| Title: | Is Type 2 Diabetes Causally Associated With Cancer Risk? Evidence From a Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization Study |
| Journal: | Diabetes |
| Published: | 29 Apr 2020 |
| Pubmed: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32349989/ |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.2337/db20-0084 |
| URL: | https://diabetes.diabetesjournals.org/content/diabetes/69/7/1588.full.pdf |
| Citations: | 95 (43 in last 2 years) as of 8 Aug 2024 |
Publication 5288
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Abstract
We conducted a two-sample Mendelian randomization study to investigate the causal associations of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) with risk of overall cancer and 22 site-specific cancers. Summary-level data for cancer were extracted from the Breast Cancer Association Consortium and UK Biobank. Genetic predisposition to T2DM was associated with higher odds of pancreatic, kidney, uterine, and cervical cancer and lower odds of esophageal cancer and melanoma but not associated with 16 other site-specific cancers or overall cancer. The odds ratios (ORs) were 1.13 (95% CI 1.04, 1.22), 1.08 (1.00, 1.17), 1.08 (1.01, 1.15), 1.07 (1.01, 1.15), 0.89 (0.81, 0.98), and 0.93 (0.89, 0.97) for pancreatic, kidney, uterine, cervical, and esophageal cancer and melanoma, respectively. The association between T2DM and pancreatic cancer was also observed in a meta-analysis of this and a previous Mendelian randomization study (OR 1.08; 95% CI 1.02, 1.14; P = 0.009). There was limited evidence supporting causal associations between fasting glucose and cancer. Genetically predicted fasting insulin levels were positively associated with cancers of the uterus, kidney, pancreas, and lung. The current study found causal detrimental effects of T2DM on several cancers. We suggest reinforcing the cancer screening in T2DM patients to enable the early detection of cancer.</p>
10 Keywords
- Blood Glucose
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
- Early Detection of Cancer
- Fasting
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Insulin
- Mendelian Randomization Analysis
- Neoplasms
- Risk
7 Authors
- Shuai Yuan
- Siddhartha Kar
- Paul Carter
- Mathew Vithayathil
- Amy M. Mason
- Stephen Burgess
- Susanna C. Larsson
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