2015
Enrichment of inflammatory bowel disease and colorectal cancer risk variants in colon expression quantitative trait loci
Hulur I, Gamazon ER, Skol AD, Xicola RM, Llor X, Onel K, Ellis NA, Kupfer SS. Enrichment of inflammatory bowel disease and colorectal cancer risk variants in colon expression quantitative trait loci. BMC Genomics 2015, 16: 138. PMID: 25766683, PMCID: PMC4351699, DOI: 10.1186/s12864-015-1292-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInflammatory bowel diseaseColorectal cancerBowel diseaseSingle nucleotide polymorphismsBody mass indexType 2 diabetesHealthy African AmericansColorectal cancer risk variantsMass indexTarget genesColonic diseaseColonic samplesDiseaseNovel target geneBackgroundGenome-wide association studiesHuman colonDifferent ethnic groupsRisk variantsAfrican AmericansColonFalse discovery rateGenetic variantsNucleotide polymorphismsBiological differencesFunctional role
2012
BMP2 / BMP4 colorectal cancer susceptibility loci in northern and southern European populations
Fernandez-Rozadilla C, Palles C, Carvajal-Carmona L, Peterlongo P, Nici C, Veneroni S, Pinheiro M, Teixeira MR, Moreno V, Lamas MJ, Baiget M, Lopez-Fernandez L, Gonzalez D, Brea-Fernandez A, Clofent J, Bujanda L, Bessa X, Andreu M, Xicola R, Llor X, Jover R, Consortium T, Castells A, Castellvi-Bel S, Carracedo A, Tomlinson I, Ruiz-Ponte C. BMP2 / BMP4 colorectal cancer susceptibility loci in northern and southern European populations. Carcinogenesis 2012, 34: 314-318. PMID: 23161572, DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgs357.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAdultAgedBone Morphogenetic Protein 2Bone Morphogenetic Protein 4Case-Control StudiesColorectal NeoplasmsEuropeFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGene FrequencyGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansMaleMicrosatellite RepeatsMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingPolymorphism, Single NucleotidePrognosisProspective StudiesRisk FactorsConceptsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsMinor allele frequencyCancer susceptibility lociColorectal cancer susceptibility lociSouthern European populationsBone morphogenetic protein (BMP) signalingSusceptibility lociGenome-wide association studiesEuropean populationsMorphogenetic protein signalingSet of populationsDifferential taggingProtein signalingAssociation signalsSouthern European cohortsAssociation studiesDisequilibrium patternsFunctional variantsCausative variantsFurther study designsNucleotide polymorphismsAllele frequenciesLack of replicationLociComplex consequences
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