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ReviewMutagenesis2020

The missing heritability of familial colorectal cancer.

Stephanie A Schubert, Hans Morreau, Noel F C C de Miranda, Tom van Wezel

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Review in Mutagenesis, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

35 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  8. Genetic predisposition to polyposis syndromes.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2025
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  15. Genome-wide interaction analysis of folate for colorectal cancer risk.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Stephanie A SchubertDepartment of Pathology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Hans MorreauDepartment of Pathology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Noel F C C de MirandaDepartment of Pathology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Tom van WezelDepartment of Pathology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pinpointing heritability factors is fundamental for the prevention and early detection of cancer. Up to one-quarter of colorectal cancers (CRCs) occur in the context of familial aggregation of this disease, suggesting a strong genetic component. Currently, only less than half of the heritability of CRC can be attributed to hereditary syndromes or common risk loci. Part of the missing heritability of this disease may be explained by the inheritance of elusive high-risk variants, polygenic inheritance, somatic mosaicism, as well as shared environmental factors, among others. A great deal of the missing heritability in CRC is expected to be addressed in the coming years with the increased application of cutting-edge next-generation sequencing technologies, routine multigene panel testing and tumour-focussed germline predisposition screening approaches. On the other hand, it will be important to define the contribution of environmental factors to familial aggregation of CRC incidence. This review provides an overview of the known genetic causes of familial CRC and aims at providing clues that explain the missing heritability of this disease.

Indexed as

Genetic LociAdenomatous Polyposis ColiColorectal NeoplasmsDatabases, GeneticEarly Detection of CancerEpigenesis, GeneticGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGerm-Line MutationHamartoma Syndrome, MultipleHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansIncidenceRisk FactorsWills

Identifiers

PMID31605533
PMCPMC7352099

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