rs1006548 - FANCA
Magnitude 2.2 · 2 studies on file
Reported associations
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Pan-cancer study detects genetic risk variants and shared genetic basis in two large cohorts - Unknown journal (n.d.) · Unknown authors · PubMed 32887889
ABSTRACT: Deciphering the shared genetic basis of distinct cancers has the potential to elucidate carcinogenic mechanisms and inform broadly applicable risk assessment efforts. Here, we undertake genome-wide association studies (GWAS) and comprehensive evaluations of heritability and pleiotropy across 18 cancer types in two large, population-based cohorts: the UK Biobank (408,786 European ancestry individuals; 48,961 cancer cases) and the Kaiser Permanente Genetic Epidemiology Research on Adult Health and Aging cohorts (66,526 European ancestry individuals; 16,001 cancer cases). The GWAS detect 21 genome-wide significant associations independent of previously reported results. Investigations of pleiotropy identify 12 cancer pairs exhibiting either positive or negative genetic correlations;
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Genome-wide association study in 176,678 Europeans reveals genetic loci for tanning response to sun exposure - Unknown journal (n.d.) · Unknown authors · PubMed 29739929
ABSTRACT: The skin's tendency to sunburn rather than tan is a major risk factor for skin cancer. Here we report a large genome-wide association study of ease of skin tanning in 176,678 subjects of European ancestry. We identify significant association with tanning ability at 20 loci. We confirm previously identified associations at six of these loci, and report 14 novel loci, of which ten have never been associated with pigmentation-related phenotypes. Our results also suggest that variants at the AHR/AGR3 locus, previously associated with cutaneous malignant melanoma the underlying mechanism of which is poorly understood, might act on disease risk through modulation of tanning ability. The skin's tanning response to sun exposure shows great interindividual variability. Here, Visconti
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Lifestyle context
Concrete actions anchored to the cited research. We do not prescribe, we describe.
Bloodwork
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vitamin D status Low
Sun protection strategies to offset low tan response may reduce UVB-dependent endogenous vitamin D synthesis.
Check serum 25-OH vitamin D annually; maintain level above 30 ng/mL
Lifestyle
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daily broad-spectrum sunscreen SPF 30+ Moderate
FANCA variants associated with low melanin production; reduced endogenous UV protection warrants behavioral compensation.
Apply SPF 30+ to all exposed skin daily, reapply every 2 hours if sweating
Screening
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annual dermatological skin cancer screening Moderate
Low tan response reduces UV photoprotection; FANCA variants also show pleiotropy with cancer risk in large population studies.
Full-body skin examination by dermatologist annually