| Title: | SUMMER: a Mendelian randomization interactive server to systematically evaluate the causal effects of risk factors and circulating biomarkers on pan-cancer survival |
| Journal: | Nucleic Acids Research |
| Published: | 10 Aug 2022 |
| Pubmed: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35947748/ |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkac677 |
| URL: | https://academic.oup.com/nar/article-pdf/51/D1/D1160/48440993/gkac677.pdf |
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Abstract
Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) underlying case-control design have uncovered hundreds of genetic loci involved in tumorigenesis and provided rich resources for identifying risk factors and biomarkers associated with cancer susceptibility. However, the application of GWAS in determining the genetic architecture of cancer survival remains unestablished. Here, we systematically evaluated genetic effects at the genome-wide level on cancer survival that included overall survival (OS) and cancer-specific survival (CSS), leveraging data deposited in the UK Biobank cohort of a total of 19 628 incident patients across 17 cancer types. Furthermore, we assessed the causal effects of risk factors and circulating biomarkers on cancer prognosis via a Mendelian randomization (MR) analytic framework, which integrated cancer survival GWAS dataset, along with phenome-wide association study (PheWAS) and blood genome-wide gene expression/DNA methylation quantitative trait loci (eQTL/meQTL) datasets. On average, more than 10 traits, 700 genes, and 4,500 CpG sites were prone to cancer prognosis. Finally, we developed a user-friendly online database, SUrvival related cancer Multi-omics database via MEndelian Randomization (SUMMER; http://njmu-edu.cn:3838/SUMMER/), to help users query, browse, and download cancer survival results. In conclusion, SUMMER provides an important resource to assist the research community in understanding the genetic mechanisms of cancer survival.8 Authors
- Junyi Xin
- Dongying Gu
- Silu Chen
- Shuai Ben
- Huiqin Li
- Zhengdong Zhang
- Mulong Du
- Meilin Wang
1 Application
| Application ID | Title |
|---|---|
| 45611 | Genome-wide cross-trait analysis for genetic architecture of pan-cancer by UK Biobank |
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