• Association of Selenoprotein and Selenium Pathway Genotypes with Risk of Colorectal Cancer and Interaction with Selenium Status 

      Fedirko, Veronika; Jenab, Mazda; Méplan, Catherine; Jones, Jeb S.; Zhu, Wanzhe; Schomburg, Lutz; Siddiq, Afshan; Hybsier, Sandra; Overvad, Kim; Tjønneland, Anne; Omichessan, Hanane; Perduca, Vittorio; Boutron-Ruault, Marie-Christine; Kühn, Tilman; Katzke, Verena; Aleksandrova, Krasimira; Trichopoulou, Antonia; Karakatsani, Anna; Kotanidou, Anastasia; Tumino, Rosario; Panico, Salvatore; Masala, Giovanna; Agnoli, Claudia; Naccarati, Alessio; Bueno-De-Mesquita, Bas; Vermeulen, Roel C.H.; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Skeie, Guri; Nøst, Therese Haugdahl; Lujan-Barroso, Leila; Quirós, Jose Ramón; Huerta, José María; Rodríguez-Barranco, Miguel; Barricarte, Aurelio; Gylling, Björn; Harlid, Sophia; Bradbury, Kathryn Erica; Wareham, Nick; Khaw, Kay-Tee; Gunter, Marc J.; Murphy, Neil; Freisling, Heinz; Tsilidis, Kostas; Aune, Dagfinn; Riboli, Elio; Hesketh, John E.; Hughes, David J. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-04-25)
      Selenoprotein genetic variations and suboptimal selenium (Se) levels may contribute to the risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) development. We examined the association between CRC risk and genotype for single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in selenoprotein and Se metabolic pathway genes. <i>Illumina Goldengate</i> assays were designed and resulted in the genotyping of 1040 variants in 154 genes ...
    • Combined impact of healthy lifestyle factors on colorectal cancer: A large European cohort study 

      Aleksandrova, Krasimira; Pischon, Tobias; Jenab, Mazda; Bueno-de-Mesquita, Bas H; Fedirko, Veronika; Norat, Teresa; Romaguera, Dora; Knüppel, Sven; Boutron-Ruault, Marie-Christine; Dossus, Laure; Dartois, Laureen; Kaaks, Rudolf; Li, Kuanrong; Tjønneland, Anne; Overvad, Kim; Quirós, José Ramón; Buckland, Genevieve; Sanchez, Maria Jose; Dorronsoro, Miren; Chirlaque, Maria-Dolores; Barricarte, Aurelio; Khaw, Kay-Tee; Wareham, Nicholas J; Bradbury, Kathryn E; Trichopoulou, Antonia; Lagiou, Pagona; Trichopoulos, Dimitrios; Palli, Domenico; Krogh, Vittorio; Tumino, Rosario; Naccarati, Alessio; Panico, Salvatore; Siersema, Peter D.; Peeters, Petra HM; Ljuslinder, Ingrid; Johansson, Ingegerd; Ericson, Ulrika; Ohlsson, Bodil; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Skeie, Guri; Borch, Kristin Benjaminsen; Rinaldi, Sabina; Romieu, Isabelle; Kong, Joyce; Gunter, Marc J; Ward, Heather A; Riboli, Elio; Boeing, Heiner (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2014)
    • Exposure to bacterial products lipopolysaccharide and flagellin and hepatocellular carcinoma: A nested case-control study 

      Fedirko, Veronika; Tran, Hao Quang; Gewirtz, Andrew T.; Stepien, Magdalena; Trichopoulou, Antonia; Aleksandrova, Krasimira; Olsen, Anja; Tjønneland, Anne; Overvad, Kim; Carbonnel, Franck; Boutron-Ruault, Marie-Christine; Severi, Gianluca; Kühn, Tilman; Kaaks, Rudolf; Boeing, Heiner; Bamia, Christina; Lagiou, Pagona; Grioni, Sara; Panico, Salvatore; Palli, Domenico; Tumino, Rosario; Naccarati, Alessio; Peeters, Petra H.; Bueno-De-Mesquita, Hendrik Bastiaan; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Castaño, José María Huerta; Barricarte, Aurelio; Sánchez, María-José; Dorronsoro, Miren; Quirós, José Ramón; Agudo, Antonio; Sjöberg, Klas; Ohlsson, Bodil; Hemmingsson, Oskar; Werner, Mårten; Bradbury, Kathryn E.; Khaw, Kay-Tee; Wareham, Nick; Tsilidis, Konstantinos K.; Aune, Dagfinn; Scalbert, Augustin; Romieu, Isabelle; Riboli, Elio; Jenab, Mazda (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-04-04)
      Background:<br>Leakage of bacterial products across the gut barrier may play a role in liver diseases which often precede the development of liver cancer. However, human studies, particularly from prospective settings, are lacking.<br>Methods:<br>We used a case-control study design nested within a large prospective cohort to assess the association between circulating levels of anti-lipopolysaccharide ...
    • Flavonoid and lignan intake and pancreatic cancer risk in the European prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition cohort 

      Molina-Montes, Esther; Sánchez, María-José; Zamora-Ros, Raul; Bueno-de-Mesquita, H. Bas; Wark, Petra A.; Obon-Santacana, Mireia; Kühn, Tilman; Katzke, Verena; Travis, Ruth C.; Ye, Weimin; Sund, Malin; Naccarati, Alessio; Mattiello, Amalia; Krogh, Vittorio; Martorana, Caterina; Masala, Giovanna; Amiano, Pilar; Huerta, José María; Barricarte, Aurelio; Quirós, José Ramón; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Åsli, Lene Angel; Skeie, Guri; Ericson, Ulrika; Sonestedt, Emily; Peeters, Petra H.; Romieu, Isabelle; Scalbert, Augustin; Overvad, Kim; Clemens, Matthias; Boeing, Heiner; Trichopoulou, Antonia; Peppa, Eleni; Vidalis, Pavlos; Khaw, Kay-Tee; Wareham, Nick; Olsen, Anja; Tjønneland, Anne; Boutroun-Rualt, Marie-Christine; Clavel-Chapelon, Françoise; Cross, Amanda J.; Lu, Yunxia; Riboli, Elio; Duell, Eric J. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-06-10)
      Despite the potential cancer preventive effects of flavonoids and lignans, their ability to reduce pancreatic cancer risk has not been demonstrated in epidemiological studies. Our aim was to examine the association between dietary intakes of flavonoids and lignans and pancreatic cancer risk in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) cohort. A total of 865 exocrine ...
    • Hypomethylation of smoking-related genes is associated with future lung cancer in four prospective cohorts 

      Fasanelli, Francesca; Baglietto, Laura; Ponzi, Erica; Guida, Florence; Campanella, Gianluca; Johansson, Mattias; Grankvist, Kjell; Johansson, Mikael; Assumma, Manuela Bianca; Naccarati, Alessio; Chadeau-Hyam, Marc; Ala, Ugo; Faltus, Christian; Kaaks, Rudolf; Risch, Angela; De Stavola, Bianca; Hodge, Allison; Giles, Graham G.; Southey, Melissa C.; Relton, Caroline L.; Haycock, Philip C.; Lund, Eiliv; Polidoro, Silvia; Sandanger, Torkjel M; Severi, Gianluca; Vineis, Paolo (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-12-15)
      DNA hypomethylation in certain genes is associated with tobacco exposure but it is unknown whether these methylation changes translate into increased lung cancer risk. In an epigenome-wide study of DNA from pre-diagnostic blood samples from 132 case–control pairs in the NOWAC cohort, we observe that the most significant associations with lung cancer risk are for cg05575921 in AHRR (OR for 1 s.d.=0.37, ...
    • Methodological issues in a prospective study on plasma concentrations of persistent organic pollutants and pancreatic cancer risk within the EPIC cohort 

      Gasull, Magda; Pumarega, José; Kiviranta, Hannu; Rantakokko, Panu; Raaschou-Nielsen, Ole; Bergdahl, Ingvar A.; Sandanger, Torkjel M; Goñi, Fernando; Cirera, Lluís; Donat-Vargas, Carolina; Alguacil, Juan; Iglesias, Mar; Tjønneland, Anne; Overvad, Kim; Mancini, Francesca Romana; Boutron-Ruault, Marie-Christine; Severi, Gianluca; Johnson, Theron; Kühn, Tilman; Trichopoulou, Antonia; Karakatsani, Anna; Peppa, Eleni; Palli, Domenico; Pala, Valeria; Tumino, Rosario; Naccarati, Alessio; Panico, Salvatore; Verschuren, Monique; Vermeulen, Roel; Rylander, Charlotta; Nøst, Therese Haugdahl; Rodriguez-Barranco, Miguel; Molinuevo, Amaia; Chirlaque, Maria-Dolores; Ardanaz, Eva; Sund, Malin; Key, Tim; Ye, Weimin; Jenab, Mazda; Michaud, Dominique; Matullo, Giuseppe; Canzian, Federico; Kaaks, Rudolf; Nieters, Alexandra; Nöthlings, Ute; Jeurnink, Suzanne; Chajes, Veronique; Matejcic, Marco; Gunter, Marc; Aune, Dagfinn; Riboli, Elio; Agudo, Antoni; Gonzalez, Carlos Alberto; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Bueno-de-Mesquita, Hendrik Bastiaan; Duell, Eric J.; Vineis, Paolo; Porta, Miquel (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-11-23)
      <i>Background</i> - The use of biomarkers of environmental exposure to explore new risk factors for pancreatic cancer presents clinical, logistic, and methodological challenges that are also relevant in research on other complex diseases.<p> <p><i>Objectives</i> - First, to summarize the main design features of a prospective case-control study –nested within the European Prospective Investigation ...
    • Plasma concentrations of persistent organic pollutants and pancreatic cancer risk 

      Porta, Miquel; Gasull, Magda; Pumarega, José; Kiviranta, Hannu; Rantakokko, Panu; Raaschou-Nielsen, Ole; Bergdahl, Ingvar A.; Sandanger, Torkjel M; Agudo, Antoni; Rylander, Charlotta; Nøst, Therese Haugdahl; Donat-Vargas, Carolina; Aune, Dagfinn; Heath, Alicia K; Cirera, Lluís; Goni-Irigoyen, Fernando; Alguacil, Juan; Giménez-Robert, Álex; Tjønneland, Anne; Sund, Malin; Overvad, Kim; Romana Mancini, Francesca; Rebours, Vinciane; Boutron-Ruault, Marie Christine; Kaaks, Rudolf; Schulze, Matthias B.; Trichopoulou, Antonia; Palli, Domenico; Grioni, Sara; Tumino, Rosario; Naccarati, Alessio; Panico, Salvatore; Vermeulen, Roel; Ramón Quirós, J; Rodríguez-Barranco, Miguel; Colorado-Yohar, Sandra M.; Chirlaque, María Dolores; Ardanaz, Eva; Wareham, Nick; Key, Tim; Johansson, Mattias; Murphy, Neil; Ferrari, Pietro; Huybrechts, Inge; Chajes, Veronique; Gonzalez, Carlos Alberto; de Mesquita, Bas Bueno; Gunter, Marc; Vainio, Elisabete Weiderpass; Riboli, Elio; Duell, Eric J; Katzke, Verena; Vineis, Paolo (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-07-14)
      Background: Findings and limitations of previous studies on persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and pancreatic cancer risk support conducting further research in prospective cohorts.<p> Methods: We conducted a prospective case-control study nested within the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) cohort. Participants were 513 pancreatic cancer cases and 1020 matched ...
    • Plasma microRNAs as biomarkers of pancreatic cancer risk in a prospective cohort study 

      Duell, Eric J.; Lujan-Barroso, Leila; Sala, Núria; Deitz McElyea, Samantha; Overvad, Kim; Tjønneland, Anne; Olsen, Anja; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Busund, Lill-Tove; Moi, Line; Muller, David; Aune, Dagfinn; Naccarati, Alessio; Panico, Salavatore; Tagliabue, Giovanna; Tumino, Rosario; Palli, Domenico; Kaaks, Rudolf; Katzke, Verena A.; Boeing, Heiner; Bueno-De-Mesquita, Hendrik Bastiaan; Peeters, Petra H.; Trichopoulou, Antonia; Lagiou, Pagona; Kotanidou, Anastasia; Travis, Ruth C.; Wareham, Nick; Khaw, Kay-Tee; Quirõs, Jose Ramõn; Rodríguez-Barranco, Miguel; Dorronsoro, Miren; Chirlaque, María Dolores; Ardanaz, Eva; Severi, Gianluca; Boutron-Ruault, Marie-Christine; Rebours, Vinciane; Brennan, Paul; Gunter, Marc; Scelo, Ghislaine; Cote, Greg; Sherman, Stuart; Korc, Murray (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-06-12)
      Noninvasive biomarkers for early pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) diagnosis and disease risk stratification are greatly needed. We conducted a nested case-control study within the Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) cohort to evaluate prediagnostic microRNAs (miRs) as biomarkers of subsequent PDAC risk. A panel of eight miRs (miR-10a, -10b, -21-3p, -21-5p, -30c, -106b, ...
    • Pre-diagnostic copper and zinc biomarkers and colorectal cancer risk in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition cohort 

      Stepien, Magdalena; Jenab, Mazda; Freisling, Heinz; Becker, Niels-Peter; Czuban, Magdalena; Tjønneland, Anne; Olsen, Anja; Overvad, Kim; Boutron-Ruault, Marie-Christine; Mancini, Francesca Romana; Savoye, Isabelle; Katzke, Verena; Kühn, Tilman; Boeing, Heiner; Iqbal, Khalid; Trichopoulou, Antonia; Bamia, Christina; Orfanos, Philippos; Palli, Domenico; Sieri, Sabina; Tumino, Rosario; Naccarati, Alessio; Panico, Salvatore; Bueno-De-Mesquita, Hendrik Bastiaan; Peeters, Petra H.; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Merino, Susana; Jakszyn, Paula; Sánchez, María-José; Dorronsoro, Miren; Huerta, José María; Barricarte, Aurelio; Boden, Stina; van Guelpen, Behany; Wareham, Nick; Khaw, Kay-Tee; Bradbury, Kathryn E.; Cross, Amanda J.; Schomburg, Lutz; Hughes, David J. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed; Preprint; Manuskript, 2017-07-01)
      Adequate intake of copper and zinc, two essential micronutrients, are important for antioxidant functions. Their imbalance may have implications for development of diseases like colorectal cancer (CRC), where oxidative stress is thought to be etiologically involved. As evidence from prospective epidemiologic studies is lacking, we conducted a case-control study nested within the European Prospective ...
    • Pre-diagnostic meat and fibre intakes in relation to colorectal cancer survival in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition 

      Ward, Heather A.; Norat, Teresa; Overvad, Kim; Dahm, Christina C.; Bueno-de-Mesquita, H. Bas; Jenab, Mazda; Fedirko, Veronika; van Duijnhoven, Fränzel J.B.; Skeie, Guri; Romaguera-Bosch, Dora; Tjønneland, Anne; Olsen, Anja; Carbonnel, Franck; Affret, Aurélie; Boutron-Ruault, Marie-Christine; Katzke, Verena; Kühn, Tilman; Aleksandrova, Krassimira; Boeing, Heiner; Trichopoulou, Antonia; Lagiou, Pagona; Bamia, Christina; Palli, Domenico; Sieri, Sabina; Tumino, Rosario; Naccarati, Alessio; Mattiello, Amalia; Peeters, Petra H.M.; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Åsli, Lene Angell; Jakszyn, Paula; Ramõn Quirõs, Jose; Sánchez, María-José; Dorronsoro, Miren; Huerta, José María; Barricarte, Aurelio; Jirström, Karin; Ericson, Ulrika; Johansson, Ingegerd; Gylling, Björn; Bradbury, Kathryn E.; Khaw, Kay-Tee; Wareham, Nicholas J.; Stepien, Magdalena; Freisling, Heinz; Murphy, Neil; Cross, Amanda J.; Riboli, Elio (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-05-19)
    • Soluble Receptor for Advanced Glycation End-products (sRAGE) and colorectal cancer risk: a 1 case-control study nested within a European prospective cohort 

      Aglago, Elom K.; Rinaldi, Sabina; Freisling, Heinz; Jiao, Li; Hughes, David J.; Fedirko, Veronika; Schalkwijk, Casper C; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Dahm, Christina C.; Overvad, Kim; Eriksen, Anne Kirstine; Kyrø, Cecilie; Boutron-Ruault, Marie-Christine; Rothwell, Joseph A.; Severi, Gianluca; Katzke, Verena; Kuhn, Tilman; Schulze, Matthias B.; Krasimira, Aleksandrova; Masala, Giovanna; Krogh, Vittorio; Panico, Salavatore; Tumino, Rosario; Naccarati, Alessio; Bueno-De-Mesquita, Bas; van Gils, Carla H.; Sandanger, Torkjel M; Gram, Inger Torhild; Skeie, Guri; Quiros, J. Ramon; Jakszyn, Rachel; Sanchez, Maria-Jose; Amiano, Pilar; Huerta, Jose Maria; Ardanaz, Eva; Johansson, Ingegerd; Harlid, Sophia; Perez-Cornago, Aurora; Mayén, Ana-Lucia; Cordova, Reynalda; Gunter, Marc J.; Vineis, Paolo; Cross, Amanda J.; Riboli, Elio; Jenab, Mazda (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-10-20)
      <p>Background: Overexpression of the receptor for advanced glycation end-product (RAGE) has been associated with chronic inflammation, which in turn has been associated with increased colorectal cancer risk. Soluble RAGE (sRAGE) competes with RAGE to bind its ligands, thus potentially preventing RAGE-induced inflammation. <p>Methods: To investigate whether sRAGE and related genetic variants are ...
    • Stochastic Epigenetic Mutations Are Associated with Risk of Breast Cancer, Lung Cancer, and Mature B-cell Neoplasms 

      Gagliardi, Amedeo; Dugué, Pierre-Antoine; Nøst, Therese Haugdahl; Southey, Melissa C.; Buchanan, Daniel D.; Schmidt, Daniel F; Makalic, Enes; Hodge, Allison M; English, Dallas R.; Wong Doo, Nicole; Hopper, John L.; Severi, Gianluca; Baglietto, Laura; Naccarati, Alessio; Krogh, Vittorio; Palli, Domenico; Panico, Salvatore; Sacerdote, Carlotta; Tumino, Rosario; Lund, Eiliv; Giles, Graham; Pardini, Barbara; Sandanger, Torkjel M; Milne, Roger L.; Paolo, Vineis; Polidoro, Silvia; Fiorito, Giovanni (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-08-11)
      <p>Background: Age-related epigenetic dysregulations are associated with several diseases, including cancer. The number of stochastic epigenetic mutations (SEM) has been suggested as a biomarker of life-course accumulation of exposure-related DNA damage; however, the predictive role of SEMs in cancer has seldom been investigated. <p>Methods: A SEM, at a given CpG site, was defined as an extreme ...