Gene-diet interactions and their impact on colorectal cancer risk.

ABSTRACT: A number of studies have evaluated the role of gene-diet interaction in the etiology of colorectal cancer (CRC). Historically, these studies focused on established dietary risk factors and genes involved in their metabolism. However, results from these candidate gene studies were inconsistent, possibly due to multiple testing and publication bias. In recent years, genome-wide association studies have identified a number of CRC susceptibility loci, and subsequent meta-analyses have observed limited evidence that diet may modify the risk associated with these susceptibility loci. Statistical techniques have been recently developed to evaluate the presence of interaction across the entire genome; results from these genome-wide studies have demonstrated limited evidence of interaction and have

SUBMITTER: Kantor ED 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4383391 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature