Causal association between tea consumption and head and neck cancer: a Mendelian randomization study

Although evidence supports an observational association between tea consumption and susceptibility to head and neck cancer, the causal nature of this association remains unclear. We performed a two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis to determine the causal effects of tea consumption on hea...

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Veröffentlicht in:Food & function 2024-02, Vol.15 (3), p.175-1716
Hauptverfasser: Zhang, Qi-he, Wang, Mei-qi, Wang, Huan-huan, Huang, Yu-wei, Dong, Chao, Xin, Ying, Jiang, Xin
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Zusammenfassung:Although evidence supports an observational association between tea consumption and susceptibility to head and neck cancer, the causal nature of this association remains unclear. We performed a two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis to determine the causal effects of tea consumption on head and neck cancer. We employed a fixed-effects inverse variance-weighted model for the MR analysis. Genome-wide association study (GWAS) summary data for tea consumption were obtained from the UK Biobank Consortium, and GWAS data for head and neck cancer were derived from two data sources and were used as the outcomes. Our MR analysis revealed limited evidence for a causal relationship between various types of tea intake and head and neck cancer. After adjustment for smoking and alcohol consumption, there was no causal relationship between tea consumption and head and neck cancer. Further experimental studies are required to confirm its potential role in these malignancies. Although evidence supports an observational association between tea consumption and susceptibility to head and neck cancer, the causal nature of this association remains unclear.
ISSN:2042-6496
2042-650X
DOI:10.1039/d3fo04017h