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      A colorectal cancer genome-wide association study in a Spanish cohort identifies two variants associated with colorectal cancer risk at 1p33 and 8p12 

      Fernández Rozadilla, Ceres; Cazier, Jean-Baptiste; Tomlinson, Ian P.; Carvajal Carmona, Luis G.; Palles, Claire; Lamas, María J.; Baiget, Montserrat; López Fernández, Luis A.; Brea Fernández, Alejandro; Abulí, Anna; Bujanda Fernández de Pierola, Luis ORCID; Clofent, Juan; González, Dolors; Xicola, Rosa; Andreu, Montserrat; Bessa, Xavier; Jover, Rodrigo; Llor, Xavier; Moreno, Víctor; Castells, Antoni; Carracedo, Angel; Castellví-Bel, Sergi; Ruiz Ponte, Clara; EPICOLON Consortium (BioMed Central, 2013-01)
      Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a disease of complex aetiology, with much of the expected inherited risk being due to several common low risk variants. Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS) have identified 20 CRC ...
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      A High Degree of LINE-1 Hypomethylation Is a Unique Feature of Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer 

      Antelo, Marina; Balaguer, Francesc; Shia, Jinru; Shen, Yan; Hur, Keun; Moreira, Leticia; Cuatrecasas, Miriam; Bujanda Fernández de Pierola, Luis ORCID; Giraldez, María Dolores; Takahashi, Masanobu; Cabanne, Ana; Barugel, Mario Edmund; Arnold, Mildred; Roca, Enrique Luis; Andreu, Montserrat; Castellví-Bel, Sergi; Llor, Xavier; Jover, Rodrigo; Castells, Antoni; Boland, C. Richard; Goel, Ajay (Public Library of Science, 2012-09-25)
      Objective: Early-onset colorectal cancer (CRC) represents a clinically distinct form of CRC that is often associated with a poor prognosis. Methylation levels of genomic repeats such as LINE-1 elements have been recognized ...
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      A new approach to epigenome-wide discovery of non-invasive methylation biomarkers for colorectal cancer screening in circulating cell-free DNA using pooled samples 

      Gallardo-Gómez, María; Moran, Sebastian; Páez de la Cadena, María; Martínez-Zorzano, Vicenta Soledad; Rodríguez-Berrocal, Francisco Javier; Rodríguez-Girondo, Mar; Esteller, Manel; Cubiella, Joaquín; Bujanda Fernández de Pierola, Luis ORCID; Castells, Antoni; Balaguer, Francesc; Jover, Rodrigo; De Chiara, Loretta (Biomed Central, 2018-04-16)
      Background: Colorectal cancer is the fourth cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide, though detection at early stages associates with good prognosis. Thus, there is a clear demand for novel non-invasive tests for the early ...
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      Colorectal cancer molecular classification using BRAF, KRAS, microsatellite instability and CIMP status: Prognostic implications and response to chemotherapy 

      Murcia, Oscar; Juárez, Míriam; Rodríguez Soler, María; Hernández Illán, Eva; Giner Calabuig, Mar; Alustiza, Miren; Egoavil, Cecilia; Castillejo, Adela; Alenda, Cristina; Barberá, Víctor; Mangas Sanjuan, Carolina; Yuste, Ana; Bujanda Fernández de Pierola, Luis ORCID; Clofent, Joan; Andreu, Montserrat; Castells, Antoni; Llor, Xavier; Zapater, Pedro; Jover, Rodrigo (Public Library of Science, 2018-09-06)
      Objective The aim of this study was to validate a molecular classification of colorectal cancer (CRC) based on microsatellite instability (MSI), CpG island methylator phenotype (CIMP) status, BRAF, and KRAS and investigate ...
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      Evidence for classification of c.1852_1853AA > GC in MLH1 as a neutral variant for Lynch syndrome 

      Castillejo, Adela; Guarinos, Carla; Martínez Canto, Ana; Barberá, Víctor Manuel; Egoavil, Cecilia; Castillejo, María Isabel; Pérez Carbonell, Lucía; Sánchez Heras, Ana Beatriz; Segura, Angel; Ochoa, Enrique; Lázaro, Rafael; Ruiz Ponte, Clara; Bujanda Fernández de Pierola, Luis ORCID; Andreu, Montserrat; Castells, Antoni; Carracedo, Angel; Llor, Xavier; Clofent, Juan; Alenda, Cristina; Paya, Artemio; Jover, Rodrigo; Soto, José Luis (BioMed Central, 2011-01)
      Background: Lynch syndrome (LS) is an autosomal dominant inherited cancer syndrome characterized by early onset cancers of the colorectum, endometrium and other tumours. A significant proportion of DNA variants in LS ...
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      Exome Sequencing of Early-Onset Patients Supports Genetic Heterogeneity in Colorectal Cancer 

      Fernández Rozadilla, Ceres; Álvarez Barona, M.; Quintana, I.; López Novo, A.; Amigo, J.; Cameselle Teijeiro, J. M.; Román, E.; González, Dolors; Llor, Xavier; Bujanda Fernández de Pierola, Luis ORCID; Bessa, Xavier; Jover, Rodrigo; Balaguer, Francesc; Castells, Antoni; Castellví Bel, Sergi; Capella, Gabriel; Carracedo, Angel; Valle, Laura; Ruiz Ponte, Clara (Springer, 2021-05-27)
      Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a complex disease that can be caused by a spectrum of genetic variants ranging from low to high penetrance changes, that interact with the environment to determine which individuals will develop ...
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      Increased Th17-Related Cytokine Serum Levels in Patients With Multiple Polyps of Unexplained Origin 

      Alustiza, Miren; Hernández Illán, Eva; Juárez, Miriam; Giner Calabuig, Mar; Mira, Cristina; Martínez Roca, Alejandro; Bujanda Fernández de Pierola, Luis ORCID; Rodríguez Moranta, Francisco; Cubiella, Joaquín; De Castro, Luisa; Marín Gabriel, José Carlos; Herreros de Tejada, Alberto; Fernández Bañares, Fernando; Nicolás Pérez, David; Giménez, Paula; Martínez Cardona, Claudia; Francés, Rubén; Murcia, Oscar; Jover, Rodrigo (Wolters Kluwer, 2020-03)
      OBJECTIVES: Most patients with multiple colonic polyps do not have a known genetic or hereditary origin. Our aim was to analyze the presence of inflammatory cytokines and levels of glucose, insulin, and C-reactive protein ...
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      The MLH1 c.1852_1853delinsGC (p.K618A) Variant in Colorectal Cancer: Genetic Association Study in 18,723 Individuals 

      Abulí, Anna; Bujanda Fernández de Pierola, Luis ORCID; Mun, Jenifer; Buch, Stephan; Schafmayer, Clemens; Maiorana, Maria Valeria; Veneroni, Silvia; Van Wezel, Tom; Liu, Tao; Westers, Helga; Esteban-Jurado, Clara; Ocan, Teresa; Pique, Josep M.; Andreu, Montserrat; Jover, Rodrigo; Carracedo, Angel; Xicola, Rosa M.; Llor, Xavier; Castells, Antoni; The EPICOLON Consortium; Dunlop15, Malcolm; Hofstra, Robert; Lindblom, Annika; Wijnen, Juul; Peterlongo, Paolo; Hampe, Jochen; Ruiz- Ponte, Clara; Castellví-Bel, Sergi (Public Library Science, 2014-04-17)
      Colorectal cancer is one of the most frequent neoplasms and an important cause of mortality in the developed world. Mendelian syndromes account for about 5% of the total burden of CRC, being Lynch syndrome and familial ...