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Alcohol consumption, DNA methylation and colorectal cancer risk: Results from pooled cohort studies and Mendelian randomization analysis.
International journal of cancer - 1 Jul 2022
Zhou Xuan, Wang Lijuan, Xiao Jiarui, Sun Jing, Yu Lili, Zhang Han, Meng Xiangrui, Yuan Shuai, Timofeeva Maria, Law Philip J, Houlston Richard S, Ding Kefeng, Dunlop Malcolm G, Theodoratou Evropi, Li Xue
Abstract excerpt
Alcohol consumption is thought to be one of the modifiable risk factors for colorectal cancer (CRC). However, the causality and mechanisms by which alcohol exerts its carcinogenic effect are unclear. We evaluated the association between alcohol consumption and CRC risk by analyzing data from 32 cohort studies and conducted two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis to examine for casual relationship. To...
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