Alpha-methylacyl-CoA Racemase: A Potential Common Gene for the Risk of Colorectal Cancer and/or Prostate Cancer

Principal Investigator

Name
Sarah Daughterty

Institution
NCI, DCEG, OEEB

Email
daughers@mail.nih.gov

About this CDAS Project

Study
PLCO (Learn more about this study)

Project ID
2006-0069

Initial CDAS Request Approval
Jul 1, 2006

Title
Alpha-methylacyl-CoA Racemase: A Potential Common Gene for the Risk of Colorectal Cancer and/or Prostate Cancer

Collaborators

Claudine Issacs (Georgetown University)
Elizabeth Platz (John Hopkins University)
Fallin
Richard Hayes (Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics)
Wen-Yi Huang (Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics)

Related Publications

• Polymorphic variants in alpha-methylacyl-CoA racemase and prostate cancer.
  Daugherty SE, Shugart YY, Platz EA, Fallin MD, Isaacs WB, Pfeiffer RM, Welch R, Huang WY, Reding D, Hayes RB
  Prostate. 2007 Oct; Volume 67 (Issue 14): Pages 1487-97 PUBMED
• Variants in the alpha-Methylacyl-CoA racemase gene and the association with advanced distal colorectal adenoma.
  Daugherty SE, Platz EA, Shugart YY, Fallin MD, Isaacs WB, Chatterjee N, Welch R, Huang WY, Hayes RB
  Cancer Epidemiol. Biomarkers Prev. 2007 Aug; Volume 16 (Issue 8): Pages 1536-42 PUBMED