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ArticleJAAD international2024

Association between lifetime smoking and cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma: A 2-sample Mendelian randomization study.

Truelian Lee, Christopher D George, Chen Jiang, Maryam M Asgari, Tamar Nijsten, Luba M Pardo, Hélène Choquet

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Article in JAAD international, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Characteristics of squamous cell carcinoma on hidradenitis suppurativa lesions - a case series.Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft = Journal of the German Society of Dermatology : JDDG · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Truelian LeeHarvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Christopher D GeorgeDepartment of Dermatology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Chen JiangDivision of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland, California.
Maryam M AsgariDepartment of Dermatology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado.
Tamar NijstenDepartment of Dermatology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Luba M PardoDepartment of Dermatology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Hélène ChoquetDivision of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland, California.
Erasmus MC Cancer Institute · NLKaiser Permanente · USHarvard University · USUniversity of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus · US

Funding

A Resource for Genetic Epidemiology Research in Adult Health and AgingRC2AG036607 · NIA · KAISER FOUNDATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI RISCH, NEIL J., SCHAEFER, CATHERINE ANN · 2009 to 2010
$24.8M
Patient-oriented research and mentoring program in dermatologic diseasesK24AR069760 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI ASGARI, MARYAM MANDANA · 2017 to 2025
$1.9M
The Role of Genetic Risk Factors in Keratinocyte Carcinoma SusceptibilityR01CA241623 · NCI · KAISER FOUNDATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI ASGARI, MARYAM MANDANA, CHOQUET, HELENE · 2020 to 2025
$1.7M
PQ3 Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma: Integrating germline and somatic alterations that underlie tumor progressionR01CA231264 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI ASGARI, MARYAM MANDANA · 2019 to 2023
$1.5M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA231264NCI NIH HHS R01 CA241623NIAMS NIH HHS K24 AR069760NIA NIH HHS RC2 AG036607
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background/Purpose: Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) is one of the most common malignancies worldwide. While several environmental risk factors for cSCC are well established, there is conflicting evidence on cigarette smoking (and its potential causal effect) and cSCC risk. Furthermore, it is unclear if these potential associations represent causal, modifiable risk factors for cSCC development. This study aims to assess the nature of the associations between cigarette smoking traits (smoking initiation, amount smoked, and lifetime smoking exposure) and cSCC risk using two-sample Mendelian randomization analyses. Methods: Genetic instruments, based on common genetic variants associated with cigarette smoking traits ( Results: We found modest evidence that genetically determined lifetime smoking was associated with cSCC (inverse-variance weighted method: OR[95% CI] = 1.47[1.09-1.98]; Conclusion: Study findings highlight the importance of smoking prevention and may support risk-stratified cSCC screening strategies based on carcinogen exposure and other genetic and clinical information.

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cigarette smokingcutaneous squamous cell carcinomagenetic epidemiologyMendelian randomization

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PMID38274396
PMCPMC10808986
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