Scientists at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have identified 11 genotypes that may elevate the risk for oesophageal cancer.
Some of the major risk factors associated with oesophageal cancer include obesity, smoking and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease.
Reflux Esophagitis
Reflux esophagitis is a condition causing inflammation of the lining of the esophagus. This happens when there is a upward movement of the acid from the stomach due to weakness of the esophageal sphincter.
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While the risk factors are quite prevalent in the general population, the incidence rate of esophageal cancer is quite low, which means that only a small percentage of people are genetically predisposed to develop oesophageal cancer.
The researchers have identified 11 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in microRNA-related genes that showed at least a borderline significant association with oesophageal cancer.
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This condition occurs due to the reflux of hydrochloric acid of the stomach into the oesophagus
A person can have one or more of these SNPs in their genetic makeup, putting him or her into low-risk, medium-risk and high-risk groups.
"We observed a significantly increased risk of oesophageal cancer with increasing numbers of risk genotypes," said Yuanqing Ye, Ph.D., an instructor in the Department of Epidemiology at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.
In the study, it was found that each unfavourable genotype was associated with an increased cancer risk. Individuals with more than four unfavourable genotypes were more than three times as likely to develop oesophageal cancer.
"Our ultimate goal is to construct a quantitative cancer risk prediction model based on an individual's epidemiological profile, environment exposure and genetic makeup. This risk prediction model can evaluate each person's relative risk and absolute risk of developing oesophageal cancer within a certain time period," said Xifeng Wu, M.D., Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center and lead author of the study.
Usually, most of the oesophageal cancer patients are diagnosed at an advanced stage with poor prognosis.
The knowledge of what places a person at high risk for oesophageal cancer may have clinical applications to guide cancer screening, intensive monitoring, and cancer prevention.
"Considering the dramatic increase in incidence, difficulty of early diagnosis, the poor survival rate for esophageal cancer, and the limited knowledge of the natural history of this tumor, we need a greater understanding of the etiology of esophageal cancer for improvement of diagnosis and hopefully a better prognosis," said Wu.
The study was published in the latest issue of Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.
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GERD
This condition occurs due to the reflux of hydrochloric acid of the stomach into the oesophagus
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A person can have one or more of these SNPs in their genetic makeup, putting him or her into low-risk, medium-risk and high-risk groups.
"We observed a significantly increased risk of oesophageal cancer with increasing numbers of risk genotypes," said Yuanqing Ye, Ph.D., an instructor in the Department of Epidemiology at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.
In the study, it was found that each unfavourable genotype was associated with an increased cancer risk. Individuals with more than four unfavourable genotypes were more than three times as likely to develop oesophageal cancer.
"Our ultimate goal is to construct a quantitative cancer risk prediction model based on an individual's epidemiological profile, environment exposure and genetic makeup. This risk prediction model can evaluate each person's relative risk and absolute risk of developing oesophageal cancer within a certain time period," said Xifeng Wu, M.D., Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center and lead author of the study.
Usually, most of the oesophageal cancer patients are diagnosed at an advanced stage with poor prognosis.
The knowledge of what places a person at high risk for oesophageal cancer may have clinical applications to guide cancer screening, intensive monitoring, and cancer prevention.
"Considering the dramatic increase in incidence, difficulty of early diagnosis, the poor survival rate for esophageal cancer, and the limited knowledge of the natural history of this tumor, we need a greater understanding of the etiology of esophageal cancer for improvement of diagnosis and hopefully a better prognosis," said Wu.
The study was published in the latest issue of Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.
Source: ANI
LIN
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