Associations between Prediagnostic Circulating Bilirubin Levels and Risk of Gastrointestinal Cancers in the UK Biobank

Associations between Prediagnostic Circulating Bilirubin Levels and Risk of Gastrointestinal Cancers in the UK Biobank

We investigated associations between serum levels of bilirubin, an endogenous antioxidant, and gastrointestinal cancer risk. In the UK Biobank, prediagnostic serum levels of total bilirubin were measured in blood samples collected from 440,948 participants. In multivariable-adjusted Cox proportional...

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Main Authors: Nazlisadat Seyed Khoei, Karl-Heinz Wagner, Robert Carreras-Torres, Marc J. Gunter, Neil Murphy, Heinz Freisling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:Cancers
Subjects:
gastrointestinal cancers
cancer risk
bilirubin
UK Biobank
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/13/11/2749

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