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Luigi Barzan
Researcher at University of Aberdeen
Publications - 129
Citations - 6965
Luigi Barzan is an academic researcher from University of Aberdeen. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cancer & Head and neck cancer. The author has an hindex of 39, co-authored 126 publications receiving 6599 citations. Previous affiliations of Luigi Barzan include Kantonsspital St. Gallen.
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Genome-wide meta-analyses identify multiple loci associated with smoking behavior
Helena Furberg,Yunjung Kim,Jennifer Dackor,Eric Boerwinkle,Nora Franceschini,Diego Ardissino,Luisa Bernardinelli,Luisa Bernardinelli,Pier Mannuccio Mannucci,Francesco Mauri,Piera Angelica Merlini,Devin Absher,Themistocles L. Assimes,Stephen P. Fortmann,Carlos Iribarren,Joshua W. Knowles,Thomas Quertermous,Luigi Ferrucci,Toshiko Tanaka,Joshua C. Bis,Curt D. Furberg,Talin Haritunians,Barbara McKnight,Bruce M. Psaty,Bruce M. Psaty,Kent D. Taylor,Evan L. Thacker,Peter Almgren,Leif Groop,Claes Ladenvall,Michael Boehnke,Anne U. Jackson,Karen L. Mohlke,Heather M. Stringham,Jaakko Tuomilehto,Jaakko Tuomilehto,Emelia J. Benjamin,Shih-Jen Hwang,Daniel Levy,Sarah R. Preis,Ramachandran S. Vasan,Jubao Duan,Pablo V. Gejman,Douglas F. Levinson,Alan R. Sanders,Jianxin Shi,Esther H. Lips,James McKay,Antonio Agudo,Luigi Barzan,Vladimir Bencko,Simone Benhamou,Simone Benhamou,Xavier Castellsagué,Cristina Canova,David I. Conway,Eleonora Fabianova,Lenka Foretova,Vladimir Janout,Claire M. Healy,Ivana Holcatova,Kristina Kjærheim,Pagona Lagiou,Jolanta Lissowska,Ray Lowry,Tatiana V. Macfarlane,Dana Mates,Lorenzo Richiardi,Peter Rudnai,Neonilia Szeszenia-Dabrowska,David Zaridze,Ariana Znaor,Mark Lathrop,Paul Brennan,Stefania Bandinelli,Timothy M. Frayling,Jack M. Guralnik,Yuri Milaneschi,John R. B. Perry,David Altshuler,David Altshuler,Roberto Elosua,S. Kathiresan,S. Kathiresan,Gavin Lucas,Olle Melander,Christopher J. O'Donnell,Veikko Salomaa,Stephen M. Schwartz,Benjamin F. Voight,Brenda W.J.H. Penninx,Johannes H. Smit,Nicole Vogelzangs,Dorret I. Boomsma,Eco J. C. de Geus,Jacqueline M. Vink,Gonneke Willemsen,Stephen J. Chanock,Fangyi Gu,Susan E. Hankinson,David J. Hunter,Albert Hofman,Henning Tiemeier,André G. Uitterlinden,Cornelia M. van Duijn,Stefan Walter,Daniel I. Chasman,Brendan M. Everett,Guillaume Paré,Paul M. Ridker,Ming D. Li,Hermine H. Maes,Janet Audrain-McGovern,Danielle Posthuma,Laura M. Thornton,Caryn Lerman,Jaakko Kaprio,Jaakko Kaprio,Jed E. Rose,John P. A. Ioannidis,John P. A. Ioannidis,Peter Kraft,Danyu Lin,Patrick F. Sullivan +123 more
TL;DR: A meta-analyses of several smoking phenotypes within cohorts of the Tobacco and Genetics Consortium found the strongest association was a synonymous 15q25 SNP in the nicotinic receptor gene CHRNA3, and three loci associated with number of cigarettes smoked per day were identified.
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A Genome-Wide Association Study of Upper Aerodigestive Tract Cancers Conducted within the INHANCE Consortium
James McKay,Thérèse Truong,Valerie Gaborieau,Amelie Chabrier,Shu Chun Chuang,Graham Byrnes,David Zaridze,Oxana Shangina,Neonila Szeszenia-Dabrowska,Jolanta Lissowska,Peter Rudnai,Eleonora Fabianova,Alexandru Bucur,Vladimir Bencko,Ivana Holcatova,Vladimir Janout,Lenka Foretova,Pagona Lagiou,Dimitrios Trichopoulos,Simone Benhamou,Christine Bouchardy,Wolfgang Ahrens,Franco Merletti,Lorenzo Richiardi,Renato Talamini,Luigi Barzan,Kristina Kjærheim,Gary J. Macfarlane,Tatiana V. Macfarlane,Lorenzo Simonato,Cristina Canova,Cristina Canova,Antonio Agudo,Xavier Castellsagué,Ray Lowry,David I. Conway,Patricia A. McKinney,Claire M. Healy,Mary Toner,Ariana Znaor,Maria Paula Curado,Sergio Koifman,Ana M. B. Menezes,Victor Wünsch-Filho,José Eluf Neto,Leticia Fernández Garrote,Stefania Boccia,Gabriella Cadoni,Dario Arzani,Andrew F. Olshan,Mark C. Weissler,William K. Funkhouser,Jingchun Luo,Jan Lubinski,Joanna Trubicka,Marcin Lener,Dorota Oszutowska,Stephen M. Schwartz,Chu Chen,Sherianne Fish,David R. Doody,Joshua E. Muscat,Philip Lazarus,Carla J. Gallagher,Shen Chih Chang,Zuo-Feng Zhang,Qingyi Wei,Erich M. Sturgis,Li E. Wang,Silvia Franceschi,Rolando Herrero,Karl T. Kelsey,Michael D. McClean,Carmen J. Marsit,Heather H. Nelson,Marjorie Romkes,Shama Buch,Tomoko Nukui,Shilong Zhong,Martin Lacko,Johannes J. Manni,Wilbert H.M. Peters,Rayjean J. Hung,John R. McLaughlin,Lars J. Vatten,Inger Njølstad,Gary E. Goodman,John K. Field,Triantafillos Liloglou,Paolo Vineis,Paolo Vineis,Françoise Clavel-Chapelon,Domenico Palli,Rosario Tumino,Vittorio Krogh,Salvatore Panico,Carlos A. González,J. Ramón Quirós,Carmen Enid Martínez,Carmen Navarro,Eva Ardanaz,Nerea Larrañaga,Kay-Tee Khaw,Timothy J. Key,H. Bas Bueno-de-Mesquita,Petra H.M. Peeters,Antonia Trichopoulou,Jakob Linseisen,Heiner Boeing,Göran Hallmans,Kim Overvad,Anne Tjønneland,Merethe Kumle,Elio Riboli,Kristjan Välk,Tõnu Voodern,Andres Metspalu,Diana Zelenika,Anne Boland,Marc Delepine,Mario Foglio,Doris Lechner,Hélène Blanché,Ivo Gut,Pilar Galan,Simon Heath,Mia Hashibe,Richard B. Hayes,Paolo Boffetta,Mark Lathrop,Paul Brennan +130 more
TL;DR: A genome-wide association study to identify common genetic variation involved in susceptibility to upper aero-digestive tract (UADT) cancers implicate two variants at 4q21 and 12q24 and further highlight three ADH variants in UADT cancer susceptibility.
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Combined effect of tobacco and alcohol on laryngeal cancer risk: A case-control study
Renato Talamini,Cristina Bosetti,C. La Vecchia,C. La Vecchia,L. Dal Maso,Fabio Levi,Ettore Bidoli,E. Negri,C. Pasche,Salvatore Vaccarella,Luigi Barzan,Silvia Franceschi +11 more
TL;DR: This study shows that both cigarette smoking and alcohol drinking are independent risk factors for laryngeal cancer, possibly suggesting biological synergy.
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Sentinel node biopsy in head and neck squamous cell cancer: 5-year follow-up of a European multicenter trial
Lee W. T. Alkureishi,Gary L Ross,Taimur Shoaib,David S. Soutar,A. Gerry Robertson,Richard C. Thompson,Keith D. Hunter,Jens Ahm Sørensen,Jørn Bo Thomsen,Annelise Krogdahl,J. Alvarez,Luis Barbier,Joseba Santamaria,Tito Poli,Enrico Sesenna,Adorján F. Kovács,Frank Grünwald,Luigi Barzan,Sandro Sulfaro,Franco Alberti +19 more
TL;DR: Sentinel node biopsy is a reliable and reproducible means of staging the clinically N0 neck for patients with cT1/T2 HNSCC, and can be used as the sole staging tool for the majority of these patients, but cannot currently be recommended for Patients with tumors in the floor of the mouth.
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Sentinel node biopsy in head and neck cancer: preliminary results of a multicenter trial.
G. L. Ross,David S. Soutar,D. Gordon MacDonald,Taimur Shoaib,Ivan G. Camilleri,Andrew G Roberton,Jens Ahm Sørensen,Jørn Bo Thomsen,Peter Grupe,J. Alvarez,Luis Barbier,Joseba Santamaria,Tito Poli,Olindo Massarelli,Enrico Sesenna,Adorján F. Kovács,Frank Grünwald,Luigi Barzan,Sandro Sulfaro,Franco Alberti +19 more
TL;DR: SNB can be successfully applied to early T1/2 tumors of the oral cavity/oropharynx in a standardized fashion by centers worldwide and can be used alone as a staging tool.