2015
Genome-wide association study of colorectal cancer identifies six new susceptibility loci
Schumacher FR, Schmit SL, Jiao S, Edlund CK, Wang H, Zhang B, Hsu L, Huang SC, Fischer CP, Harju JF, Idos GE, Lejbkowicz F, Manion FJ, McDonnell K, McNeil CE, Melas M, Rennert HS, Shi W, Thomas DC, Van Den Berg DJ, Hutter CM, Aragaki AK, Butterbach K, Caan BJ, Carlson CS, Chanock SJ, Curtis KR, Fuchs CS, Gala M, Giovannucci EL, Gogarten SM, Hayes RB, Henderson B, Hunter DJ, Jackson RD, Kolonel LN, Kooperberg C, Küry S, LaCroix A, Laurie CC, Laurie CA, Lemire M, Levine D, Ma J, Makar KW, Qu C, Taverna D, Ulrich CM, Wu K, Kono S, West DW, Berndt SI, Bezieau S, Brenner H, Campbell PT, Chan AT, Chang-Claude J, Coetzee GA, Conti DV, Duggan D, Figueiredo JC, Fortini BK, Gallinger SJ, Gauderman WJ, Giles G, Green R, Haile R, Harrison TA, Hoffmeister M, Hopper JL, Hudson TJ, Jacobs E, Iwasaki M, Jee SH, Jenkins M, Jia WH, Joshi A, Li L, Lindor NM, Matsuo K, Moreno V, Mukherjee B, Newcomb PA, Potter JD, Raskin L, Rennert G, Rosse S, Severi G, Schoen RE, Seminara D, Shu XO, Slattery ML, Tsugane S, White E, Xiang YB, Zanke BW, Zheng W, Le Marchand L, Casey G, Gruber SB, Peters U. Genome-wide association study of colorectal cancer identifies six new susceptibility loci. Nature Communications 2015, 6: 7138. PMID: 26151821, PMCID: PMC4967357, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms8138.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNew susceptibility lociAssociation studiesSusceptibility lociSignificant genetic lociGenome-wide association studiesGenome-wide thresholdCommon genetic variantsRare pathogenic mutationsTwo-stage association studyGenetic lociGenetic epidemiology studiesGenetic variantsLociUnderlying biological mechanismsPathogenic mutationsBiological mechanismsAsian ConsortiumGenetic susceptibilityMutationsAdditional insightColorectal cancerCancerVariants
2010
MLH1 Founder Mutations with Moderate Penetrance in Spanish Lynch Syndrome Families
Borràs E, Pineda M, Blanco I, Jewett E, Wang F, Teulé À, Caldés T, Urioste M, Martínez-Bouzas C, Brunet J, Balmaña J, Torres A, Ramón y Cajal T, Sanz J, Pérez-Cabornero L, Castellví-Bel S, Alonso Á, Lanas Á, González S, Moreno V, Gruber S, Rosenberg N, Mukherjee B, Lázaro C, Capellá G. MLH1 Founder Mutations with Moderate Penetrance in Spanish Lynch Syndrome Families. Cancer Research 2010, 70: 7379-7391. PMID: 20858721, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-10-0570.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAdultAge FactorsAgedBase SequenceColorectal Neoplasms, Hereditary NonpolyposisFamily HealthFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGerm-Line MutationHaplotypesHCT116 CellsHumansMaleMiddle AgedMolecular Sequence DataMutL Protein Homolog 1Nuclear ProteinsPenetranceSpainYoung AdultConceptsLynch syndrome familiesMLH1 c.Molecular diagnosis of Lynch syndromeSyndrome familiesDiagnosis of Lynch syndromeFounder originModerate penetranceModified segregation analysisDNA repair gene MLH1Lynch syndromeMLH1 mutationsGenes MLH1Founder effectMRNA processingLoss of expressionFounder mutationEstimated penetranceFamily historySegregation analysisHaplotype analysisIdentified mutationsCarrier familyPathogenic mutationsGenetic counselingMLH1 protein