Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization Analysis of Associations Between Periodontal Disease and Risk of Cancer.
Laura CorlinMengyuan RuanKonstantinos K TsilidisEmmanouil BourasYau-Hua YuRachael Z Stolzenberg-SolomonAlison P KleinHarvey A RischChristopher I AmosLori C SakodaPavel VodičkaPai K RishJames BeckElizabeth A PlatzDominique S MichaudPublished in: JNCI cancer spectrum (2021)
Genetic predisposition to periodontitis may be associated with colorectal cancer risk. Further research should determine whether increased periodontitis prevention and increased cancer surveillance of patients with periodontitis is warranted.