Curtis K.R., Offit K., Li L., Le Marchand L., Vodickova L., Gunter M.J., Jenkins M.A., Slattery M.L., Lemire M., Woods M.O., Song M., Murphy N., Lindor N.M., Dikilitas O., Pharoah P.D.P., Campbell P.T., Newcomb P.A., Milne R.L., MacInnis R.J., Castellvi-Bel S., Ogino S., Berndt S.I., Bezieau S., Thibodeau S.N., Gallinger S.J., Zaidi S.H., Harrison T.A., Keku T.O., Hudson T.J., Vymetalkova V., Moreno V., Martin V., Arndt V., Wei W.-Q., Chung W., Su Y.-R., Hayes R.B., White E., Vodicka P., Casey G., Gruber S.B., Schoen R.E., Chan A.T., Potter J.D., Brenner H., Jarvik G.P., Corley D.A., Peters U., Hsu L., Huyghe J.R., Thomas M., Sakoda L.C., Hoffmeister M., Rosenthal E.A., Lee J.K., van Duijnhoven F.J.B., Platz E.A., Wu A.H., Dampier C.H., de la Chapelle A., Wolk A., Joshi A.D., Burnett-Hartman A., Gsur A., Lindblom A., Castells A., Win A.K., Namjou B., Van Guelpen B., Tangen C.M., He Q., Li C.I., Schafmayer C., Joshu C.E., Ulrich C.M., Bishop D.T., Buchanan D.D., Schaid D., Drew D.A., Muller D.C., Duggan D., Crosslin D.R., Albanes D., Giovannucci E.L., Larson E., Qu F., Mentch F., Giles G.G., Hakonarson H., Hampel H., Stanaway I.B., Figueiredo J.C., Minnier J., Chang-Claude J., Hampe J., Harley J.B., Visvanathan K., Curtis K.R., Offit K., Li L., Le Marchand L., Vodickova L., Gunter M.J., Jenkins M.A., Slattery M.L., Lemire M., Woods M.O., Song M., Murphy N., Lindor N.M., Dikilitas O., Pharoah P.D.P., Campbell P.T., Newcomb P.A., Milne R.L., MacInnis R.J., Castellvi-Bel S., Ogino S., Berndt S.I., Bezieau S., Thibodeau S.N., Gallinger S.J., Zaidi S.H., Harrison T.A., Keku T.O., Hudson T.J., Vymetalkova V., Moreno V., Martin V., Arndt V., Wei W.-Q., Chung W., Su Y.-R., Hayes R.B., White E., Vodicka P., Casey G., Gruber S.B., Schoen R.E., Chan A.T., Potter J.D., Brenner H., Jarvik G.P., Corley D.A., Peters U., and Hsu L.
Abstract: Accurate colorectal cancer (CRC) risk prediction models are critical for identifying individuals at low and high risk of developing CRC, as they can then be offered targeted screening and interventions to address their risks of developing disease (if they are in a high-risk group) and avoid unnecessary screening and interventions (if they are in a low-risk group). As it is likely that thousands of genetic variants contribute to CRC risk, it is clinically important to investigate whether these genetic variants can be used jointly for CRC risk prediction. In this paper, we derived and compared different approaches to generating predictive polygenic risk scores (PRS) from genome-wide association studies (GWASs) including 55,105 CRC-affected case subjects and 65,079 control subjects of European ancestry. We built the PRS in three ways, using (1) 140 previously identified and validated CRC loci; (2) SNP selection based on linkage disequilibrium (LD) clumping followed by machine-learning approaches; and (3) LDpred, a Bayesian approach for genome-wide risk prediction. We tested the PRS in an independent cohort of 101,987 individuals with 1,699 CRC-affected case subjects. The discriminatory accuracy, calculated by the age- and sex-adjusted area under the receiver operating characteristics curve (AUC), was highest for the LDpred-derived PRS (AUC = 0.654) including nearly 1.2 M genetic variants (the proportion of causal genetic variants for CRC assumed to be 0.003), whereas the PRS of the 140 known variants identified from GWASs had the lowest AUC (AUC = 0.629). Based on the LDpred-derived PRS, we are able to identify 30% of individuals without a family history as having risk for CRC similar to those with a family history of CRC, whereas the PRS based on known GWAS variants identified only top 10% as having a similar relative risk. About 90% of these individuals have no family history and would have been considered average risk under current screening guidelines, but might be
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15. Circulating Levels of Insulin-like Growth Factor 1 and Insulin-like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3 Associate With Risk of Colorectal Cancer Based on Serologic and Mendelian Randomization Analyses.

Author: English D., Van Guelpen B., Visvanathan K., Vodicka P., Vodickova L., Vymetalkova V., Wang H., White E., Wolk A., Woods M.O., Wu A.H., Zheng W., Peters U., Gunter M.J., Murphy N., Carreras-Torres R., Song M., Chan A.T., Martin R.M., Papadimitriou N., Dimou N., Tsilidis K.K., Banbury B., Bradbury K.E., Besevic J., Rinaldi S., Riboli E., Cross A.J., Travis R.C., Agnoli C., Albanes D., Berndt S.I., Bezieau S., Bishop D.T., Brenner H., Buchanan D.D., Onland-Moret N.C., Burnett-Hartman A., Campbell P.T., Casey G., Castellvi-Bel S., Chang-Claude J., Chirlaque M.-D., de la Chapelle A., Figueiredo J.C., Gallinger S.J., Giles G.G., Gruber S.B., Gsur A., Hampe J., Hampel H., Harrison T.A., Hoffmeister M., Hsu L., Huang W.-Y., Huyghe J.R., Jenkins M.A., Keku T.O., Kuhn T., Kweon S.-S., Le Marchand L., Li C.I., Li L., Lindblom A., Martin V., Milne R.L., Moreno V., Newcomb P.A., Offit K., Ogino S., Ose J., Perduca V., Phipps A.I., Platz E.A., Potter J.D., Qu C., Rennert G., Sakoda L.C., Schafmayer C., Schoen R.E., Slattery M.L., Tangen C.M., Ulrich C.M., van Duijnhoven F.J.B., English D., Van Guelpen B., Visvanathan K., Vodicka P., Vodickova L., Vymetalkova V., Wang H., White E., Wolk A., Woods M.O., Wu A.H., Zheng W., Peters U., Gunter M.J., Murphy N., Carreras-Torres R., Song M., Chan A.T., Martin R.M., Papadimitriou N., Dimou N., Tsilidis K.K., Banbury B., Bradbury K.E., Besevic J., Rinaldi S., Riboli E., Cross A.J., Travis R.C., Agnoli C., Albanes D., Berndt S.I., Bezieau S., Bishop D.T., Brenner H., Buchanan D.D., Onland-Moret N.C., Burnett-Hartman A., Campbell P.T., Casey G., Castellvi-Bel S., Chang-Claude J., Chirlaque M.-D., de la Chapelle A., Figueiredo J.C., Gallinger S.J., Giles G.G., Gruber S.B., Gsur A., Hampe J., Hampel H., Harrison T.A., Hoffmeister M., Hsu L., Huang W.-Y., Huyghe J.R., Jenkins M.A., Keku T.O., Kuhn T., Kweon S.-S., Le Marchand L., Li C.I., Li L., Lindblom A., Martin V., Milne R.L., Moreno V., Newcomb P.A., Offit K., Ogino S., Ose J., Perduca V., Phipps A.I., Platz E.A., Potter J.D., Qu C., Rennert G., Sakoda L.C., Schafmayer C., Schoen R.E., Slattery M.L., Tangen C.M., Ulrich C.M., and van Duijnhoven F.J.B.
Abstract: Background & Aims: Human studies examining associations between circulating levels of insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) and insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3 (IGFBP3) and colorectal cancer risk have reported inconsistent results. We conducted complementary serologic and Mendelian randomization (MR) analyses to determine whether alterations in circulating levels of IGF1 or IGFBP3 are associated with colorectal cancer development. Method(s): Serum levels of IGF1 were measured in blood samples collected from 397,380 participants from the UK Biobank, from 2006 through 2010. Incident cancer cases and cancer cases recorded first in death certificates were identified through linkage to national cancer and death registries. Complete follow-up was available through March 31, 2016. For the MR analyses, we identified genetic variants associated with circulating levels of IGF1 and IGFBP3. The association of these genetic variants with colorectal cancer was examined with 2-sample MR methods using genome-wide association study consortia data (52,865 cases with colorectal cancer and 46,287 individuals without [controls]) Results: After a median follow-up period of 7.1 years, 2665 cases of colorectal cancer were recorded. In a multivariable-adjusted model, circulating level of IGF1 associated with colorectal cancer risk (hazard ratio per 1 standard deviation increment of IGF1, 1.11; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.05-1.17). Similar associations were found by sex, follow-up time, and tumor subsite. In the MR analyses, a 1 standard deviation increment in IGF1 level, predicted based on genetic factors, was associated with a higher risk of colorectal cancer risk (odds ratio 1.08; 95% CI 1.03-1.12; P = 3.3 x 10-4). Level of IGFBP3, predicted based on genetic factors, was associated with colorectal cancer risk (odds ratio per 1 standard deviation increment, 1.12; 95% CI 1.06-1.18; P = 4.2 x 10-5). Colorectal cancer risk was associated with only 1 variant in the IGFBP3 gene re
Published: 2020

16. Adiposity, metabolites, and colorectal cancer risk: Mendelian randomization study.

Author: Hsu L., Berndt S.I., Bezieau S., Bishop D.T., Brenner H., Buchanan D.D., Burnett-Hartman A., Casey G., Castellvi-Bel S., Chan A.T., Chang-Claude J., Cross A.J., de la Chapelle A., Figueiredo J.C., Gallinger S.J., Gapstur S.M., Giles G.G., Gruber S.B., Gsur A., Hampe J., Hampel H., Harrison T.A., Hoffmeister M., Huang W.-Y., Huyghe J.R., Jenkins M.A., Joshu C.E., Keku T.O., Kuhn T., Kweon S.-S., Le Marchand L., Li C.I., Li L., Lindblom A., Martin V., May A.M., Milne R.L., Moreno V., Newcomb P.A., Offit K., Ogino S., Phipps A.I., Platz E.A., Potter J.D., Qu C., Quiros J.R., Rennert G., Riboli E., Sakoda L.C., Schafmayer C., Schoen R.E., Slattery M.L., Tangen C.M., Tsilidis K.K., Ulrich C.M., van Duijnhoven F.J.B., van Guelpen B., Visvanathan K., Vodicka P., Vodickova L., Wang H., White E., Wolk A., Woods M.O., Wu A.H., Campbell P.T., Zheng W., Peters U., Vincent E.E., Gunter M.J., Bull C.J., Bell J.A., Murphy N., Sanderson E., Davey Smith G., Timpson N.J., Banbury B.L., Albanes D., Hsu L., Berndt S.I., Bezieau S., Bishop D.T., Brenner H., Buchanan D.D., Burnett-Hartman A., Casey G., Castellvi-Bel S., Chan A.T., Chang-Claude J., Cross A.J., de la Chapelle A., Figueiredo J.C., Gallinger S.J., Gapstur S.M., Giles G.G., Gruber S.B., Gsur A., Hampe J., Hampel H., Harrison T.A., Hoffmeister M., Huang W.-Y., Huyghe J.R., Jenkins M.A., Joshu C.E., Keku T.O., Kuhn T., Kweon S.-S., Le Marchand L., Li C.I., Li L., Lindblom A., Martin V., May A.M., Milne R.L., Moreno V., Newcomb P.A., Offit K., Ogino S., Phipps A.I., Platz E.A., Potter J.D., Qu C., Quiros J.R., Rennert G., Riboli E., Sakoda L.C., Schafmayer C., Schoen R.E., Slattery M.L., Tangen C.M., Tsilidis K.K., Ulrich C.M., van Duijnhoven F.J.B., van Guelpen B., Visvanathan K., Vodicka P., Vodickova L., Wang H., White E., Wolk A., Woods M.O., Wu A.H., Campbell P.T., Zheng W., Peters U., Vincent E.E., Gunter M.J., Bull C.J., Bell J.A., Murphy N., Sanderson E., Davey Smith G., Timpson N.J., Banbury B.L., and Albanes D.
Abstract: Background: Higher adiposity increases the risk of colorectal cancer (CRC), but whether this relationship varies by anatomical sub-site or by sex is unclear. Further, the metabolic alterations mediating the effects of adiposity on CRC are not fully understood. Method(s): We examined sex- and site-specific associations of adiposity with CRC risk and whether adiposity-associated metabolites explain the associations of adiposity with CRC. Genetic variants from genome-wide association studies of body mass index (BMI) and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR, unadjusted for BMI; N = 806,810), and 123 metabolites from targeted nuclear magnetic resonance metabolomics (N = 24,925), were used as instruments. Sex-combined and sex-specific Mendelian randomization (MR) was conducted for BMI and WHR with CRC risk (58,221 cases and 67,694 controls in the Genetics and Epidemiology of Colorectal Cancer Consortium, Colorectal Cancer Transdisciplinary Study, and Colon Cancer Family Registry). Sex-combined MR was conducted for BMI and WHR with metabolites, for metabolites with CRC, and for BMI and WHR with CRC adjusted for metabolite classes in multivariable models. Result(s): In sex-specific MR analyses, higher BMI (per 4.2 kg/m2) was associated with 1.23 (95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.08, 1.38) times higher CRC odds among men (inverse-variance-weighted (IVW) model); among women, higher BMI (per 5.2 kg/m2) was associated with 1.09 (95% CI = 0.97, 1.22) times higher CRC odds. WHR (per 0.07 higher) was more strongly associated with CRC risk among women (IVW OR = 1.25, 95% CI = 1.08, 1.43) than men (IVW OR = 1.05, 95% CI = 0.81, 1.36). BMI or WHR was associated with 104/123 metabolites at false discovery rate-corrected P <= 0.05; several metabolites were associated with CRC, but not in directions that were consistent with the mediation of positive adiposity-CRC relations. In multivariable MR analyses, associations of BMI and WHR with CRC were not attenuated following adjustment for representative
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17. Cumulative Burden of Colorectal Cancer Associated Genetic Variants Is More Strongly Associated With Early-Onset vs Late-Onset Cancer

Author: Archambault, AN, Su, Y-R, Jeon, J, Thomas, M, Lin, Y, Conti, DV, Win, AK, Sakoda, LC, Lansdorp-Vogelaar, I, Peterse, EFP, Zauber, AG, Duggan, D, Holowatyj, AN, Huyghe, JR, Brenner, H, Cotterchio, M, Bezieau, S, Schmit, SL, Edlund, CK, Southey, MC, MacInnis, RJ, Campbell, PT, Chang-Claude, J, Slattery, ML, Chan, AT, Joshi, AD, Song, M, Cao, Y, Woods, MO, White, E, Weinstein, SJ, Ulrich, CM, Hoffmeister, M, Bien, SA, Harrison, TA, Hampe, J, Li, CI, Schafmayer, C, Offit, K, Pharoah, PD, Moreno, V, Lindblom, A, Wolk, A, Wu, AH, Li, L, Gunter, MJ, Gsur, A, Keku, TO, Pearlman, R, Bishop, DT, Castellvi-Bel, S, Moreira, L, Vodicka, P, Kampman, E, Giles, GG, Albanes, D, Baron, JA, Berndt, SI, Brezina, S, Buch, S, Buchanan, DD, Trichopoulou, A, Severi, G, Chirlaque, M-D, Sanchez, M-J, Palli, D, Kuhn, T, Murphy, N, Cross, AJ, Burnett-Hartman, AN, Chanock, SJ, de la Chapelle, A, Easton, DF, Elliott, F, English, DR, Feskens, EJM, FitzGerald, LM, Goodman, PJ, Hopper, JL, Hudson, TJ, Hunter, DJ, Jacobs, EJ, Joshu, CE, Kury, S, Markowitz, SD, Milne, RL, Platz, EA, Rennert, G, Rennert, HS, Schumacher, FR, Sandler, RS, Seminara, D, Tangen, CM, Thibodeau, SN, Toland, AE, van Duijnhoven, FJB, Visvanathan, K, Vodickova, L, Potter, JD, Mannisto, S, Weigl, K, Figueiredo, J, Martin, V, Larsson, SC, Parfrey, PS, Huang, W-Y, Lenz, H-J, Castelao, JE, Gago-Dominguez, M, Munoz-Garzon, V, Mancao, C, Haiman, CA, Wilkens, LR, Siegel, E, Barry, E, Younghusband, B, Van Guelpen, B, Harlid, S, Zeleniuch-Jacquotte, A, Liang, PS, Du, M, Casey, G, Lindor, NM, Le Marchand, L, Gallinger, SJ, Jenkins, MA, Newcomb, PA, Gruber, SB, Schoen, RE, Hampel, H, Corley, DA, Hsu, L, Peters, U, Hayes, RB, Archambault, AN, Su, Y-R, Jeon, J, Thomas, M, Lin, Y, Conti, DV, Win, AK, Sakoda, LC, Lansdorp-Vogelaar, I, Peterse, EFP, Zauber, AG, Duggan, D, Holowatyj, AN, Huyghe, JR, Brenner, H, Cotterchio, M, Bezieau, S, Schmit, SL, Edlund, CK, Southey, MC, MacInnis, RJ, Campbell, PT, Chang-Claude, J, Slattery, ML, Chan, AT, Joshi, AD, Song, M, Cao, Y, Woods, MO, White, E, Weinstein, SJ, Ulrich, CM, Hoffmeister, M, Bien, SA, Harrison, TA, Hampe, J, Li, CI, Schafmayer, C, Offit, K, Pharoah, PD, Moreno, V, Lindblom, A, Wolk, A, Wu, AH, Li, L, Gunter, MJ, Gsur, A, Keku, TO, Pearlman, R, Bishop, DT, Castellvi-Bel, S, Moreira, L, Vodicka, P, Kampman, E, Giles, GG, Albanes, D, Baron, JA, Berndt, SI, Brezina, S, Buch, S, Buchanan, DD, Trichopoulou, A, Severi, G, Chirlaque, M-D, Sanchez, M-J, Palli, D, Kuhn, T, Murphy, N, Cross, AJ, Burnett-Hartman, AN, Chanock, SJ, de la Chapelle, A, Easton, DF, Elliott, F, English, DR, Feskens, EJM, FitzGerald, LM, Goodman, PJ, Hopper, JL, Hudson, TJ, Hunter, DJ, Jacobs, EJ, Joshu, CE, Kury, S, Markowitz, SD, Milne, RL, Platz, EA, Rennert, G, Rennert, HS, Schumacher, FR, Sandler, RS, Seminara, D, Tangen, CM, Thibodeau, SN, Toland, AE, van Duijnhoven, FJB, Visvanathan, K, Vodickova, L, Potter, JD, Mannisto, S, Weigl, K, Figueiredo, J, Martin, V, Larsson, SC, Parfrey, PS, Huang, W-Y, Lenz, H-J, Castelao, JE, Gago-Dominguez, M, Munoz-Garzon, V, Mancao, C, Haiman, CA, Wilkens, LR, Siegel, E, Barry, E, Younghusband, B, Van Guelpen, B, Harlid, S, Zeleniuch-Jacquotte, A, Liang, PS, Du, M, Casey, G, Lindor, NM, Le Marchand, L, Gallinger, SJ, Jenkins, MA, Newcomb, PA, Gruber, SB, Schoen, RE, Hampel, H, Corley, DA, Hsu, L, Peters, U, and Hayes, RB
Abstract: BACKGROUND & AIMS: Early-onset colorectal cancer (CRC, in persons younger than 50 years old) is increasing in incidence; yet, in the absence of a family history of CRC, this population lacks harmonized recommendations for prevention. We aimed to determine whether a polygenic risk score (PRS) developed from 95 CRC-associated common genetic risk variants was associated with risk for early-onset CRC. METHODS: We studied risk for CRC associated with a weighted PRS in 12,197 participants younger than 50 years old vs 95,865 participants 50 years or older. PRS was calculated based on single nucleotide polymorphisms associated with CRC in a large-scale genome-wide association study as of January 2019. Participants were pooled from 3 large consortia that provided clinical and genotyping data: the Colon Cancer Family Registry, the Colorectal Transdisciplinary Study, and the Genetics and Epidemiology of Colorectal Cancer Consortium and were all of genetically defined European descent. Findings were replicated in an independent cohort of 72,573 participants. RESULTS: Overall associations with CRC per standard deviation of PRS were significant for early-onset cancer, and were stronger compared with late-onset cancer (P for interaction = .01); when we compared the highest PRS quartile with the lowest, risk increased 3.7-fold for early-onset CRC (95% CI 3.28-4.24) vs 2.9-fold for late-onset CRC (95% CI 2.80-3.04). This association was strongest for participants without a first-degree family history of CRC (P for interaction = 5.61 × 10-5). When we compared the highest with the lowest quartiles in this group, risk increased 4.3-fold for early-onset CRC (95% CI 3.61-5.01) vs 2.9-fold for late-onset CRC (95% CI 2.70-3.00). Sensitivity analyses were consistent with these findings. CONCLUSIONS: In an analysis of associations with CRC per standard deviation of PRS, we found the cumulative burden of CRC-associated common genetic variants to associate with early-onset cancer, and to be mo
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18. Adiposity, metabolites, and colorectal cancer risk: Mendelian randomization study

Author: Bull, CJ, Bell, JA, Murphy, N, Sanderson, E, Davey Smith, G, Timpson, NJ, Banbury, BL, Albanes, D, Berndt, SI, Bezieau, S, Bishop, DT, Brenner, H, Buchanan, DD, Burnett-Hartman, A, Casey, G, Castellvi-Bel, S, Chan, AT, Chang-Claude, J, Cross, AJ, de la Chapelle, A, Figueiredo, JC, Gallinger, SJ, Gapstur, SM, Giles, GG, Gruber, SB, Gsur, A, Hampe, J, Hampel, H, Harrison, TA, Hoffmeister, M, Hsu, L, Huang, W-Y, Huyghe, JR, Jenkins, MA, Joshu, CE, Keku, TO, Kuhn, T, Kweon, S-S, Le Marchand, L, Li, CI, Li, L, Lindblom, A, Martin, V, May, AM, Milne, RL, Moreno, V, Newcomb, PA, Offit, K, Ogino, S, Phipps, AI, Platz, EA, Potter, JD, Qu, C, Quiros, JR, Rennert, G, Riboli, E, Sakoda, LC, Schafmayer, C, Schoen, RE, Slattery, ML, Tangen, CM, Tsilidis, KK, Ulrich, CM, van Duijnhoven, FJB, van Guelpen, B, Visvanathan, K, Vodicka, P, Vodickova, L, Wang, H, White, E, Wolk, A, Woods, MO, Wu, AH, Campbell, PT, Zheng, W, Peters, U, Vincent, EE, Gunter, MJ, Bull, CJ, Bell, JA, Murphy, N, Sanderson, E, Davey Smith, G, Timpson, NJ, Banbury, BL, Albanes, D, Berndt, SI, Bezieau, S, Bishop, DT, Brenner, H, Buchanan, DD, Burnett-Hartman, A, Casey, G, Castellvi-Bel, S, Chan, AT, Chang-Claude, J, Cross, AJ, de la Chapelle, A, Figueiredo, JC, Gallinger, SJ, Gapstur, SM, Giles, GG, Gruber, SB, Gsur, A, Hampe, J, Hampel, H, Harrison, TA, Hoffmeister, M, Hsu, L, Huang, W-Y, Huyghe, JR, Jenkins, MA, Joshu, CE, Keku, TO, Kuhn, T, Kweon, S-S, Le Marchand, L, Li, CI, Li, L, Lindblom, A, Martin, V, May, AM, Milne, RL, Moreno, V, Newcomb, PA, Offit, K, Ogino, S, Phipps, AI, Platz, EA, Potter, JD, Qu, C, Quiros, JR, Rennert, G, Riboli, E, Sakoda, LC, Schafmayer, C, Schoen, RE, Slattery, ML, Tangen, CM, Tsilidis, KK, Ulrich, CM, van Duijnhoven, FJB, van Guelpen, B, Visvanathan, K, Vodicka, P, Vodickova, L, Wang, H, White, E, Wolk, A, Woods, MO, Wu, AH, Campbell, PT, Zheng, W, Peters, U, Vincent, EE, and Gunter, MJ
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Higher adiposity increases the risk of colorectal cancer (CRC), but whether this relationship varies by anatomical sub-site or by sex is unclear. Further, the metabolic alterations mediating the effects of adiposity on CRC are not fully understood. METHODS: We examined sex- and site-specific associations of adiposity with CRC risk and whether adiposity-associated metabolites explain the associations of adiposity with CRC. Genetic variants from genome-wide association studies of body mass index (BMI) and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR, unadjusted for BMI; N = 806,810), and 123 metabolites from targeted nuclear magnetic resonance metabolomics (N = 24,925), were used as instruments. Sex-combined and sex-specific Mendelian randomization (MR) was conducted for BMI and WHR with CRC risk (58,221 cases and 67,694 controls in the Genetics and Epidemiology of Colorectal Cancer Consortium, Colorectal Cancer Transdisciplinary Study, and Colon Cancer Family Registry). Sex-combined MR was conducted for BMI and WHR with metabolites, for metabolites with CRC, and for BMI and WHR with CRC adjusted for metabolite classes in multivariable models. RESULTS: In sex-specific MR analyses, higher BMI (per 4.2 kg/m2) was associated with 1.23 (95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.08, 1.38) times higher CRC odds among men (inverse-variance-weighted (IVW) model); among women, higher BMI (per 5.2 kg/m2) was associated with 1.09 (95% CI = 0.97, 1.22) times higher CRC odds. WHR (per 0.07 higher) was more strongly associated with CRC risk among women (IVW OR = 1.25, 95% CI = 1.08, 1.43) than men (IVW OR = 1.05, 95% CI = 0.81, 1.36). BMI or WHR was associated with 104/123 metabolites at false discovery rate-corrected P ≤ 0.05; several metabolites were associated with CRC, but not in directions that were consistent with the mediation of positive adiposity-CRC relations. In multivariable MR analyses, associations of BMI and WHR with CRC were not attenuated following adjustment for representative meta
Published: 2020

19. Circulating Levels of Insulin-like Growth Factor 1 and Insulin-like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3 Associate With Risk of Colorectal Cancer Based on Serologic and Mendelian Randomization Analyses

Author: Murphy, N, Carreras-Torres, R, Song, M, Chan, AT, Martin, RM, Papadimitriou, N, Dimou, N, Tsilidis, KK, Banbury, B, Bradbury, KE, Besevic, J, Rinaldi, S, Riboli, E, Cross, AJ, Travis, RC, Agnoli, C, Albanes, D, Berndt, SI, Bezieau, S, Bishop, DT, Brenner, H, Buchanan, DD, Onland-Moret, NC, Burnett-Hartman, A, Campbell, PT, Casey, G, Castellvi-Bel, S, Chang-Claude, J, Chirlaque, M-D, de la Chapelle, A, English, D, Figueiredo, JC, Gallinger, SJ, Giles, GG, Gruber, SB, Gsur, A, Hampe, J, Hampel, H, Harrison, TA, Hoffmeister, M, Hsu, L, Huang, W-Y, Huyghe, JR, Jenkins, MA, Keku, TO, Kuhn, T, Kweon, S-S, Le Marchand, L, Li, CI, Li, L, Lindblom, A, Martin, V, Milne, RL, Moreno, V, Newcomb, PA, Offit, K, Ogino, S, Ose, J, Perduca, V, Phipps, AI, Platz, EA, Potter, JD, Qu, C, Rennert, G, Sakoda, LC, Schafmayer, C, Schoen, RE, Slattery, ML, Tangen, CM, Ulrich, CM, van Duijnhoven, FJB, Van Guelpen, B, Visvanathan, K, Vodicka, P, Vodickova, L, Vymetalkova, V, Wang, H, White, E, Wolk, A, Woods, MO, Wu, AH, Zheng, W, Peters, U, Gunter, MJ, Murphy, N, Carreras-Torres, R, Song, M, Chan, AT, Martin, RM, Papadimitriou, N, Dimou, N, Tsilidis, KK, Banbury, B, Bradbury, KE, Besevic, J, Rinaldi, S, Riboli, E, Cross, AJ, Travis, RC, Agnoli, C, Albanes, D, Berndt, SI, Bezieau, S, Bishop, DT, Brenner, H, Buchanan, DD, Onland-Moret, NC, Burnett-Hartman, A, Campbell, PT, Casey, G, Castellvi-Bel, S, Chang-Claude, J, Chirlaque, M-D, de la Chapelle, A, English, D, Figueiredo, JC, Gallinger, SJ, Giles, GG, Gruber, SB, Gsur, A, Hampe, J, Hampel, H, Harrison, TA, Hoffmeister, M, Hsu, L, Huang, W-Y, Huyghe, JR, Jenkins, MA, Keku, TO, Kuhn, T, Kweon, S-S, Le Marchand, L, Li, CI, Li, L, Lindblom, A, Martin, V, Milne, RL, Moreno, V, Newcomb, PA, Offit, K, Ogino, S, Ose, J, Perduca, V, Phipps, AI, Platz, EA, Potter, JD, Qu, C, Rennert, G, Sakoda, LC, Schafmayer, C, Schoen, RE, Slattery, ML, Tangen, CM, Ulrich, CM, van Duijnhoven, FJB, Van Guelpen, B, Visvanathan, K, Vodicka, P, Vodickova, L, Vymetalkova, V, Wang, H, White, E, Wolk, A, Woods, MO, Wu, AH, Zheng, W, Peters, U, and Gunter, MJ
Abstract: BACKGROUND & AIMS: Human studies examining associations between circulating levels of insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) and insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3 (IGFBP3) and colorectal cancer risk have reported inconsistent results. We conducted complementary serologic and Mendelian randomization (MR) analyses to determine whether alterations in circulating levels of IGF1 or IGFBP3 are associated with colorectal cancer development. METHODS: Serum levels of IGF1 were measured in blood samples collected from 397,380 participants from the UK Biobank, from 2006 through 2010. Incident cancer cases and cancer cases recorded first in death certificates were identified through linkage to national cancer and death registries. Complete follow-up was available through March 31, 2016. For the MR analyses, we identified genetic variants associated with circulating levels of IGF1 and IGFBP3. The association of these genetic variants with colorectal cancer was examined with 2-sample MR methods using genome-wide association study consortia data (52,865 cases with colorectal cancer and 46,287 individuals without [controls]) RESULTS: After a median follow-up period of 7.1 years, 2665 cases of colorectal cancer were recorded. In a multivariable-adjusted model, circulating level of IGF1 associated with colorectal cancer risk (hazard ratio per 1 standard deviation increment of IGF1, 1.11; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.05-1.17). Similar associations were found by sex, follow-up time, and tumor subsite. In the MR analyses, a 1 standard deviation increment in IGF1 level, predicted based on genetic factors, was associated with a higher risk of colorectal cancer risk (odds ratio 1.08; 95% CI 1.03-1.12; P = 3.3 × 10-4). Level of IGFBP3, predicted based on genetic factors, was associated with colorectal cancer risk (odds ratio per 1 standard deviation increment, 1.12; 95% CI 1.06-1.18; P = 4.2 × 10-5). Colorectal cancer risk was associated with only 1 variant in the IGFBP3 gene regi
Published: 2020

20. DNA repair and cancer in colon and rectum: Novel players in genetic susceptibility

Author: Pardini, B, Corrado, A, Paolicchi, E, Cugliari, G, Berndt, S, Bezieau, S, Bien, SA, Brenner, H, Caan, BJ, Campbell, PT, Casey, G, Chan, AT, Chang-Claude, J, Cotterchio, M, Gala, M, Gallinger, SJ, Haile, RW, Harrison, TA, Hayes, RB, Hoffmeister, M, Hopper, JL, Hsu, L, Huyghe, J, Jenkins, MA, Le Marchand, L, Lin, Y, Lindor, NM, Nan, H, Newcomb, PA, Ogino, S, Potter, JD, Schoen, RE, Slattery, ML, White, E, Vodickova, L, Vymetalkova, V, Vodicka, P, Gemignani, F, Peters, U, Naccarati, A, Landi, S, Pardini, B, Corrado, A, Paolicchi, E, Cugliari, G, Berndt, S, Bezieau, S, Bien, SA, Brenner, H, Caan, BJ, Campbell, PT, Casey, G, Chan, AT, Chang-Claude, J, Cotterchio, M, Gala, M, Gallinger, SJ, Haile, RW, Harrison, TA, Hayes, RB, Hoffmeister, M, Hopper, JL, Hsu, L, Huyghe, J, Jenkins, MA, Le Marchand, L, Lin, Y, Lindor, NM, Nan, H, Newcomb, PA, Ogino, S, Potter, JD, Schoen, RE, Slattery, ML, White, E, Vodickova, L, Vymetalkova, V, Vodicka, P, Gemignani, F, Peters, U, Naccarati, A, and Landi, S
Abstract: Interindividual differences in DNA repair systems may play a role in modulating the individual risk of developing colorectal cancer. To better ascertain the role of DNA repair gene polymorphisms on colon and rectal cancer risk individually, we evaluated 15,419 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within 185 DNA repair genes using GWAS data from the Colon Cancer Family Registry (CCFR) and the Genetics and Epidemiology of Colorectal Cancer Consortium (GECCO), which included 8,178 colon cancer, 2,936 rectum cancer cases and 14,659 controls. Rs1800734 (in MLH1 gene) was associated with colon cancer risk (p-value = 3.5 × 10-6 ) and rs2189517 (in RAD51B) with rectal cancer risk (p-value = 5.7 × 10-6 ). The results had statistical significance close to the Bonferroni corrected p-value of 5.8 × 10-6 . Ninety-four SNPs were significantly associated with colorectal cancer risk after Binomial Sequential Goodness of Fit (BSGoF) procedure and confirmed the relevance of DNA mismatch repair (MMR) and homologous recombination pathways for colon and rectum cancer, respectively. Defects in MMR genes are known to be crucial for familial form of colorectal cancer but our findings suggest that specific genetic variations in MLH1 are important also in the individual predisposition to sporadic colon cancer. Other SNPs associated with the risk of colon cancer (e.g., rs16906252 in MGMT) were found to affect mRNA expression levels in colon transverse and therefore working as possible cis-eQTL suggesting possible mechanisms of carcinogenesis.
Published: 2020

21. Mutations and polymorphisms in TP53 gene—an overview on the role in colorectal cancer

Author: Naccarati, A., Polakova, V., Pardini, B., Vodickova, L., Hemminki, K., Kumar, R., and Vodicka, P.
Published: 2012
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22. Genotype and haplotype analysis of TP53 gene and the risk of pancreatic cancer: an association study in the Czech Republic

Author: Naccarati, A., Pardini, B., Polakova, V., Smerhovsky, Z., Vodickova, L., Soucek, P., Vrana, D., Holcatova, I., Ryska, M., and Vodicka, P.
Published: 2010
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23. Germline BRCA2 K3326X and CHEK2 I157T mutations increase risk for sporadic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

Author: Obazee, O., Archibugi, L., Andriulli, A., Soucek, P., Malecka-Panas, E., Ivanauskas, A., Johnson, T., Gazouli, M., Pausch, T., Lawlor, R. T., Cavestro, G. M., Milanetto, A. C., Di Leo, M., Pasquali, C., Hegyi, P., Szentesi, A., Radu, C. E., Gheorghe, C., Theodoropoulos, G. E., Bergmann, F., Brenner, H., Vodickova, L., Katzke, V., Campa, D., Strobel, O., Kaiser, J., Pezzilli, R., Federici, F., Mohelnikova-Duchonova, B., Boggi, U., Lemstrova, R., Johansen, J. S., Bojesen, S. E., Chen, I., Jensen, B. V., Capurso, G., Pazienza, V., Dervenis, C., Sperti, C., Mambrini, A., Hackert, T., Kaaks, R., Basso, D., Talar-Wojnarowska, R., Maiello, E., Izbicki, J. R., Cuk, K., Saum, K. U., Cantore, M., Kupcinskas, J., Palmieri, O., Delle Fave, G., Landi, S., Salvia, R., Fogar, P., Vashist, Y. K., Scarpa, A., Vodicka, P., Tjaden, C., Iskierka-Jazdzewska, E., Canzian, F., Obazee, O., Archibugi, L., Andriulli, A., Soucek, P., Malecka-Panas, E., Ivanauskas, A., Johnson, T., Gazouli, M., Pausch, T., Lawlor, R. T., Cavestro, G. M., Milanetto, A. C., Di Leo, M., Pasquali, C., Hegyi, P., Szentesi, A., Radu, C. E., Gheorghe, C., Theodoropoulos, G. E., Bergmann, F., Brenner, H., Vodickova, L., Katzke, V., Campa, D., Strobel, O., Kaiser, J., Pezzilli, R., Federici, F., Mohelnikova-Duchonova, B., Boggi, U., Lemstrova, R., Johansen, J. S., Bojesen, S. E., Chen, I., Jensen, B. V., Capurso, G., Pazienza, V., Dervenis, C., Sperti, C., Mambrini, A., Hackert, T., Kaaks, R., Basso, D., Talar-Wojnarowska, R., Maiello, E., Izbicki, J. R., Cuk, K., Saum, K. U., Cantore, M., Kupcinskas, J., Palmieri, O., Delle Fave, G., Landi, S., Salvia, R., Fogar, P., Vashist, Y. K., Scarpa, A., Vodicka, P., Tjaden, C., Iskierka-Jazdzewska, E., and Canzian, F.
Subjects: Male, Cancer Research, pancreatic cancer, Genes, BRCA2, I157T, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, Humans, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Germ-Line Mutation, Aged, BRCA2 Protein, K3326X, PANDoRA consortium, rs11571833, rs17879961, Oncology, Pancreatic cancer, Middle Aged, Pancreatic Neoplasms, Checkpoint Kinase 2, Case-Control Studies, Female, Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal
Abstract: Rare truncating BRCA2 K3326X (rs11571833) and pathogenic CHEK2 I157T (rs17879961) variants have previously been implicated in familial pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), but not in sporadic cases. The effect of both mutations in important DNA repair genes on sporadic PDAC risk may shed light on the genetic architecture of this disease. Both mutations were genotyped in germline DNA from 2,935 sporadic PDAC cases and 5,626 control subjects within the PANcreatic Disease ReseArch (PANDoRA) consortium. Risk estimates were evaluated using multivariate unconditional logistic regression with adjustment for possible confounders such as sex, age and country of origin. Statistical analyses were two-sided with p values
Published: 2018

24. Germline BRCA2 K3326X and CHEK2 I157T mutations increase risk for sporadic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

Author: Obazee, O. Archibugi, L. Andriulli, A. Soucek, P. Małecka-Panas, E. Ivanauskas, A. Johnson, T. Gazouli, M. Pausch, T. Lawlor, R.T. Cavestro, G.M. Milanetto, A.C. Di Leo, M. Pasquali, C. Hegyi, P. Szentesi, A. Radu, C.E. Gheorghe, C. Theodoropoulos, G.E. Bergmann, F. Brenner, H. Vodickova, L. Katzke, V. Campa, D. Strobel, O. Kaiser, J. Pezzilli, R. Federici, F. Mohelnikova-Duchonova, B. Boggi, U. Lemstrova, R. Johansen, J.S. Bojesen, S.E. Chen, I. Jensen, B.V. Capurso, G. Pazienza, V. Dervenis, C. Sperti, C. Mambrini, A. Hackert, T. Kaaks, R. Basso, D. Talar-Wojnarowska, R. Maiello, E. Izbicki, J.R. Cuk, K. Saum, K.U. Cantore, M. Kupcinskas, J. Palmieri, O. Delle Fave, G. Landi, S. Salvia, R. Fogar, P. Vashist, Y.K. Scarpa, A. Vodicka, P. Tjaden, C. Iskierka-Jazdzewska, E. Canzian, F.
Abstract: Rare truncating BRCA2 K3326X (rs11571833) and pathogenic CHEK2 I157T (rs17879961) variants have previously been implicated in familial pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), but not in sporadic cases. The effect of both mutations in important DNA repair genes on sporadic PDAC risk may shed light on the genetic architecture of this disease. Both mutations were genotyped in germline DNA from 2,935 sporadic PDAC cases and 5,626 control subjects within the PANcreatic Disease ReseArch (PANDoRA) consortium. Risk estimates were evaluated using multivariate unconditional logistic regression with adjustment for possible confounders such as sex, age and country of origin. Statistical analyses were two-sided with p values
Published: 2019

25. Discovery of common and rare genetic risk variants for colorectal cancer

Author: Huyghe, J.R. Bien, S.A. Harrison, T.A. Kang, H.M. Chen, S. Schmit, S.L. Conti, D.V. Qu, C. Jeon, J. Edlund, C.K. Greenside, P. Wainberg, M. Schumacher, F.R. Smith, J.D. Levine, D.M. Nelson, S.C. Sinnott-Armstrong, N.A. Albanes, D. Alonso, M.H. Anderson, K. Arnau-Collell, C. Arndt, V. Bamia, C. Banbury, B.L. Baron, J.A. Berndt, S.I. Bézieau, S. Bishop, D.T. Boehm, J. Boeing, H. Brenner, H. Brezina, S. Buch, S. Buchanan, D.D. Burnett-Hartman, A. Butterbach, K. Caan, B.J. Campbell, P.T. Carlson, C.S. Castellví-Bel, S. Chan, A.T. Chang-Claude, J. Chanock, S.J. Chirlaque, M.-D. Cho, S.H. Connolly, C.M. Cross, A.J. Cuk, K. Curtis, K.R. de la Chapelle, A. Doheny, K.F. Duggan, D. Easton, D.F. Elias, S.G. Elliott, F. English, D.R. Feskens, E.J.M. Figueiredo, J.C. Fischer, R. FitzGerald, L.M. Forman, D. Gala, M. Gallinger, S. Gauderman, W.J. Giles, G.G. Gillanders, E. Gong, J. Goodman, P.J. Grady, W.M. Grove, J.S. Gsur, A. Gunter, M.J. Haile, R.W. Hampe, J. Hampel, H. Harlid, S. Hayes, R.B. Hofer, P. Hoffmeister, M. Hopper, J.L. Hsu, W.-L. Huang, W.-Y. Hudson, T.J. Hunter, D.J. Ibañez-Sanz, G. Idos, G.E. Ingersoll, R. Jackson, R.D. Jacobs, E.J. Jenkins, M.A. Joshi, A.D. Joshu, C.E. Keku, T.O. Key, T.J. Kim, H.R. Kobayashi, E. Kolonel, L.N. Kooperberg, C. Kühn, T. Küry, S. Kweon, S.-S. Larsson, S.C. Laurie, C.A. Le Marchand, L. Leal, S.M. Lee, S.C. Lejbkowicz, F. Lemire, M. Li, C.I. Li, L. Lieb, W. Lin, Y. Lindblom, A. Lindor, N.M. Ling, H. Louie, T.L. Männistö, S. Markowitz, S.D. Martín, V. Masala, G. McNeil, C.E. Melas, M. Milne, R.L. Moreno, L. Murphy, N. Myte, R. Naccarati, A. Newcomb, P.A. Offit, K. Ogino, S. Onland-Moret, N.C. Pardini, B. Parfrey, P.S. Pearlman, R. Perduca, V. Pharoah, P.D.P. Pinchev, M. Platz, E.A. Prentice, R.L. Pugh, E. Raskin, L. Rennert, G. Rennert, H.S. Riboli, E. Rodríguez-Barranco, M. Romm, J. Sakoda, L.C. Schafmayer, C. Schoen, R.E. Seminara, D. Shah, M. Shelford, T. Shin, M.-H. Shulman, K. Sieri, S. Slattery, M.L. Southey, M.C. Stadler, Z.K. Stegmaier, C. Su, Y.-R. Tangen, C.M. Thibodeau, S.N. Thomas, D.C. Thomas, S.S. Toland, A.E. Trichopoulou, A. Ulrich, C.M. Van Den Berg, D.J. van Duijnhoven, F.J.B. Van Guelpen, B. van Kranen, H. Vijai, J. Visvanathan, K. Vodicka, P. Vodickova, L. Vymetalkova, V. Weigl, K. Weinstein, S.J. White, E. Win, A.K. Wolf, C.R. Wolk, A. Woods, M.O. Wu, A.H. Zaidi, S.H. Zanke, B.W. Zhang, Q. Zheng, W. Scacheri, P.C. Potter, J.D. Bassik, M.C. Kundaje, A. Casey, G. Moreno, V. Abecasis, G.R. Nickerson, D.A. Gruber, S.B. Hsu, L. Peters, U.
Abstract: To further dissect the genetic architecture of colorectal cancer (CRC), we performed whole-genome sequencing of 1,439 cases and 720 controls, imputed discovered sequence variants and Haplotype Reference Consortium panel variants into genome-wide association study data, and tested for association in 34,869 cases and 29,051 controls. Findings were followed up in an additional 23,262 cases and 38,296 controls. We discovered a strongly protective 0.3% frequency variant signal at CHD1. In a combined meta-analysis of 125,478 individuals, we identified 40 new independent signals at P < 5 × 10 −8 , bringing the number of known independent signals for CRC to ~100. New signals implicate lower-frequency variants, Krüppel-like factors, Hedgehog signaling, Hippo-YAP signaling, long noncoding RNAs and somatic drivers, and support a role for immune function. Heritability analyses suggest that CRC risk is highly polygenic, and larger, more comprehensive studies enabling rare variant analysis will improve understanding of biology underlying this risk and influence personalized screening strategies and drug development. © 2018, This is a U.S. government work and not under copyright protection in the U.S.; foreign copyright protection may apply.
Published: 2019

26. Discovery of common and rare genetic risk variants for colorectal cancer

Author: Huyghe, JR, Bien, SA, Harrison, TA, Kang, HM, Chen, S, Schmit, SL, Conti, DV, Qu, C, Jeon, J, Edlund, CK, Greenside, P, Wainberg, M, Schumacher, FR, Smith, JD, Levine, DM, Nelson, SC, Sinnott-Armstrong, NA, Albanes, D, Alonso, MH, Anderson, K, Arnau-Collell, C, Arndt, V, Bamia, C, Banbury, BL, Baron, JA, Berndt, SI, Bezieau, S, Bishop, DT, Boehm, J, Boeing, H, Brenner, H, Brezina, S, Buch, S, Buchanan, DD, Burnett-Hartman, A, Butterbach, K, Caan, BJ, Campbell, PT, Carlson, CS, Castellvi-Bel, S, Chan, AT, Chang-Claude, J, Chanock, SJ, Chirlaque, M-D, Cho, SH, Connolly, CM, Cross, AJ, Cuk, K, Curtis, KR, de la Chapelle, A, Doheny, KF, Duggan, D, Easton, DF, Elias, SG, Elliott, F, English, DR, Feskens, EJM, Figueiredo, JC, Fischer, R, FitzGerald, LM, Forman, D, Gala, M, Gallinger, S, Gauderman, WJ, Giles, GG, Gillanders, E, Gong, J, Goodman, PJ, Grady, WM, Grove, JS, Gsur, A, Gunter, MJ, Haile, RW, Hampe, J, Hampel, H, Harlid, S, Hayes, RB, Hofer, P, Hoffmeister, M, Hopper, JL, Hsu, W-L, Huang, W-Y, Hudson, TJ, Hunter, DJ, Ibanez-Sanz, G, Idos, GE, Ingersoll, R, Jackson, RD, Jacobs, EJ, Jenkins, MA, Joshi, AD, Joshu, CE, Keku, TO, Key, TJ, Kim, HR, Kobayashi, E, Kolonel, LN, Kooperberg, C, Kuehn, T, Kury, S, Kweon, S-S, Larsson, SC, Laurie, CA, Le Marchand, L, Leal, SM, Lee, SC, Lejbkowicz, F, Lemire, M, Li, CI, Li, L, Lieb, W, Lin, Y, Lindblom, A, Lindor, NM, Ling, H, Louie, TL, Mannisto, S, Markowitz, SD, Martin, V, Masala, G, McNeil, CE, Melas, M, Milne, RL, Moreno, L, Murphy, N, Myte, R, Naccarati, A, Newcomb, PA, Offit, K, Ogino, S, Onland-Moret, NC, Pardini, B, Parfrey, PS, Pearlman, R, Perduca, V, Pharoah, PDP, Pinchev, M, Platz, EA, Prentice, RL, Pugh, E, Raskin, L, Rennert, G, Rennert, HS, Riboli, E, Rodriguez-Barranco, M, Romm, J, Sakoda, LC, Schafmayer, C, Schoen, RE, Seminara, D, Shah, M, Shelford, T, Shin, M-H, Shulman, K, Sieri, S, Slattery, ML, Southey, MC, Stadler, ZK, Stegmaier, C, Su, Y-R, Tangen, CM, Thibodeau, SN, Thomas, DC, Thomas, SS, Toland, AE, Trichopoulou, A, Ulrich, CM, Van den Berg, DJ, van Duijnhoven, FJB, Van Guelpen, B, van Kranen, H, Vijai, J, Visvanathan, K, Vodicka, P, Vodickova, L, Vymetalkova, V, Weigl, K, Weinstein, SJ, White, E, Win, AK, Wolf, CR, Wolk, A, Woods, MO, Wu, AH, Zaidi, SH, Zanke, BW, Zhang, Q, Zheng, W, Scacheri, PC, Potter, JD, Bassik, MC, Kundaje, A, Casey, G, Moreno, V, Abecasis, GR, Nickerson, DA, Gruber, SB, Hsu, L, Peters, U, Huyghe, JR, Bien, SA, Harrison, TA, Kang, HM, Chen, S, Schmit, SL, Conti, DV, Qu, C, Jeon, J, Edlund, CK, Greenside, P, Wainberg, M, Schumacher, FR, Smith, JD, Levine, DM, Nelson, SC, Sinnott-Armstrong, NA, Albanes, D, Alonso, MH, Anderson, K, Arnau-Collell, C, Arndt, V, Bamia, C, Banbury, BL, Baron, JA, Berndt, SI, Bezieau, S, Bishop, DT, Boehm, J, Boeing, H, Brenner, H, Brezina, S, Buch, S, Buchanan, DD, Burnett-Hartman, A, Butterbach, K, Caan, BJ, Campbell, PT, Carlson, CS, Castellvi-Bel, S, Chan, AT, Chang-Claude, J, Chanock, SJ, Chirlaque, M-D, Cho, SH, Connolly, CM, Cross, AJ, Cuk, K, Curtis, KR, de la Chapelle, A, Doheny, KF, Duggan, D, Easton, DF, Elias, SG, Elliott, F, English, DR, Feskens, EJM, Figueiredo, JC, Fischer, R, FitzGerald, LM, Forman, D, Gala, M, Gallinger, S, Gauderman, WJ, Giles, GG, Gillanders, E, Gong, J, Goodman, PJ, Grady, WM, Grove, JS, Gsur, A, Gunter, MJ, Haile, RW, Hampe, J, Hampel, H, Harlid, S, Hayes, RB, Hofer, P, Hoffmeister, M, Hopper, JL, Hsu, W-L, Huang, W-Y, Hudson, TJ, Hunter, DJ, Ibanez-Sanz, G, Idos, GE, Ingersoll, R, Jackson, RD, Jacobs, EJ, Jenkins, MA, Joshi, AD, Joshu, CE, Keku, TO, Key, TJ, Kim, HR, Kobayashi, E, Kolonel, LN, Kooperberg, C, Kuehn, T, Kury, S, Kweon, S-S, Larsson, SC, Laurie, CA, Le Marchand, L, Leal, SM, Lee, SC, Lejbkowicz, F, Lemire, M, Li, CI, Li, L, Lieb, W, Lin, Y, Lindblom, A, Lindor, NM, Ling, H, Louie, TL, Mannisto, S, Markowitz, SD, Martin, V, Masala, G, McNeil, CE, Melas, M, Milne, RL, Moreno, L, Murphy, N, Myte, R, Naccarati, A, Newcomb, PA, Offit, K, Ogino, S, Onland-Moret, NC, Pardini, B, Parfrey, PS, Pearlman, R, Perduca, V, Pharoah, PDP, Pinchev, M, Platz, EA, Prentice, RL, Pugh, E, Raskin, L, Rennert, G, Rennert, HS, Riboli, E, Rodriguez-Barranco, M, Romm, J, Sakoda, LC, Schafmayer, C, Schoen, RE, Seminara, D, Shah, M, Shelford, T, Shin, M-H, Shulman, K, Sieri, S, Slattery, ML, Southey, MC, Stadler, ZK, Stegmaier, C, Su, Y-R, Tangen, CM, Thibodeau, SN, Thomas, DC, Thomas, SS, Toland, AE, Trichopoulou, A, Ulrich, CM, Van den Berg, DJ, van Duijnhoven, FJB, Van Guelpen, B, van Kranen, H, Vijai, J, Visvanathan, K, Vodicka, P, Vodickova, L, Vymetalkova, V, Weigl, K, Weinstein, SJ, White, E, Win, AK, Wolf, CR, Wolk, A, Woods, MO, Wu, AH, Zaidi, SH, Zanke, BW, Zhang, Q, Zheng, W, Scacheri, PC, Potter, JD, Bassik, MC, Kundaje, A, Casey, G, Moreno, V, Abecasis, GR, Nickerson, DA, Gruber, SB, Hsu, L, and Peters, U
Abstract: To further dissect the genetic architecture of colorectal cancer (CRC), we performed whole-genome sequencing of 1,439 cases and 720 controls, imputed discovered sequence variants and Haplotype Reference Consortium panel variants into genome-wide association study data, and tested for association in 34,869 cases and 29,051 controls. Findings were followed up in an additional 23,262 cases and 38,296 controls. We discovered a strongly protective 0.3% frequency variant signal at CHD1. In a combined meta-analysis of 125,478 individuals, we identified 40 new independent signals at P < 5 × 10-8, bringing the number of known independent signals for CRC to ~100. New signals implicate lower-frequency variants, Krüppel-like factors, Hedgehog signaling, Hippo-YAP signaling, long noncoding RNAs and somatic drivers, and support a role for immune function. Heritability analyses suggest that CRC risk is highly polygenic, and larger, more comprehensive studies enabling rare variant analysis will improve understanding of biology underlying this risk and influence personalized screening strategies and drug development.
Published: 2019

27. Germline BRCA2 K3326X and CHEK2 I157T mutations increase risk for sporadic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

Author: Obazee, O, Archibugi, L, Andriulli, A, Soucek, P, Małecka-Panas, E, Ivanauskas, A, Johnson, T, Gazouli, M, Pausch, T, Lawlor, R T, Cavestro, G M, Milanetto, A C, Di Leo, M, Pasquali, C, Hegyi, P, Szentesi, A, Radu, C E, Gheorghe, C, Theodoropoulos, G E, Bergmann, F, Brenner, H, Vodickova, L, Katzke, V, Campa, D, Strobel, O, Kaiser, J, Pezzilli, R, Federici, F, Mohelnikova-Duchonova, B, Boggi, U, Lemstrova, R, Johansen, J S, Bojesen, S E, Chen, I, Jensen, B V, Capurso, G, Pazienza, V, Dervenis, C, Sperti, C, Mambrini, A, Hackert, T, Kaaks, R, Basso, D, Talar-Wojnarowska, R, Maiello, E, Izbicki, J R, Cuk, K, Saum, K U, Cantore, M, Kupcinskas, J, Palmieri, O, Delle Fave, G, Landi, S, Salvia, R, Fogar, P, Vashist, Y K, Scarpa, A, Vodicka, P, Tjaden, C, Iskierka-Jazdzewska, E, Canzian, F, Obazee, O, Archibugi, L, Andriulli, A, Soucek, P, Małecka-Panas, E, Ivanauskas, A, Johnson, T, Gazouli, M, Pausch, T, Lawlor, R T, Cavestro, G M, Milanetto, A C, Di Leo, M, Pasquali, C, Hegyi, P, Szentesi, A, Radu, C E, Gheorghe, C, Theodoropoulos, G E, Bergmann, F, Brenner, H, Vodickova, L, Katzke, V, Campa, D, Strobel, O, Kaiser, J, Pezzilli, R, Federici, F, Mohelnikova-Duchonova, B, Boggi, U, Lemstrova, R, Johansen, J S, Bojesen, S E, Chen, I, Jensen, B V, Capurso, G, Pazienza, V, Dervenis, C, Sperti, C, Mambrini, A, Hackert, T, Kaaks, R, Basso, D, Talar-Wojnarowska, R, Maiello, E, Izbicki, J R, Cuk, K, Saum, K U, Cantore, M, Kupcinskas, J, Palmieri, O, Delle Fave, G, Landi, S, Salvia, R, Fogar, P, Vashist, Y K, Scarpa, A, Vodicka, P, Tjaden, C, Iskierka-Jazdzewska, E, and Canzian, F
Abstract: Rare truncating BRCA2 K3326X (rs11571833) and pathogenic CHEK2 I157T (rs17879961) variants have previously been implicated in familial pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), but not in sporadic cases. The effect of both mutations in important DNA repair genes on sporadic PDAC risk may shed light on the genetic architecture of this disease. Both mutations were genotyped in germline DNA from 2,935 sporadic PDAC cases and 5,626 control subjects within the PANcreatic Disease ReseArch (PANDoRA) consortium. Risk estimates were evaluated using multivariate unconditional logistic regression with adjustment for possible confounders such as sex, age and country of origin. Statistical analyses were two-sided with p values <0.05 considered significant. K3326X and I157T were associated with increased risk of developing sporadic PDAC (odds ratio (ORdom ) = 1.78, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.26-2.52, p = 1.19 × 10-3 and ORdom = 1.74, 95% CI = 1.15-2.63, p = 8.57 × 10-3 , respectively). Neither mutation was significantly associated with risk of developing early-onset PDAC. This retrospective study demonstrates novel risk estimates of K3326X and I157T in sporadic PDAC which suggest that upon validation and in combination with other established genetic and non-genetic risk factors, these mutations may be used to improve pancreatic cancer risk assessment in European populations. Identification of carriers of these risk alleles as high-risk groups may also facilitate screening or prevention strategies for such individuals, regardless of family history.
Published: 2019

28. SLC22A3 polymorphisms do not modify pancreatic cancer risk, but may influence overall patient survival

Author: Mohelnikova-Duchonova, B. Strouhal, O. Hughes, D.J. Holcatova, I. Oliverius, M. Kala, Z. Campa, D. Rizzato, C. Canzian, F. Pezzilli, R. Talar-Wojnarowska, R. Malecka-Panas, E. Sperti, C. Federico Zambon, C. Pedrazzoli, S. Fogar, P. Milanetto, A.C. Capurso, G. Delle Fave, G. Valente, R. Gazouli, M. Malleo, G. Teresa Lawlor, R. Strobel, O. Hackert, T. Giese, N. Vodicka, P. Vodickova, L. Landi, S. Tavano, F. Gioffreda, D. Piepoli, A. Pazienza, V. Mambrini, A. Pedata, M. Cantore, M. Bambi, F. Ermini, S. Funel, N. Lemstrova, R. Soucek, P.
Abstract: Expression of the solute carrier (SLC) transporter SLC22A3 gene is associated with overall survival of pancreatic cancer patients. This study tested whether genetic variability in SLC22A3 associates with pancreatic cancer risk and prognosis. Twenty four single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) tagging the SLC22A3 gene sequence and regulatory elements were selected for analysis. Of these, 22 were successfully evaluated in the discovery phase while six significant or suggestive variants entered the validation phase, comprising a total study number of 1,518 cases and 3,908 controls. In the discovery phase, rs2504938, rs9364554, and rs2457571 SNPs were significantly associated with pancreatic cancer risk. Moreover, rs7758229 associated with the presence of distant metastases, while rs512077 and rs2504956 correlated with overall survival of patients. Although replicated, the association for rs9364554 did not pass multiple testing corrections in the validation phase. Contrary to the discovery stage, rs2504938 associated with survival in the validation cohort, which was more pronounced in stage IV patients. In conclusion, common variation in the SLC22A3 gene is unlikely to significantly contribute to pancreatic cancer risk. The rs2504938 SNP in SLC22A3 significantly associates with an unfavorable prognosis of pancreatic cancer patients. Further investigation of this SNP effect on the molecular and clinical phenotype is warranted. © 2017 The Author(s).
Published: 2017

29. Association between taste receptor (TAS) genes and the perception of wine characteristics.

Author: Carrai, M., Campa, D., Vodicka, P., Flamini, Riccardo, Martelli, I., Slyskova, J., Jiraskova, K., Rejhova, A., Vodenkova, S., Canzian, F., Bertelli, A., DALLA VEDOVA, A., Bavaresco, Luigi, Vodickova, L., Barale, R., FLAMINI R., BAVARESCO L. (ORCID:0000-0002-1278-6587), Carrai, M., Campa, D., Vodicka, P., Flamini, Riccardo, Martelli, I., Slyskova, J., Jiraskova, K., Rejhova, A., Vodenkova, S., Canzian, F., Bertelli, A., DALLA VEDOVA, A., Bavaresco, Luigi, Vodickova, L., Barale, R., FLAMINI R., and BAVARESCO L. (ORCID:0000-0002-1278-6587)
Abstract: Several studies have suggested a possible relationship between polymorphic variants of the taste receptors genes and the acceptance, liking and intake of food and beverages. In the last decade investigators have attempted to link the individual ability to taste 6-n-propylthiouracil (PROP) and the sensations, such as astringency and bitterness, elicited by wine or its components, but with contradictory results. We have used the genotype instead of the phenotype (responsiveness to PROP or other tastants), to test the possible relation between genetic variability and the perception of wine characteristic in 528 subjects from Italy and the Czech Republic. We observed several interesting associations, among which the association between several TAS2R38 gene single nucleotide polymorphisms (P = 0.002) and the TAS2R16-rs6466849 polymorphism with wine sourness P = 0.0003). These associations were consistent in both populations, even though the country of origin was an important factor in the two models, thus indicating therefore that genetics alongside cultural factors also play a significant role in the individual liking of wine.
Published: 2017

30. Functional single nucleotide polymorphisms within the cyclindependent kinase inhibitor 2A/2B region affect pancreatic cancer risk

Author: Campa, D. Pastore, M. Gentiluomo, M. Talar-Wojnarowska, R. Kupcinskas, J. Malecka-Panas, E. Neoptolemos, J.P. Niesen, W. Vodicka, P. Delle Fave, G. Bas Bueno-de-Mesquita, H. Gazouli, M. Pacetti, P. Di Leo, M. Ito, H. Klüter, H. Soucek, P. Corbo, V. Yamao, K. Hosono, S. Kaaks, R. Vashist, Y. Gioffreda, D. Strobel, O. Shimizu, Y. Dijk, F. Andriulli, A. Ivanauskas, A. Bugert, P. Tavano, F. Vodickova, L. Zambon, C.F. Lovecek, M. Landi, S. Key, T.J. Boggi, U. Pezzilli, R. Jamroziak, K. Mohelnikova-Duchonova, B. Mambrini, A. Bambi, F. Busch, O. Pazienza, V. Valente, R. Theodoropoulos, G.E. Hackert, T. Capurso, G. Cavestro, G.M. Pasquali, C. Basso, D. Sperti, C. Matsuo, K. Büchler, M. Khaw, K.-T. Izbicki, J. Costello, E. Katzke, V. Michalski, C. Stepien, A. Rizzato, C. Canzian, F.
Abstract: The CDKN2A (p16) gene plays a key role in pancreatic cancer etiology. It is one of the most commonly somatically mutated genes in pancreatic cancer, rare germline mutations have been found to be associated with increased risk of developing familiar pancreatic cancer and CDKN2A promoter hyper-methylation has been suggested to play a critical role both in pancreatic cancer onset and prognosis. In addition several unrelated SNPs in the 9p21.3 region, that includes the CDNK2A, CDNK2B and the CDNK2B-AS1 genes, are associated with the development of cancer in various organs. However, association between the common genetic variability in this region and pancreatic cancer risk is not clearly understood. We sought to fill this gap in a case-control study genotyping 13 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 2,857 pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) patients and 6,111 controls in the context of the Pancreatic Disease Research (PANDoRA) consortium. We found that the A allele of the rs3217992 SNP was associated with an increased pancreatic cancer risk (ORhet=1.14, 95% CI 1.01-1.27, p=0.026, ORhom=1.30, 95% CI 1.12-1.51, p=0.00049). This pleiotropic variant is reported to be a mir-SNP that, by changing the binding site of one or more miRNAs, could influence the normal cell cycle progression and in turn increase PDAC risk. In conclusion, we observed a novel association in a pleiotropic region that has been found to be of key relevance in the susceptibility to various types of cancer and diabetes suggesting that the CDKN2A/B locus could represent a genetic link between diabetes and pancreatic cancer risk.
Published: 2016

31. TERT gene harbors multiple variants associated with pancreatic cancer susceptibility

Author: Campa, D. Rizzato, C. Stolzenberg-Solomon, R. Pacetti, P. Vodicka, P. Cleary, S.P. Capurso, G. Bueno-De-Mesquita, H.B. Werner, J. Gazouli, M. Butterbach, K. Ivanauskas, A. Giese, N. Petersen, G.M. Fogar, P. Wang, Z. Bassi, C. Ryska, M. Theodoropoulos, G.E. Kooperberg, C. Li, D. Greenhalf, W. Pasquali, C. Hackert, T. Fuchs, C.S. Mohelnikova-Duchonova, B. Sperti, C. Funel, N. Dieffenbach, A.K. Wareham, N.J. Buring, J. Holcátová, I. Costello, E. Zambon, C.-F. Kupcinskas, J. Risch, H.A. Kraft, P. Bracci, P.M. Pezzilli, R. Olson, S.H. Sesso, H.D. Hartge, P. Strobel, O. Małecka-Panas, E. Visvanathan, K. Arslan, A.A. Pedrazzoli, S. Souček, P. Gioffreda, D. Key, T.J. Talar-Wojnarowska, R. Scarpa, A. Mambrini, A. Jacobs, E.J. Jamroziak, K. Klein, A. Tavano, F. Bambi, F. Landi, S. Austin, M.A. Vodickova, L. Brenner, H. Chanock, S.J. Delle Fave, G. Piepoli, A. Cantore, M. Zheng, W. Wolpin, B.M. Amundadottir, L.T. Canzian, F.
Abstract: A small number of common susceptibility loci have been identified for pancreatic cancer, one of which is marked by rs401681 in the TERT-CLPTM1L gene region on chromosome 5p15.33. Because this region is characterized by low linkage disequilibrium, we sought to identify whether additional single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) could be related to pancreatic cancer risk, independently of rs401681. We performed an in-depth analysis of genetic variability of the telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) and the telomerase RNA component (TERC) genes, in 5,550 subjects with pancreatic cancer and 7,585 controls from the PANcreatic Disease ReseArch (PANDoRA) and the PanScan consortia. We identified a significant association between a variant in TERT and pancreatic cancer risk (rs2853677, odds ratio=0.85; 95% confidence interval=0.80-0.90, p=8.3 × 10-8). Additional analysis adjusting rs2853677 for rs401681 indicated that the two SNPs are independently associated with pancreatic cancer risk, as suggested by the low linkage disequilibrium between them (r2=0.07, D′=0.28). Three additional SNPs in TERT reached statistical significance after correction for multiple testing: rs2736100 (p=3.0 × 10-5), rs4583925 (p=4.0 × 10-5) and rs2735948 (p=5.0 × 10-5). In conclusion, we confirmed that the TERT locus is associated with pancreatic cancer risk, possibly through several independent variants. What's new? Most pancreatic cancer patients do not survive long after diagnosis, and, so far, there are not many genetic markers to help screen for the disease. In search of genetic predictors of pancreatic cancer, the authors zoomed in on a region linked to susceptibility to the disease. They measured the frequency of different variants of two genes, telomerase reverse transcriptase and telomerase RNA component, among thousands of pancreatic cancer patients and controls. They identified several variants of the TERT gene that indicate a boosted pancreatic cancer risk, and which may develop into useful prognostic tools. © 2015 UICC.
Published: 2015

32. Mutational analysis of driver genes defines the colorectal adenoma: in situ carcinoma transition

Author: Jungwirth Jiri, Urbanova Marketa, Boot Arnoud, Hosek Petr, Bendova Petra, Siskova Anna, Svec Jiri, Kment Milan, Tumova Daniela, Summerova Sandra, Benes Zdenek, Buchler Tomas, Kohout Pavel, Hucl Tomas, Matej Radoslav, Vodickova Ludmila, van Wezel Tom, Vodicka Pavel, and Vymetalkova Veronika
Subjects: Medicine, Science
Abstract: Abstract A large proportion of colorectal carcinomas (CRC) evolve from colorectal adenomas. However, not all individuals with colonic adenomas have a risk of CRC substantially higher than those of the general population. The aim of the study was to determine the differences or similarities of mutation profile among low- and high-grade adenomas and in situ carcinoma with detailed follow up. We have investigated the mutation spectrum of well-known genes involved in CRC (such as APC, BRAF, EGFR, NRAS, KRAS, PIK3CA, POLE, POLD1, SMAD4, PTEN, and TP53) in a large, well-defined series of 96 adenomas and in situ carcinomas using a high-throughput genotyping technique. Besides, the microsatellite instability and APC and MLH1 promoter methylation were studied as well. We observed a high frequency of pathogenic variants in the studied genes. The APC, KRAS and TP53 mutation frequencies were slightly lower in adenoma samples than in in situ carcinoma samples. Further, when we stratified mutation frequency based on the grade, the frequency distribution was as follows: low-grade adenoma—high-grade adenomas—in situ carcinoma: APC gene 42.9–56.0–54.5%; KRAS gene 32.7–32.0–45.5%; TP53 gene 8.2–20.0–18.2%. The occurrence of KRAS mutation was associated with the presence of villous histology and methylation of the APC promoter was significantly associated with the presence of POLE genetic variations. However, no association was noticed with the presence of any singular mutation and occurrence of subsequent adenoma or CRC. Our data supports the multistep model of gradual accumulation of mutations, especially in the driver genes, such as APC, TP53 and KRAS.
Published: 2022
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33. Association between CASP8-652 6N Del Polymorphism (rs3834129) and Colorectal Cancer Risk: Results from a Multi-Centric Study

Author: Pardini, B., Verderio, P., Pizzamiglio, S., Nici, C., Maiorana, M.V., Naccarati, A., Vodickova, L., Vymetalkova, V., Veneroni, S., Daidone, M.G., Ravagnani, F., Bianchi, T., Bujanda, L., Carracedo, A., Castells, A., Ruiz-Ponte, C., Morreau, H., Howarth, K., Jones, A., Castellvi-Bel, S., Li, L., Tomlinson, I., Wezel, T. van, Vodicka, P., Radice, P., Peterlongo, P., EPICOLON Consortium, EPICOLON Consortium, and Universitat de Barcelona
Subjects: Czech, Male, BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, Epidemiology, lcsh:Medicine, Bioinformatics, 0302 clinical medicine, Human genetics, Gastrointestinal Cancers, Medicine, Cost action, lcsh:Science, Promoter Regions, Genetic, Sequence Deletion, Aged, 80 and over, 0303 health sciences, Molecular Epidemiology, Caspase 8, Multidisciplinary, Genètica humana, Cancer Risk Factors, Middle Aged, 3. Good health, Oncology, Estudi de casos, Research centre, AGRICULTURAL AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, Genetic Epidemiology, Cohort, language, Christian ministry, Female, Sample collection, Colorectal Neoplasms, Cancer Epidemiology, Research Article, metaanalysis, Adult, Risk, Adolescent, Clinical Research Design, Colon, Molecular Sequence Data, Library science, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Genetic polymorphisms, White People, 03 medical and health sciences, Càncer colorectal, Genetics, Cancer Genetics, Humans, Epidemiologia, gene, Biology, Genetic Association Studies, Alleles, 030304 developmental biology, Aged, promoter, Base Sequence, business.industry, MEDICINE, Polimorfisme genètic, lcsh:R, Human Genetics, Colorectal cancer, language.human_language, susceptibility loci, Biomarker Epidemiology, Case-Control Studies, Susceptibility locus, Genetic Polymorphism, lcsh:Q, Case studies, prognosis, business, Population Genetics
Abstract: Members of the EPICOLON Consortium (Gastrointestinal Oncology Group of the Spanish Gastroenterological Association) are: Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid: Juan Diego Morillas (local coordinator), Raquel Muñoz, Marisa Manzano, Francisco Colina, Jose Díaz, Carolina Ibarrola, Guadalupe López, Alberto Ibáñez; Hospital Clínic, Barcelona: Antoni Castells (local coordinator), Virgínia Piñol, Sergi Castellví-Bel, Francesc Balaguer, Victoria Gonzalo, Teresa Ocaña, María Dolores Giráldez, Maria Pellisé, Anna Serradesanferm, Leticia Moreira, Miriam Cuatrecasas, Josep M. Piqué; Hospital Clínico Universitario, Zaragoza: Ángel Lanas (local coordinator), Javier Alcedo, Javier Ortego; Hospital Cristal-Piñor, Complexo Hospitalario de Ourense: Joaquin Cubiella (local coordinator), Ma Soledad Díez, Mercedes Salgado, Eloy Sánchez, Mariano Vega; Parc de Salut Mar, Barcelona: Montserrat Andreu (local coordinator), Anna Abuli, Xavier Bessa, Mar Iglesias, Agustín Seoane, Felipe Bory, Gemma Navarro, Beatriz Bellosillo; Josep Ma Dedeu, Cristina Álvarez, Marc Puigvehí; Hospital San Eloy, Baracaldo and Hospital Donostia, CIBERehd, University of Basque Country, San Sebastián: Luis Bujanda (local coordinator) Ángel Cosme, Inés Gil, Mikel Larzabal, Carlos Placer, María del Mar Ramírez, Elisabeth Hijona, Jose M. Enríquez-Navascués, Jose L. Elosegui; Hospital General Universitario de Alicante: Artemio Payá (EPICOLON I local coordinator), Rodrigo Jover (EPICOLON II local coordinator), Cristina Alenda, Laura Sempere, Nuria Acame, Estefanía Rojas, Lucía Pérez-Carbonell; Hospital General de Granollers: Joaquim Rigau (local coordinator), Ángel Serrano, Anna Giménez; Hospital General de Vic: Joan Saló (local coordinator), Eduard Batiste-Alentorn, Josefina Autonell, Ramon Barniol; Hospital General Universitario de Guadalajara and Fundación para la Formación e Investigación Sanitarias Murcia: Ana María García (local coordinator), Fernando Carballo, Antonio Bienvenido, Eduardo Sanz, Fernando González, Jaime Sánchez, Akiko Ono; Hospital General Universitario de Valencia: Mercedes Latorre (local coordinator), Enrique Medina, Jaime Cuquerella, Pilar Canelles, Miguel Martorell, José Ángel García, Francisco Quiles, Elisa Orti; CHUVI-Hospital Meixoeiro, Vigo: EPICOLON I: Juan Clofent (local coordinator), Jaime Seoane, Antoni Tardío, Eugenia Sanchez. EPICOLON II Ma Luisa de Castro (local coordinator), Antoni Tardío, Juan Clofent, Vicent Hernández; Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona and Section of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL, USA: Xavier Llor (local coordinator), Rosa M. Xicola, Marta Piñol, Mercè Rosinach, Anna Roca, Elisenda Pons, José M. Hernández, Miquel A. Gassull; Hospital Universitari Mútua de Terrassa: Fernando Fernández-Bañares (local coordinator), Josep M. Viver, Antonio Salas, Jorge Espinós, Montserrat Forné, Maria Esteve; Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida: Josep M. Reñé (local coordinator), Carmen Piñol, Juan Buenestado, Joan Viñas; Hospital Universitario de Canarias: Enrique Quintero (local coordinator), David Nicolás, Adolfo Parra, Antonio Martín; Hospital Universitario La Fe, Valencia: Lidia Argüello (local coordinator), Vicente Pons, Virginia Pertejo, Teresa Sala; Hospital Sant Pau, Barcelona: Dolors Gonzalez (local coordinator) Eva Roman, Teresa Ramon, Maria Poca, Ma Mar Concepción, Marta Martin, Lourdes Pétriz; Hospital Xeral Cies, Vigo: Daniel Martinez (local coordinator); Fundacion Publica Galega de Medicina Xenomica (FPGMX), CIBERER, Genomic Medicine Group-University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain: Ángel Carracedo (local coordinator), Clara Ruiz-Ponte, Ceres Fernández-Rozadilla, Ma Magdalena Castro; Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias: Sabino Riestra (local coordinator), Luis Rodrigo; Hospital de Galdácano, Vizcaya: Javier Fernández (local coordinator), Jose Luis Cabriada; Fundación Hospital de Calahorra (La Rioja) La Rioja: Luis Carreño (local coordinator), Susana Oquiñena, Federico Bolado; Hospital Royo Villanova, Zaragoza: Elena Peña (local coordinator), José Manuel Blas, Gloria Ceña, Juan José Sebastián; Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Córdoba: Antonio Naranjo (local coordinator). The common −652 6N del variant in the CASP8 promoter (rs3834129) has been described as a putative low-penetrance risk factor for different cancer types. In particular, some studies suggested that the deleted allele (del) was inversely associated with CRC risk while other analyses failed to confirm this. Hence, to better understand the role of this variant in the risk of developing CRC, we performed a multi-centric case-control study. In the study, the variant −652 6N del was genotyped in a total of 6,733 CRC cases and 7,576 controls recruited by six different centers located in Spain, Italy, USA, England, Czech Republic and the Netherlands collaborating to the international consortium COGENT (COlorectal cancer GENeTics). Our analysis indicated that rs3834129 was not associated with CRC risk in the full data set. However, the del allele was under-represented in one set of cases with a family history of CRC (per allele model OR = 0.79, 95% CI = 0.69–0.90) suggesting this allele might be a protective factor versus familial CRC. Since this multi-centric case-control study was performed on a very large sample size, it provided robust clarification of the effect of rs3834129 on the risk of developing CRC in Caucasians. For all cohorts: This work was supported by COST Action BM1206. Spanish cohort: SCB is supported by a contract from the Fondo de Investigación Sanitaria (CP 03-0070 to SCB). Networked Biomedical Research Centre for Hepatic and Digestive Diseases and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras are funded by the Instituto de Salud Carlos III. This work was supported by grants from the Fondo de Investigación Sanitaria/FEDER (08/0024, 08/1276, PS09/02368, 11/00219, 11/00681), Instituto de Salud Carlos III (Acción Transversal de Cáncer), Xunta de Galicia (07PXIB9101209PR), Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (SAF2010-19273), Asociación Española contra el Cáncer (Fundación Científica y Junta de Barcelona), Fundació Olga Torres (SCB and CRP), FP7 CHIBCHA Consortium (SCB and A. Carracedo). American cohort: Kentucky Colon Cancer Genetic Epidemiology Study is supported by National Institutes of Health grant R01CA136726 to LL. English cohort: Core funding to the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics was provided by the Wellcome Trust (090532/Z/09/Z). Czech cohort: Grant agency of the Czech Republic (GACR) [CZ:GACR:GA P304/10/1286 and P304/12/1585] and by Prvouk-P27/LF1/1 from Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport, Czech Republic (First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic as a recipient). Dutch cohort: Dutch Cancer Society, grant KWF-UL-2010-4656.
Published: 2014

34. Meta-Analysis of Mismatch Repair Polymorphisms within the Cogent Consortium for Colorectal Cancer Susceptibility

Author: Picelli, S, Bermejo, JL, Chang-Claude, J, Hoffmeister, M, Fernandez-Rozadilla, C, Carracedo, A, Castells, A, Castellvi-Bel, S, Naccarati, A, Pardini, B, Vodickova, L, Muller, H, Talseth-Palmer, BA, Stibbard, G, Peterlongo, P, Nici, C, Veneroni, S, Li, L, Casey, G, Tenesa, A, Farrington, SM, Tomlinson, I, Moreno, V, van Wezel, T, Wijnen, J, Dunlop, M, Radice, P, Scott, RJ, Vodicka, P, Ruiz-Ponte, C, Brenner, H, Buch, S, Volzke, H, Hampe, J, Schafmayer, C, Lindblom, A, González Juan D., Roman, E, Ramon, T., Poca, M, Concepcion, Ma M., Martin, M, Pétriz L., and EPICOLON Consortium
Abstract: In the last four years, Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS) have identified sixteen low-penetrance polymorphisms on fourteen different loci associated with colorectal cancer (CRC). Due to the low risks conferred by known common variants, most of the 35% broad-sense heritability estimated by twin studies remains unexplained. Recently our group performed a case-control study for eight Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) in 4 CRC genes. The present investigation is a follow-up of that study. We have genotyped six SNPs that showed a positive association and carried out a meta-analysis based on eight additional studies comprising in total more than 8000 cases and 6000 controls. The estimated recessive odds ratio for one of the SNPs, rs3219489 (MUTYH Q338H), decreased from 1.52 in the original Swedish study, to 1.18 in the Swedish replication, and to 1.08 in the initial meta-analysis. Since the corresponding summary probability value was 0.06, we decided to retrieve additional information for this polymorphism. The incorporation of six further studies resulted in around 13000 cases and 13000 controls. The newly updated OR was 1.03. The results from the present large, multicenter study illustrate the possibility of decreasing effect sizes with increasing samples sizes. Phenotypic heterogeneity, differential environmental exposures, and population specific linkage disequilibrium patterns may explain the observed difference of genetic effects between Sweden and the other investigated cohorts.
Published: 2013

35. Lack of replication of seven pancreatic cancer susceptibility loci identified in two Asian populations

Author: Campa, D. Rizzato, C. Bauer, A.S. Werner, J. Capurso, G. Costello, E. Talar-Wojnarowska, R. Jamroziak, K. Pezzilli, R. Gazouli, M. Khaw, K.-T. Key, T.J. Bambi, F. Mohelnikova-Duchonova, B. Heller, A. Landi, S. Vodickova, L. Theodoropoulos, G. Bugert, P. Vodicka, P. Hoheisel, J.D. Delle Fave, G. Neoptolemos, J.P. Soucek, P. Büchler, M.W. Giese, N. Canzian, F.
Subjects: endocrine system diseases
Abstract: Background: Two recent genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), conducted, respectively, in a Japanese and in a Chinese population, identified eight novel loci affecting PDAC risk. Methods: We attempted to replicate the novel loci in a series of PDACs and healthy controls of European ancestry in the context of the newly formed PANcreatic Disease ReseArch (PANDoRA) consortium. We genotyped seven single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP): rs12413624, rs1547374, rs372883, rs5768709, rs6464375, rs708224, rs9502893 (one SNP identified in the Chinese GWAS is not polymorphic in Caucasians) in 1,299PDACcases and 2,884 controls.Wealso attempted stratified analysis considering the different stages of the disease and addressed the possible involvement of the selected SNPs on the survival of patients. Results: None of the SNPs were significantly associated with PDAC risk if considering the overall population of the consortium. When stratifying for country of origin, we found that in the Polish subgroup, the G allele of rs372883 was statistically significantly associated with increased risk [OR, 6.40;95% confidence interval (CI), 2.28-17.91]. However, the sample size of the subgroups was rather small; therefore, this result can be due to chance. None of the SNPs was associated with disease progression or survival. Conclusions: None of the SNPs associated with PDAC risk in two Asian populations were convincingly associated with PDAC risk in individuals of European descent. Impact: This study illustrates the importance of evaluation of PDAC risk markers across ethnic groups. © 2012 American Association for Cancer Research.
Published: 2013

36. Various aspects addressing the susceptibility to sporadic colorectal cancer: An overview

Author: Vodicka, P, Pardini, B, Naccarati, A, Vodickova, L, Hanova, M, Polakova, V, Slyskova, J, Hesketh, J, Tomlinson, I, Landi, S, Kumar, R, Canzian, F, Foersti, A, and Hemmiki, K
Published: 2010

37. HOTAIR long non-coding RNA is a negative prognostic factor not only in primary tumors, but also in the blood of colorectal cancer patients

Author: Svoboda, M., primary, Slyskova, J., additional, Schneiderova, M., additional, Makovicky, P., additional, Bielik, L., additional, Levy, M., additional, Lipska, L., additional, Hemmelova, B., additional, Kala, Z., additional, Protivankova, M., additional, Vycital, O., additional, Liska, V., additional, Schwarzova, L., additional, Vodickova, L., additional, and Vodicka, P., additional
Published: 2014
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38. Cyclin D1 splice site variant triggers chromosomal aberrations in healthy humans

Author: Hemminki, K, primary, Musak, L, additional, Vymetalkova, V, additional, Smerhovsky, Z, additional, Halasova, E, additional, Osina, O, additional, Letkova, L, additional, Försti, A, additional, Vodickova, L, additional, Buchancova, J, additional, and Vodicka, P, additional
Published: 2013
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39. DNA repair and cyclin D1 polymorphisms and styrene-induced genotoxicity and immunotoxicity.

Author: UCL - MD/ESP - Ecole de santé publique, UCL - (SLuc) Service de biochimie médicale, UCL - (SLuc) Centre de toxicologie clinique, Kuricova, M, Naccarati, A, Kumar, R, Koskinen, M, Sanyal, S, Dusinska, M, Tulinska, J, Vodickova, L, Liskova, A, Jahnova, E, Fuortes, L, Haufroid, Vincent, Hemminki, K, Vodicka, P, UCL - MD/ESP - Ecole de santé publique, UCL - (SLuc) Service de biochimie médicale, UCL - (SLuc) Centre de toxicologie clinique, Kuricova, M, Naccarati, A, Kumar, R, Koskinen, M, Sanyal, S, Dusinska, M, Tulinska, J, Vodickova, L, Liskova, A, Jahnova, E, Fuortes, L, Haufroid, Vincent, Hemminki, K, and Vodicka, P
Abstract: 1-SO-adenine DNA adducts, DNA single-strand breaks (SBs), chromosomal aberrations (CAs), mutant frequency (MF) at the HPRT gene, and immune parameters (hematological and of humoral immunity) were studied in styrene-exposed human subjects and controls. Results were correlated with genetic polymorphisms in DNA repair genes (XPD, exon 23, XPG, exon 15, XPC, exon 15, XRCC1, exon 10, XRCC3, exon 7) and cell cycle gene cyclin D1. Results for biomarkers of genotoxicity after stratification for the different DNA repair genetic polymorphisms showed that the polymorphism in exon 23 of the XPD gene modulates levels of chromosomal and DNA damage, HPRT MF, and moderately affects DNA adduct levels. The highest levels of biomarkers were associated with the wild-type homozygous AA genotype. The exposed individuals with the wild-type GG genotype for XRCC1 gene exhibited the lowest CA frequencies, compared to those with an A allele (P < 0.05). Cyclin D1 polymorphism seems to modulate the number of leukocytes and lymphocytes in the analyzed subjects. The number of eosinophiles was positively associated with XPD variant C allele and negatively with XRCC1 variant A allele (P < 0.05) and XPC variant C allele (P < 0.05). Immunoglobulin IgA was positively associated with an XRCC3 variant T allele (P < 0.01) and negatively with XPC variant C allele (P < 0.05). Both C3- and C4-complement components were lower in individuals with XRCC3 CT (P < 0.05) and TT genotypes (P < 0.01). Adhesion molecules sL-selectin and sICAM-1 were associated with XPC genotype (P < 0.05). Individual susceptibility may be reflected in genotoxic and immunotoxic responses to environmental and occupational exposures to xenobiotics.
Published: 2005

40. Differences in nucleotide excision repair capacity between newly diagnosed colorectal cancer patients and healthy controls

Author: Slyskova, J., primary, Naccarati, A., additional, Pardini, B., additional, Polakova, V., additional, Vodickova, L., additional, Smerhovsky, Z., additional, Levy, M., additional, Lipska, L., additional, Liska, V., additional, and Vodicka, P., additional
Published: 2012
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41. DNA damage, DNA repair rates and mRNA expression levels of cell cycle genes (TP53, p21CDKN1A, BCL2 and BAX) with respect to occupational exposure to styrene

Author: Hanova, M., primary, Vodickova, L., additional, Vaclavikova, R., additional, Smerhovsky, Z., additional, Stetina, R., additional, Hlavac, P., additional, Naccarati, A., additional, Slyskova, J., additional, Polakova, V., additional, Soucek, P., additional, Kumar, R., additional, Hemminki, K., additional, and Vodicka, P., additional
Published: 2010
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42. Genetic variants in selenoprotein genes increase risk of colorectal cancer

Author: Meplan, C., primary, Hughes, D. J., additional, Pardini, B., additional, Naccarati, A., additional, Soucek, P., additional, Vodickova, L., additional, Hlavata, I., additional, Vrana, D., additional, Vodicka, P., additional, and Hesketh, J. E., additional
Published: 2010
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43. Chromosomal damage in peripheral blood lymphocytes of newly diagnosed cancer patients and healthy controls

Author: Vodicka, P., primary, Polivkova, Z., additional, Sytarova, S., additional, Demova, H., additional, Kucerova, M., additional, Vodickova, L., additional, Polakova, V., additional, Naccarati, A., additional, Smerhovsky, Z., additional, Ambrus, M., additional, Cerna, M., additional, and Hemminki, K., additional
Published: 2010
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44. Polymorphisms within micro-RNA-binding sites and risk of sporadic colorectal cancer

Author: Landi, D., primary, Gemignani, F., additional, Naccarati, A., additional, Pardini, B., additional, Vodicka, P., additional, Vodickova, L., additional, Novotny, J., additional, Forsti, A., additional, Hemminki, K., additional, Canzian, F., additional, and Landi, S., additional
Published: 2007
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45. Association of DNA repair polymorphisms with DNA repair functional outcomes in healthy human subjects

Author: Vodicka, P., primary, Stetina, R., additional, Polakova, V., additional, Tulupova, E., additional, Naccarati, A., additional, Vodickova, L., additional, Kumar, R., additional, Hanova, M., additional, Pardini, B., additional, Slyskova, J., additional, Musak, L., additional, Palma, G. D., additional, Soucek, P., additional, and Hemminki, K., additional
Published: 2006
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46. Cytogenetic markers, DNA single-strand breaks, urinary metabolites, and DNA repair rates in styrene-exposed lamination workers.

Author: Vodicka P, Tuimala J, Stetina R, Kumar R, Manini P, Naccarati A, Maestri L, Vodickova L, Kuricova M, Järventaus H, Majvaldova Z, Hirvonen A, Imbriani M, Mutti A, Migliore L, Norppa H, and Hemminki K
Abstract: The effect of occupational exposure to styrene on frequencies of chromosomal aberrations and binucleated cells with micronuclei and on single-strand break levels in peripheral blood lymphocytes was studied in 86 reinforced plastic workers and 42 control individuals (including 16 maintenance workers with intermittent, low-dose exposure). In these individuals, the irradiation-specific DNA repair rates and the repair rates of 8-oxoguanines were investigated. We assessed the exposure by measuring the concentrations of styrene in air and in blood and of mandelic acid, phenylglyoxylic acid, 4-vinyl phenol conjugates and regioisomeric phenyl hydroxyethyl mercapturic acids in urine. All these parameters correlated with one another. No clear relationship was found between the styrene exposure and the frequencies of chromosomal aberrations. Binucleated cells with micronuclei were moderately related to the parameters of styrene exposure. We found a negative correlation between all exposure parameters and single-strand breaks. The positive correlation between exposure parameters and DNA repair rates suggests that particular DNA repair pathways may be induced by styrene exposure. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Published: 2004
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47. Kinetics of formation of specific styrene oxide adducts in double-stranded DNA

Author: Koskinen, M., Vodickova, L., Vodicka, P., Warner, S., and Hemminki, K.
Published: 2001
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48. DNA adducts, strand breaks and micronuclei in mice exposed to styrene by inhalation

Author: Vodicka, P., Koskinen, M., Vodickova, L., Stetina, R., Smerak, P., Barta, I., and Hemminki, K.
Published: 2001
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49. Original article polymorphisms in CTNNBL1 in relation to colorectal cancer with evolutionary implications

Author: Huhn, S., Ingelfinger, D., Bermejo, J. L., Bevier, M., Pardini, B., Alessio Naccarati, Steinke, V., Rahner, N., Holinski-Feder, E., Morak, M., Schackert, H. K., Görgens, H., Pox, C. P., Goecke, T., Kloor, M., Loeffler, M., Büttner, R., Vodickova, L., Novotny, J., Demir, K., Cruciat, C. -M, Renneberg, R., Huber, W., Niehrs, C., Boutros, M., Propping, P., Vodička, P., Hemminki, K., and Försti, A.
Subjects: Selective pressure, Ancestral-susceptibility model, Case-control study, Colorectal cancer, CTNNBL1

50. Polymorphisms in CTNNBL1 in relation to colorectal cancer with evolutionary implications

Author: Jl, Bermejo, Bevier M, Boutros M, Büttner R, Cm, Cruciat, Demir K, Försti A, Goecke T, Görgens H, Hemminki K, Holinski-Feder E, Wolfgang Huber, Huhn S, Ingelfinger D, Kloor M, Loeffler M, Morak M, Naccarati A, Niehrs C, Novotny J, Pardini B, Cp, Pox, Propping P, Rahner N, Renneberg R, Hk, Schackert, Steinke V, Vodickova L, and Vodièka P
Subjects: Original Article
Abstract: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a complex disease related to environmental and genetic risk factors. Several studies have shown that susceptibility to complex diseases can be mediated by ancestral alleles. Using RNAi screening, CTNNBL1 was identified as a putative regulator of the Wnt signaling pathway, which plays a key role in colorectal carcinogenesis. Recently, single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in CTNNBL1 have been associated with obesity, a known risk factor for CRC. We investigated whether genetic variation in CTNNBL1 affects susceptibility to CRC and tested for signals of recent selection. We applied a tagging SNP approach that cover all known common variation in CTNNBL1 (allele frequency >5%; r2>0.8). A case-control study was carried out using two well-characterized study populations: a hospital-based Czech population composed of 751 sporadic cases and 755 controls and a family/early onset-based German population (697 cases and 644 controls). Genotyping was performed using allele specific PCR based TaqMan® assays (Applied Biosystems, Weiterstadt, Germany). In the Czech cohort, containing sporadic cases, the ancestral alleles of three SNPs showed evidence of association with CRC: rs2344481 (OR 1.44, 95%CI 1.06-1.95, dominant model), rs2281148 (OR 0.59, 95%CI 0.36-0.96, dominant model) and rs2235460 (OR 1.38, 95%CI 1.01-1.89, AA vs. GG). The associations were less prominent in the family/early onset-based German cohort. Data derived from several databases and statistical tests consistently pointed to a likely shaping of CTNNBL1 by positive selection. Further studies are needed to identify the actual function of CTNNBL1 and to validate the association results in other populations.

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