[HTML][HTML] Genetic predisposition to colorectal cancer: where we stand and future perspectives

L Valle - World journal of gastroenterology: WJG, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The development of colorectal cancer (CRC) can be influenced by genetic factors in both
familial cases and sporadic cases. Familial CRC has been associated with genetic changes …

[HTML][HTML] Long non-coding RNAs in colorectal cancer: implications for pathogenesis and clinical application

M Xu, P Qi, X Du - Modern pathology, 2014 - Elsevier
Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are a class of newly identified non-coding RNA
molecules that are emerging as key regulators of tumor initiation and development …

Large-scale genetic study in East Asians identifies six new loci associated with colorectal cancer risk

B Zhang, WH Jia, K Matsuda, SS Kweon, K Matsuo… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
Known genetic loci explain only a small proportion of the familial relative risk of colorectal
cancer (CRC). We conducted a genome-wide association study of CRC in East Asians with …

CCAT2 is a lung adenocarcinoma-specific long non-coding RNA and promotes invasion of non-small cell lung cancer

M Qiu, Y Xu, X Yang, J Wang, J Hu, L Xu, R Yin - Tumor Biology, 2014 - Springer
The prognosis of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is still poor, and it is necessary to
identify effectively diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers for NSCLC. Recent evidence …

Long-range interaction and correlation between MYC enhancer and oncogenic long noncoding RNA CARLo-5

T Kim, R Cui, YJ Jeon, JH Lee, JH Lee… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
The mechanism by which the 8q24 MYC enhancer region, including cancer-associated
variant rs6983267, increases cancer risk is unknown due to the lack of protein-coding genes …

Estimating the heritability of colorectal cancer

S Jiao, U Peters, S Berndt, H Brenner… - Human molecular …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
A sizable fraction of colorectal cancer (CRC) is expected to be explained by heritable
factors, with heritability estimates ranging from 12 to 35% twin and family studies. Genome …

[HTML][HTML] Genome-wide association study identifies five susceptibility loci for follicular lymphoma outside the HLA region

CF Skibola, SI Berndt, J Vijai, L Conde, Z Wang… - The American Journal of …, 2014 - cell.com
Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) of follicular lymphoma (FL) have previously
identified human leukocyte antigen (HLA) gene variants. To identify additional FL …

Genetic variants associated with colorectal cancer risk: comprehensive research synopsis, meta-analysis, and epidemiological evidence

X Ma, B Zhang, W Zheng - Gut, 2014 - gut.bmj.com
Objective In the past two decades, approximately 1000 reports have been published
regarding associations between genetic variants in candidate genes and risk of colorectal …

[HTML][HTML] Genome-wide diet-gene interaction analyses for risk of colorectal cancer

JC Figueiredo, L Hsu, CM Hutter, Y Lin… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Dietary factors, including meat, fruits, vegetables and fiber, are associated with colorectal
cancer; however, there is limited information as to whether these dietary factors interact with …

Identification of candidate susceptibility genes for colorectal cancer through eQTL analysis

A Closa, D Cordero, R Sanz-Pamplona, X Solé… - …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
In this study, we aim to identify the genes responsible for colorectal cancer risk behind the
loci identified in genome-wide association studies (GWAS). These genes may be candidate …