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Morven Allan

Edinburgh Cancer Research

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Genetic Variation at 19q13.33 confers colorectal cancer risk through the interaction of mucosal expression of FUT2 and plasma vitamin B12 levels

Morven Allan, Vidya Rajasekaran, Xue Li, Bradley T. Harris, Kevin Donnelly, Marion Walker, Emily Miedzybordzka, Hao Wang, Kevin Myant, Farhat V N Din, Susan Mary Farrington, Malcolm G. Dunlop

medRxiv · Jul 14, 2026 · PreprintGenetic & Genomic Medicine

Genetic variation at 11q23.1 confers colorectal cancer risk by dysregulation of colonic tuft cell transcriptional activator POU2AF2

Vidya Rajasekaran, Bradley T. Harris, Ruby Tamara Osborn, Claire L. Smillie, Kevin Donnelly, Marion Bacou, Edward Esiri-Bloom, Li Yin Ooi, Morven Allan, Marion Walker, Stuart Reid, Alison M. Meynert, Graeme R. Grimes, James Peter Blackmur, Peter G Vaughan-Shaw, , Susan Mary Farrington

This study identifies rs3087967 as the causal variant at 11q23.1 that increases colorectal cancer risk by dysregulating POU2AF2, a key activator of tuft cell transcription.

Gut · Nov 28, 2024Peer-reviewedGenetics