Search Results - "Barnetson, Rebecca A"
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Effect of aspirin and NSAIDs on risk and survival from colorectal cancer
Published in Gut (01-12-2010)“…Previous studies have shown that aspirin and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) lower colorectal cancer (CRC) risk. However, the lowest…”
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Meta-analysis of three genome-wide association studies identifies susceptibility loci for colorectal cancer at 1q41, 3q26.2, 12q13.13 and 20q13.33
Published in Nature genetics (01-11-2010)“…Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified ten loci harboring common variants that influence risk of developing colorectal cancer (CRC). To enhance…”
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Identification and Survival of Carriers of Mutations in DNA Mismatch-Repair Genes in Colon Cancer
Published in The New England journal of medicine (29-06-2006)“…A group of 870 consecutive patients with colorectal cancer were tested for germ-line mutations in DNA repair genes. A two-stage model was devised to predict…”
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Genome-wide association scan identifies a colorectal cancer susceptibility locus on 11q23 and replicates risk loci at 8q24 and 18q21
Published in Nature genetics (01-05-2008)“…In a genome-wide association study to identify loci associated with colorectal cancer (CRC) risk, we genotyped 555,510 SNPs in 1,012 early-onset Scottish CRC…”
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Risks of Lynch Syndrome Cancers for MSH6 Mutation Carriers
Published in JNCI : Journal of the National Cancer Institute (03-02-2010)“…Background Germline mutations in MSH6 account for 10%–20% of Lynch syndrome colorectal cancers caused by hereditary DNA mismatch repair gene mutations. Because…”
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Dietary Vitamin B6 Intake and the Risk of Colorectal Cancer
Published in Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention (01-01-2008)“…Vitamin B6, a coenzyme in the folate metabolism pathway, may have anticarcinogenic effects. Laboratory and epidemiologic studies support the hypothesis of its…”
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Modification of the inverse association between dietary vitamin D intake and colorectal cancer risk by a FokI variant supports a chemoprotective action of Vitamin D intake mediated through VDR binding
Published in International journal of cancer (01-11-2008)“…Vitamin D has anticarcinogenic properties and might influence colorectal cancer (CRC) risk, but the epidemiological evidence is inconsistent. Many mechanisms…”
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Modification of the associations between lifestyle, dietary factors and colorectal cancer risk by APC variants
Published in Carcinogenesis (New York) (01-09-2008)“…In a large Scottish case–control study, we investigated the effects of adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) Asp1822Val (rs459552) and APC Glu1317Gln substitutions…”
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A genome-wide association study identifies colorectal cancer susceptibility loci on chromosomes 10p14 and 8q23.3
Published in Nature genetics (01-05-2008)“…To identify colorectal cancer (CRC) susceptibility alleles, we conducted a genome-wide association study. In phase 1, we genotyped 550,163 tagSNPs in 940…”
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Classification of ambiguous mutations in DNA mismatch repair genes identified in a population-based study of colorectal cancer
Published in Human mutation (01-03-2008)“…Identification of germline mutations in DNA mismatch repair genes in colorectal cancer probands without an extensive family history can be problematic when…”
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Unusual presentation of Lynch Syndrome
Published in Hereditary cancer in clinical practice (03-06-2009)“…Lynch Syndrome/HNPCC is a syndrome of cancer predisposition linked to inherited mutations of genes participating in post-replicative DNA mismatch repair (MMR)…”
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Ten Common Genetic Variants Associated with Colorectal Cancer Risk Are Not Associated with Survival after Diagnosis
Published in Clinical cancer research (15-07-2010)“…To date, genomewide association studies have identified 10 genetic loci associated with colorectal cancer (CRC) susceptibility. We hypothesized that these loci…”
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Aurora-A/STK15 T+91A is a general low penetrance cancer susceptibility gene: a meta-analysis of multiple cancer types
Published in Carcinogenesis (New York) (01-08-2005)“…STK15 (Aurora-A) is a serine/threonine kinase involved in mitotic chromosomal segregation. A genetic variant in STK15 T+91A (resulting in the amino acid…”
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Association between common mtDNA variants and all-cause or colorectal cancer mortality
Published in Carcinogenesis (New York) (01-02-2010)“…Mutations in the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) have been found to be present in several types of tumours including tumours of the large bowel. However, their role…”
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Meta-analysis of genome-wide association data identifies four new susceptibility loci for colorectal cancer
Published in Nature genetics (01-12-2008)“…Richard Houlston and colleagues identify four new susceptibility loci for colorectal cancer through a meta-analysis of genome-wide association data, followed…”
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Germline mutation prevalence in the base excision repair gene, MYH, in patients with endometrial cancer
Published in Clinical genetics (01-12-2007)“…Germline mutations in the base excision repair gene, MutY human homolog (MYH), have recently been associated with a recessively inherited multiple adenoma…”
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Modification of the inverse association between dietary vitamin D intake and colorectal cancer risk by a Fok I variant supports a chemoprotective action of Vitamin D intake mediated through VDR binding
Published in International journal of cancer (01-11-2008)“…Abstract Vitamin D has anticarcinogenic properties and might influence colorectal cancer (CRC) risk, but the epidemiological evidence is inconsistent. Many…”
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