EBioMedicine (Jun 2024)

Genome-wide interaction study of dietary intake of fibre, fruits, and vegetables with risk of colorectal cancerResearch in context

  • Nikos Papadimitriou,
  • Andre Kim,
  • Eric S. Kawaguchi,
  • John Morrison,
  • Virginia Diez-Obrero,
  • Demetrius Albanes,
  • Sonja I. Berndt,
  • Stéphane Bézieau,
  • Stephanie A. Bien,
  • D Timothy Bishop,
  • Emmanouil Bouras,
  • Hermann Brenner,
  • Daniel D. Buchanan,
  • Peter T. Campbell,
  • Robert Carreras-Torres,
  • Andrew T. Chan,
  • Jenny Chang-Claude,
  • David V. Conti,
  • Matthew A. Devall,
  • Niki Dimou,
  • David A. Drew,
  • Stephen B. Gruber,
  • Tabitha A. Harrison,
  • Michael Hoffmeister,
  • Jeroen R. Huyghe,
  • Amit D. Joshi,
  • Temitope O. Keku,
  • Anshul Kundaje,
  • Sébastien Küry,
  • Loic Le Marchand,
  • Juan Pablo Lewinger,
  • Li Li,
  • Brigid M. Lynch,
  • Victor Moreno,
  • Christina C. Newton,
  • Mireia Obón-Santacana,
  • Jennifer Ose,
  • Andrew J. Pellatt,
  • Anita R. Peoples,
  • Elizabeth A. Platz,
  • Conghui Qu,
  • Gad Rennert,
  • Edward Ruiz-Narvaez,
  • Anna Shcherbina,
  • Mariana C. Stern,
  • Yu-Ru Su,
  • Duncan C. Thomas,
  • Claire E. Thomas,
  • Yu Tian,
  • Konstantinos K. Tsilidis,
  • Cornelia M. Ulrich,
  • Caroline Y. Um,
  • Kala Visvanathan,
  • Jun Wang,
  • Emily White,
  • Michael O. Woods,
  • Stephanie L. Schmit,
  • Finlay Macrae,
  • John D. Potter,
  • John L. Hopper,
  • Ulrike Peters,
  • Neil Murphy,
  • Li Hsu,
  • Marc J. Gunter,
  • W. James Gauderman

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 104
p. 105146

Abstract

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Summary: Background: Consumption of fibre, fruits and vegetables have been linked with lower colorectal cancer (CRC) risk. A genome-wide gene-environment (G × E) analysis was performed to test whether genetic variants modify these associations. Methods: A pooled sample of 45 studies including up to 69,734 participants (cases: 29,896; controls: 39,838) of European ancestry were included. To identify G × E interactions, we used the traditional 1--degree-of-freedom (DF) G × E test and to improve power a 2-step procedure and a 3DF joint test that investigates the association between a genetic variant and dietary exposure, CRC risk and G × E interaction simultaneously. Findings: The 3-DF joint test revealed two significant loci with p-value <5 × 10−8. Rs4730274 close to the SLC26A3 gene showed an association with fibre (p-value: 2.4 × 10−3) and G × fibre interaction with CRC (OR per quartile of fibre increase = 0.87, 0.80, and 0.75 for CC, TC, and TT genotype, respectively; G × E p-value: 1.8 × 10−7). Rs1620977 in the NEGR1 gene showed an association with fruit intake (p-value: 1.0 × 10−8) and G × fruit interaction with CRC (OR per quartile of fruit increase = 0.75, 0.65, and 0.56 for AA, AG, and GG genotype, respectively; G × E -p-value: 0.029). Interpretation: We identified 2 loci associated with fibre and fruit intake that also modify the association of these dietary factors with CRC risk. Potential mechanisms include chronic inflammatory intestinal disorders, and gut function. However, further studies are needed for mechanistic validation and replication of findings. Funding: National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute. Full funding details for the individual consortia are provided in acknowledgments.

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