Immune-mediated genetic pathways resulting in pulmonary function impairment increase lung cancer susceptibility



Kachuri, Linda, Johansson, Mattias, Rashkin, Sara R, Graff, Rebecca E, Bosse, Yohan, Manem, Venkata, Caporaso, Neil E, Landi, Maria Teresa, Christiani, David C, Vineis, Paolo
et al (show 41 more authors) (2020) Immune-mediated genetic pathways resulting in pulmonary function impairment increase lung cancer susceptibility. NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, 11 (1). 27-.

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Abstract

Impaired lung function is often caused by cigarette smoking, making it challenging to disentangle its role in lung cancer susceptibility. Investigation of the shared genetic basis of these phenotypes in the UK Biobank and International Lung Cancer Consortium (29,266 cases, 56,450 controls) shows that lung cancer is genetically correlated with reduced forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV<sub>1</sub>: r<sub>g</sub> = 0.098, p = 2.3 × 10<sup>-8</sup>) and the ratio of FEV<sub>1</sub> to forced vital capacity (FEV<sub>1</sub>/FVC: r<sub>g</sub> = 0.137, p = 2.0 × 10<sup>-12</sup>). Mendelian randomization analyses demonstrate that reduced FEV<sub>1</sub> increases squamous cell carcinoma risk (odds ratio (OR) = 1.51, 95% confidence intervals: 1.21-1.88), while reduced FEV<sub>1</sub>/FVC increases the risk of adenocarcinoma (OR = 1.17, 1.01-1.35) and lung cancer in never smokers (OR = 1.56, 1.05-2.30). These findings support a causal role of pulmonary impairment in lung cancer etiology. Integrative analyses reveal that pulmonary function instruments, including 73 novel variants, influence lung tissue gene expression and implicate immune-related pathways in mediating the observed effects on lung carcinogenesis.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Lung, Humans, Lung Neoplasms, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Respiratory Function Tests, Vital Capacity, Forced Expiratory Volume, Prospective Studies, Phenotype, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, Adult, Aged, Middle Aged, Female, Male, Mendelian Randomization Analysis
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 13 Jan 2020 15:04
Last Modified: 19 Jan 2023 00:09
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-13855-2
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3070490