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Genome-wide association study identifies variants in the ABO locus associated with susceptibility to pancreatic cancer
Stephen Chanock and colleagues report a genome-wide association study of pancreatic cancer. They identify common variants at the ABO blood group locus associated with susceptibility to pancreatic cancer, consi...
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A genome-wide association study identifies pancreatic cancer susceptibility loci on chromosomes 13q22.1, 1q32.1 and 5p15.33
Stephen Chanock and colleagues identify three new susceptibility loci for pancreatic cancer on chromosomes 13q22.1, 1q32.1 and 5p15.33. The association signal at 13q22.1 maps to a large nongenic region, wherea...
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Alcohol intake and pancreatic cancer: a pooled analysis from the pancreatic cancer cohort consortium (PanScan)
The literature has consistently reported no association between low to moderate alcohol consumption and pancreatic cancer; however, a few studies have shown that high levels of intake may increase risk. Most s...
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Detectable clonal mosaicism and its relationship to aging and cancer
Luis Pérez-Jurado, Stephen Chanock and colleagues detect clonal chromosomal abnormalities in peripheral blood or buccal samples from individuals in the general population. They show that the frequency of such ...
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Diabetes and risk of pancreatic cancer: a pooled analysis from the pancreatic cancer cohort consortium
Diabetes is a suspected risk factor for pancreatic cancer, but questions remain about whether it is a risk factor or a result of the disease. This study prospectively examined the association between diabetes ...
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Polymorphisms in genes related to one-carbon metabolism are not related to pancreatic cancer in PanScan and PanC4
The evidence of a relation between folate intake and one-carbon metabolism (OCM) with pancreatic cancer (PanCa) is inconsistent. In this study, the association between genes and single-nucleotide polymorphisms...
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Genome-wide association study identifies multiple susceptibility loci for pancreatic cancer
Rachael Stolzenberg-Solomon, Laufey Amundadottir and colleagues report a genome-wide association study of pancreatic cancer. They identify four new susceptibility loci.
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Elevation of circulating branched-chain amino acids is an early event in human pancreatic adenocarcinoma development
Elevated plasma levels of branched chain amino acids detected prior to pancreatic cancer diagnosis may result from whole body tissue breakdown occurring during the early stages of this disease.
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Common variation at 2p13.3, 3q29, 7p13 and 17q25.1 associated with susceptibility to pancreatic cancer
Alison Klein and colleagues report a genome-wide meta-analysis to identify loci associated with pancreatic cancer risk. They identify associated variants at 17q25.1, 3q29, 7p13 and 2p13.3.
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Open AccessInfluence of dietary insulin scores on survival in colorectal cancer patients
Although hyperinsulinemia is hypothesised to be involved in colorectal carcinogenesis, it remains unclear whether a diet inducing an elevated insulin response influences colorectal cancer (CRC) survival.
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Open AccessLymph node metastases in resected pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: predictors of disease recurrence and survival
Few studies have simultaneously assessed the prognostic value of the multiple classification systems for lymph node (LN) metastases in resected pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC).
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Open AccessFamily history of cancer, Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry, and pancreatic cancer risk
Individuals with a family history of cancer may be at increased risk of pancreatic cancer. Ashkenazi Jewish (AJ) individuals carry increased risk for pancreatic cancer and other cancer types.
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Influence of genetic variation in the vitamin D pathway on plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 levels and survival among patients with metastatic colorectal cancer
The relationships of genetic variation in the vitamin D pathway with circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 [25(OH)D] levels and survival remain largely unknown for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC).
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BL-8040, a CXCR4 antagonist, in combination with pembrolizumab and chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer: the COMBAT trial
Programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) inhibitors have limited effect in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), underscoring the need to co-target alternative pathways. CXC chemokine receptor 4 (CXCR4) blockade prom...
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Open AccessAcid-suppressive medications and risk of colorectal cancer: results from three large prospective cohort studies
Despite several plausible biological mechanisms linking proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and H2 receptor antagonists (H2RAs) with colorectal tumorigenesis, their association with risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) h...
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The oral microbiome in relation to pancreatic cancer risk in African Americans
African Americans have the highest pancreatic cancer incidence of any racial/ethnic group in the United States. The oral microbiome was associated with pancreatic cancer risk in a recent study, but no such stu...
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Gallstones and risk of cancers of the liver, biliary tract and pancreas: a prospective study within two U.S. cohorts
Gallstones may result in inflammation, altered bile flow, and changes in metabolic hormone levels, thereby increasing cancer risk. However, previous studies for gallstones and cancers of the liver, biliary tra...
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Open AccessA deep learning algorithm to predict risk of pancreatic cancer from disease trajectories
Pancreatic cancer is an aggressive disease that typically presents late with poor outcomes, indicating a pronounced need for early detection. In this study, we applied artificial intelligence methods to clinic...