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Polyunsaturated fatty acid levels and the risk of keratinocyte cancer: A Mendelian Randomisation analysis.
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND NlmCategory: BACKGROUND
Keratinocyte cancer (KC) is the commonest cancer, imposing a high economic burden on the healthcare system. Observational studies have shown mixed associations between polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) and KC; basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). We explored if genetically predicted PUFA levels are associated with BCC and SCC risks.
METHODS NlmCategory: METHODS
Keratinocyte cancer (KC) is the commonest cancer, imposing a high economic burden on the healthcare system. Observational studies have shown mixed associations between polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) and KC; basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). We explored if genetically predicted PUFA levels are associated with BCC and SCC risks. We conducted a two sample Mendelian Randomisation study using PUFA level GWASs from the CHARGE consortium (n > 8,000), and the meta-analysis GWASs from UKB, 23andMe and Qskin for BCC (n=651,138) and SCC (n= 635,331) risk.
RESULTS NlmCategory: RESULTS
Keratinocyte cancer (KC) is the commonest cancer, imposing a high economic burden on the healthcare system. Observational studies have shown mixed associations between polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) and KC; basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). We explored if genetically predicted PUFA levels are associated with BCC and SCC risks. We conducted a two sample Mendelian Randomisation study using PUFA level GWASs from the CHARGE consortium (n > 8,000), and the meta-analysis GWASs from UKB, 23andMe and Qskin for BCC (n=651,138) and SCC (n= 635,331) risk. One standard deviation increase in genetically predicted levels of linoleic acid (OR = 0.94, 95% CI = 0.91-0.97, P = 1.4 × 10-4) and alpha-linolenic acid (OR = 0.91, 95% CI = 0.86-0.96, P = 5.1 × 10-4) was associated with a reduced BCC risk, while arachidonic acid (OR = 1.04, 95% CI = 1.02-1.06, P = 3.2 × 10-4) and eicosapentaenoic acid (OR=1.10, 95% CI = 1.04-1.16, P = 1.5 × 10-3) were associated with an increased BCC risk.
CONCLUSION NlmCategory: CONCLUSIONS
Keratinocyte cancer (KC) is the commonest cancer, imposing a high economic burden on the healthcare system. Observational studies have shown mixed associations between polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) and KC; basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). We explored if genetically predicted PUFA levels are associated with BCC and SCC risks. We conducted a two sample Mendelian Randomisation study using PUFA level GWASs from the CHARGE consortium (n > 8,000), and the meta-analysis GWASs from UKB, 23andMe and Qskin for BCC (n=651,138) and SCC (n= 635,331) risk. One standard deviation increase in genetically predicted levels of linoleic acid (OR = 0.94, 95% CI = 0.91-0.97, P = 1.4 × 10-4) and alpha-linolenic acid (OR = 0.91, 95% CI = 0.86-0.96, P = 5.1 × 10-4) was associated with a reduced BCC risk, while arachidonic acid (OR = 1.04, 95% CI = 1.02-1.06, P = 3.2 × 10-4) and eicosapentaenoic acid (OR=1.10, 95% CI = 1.04-1.16, P = 1.5 × 10-3) were associated with an increased BCC risk. Higher genetically predicted levels of linoleic acid and alpha-linolenic acid were associated with a reduced BCC risk, but arachidonic acid and eicosapentaenoic acid were associated with a higher BCC risk.
IMPACT NlmCategory: CONCLUSIONS
Keratinocyte cancer (KC) is the commonest cancer, imposing a high economic burden on the healthcare system. Observational studies have shown mixed associations between polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) and KC; basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). We explored if genetically predicted PUFA levels are associated with BCC and SCC risks. We conducted a two sample Mendelian Randomisation study using PUFA level GWASs from the CHARGE consortium (n > 8,000), and the meta-analysis GWASs from UKB, 23andMe and Qskin for BCC (n=651,138) and SCC (n= 635,331) risk. One standard deviation increase in genetically predicted levels of linoleic acid (OR = 0.94, 95% CI = 0.91-0.97, P = 1.4 × 10-4) and alpha-linolenic acid (OR = 0.91, 95% CI = 0.86-0.96, P = 5.1 × 10-4) was associated with a reduced BCC risk, while arachidonic acid (OR = 1.04, 95% CI = 1.02-1.06, P = 3.2 × 10-4) and eicosapentaenoic acid (OR=1.10, 95% CI = 1.04-1.16, P = 1.5 × 10-3) were associated with an increased BCC risk. Higher genetically predicted levels of linoleic acid and alpha-linolenic acid were associated with a reduced BCC risk, but arachidonic acid and eicosapentaenoic acid were associated with a higher BCC risk. PUFA related diet and supplementation could influence BCC aetiology.
DATE PUBLISHED
2021 Jun 04
HISTORY
PUBSTATUS PUBSTATUSDATE
accepted 2021/05/19
received 2020/12/13
revised 2021/02/20
entrez 2021/06/05 05:36
pubmed 2021/06/06 06:00
medline 2021/06/06 06:00
AUTHORS
NAME COLLECTIVENAME LASTNAME FORENAME INITIALS AFFILIATION AFFILIATIONINFO
Seviiri M Seviiri Mathias M Statistical Genetics, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute Mathias.Seviiri@qimrberghofer.edu.au.
Law MH Law Matthew H MH Statistical Genetics, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane.
Ong JS Ong Jue-Sheng JS Department of Genetics and Computational Biology, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute.
Gharahkhani P Gharahkhani Puya P Department of Genetics and Computational Biology, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute.
Nyholt DR Nyholt Dale R DR School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, and Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology.
Olsen CM Olsen Catherine M CM Cancer Control Group, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute.
Whiteman DC Whiteman David C DC Population Health, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute.
MacGregor S MacGregor Stuart S Department of Genetics and Computational Biology, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute.
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TITLE: Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology
ISOABBREVIATION: Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev
YEAR: 2021
MONTH: Jun
DAY: 04
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CITEDMEDIUM: Internet
ISSN: 1538-7755
ISSNTYPE: Electronic
MEDLINE JOURNAL
MEDLINETA: Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev
COUNTRY: United States
ISSNLINKING: 1055-9965
NLMUNIQUEID: 9200608
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