2023
Molecular and Sociodemographic Colorectal Cancer Disparities in Latinos Living in Puerto Rico
Perez-Mayoral J, Gonzalez-Pons M, Centeno-Girona H, Montes-Rodríguez I, Soto-Salgado M, Suárez B, Rodríguez N, Colón G, Sevilla J, Jorge D, Llor X, Xicola R, Toro D, Tous-López L, Torres-Torres M, Reyes J, López-Acevedo N, Goel A, Rodríguez-Quilichini S, Cruz-Correa M. Molecular and Sociodemographic Colorectal Cancer Disparities in Latinos Living in Puerto Rico. Genes 2023, 14: 894. PMID: 37107652, PMCID: PMC10138302, DOI: 10.3390/genes14040894.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-onset colorectal cancerColorectal cancerCpG island methylator phenotypeMicrosatellite instabilityExact testColorectal cancer disparitiesSporadic colorectal cancerFisher's exact testMolecular carcinogenic pathwaysClinicopathologic featuresClinicopathological characteristicsCancer deathCancer disparitiesColorectal tumorsCarcinogenic pathwaysHispanic menMutation statusTumorsAdditional studiesMethylator phenotypeHispanic subpopulationsChi-squaredAmerindian admixtureMolecular pathwaysMolecular markers
2021
Analysis of Survival Among Adults With Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer in the National Cancer Database
Cheng E, Blackburn HN, Ng K, Spiegelman D, Irwin ML, Ma X, Gross CP, Tabung FK, Giovannucci EL, Kunz PL, Llor X, Billingsley K, Meyerhardt JA, Ahuja N, Fuchs CS. Analysis of Survival Among Adults With Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer in the National Cancer Database. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2112539. PMID: 34132794, PMCID: PMC8209612, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.12539.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-onset colorectal cancerOnset colorectal cancerNational Cancer DatabaseColorectal cancerAge 51Overall survivalCancer DatabaseIncidence of CRCCox proportional hazards regressionPrimary colorectal cancerKaplan-Meier analysisProportional hazards regressionAge 50 yearsAge 25 yearsAnalysis of survivalCohort studySurvival benefitHazards regressionUnadjusted analysesCancer incidenceMAIN OUTCOMEAge 35Survival advantageLower riskStage I
2018
Lack of APC somatic mutation is associated with early-onset colorectal cancer in African Americans
Xicola RM, Manojlovic Z, Augustus GJ, Kupfer SS, Emmadi R, Alagiozian-Angelova V, Triche T, Salhia B, Carpten J, Llor X, Ellis NA. Lack of APC somatic mutation is associated with early-onset colorectal cancer in African Americans. Carcinogenesis 2018, 39: 1331-1341. PMID: 30239619, PMCID: PMC6292413, DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgy122.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenomatous Polyposis Coli ProteinBlack or African AmericanCadherinsColorectal NeoplasmsDNA Copy Number VariationsDNA MethylationDNA-Binding ProteinsExome SequencingFemaleGATA6 Transcription FactorHumansMaleMicrosatellite InstabilityMicrosatellite RepeatsMiddle AgedMixed Function OxygenasesProto-Oncogene ProteinsSOX9 Transcription FactorTranscription FactorsWnt Signaling Pathway
2012
A High Degree of LINE-1 Hypomethylation Is a Unique Feature of Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer
Antelo M, Balaguer F, Shia J, Shen Y, Hur K, Moreira L, Cuatrecasas M, Bujanda L, Giraldez MD, Takahashi M, Cabanne A, Barugel ME, Arnold M, Roca EL, Andreu M, Castellvi-Bel S, Llor X, Jover R, Castells A, Boland CR, Goel A. A High Degree of LINE-1 Hypomethylation Is a Unique Feature of Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e45357. PMID: 23049789, PMCID: PMC3458035, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0045357.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAdenomaAdultAge of OnsetArgentinaCase-Control StudiesColorectal NeoplasmsColorectal Neoplasms, Hereditary NonpolyposisDNA GlycosylasesDNA MethylationDNA-Binding ProteinsFemaleGene ExpressionGerm-Line MutationHumansLong Interspersed Nucleotide ElementsMaleMicrosatellite InstabilityMiddle AgedMutL Protein Homolog 1MutS Homolog 3 ProteinNuclear ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins B-rafSpainSurvival AnalysisUnited StatesConceptsEarly-onset colorectal cancerColorectal cancerLINE-1 methylationLINE-1 hypomethylationLynch syndrome colorectal cancersMismatch repair protein expressionSomatic BRAF V600E mutationNormal colonic mucosa samplesBetter overall survivalCancer-related mortalityMean LINE-1 methylation levelGermline MUTYH mutationsSporadic colorectal cancerRepair protein expressionColonic mucosa samplesMicrosatellite instability statusDistinct molecular subtypesBRAF V600E mutationLINE-1 methylation levelsLower LINE-1 methylationOverall survivalCRC tissuesMethylation statusPoor prognosisLynch syndromeSusceptibility genetic variants associated with early-onset colorectal cancer
Giráldez MD, López-Dóriga A, Bujanda L, Abulí A, Bessa X, Fernández-Rozadilla C, Muñoz J, Cuatrecasas M, Jover R, Xicola RM, Llor X, Piqué JM, Carracedo A, Ruiz-Ponte C, Cosme A, Enríquez-Navascués JM, Moreno V, Andreu M, Castells A, Balaguer F, Castellví-Bel S, Association T. Susceptibility genetic variants associated with early-onset colorectal cancer. Carcinogenesis 2012, 33: 613-619. PMID: 22235025, DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgs009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-onset colorectal cancerColorectal cancerFamily historyCRC susceptibility variantsRisk allelesCRC family historyLynch syndrome spectrumHigh-risk groupEarly-onset casesRisk allele carriersCRC burdenGenotype-phenotype correlationCRC groupEntire cohortCommon cancerPathological characteristicsAllele carriersHereditary predispositionSusceptibility variantsGenetic susceptibility lociSurveillance strategiesHereditary formsSyndrome spectrumPatientsCancer