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
2014
Genetic variation in vitamin D-related genes and risk of colorectal cancer in African Americans
Pibiri F, Kittles RA, Sandler RS, Keku TO, Kupfer SS, Xicola RM, Llor X, Ellis NA. Genetic variation in vitamin D-related genes and risk of colorectal cancer in African Americans. Cancer Causes & Control 2014, 25: 561-570. PMID: 24562971, PMCID: PMC3978221, DOI: 10.1007/s10552-014-0361-y.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
2011
A two-phase case–control study for colorectal cancer genetic susceptibility: candidate genes from chromosomal regions 9q22 and 3q22
Abulí A, Fernández-Rozadilla C, Giráldez MD, Muñoz J, Gonzalo V, Bessa X, Bujanda L, Reñé JM, Lanas A, García AM, Saló J, Argüello L, Vilella À, Carreño R, Jover R, Xicola RM, Llor X, Carvajal-Carmona L, Tomlinson IP, Kerr DJ, Houlston RS, Piqué JM, Carracedo A, Castells A, Andreu M, Ruiz-Ponte C, Castellví-Bel S, for the Gastrointestinal Oncology Group of the Spanish Gastroenterological Association. A two-phase case–control study for colorectal cancer genetic susceptibility: candidate genes from chromosomal regions 9q22 and 3q22. British Journal Of Cancer 2011, 105: 870-875. PMID: 21811255, PMCID: PMC3171011, DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2011.296.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAntigens, CDCarrier ProteinsCase-Control StudiesChromosomes, Human, Pair 3Chromosomes, Human, Pair 9Colorectal NeoplasmsDNA-Binding ProteinsGenetic Association StudiesGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGPI-Linked ProteinsHumansMaleNuclear ProteinsPolymorphism, Single NucleotideSemaphorinsConceptsCRC riskCRC casesColorectal cancerSingle nucleotide polymorphismsCancer-related deathCase-control studyLarge CRC cohortsGenetic variantsLow-penetrance genetic variantsCRC cohortCRC susceptibilityCRC familiesSecond causeGenetic susceptibilityGenetic riskGenetic linkage studiesAdditional associationsCandidate genesRiskPhase 2Plausible candidate genesFurther validationPhase 1Two-phase case-control studyLinkage studies
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 strategyVariantsColorectal Cancer Susceptibility Quantitative Trait Loci in Mice as a Novel Approach to Detect Low-Penetrance Variants in Humans: A Two-Stage Case-Control Study
Fernández-Rozadilla C, Tarrío R, Clofent J, de Castro L, 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, Association F. Colorectal Cancer Susceptibility Quantitative Trait Loci in Mice as a Novel Approach to Detect Low-Penetrance Variants in Humans: A Two-Stage Case-Control Study. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2010, 19: 619-623. PMID: 20142256, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-09-1175.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuantitative trait lociLow-penetrance variantsTrait lociSingle nucleotide polymorphismsSusceptibility quantitative trait lociMouse quantitative trait lociHuman candidate genesSyntenic regionsGene selection strategyGenetic basisCyr61 geneCandidate genesPenetrant mutationsGenesLociPolygenic modelCancer susceptibilityEarly CRC detectionColorectal cancer susceptibilityGenetic modelingCRC riskPolymorphismColorectal cancerVariantsCRC detection