BACKGROUND: Genomewide association studies have identified 10 low-penetrance loci that confer modestly increased risk for colorectal cancer (CRC). Although they underlie a significant proportion of CRC in the general population, their impact on the familial risk for CRC has yet to be formally enumerated. The aim of this study was to examine the combined contribution of the 10 variants, rs6983267, rs4779584, rs4939827, rs16892766, rs10795668, rs3802842, rs4444235, rs9929218, rs10411210, and rs961253, on familial CRC. METHODS: The population-based series of CRC samples included in this study consisted of 97 familial cases and 691 sporadic cases. Genotypes in the 10 loci and clinical data, including family history of cancer verified from the Finnish Cancer Registry, were available. The overall number of risk alleles (0-20) was determined, and its association with familial CRC was analyzed. Excess familial risk was estimated using cancer incidence data from the first-degree relatives of the cases. RESULTS: A linear association between the number of risk alleles and familial CRC was observed (P = 0.006). With each risk-allele addition, the odds of having an affected first-degree relative increased by 1.16 (95% confidence interval, 1.04-1.30). The 10 low-penetrance loci collectively explain approximately 9% of the variance in familial risk for CRC. CONCLUSIONS: This study provides evidence to support the previous indirect estimations that these low-penetrance variants account for a relatively small proportion of the familial aggregation of CRC. IMPACT: Our results emphasize the need to characterize the remaining molecular basis of familial CRC, which should eventually yield in individualized targeting of preventive interventions. Copyright 2010 AACR.
BACKGROUND: Genomewide association studies have identified 10 low-penetrance loci that confer modestly increased risk for colorectal cancer (CRC). Although they underlie a significant proportion of CRC in the general population, their impact on the familial risk for CRC has yet to be formally enumerated. The aim of this study was to examine the combined contribution of the 10 variants, rs6983267, rs4779584, rs4939827, rs16892766, rs10795668, rs3802842, rs4444235, rs9929218, rs10411210, and rs961253, on familial CRC. METHODS: The population-based series of CRC samples included in this study consisted of 97 familial cases and 691 sporadic cases. Genotypes in the 10 loci and clinical data, including family history of cancer verified from the Finnish Cancer Registry, were available. The overall number of risk alleles (0-20) was determined, and its association with familial CRC was analyzed. Excess familial risk was estimated using cancer incidence data from the first-degree relatives of the cases. RESULTS: A linear association between the number of risk alleles and familial CRC was observed (P = 0.006). With each risk-allele addition, the odds of having an affected first-degree relative increased by 1.16 (95% confidence interval, 1.04-1.30). The 10 low-penetrance loci collectively explain approximately 9% of the variance in familial risk for CRC. CONCLUSIONS: This study provides evidence to support the previous indirect estimations that these low-penetrance variants account for a relatively small proportion of the familial aggregation of CRC. IMPACT: Our results emphasize the need to characterize the remaining molecular basis of familial CRC, which should eventually yield in individualized targeting of preventive interventions. Copyright 2010 AACR.
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