Table 1 Distribution of cases and controls available for the vitamin D and cancer risk MR analysis using summary statistics from various sources.

From: A comprehensive re-assessment of the association between vitamin D and cancer susceptibility using Mendelian randomization

Cancers

Number of controls

Number of cases

Source (PMID)

Studies

Barrett’s oesophagus (BE) and oesophageal cancer

17,159

10,279

27527254

BEACON + BONN + OXFORD (BE only) + CAMBRIDGE

Barrett’s oesophagus (BE)

17,159

6167

27527254

Oesophageal cancer

17,159

4112

27527254

Breast cancer

105,974

122,977

29059683

BCAC

ER + breast cancer

105,974

69,501

29059683

ER- breast cancer

105,974

21,468

29059683

Endometrial cancer

108,979

12,906

30093612

ECAC

EC endometrial cancer

46,126

8758

30093612

NEEC endometrial cancer

35,447

1230

30093612

Lung cancer

15,861

11,348

24880342

ILCCO (MR-Base)

Lung adenocarcinoma

14,894

3442

24880342

Squamous cell lung cancer

15,038

3275

24880342

Melanoma skin cancer

26,409

15,990

26237428

GenoMEL

Keratinocyte cancers

   

QSKIN, 23andMe

Squamous cell carcinoma

285,355

7400

31174203

Basal cell carcinoma

279,049

14,940

31174203

Neuroblastoma

3254

1627

23222812

MR-Base

Ovarian cancer

40,941

25,509

28346442

OCAC

Clear cell

40,941

1366

28346442

Endometrioid

40,941

2810

28346442

High-grade serous

40,941

13,037

28346442

Low-grade serous

40,941

1012

28346442

Mucinous

40,941

1417

28346442

Pancreatic cancer

1939

1896

19648918

PanScan (MR-Base)

Prostate cancer

61,106

79,148

29892016

PRACTICAL

  1. ER refers to oestrogen receptor status. EC and NEEC endometrial cancer refer to the endometrioid and non-endometrioid endometrial cancer subtypes. BE refers to Barrett's oesophagus.