Genetics and biology of prostate cancer

G Wang, D Zhao, DJ Spring… - Genes & …, 2018 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Despite the high long-term survival in localized prostate cancer, metastatic prostate cancer
remains largely incurable even after intensive multimodal therapy. The lethality of advanced …

The role of enhancers in cancer

I Sur, J Taipale - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2016 - nature.com
Enhancer elements function as the logic gates of the genetic regulatory circuitry. One of their
most important functions is the integration of extracellular signals with intracellular cell fate …

[PDF][PDF] Genome-wide modeling of polygenic risk score in colorectal cancer risk

M Thomas, LC Sakoda, M Hoffmeister… - The American journal of …, 2020 - cell.com
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 …

Determining risk of colorectal cancer and starting age of screening based on lifestyle, environmental, and genetic factors

J Jeon, M Du, RE Schoen, M Hoffmeister, PA Newcomb… - Gastroenterology, 2018 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Guidelines for initiating colorectal cancer (CRC) screening are based
on family history but do not consider lifestyle, environmental, or genetic risk factors. We …

Molecular genetics of prostate cancer: new prospects for old challenges

MM Shen, C Abate-Shen - Genes & development, 2010 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Despite much recent progress, prostate cancer continues to represent a major cause of
cancer-related mortality and morbidity in men. Since early studies on the role of the …

Occupational pesticide exposures and cancer risk: a review

MCR Alavanja, MR Bonner - Journal of Toxicology and …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
A review of the epidemiological literature linking pesticides to cancers in occupational
studies worldwide was conducted, with particular focus on those articles published after the …

Identification of genetic susceptibility loci for colorectal tumors in a genome-wide meta-analysis

U Peters, S Jiao, FR Schumacher, CM Hutter… - Gastroenterology, 2013 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Heritable factors contribute to the development of colorectal
cancer. Identifying the genetic loci associated with colorectal tumor formation could …

A multi-stage genome-wide association study of bladder cancer identifies multiple susceptibility loci

N Rothman, M Garcia-Closas, N Chatterjee, N Malats… - Nature …, 2010 - nature.com
We conducted a multi-stage, genome-wide association study of bladder cancer with a
primary scan of 591,637 SNPs in 3,532 affected individuals (cases) and 5,120 controls of …

A genome-wide association study identifies susceptibility loci for ovarian cancer at 2q31 and 8q24

EL Goode, G Chenevix-Trench, H Song, SJ Ramus… - Nature …, 2010 - nature.com
Ovarian cancer accounts for more deaths than all other gynecological cancers combined. To
identify common low-penetrance ovarian cancer susceptibility genes, we conducted a …

Association of a novel long non‐coding RNA in 8q24 with prostate cancer susceptibility

S Chung, H Nakagawa, M Uemura, L Piao… - Cancer …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Recent genome‐wide association studies reported strong and reproducible associations of
multiple genetic variants in a large “gene‐desert” region of chromosome 8q24 with …