Mendelian Randomization and mediation analysis of leukocyte telomere length and risk of lung and head and neck cancers.
Adenocarcinoma of Lung
/ epidemiology
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
/ epidemiology
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 5
/ genetics
Female
Head and Neck Neoplasms
/ epidemiology
Humans
Leukocytes
/ metabolism
Lung Neoplasms
/ epidemiology
Male
Mendelian Randomization Analysis
Middle Aged
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck
/ epidemiology
Telomere
/ metabolism
Telomere Homeostasis
/ genetics
Mendelian Randomization
TERT
chromosome 5p15.33
lung cancer
mediation analysis
telomere length
Journal
International journal of epidemiology
ISSN: 1464-3685
Titre abrégé: Int J Epidemiol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 7802871
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 06 2019
01 06 2019
Historique:
accepted:
14
06
2018
pubmed:
31
7
2018
medline:
2
4
2020
entrez:
31
7
2018
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Evidence from observational studies of telomere length (TL) has been conflicting regarding its direction of association with cancer risk. We investigated the causal relevance of TL for lung and head and neck cancers using Mendelian Randomization (MR) and mediation analyses. We developed a novel genetic instrument for TL in chromosome 5p15.33, using variants identified through deep-sequencing, that were genotyped in 2051 cancer-free subjects. Next, we conducted an MR analysis of lung (16 396 cases, 13 013 controls) and head and neck cancer (4415 cases, 5013 controls) using eight genetic instruments for TL. Lastly, the 5p15.33 instrument and distinct 5p15.33 lung cancer risk loci were evaluated using two-sample mediation analysis, to quantify their direct and indirect, telomere-mediated, effects. The multi-allelic 5p15.33 instrument explained 1.49-2.00% of TL variation in our data (p = 2.6 × 10-9). The MR analysis estimated that a 1000 base-pair increase in TL increases risk of lung cancer [odds ratio (OR) = 1.41, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.20-1.65] and lung adenocarcinoma (OR = 1.92, 95% CI: 1.51-2.22), but not squamous lung carcinoma (OR = 1.04, 95% CI: 0.83-1.29) or head and neck cancers (OR = 0.90, 95% CI: 0.70-1.05). Mediation analysis of the 5p15.33 instrument indicated an absence of direct effects on lung cancer risk (OR = 1.00, 95% CI: 0.95-1.04). Analysis of distinct 5p15.33 susceptibility variants estimated that TL mediates up to 40% of the observed associations with lung cancer risk. Our findings support a causal role for long telomeres in lung cancer aetiology, particularly for adenocarcinoma, and demonstrate that telomere maintenance partially mediates the lung cancer susceptibility conferred by 5p15.33 loci.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
Evidence from observational studies of telomere length (TL) has been conflicting regarding its direction of association with cancer risk. We investigated the causal relevance of TL for lung and head and neck cancers using Mendelian Randomization (MR) and mediation analyses.
METHODS
We developed a novel genetic instrument for TL in chromosome 5p15.33, using variants identified through deep-sequencing, that were genotyped in 2051 cancer-free subjects. Next, we conducted an MR analysis of lung (16 396 cases, 13 013 controls) and head and neck cancer (4415 cases, 5013 controls) using eight genetic instruments for TL. Lastly, the 5p15.33 instrument and distinct 5p15.33 lung cancer risk loci were evaluated using two-sample mediation analysis, to quantify their direct and indirect, telomere-mediated, effects.
RESULTS
The multi-allelic 5p15.33 instrument explained 1.49-2.00% of TL variation in our data (p = 2.6 × 10-9). The MR analysis estimated that a 1000 base-pair increase in TL increases risk of lung cancer [odds ratio (OR) = 1.41, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.20-1.65] and lung adenocarcinoma (OR = 1.92, 95% CI: 1.51-2.22), but not squamous lung carcinoma (OR = 1.04, 95% CI: 0.83-1.29) or head and neck cancers (OR = 0.90, 95% CI: 0.70-1.05). Mediation analysis of the 5p15.33 instrument indicated an absence of direct effects on lung cancer risk (OR = 1.00, 95% CI: 0.95-1.04). Analysis of distinct 5p15.33 susceptibility variants estimated that TL mediates up to 40% of the observed associations with lung cancer risk.
CONCLUSIONS
Our findings support a causal role for long telomeres in lung cancer aetiology, particularly for adenocarcinoma, and demonstrate that telomere maintenance partially mediates the lung cancer susceptibility conferred by 5p15.33 loci.
Identifiants
pubmed: 30059977
pii: 5061128
doi: 10.1093/ije/dyy140
pmc: PMC6659464
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
751-766Subventions
Organisme : NCI NIH HHS
ID : U01 CA063673
Pays : United States
Organisme : NCI NIH HHS
ID : P50 CA119997
Pays : United States
Organisme : NCATS NIH HHS
ID : UL1 TR000117
Pays : United States
Organisme : Medical Research Council
ID : MR/L01341X/1
Pays : United Kingdom
Organisme : NCI NIH HHS
ID : P50 CA097190
Pays : United States
Organisme : Department of Health
ID : RP-PG-0707-10034
Pays : United Kingdom
Organisme : NCI NIH HHS
ID : R01 CA111703
Pays : United States
Organisme : Medical Research Council
ID : G0902313
Pays : United Kingdom
Organisme : CIHR
ID : GSD-137441
Pays : Canada
Organisme : NCATS NIH HHS
ID : UL1 TR000445
Pays : United States
Organisme : NCI NIH HHS
ID : R35 CA197449
Pays : United States
Organisme : NIEHS NIH HHS
ID : P30 ES010126
Pays : United States
Organisme : NCI NIH HHS
ID : U01 CA167462
Pays : United States
Organisme : NCI NIH HHS
ID : U19 CA203654
Pays : United States
Organisme : Medical Research Council
ID : MC_UU_00011/1
Pays : United Kingdom
Organisme : NCI NIH HHS
ID : K07 CA172294
Pays : United States
Organisme : NCI NIH HHS
ID : P30 CA047904
Pays : United States
Organisme : Cancer Research UK
ID : C18281/A19169
Pays : United Kingdom
Organisme : NCRR NIH HHS
ID : P20 RR018787
Pays : United States
Organisme : NCI NIH HHS
ID : R01 CA151989
Pays : United States
Organisme : NCI NIH HHS
ID : U19 CA148127
Pays : United States
Organisme : NCI NIH HHS
ID : UM1 CA167462
Pays : United States
Organisme : NCI NIH HHS
ID : P30 CA177558
Pays : United States
Informations de copyright
© The Author(s) 2018; all rights reserved. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the International Epidemiological Association.
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