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
Alcohol intake and risk of oesophageal adenocarcinoma: a pooled analysis from the BEACON Consortium
Freedman ND, Murray LJ, Kamangar F, Abnet CC, Cook MB, Nyrén O, Ye W, Wu AH, Bernstein L, Brown LM, Ward MH, Pandeya N, Green AC, Casson AG, Giffen C, Risch HA, Gammon MD, Chow WH, Vaughan TL, Corley DA, Whiteman DC. Alcohol intake and risk of oesophageal adenocarcinoma: a pooled analysis from the BEACON Consortium. Gut 2011, 60: 1029. PMID: 21406386, PMCID: PMC3439838, DOI: 10.1136/gut.2010.233866.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOesophageal squamous cell carcinomaRisk of OACOesophageal adenocarcinomaAlcohol intakeRisk of OSCCGastro-oesophageal refluxModerate alcohol intakeBody mass indexSquamous cell carcinomaSummary risk estimatesFuture prospective studiesApparent inverse associationCase-control studyHigh alcohol consumptionEsophageal Adenocarcinoma ConsortiumRandom-effects modelLogistic regression modelsCohort studyTobacco smokingMass indexOSCC casesModerate intakeOesophagogastric junctionProspective studyCell carcinomaPossible 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