• Association of circulating Vitamin D with colorectal cancer depends on Vitamin D-binding protein isoforms: A pooled, nested, case-control study 

      Gibbs, David Corley; Song, Mingyang; McCullough, Marjorie L.; Um, Caroline Y.; Bostick, Roberd M.; Wu, Kana; Flanders, W. Dana; Giovannucci, Edward; Jenab, Mazda; Brustad, Magritt; Tjønneland, Anne; Perez-Cornago, Aurora; Trichopoulou, Antonia; Tsilidis, Konstantinos K.; Hultdin, Johan; Gurrea, Aurelio Barricarte; Bueno-De-Mesquita, Bas; Mahamat-Saleh, Yahya; Kühn, Tilman; Gunter, Marc; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Fedirko, Veronika (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-10-15)
      <i>Background</i> - Higher circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin-D [25(OH)D] concentrations are consistently inversely associated with colorectal cancer (CRC) risk in observational studies. However, it is unknown whether this association depends on the functional GC-rs4588*A (Thr436Lys) variant encoding the vitamin D–binding protein-2 (DBP2) isoform, which may affect vitamin D status and bioavailability.< ...
    • Calcium Intake and Lung Cancer Risk: A Pooled Analysis of 12 Prospective Cohort Studies 

      Takata, Yumie; Yang, Jae Jeong; Yu, Danxia; Smith-Warner, Stephanie A.; Blot, William J.; White, Emily; Robien, Kimberly; Prizment, Anna; Wu, Kana; Sawada, Norie; Lan, Qing; Park, Yikyung; Gao, Yu-Tang; Cai, Qiuyin; Song, Mingyang; Zhang, Xuehong; Pan, Kathy; Agudo, Antonio; Panico, Salvatore; Liao, Linda M.; Tsugane, Shoichiro; Chlebowski, Rowan T.; Nøst, Therese Haugdahl; Schulze, Matthias B.; Johannson, Mattias; Zheng, Wei; Shu, Xiao-Ou (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-03-11)
      Background - Previous studies on calcium intake and lung cancer risk reported inconsistent associations, possibly due to the differences in intake amounts and contributing sources of calcium and smoking prevalence.<p> <p>Objectives - We investigated the associations of lung cancer risk with intake of calcium from foods and/or supplements and major calcium-rich foods in 12 studies.<p> <p>Methods ...
    • Genetic variation in the ADIPOQ gene, adiponectin concentrations and risk of colorectal cancer: a Mendelian Randomization analysis using data from three large cohort studies 

      Nimptsch, Katharina; Song, Mingyang; Aleksandrova, Krasimira; Katsoulis, Michail; Freisling, Heinz; Jenab, Mazda; Gunter, Marc J.; Tsilidis, Konstantinos K.; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Bueno-De-Mesquita, Hendrik Bastiaan; Chong, Dawn Q.; Jensen, Majken K.; Wu, Chunsen; Overvad, Kim; Kühn, Tilman; Barrdahl, Myrto; Melander, Olle; Jirström, Karin; Peeters, Petra H.; Sieri, Sabina; Panico, Salvatore; Cross, Amanda J.; Riboli, Elio; van Guelpen, Bethany; Myte, Robin; Huerta, José María; Rodriguez-Barranco, Miguel; Quirós, José Ramón; Dorronsoro, Miren; Tjønneland, Anne; Olsen, Anja; Travis, Ruth; Boutron-Ruault, Marie-Christine; Carbonnel, Franck; Severi, Gianluca; Bonet, Catalina; Palli, Domenico; Janke, Jürgen; Lee, Young-Ae; Boeing, Heiner; Giovannucci, Edward L.; Ogino, Shuji; Fuchs, Charles S.; Rimm, Eric; Wu, Kana; Chan, Andrew T.; Pischon, Tobias (Journal article; Manuskript; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed; Preprint, 2017-05-26)
      Higher levels of circulating adiponectin have been related to lower risk of colorectal cancer in several prospective cohort studies, but it remains unclear whether this association may be causal. We aimed to improve causal inference in a Mendelian Randomization meta-analysis using nested case–control studies of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC, 623 cases, 623 ...
    • Pre-diagnostic C-reactive protein concentrations, CRP genetic variation and mortality among individuals with colorectal cancer in Western European populations 

      Nimptsch, Katharina; Aleksandrova, Krasimira; Fedirko, Veronika; Jenab, Mazda; Gunter, Marc J.; Siersema, Peter D.; Wu, Kana; Katzke, Verena; Kaaks, Rudolf; Panico, Salvatore; Palli, Domenico; May, Anne M; Sieri, Sabina; Bueno-de-Mesquita, Bas; Olsen, Karina Standahl; Sánchez, Maria-Jose; Perez-Cornago, Aurora; Olsen, Anja; Tjønneland, Anne; Bonet, Catalina Bonet; Dahm, Christina C.; Chirlaque, María-Dolores; Fiano, Valentina; Tumino, Rosario; Gurrea, Aurelio Barricarte; Boutron-Ruault, Marie-Christine; Menegaux, Florence; Severi, Gianluca; van Guelpen, Bethany; Lee, Young-Ae; Pischon, Tobias (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-06-24)
      <b><p>Background</b> The role of elevated pre-diagnostic C-reactive protein (CRP) concentrations on mortality in individuals with colorectal cancer (CRC) remains unclear. <b><p>Methods</b> We investigated the association between pre-diagnostic high-sensitivity CRP concentrations and CRP genetic variation associated with circulating CRP and CRC-specific and all-cause mortality based on ...