Article
Genetic Variants Related to Longer Telomere Length are Associated with Increased Risk of Renal Cell Carcinoma.
European urology - 1 Nov 2017
Machiela Mitchell J, Hofmann Jonathan N, Carreras-Torres Robert, Brown Kevin M, Johansson Mattias, Wang Zhaoming, Foll Matthieu, Li Peng, Rothman Nathaniel, Savage Sharon A, Gaborieau Valerie, McKay James D, Ye Yuanqing, Henrion Marc, Bruinsma Fiona, Jordan Susan, Severi Gianluca, Hveem Kristian, Vatten Lars J, Fletcher Tony, Koppova Kvetoslava, Larsson Susanna C, Wolk Alicja, Banks Rosamonde E, Selby Peter J, Easton Douglas F, Pharoah Paul, Andreotti Gabriella, Freeman Laura E Beane, Koutros Stella, Albanes Demetrius, Mannisto Satu, Weinstein Stephanie, Clark Peter E, Edwards Todd E, Lipworth Loren, Gapstur Susan M, Stevens Victoria L, Carol Hallie, Freedman Matthew L, Pomerantz Mark M, Cho Eunyoung, Kraft Peter, Preston Mark A, Wilson Kathryn M, Gaziano J Michael, Sesso Howard S, Black Amanda, Freedman Neal D, Huang Wen-Yi, Anema John G, Kahnoski Richard J, Lane Brian R, Noyes Sabrina L, Petillo David, Colli Leandro M, Sampson Joshua N, Besse Celine, Blanche Helene, Boland Anne, Burdette Laurie, Prokhortchouk Egor, Skryabin Konstantin G, Yeager Meredith, Mijuskovic Mirjana, Ognjanovic Miodrag, Foretova Lenka, Holcatova Ivana, Janout Vladimir, Mates Dana, Mukeriya Anush, Rascu Stefan, Zaridze David, Bencko Vladimir, Cybulski Cezary, Fabianova Eleonora, Jinga Viorel, Lissowska Jolanta, Lubinski Jan, Navratilova Marie, Rudnai Peter, Szeszenia-Dabrowska Neonila, Benhamou Simone, Cancel-Tassin Geraldine, Cussenot Olivier, Bueno-de-Mesquita H Bas, Canzian Federico, Duell Eric J, Ljungberg Börje, Sitaram Raviprakash T, Peters Ulrike, White Emily, Anderson Garnet L, Johnson Lisa, Luo Juhua, Buring Julie, Lee I-Min, Chow Wong-Ho, Moore Lee E, Wood Christopher, Eisen Timothy, Larkin James, Choueiri Toni K, Lathrop G Mark, Teh Bin Tean, Deleuze Jean-Francois, Wu Xifeng, Houlston Richard S, Brennan Paul, Chanock Stephen J, Scelo Ghislaine, Purdue Mark P
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Relative telomere length in peripheral blood leukocytes has been evaluated as a potential biomarker for renal cell carcinoma (RCC) risk in several studies, with conflicting findings. OBJECTIVE: We performed an analysis of genetic variants associated with leukocyte telomere length to assess the relationship between telomere length and RCC risk using Mendelian randomization, an approach unaffected by...
