Genome-wide association studies of cancer: current insights and future perspectives

A Sud, B Kinnersley, RS Houlston - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2017 - nature.com
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) provide an agnostic approach for investigating
the genetic basis of complex diseases. In oncology, GWAS of nearly all common …

Discovery of common and rare genetic risk variants for colorectal cancer

JR Huyghe, SA Bien, TA Harrison, HM Kang, S Chen… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
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 …

Gene–environment interactions and colorectal cancer risk: An umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta‐analyses of observational studies

T Yang, X Li, Z Montazeri, J Little… - … journal of cancer, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The cause of colorectal cancer (CRC) is multifactorial, involving both genetic variants and
environmental risk factors. We systematically searched the MEDLINE, EMBASE, China …

Novel common genetic susceptibility loci for colorectal cancer

SL Schmit, CK Edlund, FR Schumacher… - JNCI: Journal of the …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Background Previous genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified 42 loci (P<
5× 10− 8) associated with risk of colorectal cancer (CRC). Expanded consortium efforts …

Association analyses identify 31 new risk loci for colorectal cancer susceptibility

PJ Law, M Timofeeva, C Fernandez-Rozadilla… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide, and has a
strong heritable basis. We report a genome-wide association analysis of 34,627 CRC cases …

Risk stratification for early-onset colorectal cancer using a combination of genetic and environmental risk scores: an international multi-center study

AN Archambault, J Jeon, Y Lin… - JNCI: Journal of the …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background The incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC) among individuals aged younger
than 50 years has been increasing. As screening guidelines lower the recommended age of …

[HTML][HTML] Pro-inflammatory fatty acid profile and colorectal cancer risk: A Mendelian randomisation analysis

S May-Wilson, A Sud, PJ Law, K Palin… - European Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background While dietary fat has been established as a risk factor for colorectal cancer
(CRC), associations between fatty acids (FAs) and CRC have been inconsistent. Using …

Exploring causality in the association between circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D and colorectal cancer risk: a large Mendelian randomisation study

Y He, M Timofeeva, SM Farrington, P Vaughan-Shaw… - BMC medicine, 2018 - Springer
Background Whilst observational studies establish that lower plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D
(25-OHD) levels are associated with higher risk of colorectal cancer (CRC), establishing …

Genetic risk impacts the association of menopausal hormone therapy with colorectal cancer risk

Y Tian, Y Lin, C Qu, V Arndt, JW Baurley… - British journal of …, 2024 - nature.com
Background Menopausal hormone therapy (MHT), a common treatment to relieve symptoms
of menopause, is associated with a lower risk of colorectal cancer (CRC). To inform CRC …

Control of lysosomal-mediated cell death by the pH-dependent calcium channel RECS1

P Pihán, F Lisbona, J Borgonovo… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
Programmed cell death is regulated by the balance between activating and inhibitory
signals. Here, we have identified RECS1 (responsive to centrifugal force and shear stress …