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GWAS-Identified Common Variants for Obesity Are Not Associated with the Risk of Developing Colorectal Cancer

Sainz, Juan ; Frank, Bernd ; da Silva Filho, Miguel I. ; Hoffmeister, Michael ; Rudolph, Anja ; Butterbach, Katja ; Chang-Claude, Jenny ; Brenner, Hermann ; Hemminki, Kari LU and Försti, Asta LU (2014) In Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 23(6). p.1125-1128
Abstract
Background: Observational studies have consistently associated obesity with colorectal cancer risk. Because both traits are genetically determined and share some metabolic biomarkers, we hypothesized that obesity-related polymorphisms could also influence the risk of developing colorectal cancer. Methods: We conducted a comprehensive population-based case-control study in 1,792 German colorectal cancer cases and 1,805 controls to explore associations between 28 obesogenic variants identified through genome-wide association studies (GWAS) and colorectal cancer risk. We also evaluated interactions between polymorphisms and body mass index (BMI), type II diabetes (T2D), and gender. Results: No evidence of association between obesogenic... (More)
Background: Observational studies have consistently associated obesity with colorectal cancer risk. Because both traits are genetically determined and share some metabolic biomarkers, we hypothesized that obesity-related polymorphisms could also influence the risk of developing colorectal cancer. Methods: We conducted a comprehensive population-based case-control study in 1,792 German colorectal cancer cases and 1,805 controls to explore associations between 28 obesogenic variants identified through genome-wide association studies (GWAS) and colorectal cancer risk. We also evaluated interactions between polymorphisms and body mass index (BMI), type II diabetes (T2D), and gender. Results: No evidence of association between obesogenic variants and colorectal cancer risk was observed after correction for multiple testing. There was only a remarkable interaction between the LTA(rs1041981) polymorphism and gender, which modified the risk of colorectal cancer [P-interaction - 0.002; males: odds ratio (OR), 1.14; 95% confidence intervals (CI), 1.00-1.30 vs. females: OR, 0.83; 95% CI, 0.71-0.97]. Conclusions: Our findings showed that obesogenic variants are not a major pathogenetic risk factor for colorectal cancer. (Less)
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Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention
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23
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American Association for Cancer Research
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1538-7755
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10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-13-1354
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  abstract     = {{Background: Observational studies have consistently associated obesity with colorectal cancer risk. Because both traits are genetically determined and share some metabolic biomarkers, we hypothesized that obesity-related polymorphisms could also influence the risk of developing colorectal cancer. Methods: We conducted a comprehensive population-based case-control study in 1,792 German colorectal cancer cases and 1,805 controls to explore associations between 28 obesogenic variants identified through genome-wide association studies (GWAS) and colorectal cancer risk. We also evaluated interactions between polymorphisms and body mass index (BMI), type II diabetes (T2D), and gender. Results: No evidence of association between obesogenic variants and colorectal cancer risk was observed after correction for multiple testing. There was only a remarkable interaction between the LTA(rs1041981) polymorphism and gender, which modified the risk of colorectal cancer [P-interaction - 0.002; males: odds ratio (OR), 1.14; 95% confidence intervals (CI), 1.00-1.30 vs. females: OR, 0.83; 95% CI, 0.71-0.97]. Conclusions: Our findings showed that obesogenic variants are not a major pathogenetic risk factor for colorectal cancer.}},
  author       = {{Sainz, Juan and Frank, Bernd and da Silva Filho, Miguel I. and Hoffmeister, Michael and Rudolph, Anja and Butterbach, Katja and Chang-Claude, Jenny and Brenner, Hermann and Hemminki, Kari and Försti, Asta}},
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  series       = {{Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention}},
  title        = {{GWAS-Identified Common Variants for Obesity Are Not Associated with the Risk of Developing Colorectal Cancer}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-13-1354}},
  doi          = {{10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-13-1354}},
  volume       = {{23}},
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