Epidemiology and mechanisms of the increasing incidence of colon and rectal cancers in young adults

EM Stoffel, CC Murphy - Gastroenterology, 2020 - Elsevier
In contrast to the decreasing incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC) in older populations, the
incidence has nearly doubled in younger adults since the early 1990s. Approximately 1 in …

The genetics of human ageing

D Melzer, LC Pilling, L Ferrucci - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2020 - nature.com
The past two centuries have witnessed an unprecedented rise in human life expectancy.
Sustaining longer lives with reduced periods of disability will require an understanding of the …

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 …

[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 …

[HTML][HTML] Update on genetic predisposition to colorectal cancer and polyposis

L Valle, RM de Voer, Y Goldberg, W Sjursen… - Molecular aspects of …, 2019 - Elsevier
The present article summarizes recent developments in the characterization of genetic
predisposition to colorectal cancer (CRC). The main themes covered include new hereditary …

Cumulative burden of colorectal cancer–associated genetic variants is more strongly associated with early-onset vs late-onset cancer

AN Archambault, YR Su, J Jeon, M Thomas, Y Lin… - Gastroenterology, 2020 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Delphi initiative for early-onset colorectal cancer (DIRECt) international management guidelines

GM Cavestro, A Mannucci, F Balaguer… - Clinical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Patients with early-onset colorectal cancer (eoCRC) are managed
according to guidelines that are not age-specific. A multidisciplinary international group …

Large-scale genome-wide association study of East Asians identifies loci associated with risk for colorectal cancer

Y Lu, SS Kweon, C Tanikawa, WH Jia, YB Xiang, Q Cai… - Gastroenterology, 2019 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have associated
approximately 50 loci with risk of colorectal cancer (CRC)—nearly one third of these loci …

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] 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 …