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