Association of Common Susceptibility Variants of Pancreatic Cancer in Higher-Risk Patients: A PACGENE Study
Childs EJ, Chaffee KG, Gallinger S, Syngal S, Schwartz AG, Cote ML, Bondy ML, Hruban RH, Chanock SJ, Hoover RN, Fuchs CS, Rider DN, Amundadottir LT, Stolzenberg-Solomon R, Wolpin BM, Risch HA, Goggins MG, Petersen GM, Klein AP. Association of Common Susceptibility Variants of Pancreatic Cancer in Higher-Risk Patients: A PACGENE Study. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2016, 25: 1185-1191. PMID: 27197284, PMCID: PMC5321211, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-15-1217.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk populationPancreatic cancerEarly onset pancreatic cancerPancreatic cancer familiesHigh-risk patientsMagnitude of associationHigh-penetrance genesGenetic variantsPancreatic cancer susceptibilityUnselected patientsFamily historyProstate cancerColon cancerCommon genetic variantsCancerCancer familiesLogistic regressionCancer susceptibilityCancer susceptibility lociPatientsCancer lociOvarianCommon variantsBreastRiskRisk Factors for Early-Onset and Very-Early-Onset Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
McWilliams RR, Maisonneuve P, Bamlet WR, Petersen GM, Li D, Risch HA, Yu H, Fontham ET, Luckett B, Bosetti C, Negri E, La Vecchia C, Talamini R, de Mesquita H, Bracci P, Gallinger S, Neale RE, Lowenfels AB. Risk Factors for Early-Onset and Very-Early-Onset Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma. Pancreas 2016, 45: 311-316. PMID: 26646264, PMCID: PMC4710562, DOI: 10.1097/mpa.0000000000000392.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly onset pancreatic cancerPancreatic cancerAge-dependent effectsRisk factorsFamily historySex-matched control subjectsDiagnosis of PCCase-control studyLogistic regression analysisPC patientsDiabetes mellitusAlcohol intakeControl subjectsOdds ratioPancreatic adenocarcinomaEarly onsetPatientsOlder adultsStrong associationObesitySmokingRegression analysisRiskAssociationComprehensive assessment