2021
Exome sequencing of early-onset patients supports genetic heterogeneity in colorectal cancer
Fernández-Rozadilla C, Álvarez-Barona M, Quintana I, López-Novo A, Amigo J, Cameselle-Teijeiro J, Roman E, Gonzalez D, Llor X, Bujanda L, Bessa X, Jover R, Balaguer F, Castells A, Castellví-Bel S, Capellá G, Carracedo A, Valle L, Ruiz-Ponte C. Exome sequencing of early-onset patients supports genetic heterogeneity in colorectal cancer. Scientific Reports 2021, 11: 11135. PMID: 34045552, PMCID: PMC8159954, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-90590-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultColorectal NeoplasmsDNA HelicasesDNA Repair EnzymesDNA-Binding ProteinsExomeExome SequencingFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGenetic HeterogeneityGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansMaleMethyltransferasesMiddle AgedPoly-ADP-Ribose Binding ProteinsProtein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 13ConceptsEarly-onset CRC patientsColorectal cancerCRC patientsEarly-onset patientsGenetic variantsPotential risk allelesCRC onsetYoungest caseCRC developmentIndependent patientsPatientsTruncating variantsRisk allelesExome sequencingNovel genetic variantsRobust studiesTDG geneDisease developmentCandidate variantsCancerMolecular heterogeneityDiseaseComplex diseasesGenetic heterogeneityHigh-impact variants
2013
A genome-wide association study on copy-number variation identifies a 11q11 loss as a candidate susceptibility variant for colorectal cancer
Fernandez-Rozadilla C, Cazier JB, Tomlinson I, Brea-Fernández A, Lamas MJ, Baiget M, López-Fernández LA, Clofent J, Bujanda L, Gonzalez D, de Castro L, The EPICOLON Consortium, Hemminki K, Bessa X, Andreu M, Jover R, Xicola R, Llor X, Moreno V, Castells A, Castellví-Bel S, Carracedo A, Ruiz-Ponte C. A genome-wide association study on copy-number variation identifies a 11q11 loss as a candidate susceptibility variant for colorectal cancer. Human Genetics 2013, 133: 525-534. PMID: 24218287, DOI: 10.1007/s00439-013-1390-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesCommon copy number variantsAssociation studiesGenetic variantsWide association studyCommon structural variationCandidate susceptibility variantsCopy number variationsCopy number variantsSNP variationGenomic sourcesObserved heritabilityCopy number statusSusceptibility variantsComplex diseasesQuantitative PCRStructural variationsEnvironmental factorsGenetic fractionsCRC developmentVariantsCRC susceptibilityLociHeritabilitySNPs
2010
Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in the Wnt and BMP Pathways and Colorectal Cancer Risk in a Spanish Cohort
Fernández-Rozadilla C, de Castro L, Clofent J, Brea-Fernández A, Bessa X, Abulí A, Andreu M, Jover R, Xicola R, Llor X, Castells A, Castellví-Bel S, Carracedo A, Ruiz-Ponte C, . Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in the Wnt and BMP Pathways and Colorectal Cancer Risk in a Spanish Cohort. PLOS ONE 2010, 5: e12673. PMID: 20844743, PMCID: PMC2936577, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0012673.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBMP pathwayLow-penetrance variantsNew susceptibility lociNew risk variantsCandidate gene studiesCarcinogenesis-related pathwaysPathway-based studiesRegulatory SNPsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsAssociation studiesCase-control association studySusceptibility lociGenesSusceptibility variantsRisk variantsNucleotide polymorphismsComplex diseasesSigns of associationPolygenic modelPathwayWntHaplotypic analysisGenetic susceptibilityNatural strategyVariants