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ArticleEuropean journal of medical research2023

Genetic associations between circulating metabolic biomarkers and lung cancer in East Asians and Europeans.

Kai Liu, Shangshang Wang, Yuhan Zhou, Sha Huang, Yifan Liu, Lijiang Song, Zhengfu He

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Kai Liu *Department of Thoracic Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Shangshang Wang *Nursing department, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Yuhan ZhouDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Sha HuangDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Yifan LiuDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Lijiang SongDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Zhengfu HeDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. hezhengfu@zju.edu.cn.

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The Project of the Education Department of Zhejiang Province Y201839109
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backgroundMetabolic biomarkers are reported to be associated with the risk of lung cancer (LC). However, the observed associations from epidemiological studies are either inconsistent or inconclusive.

methodsThe genetic summary data of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL), total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), fasting plasma glucose (FPG), and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and those of the LC and its histological subtypes were retrieved from previous GWASs. We performed two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) and multivariable MR analyses to examine the associations between genetically predicted metabolic biomarkers and LC in East Asians and Europeans.

resultsIn East Asians, the inverse-variance weighted (IVW) method suggests that LDL (odds ratio [OR] = 0.799, 95% CI 0.712-0.897), TC (OR = 0.713, 95% CI 0.638-0.797), and TG (OR = 0.702, 95% CI 0.613-0.804) were significantly associated with LC after correction for multiple testing. For the remaining three biomarkers, we did not detect significant association with LC by any MR method. Multivariable MR (MVMR) analysis yielded an OR of 0.958 (95% CI 0.748-1.172) for HDL, 0.839 (95% CI 0.738-0.931) for LDL, 0.942 (95% CI 0.742-1.133) for TC, 1.161 (95% CI 1.070-1.252) for TG, 1.079 (95% CI 0.851-1.219) for FPG, and 1.101 (95% CI 0.922-1.191) for HbA1c. In Europeans, the univariate MR analyses did not detect significant association between exposures and outcomes. However, in MVMR analysis integrating circulating lipids and lifestyle risk factors (smoking, alcohol drinking, and body mass index), we found that TG was positively associated with LC in Europeans (OR = 1.660, 95% CI 1.060-2.260). Subgroup and sensitivity analysis yielded similar results to the main analyses.

conclusionsOur study provides genetic evidence that circulating levels of LDL was negatively associated with LC in East Asians, whereas TG was positively associated with LC in both populations.

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East Asian PeopleLung NeoplasmsBiomarkersCholesterol, LDLEuropean PeopleGlycated HemoglobinHumansPolymorphism, Single NucleotideRisk FactorsTriglyceridesBiomarkersCholesterol, LDLGlycated HemoglobinTriglyceridesLDLLung cancerMendelian randomizationMetabolic biomarkersTriglyceride

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