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Association Between Genetically Proxied Lipid-Lowering Drug Targets and Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Mendelian Randomization Study
- Source :
- Frontiers in Nutrition, Vol 8 (2021)
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Frontiers Media S.A., 2021.
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Abstract
- Observational studies suggested inconsistent associations between lipid-lowering drugs, such as statins, and renal cell carcinoma (RCC) risk. In a two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) framework, we assessed the causal influence of lipid-lowering agents and circulating lipid traits on overall and sex-specific RCC risk. Genetic variants of six drug-target genes were selected to proxy the effects of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) lowering therapies. Instrumental variables for circulating lipid traits were constructed from two large genome-wide association studies. We used endpoints for RCC from summary statistics of two studies [International Agency for Research on Cancer [IARC], N = 13,230; National Cancer Institute [NCI], N = 4,735]. The robustness of results was assessed through conventional MR sensitivity analyses. Overall, there was no significant association between genetically proxied HMG-CoA reductase (HMGCR) inhibition and RCC risk [Odds ratio [OR] = 1.42, 95% CI, 0.29–6.99]. In the sex-stratified analysis, we observed a positive association for genetically proxied drug targets with RCC risk. Specifically, genetically proxied proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) inhibition was associated with a higher risk of RCC in men [OR = 2.20 [95% CI, 1.24–3.89]], and the difference by sex was moderate. This study suggested genetically proxied inhibition of HMGCR was not associated with RCC risk, while genetically proxied PCSK9 inhibition might be associated with a higher risk of RCC in male.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2296861X
- Volume :
- 8
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Frontiers in Nutrition
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.6ed1062f4404eab8fcae4884b37eb4a
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2021.755834