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Jeon S, Park C, Kim J, Lee JH, Joe SY, Ko YK, Gim JA. Comparing variants related to chronic diseases from genome-wide association study (GWAS) and the cancer genome atlas (TCGA). BMC Med Genomics 2023; 16:332. [PMID: 38114957 PMCID: PMC10729405 DOI: 10.1186/s12920-023-01758-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2023] [Accepted: 12/01/2023] [Indexed: 12/21/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Several genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have been performed to identify variants related to chronic diseases. Somatic variants in cancer tissues are associated with cancer development and prognosis. Expression quantitative trait loci (eQTL) and methylation QTL (mQTL) analyses were performed on chronic disease-related variants in TCGA dataset. METHODS MuTect2 calling variants for 33 cancers from TCGA and 296 GWAS variants provided by LocusZoom were used. At least one mutation was found in TCGA 22 cancers and LocusZoom 23 studies. Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and differentially methylated regions (DMRs) from the three cancers (TCGA-COAD, TCGA-STAD, and TCGA-UCEC). Variants were mapped to the world map using population locations of the 1000 Genomes Project (1GP) populations. Decision tree analysis was performed on the discovered features and survival analysis was performed according to the cluster. RESULTS Based on the DEGs and DMRs with clinical data, the decision tree model classified seven and three nodes in TCGA-COAD and TCGA-STAD, respectively. A total of 11 variants were commonly detected from TCGA and LocusZoom, and eight variants were selected from the 1GP variants, and the distribution patterns were visualized on the world map. CONCLUSIONS Variants related to tumors and chronic diseases were selected, and their geological regional 1GP-based proportions are presented. The variant distribution patterns could provide clues for regional clinical trial designs and personalized medicine.
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- Soohyun Jeon
- Department of Brain and Cognitive Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, South Korea
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, South Korea
- Interdisciplinary Program in Precision Public Health, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, South Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute for Viral Diseases, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, South Korea
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, South Korea
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, South Korea
- Interdisciplinary Program in Precision Public Health, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, South Korea
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- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Guro Hospital, Seoul, 08308, South Korea
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- Department of Medical Science, Soonchunhyang University, Asan, 31538, South Korea.
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Yu Y, Werdyani S, Carey M, Parfrey P, Yilmaz YE, Savas S. A comprehensive analysis of SNPs and CNVs identifies novel markers associated with disease outcomes in colorectal cancer. Mol Oncol 2021; 15:3329-3347. [PMID: 34309201 PMCID: PMC8637572 DOI: 10.1002/1878-0261.13067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2021] [Revised: 05/29/2021] [Accepted: 07/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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We aimed to examine the associations of a genome-wide set of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and 254 copy number variations (CNVs) and/or insertion/deletions (INDELs) with clinical outcomes in colorectal cancer patients (n = 505). We also aimed to investigate whether their associations changed (e.g., appeared, diminished) over time. Multivariable Cox proportional hazards and piece-wise Cox regression models were used to examine the associations. The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) datasets were used for replication purposes and to examine the gene expression differences between tumor and nontumor tissue samples. A common SNP (WBP11-rs7314075) was associated with disease-specific survival with P-value of 3.2 × 10-8 . Association of this region with disease-specific survival was also detected in the TCGA patient cohort. Two expression quantitative trait loci (eQTLs) were identified in this locus that were implicated in the regulation of ERP27 expression. Interestingly, expression levels of ERP27 and WBP11 were significantly different between colorectal tumors and nontumor tissues. Three SNPs predicted the risk of recurrent disease only after 5 years postdiagnosis. Overall, our study identified novel variants, one of which also showed an association in the TCGA dataset, but no CNVs/INDELs, that associated with outcomes in colorectal cancer. Three SNPs were candidate predictors of long-term recurrence/metastasis risk.
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- Yajun Yu
- Discipline of Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, St. John's, NL, Canada
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- Discipline of Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, St. John's, NL, Canada
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- Discipline of Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, St. John's, NL, Canada
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- Discipline of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, St. John's, NL, Canada
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- Discipline of Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, St. John's, NL, Canada.,Discipline of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, St. John's, NL, Canada.,Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Faculty of Science, Memorial University, St. John's, NL, Canada
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- Discipline of Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, St. John's, NL, Canada.,Discipline of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, St. John's, NL, Canada
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Fortini BK, Tring S, Devall MA, Ali MW, Plummer SJ, Casey G. SNPs associated with colorectal cancer at 15q13.3 affect risk enhancers that modulate GREM1 gene expression. Hum Mutat 2021; 42:237-245. [PMID: 33476087 PMCID: PMC7898835 DOI: 10.1002/humu.24166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2020] [Revised: 08/12/2020] [Accepted: 11/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Several genome wide association studies of colorectal cancer (CRC) have identified single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) on chromosome 15q13.3 associated with CRC risk. To identify functional variant(s) underlying this association, we investigated SNPs in linkage disequilibrium with the risk‐associated SNP rs4779584 that overlapped regulatory regions/enhancer elements characterized in colon‐related tissues and cells. We identified several SNP‐containing regulatory regions that exhibited enhancer activity in vitro, including one SNP (rs1406389) that correlated with allele‐specific effects on enhancer activity. Deletion of either this enhancer or another enhancer that had previously been reported in this region correlated with decreased expression of GREM1 following CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing. That GREM1 is one target of these enhancers was further supported by an expression quantitative trait loci correlation between rs1406389 and GREM1 expression in the transverse but not sigmoid colon in the Genotype‐Tissue Expression dataset. Taken together, we conclude that the 15q13.3 region contains at least two functional variants that map to distinct enhancers and impact CRC risk through modulation of GREM1 expression.
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- Molecular Genomics Core, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Center for Public Health Genomics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Center for Public Health Genomics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Center for Public Health Genomics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Center for Public Health Genomics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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Song N, Kim K, Shin A, Park JW, Chang HJ, Shi J, Cai Q, Kim DY, Zheng W, Oh JH. Colorectal cancer susceptibility loci and influence on survival. Genes Chromosomes Cancer 2018; 57:630-637. [DOI: 10.1002/gcc.22674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2018] [Revised: 08/07/2018] [Accepted: 08/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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- Nan Song
- Cancer Research Institute; Seoul National University College of Medicine; Seoul South Korea
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- Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics; University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health; Chicago Illinois
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- Cancer Research Institute; Seoul National University College of Medicine; Seoul South Korea
- Department of Preventive Medicine; Seoul National University College of Medicine; Seoul South Korea
- Molecular Epidemiology Branch, National Cancer Center; Goyang South Korea
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- Department of Surgery; Seoul National University College of Medicine and Hospital; Seoul South Korea
- Center for Colorectal Cancer, National Cancer Center; Goyang South Korea
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- Center for Colorectal Cancer, National Cancer Center; Goyang South Korea
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- Division of Epidemiology, Department of Medicine; Vanderbilt University School of Medicine; Nashville Tennessee
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- Division of Epidemiology, Department of Medicine; Vanderbilt University School of Medicine; Nashville Tennessee
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- Center for Colorectal Cancer, National Cancer Center; Goyang South Korea
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- Division of Epidemiology, Department of Medicine; Vanderbilt University School of Medicine; Nashville Tennessee
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- Center for Colorectal Cancer, National Cancer Center; Goyang South Korea
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Theodoratou E, Farrington SM, Timofeeva M, Din FV, Svinti V, Tenesa A, Liu T, Lindblom A, Gallinger S, Campbell H, Dunlop MG. Genome-wide scan of the effect of common nsSNPs on colorectal cancer survival outcome. Br J Cancer 2018; 119:988-993. [PMID: 30135471 PMCID: PMC6203849 DOI: 10.1038/s41416-018-0117-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2018] [Revised: 04/16/2018] [Accepted: 04/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND We conducted a genome-wide scan to identify non-synonymous SNPs (nsSNPs) that might influence survival after a diagnosis of colorectal cancer (CRC). METHODS We genotyped 7679 nsSNPs in 1939 Scottish patients from the Scottish Colorectal Cancer Study recruited soon after a CRC diagnosis and prospectively followed for survival outcomes. All-cause and CRC-specific survival analyses were conducted using Cox proportional hazard models adjusted for stage, age and sex for all cancer cases, after cancer type stratification and assuming additive and recessive models of inheritance. For all the SNPs that had a p-value < 0.10 a meta-analysis was performed combining the results of the discovery set and a replication set of 899 Scottish CRC patients. The p-value threshold of significance was set as at p < 10-8. RESULTS 897 and 894 nsSNPs were associated with all-cause and CRC-specific mortality, respectively, at a p-value level < 0.10 in the discovery set. Meta-analysis of the results from the discovery and replication sets was performed overall and for cancers of colon and rectum separately and none of the variants reached a p-value < 10-8. CONCLUSIONS This large scale well-powered analysis demonstrates that common nsSNPs are not associated with CRC prognosis overall.
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- Evropi Theodoratou
- Centre of Global Health Research, Usher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informatics, University of Edinburgh, Teviot Place, Edinburgh, EH8 9AG, UK
- Colon Cancer Genetics Group and Academic Coloproctology, Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, University of Edinburgh and MRC Human Genetics Unit Western General Hospital Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH4 2XU, UK
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- Colon Cancer Genetics Group and Academic Coloproctology, Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, University of Edinburgh and MRC Human Genetics Unit Western General Hospital Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH4 2XU, UK
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- Colon Cancer Genetics Group and Academic Coloproctology, Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, University of Edinburgh and MRC Human Genetics Unit Western General Hospital Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH4 2XU, UK
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- Colon Cancer Genetics Group and Academic Coloproctology, Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, University of Edinburgh and MRC Human Genetics Unit Western General Hospital Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH4 2XU, UK
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- Colon Cancer Genetics Group and Academic Coloproctology, Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, University of Edinburgh and MRC Human Genetics Unit Western General Hospital Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH4 2XU, UK
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- The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, EH25 9RG, UK
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institute and Department of Clinical Genetics, Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, SE-17176, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institute and Department of Clinical Genetics, Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, SE-17176, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Centre of Global Health Research, Usher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informatics, University of Edinburgh, Teviot Place, Edinburgh, EH8 9AG, UK
- Colon Cancer Genetics Group and Academic Coloproctology, Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, University of Edinburgh and MRC Human Genetics Unit Western General Hospital Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH4 2XU, UK
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- Colon Cancer Genetics Group and Academic Coloproctology, Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, University of Edinburgh and MRC Human Genetics Unit Western General Hospital Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH4 2XU, UK.
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Impact of Occupational Exposures and Genetic Polymorphisms on Recurrence and Progression of Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2018; 15:ijerph15081563. [PMID: 30042310 PMCID: PMC6121504 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15081563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2018] [Revised: 07/10/2018] [Accepted: 07/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Introduction: Additional or better markers are needed to guide the clinical monitoring of patients with non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC). Aim: To investigate the influence of occupational exposures and genetic polymorphisms on recurrence and progression of NMIBC. Methods: The study includes 160 NMIBC patients. We collected on questionnaire information on demographic variables, lifetime smoking history, lifetime history of occupational exposure to aromatic amines and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Genetic polymorphism (glutathione S-transferase M1; T1; P1 (GSTM1; GSTT1; GSTP1); N-acetyltransferase 1; 2 (NAT1; NAT2); cytochrome P450 1B1 (CYP1B1); sulfotransferase 1A1 (SULT1A1); myeloperoxidase (MPO); catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT); manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD); NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase (NQO1); X-ray repair cross-complementing group 1; 3 (XRCC1; XRCC3) and xeroderma pigmentosum complementation group (XPD)) was assessed in peripheral blood lymphocytes. DNA adducts were evaluated by 32P-postlabeling. Predictors of recurrence (histological confirmation of a newly found bladder tumor) and progression (transition of tumor from low-grade to high-grade and/or increase in TNM stage) were identified by multivariate Cox proportional hazard regression with stepwise backward selection of independent variables. Hazard ratios (HR) with 95% confidence interval (95%CI) and two-tail probability of error (p-value) were estimated. Results: The risk of BC progression decreased with the homozygous genotype “ValVal” of both COMT and MnSOD (HR = 0.195; 95%CI = 0.060 to 0.623; p = 0.006). The results on BC recurrence were of borderline significance. No occupational exposure influenced recurrence or progression. Conclusion: Our results are supported by experimental evidence of a plausible mechanism between cause (ValVal genotype of both MnSOD and COMT) and effect (decreased progression of tumor in NMIBC patients). The genetic polymorphisms associated with better prognosis may be used in clinic to guide selection of treatment for patients initially diagnosed with NMIBC. However, external validation studies are required.
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Hong Y, Wu G, Li W, Liu D, He K. A comprehensive meta-analysis of genetic associations between five key SNPs and colorectal cancer risk. Oncotarget 2018; 7:73945-73959. [PMID: 27661122 PMCID: PMC5342026 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.12154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2016] [Accepted: 08/24/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) on colorectal cancer (CRC) have identified dozens of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in more than 19 independent loci associated with CRC. Due to the heterogeneity of the studied subjects and the contrary results, it is challenging to verify the certainty of the association between these loci and CRC.We conducted a critical review of the published studies of SNPs associated with CRC. Five most frequently reported SNPs, which are rs6983267/8q24.21, rs4939827/18q21.1, rs10795668/10p14, rs4444235/14q22.2 and rs4779584/ 15q13.3, were selected for the current study from the qualified studies. Then meta-analyses based on larger sample sizes with average of 33,000 CRC cases and 34,000 controls were performed to assess the association between SNPs and CRC risk. Heterogeneity among studies and publication bias were assessed by the χ2-based Q statistic test Begg's funnel plot or Egger's test, respectively.Our meta-analysis confirmed significant associations of the five SNPs with CRC risk under different genetic models. Two risk variants at rs6983267 {Odds Ratio (OR) 1.388, 95% Confidence Interval (CI) 1.180-1.8633} and rs10795668 (OR 1.323, 95% CI 1.062-1.648) had the highest ORs in homogeneous model. While ORs of the other three variants at rs4939827 {OR 1.298, 95% CI 1.135-1.483}, rs4779584 (OR 1.261, 95% CI 1.146-1.386) and rs4444235 (OR 1.160, 95% CI 1.106-1.216) were also statistically significant. Sensitivity analyses and publication bias assessment indicated the robust stability and reliability of the results.
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- Yi Hong
- Center for Stem Cell and Translational Medicine, School of Life Sciences, Anhui University, Hefei City, Anhui 230601, P. R. China
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- Center for Stem Cell and Translational Medicine, School of Life Sciences, Anhui University, Hefei City, Anhui 230601, P. R. China
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- Center for Stem Cell and Translational Medicine, School of Life Sciences, Anhui University, Hefei City, Anhui 230601, P. R. China
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- Center for Stem Cell and Translational Medicine, School of Life Sciences, Anhui University, Hefei City, Anhui 230601, P. R. China
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- Center for Stem Cell and Translational Medicine, School of Life Sciences, Anhui University, Hefei City, Anhui 230601, P. R. China.,Department of Biostatistics, School of Life Sciences, Anhui University, Hefei City, Anhui 230601, P. R. China
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Wang N, Lu Y, Khankari NK, Long J, Li HL, Gao J, Gao YT, Xiang YB, Shu XO, Zheng W. Evaluation of genetic variants in association with colorectal cancer risk and survival in Asians. Int J Cancer 2017; 141:1130-1139. [PMID: 28567967 PMCID: PMC5524202 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.30812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2017] [Revised: 05/16/2017] [Accepted: 05/22/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified over 40 genetic loci associated with colorectal cancer (CRC) risk. The association of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) at these loci with CRC risk and survival has not been adequately evaluated in East Asians. GWAS-identified CRC risk variants were used to construct weighted genetic risk scores (GRSs). We evaluated these GRSs in association with CRC risk in 3,303 CRC cases and 3,553 controls using logistic regression models. Associations with overall and CRC-specific survival were assessed in 731 CRC patients using Cox regression models. The association between the GRSs (overall and Asian-specific) and CRC risk was approximately twofold (highest vs. lowest quintile), and the shape of the dose-response was linear (ptrend = 1.24 × 10-13 and 3.02 × 10-14 for overall GRS and Asian-specific GRS, respectively). The association of the GRS with CRC risk was stronger among those with a family history of CRC (pinteraction = 0.007). Asian-specific GRS using previously reported survival SNPs increased risk for mortality and the shape of the dose-response was linear for CRC-specific and all-cause mortality (ptrend = 0.01 and 0.006, respectively). Furthermore, the minor alleles of rs6983267 and rs1957636 were associated with worse CRC-specific and overall survival. We show that GRSs constructed using GWAS-identified common variants are strongly associated with CRC risk in Asians. We confirm previous findings for the possible association between some SNPs with survival, and provide evidence for two additional CRC risk variants that may be related to CRC survival.
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- Nan Wang
- Division of Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
- Department of General Surgery, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Division of Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Division of Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Division of Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Division of Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Division of Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
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The more from East-Asian, the better: risk prediction of colorectal cancer risk by GWAS-identified SNPs among Japanese. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2017; 143:2481-2492. [PMID: 28849422 DOI: 10.1007/s00432-017-2505-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2017] [Accepted: 08/16/2017] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Little is known about the difference of genetic predisposition for CRC between ethnicities; however, many genetic traits common to colorectal cancer have been identified. This study investigated whether more SNPs identified in GWAS in East Asian population could improve the risk prediction of Japanese and explored possible application of genetic risk groups as an instrument of the risk communication. METHODS 558 Patients histologically verified colorectal cancer and 1116 first-visit outpatients were included for derivation study, and 547 cases and 547 controls were for replication study. Among each population, we evaluated prediction models for the risk of CRC that combined the genetic risk group based on SNPs from GWASs in European-population and a similarly developed model adding SNPs from GWASs in East Asian-population. We examined whether adding East Asian-specific SNPs would improve the discrimination. RESULTS Six SNPs (rs6983267, rs4779584, rs4444235, rs9929218, rs10936599, rs16969681) from 23 SNPs by European-based GWAS and five SNPs (rs704017, rs11196172, rs10774214, rs647161, rs2423279) among ten SNPs by Asian-based GWAS were selected in CRC risk prediction model. Compared with a 6-SNP-based model, an 11-SNP model including Asian GWAS-SNPs showed improved discrimination capacity in Receiver operator characteristic analysis. A model with 11 SNPs resulted in statistically significant improvement in both derivation (P = 0.0039) and replication studies (P = 0.0018) compared with six SNP model. We estimated cumulative risk of CRC by using genetic risk group based on 11 SNPs and found that the cumulative risk at age 80 is approximately 13% in the high-risk group while 6% in the low-risk group. CONCLUSION We constructed a more efficient CRC risk prediction model with 11 SNPs including newly identified East Asian-based GWAS SNPs (rs704017, rs11196172, rs10774214, rs647161, rs2423279). Risk grouping based on 11 SNPs depicted lifetime difference of CRC risk. This might be useful for effective individualized prevention for East Asian.
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A risk prediction model for colorectal cancer using genome-wide association study-identified polymorphisms and established risk factors among Japanese: results from two independent case–control studies. Eur J Cancer Prev 2016; 25:500-7. [DOI: 10.1097/cej.0000000000000213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Wu YS, Bao DK, Dai JY, Chen C, Zhang HX, Yang Y, Xing JL, Huang XJ, Wan SG. Polymorphisms in genes of the de novo lipogenesis pathway and overall survival of hepatocellular carcinoma patients undergoing transarterial chemoembolization. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2015; 16:1051-6. [PMID: 25735330 DOI: 10.7314/apjcp.2015.16.3.1051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Aberrant expression of genes in de novo lipogenesis (DNL) pathway were associated with various cancers, including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of DNL genes have been reported to be associated with prognosis of some malignancies. However, the effects of SNPs in DNL genes on overall survival of HCC patients receiving transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) treatment are still unknown. In present study, nine SNPs in three genes (ACLY, ACACA and FASN) in DNL pathway were genotyped using the Sequenom iPLEX genotyping system in a hospital-based cohort with 419 HCC patients treated with TACE, and their associations with HCC overall survival were evaluated by Cox proportional hazard regression analysis under three genetic models (additive, dominant and recessive). Although we did not find any significant results in total analysis (all p>0.05), our stratified data showed that SNP rs9912300 in ACLY gene was significantly associated with overall survival of HCC patients with lower AFP level and SNP rs11871275 in ACACA gene was significantly associated with overall survival of HCC patients with higher AFP level. We further identified the significant interactions between AFP level and SNP rs9912300 or rs11871275 in the joint analysis. Conclusively, our data suggest that genetic variations in genes of DNL pathway may be a potential biomarker for predicting clinical outcome of HCC patients treated with TACE.
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- You-Sheng Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Experimental Teaching Center of Basic Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China E-mail :
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Phipps AI, Passarelli MN, Chan AT, Harrison TA, Jeon J, Hutter CM, Berndt SI, Brenner H, Caan BJ, Campbell PT, Chang-Claude J, Chanock SJ, Cheadle JP, Curtis KR, Duggan D, Fisher D, Fuchs CS, Gala M, Giovannucci EL, Hayes RB, Hoffmeister M, Hsu L, Jacobs EJ, Jansen L, Kaplan R, Kap EJ, Maughan TS, Potter JD, Schoen RE, Seminara D, Slattery ML, West H, White E, Peters U, Newcomb PA. Common genetic variation and survival after colorectal cancer diagnosis: a genome-wide analysis. Carcinogenesis 2015; 37:87-95. [PMID: 26586795 DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgv161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2015] [Accepted: 11/13/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Genome-wide association studies have identified several germline single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) significantly associated with colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence. Common germline genetic variation may also be related to CRC survival. We used a discovery-based approach to identify SNPs related to survival outcomes after CRC diagnosis. Genome-wide genotyping arrays were conducted for 3494 individuals with invasive CRC enrolled in six prospective cohort studies (median study-specific follow-up = 4.2-8.1 years). In pooled analyses, we used Cox regression to assess SNP-specific associations with CRC-specific and overall survival, with additional analyses stratified by stage at diagnosis. Top findings were followed-up in independent studies. A P value threshold of P < 5×10(-8) in analyses combining discovery and follow-up studies was required for genome-wide significance. Among individuals with distant-metastatic CRC, several SNPs at 6p12.1, nearest the ELOVL5 gene, were statistically significantly associated with poorer survival, with the strongest associations noted for rs209489 [hazard ratio (HR) = 1.8, P = 7.6×10(-10) and HR = 1.8, P = 3.7×10(-9) for CRC-specific and overall survival, respectively). No SNPs were statistically significantly associated with survival among all cases combined or in cases without distant-metastases. SNPs in 6p12.1/ELOVL5 were associated with survival outcomes in individuals with distant-metastatic CRC, and merit further follow-up for functional significance. Findings from this genome-wide association study highlight the potential importance of genetic variation in CRC prognosis and provide clues to genomic regions of potential interest.
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- Amanda I Phipps
- Epidemiology Department, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.,Public Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
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- Epidemiology Department, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.,Public Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA.,Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Public Health Sciences Division , Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center , Seattle , WA 98109 , USA
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- Public Health Sciences Division , Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center , Seattle , WA 98109 , USA
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- Public Health Sciences Division , Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center , Seattle , WA 98109 , USA
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics , National Cancer Institute , National Institutes of Health , Bethesda , MD 20892 , USA
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- Division of Clinical Epidemiology and Aging Research, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg 69120, Germany.,German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg 69120, Germany
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- Division of Research , Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program of Northern California , Oakland , CA 94612 , USA
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- Epidemiology Research Program , American Cancer Society , Atlanta , GA 30303 , USA
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology , Unit of Genetic Epidemiology , German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) , Heidelberg 69120 , Germany
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics , National Cancer Institute , National Institutes of Health , Bethesda , MD 20892 , USA
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- Institute of Cancer and Genetics , School of Medicine , Cardiff University , Cardiff CF14 4XN , UK
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- Public Health Sciences Division , Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center , Seattle , WA 98109 , USA
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- Translational Genomics Research Institute , Phoenix , AZ 85004 , USA
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- MRC Clinical Trials Unit , University College London , Aviation House , London WC2B 6NH , UK
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- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA.,Department of Medical Oncology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Harvard School of Public Health , Boston , MA 02115 , USA
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- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA.,Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Division of Epidemiology , Department of Population Health , New York University School of Medicine , New York , NY 10016 , USA
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- Public Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109, USA.,Biostatistics Department, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology , Unit of Genetic Epidemiology , German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) , Heidelberg 69120 , Germany
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- Division of Clinical Epidemiology and Aging Research , German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) , Heidelberg 69120 , Germany
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- MRC Clinical Trials Unit , University College London , Aviation House , London WC2B 6NH , UK
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology , Unit of Genetic Epidemiology , German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) , Heidelberg 69120 , Germany
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- Gray Institute for Radiation Oncology and Biology , University of Oxford , Oxford OX3 7DQ , UK
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- Epidemiology Department, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.,Public Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109, USA.,Centre for Public Health Research, Massey University, Wellington 6140, New Zealand
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- Department of Medicine and Epidemiology , University of Pittsburgh Medical Center , Pittsburgh , PA 15213 , USA
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- Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences , National Cancer Institute , National Institutes of Health , Bethesda , MD 20892 , USA , and
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- Department of Internal Medicine , University of Utah Health Sciences Center , Salt Lake City , UT 84132 , USA
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- Institute of Cancer and Genetics , School of Medicine , Cardiff University , Cardiff CF14 4XN , UK
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- Epidemiology Department, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.,Public Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
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- Epidemiology Department, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.,Public Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
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- Epidemiology Department, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.,Public Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
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Clinical validation study of genetic markers for capecitabine efficacy in metastatic colorectal cancer patients. Pharmacogenet Genomics 2015; 25:279-88. [DOI: 10.1097/fpc.0000000000000119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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A subset of genetic susceptibility variants for colorectal cancer also has prognostic value. THE PHARMACOGENOMICS JOURNAL 2015; 16:173-9. [PMID: 25963333 DOI: 10.1038/tpj.2015.35] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2014] [Revised: 02/03/2015] [Accepted: 03/24/2015] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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We investigated the possible influence of 86 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), known to associate with the risk of colorectal cancer (CRC), on overall survival and time to recurrence (TTR) in 733 Italian CRC patients followed up for up to 84 months after surgery. In the Cox multivariate analysis, adjusted for gender, age, pathological stage and adjuvant chemotherapy (yes/no), the risk of death significantly increased by rare allele count (P<0.05) for rs1801133 (MTHFR), rs4939827 (SMAD7), rs2306283 (SLCO1B1) and rs12898159 (BMP4), whereas for rs736775 (GPX3) the opposite was observed. Two additional SNPs associated with TTR, namely rs16892766 (downstream of EIF3H) and rs10749971 (COLCA2). Our findings show that some genetic variants previously found to associate with CRC risk are also associated with survival after treatment. The identification of alleles defining subgroups of patients with worse clinical outcome may have application in developing pharmacogenetic strategies aimed at personalizing CRC treatment.
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Hong SN, Park C, Kim JI, Kim DH, Kim HC, Chang DK, Rhee PL, Kim JJ, Rhee JC, Son HJ, Kim YH. Colorectal cancer-susceptibility single-nucleotide polymorphisms in Korean population. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2015; 30:849-57. [PMID: 23875689 DOI: 10.1111/jgh.12331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/25/2013] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM Considering the significant racial and ethnic diversity in genetic variation, it is unclear whether the genome-wide association studies-identified colorectal cancer (CRC)-susceptibility single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) discovered in European populations are also relevant to the Korean population. However, studies on CRC-susceptibility SNPs in Koreans are limited. METHODS To investigate the racial and ethnic diversity of CRC-susceptibility genetic variants, we genotyped for the established European CRC-susceptibility SNPs in 198 CRC cases and 329 controls in Korea. To identify novel genetic variants using genome-wide screening in Korea, Illumina HumanHap 370K/610K BeadChips were performed on 105 CRC patients, and candidate CRC-susceptibility SNPs were selected. Subsequently, genotyping for replication was done in 189 CRC cases and 190 controls. RESULTS Among the European CRC-susceptibility SNPs, rs4939827 in SMAD7 was associated with a significant decreased risk of Korean CRC (age-/gender-adjusted odds ratio [95% confidence interval]: additive model, 0.67 [95% CI, 0.47-0.95]; dominant model, 0.59 [95% CI, 0.39-0.91]). rs4779584 and rs10795668 were associated with CRC risk in females and males, respectively. Among candidate CRC-susceptibility SNPs selected from genome-wide screening, novel SNP, rs17051076, was found to be associated with a significantly increased risk of microsatellite instability-high CRC (age-/gender-adjusted odds ratio [95% confidence interval]: additive model, 4.25 [95% CI, 1.51-11.98]; dominant model, 3.52 [95% CI, 1.13-10.94]) in the replication study. CONCLUSIONS rs4939827, rs4779584, and rs10795668 may contribute to the risk of CRC in the Korean population as well as in European populations. Novel rs17051076 could be associated with microsatellite instability-high CRC in Koreans. These associations support the ethnic diversity of CRC-susceptibility SNPs and should be taken into account in large-scale studies.
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- Sung Noh Hong
- Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Effect of thymidylate synthase gene polymorphism on the response to chemotherapy and clinical outcome of non-small cell lung cancer patients. Tumour Biol 2015; 36:7151-7. [DOI: 10.1007/s13277-015-3447-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2015] [Accepted: 04/08/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Jiang H, Dai J, Huang X, Chen Y, Qu P, Li J, Yi C, Yang Y, Zhang K, Huang Q. Genetic variants in de novo lipogenic pathway genes predict the prognosis of surgically-treated hepatocellular carcinoma. Sci Rep 2015; 5:9536. [PMID: 25826294 PMCID: PMC4379911 DOI: 10.1038/srep09536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2014] [Accepted: 03/09/2015] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Over-expression of de novo lipogenesis (DNL) pathway genes is associated with the prognosis of various types of cancers. However, effects of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in these genes on recurrence and death of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients after surgery are still unknown. A total of 492 primary HCC patients treated with surgery were included in this study. Nine SNPs in 3 genes (ACACA, FASN and ACLY) of DNL pathway were genotyped. Multivariate Cox proportional hazard regression model and Kaplan-Meier curve were used to analyze the association of SNPs with clinical outcomes. Two SNPs in ACACA gene were significantly associated with overall survival of HCC patients. Patients carrying homozygous variant genotype (VV) in rs7211875 had significantly increased risk of death, while patients carrying VV genotype in rs11871275 had significant decreased risk of death, when compared with those carrying homozygous wild-type or heterozygous genotypes. Moreover, patients carrying VV genotype in rs11871275 had decreased recurrence risk, while patients carrying variant genotype in rs4485435 of FASN gene had increased recurrence risk. Further cumulative effect analysis showed significant dose-dependent effects of unfavorable SNPs on both death and recurrence. SNPs in DNL genes may serve as independent prognostic markers for HCC patients after surgery.
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- Hequn Jiang
- Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology and Experimental Teaching Center of Basic Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology and Experimental Teaching Center of Basic Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology and Experimental Teaching Center of Basic Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology and Experimental Teaching Center of Basic Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China
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- Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- College of Life Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology and Experimental Teaching Center of Basic Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China
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Kang BW, Jeon HS, Chae YS, Lee SJ, Park JY, Choi JE, Park JS, Choi GS, Kim JG. Association between GWAS-identified genetic variations and disease prognosis for patients with colorectal cancer. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0119649. [PMID: 25799222 PMCID: PMC4370892 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2014] [Accepted: 02/01/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have already identified at least 22 common susceptibility loci associated with an increased risk of colorectal cancer (CRC). This study examined the relationship between these single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and the clinical outcomes of patients with colorectal cancer. Seven hundred seventy-six patients with surgically resected colorectal adenocarcinoma were enrolled in the present study. Twenty-two of the GWAS-identified SNPs were genotyped using a Sequenom MassARRAY. Among the 22 SNPs, two (rs1321311G>T in CDKN1A and rs10411210C>T in RHPN2) were significantly associated with the survival outcomes of CRC in a multivariate survival analysis. In a recessive model, the rs1321311 TT genotype (vs. GG + GT) and rs10411210 TT genotype (vs. CC + CT) were associated with a worse prognosis for disease-free survival (adjusted HR = 1.90; 95% confidence interval = 1.00-3.60; P = 0.050, adjusted HR = 1.94; 95% confidence interval = 1.05-3.57; P = 0.034, respectively) and overall survival (adjusted HR = 2.05; 95% confidence interval = 1.00-4.20; P = 0.049, adjusted HR = 2.06; 95% confidence interval = 1.05-4.05; P = 0.036, respectively). None of the other SNPs was significantly associated with any clinicopathologic features or survival. The present results suggest that the genetic variants of the CDKN1A (rs1321311) and RHPN2 (rs10411210) genes can be used as prognostic biomarkers for patients with surgically resected colorectal cancer.
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- Byung Woog Kang
- Department of Oncology/Hematology, Kyungpook National University Medical Center, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Molecular diagnostics and Imaging research institute, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Oncology/Hematology, Kyungpook National University Medical Center, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Oncology/Hematology, Kyungpook National University Medical Center, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cell biology, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
- Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cell biology, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Colorectal Cancer Center, Kyungpook National University Medical Center, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Colorectal Cancer Center, Kyungpook National University Medical Center, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Oncology/Hematology, Kyungpook National University Medical Center, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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Morris EJA, Penegar S, Whiffin N, Broderick P, Bishop DT, Northwood E, Quirke P, Finan P, Houlston RS. A retrospective observational study of the relationship between single nucleotide polymorphisms associated with the risk of developing colorectal cancer and survival. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0117816. [PMID: 25710502 PMCID: PMC4339731 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0117816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2014] [Accepted: 12/31/2014] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND There is variability in clinical outcome for patients with apparently the same stage colorectal cancer (CRC). Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) mapping to chromosomes 1q41, 3q26.2, 6p21, 8q23.3, 8q24.21, 10p14, 11q13, 11q23.1, 12q13.13, 14q22, 14q22.2, 15q13.3, 16q22.1, 18q21.1, 19q13.11, 20p12, 20p12.3, 20q13.33 and Xp22 have robustly been shown to be associated with the risk of developing CRC. Since germline variation can also influence patient outcome the relationship between these SNPs and patient survivorship from CRC was examined. METHODS All enrolled into the National Study of Colorectal Cancer Genetics (NSCCG) were genotyped for 1q41, 3q26.2, 6p21, 8q23.3, 8q24.21, 10p14, 11q13, 11q23.1, 12q13.13, 14q22, 14q22.2, 15q13.3, 16q22.1, 18q21.1, 19q13.11, 20p12, 20p12.3, 20q13.33 and xp22 SNPs. Linking this information to the National Cancer Data Repository allowed patient genotype to be related to survival. RESULTS The linked dataset consisted of 4,327 individuals. 14q22.22 genotype defined by the SNP rs4444235 showed a significant association with overall survival. Specifically, the C allele was associated with poorer observed survival (per allele hazard ratio 1.13, 95% confidence interval 1.05-1.22, P = 0.0015). CONCLUSION The CRC susceptibility SNP rs4444235 also appears to exert an influence in modulating patient survival and warrants further evaluation as a potential prognostic marker.
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- Eva J. A. Morris
- Section of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Leeds Institute of Cancer and Pathology, University of Leeds, Leeds LS9 7TF, United Kingdom
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- Division of Genetics and Epidemiology, Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, Surrey, SM2 5NG, United Kingdom
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- Division of Genetics and Epidemiology, Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, Surrey, SM2 5NG, United Kingdom
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- Division of Genetics and Epidemiology, Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, Surrey, SM2 5NG, United Kingdom
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- Section of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Leeds Institute of Cancer and Pathology, University of Leeds, Leeds LS9 7TF, United Kingdom
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- Section of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Leeds Institute of Cancer and Pathology, University of Leeds, Leeds LS9 7TF, United Kingdom
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- Pathology and Tumour Biology, Leeds Institute of Cancer and Pathology, Level 4 Wellcome Trust Brenner Building, St James’s University Hospital, Leeds LS9 7TF, United Kingdom
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- John Goligher Colorectal Unit, Leeds Teaching Hospitals, St James’s University Hospital, Beckett Street, Leeds, LS9 7TF, United Kingdom
- National Cancer Intelligence Network, 18 Floor Portland House, Bressenden Place, London, SW1E 5RS, United Kingdom
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- Division of Genetics and Epidemiology, Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, Surrey, SM2 5NG, United Kingdom
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Jin X, Zhang KJ, Guo X, Myers R, Ye Z, Zhang ZP, Li XF, Yang HS, Xing JL. Fatty Acid Synthesis Pathway Genetic Variants and Clinical Outcome of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients after Surgery. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2014; 15:7097-103. [DOI: 10.7314/apjcp.2014.15.17.7097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Lan YT, Yang SH, Lin JK, Lin CC, Wang HS, Chen WS, Lin TC, Jiang JK, Chang SC. Genetic variations are associated with lymph node metastasis in colorectal cancer patients. J Surg Oncol 2014; 110:307-12. [DOI: 10.1002/jso.23613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2014] [Accepted: 03/12/2014] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Yuan-Tzu Lan
- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery; Taipei Veterans General Hospital; Taipei Taiwan
- Department of Surgery; National Yang-Ming University; Taipei Taiwan
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- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery; Taipei Veterans General Hospital; Taipei Taiwan
- Department of Surgery; National Yang-Ming University; Taipei Taiwan
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- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery; Taipei Veterans General Hospital; Taipei Taiwan
- Department of Surgery; National Yang-Ming University; Taipei Taiwan
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- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery; Taipei Veterans General Hospital; Taipei Taiwan
- Department of Surgery; National Yang-Ming University; Taipei Taiwan
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- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery; Taipei Veterans General Hospital; Taipei Taiwan
- Department of Surgery; National Yang-Ming University; Taipei Taiwan
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- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery; Taipei Veterans General Hospital; Taipei Taiwan
- Department of Surgery; National Yang-Ming University; Taipei Taiwan
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- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery; Taipei Veterans General Hospital; Taipei Taiwan
- Department of Surgery; National Yang-Ming University; Taipei Taiwan
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- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery; Taipei Veterans General Hospital; Taipei Taiwan
- Department of Surgery; National Yang-Ming University; Taipei Taiwan
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- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery; Taipei Veterans General Hospital; Taipei Taiwan
- Department of Surgery; National Yang-Ming University; Taipei Taiwan
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Sanoff HK, Renfro LA, Poonnen P, Ambadwar P, Sargent DJ, Goldberg RM, McLeod H. Germline variation in colorectal risk Loci does not influence treatment effect or survival in metastatic colorectal cancer. PLoS One 2014; 9:e94727. [PMID: 24727911 PMCID: PMC3984266 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0094727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2014] [Accepted: 03/18/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Colorectal cancer (CRC) risk is partly conferred by common, low-penetrance single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). We hypothesized that these SNPs are associated with outcomes in metastatic CRC. METHODS Six candidate SNPs from 8q24, 10p14, 15q13, 18q21 were investigated for their association with response rate (RR), time to progression (TTP) and overall survival (OS) among 524 patients treated on a phase III clinical trial of first-line chemotherapy for metastatic CRC. RESULTS rs10795668 was weakly associated with TTP (p = 0.02), but not RR or OS. No other SNPs carried statistically significant HRs for any of the primary outcomes (RR, TTP or OS). CONCLUSION Common low-penetrance CRC risk SNPs were not associated with outcomes among patients with metastatic CRC.
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- Hanna K. Sanoff
- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America
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- School of Medicine, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America
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- Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America
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- Division of Medical Oncology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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- DeBartolo Family Personalized Medicine Institute, Division of Population Sciences, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
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Sebio A, Lenz HJ. Clinical importance of recently discovered gene variants in colon cancer recurrence and prognosis. COLORECTAL CANCER 2014. [DOI: 10.2217/crc.14.2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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SUMMARY Colorectal cancer survival has increased over the past few years, mainly due to the advances in the metastatic setting. Nonetheless, in the adjuvant scenario, minor improvements have been made, as the tumor's anatomopathological features remain to be most important factors for predicting the risk of recurrence and the prognosis. A deeper understanding of the molecular mechanisms involved in colorectal carcinogenesis, progression, invasion and metastasis development, have laid the groundwork for the search of genetic biomarkers that can help identify patients at a higher risk of recurrence. Common germline variants in genes within molecular pathways responsible for cancer development and progression have proven to influence the probability of relapse and the patient's prognosis. Here, we systematically review the relevance of genetic variants as prognostic biomarkers in colorectal carcinoma.
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- Ana Sebio
- Division of Medical Oncology, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- University of Southern California, Center for Molecular Pathways & Drug Discovery, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Grotenhuis AJ, Dudek AM, Verhaegh GW, Witjes JA, Aben KK, van der Marel SL, Vermeulen SH, Kiemeney LA. Prognostic relevance of urinary bladder cancer susceptibility loci. PLoS One 2014; 9:e89164. [PMID: 24586564 PMCID: PMC3934869 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0089164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2013] [Accepted: 01/16/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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In the last few years, susceptibility loci have been identified for urinary bladder cancer (UBC) through candidate-gene and genome-wide association studies. Prognostic relevance of most of these loci is yet unknown. In this study, we used data of the Nijmegen Bladder Cancer Study (NBCS) to perform a comprehensive evaluation of the prognostic relevance of all confirmed UBC susceptibility loci. Detailed clinical data concerning diagnosis, stage, treatment, and disease course of a population-based series of 1,602 UBC patients were collected retrospectively based on a medical file survey. Kaplan-Meier survival analyses and Cox proportional hazard regression were performed, and log-rank tests calculated, to evaluate the association between 12 confirmed UBC susceptibility variants and recurrence and progression in non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) patients. Among muscle-invasive or metastatic bladder cancer (MIBC) patients, association of these variants with overall survival was tested. Subgroup analyses by tumor aggressiveness and smoking status were performed in NMIBC patients. In the overall NMIBC group (n = 1,269), a statistically significant association between rs9642880 at 8q24 and risk of progression was observed (GT vs. TT: HR = 1.08 (95% CI: 0.76-1.54), GG vs. TT: HR = 1.81 (95% CI: 1.23-2.66), P for trend = 2.6 × 10(-3)). In subgroup analyses, several other variants showed suggestive, though non-significant, prognostic relevance for recurrence and progression in NMIBC and survival in MIBC. This study provides suggestive evidence that genetic loci involved in UBC etiology may influence disease prognosis. Elucidation of the causal variant(s) could further our understanding of the mechanism of disease, could point to new therapeutic targets, and might aid in improvement of prognostic tools.
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- Anne J. Grotenhuis
- Department for Health Evidence, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Urology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Urology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Urology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department for Health Evidence, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Comprehensive Cancer Center The Netherlands, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department for Health Evidence, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department for Health Evidence, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Department of Urology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Jiang JH, Gao Q, Shen XZ, Yu Y, Gu FM, Yan J, Pan JF, Jin F, Fan J, Zhou J, Huang XW. An X-chromosomal association study identifies a susceptibility locus at Xq22.1 for hepatitis B virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma. Clin Res Hepatol Gastroenterol 2013; 37:586-95. [PMID: 24209690 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinre.2013.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2013] [Revised: 09/01/2013] [Accepted: 09/17/2013] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Genetic epidemiological data in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) pedigrees indicate a pattern of X-linked recessive inheritance of HCC susceptibility genes. This study is designed to test the hypothesis that there are genes conferring susceptibility to HCC located on the X-chromosome. METHODS An X-chromosomal association study was conducted among Chinese men recruited from an area with a high prevalence of HCC. The candidate gene was further investigated by quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). RESULTS By analyzing 5454 X-chromosome single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 50 HCC patients and 50 controls, we found two promising regions in which the associated SNPs clustered, located at Xq22.1 and Xq26.2. We further selected 35 tag SNPs (tSNPs) from these two regions for additional genotyping analysis in another independent set of 290 cases and 242 controls. Notably, SNP rs5945919 at Xq22.1 exhibited a significant association with HBV-related HCC (odds ratio [OR]=2.22, 95% confidence interval [CI]=1.15-4.30, P=0.016). The expressions of the three genes near the rs5945919 locus, RAB40AL, BEX1, and NXF3, were analyzed by qRT-PCR between another 24 HCC tissues and paired peritumoral liver tissues. The results indicated that NXF3, rather than RAB40AL and BEX1, mRNA level was found to be more abundant in HCC tissue than in peritumoral liver tissue. CONCLUSIONS Our findings implicated Xq22.1 as a novel susceptibility locus for HCC and NXF3 as a candidate risk factor for relevant HCC.
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- Jia-Hao Jiang
- Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University; Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion, Ministry of Education, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China
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Abulí A, Lozano JJ, Rodríguez-Soler M, Jover R, Bessa X, Muñoz J, Esteban-Jurado C, Fernández-Rozadilla C, Carracedo A, Ruiz-Ponte C, Cubiella J, Balaguer F, Bujanda L, Reñé JM, Clofent J, Morillas JD, Nicolás-Pérez D, Xicola RM, Llor X, Piqué JM, Andreu M, Castells A, Castellví-Bel S. Genetic susceptibility variants associated with colorectal cancer prognosis. Carcinogenesis 2013; 34:2286-2291. [PMID: 23712746 DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgt179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/30/2023] Open
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Subirana I, González JR. Genetic association analysis and meta-analysis of imputed SNPs in longitudinal studies. Genet Epidemiol 2013; 37:465-77. [PMID: 23595425 PMCID: PMC4273087 DOI: 10.1002/gepi.21719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2012] [Revised: 01/10/2013] [Accepted: 02/05/2013] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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In this paper we propose a new method to analyze time-to-event data in longitudinal genetic studies. This method address the fundamental problem of incorporating uncertainty when analyzing survival data and imputed single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) from genome-wide association studies (GWAS). Our method incorporates uncertainty in the likelihood function, the opposite of existing methods that incorporate the uncertainty in the design matrix. Through simulation studies and real data analyses, we show that our proposed method is unbiased and provides powerful results. We also show how combining results from different GWAS (meta-analysis) may lead to wrong results when effects are not estimated using our approach. The model is implemented in an R package that is designed to analyze uncertainty not only arising from imputed SNPs, but also from copy number variants.
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- Isaac Subirana
- CIBER Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Spain
- Cardiovascular Epidemiology & Genetics group, Inflammatory and Cardiovascular Disease Programme, IMIM, Parc de Salut Mar, Spain
- Department of Statistics, University of Barcelona, Spain
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- CIBER Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Spain
- Center for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL), Spain
- Department of Mathematics, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Spain
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Thean LF, Li HH, Teo YY, Koh WP, Yuan JM, Teoh ML, Koh PK, Tang CL, Cheah PY. Association of Caucasian-identified variants with colorectal cancer risk in Singapore Chinese. PLoS One 2012; 7:e42407. [PMID: 22879968 PMCID: PMC3411754 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0042407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2012] [Accepted: 07/04/2012] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Background Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) in Caucasians have identified fourteen index single nucleotide polymorphisms (iSNPs) that influence colorectal cancer (CRC) risk. Methods We investigated the role of eleven iSNPs or surrogate SNPs (sSNPs), in high linkage disequilibrium (LD, r2≥0.8) and within 100 kb vicinity of iSNPs, in 2,000 age- and gender-matched Singapore Chinese (SCH) cases and controls. Results Only iSNP rs6983267 at 8q24.21 and sSNPs rs6695584, rs11986063, rs3087967, rs2059254, and rs7226855 at 1q41, 8q23.3, 11q23.1, 16q22.1 and 18q21.1 respectively showed evidence of association with CRC risk, with odds ratios (OR) ranging from 1.13 to 1.40. sSNP rs827401 at 10p14 was associated with rectal cancer risk (OR = 0.74, 95% CI 0.63–0.88) but not disease prognosis (OR = 0.91, 95% CI 0.69–1.20). Interestingly, sSNP rs3087967 at 11q23.1 was associated with CRC risk in men (OR = 1.34, 95% CI 1.14–1.58) but not women (OR = 1.07, 95% CI: 0.88–1.29), suggesting a gender-specific role. Half of the Caucasian-identified variants, including the recently fine-mapped BMP pathway loci, BMP4, GREM1, BMP2 and LAMA 5, did not show any evidence for association with CRC in SCH (OR ∼1; p-value >0.1). Comparing the results of this study with that of the Northern and Hong Kong Chinese, only variants at chromosomes 8q24.21, 10p14, 11q23.1 and 18q21.1 were replicated in at least two out of the three Chinese studies. Conclusions The contrasting results between Caucasians and Chinese could be due to different LD patterns and allelic frequencies or genetic heterogeneity. The results suggest that additional common variants contributing to CRC predisposition remained to be identified.
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- Lai Fun Thean
- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Clinical Research, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, and Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Health Screening Unit, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore Singapore
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
- Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore
- Duke-National University of Singapore, Graduate Medical School, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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Hoskins JM, Ong PS, Keku TO, Galanko JA, Martin CF, Coleman CA, Wolfe M, Sandler RS, McLeod HL. Association of eleven common, low-penetrance colorectal cancer susceptibility genetic variants at six risk loci with clinical outcome. PLoS One 2012; 7:e41954. [PMID: 22848671 PMCID: PMC3407042 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0041954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2012] [Accepted: 06/29/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Low-penetrance genetic variants have been increasingly recognized to influence the risk of tumor development. Risk variants for colorectal cancer (CRC) have been mapped to chromosome positions 8q23.3, 8q24, 9p24.1, 10p14, 11q23, 14q22.2, 15q13, 16q22.1, 18q21, 19q13.1 and 20p12.3. In particular, the 8q24 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), rs6983267, has reproducibly been associated with the risk of developing CRC. As the CRC risk SNPs may also influence disease outcome, thus in this study, we evaluated whether they influence patient survival. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS DNA samples from 583 CRC patients enrolled in the prospective, North Carolina Cancer Care Outcomes Research and Surveillance Consortium Study (NC CanCORS) were genotyped for 11 CRC susceptibility SNPs at 6 CRC risk loci. Relationships between genotypes and patient survival were examined using Cox regression analysis. In multivariate analysis, patients homozygous for the CRC risk allele of rs7013278 or rs7014346 (both at 8 q24) were only nominally significant for poorer overall survival compared to patients homozygous for the protective allele (hazard ratio = 2.20 and 1.96, respectively; P<0.05). None of these associations, however, remained statistically significant after correction for multiple testing. The other nine susceptibility SNPs tested were not significantly associated with survival. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE We did not find evidence of association of CRC risk variants with patient survival.
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- Janelle M. Hoskins
- Division of Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics, Institute for Pharmacogenomics and Individualized Therapy, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Division of Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics, Institute for Pharmacogenomics and Individualized Therapy, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
- Center for Gastrointestinal Biology and Disease, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Division of Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics, Institute for Pharmacogenomics and Individualized Therapy, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Division of Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics, Institute for Pharmacogenomics and Individualized Therapy, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
- Division of Hematology and Oncology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
- The Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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Phipps AI, Newcomb PA, Garcia–Albeniz X, Hutter CM, White E, Fuchs CS, Hazra A, Ogino S, Nan H, MA J, Campbell PT, Figueiredo JC, Peters U, Chan AT. Association between colorectal cancer susceptibility loci and survival time after diagnosis with colorectal cancer. Gastroenterology 2012; 143:51-4.e4. [PMID: 22580541 PMCID: PMC3579620 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2012.04.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2011] [Revised: 03/12/2012] [Accepted: 04/04/2012] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Genome-wide association studies have identified 16 germline single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that are associated with colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence. We examined the relationship between these SNPs and survival of 2611 individuals with CRC, enrolled in 5 cohort studies. We used Cox regression analysis to associate SNPs with overall and CRC-specific survival times. The minor allele in rs4939827 (SMAD7) was associated with reduced overall survival (hazard ratio, 1.16; 95% confidence interval, 1.06-1.27; P = .002) and disease-specific survival (hazard ratio, 1.17; 95% confidence interval, 1.05-1.30; P = .005). Other SNPs were not associated significantly with survival. Common germline variations might be prognostic factors for patients with CRC. A variant in SMAD7 could affect progression of CRC.
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- Amanda I. Phipps
- Cancer Prevention Program, Division of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington
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- Cancer Prevention Program, Division of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington
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- Cancer Prevention Program, Division of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington
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- Cancer Prevention Program, Division of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington
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- Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts,Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Center for Molecular Pathologic Oncology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Epidemiology Research Program, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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- Cancer Prevention Program, Division of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington
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- Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts,Division of Gastroenterology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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Genetic polymorphism in a VEGF-independent angiogenesis gene ANGPT1 and overall survival of colorectal cancer patients after surgical resection. PLoS One 2012; 7:e34758. [PMID: 22496856 PMCID: PMC3319640 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0034758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2011] [Accepted: 03/05/2012] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Background The VEGF-independent angiogenic signaling plays an important role in the development of colorectal cancer (CRC). However, its implication in the clinical outcome of CRC has not been reported. This study aimed to investigate the association between genetic variations in several major VEGF-independent signaling pathway genes and the overall survival of CRC patients. Methods Seven single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in four important VEGF-independent angiogenic genes (ANGPT1, AMOT, DLL4 and ENG) were genotyped in a Chinese population with 408 CRC patients. Results One SNP, rs1954727 in ANGPT1, was significantly associated with CRC overall survival. Compared to patients with the homozygous wild-type genotype of rs1954727, those with heterozygous and homozygous variant genotypes exhibited a favorable overall survival with a hazard ratio (HR) of 0.89 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.55–1.43, P = 0.623), and 0.32 (95% CI 0.15–0.71, P = 0.005), respectively (P trend = 0.008). In stratified analysis, this association remained significant in patients receiving chemotherapy (P trend = 0.012), but not in those without chemotherapy. We further evaluated the effects of chemotherapy on CRC survival that was stratified by rs1954727 genotypes. We found that chemotherapy resulted in a significantly better overall survival in the CRC patients (HR = 0.44, 95% CI 0.26–0.75, P = 0.002), which was especially prominent in those patients with the heterozygous genotype of rs1954727 (HR = 0.45, 95%CI 0.22–0.92, P = 0.028). Conclusion Our data suggest that rs1954727 in ANGPT1 gene might be a prognostic biomarker for the overall survival of CRC patients, especially in those receiving chemotherapy, a finding that warrants validation in larger independent populations.
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Dong G, Guo X, Fu X, Wan S, Zhou F, Myers RE, Bao G, Burkart A, Yang H, Xing J. Potentially functional genetic variants in KDR gene as prognostic markers in patients with resected colorectal cancer. Cancer Sci 2012; 103:561-8. [PMID: 22182247 DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.2011.02194.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Angiogenesis plays a key role in the development and treatment response of various tumors. The signaling transductions mediated by the binding of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) to its receptor KDR (kinase insert domain receptor) is the most important pathway in tumor angiogenesis. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in VEGF have been extensively implicated in the etiology and treatment outcome of colorectal cancer (CRC). However, no study has been reported evaluating the role of KDR SNPs in CRC prognosis. We herein assessed the association between four potentially functional KDR SNPs and tumor recurrence in a Chinese population with 408 surgically resected CRC patients. The most significant SNP was for rs10013228 located in the KDR gene promoter. Compared with the homozygous wild-type genotype, the variant-containing genotypes of this SNP were significantly associated with a reduced recurrence risk with a hazard ratio (HR) of 0.53 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.30-0.95, P = 0.032). Moreover, a borderline significant association was noted for another promoter SNP, rs2071559, with an HR of 0.67 (95% CI 0.42-1.07, P = 0.092). In stratified analysis, the associations of both SNPs were more prominent in patients receiving chemotherapy (HR = 0.47, 95% CI 0.23-0.94, P = 0.033 for rs10013228 and HR = 0.55, 95% CI 0.32-0.95, P = 0.032 for rs2071559). Further analysis revealed a protective effect on patient recurrence by chemotherapy (HR = 0.56, 95% CI 0.32-1.01, P = 0.046), which was more evident in patients with the variant-containing genotypes of each of the two SNPs (HR = 0.09, 95% CI 0.02-0.55, P = 0.009 for rs10013228 and HR = 0.39, 95% CI 0.18-0.86, P = 0.020 for rs2071559). Collectively, our findings suggest SNPs in the KDR gene modulate CRC recurrence, especially in those receiving chemotherapy.
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- Guanglong Dong
- Department of General Surgery, The General Hospital of PLA, Beijing, China
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Xing J, Wan S, Zhou F, Qu F, Li B, Myers RE, Fu X, Palazzo JP, He X, Chen Z, Yang H. Genetic polymorphisms in pre-microRNA genes as prognostic markers of colorectal cancer. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2011; 21:217-27. [PMID: 22028396 DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-11-0624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Cumulative data have shown that microRNAs (miRNA) are involved in the etiology and prognosis of colorectal cancer (CRC). Genetic polymorphisms in pre-miRNA genes may influence the biogenesis and functions of their host miRNAs. However, whether these polymorphisms are associated with CRC prognosis remains unknown. METHODS We analyzed the effects of seven single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) in pre-miRNA genes on the prognosis of a Chinese population with 408 CRC patients with surgically-resected adenocarcinoma. RESULTS Two SNPs were identified to be significantly associated with recurrence-free survival and overall survival of the patients. The most significant SNP was rs6505162 in pre-miR-423. Compared with the homozygous wild-type genotype, the variant-containing genotypes of this SNP were significantly associated with both the overall survival (HR = 2.12, 95% CI = 1.34-3.34, P = 0.001) and the recurrence-free survival (HR = 1.59, 95% CI = 1.08-2.36, P = 0.019). Another SNP, rs4919510 in pre-miR-608, was also associated with altered recurrence-free survival (HR = 0.61, 95% CI = 0.41-0.92, P = 0.017). These effects were evident only in patients receiving chemotherapy but not in those without chemotherapy. In addition, the combined analysis of the two SNPs conferred a 2.84-fold (95% CI = 1.50-5.37, P = 0.001) increased risk of recurrence and/or death. Similarly, this effect was only prominent in those receiving chemotherapy (P < 0.001) but not in those without chemotherapy (P = 0.999). CONCLUSIONS Our data suggest that genetic polymorphisms in pre-miRNA genes may impact CRC prognosis especially in patients receiving chemotherapy, a finding that warrants further independent validation. IMPACT This is one of the first studies showing a prognostic role of pre-miRNA gene SNPs in CRC.
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- Jinliang Xing
- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Cell Engineering Research Center & Department of Cell Biology, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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