2012
Genetic variation in C20orf54, PLCE1 and MUC1 and the risk of upper gastrointestinal cancers in Caucasian populations
Palmer AJ, Lochhead P, Hold GL, Rabkin CS, Chow WH, Lissowska J, Vaughan TL, Berry S, Gammon M, Risch H, El-Omar EM. Genetic variation in C20orf54, PLCE1 and MUC1 and the risk of upper gastrointestinal cancers in Caucasian populations. European Journal Of Cancer Prevention 2012, 21: 541-544. PMID: 22805490, PMCID: PMC3460062, DOI: 10.1097/cej.0b013e3283529b79.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAdultBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Squamous CellCase-Control StudiesEsophageal NeoplasmsFemaleGastrointestinal NeoplasmsGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansMaleMembrane Transport ProteinsMucin-1Phosphoinositide Phospholipase CPolandPolymorphism, Single NucleotidePrognosisRisk FactorsUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsUpper gastrointestinal cancerOesophageal squamous cell cancerSquamous cell cancerGastrointestinal cancerCancer casesRisk of GCCaucasian populationCell cancerOdds ratioOesophageal squamous cell carcinomaSquamous cell carcinomaConfidence intervalsCase-control studyIntestinal histological typeGastric cancer casesHistological typeCell carcinomaSimilar associationGC casesChinese populationFirst studyCancerLarge genome-wide association studiesMUC1Adenocarcinoma
2011
Possible association between a genetic polymorphism at 8q24 and risk of upper gastrointestinal cancer
Lochhead P, Ng MT, Hold GL, Rabkin CS, Vaughan TL, Gammon MD, Risch HA, Lissowska J, Mukhopadhya I, Chow WH, El-Omar EM. Possible association between a genetic polymorphism at 8q24 and risk of upper gastrointestinal cancer. European Journal Of Cancer Prevention 2011, 20: 54-57. PMID: 21102338, PMCID: PMC3020097, DOI: 10.1097/cej.0b013e328341e320.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOesophageal cancerOdds ratioStudy populationCancer riskPopulation-based case-control studyUpper gastrointestinal cancer riskOesophageal squamous cell carcinomaGastrointestinal cancer riskWide association studies-identified single-nucleotide polymorphismsNoncardia gastric cancerSquamous cell carcinomaUpper gastrointestinal cancerCase-control studyColorectal cancer susceptibilitySecond study populationGastric cancer casesGastric cancer riskPotential confounding variablesFirst study populationCardia cancerCell carcinomaGastrointestinal cancerInverse associationCancer casesGastric cancer
2010
Genetic Variation in the Prostate Stem Cell Antigen Gene and Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer in White Individuals
Lochhead P, Frank B, Hold GL, Rabkin CS, Ng MT, Vaughan TL, Risch HA, Gammon MD, Lissowska J, Weck MN, Raum E, Müller H, Illig T, Klopp N, Dawson A, McColl KE, Brenner H, Chow W, El–Omar E. Genetic Variation in the Prostate Stem Cell Antigen Gene and Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer in White Individuals. Gastroenterology 2010, 140: 435-441. PMID: 21070776, PMCID: PMC3031760, DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2010.11.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAntigens, NeoplasmCarcinoma, Squamous CellCase-Control StudiesEsophageal NeoplasmsFemaleGastritis, AtrophicGastrointestinal NeoplasmsGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGPI-Linked ProteinsHelicobacter InfectionsHelicobacter pyloriHumansMaleNeoplasm ProteinsPolymorphism, Single NucleotideRiskWhite PeopleConceptsChronic atrophic gastritisNoncardia gastric cancerUpper gastrointestinal cancerGastric cancer casesProstate stem cell antigen (PSCA) geneCancer casesGastric cancerAtrophic gastritisGastrointestinal cancerRs2294008 polymorphismWhite individualsRisk allelesHelicobacter pylori-infected subjectsPylori-infected subjectsPopulation-based studySquamous cell carcinomaGastric cancer patientsGastric cardia cancerCase-control studyEsophageal cancer casesDiffuse histologic typeAntigen geneProximal cancersGastric atrophyHistologic type
2003
Increased risk of noncardia gastric cancer associated with proinflammatory cytokine gene polymorphisms
El-Omar EM, Rabkin CS, Gammon MD, Vaughan TL, Risch HA, Schoenberg JB, Stanford JL, Mayne ST, Goedert J, Blot WJ, Fraumeni JF, Chow WH. Increased risk of noncardia gastric cancer associated with proinflammatory cytokine gene polymorphisms. Gastroenterology 2003, 124: 1193-1201. PMID: 12730860, DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5085(03)00157-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProinflammatory cytokine gene polymorphismsNoncardia gastric cancerUpper gastrointestinal cancerCytokine gene polymorphismsGastric cancerIL-10Gastrointestinal cancerReceptor antagonistGene polymorphismsPopulation-based case-control studyCytokine genesTumor necrosis factor AAnti-inflammatory cytokine genesIL-1 receptor antagonistGastric H. pylori infectionEsophageal squamous cell carcinomaHelicobacter pylori-related gastric cancerTumor necrosis factor alphaNoncardia gastric adenocarcinomaIL-1 gene clusterFrequency-matched controlsSquamous cell carcinomaH. pylori infectionGastric cardia cancerCase-control study