Affiliation:
1. Department of Dermatology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College Beijing China
2. State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Translational Medicine Center, Peking Union Medical College Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College Beijing China
3. 4+4 M.D. Program Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College Beijing China
4. Departments of Internal Medicine and Cellular & Molecular Physiology Yale School of Medicine Connecticut New Haven USA
Abstract
AbstractBackgroundPrevious observational studies reported altered melanoma risks in relation to many potential factors, such as coffee intake, smoking habits and photodamage‐related conditions. Considering the susceptibility of epidemiological studies to residual confounders, there remains uncertainty about the actual causal roles of these reported factors in melanoma aetiology.ObjectivesThis study aims to investigate the causal association between cutaneous melanoma (CM) and previously reported factors: coffee intake, alcohol consumption, lifetime smoking, socioeconomic status (SES), ease of skin tanning, childhood sunburn and facial ageing, providing insight into its underlying aetiology and preventative strategies.MethodsWe utilized a two‐sample MR analysis on data from the largest meta‐analysis summary statistics of confirmed cutaneous melanoma including 30,134 patients. Genetic instrumental variables were constructed by identifying single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that associate with corresponding factors. Inverse variance weighted (IVW) was the primary MR method. For sensitivity and heterogeneity, MR Egger, weighted median, simple mode, weighted mode and MR Egger intercept tests were examined.ResultsCutaneous melanoma risks were found to be elevated in association with a predisposition towards ease of skin tanning (IVW: OR = 2.842, 95% CI 2.468–3.274, p < 0.001) and with childhood sunburn history (IVW: OR = 6.317, 95% CI 4.479–8.909, p < 0.001). Repeated MR after removing potential confounders and outliers demonstrated resolved horizontal pleiotropy and statistically significant results that closely mirrored the initial findings. Other potential factors, such as coffee intake, alcohol consumption, smoking and socioeconomic status (SES), indicated insignificant effects on melanoma risk in the analysis, and therefore, our Mendelian randomization study does not support their roles in modifying melanoma risks.ConclusionsOur extensive MR analysis provides strong evidence of the causative role of ease of skin tanning and childhood sunburn history in elevating melanoma risk. Curtailing ultraviolet radiation (UVR) exposure may be the single best preventative strategy to reduce melanoma risk.
Subject
Infectious Diseases,Dermatology
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1. New ways to strengthen old risk factors;Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology;2023-12-21