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Causal relationship between gut microbiota and gastric cancer: A two‑sample Mendelian randomization analysis

  • Authors:
    • Jianling Zhang
    • Chunlu Dong
    • Yanyan Lin
    • Lifeng Shang
    • Junming Ma
    • Ruiping Hu
    • Hejing Wang
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  • Published online on: April 2, 2024     https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2024.2736
  • Article Number: 38
  • Copyright: © Zhang et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

The gut microbiota is associated with GC; however, the causal association between the gut microbiota and GC remains to be determined. The aim of the present study was to investigate the causal association between gut microbiota and gastric cancer (GC) from the perspective of Mendelian randomization (MR). The present study performed MR analysis using summary statistics from a genome‑wide association study of the gut microbiome and GC. Inverse‑variance weighted, MR‑Egger and weighted median methods were used to investigate the causal relationship between gut microbiota and GC. Heterogeneity tests were performed using Cochrane's Q statistic. Horizontal polytropy was detected using Mendelian Randomization Pleiotropy RESidual Sum and Outlier were eliminated. Estimates from MR indicated that nine gut microorganism remained stable with regard to acceptance of heterogeneity and sensitivity methods. Among them, the genera Prevotella 7, Roseburia and Ruminococcaceae UCG014 were associated with an increased risk of GC; by contrast, the family Enterobacteriaceae, the genera Allisonella, Lachnospiraceae FCS020, Ruminococcaceae UCG004 and Ruminococcaceae UCG009, and the order Enterobacteriales decreased the risk of GC development. The present study demonstrated the potential importance of modulating the abundance of gut microbiota for the prevention and treatment of GC.
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Zhang J, Dong C, Lin Y, Shang L, Ma J, Hu R and Wang H: Causal relationship between gut microbiota and gastric cancer: A two‑sample Mendelian randomization analysis. Mol Clin Oncol 20: 38, 2024
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Zhang, J., Dong, C., Lin, Y., Shang, L., Ma, J., Hu, R., & Wang, H. (2024). Causal relationship between gut microbiota and gastric cancer: A two‑sample Mendelian randomization analysis. Molecular and Clinical Oncology, 20, 38. https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2024.2736
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Zhang, J., Dong, C., Lin, Y., Shang, L., Ma, J., Hu, R., Wang, H."Causal relationship between gut microbiota and gastric cancer: A two‑sample Mendelian randomization analysis". Molecular and Clinical Oncology 20.5 (2024): 38.
Chicago
Zhang, J., Dong, C., Lin, Y., Shang, L., Ma, J., Hu, R., Wang, H."Causal relationship between gut microbiota and gastric cancer: A two‑sample Mendelian randomization analysis". Molecular and Clinical Oncology 20, no. 5 (2024): 38. https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2024.2736