2022 update on prostate cancer epidemiology and risk factors—a systematic review
O Bergengren, KR Pekala, K Matsoukas, J Fainberg… - European urology, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Context Prostate cancer (PCa) is one of the most common cancers worldwide.
Understanding the epidemiology and risk factors of the disease is paramount to improve …
Understanding the epidemiology and risk factors of the disease is paramount to improve …
Clinical use of current polygenic risk scores may exacerbate health disparities
Polygenic risk scores (PRS) are poised to improve biomedical outcomes via precision
medicine. However, the major ethical and scientific challenge surrounding clinical …
medicine. However, the major ethical and scientific challenge surrounding clinical …
Causal relationship between gut microbiota and cancers: a two-sample Mendelian randomisation study
Y Long, L Tang, Y Zhou, S Zhao, H Zhu - BMC medicine, 2023 - Springer
Background Evidence from observational studies and clinical trials suggests that the gut
microbiota is associated with cancer. However, the causal association between gut …
microbiota is associated with cancer. However, the causal association between gut …
[HTML][HTML] Prostate cancer incidence and mortality: global status and temporal trends in 89 countries from 2000 to 2019
Aims To evaluate current status of prostate cancer incidence and mortality worldwide, and
compare the global trends of incidence and mortality in the past two decades and in the …
compare the global trends of incidence and mortality in the past two decades and in the …
Genome-wide analyses of 200,453 individuals yield new insights into the causes and consequences of clonal hematopoiesis
Clonal hematopoiesis (CH), the clonal expansion of a blood stem cell and its progeny driven
by somatic driver mutations, affects over a third of people, yet remains poorly understood …
by somatic driver mutations, affects over a third of people, yet remains poorly understood …
Deciphering colorectal cancer genetics through multi-omic analysis of 100,204 cases and 154,587 controls of European and east Asian ancestries
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a leading cause of mortality worldwide. We conducted a genome-
wide association study meta-analysis of 100,204 CRC cases and 154,587 controls of …
wide association study meta-analysis of 100,204 CRC cases and 154,587 controls of …
Trans-ancestry genome-wide association meta-analysis of prostate cancer identifies new susceptibility loci and informs genetic risk prediction
Prostate cancer is a highly heritable disease with large disparities in incidence rates across
ancestry populations. We conducted a multiancestry meta-analysis of prostate cancer …
ancestry populations. We conducted a multiancestry meta-analysis of prostate cancer …
Development of a clinical polygenic risk score assay and reporting workflow
Implementation of polygenic risk scores (PRS) may improve disease prevention and
management but poses several challenges: the construction of clinically valid assays …
management but poses several challenges: the construction of clinically valid assays …
Characterizing prostate cancer risk through multi-ancestry genome-wide discovery of 187 novel risk variants
The transferability and clinical value of genetic risk scores (GRSs) across populations
remain limited due to an imbalance in genetic studies across ancestrally diverse …
remain limited due to an imbalance in genetic studies across ancestrally diverse …
LDpred2: better, faster, stronger
Motivation Polygenic scores have become a central tool in human genetics research.
LDpred is a popular method for deriving polygenic scores based on summary statistics and …
LDpred is a popular method for deriving polygenic scores based on summary statistics and …