• 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 ...
    • Blood cell DNA methylation biomarkers in preclinical malignant pleural mesothelioma: The EPIC prospective cohort 

      Allione, Alessandra; Viberti, Clara; Cotellessa, Ilaria; Catalano, Chiara; Casalone, Elisabetta; Cugliari, Giovanni; Russo, Alessia; Guarrera, Simonetta; Mirabelli, Dario; Sacerdote, Carlotta; Gentile, Marco; Eichelmann, Fabian; Schulze, Matthias B.; Harlid, Sophia; Eriksen, Anne Kirstine; Tjønneland, Anne; Andersson, Martin; Dollé, Martijn E.T.; Van Puyvelde, Heleen; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Rodriguez-Barranco, Miguel; Agudo, Antonio; Heath, Alicia K.; Chirlaque, María-Dolores; Truong, Thérèse; Dragic, Dzevka; Severi, Gianluca; Sieri, Sabina; Sandanger, Torkjel M; Ardanaz, Eva; Vineis, Paolo; Matullo, Giuseppe (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-10-28)
      Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare and aggressive cancer mainly caused by asbestos exposure. Specific and sensitive noninvasive biomarkers may facilitate and enhance screening programs for the early detection of cancer. We investigated DNA methylation (DNAm) profiles in MPM prediagnostic blood samples in a case-control study nested in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer ...
    • Cigarette Smoking and Endometrial Cancer Risk: Observational and Mendelian Randomization Analyses 

      Dimou, Niki; Omiyale, Wemimo; Biessy, Carine; Viallon, Vivian; Kaaks, Rudolf; O'Mara, Tracy A.; Aglago, Elom K.; Ardanaz, Eva; Bergmann, Manuela M.; Bondonno, Nicola P.; Braaten, Tonje; Colorado-Yohar, Sandra M.; Crous-Bou, Marta; Dahm, Christina C.; Fortner, Renée T.; Gram, Inger Torhild; Harlid, Sophia; Heath, Alicia K.; Idahl, Annika; Kvaskoff, Marina; Nøst, Therese Haugdahl; Overvad, Kim; Palli, Domenico; Perez-Cornago, Aurora; Sacerdote, Carlotta; Sánchez, Maria-Jose; Schulze, Matthias B.; Severi, Gianluca; Simeon, Vittorio; Tagliabue, Giovanna; Tjønneland, Anne; Truong, Thérése; Tumino, Rosario; Johansson, Mattias; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Murphy, Neil; Gunter, Marc J.; Lacey, Ben; Allen, Naomi E.; Dossus, Laure (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-06-16)
      Background: Current epidemiologic evidence indicates that smoking is associated with a lower endometrial cancer risk. However, it is unknown if this association is causal or confounded. To further elucidate the role of smoking in endometrial cancer risk, we conducted complementary observational and Mendelian randomization (MR) analyses.<p> <p>Methods: The observational analyses included 286,415 ...
    • Comparison of prognostic models to predict the occurrence of colorectal cancer in asymptomatic individuals: A systematic literature review and external validation in the EPIC and UK Biobank prospective cohort studies 

      Smith, Todd; Muller, David C.; Moons, Karel G.M.; Cross, Amanda J.; Johansson, Mattias; Ferrari, Pietro; Fagherazzi, Guy; Peeters, Petra H. M.; Severi, Gianluca; Hüsing, Anika; Kaaks, Rudolf; Tjønneland, Anne; Olsen, Anja; Overvad, Kim; Bonet, Catalina; Rodríguez-Barranco, Miguel; Huerta, Jose Maria; Gurrea, Aurelio Barricarte; Bradbury, Kathryn Erica; Trichopoulou, Antonia; Bamia, Christina; Orfanos, Philippos; Palli, Domenico; Pala, Valeria; Vineis, Paolo; Bueno-De-Mesquita, Bas; Ohlsson, Bodil; Harlid, Sophia; Van Guelpen, Bethany; Skeie, Guri; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Jenab, Mazda; Murphy, Neil; Riboli, Eilo; Gunter, Marc J.; Aleksandrova, Krasimira Jekova; Tzoulaki, Ioanna (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-04-03)
      <i>Objective</i> - To systematically identify and validate published colorectal cancer risk prediction models that do not require invasive testing in two large population-based prospective cohorts.<p><p> <i>Design</i> - Models were identified through an update of a published systematic review and validated in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) and the UK ...
    • Dietary intakes of dioxins and polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs) and breast cancer risk in 9 European countries 

      Fiolet, Thibault; Casagrande, Corinne; Nicolas, Geneviève; Horvath, Zsuzsanna; Frenoy, Pauline; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Katzke, Verena; Kaaks, Rudolf; Rodriguez-Barranco, Miguel; Panico, Salvatore; Sacerdote, Carlotta; Manjer, Jonas; Sonestedt, Emily; Grioni, Sara; Agudo, Antonio; Rylander, Charlotta; Nøst, Therese Haugdahl; Skeie, Guri; Tjønneland, Anne; Raaschou-Nielsen, Ole; Ardanaz, Eva; Amiano, Pilar; Dolores Chirlaque López, María; Schulze, Matthias B.; Wennberg, Maria; Harlid, Sophia; Cairat, Manon; Kvaskoff, Marina; Huybrechts, Inge; Romana Mancini, Francesca (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-03-26)
      Background: Dioxins and polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs) are persistent organic pollutants that have demonstrated endocrine disrupting properties. Several of these chemicals are carcinogenic and positive associations have been suggested with breast cancer risk. In general population, diet represents the main source of exposure.<p><p> Methods: Associations between dietary intake of 17 dioxins and 35 PCBs ...
    • Endogenous Circulating Sex Hormone Concentrations and Colon Cancer Risk in Postmenopausal Women: a Prospective Study and Meta-Analysis 

      Mori, Nagisa; Keski-Rahkonen, Pekka; Gicquiau, Audrey; Rinaldi, Sabina; Dimou, Niki; Harlid, Sophia; Harbs, Justin; Van Guelpen, Bethany; Aune, Dagfinn; Cross, Amanda J.; Tsilidis, Konstantinos K.; Severi, Gianluca; Kvaskoff, Marina; Fournier, Agnès; Kaaks, Rudolf; Fortner, Renée Turzanski; Schulze, Matthias B.; Jakszyn, Paula; Sánchez, Maria-José; Colorado-Yohar, Sandra M.; Ardanaz, Eva; Travis, Ruth; Watts, Eleanor L.; Masala, Giovanna; Krogh, Vittorio; Tumino, Rosario; Sacerdote, Carlotta; Panico, Salvatore; Buenode-Mesquita, bas; Gram, Inger Torhild; Waaseth, Marit; Gunter, Marc J.; Murphy, Neil (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-09-28)
      Background - Observational studies have consistently reported that postmenopausal hormone therapy use is associated with lower colon cancer risk, but epidemiologic studies examining the associations between circulating concentrations of endogenous estrogens and colorectal cancer have reported inconsistent results.<p> <p>Methods - We investigated the associations between circulating concentrations ...
    • Genetically determined reproductive aging and coronary heart disease: a bidirectional two-sample Mendelian Randomization 

      Dam, Veerle; Onland-Moret, N. Charlotte; Burgess, Stephen; Chirlaque, Maria Dolores; Peters, Sanne A.E.; Schuit, Ewoud; Tikk, Kaja; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Oliver-Williams, Clare; Wood, Angela M.; Tjønneland, Anne; Dahm, Christina C; Overvad, Kim; Boutron-Rualt, Marie-Christine; Schulze, Matthias B.; Trichopoulou, Antonia; Ferrari, Pietro; Masala, Giovanna; Krogh, Vittorio; Tumino, Rosario; Matullo, Giuseppe; Panico, Salvatore; Boer, Jolanda M. A.; Verschuren, W.M. Monique; Waaseth, Marit; Pérez, María José Sánchez; Amiano, Pilar; Imaz, Liher; Moreno-Iribas, Conchi; Melander, Olle; Harlid, Sophia; Nordendahl, Maria; Wennberg, Patrik; Key, Timothy J.; Riboli, Elio; Santiuste, Carmen; Kaaks, Rudolf; Katzke, Verena; Langenberg, Claudia; Wareham, Nicholas J.; Schunkert, Heribert; Erdmann, Jeanette; Willenborg, Christina; Hengstenberg, Christian; Kleber, Marcus E.; Delgado, Graciela; März, Winfried; Kanoni, Stavroula; Dedoussis, George; Deloukas, Panos; Nikpay, Majid; McPherson, Ruth; Scholz, Markus; Teren, Andrej; Butterworth, Adam S.; van der Schouw, Yvonne T. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-03-20)
      Background: Accelerated reproductive aging, in women indicated by early natural menopause, is associated with increased coronary heart disease (CHD) risk in observational studies. Conversely, an adverse CHD risk profile has been suggested to accelerate menopause.<p> <p>Objectives: To study the direction and evidence for causality of the relationship between reproductive aging and (non-)fatal CHD ...
    • Identifying and correcting epigenetics measurements for systematic sources of variation 

      Perrier, Flavie; Novoloaca, Alexei; Ambatipudi, Srikant; Baglietto, Laura; Ghantous, Akram; Perduca, Vittorio; Barrdahl, Myrto; Harlid, Sophia; Ong, Ken K; Cardona, Alexia; Polidoro, Silvia; Nøst, Therese Haugdahl; Overvad, Kim; Omichessan, Hanane; Dollé, Martijn; Bamia, Christina; Huerta, José María; Vineis, Paolo; Herceg, Zdenko; Romieu, Isabelle; Ferrari, Pietro (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-03-21)
      <i>Background</i>: Methylation measures quantified by microarray techniques can be affected by systematic variation due to the technical processing of samples, which may compromise the accuracy of the measurement process and contribute to bias the estimate of the association under investigation. The quantification of the contribution of the systematic source of variation is challenging in datasets ...
    • 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 ...
    • Vitamin D-related genes, blood vitamin D levels and colorectal cancer risk in Western European populations 

      Fedirko, Veronika; Mandle, Hannah B.; Zhu, Wanzhe; Hughes, David J.; Siddiq, Afshan; Ferrari, Pietro; Romieu, Isabelle; Riboli, Elio; Bueno-de-Mesquita, Hendrik Bastiaan; van Duijnhoven, Fränzel J.B.; Siersema, Peter D.; Tjønneland, Anne; Olsen, Anja; Perduca, Vittorio; Carbonnel, Franck; Boutron-Ruault, Marie-Christine; Kühn, Tilman; Johnson, Theron; Krasimira, Aleksandrova; Trichopoulou, Antonia; Makrythanasis, Periklis; Thanos, Dimitris; Panico, Salvatore; Krogh, Vittorio; Sacerdote, Carlotta; Skeie, Guri; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Colorado-Yohar, Sandra; Sala, Núria; Barricarte, Aurelio; Sánchez, María-José; Quirós, Ramón; Amiano, Pilar; Gylling, Björn; Harlid, Sophia; Perez-Cornago, Aurora; Heath, Alicia K.; Tsilidis, Konstantinos K.; Aune, Dagfinn; Freisling, Heinz; Murphy, Neil; Gunter, Marc J.; Jenab, Mazda (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-08-20)
      Higher circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels (25(OH)D) have been found to be associated with lower risk for colorectal cancer (CRC) in prospective studies. Whether this association is modified by genetic variation in genes related to vitamin D metabolism and action has not been well studied in humans. We investigated 1307 functional and tagging single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs; individually, ...