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Table 3 Mendelian randomization results of lung cancer as the outcome using DNA methylation as the exposure

From: Epigenome-wide association study of whole blood gene expression in Framingham Heart Study participants provides molecular insight into the potential role of CHRNA5 in cigarette smoking-related lung diseases

Outcome

Exposure

Beta

se

P value

Tissue origin

Lung cancer

cg03234777

 − 3.81

1.24

2.17E − 03

FHS Whole blood

Lung adenocarcinoma

cg03234777

 − 4.96

1.95

1.09E − 02

FHS Whole blood

Squamous cell lung cancer

cg03234777

 − 1.32

1.83

4.70E − 01

FHS Whole blood

Lung cancer

cg19696491

 − 5.28

0.77

5.05E − 12

FHS Whole blood

Lung adenocarcinoma

cg19696491

 − 5.65

1.16

1.18E − 06

FHS Whole blood

Squamous cell lung cancer

cg19696491

 − 3.93

1.21

1.11E − 03

FHS Whole blood

Lung cancer

cg22563815

 − 4.64

0.67

5.05E − 12

FHS Whole blood

Lung adenocarcinoma

cg22563815

 − 4.96

1.02

1.18E − 06

FHS Whole blood

Squamous cell lung cancer

cg22563815

 − 3.45

1.06

1.11E − 03

FHS Whole blood

Illnesses of father: lung cancer

cg22563815

 − 0.081

0.031

8.28E − 03

FHS Whole blood

Illnesses of father: lung cancer

cg19696491

 − 0.092

0.035

8.47E − 03

FHS Whole blood

Cancer code self-reported: lung cancer

cg03234777

 − 0.010

0.005

3.43E − 02

FHS Whole blood

Lung adenocarcinoma

cg22563815

 − 1.569

0.308

3.60E − 07

Lung tissue

Lung cancer

cg22563815

 − 1.456

0.203

7.04E − 13

Lung tissue

Squamous cell lung cancer

cg22563815

 − 1.127

0.319

4.04E − 04

Lung tissue

Lung adenocarcinoma

cg19696491

 − 2.051

0.416

8.35E − 07

Lung tissue

Lung cancer

cg19696491

 − 1.929

0.274

1.82E − 12

Lung tissue

Squamous cell lung cancer

cg19696491

 − 1.489

0.429

5.25E − 04

Lung tissue