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1. Preoperative pelvic MRI and 2-[(18)F]FDG PET/CT for lymph node staging and prognostication in endometrial cancer-time to revisit current imaging guidelines?

Author: Fasmer, K.E., Gulati, A., Dybvik, J.A., Wagner-Larsen, K.S., Lura, N., Salvesen, Ø., Forsse, D., Trovik, J., Pijnenborg, J.M.A., Krakstad, C., Haldorsen, I.S., Fasmer, K.E., Gulati, A., Dybvik, J.A., Wagner-Larsen, K.S., Lura, N., Salvesen, Ø., Forsse, D., Trovik, J., Pijnenborg, J.M.A., Krakstad, C., and Haldorsen, I.S.
Abstract: 01 januari 2023, Item does not contain fulltext, OBJECTIVE: This study presents the diagnostic performance of four different preoperative imaging workups (IWs) for prediction of lymph node metastases (LNMs) in endometrial cancer (EC): pelvic MRI alone (IW1), MRI and [(18)F]FDG-PET/CT in all patients (IW2), MRI with selective [(18)F]FDG-PET/CT if high-risk preoperative histology (IW3), and MRI with selective [(18)F]FDG-PET/CT if MRI indicates FIGO stage ≥ 1B (IW4). METHODS: In 361 EC patients, preoperative staging parameters from both pelvic MRI and [(18)F]FDG-PET/CT were recorded. Area under receiver operating characteristic curves (ROC AUC) compared the diagnostic performance for the different imaging parameters and workups for predicting surgicopathological FIGO stage. Survival data were assessed using Kaplan-Meier estimator with log-rank test. RESULTS: MRI and [(18)F]FDG-PET/CT staging parameters yielded similar AUCs for predicting corresponding FIGO staging parameters in low-risk versus high-risk histology groups (p ≥ 0.16). The sensitivities, specificities, and AUCs for LNM prediction were as follows: IW1-33% [9/27], 95% [185/193], and 0.64; IW2-56% [15/27], 90% [174/193], and 0.73 (p = 0.04 vs. IW1); IW3-44% [12/27], 94% [181/193], and 0.69 (p = 0.13 vs. IW1); and IW4-52% [14/27], 91% [176/193], and 0.72 (p = 0.06 vs. IW1). IW3 and IW4 selected 34% [121/361] and 54% [194/361] to [(18)F]FDG-PET/CT, respectively. Employing IW4 identified three distinct patient risk groups that exhibited increasing FIGO stage (p < 0.001) and stepwise reductions in survival (p ≤ 0.002). CONCLUSION: Selective [(18)F]FDG-PET/CT in patients with high-risk MRI findings yields better detection of LNM than MRI alone, and similar diagnostic performance to that of MRI and [(18)F]FDG-PET/CT in all. KEY POINTS: • Imaging by MRI and [(18)F]FDG PET/CT yields similar diagnostic performance in low- and high-risk histology groups for predicting central FIGO staging parameters. • Utilizing a stepwise imaging workup with MRI in all patients and
Published: 2023

2. Incorporating molecular profiling into endometrial cancer management requires prospective studies

Author: Amant, F., McCluggage, W.G., Werner, H.M., Kasius, J.C., Krakstad, C., Pijnenborg, J.M.A., Amant, F., McCluggage, W.G., Werner, H.M., Kasius, J.C., Krakstad, C., and Pijnenborg, J.M.A.
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Published: 2021

3. Mendelian randomization analyses suggest a role for cholesterol in the development of endometrial cancer.

Author: Hodgson S., De Vivo I., Dennis J., Dork T., Dowdy S.C., Dunning A.M., Durst M., Easton D.F., Ekici A.B., Fasching P.A., Fridley B.L., Friedenreich C.M., Garcia-Closas M., Gaudet M.M., Giles G.G., Goode E.L., Gorman M., Haiman C.A., Hall P., Hankinson S.E., Hein A., Hillemanns P., Hoivik E.A., Holliday E.G., Hunter D.J., Kraft P., Krakstad C., Lambrechts D., Le Marchand L., Liang X., Lindblom A., Lissowska J., Long J., Lu L., Magliocco A.M., Martin L., McEvoy M., Milne R.L., Mints M., Nassir R., Otton G., Palles C., Pooler L., Proietto T., Rebbeck T.R., Renner S.P., Risch H.A., Rubner M., Runnebaum I., Sacerdote C., Sarto G.E., Schumacher F., Scott R.J., Setiawan V.W., Shah M., Sheng X., Shu X.-O., Southey M.C., Tham E., Tomlinson I., Trovik J., Turman C., Tyrer J.P., Van Den Berg D., Wang Z., Wentzensen N., Xia L., Xiang Y.-B., Yang H.P., Yu H., Zheng W., Webb P.M., Thompson D.J., Spurdle A.B., Glubb D.M., O'Mara T.A., Chen C., Jones A., Kho P.-F., Amant F., Annibali D., Ashton K., Attia J., Auer P.L., Beckmann M.W., Black A., Brinton L., Buchanan D.D., Chanock S.J., Chen M.M., Cheng T.H.T., Cook L.S., Crous-Bous M., Czene K., Hodgson S., De Vivo I., Dennis J., Dork T., Dowdy S.C., Dunning A.M., Durst M., Easton D.F., Ekici A.B., Fasching P.A., Fridley B.L., Friedenreich C.M., Garcia-Closas M., Gaudet M.M., Giles G.G., Goode E.L., Gorman M., Haiman C.A., Hall P., Hankinson S.E., Hein A., Hillemanns P., Hoivik E.A., Holliday E.G., Hunter D.J., Kraft P., Krakstad C., Lambrechts D., Le Marchand L., Liang X., Lindblom A., Lissowska J., Long J., Lu L., Magliocco A.M., Martin L., McEvoy M., Milne R.L., Mints M., Nassir R., Otton G., Palles C., Pooler L., Proietto T., Rebbeck T.R., Renner S.P., Risch H.A., Rubner M., Runnebaum I., Sacerdote C., Sarto G.E., Schumacher F., Scott R.J., Setiawan V.W., Shah M., Sheng X., Shu X.-O., Southey M.C., Tham E., Tomlinson I., Trovik J., Turman C., Tyrer J.P., Van Den Berg D., Wang Z., Wentzensen N., Xia L., Xiang Y.-B., Yang H.P., Yu H., Zheng W., Webb P.M., Thompson D.J., Spurdle A.B., Glubb D.M., O'Mara T.A., Chen C., Jones A., Kho P.-F., Amant F., Annibali D., Ashton K., Attia J., Auer P.L., Beckmann M.W., Black A., Brinton L., Buchanan D.D., Chanock S.J., Chen M.M., Cheng T.H.T., Cook L.S., Crous-Bous M., and Czene K.
Abstract: Blood lipids have been associated with the development of a range of cancers, including breast, lung and colorectal cancer. For endometrial cancer, observational studies have reported inconsistent associations between blood lipids and cancer risk. To reduce biases from unmeasured confounding, we performed a bidirectional, two-sample Mendelian randomization analysis to investigate the relationship between levels of three blood lipids (low-density lipoprotein [LDL] and high-density lipoprotein [HDL] cholesterol, and triglycerides) and endometrial cancer risk. Genetic variants associated with each of these blood lipid levels (P < 5 x 10-8) were identified as instrumental variables, and assessed using genome-wide association study data from the Endometrial Cancer Association Consortium (12 906 cases and 108 979 controls) and the Global Lipids Genetic Consortium (n = 188 578). Mendelian randomization analyses found genetically raised LDL cholesterol levels to be associated with lower risks of endometrial cancer of all histologies combined, and of endometrioid and non-endometrioid subtypes. Conversely, higher genetically predicted HDL cholesterol levels were associated with increased risk of non-endometrioid endometrial cancer. After accounting for the potential confounding role of obesity (as measured by genetic variants associated with body mass index), the association between genetically predicted increased LDL cholesterol levels and lower endometrial cancer risk remained significant, especially for non-endometrioid endometrial cancer. There was no evidence to support a role for triglycerides in endometrial cancer development. Our study supports a role for LDL and HDL cholesterol in the development of non-endometrioid endometrial cancer. Further studies are required to understand the mechanisms underlying these findings.Copyright © 2020 Union for International Cancer Control
Published: 2021

4. Mendelian randomization analyses suggest a role for cholesterol in the development of endometrial cancer.

Author: Hodgson S., De Vivo I., Dennis J., Dork T., Dowdy S.C., Dunning A.M., Durst M., Easton D.F., Ekici A.B., Fasching P.A., Fridley B.L., Friedenreich C.M., Garcia-Closas M., Gaudet M.M., Giles G.G., Goode E.L., Gorman M., Haiman C.A., Hall P., Hankinson S.E., Hein A., Hillemanns P., Hoivik E.A., Holliday E.G., Hunter D.J., Kraft P., Krakstad C., Lambrechts D., Le Marchand L., Liang X., Lindblom A., Lissowska J., Long J., Lu L., Magliocco A.M., Martin L., McEvoy M., Milne R.L., Mints M., Nassir R., Otton G., Palles C., Pooler L., Proietto T., Rebbeck T.R., Renner S.P., Risch H.A., Rubner M., Runnebaum I., Sacerdote C., Sarto G.E., Schumacher F., Scott R.J., Setiawan V.W., Shah M., Sheng X., Shu X.-O., Southey M.C., Tham E., Tomlinson I., Trovik J., Turman C., Tyrer J.P., Van Den Berg D., Wang Z., Wentzensen N., Xia L., Xiang Y.-B., Yang H.P., Yu H., Zheng W., Webb P.M., Thompson D.J., Spurdle A.B., Glubb D.M., O'Mara T.A., Chen C., Jones A., Kho P.-F., Amant F., Annibali D., Ashton K., Attia J., Auer P.L., Beckmann M.W., Black A., Brinton L., Buchanan D.D., Chanock S.J., Chen M.M., Cheng T.H.T., Cook L.S., Crous-Bous M., Czene K., Hodgson S., De Vivo I., Dennis J., Dork T., Dowdy S.C., Dunning A.M., Durst M., Easton D.F., Ekici A.B., Fasching P.A., Fridley B.L., Friedenreich C.M., Garcia-Closas M., Gaudet M.M., Giles G.G., Goode E.L., Gorman M., Haiman C.A., Hall P., Hankinson S.E., Hein A., Hillemanns P., Hoivik E.A., Holliday E.G., Hunter D.J., Kraft P., Krakstad C., Lambrechts D., Le Marchand L., Liang X., Lindblom A., Lissowska J., Long J., Lu L., Magliocco A.M., Martin L., McEvoy M., Milne R.L., Mints M., Nassir R., Otton G., Palles C., Pooler L., Proietto T., Rebbeck T.R., Renner S.P., Risch H.A., Rubner M., Runnebaum I., Sacerdote C., Sarto G.E., Schumacher F., Scott R.J., Setiawan V.W., Shah M., Sheng X., Shu X.-O., Southey M.C., Tham E., Tomlinson I., Trovik J., Turman C., Tyrer J.P., Van Den Berg D., Wang Z., Wentzensen N., Xia L., Xiang Y.-B., Yang H.P., Yu H., Zheng W., Webb P.M., Thompson D.J., Spurdle A.B., Glubb D.M., O'Mara T.A., Chen C., Jones A., Kho P.-F., Amant F., Annibali D., Ashton K., Attia J., Auer P.L., Beckmann M.W., Black A., Brinton L., Buchanan D.D., Chanock S.J., Chen M.M., Cheng T.H.T., Cook L.S., Crous-Bous M., and Czene K.
Abstract: Blood lipids have been associated with the development of a range of cancers, including breast, lung and colorectal cancer. For endometrial cancer, observational studies have reported inconsistent associations between blood lipids and cancer risk. To reduce biases from unmeasured confounding, we performed a bidirectional, two-sample Mendelian randomization analysis to investigate the relationship between levels of three blood lipids (low-density lipoprotein [LDL] and high-density lipoprotein [HDL] cholesterol, and triglycerides) and endometrial cancer risk. Genetic variants associated with each of these blood lipid levels (P < 5 x 10-8) were identified as instrumental variables, and assessed using genome-wide association study data from the Endometrial Cancer Association Consortium (12 906 cases and 108 979 controls) and the Global Lipids Genetic Consortium (n = 188 578). Mendelian randomization analyses found genetically raised LDL cholesterol levels to be associated with lower risks of endometrial cancer of all histologies combined, and of endometrioid and non-endometrioid subtypes. Conversely, higher genetically predicted HDL cholesterol levels were associated with increased risk of non-endometrioid endometrial cancer. After accounting for the potential confounding role of obesity (as measured by genetic variants associated with body mass index), the association between genetically predicted increased LDL cholesterol levels and lower endometrial cancer risk remained significant, especially for non-endometrioid endometrial cancer. There was no evidence to support a role for triglycerides in endometrial cancer development. Our study supports a role for LDL and HDL cholesterol in the development of non-endometrioid endometrial cancer. Further studies are required to understand the mechanisms underlying these findings.Copyright © 2020 Union for International Cancer Control
Published: 2021

5. Mendelian randomization analyses suggest a role for cholesterol in the development of endometrial cancer

Author: Kho, P-F, Amant, F, Annibali, D, Ashton, K, Attia, J, Auer, PL, Beckmann, MW, Black, A, Brinton, L, Buchanan, DD, Chanock, SJ, Chen, C, Chen, MM, Cheng, THT, Cook, LS, Crous-Bous, M, Czene, K, De Vivo, I, Dennis, J, Doerk, T, Dowdy, SC, Dunning, AM, Duerst, M, Easton, DF, Ekici, AB, Fasching, PA, Fridley, BL, Friedenreich, CM, Garcia-Closas, M, Gaudet, MM, Giles, GG, Goode, EL, Gorman, M, Haiman, CA, Hall, P, Hankinson, SE, Hein, A, Hillemanns, P, Hodgson, S, Hoivik, EA, Holliday, EG, Hunter, DJ, Jones, A, Kraft, P, Krakstad, C, Lambrechts, D, Le Marchand, L, Liang, X, Lindblom, A, Lissowska, J, Long, J, Lu, L, Magliocco, AM, Martin, L, McEvoy, M, Milne, RL, Mints, M, Nassir, R, Otton, G, Palles, C, Pooler, L, Proietto, T, Rebbeck, TR, Renner, SP, Risch, HA, Ruebner, M, Runnebaum, I, Sacerdote, C, Sarto, GE, Schumacher, F, Scott, RJ, Setiawan, VW, Shah, M, Sheng, X, Shu, X-O, Southey, MC, Tham, E, Tomlinson, I, Trovik, J, Turman, C, Tyrer, JP, van den Berg, D, Wang, Z, Wentzensen, N, Xia, L, Xiang, Y-B, Yang, HP, Yu, H, Zheng, W, Webb, PM, Thompson, DJ, Spurdle, AB, Glubb, DM, O'Mara, TA, Kho, P-F, Amant, F, Annibali, D, Ashton, K, Attia, J, Auer, PL, Beckmann, MW, Black, A, Brinton, L, Buchanan, DD, Chanock, SJ, Chen, C, Chen, MM, Cheng, THT, Cook, LS, Crous-Bous, M, Czene, K, De Vivo, I, Dennis, J, Doerk, T, Dowdy, SC, Dunning, AM, Duerst, M, Easton, DF, Ekici, AB, Fasching, PA, Fridley, BL, Friedenreich, CM, Garcia-Closas, M, Gaudet, MM, Giles, GG, Goode, EL, Gorman, M, Haiman, CA, Hall, P, Hankinson, SE, Hein, A, Hillemanns, P, Hodgson, S, Hoivik, EA, Holliday, EG, Hunter, DJ, Jones, A, Kraft, P, Krakstad, C, Lambrechts, D, Le Marchand, L, Liang, X, Lindblom, A, Lissowska, J, Long, J, Lu, L, Magliocco, AM, Martin, L, McEvoy, M, Milne, RL, Mints, M, Nassir, R, Otton, G, Palles, C, Pooler, L, Proietto, T, Rebbeck, TR, Renner, SP, Risch, HA, Ruebner, M, Runnebaum, I, Sacerdote, C, Sarto, GE, Schumacher, F, Scott, RJ, Setiawan, VW, Shah, M, Sheng, X, Shu, X-O, Southey, MC, Tham, E, Tomlinson, I, Trovik, J, Turman, C, Tyrer, JP, van den Berg, D, Wang, Z, Wentzensen, N, Xia, L, Xiang, Y-B, Yang, HP, Yu, H, Zheng, W, Webb, PM, Thompson, DJ, Spurdle, AB, Glubb, DM, and O'Mara, TA
Abstract: Blood lipids have been associated with the development of a range of cancers, including breast, lung and colorectal cancer. For endometrial cancer, observational studies have reported inconsistent associations between blood lipids and cancer risk. To reduce biases from unmeasured confounding, we performed a bidirectional, two-sample Mendelian randomization analysis to investigate the relationship between levels of three blood lipids (low-density lipoprotein [LDL] and high-density lipoprotein [HDL] cholesterol, and triglycerides) and endometrial cancer risk. Genetic variants associated with each of these blood lipid levels (P < 5 × 10-8 ) were identified as instrumental variables, and assessed using genome-wide association study data from the Endometrial Cancer Association Consortium (12 906 cases and 108 979 controls) and the Global Lipids Genetic Consortium (n = 188 578). Mendelian randomization analyses found genetically raised LDL cholesterol levels to be associated with lower risks of endometrial cancer of all histologies combined, and of endometrioid and non-endometrioid subtypes. Conversely, higher genetically predicted HDL cholesterol levels were associated with increased risk of non-endometrioid endometrial cancer. After accounting for the potential confounding role of obesity (as measured by genetic variants associated with body mass index), the association between genetically predicted increased LDL cholesterol levels and lower endometrial cancer risk remained significant, especially for non-endometrioid endometrial cancer. There was no evidence to support a role for triglycerides in endometrial cancer development. Our study supports a role for LDL and HDL cholesterol in the development of non-endometrioid endometrial cancer. Further studies are required to understand the mechanisms underlying these findings.
Published: 2021

6. Incorporating molecular profiling into endometrial cancer management requires prospective studies

Author: Amant, F., McCluggage, W.G., Werner, H.M., Kasius, J.C., Krakstad, C., Pijnenborg, J.M.A., Amant, F., McCluggage, W.G., Werner, H.M., Kasius, J.C., Krakstad, C., and Pijnenborg, J.M.A.
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Published: 2021

7. Incorporating molecular profiling into endometrial cancer management requires prospective studies

Author: Amant, F., McCluggage, W.G., Werner, H.M., Kasius, J.C., Krakstad, C., Pijnenborg, J.M.A., Amant, F., McCluggage, W.G., Werner, H.M., Kasius, J.C., Krakstad, C., and Pijnenborg, J.M.A.
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Published: 2021

8. Preoperative risk stratification in endometrial cancer (ENDORISK) by a Bayesian network model: A development and validation study

Author: Reijnen, C., Gogou, E., Visser, N.C.M., Engerud, H., Ramjith, J., Putten, L.J.M. van der, Vijver, K. van der, Santacana, M., Bronsert, P., Bulten, J., Hirschfeld, M., Colas, E., Gil-Moreno, A., Reques, A., Mancebo, G., Krakstad, C., Trovik, J., Haldorsen, I.S., Huvila, J., Koskas, M., Weinberger, V., Bednarikova, M., Hausnerova, J., Wurff, A.A. van der, Matias-Guiu, X., Amant, F., Massuger, L.F.A.G., Snijders, M.P., Kusters-van de Velde, H.V.N., Lucas, P.J., Pijnenborg, J.M.A., Reijnen, C., Gogou, E., Visser, N.C.M., Engerud, H., Ramjith, J., Putten, L.J.M. van der, Vijver, K. van der, Santacana, M., Bronsert, P., Bulten, J., Hirschfeld, M., Colas, E., Gil-Moreno, A., Reques, A., Mancebo, G., Krakstad, C., Trovik, J., Haldorsen, I.S., Huvila, J., Koskas, M., Weinberger, V., Bednarikova, M., Hausnerova, J., Wurff, A.A. van der, Matias-Guiu, X., Amant, F., Massuger, L.F.A.G., Snijders, M.P., Kusters-van de Velde, H.V.N., Lucas, P.J., and Pijnenborg, J.M.A.
Abstract: Contains fulltext : 220465.pdf (publisher's version ) (Open Access), BACKGROUND: Bayesian networks (BNs) are machine-learning-based computational models that visualize causal relationships and provide insight into the processes underlying disease progression, closely resembling clinical decision-making. Preoperative identification of patients at risk for lymph node metastasis (LNM) is challenging in endometrial cancer, and although several biomarkers are related to LNM, none of them are incorporated in clinical practice. The aim of this study was to develop and externally validate a preoperative BN to predict LNM and outcome in endometrial cancer patients. METHODS AND FINDINGS: Within the European Network for Individualized Treatment of Endometrial Cancer (ENITEC), we performed a retrospective multicenter cohort study including 763 patients, median age 65 years (interquartile range [IQR] 58-71), surgically treated for endometrial cancer between February 1995 and August 2013 at one of the 10 participating European hospitals. A BN was developed using score-based machine learning in addition to expert knowledge. Our main outcome measures were LNM and 5-year disease-specific survival (DSS). Preoperative clinical, histopathological, and molecular biomarkers were included in the network. External validation was performed using 2 prospective study cohorts: the Molecular Markers in Treatment in Endometrial Cancer (MoMaTEC) study cohort, including 446 Norwegian patients, median age 64 years (IQR 59-74), treated between May 2001 and 2010; and the PIpelle Prospective ENDOmetrial carcinoma (PIPENDO) study cohort, including 384 Dutch patients, median age 66 years (IQR 60-73), treated between September 2011 and December 2013. A BN called ENDORISK (preoperative risk stratification in endometrial cancer) was developed including the following predictors: preoperative tumor grade; immunohistochemical expression of estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), p53, and L1 cell adhesion molecule (L1CAM); cancer antigen 125 serum level; thrombocyte
Published: 2020

9. Preoperative risk stratification in endometrial cancer (ENDORISK) by a Bayesian network model: A development and validation study

Author: Reijnen, C., Gogou, E., Visser, N.C.M., Engerud, H., Ramjith, J., Putten, L.J.M. van der, Vijver, K. van der, Santacana, M., Bronsert, P., Bulten, J., Hirschfeld, M., Colas, E., Gil-Moreno, A., Reques, A., Mancebo, G., Krakstad, C., Trovik, J., Haldorsen, I.S., Huvila, J., Koskas, M., Weinberger, V., Bednarikova, M., Hausnerova, J., Wurff, A.A. van der, Matias-Guiu, X., Amant, F., Massuger, L.F.A.G., Snijders, M.P., Kusters-van de Velde, H.V.N., Lucas, P.J., Pijnenborg, J.M.A., Reijnen, C., Gogou, E., Visser, N.C.M., Engerud, H., Ramjith, J., Putten, L.J.M. van der, Vijver, K. van der, Santacana, M., Bronsert, P., Bulten, J., Hirschfeld, M., Colas, E., Gil-Moreno, A., Reques, A., Mancebo, G., Krakstad, C., Trovik, J., Haldorsen, I.S., Huvila, J., Koskas, M., Weinberger, V., Bednarikova, M., Hausnerova, J., Wurff, A.A. van der, Matias-Guiu, X., Amant, F., Massuger, L.F.A.G., Snijders, M.P., Kusters-van de Velde, H.V.N., Lucas, P.J., and Pijnenborg, J.M.A.
Abstract: Contains fulltext : 220465.pdf (publisher's version ) (Open Access), BACKGROUND: Bayesian networks (BNs) are machine-learning-based computational models that visualize causal relationships and provide insight into the processes underlying disease progression, closely resembling clinical decision-making. Preoperative identification of patients at risk for lymph node metastasis (LNM) is challenging in endometrial cancer, and although several biomarkers are related to LNM, none of them are incorporated in clinical practice. The aim of this study was to develop and externally validate a preoperative BN to predict LNM and outcome in endometrial cancer patients. METHODS AND FINDINGS: Within the European Network for Individualized Treatment of Endometrial Cancer (ENITEC), we performed a retrospective multicenter cohort study including 763 patients, median age 65 years (interquartile range [IQR] 58-71), surgically treated for endometrial cancer between February 1995 and August 2013 at one of the 10 participating European hospitals. A BN was developed using score-based machine learning in addition to expert knowledge. Our main outcome measures were LNM and 5-year disease-specific survival (DSS). Preoperative clinical, histopathological, and molecular biomarkers were included in the network. External validation was performed using 2 prospective study cohorts: the Molecular Markers in Treatment in Endometrial Cancer (MoMaTEC) study cohort, including 446 Norwegian patients, median age 64 years (IQR 59-74), treated between May 2001 and 2010; and the PIpelle Prospective ENDOmetrial carcinoma (PIPENDO) study cohort, including 384 Dutch patients, median age 66 years (IQR 60-73), treated between September 2011 and December 2013. A BN called ENDORISK (preoperative risk stratification in endometrial cancer) was developed including the following predictors: preoperative tumor grade; immunohistochemical expression of estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), p53, and L1 cell adhesion molecule (L1CAM); cancer antigen 125 serum level; thrombocyte
Published: 2020

10. Preoperative risk stratification in endometrial cancer (ENDORISK) by a Bayesian network model: A development and validation study

Author: Reijnen, C., Gogou, E., Visser, N.C.M., Engerud, H., Ramjith, J., Putten, L.J.M. van der, Vijver, K. van der, Santacana, M., Bronsert, P., Bulten, J., Hirschfeld, M., Colas, E., Gil-Moreno, A., Reques, A., Mancebo, G., Krakstad, C., Trovik, J., Haldorsen, I.S., Huvila, J., Koskas, M., Weinberger, V., Bednarikova, M., Hausnerova, J., Wurff, A.A. van der, Matias-Guiu, X., Amant, F., Massuger, L.F.A.G., Snijders, M.P., Kusters-van de Velde, H.V.N., Lucas, P.J., Pijnenborg, J.M.A., Reijnen, C., Gogou, E., Visser, N.C.M., Engerud, H., Ramjith, J., Putten, L.J.M. van der, Vijver, K. van der, Santacana, M., Bronsert, P., Bulten, J., Hirschfeld, M., Colas, E., Gil-Moreno, A., Reques, A., Mancebo, G., Krakstad, C., Trovik, J., Haldorsen, I.S., Huvila, J., Koskas, M., Weinberger, V., Bednarikova, M., Hausnerova, J., Wurff, A.A. van der, Matias-Guiu, X., Amant, F., Massuger, L.F.A.G., Snijders, M.P., Kusters-van de Velde, H.V.N., Lucas, P.J., and Pijnenborg, J.M.A.
Abstract: Contains fulltext : 220465.pdf (publisher's version ) (Open Access), BACKGROUND: Bayesian networks (BNs) are machine-learning-based computational models that visualize causal relationships and provide insight into the processes underlying disease progression, closely resembling clinical decision-making. Preoperative identification of patients at risk for lymph node metastasis (LNM) is challenging in endometrial cancer, and although several biomarkers are related to LNM, none of them are incorporated in clinical practice. The aim of this study was to develop and externally validate a preoperative BN to predict LNM and outcome in endometrial cancer patients. METHODS AND FINDINGS: Within the European Network for Individualized Treatment of Endometrial Cancer (ENITEC), we performed a retrospective multicenter cohort study including 763 patients, median age 65 years (interquartile range [IQR] 58-71), surgically treated for endometrial cancer between February 1995 and August 2013 at one of the 10 participating European hospitals. A BN was developed using score-based machine learning in addition to expert knowledge. Our main outcome measures were LNM and 5-year disease-specific survival (DSS). Preoperative clinical, histopathological, and molecular biomarkers were included in the network. External validation was performed using 2 prospective study cohorts: the Molecular Markers in Treatment in Endometrial Cancer (MoMaTEC) study cohort, including 446 Norwegian patients, median age 64 years (IQR 59-74), treated between May 2001 and 2010; and the PIpelle Prospective ENDOmetrial carcinoma (PIPENDO) study cohort, including 384 Dutch patients, median age 66 years (IQR 60-73), treated between September 2011 and December 2013. A BN called ENDORISK (preoperative risk stratification in endometrial cancer) was developed including the following predictors: preoperative tumor grade; immunohistochemical expression of estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), p53, and L1 cell adhesion molecule (L1CAM); cancer antigen 125 serum level; thrombocyte
Published: 2020

11. Asparaginase-like protein 1 expression in curettage independently predicts lymph node metastasis in endometrial carcinoma : a multicentre study

Author: Fonnes, T., Trovik, J., Edqvist, Per-Henrik D, Fasmer, K. E., Marcickiewicz, J., Tingulstad, S., Staff, A. C., Bjorge, L., Amant, F., Haldorsen, I. S., Werner, H. M. J., Akslen, L. A., Tangen, I. L., Krakstad, C., Fonnes, T., Trovik, J., Edqvist, Per-Henrik D, Fasmer, K. E., Marcickiewicz, J., Tingulstad, S., Staff, A. C., Bjorge, L., Amant, F., Haldorsen, I. S., Werner, H. M. J., Akslen, L. A., Tangen, I. L., and Krakstad, C.
Abstract: Objective Design Correct preoperative identification of high-risk patients is important to optimise surgical treatment and improve survival. We wanted to explore if asparaginase-like protein 1 (ASRGL1) expression in curettage could predict lymph node metastases and poor outcome, potentially improving preoperative risk stratification. Multicentre study. Setting Population Ten hospitals in Norway, Sweden and Belgium. Women diagnosed with endometrial carcinoma. Methods Main outcome measures ASRGL1 expression in curettage specimens from 1144 women was determined by immunohistochemistry. ASRGL1 status related to disease-specific survival, lymph node status, preoperative imaging parameters and clinicopathological data. Results Conclusions ASRGL1 expression had independent prognostic value in multivariate survival analyses, both in the whole patient population (hazard ratio (HR) 1.63, 95% CI 1.11-2.37, P = 0.012) and in the low-risk curettage histology subgroup (HR 2.54, 95% CI 1.44-4.47, P = 0.001). Lymph node metastases were more frequent in women with low expression of ASRGL1 compared with women with high ASRGL1 levels (23% versus 10%, P < 0.001), and low ASRGL1 level was found to independently predict lymph node metastases (odds ratio 2.07, 95% CI 1.27-3.38, P = 0.003). Low expression of ASRGL1 in curettage independently predicts lymph node metastases and poor disease-specific survival.
Published: 2018
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12. rs495139 in the TYMS-ENOSF1 Region and Risk of Ovarian Carcinoma of Mucinous Histology

Author: Kelemen, L.E., Earp, M., Fridley, B.L., Chenevix-Trench, G., Fasching, P.A., Beckmann, M.W., Ekici, A.B., Hein, A., Lambrechts, D., Lambrechts, S., Nieuwenhuysen, E. Van, Vergote, I., Rossing, M.A., Doherty, J.A., Chang-Claude, J., Behrens, S., Moysich, K.B., Cannioto, R., Lele, S., Odunsi, K., Goodman, M.T., Shvetsov, Y.B., Thompson, P.J., Wilkens, L.R., Dork, T., Antonenkova, N., Bogdanova, N., Hillemanns, P., Runnebaum, I.B., Bois, A. du, Harter, P., Heitz, F., Schwaab, I., Butzow, R., Pelttari, L.M., Nevanlinna, H., Modugno, F., Edwards, R.P., Kelley, J.L., Ness, R.B., Karlan, B.Y., Lester, J., Orsulic, S., Walsh, C., Kjaer, S.K., Jensen, A., Cunningham, J.M., Vierkant, R.A., Giles, G.G., Bruinsma, F., Southey, M.C., Hildebrandt, M.A., Liang, D., Lu, K., Wu, X., Sellers, T.A., Levine, D.A., Schildkraut, J.M., Iversen, E.S., Terry, K.L., Cramer, D.W, Tworoger, S.S., Poole, E.M., Bandera, E.V., Olson, S.H., Orlow, I., Thomsen, L.C., Bjorge, L., Krakstad, C., Tangen, I.L., Kiemeney, L.A.L.M., Aben, K.K.H., Massuger, L.F., Altena, A.M. van, Pejovic, T., Bean, Y., Kellar, M., Cook, L.S., Le, N.D., Brooks-Wilson, A., Gronwald, J., Cybulski, C., Jakubowska, A., Lubinski, J., Wentzensen, N., Brinton, L.A., Lissowska, J., Hogdall, E., Engelholm, S.A., Hogdall, C., Lundvall, L., Nedergaard, L., Pharoah, P.D., Dicks, E., Song, H., Tyrer, J.P., McNeish, I., Siddiqui, N., Carty, K., Goode, E.L., Berchuck, A., Kelemen, L.E., Earp, M., Fridley, B.L., Chenevix-Trench, G., Fasching, P.A., Beckmann, M.W., Ekici, A.B., Hein, A., Lambrechts, D., Lambrechts, S., Nieuwenhuysen, E. Van, Vergote, I., Rossing, M.A., Doherty, J.A., Chang-Claude, J., Behrens, S., Moysich, K.B., Cannioto, R., Lele, S., Odunsi, K., Goodman, M.T., Shvetsov, Y.B., Thompson, P.J., Wilkens, L.R., Dork, T., Antonenkova, N., Bogdanova, N., Hillemanns, P., Runnebaum, I.B., Bois, A. du, Harter, P., Heitz, F., Schwaab, I., Butzow, R., Pelttari, L.M., Nevanlinna, H., Modugno, F., Edwards, R.P., Kelley, J.L., Ness, R.B., Karlan, B.Y., Lester, J., Orsulic, S., Walsh, C., Kjaer, S.K., Jensen, A., Cunningham, J.M., Vierkant, R.A., Giles, G.G., Bruinsma, F., Southey, M.C., Hildebrandt, M.A., Liang, D., Lu, K., Wu, X., Sellers, T.A., Levine, D.A., Schildkraut, J.M., Iversen, E.S., Terry, K.L., Cramer, D.W, Tworoger, S.S., Poole, E.M., Bandera, E.V., Olson, S.H., Orlow, I., Thomsen, L.C., Bjorge, L., Krakstad, C., Tangen, I.L., Kiemeney, L.A.L.M., Aben, K.K.H., Massuger, L.F., Altena, A.M. van, Pejovic, T., Bean, Y., Kellar, M., Cook, L.S., Le, N.D., Brooks-Wilson, A., Gronwald, J., Cybulski, C., Jakubowska, A., Lubinski, J., Wentzensen, N., Brinton, L.A., Lissowska, J., Hogdall, E., Engelholm, S.A., Hogdall, C., Lundvall, L., Nedergaard, L., Pharoah, P.D., Dicks, E., Song, H., Tyrer, J.P., McNeish, I., Siddiqui, N., Carty, K., Goode, E.L., and Berchuck, A.
Abstract: Contains fulltext : 195643.pdf (publisher's version ) (Open Access), Thymidylate synthase (TYMS) is a crucial enzyme for DNA synthesis. TYMS expression is regulated by its antisense mRNA, ENOSF1. Disrupted regulation may promote uncontrolled DNA synthesis and tumor growth. We sought to replicate our previously reported association between rs495139 in the TYMS-ENOSF1 3' gene region and increased risk of mucinous ovarian carcinoma (MOC) in an independent sample. Genotypes from 24,351 controls to 15,000 women with invasive OC, including 665 MOC, were available. We estimated per-allele odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) using unconditional logistic regression, and meta-analysis when combining these data with our previous report. The association between rs495139 and MOC was not significant in the independent sample (OR = 1.09; 95% CI = 0.97(-)1.22; p = 0.15; N = 665 cases). Meta-analysis suggested a weak association (OR = 1.13; 95% CI = 1.03(-)1.24; p = 0.01; N = 1019 cases). No significant association with risk of other OC histologic types was observed (p = 0.05 for tumor heterogeneity). In expression quantitative trait locus (eQTL) analysis, the rs495139 allele was positively associated with ENOSF1 mRNA expression in normal tissues of the gastrointestinal system, particularly esophageal mucosa (r = 0.51, p = 1.7 x 10(-28)), and nonsignificantly in five MOC tumors. The association results, along with inconclusive tumor eQTL findings, suggest that a true effect of rs495139 might be small.
Published: 2018

13. Identification of nine new susceptibility loci for endometrial cancer.

Author: Fung J., Chanock S.J., Chen C., Chen M.M., Ashton K., Milne R.L., Mints M., Montgomery G.W., Nassir R., Olsson H., Orlow I., Otton G., Palles C., Perry J.R.B., Peto J., Pooler L., Prescott J., Proietto T., Rebbeck T.R., Risch H.A., Rogers P.A.W., Rubner M., Runnebaum I., Sacerdote C., Sarto G.E., Schumacher F., Scott R.J., Setiawan V.W., Shah M., Sheng X., Shu X.-O., Southey M.C., Swerdlow A.J., Tham E., Trovik J., Turman C., Tyrer J.P., Vachon C., VanDen Berg D., Vanderstichele A., Wang Z., Webb P.M., Wentzensen N., Werner H.M.J., Winham S.J., Wolk A., Xia L., Xiang Y.-B., Yang H.P., Yu H., Zheng W., Pharoah P.D.P., Dunning A.M., Kraft P., De Vivo I., Tomlinson I., Easton D.F., Spurdle A.B., Thompson D.J., Jones A., O'Mara T.A., Glubb D.M., Amant F., Annibali D., Attia J., Auer P.L., Beckmann M.W., Black A., Bolla M.K., Brauch H., Brenner H., Brinton L., Buchanan D.D., Burwinkel B., Cheng T.H.T., Clarke C.L., Clendenning M., Cook L.S., Couch F.J., Cox A., Crous-Bous M., Czene K., Day F., Dennis J., Depreeuw J., Doherty J.A., Dork T., Dowdy S.C., Durst M., Ekici A.B., Fasching P.A., Fridley B.L., Friedenreich C.M., Fritschi L., Chang-Claude J., Garcia-Closas M., Gaudet M.M., Giles G.G., Goode E.L., Gorman M., Haiman C.A., Hall P., Hankison S.E., Healey C.S., Hein A., Hillemanns P., Hodgson S., Hoivik E.A., Holliday E.G., Hopper J.L., Hunter D.J., Krakstad C., Kristensen V.N., Lambrechts D., Marchand L.L., Liang X., Lindblom A., Lissowska J., Long J., Lu L., Magliocco A.M., Martin L., McEvoy M., Meindl A., Michailidou K., Fung J., Chanock S.J., Chen C., Chen M.M., Ashton K., Milne R.L., Mints M., Montgomery G.W., Nassir R., Olsson H., Orlow I., Otton G., Palles C., Perry J.R.B., Peto J., Pooler L., Prescott J., Proietto T., Rebbeck T.R., Risch H.A., Rogers P.A.W., Rubner M., Runnebaum I., Sacerdote C., Sarto G.E., Schumacher F., Scott R.J., Setiawan V.W., Shah M., Sheng X., Shu X.-O., Southey M.C., Swerdlow A.J., Tham E., Trovik J., Turman C., Tyrer J.P., Vachon C., VanDen Berg D., Vanderstichele A., Wang Z., Webb P.M., Wentzensen N., Werner H.M.J., Winham S.J., Wolk A., Xia L., Xiang Y.-B., Yang H.P., Yu H., Zheng W., Pharoah P.D.P., Dunning A.M., Kraft P., De Vivo I., Tomlinson I., Easton D.F., Spurdle A.B., Thompson D.J., Jones A., O'Mara T.A., Glubb D.M., Amant F., Annibali D., Attia J., Auer P.L., Beckmann M.W., Black A., Bolla M.K., Brauch H., Brenner H., Brinton L., Buchanan D.D., Burwinkel B., Cheng T.H.T., Clarke C.L., Clendenning M., Cook L.S., Couch F.J., Cox A., Crous-Bous M., Czene K., Day F., Dennis J., Depreeuw J., Doherty J.A., Dork T., Dowdy S.C., Durst M., Ekici A.B., Fasching P.A., Fridley B.L., Friedenreich C.M., Fritschi L., Chang-Claude J., Garcia-Closas M., Gaudet M.M., Giles G.G., Goode E.L., Gorman M., Haiman C.A., Hall P., Hankison S.E., Healey C.S., Hein A., Hillemanns P., Hodgson S., Hoivik E.A., Holliday E.G., Hopper J.L., Hunter D.J., Krakstad C., Kristensen V.N., Lambrechts D., Marchand L.L., Liang X., Lindblom A., Lissowska J., Long J., Lu L., Magliocco A.M., Martin L., McEvoy M., Meindl A., and Michailidou K.
Abstract: Endometrial cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer of the female reproductive tract in developed countries. Through genome-wide association studies (GWAS), we have previously identified eight risk loci for endometrial cancer. Here, we present an expanded meta-analysis of 12,906 endometrial cancer cases and 108,979 controls (including new genotype data for 5624 cases) and identify nine novel genome-wide significant loci, including a locus on 12q24.12 previously identified by meta-GWAS of endometrial and colorectal cancer. At five loci, expression quantitative trait locus (eQTL) analyses identify candidate causal genes; risk alleles at two of these loci associate with decreased expression of genes, which encode negative regulators of oncogenic signal transduction proteins (SH2B3 (12q24.12) and NF1 (17q11.2)). In summary, this study has doubled the number of known endometrial cancer risk loci and revealed candidate causal genes for future study.Copyright © 2018, The Author(s).
Published: 2018

14. Identification of nine new susceptibility loci for endometrial cancer.

Author: Fung J., Chanock S.J., Chen C., Chen M.M., Ashton K., Milne R.L., Mints M., Montgomery G.W., Nassir R., Olsson H., Orlow I., Otton G., Palles C., Perry J.R.B., Peto J., Pooler L., Prescott J., Proietto T., Rebbeck T.R., Risch H.A., Rogers P.A.W., Rubner M., Runnebaum I., Sacerdote C., Sarto G.E., Schumacher F., Scott R.J., Setiawan V.W., Shah M., Sheng X., Shu X.-O., Southey M.C., Swerdlow A.J., Tham E., Trovik J., Turman C., Tyrer J.P., Vachon C., VanDen Berg D., Vanderstichele A., Wang Z., Webb P.M., Wentzensen N., Werner H.M.J., Winham S.J., Wolk A., Xia L., Xiang Y.-B., Yang H.P., Yu H., Zheng W., Pharoah P.D.P., Dunning A.M., Kraft P., De Vivo I., Tomlinson I., Easton D.F., Spurdle A.B., Thompson D.J., Jones A., O'Mara T.A., Glubb D.M., Amant F., Annibali D., Attia J., Auer P.L., Beckmann M.W., Black A., Bolla M.K., Brauch H., Brenner H., Brinton L., Buchanan D.D., Burwinkel B., Cheng T.H.T., Clarke C.L., Clendenning M., Cook L.S., Couch F.J., Cox A., Crous-Bous M., Czene K., Day F., Dennis J., Depreeuw J., Doherty J.A., Dork T., Dowdy S.C., Durst M., Ekici A.B., Fasching P.A., Fridley B.L., Friedenreich C.M., Fritschi L., Chang-Claude J., Garcia-Closas M., Gaudet M.M., Giles G.G., Goode E.L., Gorman M., Haiman C.A., Hall P., Hankison S.E., Healey C.S., Hein A., Hillemanns P., Hodgson S., Hoivik E.A., Holliday E.G., Hopper J.L., Hunter D.J., Krakstad C., Kristensen V.N., Lambrechts D., Marchand L.L., Liang X., Lindblom A., Lissowska J., Long J., Lu L., Magliocco A.M., Martin L., McEvoy M., Meindl A., Michailidou K., Fung J., Chanock S.J., Chen C., Chen M.M., Ashton K., Milne R.L., Mints M., Montgomery G.W., Nassir R., Olsson H., Orlow I., Otton G., Palles C., Perry J.R.B., Peto J., Pooler L., Prescott J., Proietto T., Rebbeck T.R., Risch H.A., Rogers P.A.W., Rubner M., Runnebaum I., Sacerdote C., Sarto G.E., Schumacher F., Scott R.J., Setiawan V.W., Shah M., Sheng X., Shu X.-O., Southey M.C., Swerdlow A.J., Tham E., Trovik J., Turman C., Tyrer J.P., Vachon C., VanDen Berg D., Vanderstichele A., Wang Z., Webb P.M., Wentzensen N., Werner H.M.J., Winham S.J., Wolk A., Xia L., Xiang Y.-B., Yang H.P., Yu H., Zheng W., Pharoah P.D.P., Dunning A.M., Kraft P., De Vivo I., Tomlinson I., Easton D.F., Spurdle A.B., Thompson D.J., Jones A., O'Mara T.A., Glubb D.M., Amant F., Annibali D., Attia J., Auer P.L., Beckmann M.W., Black A., Bolla M.K., Brauch H., Brenner H., Brinton L., Buchanan D.D., Burwinkel B., Cheng T.H.T., Clarke C.L., Clendenning M., Cook L.S., Couch F.J., Cox A., Crous-Bous M., Czene K., Day F., Dennis J., Depreeuw J., Doherty J.A., Dork T., Dowdy S.C., Durst M., Ekici A.B., Fasching P.A., Fridley B.L., Friedenreich C.M., Fritschi L., Chang-Claude J., Garcia-Closas M., Gaudet M.M., Giles G.G., Goode E.L., Gorman M., Haiman C.A., Hall P., Hankison S.E., Healey C.S., Hein A., Hillemanns P., Hodgson S., Hoivik E.A., Holliday E.G., Hopper J.L., Hunter D.J., Krakstad C., Kristensen V.N., Lambrechts D., Marchand L.L., Liang X., Lindblom A., Lissowska J., Long J., Lu L., Magliocco A.M., Martin L., McEvoy M., Meindl A., and Michailidou K.
Abstract: Endometrial cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer of the female reproductive tract in developed countries. Through genome-wide association studies (GWAS), we have previously identified eight risk loci for endometrial cancer. Here, we present an expanded meta-analysis of 12,906 endometrial cancer cases and 108,979 controls (including new genotype data for 5624 cases) and identify nine novel genome-wide significant loci, including a locus on 12q24.12 previously identified by meta-GWAS of endometrial and colorectal cancer. At five loci, expression quantitative trait locus (eQTL) analyses identify candidate causal genes; risk alleles at two of these loci associate with decreased expression of genes, which encode negative regulators of oncogenic signal transduction proteins (SH2B3 (12q24.12) and NF1 (17q11.2)). In summary, this study has doubled the number of known endometrial cancer risk loci and revealed candidate causal genes for future study.Copyright © 2018, The Author(s).
Published: 2018

15. Genetic overlap between endometriosis and endometrial cancer: evidence from cross-disease genetic correlation and GWAS meta-analyses

Author: Painter, JN, O'Mara, TA, Morris, AP, Cheng, THT, Gorman, M, Martin, L, Hodson, S, Jones, A, Martin, NG, Gordon, S, Henders, AK, Attia, J, McEvoy, M, Holliday, EG, Scott, RJ, Webb, PM, Fasching, PA, Beckmann, MW, Ekici, AB, Hein, A, Ruebner, M, Hall, P, Czene, K, Doerk, T, Duerst, M, Hillemanns, P, Runnebaum, I, Lambrechts, D, Amant, F, Annibali, D, Depreeuw, J, Vanderstichele, A, Goode, EL, Cunningham, JM, Dowdy, SC, Winham, SJ, Trovik, J, Hoivik, E, Werner, HMJ, Krakstad, C, Ashton, K, Otton, G, Proietto, T, Tham, E, Mints, M, Ahmed, S, Healey, CS, Shah, M, Pharoah, PDP, Dunning, AM, Dennis, J, Bolla, MK, Michailidou, K, Wang, Q, Tyrer, JP, Hopper, JL, Peto, J, Swerdlow, AJ, Burwinkel, B, Brenner, H, Meindl, A, Brauch, H, Lindblom, A, Chang-Claude, J, Couch, FJ, Giles, GG, Kristensen, VN, Cox, A, Zondervan, KT, Nyholt, DR, MacGregor, S, Montgomery, GW, Tomlinson, I, Easton, DF, Thompson, DJ, Spurdle, AB, Painter, JN, O'Mara, TA, Morris, AP, Cheng, THT, Gorman, M, Martin, L, Hodson, S, Jones, A, Martin, NG, Gordon, S, Henders, AK, Attia, J, McEvoy, M, Holliday, EG, Scott, RJ, Webb, PM, Fasching, PA, Beckmann, MW, Ekici, AB, Hein, A, Ruebner, M, Hall, P, Czene, K, Doerk, T, Duerst, M, Hillemanns, P, Runnebaum, I, Lambrechts, D, Amant, F, Annibali, D, Depreeuw, J, Vanderstichele, A, Goode, EL, Cunningham, JM, Dowdy, SC, Winham, SJ, Trovik, J, Hoivik, E, Werner, HMJ, Krakstad, C, Ashton, K, Otton, G, Proietto, T, Tham, E, Mints, M, Ahmed, S, Healey, CS, Shah, M, Pharoah, PDP, Dunning, AM, Dennis, J, Bolla, MK, Michailidou, K, Wang, Q, Tyrer, JP, Hopper, JL, Peto, J, Swerdlow, AJ, Burwinkel, B, Brenner, H, Meindl, A, Brauch, H, Lindblom, A, Chang-Claude, J, Couch, FJ, Giles, GG, Kristensen, VN, Cox, A, Zondervan, KT, Nyholt, DR, MacGregor, S, Montgomery, GW, Tomlinson, I, Easton, DF, Thompson, DJ, and Spurdle, AB
Abstract: Epidemiological, biological, and molecular data suggest links between endometriosis and endometrial cancer, with recent epidemiological studies providing evidence for an association between a previous diagnosis of endometriosis and risk of endometrial cancer. We used genetic data as an alternative approach to investigate shared biological etiology of these two diseases. Genetic correlation analysis of summary level statistics from genomewide association studies (GWAS) using LD Score regression revealed moderate but significant genetic correlation (rg = 0.23, P = 9.3 × 10-3 ), and SNP effect concordance analysis provided evidence for significant SNP pleiotropy (P = 6.0 × 10-3 ) and concordance in effect direction (P = 2.0 × 10-3 ) between the two diseases. Cross-disease GWAS meta-analysis highlighted 13 distinct loci associated at P ≤ 10-5 with both endometriosis and endometrial cancer, with one locus (SNP rs2475335) located within PTPRD associated at a genomewide significant level (P = 4.9 × 10-8 , OR = 1.11, 95% CI = 1.07-1.15). PTPRD acts in the STAT3 pathway, which has been implicated in both endometriosis and endometrial cancer. This study demonstrates the value of cross-disease genetic analysis to support epidemiological observations and to identify biological pathways of relevance to multiple diseases.
Published: 2018

16. rs495139 in the TYMS-ENOSF1 Region and Risk of Ovarian Carcinoma of Mucinous Histology

Author: Kelemen, LE, Earp, M, Fridley, BL, Chenevix-Trench, G, Fasching, PA, Beckmann, MW, Ekici, AB, Hein, A, Lambrechts, D, Lambrechts, S, Van Nieuwenhuysen, E, Vergote, I, Rossing, MA, Doherty, JA, Chang-Claude, J, Behrens, S, Moysich, KB, Cannioto, R, Lele, S, Odunsi, K, Goodman, MT, Shvetsov, YB, Thompson, PJ, Wilkens, LR, Doerk, T, Antonenkova, N, Bogdanova, N, Hillemanns, P, Runnebaum, IB, du Bois, A, Harter, P, Heitz, F, Schwaab, I, Butzow, R, Pelttari, LM, Nevanlinna, H, Modugno, F, Edwards, RP, Kelley, JL, Ness, RB, Karlan, BY, Lester, J, Orsulic, S, Walsh, C, Kjaer, SK, Jensen, A, Cunningham, JM, Vierkant, RA, Giles, GG, Bruinsma, F, Southey, MC, Hildebrandt, MAT, Liang, D, Lu, K, Wu, X, Sellers, TA, Levine, DA, Schildkraut, JM, Iversen, ES, Terry, KL, Cramer, DW, Tworoger, SS, Poole, EM, Bandera, EV, Olson, SH, Orlow, I, Thomsen, LCV, Bjorge, L, Krakstad, C, Tangen, IL, Kiemeney, LA, Aben, KKH, Massuger, LFAG, van Altena, AM, Pejovic, T, Bean, Y, Kellar, M, Cook, LS, Le, ND, Brooks-Wilson, A, Gronwald, J, Cybulski, C, Jakubowska, A, Lubinski, J, Wentzensen, N, Brinton, LA, Lissowska, J, Hogdall, E, Engelholm, SA, Hogdall, C, Lundvall, L, Nedergaard, L, Pharoah, PDP, Dicks, E, Song, H, Tyrer, JP, McNeish, I, Siddiqui, N, Carty, K, Glasspool, R, Paul, J, Campbell, IG, Eccles, D, Whittemore, AS, McGuire, V, Rothstein, JH, Sieh, W, Narod, SA, Phelan, CM, McLaughlin, JR, Risch, HA, Anton-Culver, H, Ziogas, A, Menon, U, Gayther, SA, Gentry-Maharaj, A, Ramus, SJ, Wu, AH, Pearce, CL, Lee, AW, Pike, MC, Kupryjanczyk, J, Podgorska, A, Plisiecka-Halasa, J, Sawicki, W, Goode, EL, Berchuck, A, Kelemen, LE, Earp, M, Fridley, BL, Chenevix-Trench, G, Fasching, PA, Beckmann, MW, Ekici, AB, Hein, A, Lambrechts, D, Lambrechts, S, Van Nieuwenhuysen, E, Vergote, I, Rossing, MA, Doherty, JA, Chang-Claude, J, Behrens, S, Moysich, KB, Cannioto, R, Lele, S, Odunsi, K, Goodman, MT, Shvetsov, YB, Thompson, PJ, Wilkens, LR, Doerk, T, Antonenkova, N, Bogdanova, N, Hillemanns, P, Runnebaum, IB, du Bois, A, Harter, P, Heitz, F, Schwaab, I, Butzow, R, Pelttari, LM, Nevanlinna, H, Modugno, F, Edwards, RP, Kelley, JL, Ness, RB, Karlan, BY, Lester, J, Orsulic, S, Walsh, C, Kjaer, SK, Jensen, A, Cunningham, JM, Vierkant, RA, Giles, GG, Bruinsma, F, Southey, MC, Hildebrandt, MAT, Liang, D, Lu, K, Wu, X, Sellers, TA, Levine, DA, Schildkraut, JM, Iversen, ES, Terry, KL, Cramer, DW, Tworoger, SS, Poole, EM, Bandera, EV, Olson, SH, Orlow, I, Thomsen, LCV, Bjorge, L, Krakstad, C, Tangen, IL, Kiemeney, LA, Aben, KKH, Massuger, LFAG, van Altena, AM, Pejovic, T, Bean, Y, Kellar, M, Cook, LS, Le, ND, Brooks-Wilson, A, Gronwald, J, Cybulski, C, Jakubowska, A, Lubinski, J, Wentzensen, N, Brinton, LA, Lissowska, J, Hogdall, E, Engelholm, SA, Hogdall, C, Lundvall, L, Nedergaard, L, Pharoah, PDP, Dicks, E, Song, H, Tyrer, JP, McNeish, I, Siddiqui, N, Carty, K, Glasspool, R, Paul, J, Campbell, IG, Eccles, D, Whittemore, AS, McGuire, V, Rothstein, JH, Sieh, W, Narod, SA, Phelan, CM, McLaughlin, JR, Risch, HA, Anton-Culver, H, Ziogas, A, Menon, U, Gayther, SA, Gentry-Maharaj, A, Ramus, SJ, Wu, AH, Pearce, CL, Lee, AW, Pike, MC, Kupryjanczyk, J, Podgorska, A, Plisiecka-Halasa, J, Sawicki, W, Goode, EL, and Berchuck, A
Abstract: Thymidylate synthase (TYMS) is a crucial enzyme for DNA synthesis. TYMS expression is regulated by its antisense mRNA, ENOSF1. Disrupted regulation may promote uncontrolled DNA synthesis and tumor growth. We sought to replicate our previously reported association between rs495139 in the TYMS-ENOSF1 3' gene region and increased risk of mucinous ovarian carcinoma (MOC) in an independent sample. Genotypes from 24,351 controls to 15,000 women with invasive OC, including 665 MOC, were available. We estimated per-allele odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) using unconditional logistic regression, and meta-analysis when combining these data with our previous report. The association between rs495139 and MOC was not significant in the independent sample (OR = 1.09; 95% CI = 0.97⁻1.22; p = 0.15; N = 665 cases). Meta-analysis suggested a weak association (OR = 1.13; 95% CI = 1.03⁻1.24; p = 0.01; N = 1019 cases). No significant association with risk of other OC histologic types was observed (p = 0.05 for tumor heterogeneity). In expression quantitative trait locus (eQTL) analysis, the rs495139 allele was positively associated with ENOSF1 mRNA expression in normal tissues of the gastrointestinal system, particularly esophageal mucosa (r = 0.51, p = 1.7 × 10-28), and nonsignificantly in five MOC tumors. The association results, along with inconclusive tumor eQTL findings, suggest that a true effect of rs495139 might be small.
Published: 2018

17. Identification of nine new susceptibility loci for endometrial cancer

Author: O'Mara, TA, Glubb, DM, Amant, F, Annibali, D, Ashton, K, Attia, J, Auer, PL, Beckmann, MW, Black, A, Bolla, MK, Brauch, H, Brenner, H, Brinton, L, Buchanan, DD, Burwinkel, B, Chang-Claude, J, Chanock, SJ, Chen, C, Chen, MM, Cheng, THT, Clarke, CL, Clendenning, M, Cook, LS, Couch, FJ, Cox, A, Crous-Bous, M, Czene, K, Day, F, Dennis, J, Depreeuw, J, Doherty, JA, Dork, T, Dowdy, SC, Duerst, M, Ekici, AB, Fasching, PA, Fridley, BL, Friedenreich, CM, Fritschi, L, Fung, J, Garcia-Closas, M, Gaudet, MM, Giles, GG, Goode, EL, Gorman, M, Haiman, CA, Hall, P, Hankison, SE, Healey, CS, Hein, A, Hillemanns, P, Hodgson, S, Hoivik, EA, Holliday, EG, Hopper, JL, Hunter, DJ, Jones, A, Krakstad, C, Kristensen, VN, Lambrechts, D, Le Marchand, L, Liang, X, Lindblom, A, Lissowska, J, Long, J, Lu, L, Magliocco, AM, Martin, L, McEvoy, M, Meindl, A, Michailidou, K, Milne, RL, Mints, M, Montgomery, GW, Nassir, R, Olsson, H, Orlow, I, Otton, G, Palles, C, Perry, JRB, Peto, J, Pooler, L, Prescott, J, Proietto, T, Rebbeck, TR, Risch, HA, Rogers, PAW, Ruebner, M, Runnebaum, I, Sacerdote, C, Sarto, GE, Schumacher, F, Scott, RJ, Setiawan, VW, Shah, M, Sheng, X, Shu, X-O, Southey, MC, Swerdlow, AJ, Tham, E, Trovik, J, Turman, C, Tyrer, JP, Vachon, C, Vanden Berg, D, Vanderstichele, A, Wang, Z, Webb, PM, Wentzensen, N, Werner, HMJ, Winham, SJ, Wolk, A, Xia, L, Xiang, Y-B, Yang, HP, Yu, H, Zheng, W, Pharoah, PDP, Dunning, AM, Kraft, P, De Vivo, I, Tomlinson, I, Easton, DF, Spurdle, AB, Thompson, DJ, O'Mara, TA, Glubb, DM, Amant, F, Annibali, D, Ashton, K, Attia, J, Auer, PL, Beckmann, MW, Black, A, Bolla, MK, Brauch, H, Brenner, H, Brinton, L, Buchanan, DD, Burwinkel, B, Chang-Claude, J, Chanock, SJ, Chen, C, Chen, MM, Cheng, THT, Clarke, CL, Clendenning, M, Cook, LS, Couch, FJ, Cox, A, Crous-Bous, M, Czene, K, Day, F, Dennis, J, Depreeuw, J, Doherty, JA, Dork, T, Dowdy, SC, Duerst, M, Ekici, AB, Fasching, PA, Fridley, BL, Friedenreich, CM, Fritschi, L, Fung, J, Garcia-Closas, M, Gaudet, MM, Giles, GG, Goode, EL, Gorman, M, Haiman, CA, Hall, P, Hankison, SE, Healey, CS, Hein, A, Hillemanns, P, Hodgson, S, Hoivik, EA, Holliday, EG, Hopper, JL, Hunter, DJ, Jones, A, Krakstad, C, Kristensen, VN, Lambrechts, D, Le Marchand, L, Liang, X, Lindblom, A, Lissowska, J, Long, J, Lu, L, Magliocco, AM, Martin, L, McEvoy, M, Meindl, A, Michailidou, K, Milne, RL, Mints, M, Montgomery, GW, Nassir, R, Olsson, H, Orlow, I, Otton, G, Palles, C, Perry, JRB, Peto, J, Pooler, L, Prescott, J, Proietto, T, Rebbeck, TR, Risch, HA, Rogers, PAW, Ruebner, M, Runnebaum, I, Sacerdote, C, Sarto, GE, Schumacher, F, Scott, RJ, Setiawan, VW, Shah, M, Sheng, X, Shu, X-O, Southey, MC, Swerdlow, AJ, Tham, E, Trovik, J, Turman, C, Tyrer, JP, Vachon, C, Vanden Berg, D, Vanderstichele, A, Wang, Z, Webb, PM, Wentzensen, N, Werner, HMJ, Winham, SJ, Wolk, A, Xia, L, Xiang, Y-B, Yang, HP, Yu, H, Zheng, W, Pharoah, PDP, Dunning, AM, Kraft, P, De Vivo, I, Tomlinson, I, Easton, DF, Spurdle, AB, and Thompson, DJ
Abstract: Endometrial cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer of the female reproductive tract in developed countries. Through genome-wide association studies (GWAS), we have previously identified eight risk loci for endometrial cancer. Here, we present an expanded meta-analysis of 12,906 endometrial cancer cases and 108,979 controls (including new genotype data for 5624 cases) and identify nine novel genome-wide significant loci, including a locus on 12q24.12 previously identified by meta-GWAS of endometrial and colorectal cancer. At five loci, expression quantitative trait locus (eQTL) analyses identify candidate causal genes; risk alleles at two of these loci associate with decreased expression of genes, which encode negative regulators of oncogenic signal transduction proteins (SH2B3 (12q24.12) and NF1 (17q11.2)). In summary, this study has doubled the number of known endometrial cancer risk loci and revealed candidate causal genes for future study.
Published: 2018

18. rs495139 in the TYMS-ENOSF1 Region and Risk of Ovarian Carcinoma of Mucinous Histology

Author: Kelemen, L.E., Earp, M., Fridley, B.L., Chenevix-Trench, G., Fasching, P.A., Beckmann, M.W., Ekici, A.B., Hein, A., Lambrechts, D., Lambrechts, S., Nieuwenhuysen, E. Van, Vergote, I., Rossing, M.A., Doherty, J.A., Chang-Claude, J., Behrens, S., Moysich, K.B., Cannioto, R., Lele, S., Odunsi, K., Goodman, M.T., Shvetsov, Y.B., Thompson, P.J., Wilkens, L.R., Dork, T., Antonenkova, N., Bogdanova, N., Hillemanns, P., Runnebaum, I.B., Bois, A. du, Harter, P., Heitz, F., Schwaab, I., Butzow, R., Pelttari, L.M., Nevanlinna, H., Modugno, F., Edwards, R.P., Kelley, J.L., Ness, R.B., Karlan, B.Y., Lester, J., Orsulic, S., Walsh, C., Kjaer, S.K., Jensen, A., Cunningham, J.M., Vierkant, R.A., Giles, G.G., Bruinsma, F., Southey, M.C., Hildebrandt, M.A., Liang, D., Lu, K., Wu, X., Sellers, T.A., Levine, D.A., Schildkraut, J.M., Iversen, E.S., Terry, K.L., Cramer, D.W, Tworoger, S.S., Poole, E.M., Bandera, E.V., Olson, S.H., Orlow, I., Thomsen, L.C., Bjorge, L., Krakstad, C., Tangen, I.L., Kiemeney, L.A.L.M., Aben, K.K.H., Massuger, L.F., Altena, A.M. van, Pejovic, T., Bean, Y., Kellar, M., Cook, L.S., Le, N.D., Brooks-Wilson, A., Gronwald, J., Cybulski, C., Jakubowska, A., Lubinski, J., Wentzensen, N., Brinton, L.A., Lissowska, J., Hogdall, E., Engelholm, S.A., Hogdall, C., Lundvall, L., Nedergaard, L., Pharoah, P.D., Dicks, E., Song, H., Tyrer, J.P., McNeish, I., Siddiqui, N., Carty, K., Goode, E.L., Berchuck, A., Kelemen, L.E., Earp, M., Fridley, B.L., Chenevix-Trench, G., Fasching, P.A., Beckmann, M.W., Ekici, A.B., Hein, A., Lambrechts, D., Lambrechts, S., Nieuwenhuysen, E. Van, Vergote, I., Rossing, M.A., Doherty, J.A., Chang-Claude, J., Behrens, S., Moysich, K.B., Cannioto, R., Lele, S., Odunsi, K., Goodman, M.T., Shvetsov, Y.B., Thompson, P.J., Wilkens, L.R., Dork, T., Antonenkova, N., Bogdanova, N., Hillemanns, P., Runnebaum, I.B., Bois, A. du, Harter, P., Heitz, F., Schwaab, I., Butzow, R., Pelttari, L.M., Nevanlinna, H., Modugno, F., Edwards, R.P., Kelley, J.L., Ness, R.B., Karlan, B.Y., Lester, J., Orsulic, S., Walsh, C., Kjaer, S.K., Jensen, A., Cunningham, J.M., Vierkant, R.A., Giles, G.G., Bruinsma, F., Southey, M.C., Hildebrandt, M.A., Liang, D., Lu, K., Wu, X., Sellers, T.A., Levine, D.A., Schildkraut, J.M., Iversen, E.S., Terry, K.L., Cramer, D.W, Tworoger, S.S., Poole, E.M., Bandera, E.V., Olson, S.H., Orlow, I., Thomsen, L.C., Bjorge, L., Krakstad, C., Tangen, I.L., Kiemeney, L.A.L.M., Aben, K.K.H., Massuger, L.F., Altena, A.M. van, Pejovic, T., Bean, Y., Kellar, M., Cook, L.S., Le, N.D., Brooks-Wilson, A., Gronwald, J., Cybulski, C., Jakubowska, A., Lubinski, J., Wentzensen, N., Brinton, L.A., Lissowska, J., Hogdall, E., Engelholm, S.A., Hogdall, C., Lundvall, L., Nedergaard, L., Pharoah, P.D., Dicks, E., Song, H., Tyrer, J.P., McNeish, I., Siddiqui, N., Carty, K., Goode, E.L., and Berchuck, A.
Abstract: Contains fulltext : 195643.pdf (publisher's version ) (Open Access), Thymidylate synthase (TYMS) is a crucial enzyme for DNA synthesis. TYMS expression is regulated by its antisense mRNA, ENOSF1. Disrupted regulation may promote uncontrolled DNA synthesis and tumor growth. We sought to replicate our previously reported association between rs495139 in the TYMS-ENOSF1 3' gene region and increased risk of mucinous ovarian carcinoma (MOC) in an independent sample. Genotypes from 24,351 controls to 15,000 women with invasive OC, including 665 MOC, were available. We estimated per-allele odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) using unconditional logistic regression, and meta-analysis when combining these data with our previous report. The association between rs495139 and MOC was not significant in the independent sample (OR = 1.09; 95% CI = 0.97(-)1.22; p = 0.15; N = 665 cases). Meta-analysis suggested a weak association (OR = 1.13; 95% CI = 1.03(-)1.24; p = 0.01; N = 1019 cases). No significant association with risk of other OC histologic types was observed (p = 0.05 for tumor heterogeneity). In expression quantitative trait locus (eQTL) analysis, the rs495139 allele was positively associated with ENOSF1 mRNA expression in normal tissues of the gastrointestinal system, particularly esophageal mucosa (r = 0.51, p = 1.7 x 10(-28)), and nonsignificantly in five MOC tumors. The association results, along with inconclusive tumor eQTL findings, suggest that a true effect of rs495139 might be small.
Published: 2018

19. rs495139 in the TYMS-ENOSF1 Region and Risk of Ovarian Carcinoma of Mucinous Histology

Author: Kelemen, L.E., Earp, M., Fridley, B.L., Chenevix-Trench, G., Fasching, P.A., Beckmann, M.W., Ekici, A.B., Hein, A., Lambrechts, D., Lambrechts, S., Nieuwenhuysen, E. Van, Vergote, I., Rossing, M.A., Doherty, J.A., Chang-Claude, J., Behrens, S., Moysich, K.B., Cannioto, R., Lele, S., Odunsi, K., Goodman, M.T., Shvetsov, Y.B., Thompson, P.J., Wilkens, L.R., Dork, T., Antonenkova, N., Bogdanova, N., Hillemanns, P., Runnebaum, I.B., Bois, A. du, Harter, P., Heitz, F., Schwaab, I., Butzow, R., Pelttari, L.M., Nevanlinna, H., Modugno, F., Edwards, R.P., Kelley, J.L., Ness, R.B., Karlan, B.Y., Lester, J., Orsulic, S., Walsh, C., Kjaer, S.K., Jensen, A., Cunningham, J.M., Vierkant, R.A., Giles, G.G., Bruinsma, F., Southey, M.C., Hildebrandt, M.A., Liang, D., Lu, K., Wu, X., Sellers, T.A., Levine, D.A., Schildkraut, J.M., Iversen, E.S., Terry, K.L., Cramer, D.W, Tworoger, S.S., Poole, E.M., Bandera, E.V., Olson, S.H., Orlow, I., Thomsen, L.C., Bjorge, L., Krakstad, C., Tangen, I.L., Kiemeney, L.A.L.M., Aben, K.K.H., Massuger, L.F., Altena, A.M. van, Pejovic, T., Bean, Y., Kellar, M., Cook, L.S., Le, N.D., Brooks-Wilson, A., Gronwald, J., Cybulski, C., Jakubowska, A., Lubinski, J., Wentzensen, N., Brinton, L.A., Lissowska, J., Hogdall, E., Engelholm, S.A., Hogdall, C., Lundvall, L., Nedergaard, L., Pharoah, P.D., Dicks, E., Song, H., Tyrer, J.P., McNeish, I., Siddiqui, N., Carty, K., Goode, E.L., Berchuck, A., Kelemen, L.E., Earp, M., Fridley, B.L., Chenevix-Trench, G., Fasching, P.A., Beckmann, M.W., Ekici, A.B., Hein, A., Lambrechts, D., Lambrechts, S., Nieuwenhuysen, E. Van, Vergote, I., Rossing, M.A., Doherty, J.A., Chang-Claude, J., Behrens, S., Moysich, K.B., Cannioto, R., Lele, S., Odunsi, K., Goodman, M.T., Shvetsov, Y.B., Thompson, P.J., Wilkens, L.R., Dork, T., Antonenkova, N., Bogdanova, N., Hillemanns, P., Runnebaum, I.B., Bois, A. du, Harter, P., Heitz, F., Schwaab, I., Butzow, R., Pelttari, L.M., Nevanlinna, H., Modugno, F., Edwards, R.P., Kelley, J.L., Ness, R.B., Karlan, B.Y., Lester, J., Orsulic, S., Walsh, C., Kjaer, S.K., Jensen, A., Cunningham, J.M., Vierkant, R.A., Giles, G.G., Bruinsma, F., Southey, M.C., Hildebrandt, M.A., Liang, D., Lu, K., Wu, X., Sellers, T.A., Levine, D.A., Schildkraut, J.M., Iversen, E.S., Terry, K.L., Cramer, D.W, Tworoger, S.S., Poole, E.M., Bandera, E.V., Olson, S.H., Orlow, I., Thomsen, L.C., Bjorge, L., Krakstad, C., Tangen, I.L., Kiemeney, L.A.L.M., Aben, K.K.H., Massuger, L.F., Altena, A.M. van, Pejovic, T., Bean, Y., Kellar, M., Cook, L.S., Le, N.D., Brooks-Wilson, A., Gronwald, J., Cybulski, C., Jakubowska, A., Lubinski, J., Wentzensen, N., Brinton, L.A., Lissowska, J., Hogdall, E., Engelholm, S.A., Hogdall, C., Lundvall, L., Nedergaard, L., Pharoah, P.D., Dicks, E., Song, H., Tyrer, J.P., McNeish, I., Siddiqui, N., Carty, K., Goode, E.L., and Berchuck, A.
Abstract: Contains fulltext : 195643.pdf (publisher's version ) (Open Access), Thymidylate synthase (TYMS) is a crucial enzyme for DNA synthesis. TYMS expression is regulated by its antisense mRNA, ENOSF1. Disrupted regulation may promote uncontrolled DNA synthesis and tumor growth. We sought to replicate our previously reported association between rs495139 in the TYMS-ENOSF1 3' gene region and increased risk of mucinous ovarian carcinoma (MOC) in an independent sample. Genotypes from 24,351 controls to 15,000 women with invasive OC, including 665 MOC, were available. We estimated per-allele odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) using unconditional logistic regression, and meta-analysis when combining these data with our previous report. The association between rs495139 and MOC was not significant in the independent sample (OR = 1.09; 95% CI = 0.97(-)1.22; p = 0.15; N = 665 cases). Meta-analysis suggested a weak association (OR = 1.13; 95% CI = 1.03(-)1.24; p = 0.01; N = 1019 cases). No significant association with risk of other OC histologic types was observed (p = 0.05 for tumor heterogeneity). In expression quantitative trait locus (eQTL) analysis, the rs495139 allele was positively associated with ENOSF1 mRNA expression in normal tissues of the gastrointestinal system, particularly esophageal mucosa (r = 0.51, p = 1.7 x 10(-28)), and nonsignificantly in five MOC tumors. The association results, along with inconclusive tumor eQTL findings, suggest that a true effect of rs495139 might be small.
Published: 2018

20. Identification of nine new susceptibility loci for endometrial cancer

Author: O Mara, T., Glubb, D., Amant, F., Annibali, D., Ashton, K., Attia, J., Auer, P., Beckmann, M., Black, A., Bolla, M., Brauch, H., Brenner, H., Brinton, L., Buchanan, D., Burwinkel, B., Chang-Claude, J., Chanock, S., Chen, C., Chen, M., Cheng, T., Clarke, C., Clendenning, M., Cook, L., Couch, F., Cox, A., Crous-Bous, M., Czene, K., Day, F., Dennis, J., Depreeuw, J., Doherty, J., Dörk, T., Dowdy, S., Dürst, M., Ekici, A., Fasching, P., Fridley, B., Friedenreich, C., Fritschi, Lin, Fung, J., García-Closas, M., Gaudet, M., Giles, G., Goode, E., Gorman, M., Haiman, C., Hall, P., Hankison, S., Healey, C., Hein, A., Hillemanns, P., Hodgson, S., Hoivik, E., Holliday, E., Hopper, J., Hunter, D., Jones, A., Krakstad, C., Kristensen, V., Lambrechts, D., Marchand, L., Liang, X., Lindblom, A., Lissowska, J., Long, J., Lu, L., Magliocco, A., Martin, L., McEvoy, M., O Mara, T., Glubb, D., Amant, F., Annibali, D., Ashton, K., Attia, J., Auer, P., Beckmann, M., Black, A., Bolla, M., Brauch, H., Brenner, H., Brinton, L., Buchanan, D., Burwinkel, B., Chang-Claude, J., Chanock, S., Chen, C., Chen, M., Cheng, T., Clarke, C., Clendenning, M., Cook, L., Couch, F., Cox, A., Crous-Bous, M., Czene, K., Day, F., Dennis, J., Depreeuw, J., Doherty, J., Dörk, T., Dowdy, S., Dürst, M., Ekici, A., Fasching, P., Fridley, B., Friedenreich, C., Fritschi, Lin, Fung, J., García-Closas, M., Gaudet, M., Giles, G., Goode, E., Gorman, M., Haiman, C., Hall, P., Hankison, S., Healey, C., Hein, A., Hillemanns, P., Hodgson, S., Hoivik, E., Holliday, E., Hopper, J., Hunter, D., Jones, A., Krakstad, C., Kristensen, V., Lambrechts, D., Marchand, L., Liang, X., Lindblom, A., Lissowska, J., Long, J., Lu, L., Magliocco, A., Martin, L., and McEvoy, M.
Abstract: Endometrial cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer of the female reproductive tract in developed countries. Through genome-wide association studies (GWAS), we have previously identified eight risk loci for endometrial cancer. Here, we present an expanded meta-analysis of 12,906 endometrial cancer cases and 108,979 controls (including new genotype data for 5624 cases) and identify nine novel genome-wide significant loci, including a locus on 12q24.12 previously identified by meta-GWAS of endometrial and colorectal cancer. At five loci, expression quantitative trait locus (eQTL) analyses identify candidate causal genes; risk alleles at two of these loci associate with decreased expression of genes, which encode negative regulators of oncogenic signal transduction proteins (SH2B3 (12q24.12) and NF1 (17q11.2)). In summary, this study has doubled the number of known endometrial cancer risk loci and revealed candidate causal genes for future study.
Published: 2018

21. Expression of L1CAM in curettage or high L1CAM level in preoperative blood samples predicts lymph node metastases and poor outcome in endometrial cancer patients

Author: Tangen, I.L., Kopperud, R.K., Visser, N.C.M., Staff, A.C., Tingulstad, S., Marcickiewicz, J., Amant, F., Bjorge, L., Pijnenborg, J.M.A., Salvesen, H.B., Werner, H.M., Trovik, J., Krakstad, C., Tangen, I.L., Kopperud, R.K., Visser, N.C.M., Staff, A.C., Tingulstad, S., Marcickiewicz, J., Amant, F., Bjorge, L., Pijnenborg, J.M.A., Salvesen, H.B., Werner, H.M., Trovik, J., and Krakstad, C.
Abstract: Item does not contain fulltext, BACKGROUND: Several studies have identified L1 cell adhesion molecule (L1CAM) as a strong prognostic marker in endometrial cancer. To further underline the clinical usefulness of this biomarker, we investigated L1CAM as a predictive marker for lymph node metastases and its prognostic impact in curettage specimens and preoperative plasma samples. In addition, we aimed to validate the prognostic value of L1CAM in hysterectomy specimen. METHODS: Immunohistochemical staining of L1CAM was performed for 795 hysterectomy and 1134 curettage specimen from endometrial cancer patients. The L1CAM level in preoperative blood samples from 372 patients was determined using ELISA. RESULTS: Expression of L1CAM in curettage specimen was significantly correlated to L1CAM level in corresponding hysterectomy specimen (P<0.001). Both in curettage and preoperative plasma samples L1CAM upregulation was significantly associated with features of aggressive disease and poor outcome (P<0.001). The L1CAM was an independent predictor of lymph node metastases, after correction for curettage histology, both in curettage specimen (P=0.002) and plasma samples (P=0.048). In the hysterectomy samples L1CAM was significantly associated with poor outcome (P<0.001). CONCLUSIONS: We demonstrate that preoperative evaluation of L1CAM levels, both in curettage or plasma samples, predicts lymph node metastases and adds valuable information on patient prognosis.
Published: 2017

22. Expression of L1CAM in curettage or high L1CAM level in preoperative blood samples predicts lymph node metastases and poor outcome in endometrial cancer patients

Author: Tangen, I.L., Kopperud, R.K., Visser, N.C.M., Staff, A.C., Tingulstad, S., Marcickiewicz, J., Amant, F., Bjorge, L., Pijnenborg, J.M.A., Salvesen, H.B., Werner, H.M., Trovik, J., Krakstad, C., Tangen, I.L., Kopperud, R.K., Visser, N.C.M., Staff, A.C., Tingulstad, S., Marcickiewicz, J., Amant, F., Bjorge, L., Pijnenborg, J.M.A., Salvesen, H.B., Werner, H.M., Trovik, J., and Krakstad, C.
Abstract: Item does not contain fulltext, BACKGROUND: Several studies have identified L1 cell adhesion molecule (L1CAM) as a strong prognostic marker in endometrial cancer. To further underline the clinical usefulness of this biomarker, we investigated L1CAM as a predictive marker for lymph node metastases and its prognostic impact in curettage specimens and preoperative plasma samples. In addition, we aimed to validate the prognostic value of L1CAM in hysterectomy specimen. METHODS: Immunohistochemical staining of L1CAM was performed for 795 hysterectomy and 1134 curettage specimen from endometrial cancer patients. The L1CAM level in preoperative blood samples from 372 patients was determined using ELISA. RESULTS: Expression of L1CAM in curettage specimen was significantly correlated to L1CAM level in corresponding hysterectomy specimen (P<0.001). Both in curettage and preoperative plasma samples L1CAM upregulation was significantly associated with features of aggressive disease and poor outcome (P<0.001). The L1CAM was an independent predictor of lymph node metastases, after correction for curettage histology, both in curettage specimen (P=0.002) and plasma samples (P=0.048). In the hysterectomy samples L1CAM was significantly associated with poor outcome (P<0.001). CONCLUSIONS: We demonstrate that preoperative evaluation of L1CAM levels, both in curettage or plasma samples, predicts lymph node metastases and adds valuable information on patient prognosis.
Published: 2017

23. Increased microvascular permeability in mice lacking Epac1 (Rapgef3)

Author: Kopperud, R. K., Rygh, C. Brekke, Karlsen, T. V., Krakstad, C., Kleppe, R., Hoivik, E. A., Bakke, M., Tenstad, O., Selheim, F., Lidén, Å., Madsen, Lise, Pavlin, T., Taxt, T., Kristiansen, Karsten, Curry, F. -R. E., Reed, R. K., Døskeland, S. O., Kopperud, R. K., Rygh, C. Brekke, Karlsen, T. V., Krakstad, C., Kleppe, R., Hoivik, E. A., Bakke, M., Tenstad, O., Selheim, F., Lidén, Å., Madsen, Lise, Pavlin, T., Taxt, T., Kristiansen, Karsten, Curry, F. -R. E., Reed, R. K., and Døskeland, S. O.
Published: 2017

24. Increased microvascular permeability in mice lacking Epac1 (Rapgef3)

Author: Kopperud, R. K., Rygh, C. Brekke, Karlsen, T. V., Krakstad, C., Kleppe, R., Hoivik, E. A., Bakke, M., Tenstad, O., Selheim, F., Lidén, Å., Madsen, Lise, Pavlin, T., Taxt, T., Kristiansen, Karsten, Curry, F. -R. E., Reed, R. K., Døskeland, S. O., Kopperud, R. K., Rygh, C. Brekke, Karlsen, T. V., Krakstad, C., Kleppe, R., Hoivik, E. A., Bakke, M., Tenstad, O., Selheim, F., Lidén, Å., Madsen, Lise, Pavlin, T., Taxt, T., Kristiansen, Karsten, Curry, F. -R. E., Reed, R. K., and Døskeland, S. O.
Published: 2017

25. Assessment of variation in immunosuppressive pathway genes reveals TGFBR2 to be associated with risk of clear cell ovarian cancer

Author: Hampras, S.S., Sucheston-Campbell, L.E., Cannioto, R., Chang-Claude, J., Modugno, F., Dork, T., Hillemanns, P., Preus, L., Knutson, K.L., Wallace, P.K., Hong, C.C., Friel, G., Davis, W., Nesline, M., Pearce, C.L., Kelemen, L.E., Goodman, M.T., Bandera, E.V., Terry, K.L., Schoof, N., Eng, K.H., Clay, A., Singh, P.K., Joseph, J.M., Aben, K.K.H., Anton-Culver, H., Antonenkova, N., Baker, H., Bean, Y., Beckmann, M.W., Bisogna, M., Bjorge, L., Bogdanova, N., Brinton, L.A., Brooks-Wilson, A., Bruinsma, F., Butzow, R., Campbell, I.G., Carty, K., Cook, L.S., Cramer, D.W, Cybulski, C., Dansonka-Mieszkowska, A., Dennis, J., Despierre, E., Dicks, E., Doherty, J.A., Bois, A. du, Durst, M., Easton, D., Eccles, D., Edwards, R.P., Ekici, A.B., Fasching, P.A., Fridley, B.L., Gao, Y.T., Gentry-Maharaj, A., Giles, G.G., Glasspool, R., Gronwald, J., Harrington, P., Harter, P., Hasmad, H.N., Hein, A., Heitz, F., Hildebrandt, M.A.T., Hogdall, C., Hogdall, E., Hosono, S., Iversen, E.S., Jakubowska, A., Jensen, A., Ji, B.T., Karlan, B.Y., Kellar, M., Kelley, J.L., Kiemeney, L.A.L.M., Klapdor, R., Kolomeyevskaya, N., Krakstad, C., Kjaer, S.K., Kruszka, B., Kupryjanczyk, J., Lambrechts, D., Lambrechts, S., Le, N.D., Lee, A.W., Lele, S., Leminen, A., Lester, J., Levine, D.A., Liang, D., Lissowska, J., Liu, S., Lu, K., Lubinski, J., Lundvall, L., Massuger, L.F.A.G., Matsuo, K., McGuire, V., et al., Hampras, S.S., Sucheston-Campbell, L.E., Cannioto, R., Chang-Claude, J., Modugno, F., Dork, T., Hillemanns, P., Preus, L., Knutson, K.L., Wallace, P.K., Hong, C.C., Friel, G., Davis, W., Nesline, M., Pearce, C.L., Kelemen, L.E., Goodman, M.T., Bandera, E.V., Terry, K.L., Schoof, N., Eng, K.H., Clay, A., Singh, P.K., Joseph, J.M., Aben, K.K.H., Anton-Culver, H., Antonenkova, N., Baker, H., Bean, Y., Beckmann, M.W., Bisogna, M., Bjorge, L., Bogdanova, N., Brinton, L.A., Brooks-Wilson, A., Bruinsma, F., Butzow, R., Campbell, I.G., Carty, K., Cook, L.S., Cramer, D.W, Cybulski, C., Dansonka-Mieszkowska, A., Dennis, J., Despierre, E., Dicks, E., Doherty, J.A., Bois, A. du, Durst, M., Easton, D., Eccles, D., Edwards, R.P., Ekici, A.B., Fasching, P.A., Fridley, B.L., Gao, Y.T., Gentry-Maharaj, A., Giles, G.G., Glasspool, R., Gronwald, J., Harrington, P., Harter, P., Hasmad, H.N., Hein, A., Heitz, F., Hildebrandt, M.A.T., Hogdall, C., Hogdall, E., Hosono, S., Iversen, E.S., Jakubowska, A., Jensen, A., Ji, B.T., Karlan, B.Y., Kellar, M., Kelley, J.L., Kiemeney, L.A.L.M., Klapdor, R., Kolomeyevskaya, N., Krakstad, C., Kjaer, S.K., Kruszka, B., Kupryjanczyk, J., Lambrechts, D., Lambrechts, S., Le, N.D., Lee, A.W., Lele, S., Leminen, A., Lester, J., Levine, D.A., Liang, D., Lissowska, J., Liu, S., Lu, K., Lubinski, J., Lundvall, L., Massuger, L.F.A.G., Matsuo, K., McGuire, V., and et al.
Abstract: Contains fulltext : 167177.pdf (publisher's version ) (Open Access), BACKGROUND: Regulatory T (Treg) cells, a subset of CD4+ T lymphocytes, are mediators of immunosuppression in cancer, and, thus, variants in genes encoding Treg cell immune molecules could be associated with ovarian cancer. METHODS: In a population of 15,596 epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) cases and 23,236 controls, we measured genetic associations of 1,351 SNPs in Treg cell pathway genes with odds of ovarian cancer and tested pathway and gene-level associations, overall and by histotype, for the 25 genes, using the admixture likelihood (AML) method. The most significant single SNP associations were tested for correlation with expression levels in 44 ovarian cancer patients. RESULTS: The most significant global associations for all genes in the pathway were seen in endometrioid (p = 0.082) and clear cell (p = 0.083), with the most significant gene level association seen with TGFBR2 (p = 0.001) and clear cell EOC. Gene associations with histotypes at p < 0.05 included: IL12 (p = 0.005 and p = 0.008, serous and high-grade serous, respectively), IL8RA (p = 0.035, endometrioid and mucinous), LGALS1 (p = 0.03, mucinous), STAT5B (p = 0.022, clear cell), TGFBR1 (p = 0.021 endometrioid) and TGFBR2 (p = 0.017 and p = 0.025, endometrioid and mucinous, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: Common inherited gene variation in Treg cell pathways shows some evidence of germline genetic contribution to odds of EOC that varies by histologic subtype and may be associated with mRNA expression of immune-complex receptor in EOC patients.
Published: 2016

26. No clinical utility of KRAS variant rs61764370 for ovarian or breast cancer

Author: Hollestelle, A. (Antoinette), Baan, F.H. (Frederieke) van der, Berchuck, A. (Andrew), Johnatty, S.E. (Sharon), Aben, K.K.H. (Katja), Agnarsson, B.A. (Bjarni), Aittomäki, K. (Kristiina), Alducci, E. (Elisa), Andrulis, I.L. (Irene), Anton-Culver, H. (Hoda), Antonenkova, N.N. (Natalia), Antoniou, A.C. (Antonis), Apicella, C. (Carmel), Arndt, V. (Volker), Arnold, N. (Norbert), Arun, B.K. (Banu), Arver, B. (Brita Wasteson), Ashworth, A. (Alan), Baglietto, L. (Laura), Balleine, R. (Rosemary), Bandera, E.V. (Elisa), Barrowdale, D. (Daniel), Bean, Y.T. (Yukie), Beckmann, L. (Lars), Beckmann, M.W. (Matthias), Benítez, J. (Javier), Berger, A. (Andreas), Berger, R. (Raanan), Beuselinck, B. (B.), Bisogna, M. (Maria), Bjorge, L. (Line), Blomqvist, C. (Carl), Bogdanova, N.V. (Natalia), Bojesen, A. (Anders), Bojesen, S.E. (Stig), Bolla, M.K. (Manjeet), Bonnani, B. (Bernardo), Brand, J.S. (Judith S.), Brauch, H. (Hiltrud), Brenner, H. (Hermann), Brinton, L.A. (Louise), Brooks-Wilson, A. (Angela), Bruinsma, F. (Fiona), Brunet, J. (Joan), Brüning, T. (Thomas), Budzilowska, A. (Agnieszka), Bunker, C.H. (Clareann H.), Burwinkel, B. (Barbara), Butzow, R. (Ralf), Buys, S.S. (Saundra S.), Caligo, M.A. (Maria), Campbell, I. (Ian), Carter, J. (Jonathan), Chang-Claude, J. (Jenny), Chanock, S.J. (Stephen J.), Claes, K.B.M. (Kathleen B.M.), Collée, J.M. (Margriet), Cook, L.S. (Linda S.), Couch, F.J. (Fergus), Cox, A. (Angela), Cramer, D.W. (Daniel), Cross, S.S. (Simon), Cunningham, J.M. (Julie), Cybulski, C. (Cezary), Czene, K. (Kamila), Damiola, F. (Francesca), Dansonka-Mieszkowska, A. (Agnieszka), Darabi, H. (Hatef), Hoya, M. (Miguel) de La, DeFazio, A. (Anna), Dennis, J. (Joe), Devilee, P. (Peter), Dicks, E. (Ed), Díez, O. (Orland), Doherty, J.A. (Jennifer A.), Domchek, S.M. (Susan), Dorfling, C.M. (Cecilia), Dörk, T. (Thilo), Santos Silva, I. (Isabel) dos, Du Bois, A. (Andreas), Dumont, M. (Martine), Dunning, A.M. (Alison), Duran, M. (Mercedes), Easton, D.F. (Douglas F.), Eccles, D. (Diana), Edwards, R. (Robert), Ehrencrona, H. (Hans), Ejlertsen, B. (Bent), Ekici, A.B. (Arif), Ellis, S.D. (Steve), Engel, C. (Christoph), Eriksson, M. (Mikael), Fasching, P.A. (Peter), Feliubadaló, L. (L.), Figueroa, J.D. (Jonine), Flesch-Janys, D. (Dieter), Fletcher, O. (Olivia), Fontaine, A. (Annette), Fortuzzi, S. (S.), Fostira, F. (Florentia), Fridley, B.L. (Brooke), Friebel, M.O.W. (Mark ), Friedman, E. (Eitan), Friel, G. (Grace), Frost, D. (Debra), Garber, J. (Judy), García-Closas, M. (Montserrat), Gayther, S.A. (Simon), Gentry-Maharaj, A. (Aleksandra), Gerdes, A-M. (Anne-Marie), Giles, G.G. (Graham), Glasspool, R. (Rosalind), Glendon, G. (Gord), Godwin, A.K. (Andrew K.), Goodman, M.T. (Marc T.), Gore, M. (Martin), Greene, M.H. (Mark H.), Grip, M. (Mervi), Gronwald, J. (Jacek), Gschwantler-Kaulich, D. (Daphne), Guénel, P. (Pascal), Guzman, S.R. (Starr R.), Haeberle, L. (Lothar), Haiman, C.A. (Christopher A.), Hall, P. (Per), Halverson, S.L. (Sandra L.), Hamann, U. (Ute), Hansen, T.V.O. (Thomas), Harter, P. (Philipp), Hartikainen, J.M. (J.), Healey, S. (Sue), Hein, R. (Rebecca), Heitz, P.U., Henderson, B.E. (Brian), Herzog, J. (Josef), Hildebrandt, M.A.T. (Michelle), Høgdall, C.K. (Claus), Høgdall, E. (Estrid), Hogervorst, F.B.L. (Frans), Hopper, J.L. (John), Humphreys, K. (Keith), Huzarski, T. (Tomasz), Imyanitov, E.N. (Evgeny N.), Isaacs, C. (Claudine), Jakubowska, A. (Anna), Janavicius, R. (Ramunas), Jaworska, K. (Katarzyna), Jensen, A. (Allan), Jensen, U.B., Johnson, N. (Nichola), Jukkola-Vuorinen, A. (Arja), Kabisch, M. (Maria), Karlan, B.Y. (Beth Y.), Kataja, V. (Vesa), Kauff, N. (Noah), Kelemen, L.E. (Linda), Kerin, M. (Michael), Kiemeney, L.A.L.M. (Bart), Kjaer, M. (Michael), Knight, J.A. (Julia), Knol-Bout, J.P. (Jacoba P.), Konstantopoulou, I. (I.), Kosma, V-M. (Veli-Matti), Krakstad, C. (Camilla), Kristensen, V. (Vessela), Kuchenbaecker, K.B. (Karoline), Kupryjanczyk, J. (Jolanta), Laitman, Y. 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Abstract: Objective Clinical genetic testing is commercially available for rs61764370, an inherited variant residing in a KRAS 3′ UTR microRNA binding site, based on suggested associations with increased ovarian and br
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27. Assessment of variation in immunosuppressive pathway genes reveals TGFBR2 to be associated with risk of clear cell ovarian cancer

Author: Hampras, SS, Sucheston-Campbell, LE, Cannioto, R, Chang-Claude, J, Modugno, F, Doerk, T, Hillemanns, P, Preus, L, Knutson, KL, Wallace, PK, Hong, C-C, Friel, G, Davis, W, Nesline, M, Pearce, CL, Kelemen, LE, Goodman, MT, Bandera, EV, Terry, KL, Schoof, N, Eng, KH, Clay, A, Singh, PK, Joseph, JM, Aben, KKH, Anton-Culver, H, Antonenkova, N, Baker, H, Bean, Y, Beckmann, MW, Bisogna, M, Bjorge, L, Bogdanova, N, Brinton, LA, Brooks-Wilson, A, Bruinsma, F, Butzow, R, Campbell, IG, Carty, K, Cook, LS, Cramer, DW, Cybulski, C, Dansonka-Mieszkowska, A, Dennis, J, Despierre, E, Dicks, E, Doherty, JA, du Bois, A, Duerst, M, Easton, D, Eccles, D, Edwards, RP, Ekici, AB, Fasching, PA, Fridley, BL, Gao, Y-T, Gentry-Maharaj, A, Giles, GG, Glasspool, R, Gronwald, J, Harrington, P, Harter, P, Hasmad, HN, Hein, A, Heitz, F, Hildebrandt, MAT, Hogdall, C, Hogdall, E, Hosono, S, Iversen, ES, Jakubowska, A, Jensen, A, Ji, B-T, Karlan, BY, Kellar, M, Kelley, JL, Kiemeney, LA, Klapdor, R, Kolomeyevskaya, N, Krakstad, C, Kjaer, SK, Kruszka, B, Kupryjanczyk, J, Lambrechts, D, Lambrechts, S, Le, ND, Lee, AW, Lele, S, Leminen, A, Lester, J, Levine, DA, Liang, D, Lissowska, J, Liu, S, Lu, K, Lubinski, J, Lundvall, L, Massuger, LFAG, Matsuo, K, McGuire, V, McLaughlin, JR, McNeish, I, Menon, U, Moes-Sosnowska, J, Narod, SA, Nedergaard, L, Nevanlinna, H, Nickels, S, Olson, SH, Orlow, I, Weber, RP, Paul, J, Pejovic, T, Pelttari, LM, Perkins, B, Permuth-Wey, J, Pike, MC, Plisiecka-Halasa, J, Poole, EM, Risch, HA, Rossing, MA, Rothstein, JH, Rudolph, A, Runnebaum, IB, Rzepecka, IK, Salvesen, HB, Schernhammer, E, Schmitt, K, Schwaab, I, Shu, X-O, Shvetsov, YB, Siddiqui, N, Sieh, W, Song, H, Southey, MC, Tangen, IL, Teo, S-H, Thompson, PJ, Timorek, A, Tsai, Y-Y, Tworoger, SS, Tyrer, J, van Altena, AM, Vergote, I, Vierkant, RA, Walsh, C, Wang-Gohrke, S, Wentzensen, N, Whittemore, AS, Wicklund, KG, Wilkens, LR, Wu, AH, Wu, X, Woo, Y-L, Yang, H, Zheng, W, Ziogas, A, Gayther, SA, Ramus, SJ, Sellers, TA, Schildkraut, JM, Phelan, CM, Berchuck, A, Chenevix-Trench, G, Cunningham, JM, Pharoah, PP, Ness, RB, Odunsi, K, Goode, EL, Moysich, KB, Hampras, SS, Sucheston-Campbell, LE, Cannioto, R, Chang-Claude, J, Modugno, F, Doerk, T, Hillemanns, P, Preus, L, Knutson, KL, Wallace, PK, Hong, C-C, Friel, G, Davis, W, Nesline, M, Pearce, CL, Kelemen, LE, Goodman, MT, Bandera, EV, Terry, KL, Schoof, N, Eng, KH, Clay, A, Singh, PK, Joseph, JM, Aben, KKH, Anton-Culver, H, Antonenkova, N, Baker, H, Bean, Y, Beckmann, MW, Bisogna, M, Bjorge, L, Bogdanova, N, Brinton, LA, Brooks-Wilson, A, Bruinsma, F, Butzow, R, Campbell, IG, Carty, K, Cook, LS, Cramer, DW, Cybulski, C, Dansonka-Mieszkowska, A, Dennis, J, Despierre, E, Dicks, E, Doherty, JA, du Bois, A, Duerst, M, Easton, D, Eccles, D, Edwards, RP, Ekici, AB, Fasching, PA, Fridley, BL, Gao, Y-T, Gentry-Maharaj, A, Giles, GG, Glasspool, R, Gronwald, J, Harrington, P, Harter, P, Hasmad, HN, Hein, A, Heitz, F, Hildebrandt, MAT, Hogdall, C, Hogdall, E, Hosono, S, Iversen, ES, Jakubowska, A, Jensen, A, Ji, B-T, Karlan, BY, Kellar, M, Kelley, JL, Kiemeney, LA, Klapdor, R, Kolomeyevskaya, N, Krakstad, C, Kjaer, SK, Kruszka, B, Kupryjanczyk, J, Lambrechts, D, Lambrechts, S, Le, ND, Lee, AW, Lele, S, Leminen, A, Lester, J, Levine, DA, Liang, D, Lissowska, J, Liu, S, Lu, K, Lubinski, J, Lundvall, L, Massuger, LFAG, Matsuo, K, McGuire, V, McLaughlin, JR, McNeish, I, Menon, U, Moes-Sosnowska, J, Narod, SA, Nedergaard, L, Nevanlinna, H, Nickels, S, Olson, SH, Orlow, I, Weber, RP, Paul, J, Pejovic, T, Pelttari, LM, Perkins, B, Permuth-Wey, J, Pike, MC, Plisiecka-Halasa, J, Poole, EM, Risch, HA, Rossing, MA, Rothstein, JH, Rudolph, A, Runnebaum, IB, Rzepecka, IK, Salvesen, HB, Schernhammer, E, Schmitt, K, Schwaab, I, Shu, X-O, Shvetsov, YB, Siddiqui, N, Sieh, W, Song, H, Southey, MC, Tangen, IL, Teo, S-H, Thompson, PJ, Timorek, A, Tsai, Y-Y, Tworoger, SS, Tyrer, J, van Altena, AM, Vergote, I, Vierkant, RA, Walsh, C, Wang-Gohrke, S, Wentzensen, N, Whittemore, AS, Wicklund, KG, Wilkens, LR, Wu, AH, Wu, X, Woo, Y-L, Yang, H, Zheng, W, Ziogas, A, Gayther, SA, Ramus, SJ, Sellers, TA, Schildkraut, JM, Phelan, CM, Berchuck, A, Chenevix-Trench, G, Cunningham, JM, Pharoah, PP, Ness, RB, Odunsi, K, Goode, EL, and Moysich, KB
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Regulatory T (Treg) cells, a subset of CD4+ T lymphocytes, are mediators of immunosuppression in cancer, and, thus, variants in genes encoding Treg cell immune molecules could be associated with ovarian cancer. METHODS: In a population of 15,596 epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) cases and 23,236 controls, we measured genetic associations of 1,351 SNPs in Treg cell pathway genes with odds of ovarian cancer and tested pathway and gene-level associations, overall and by histotype, for the 25 genes, using the admixture likelihood (AML) method. The most significant single SNP associations were tested for correlation with expression levels in 44 ovarian cancer patients. RESULTS: The most significant global associations for all genes in the pathway were seen in endometrioid ( p = 0.082) and clear cell ( p = 0.083), with the most significant gene level association seen with TGFBR2 ( p = 0.001) and clear cell EOC. Gene associations with histotypes at p < 0.05 included: IL12 ( p = 0.005 and p = 0.008, serous and high-grade serous, respectively), IL8RA ( p = 0.035, endometrioid and mucinous), LGALS1 ( p = 0.03, mucinous), STAT5B ( p = 0.022, clear cell), TGFBR1 ( p = 0.021 endometrioid) and TGFBR2 ( p = 0.017 and p = 0.025, endometrioid and mucinous, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: Common inherited gene variation in Treg cell pathways shows some evidence of germline genetic contribution to odds of EOC that varies by histologic subtype and may be associated with mRNA expression of immune-complex receptor in EOC patients.
Published: 2016

28. Assessment of variation in immunosuppressive pathway genes reveals TGFBR2 to be associated with risk of clear cell ovarian cancer

Author: Hampras, S.S., Sucheston-Campbell, L.E., Cannioto, R., Chang-Claude, J., Modugno, F., Dork, T., Hillemanns, P., Preus, L., Knutson, K.L., Wallace, P.K., Hong, C.C., Friel, G., Davis, W., Nesline, M., Pearce, C.L., Kelemen, L.E., Goodman, M.T., Bandera, E.V., Terry, K.L., Schoof, N., Eng, K.H., Clay, A., Singh, P.K., Joseph, J.M., Aben, K.K.H., Anton-Culver, H., Antonenkova, N., Baker, H., Bean, Y., Beckmann, M.W., Bisogna, M., Bjorge, L., Bogdanova, N., Brinton, L.A., Brooks-Wilson, A., Bruinsma, F., Butzow, R., Campbell, I.G., Carty, K., Cook, L.S., Cramer, D.W, Cybulski, C., Dansonka-Mieszkowska, A., Dennis, J., Despierre, E., Dicks, E., Doherty, J.A., Bois, A. du, Durst, M., Easton, D., Eccles, D., Edwards, R.P., Ekici, A.B., Fasching, P.A., Fridley, B.L., Gao, Y.T., Gentry-Maharaj, A., Giles, G.G., Glasspool, R., Gronwald, J., Harrington, P., Harter, P., Hasmad, H.N., Hein, A., Heitz, F., Hildebrandt, M.A.T., Hogdall, C., Hogdall, E., Hosono, S., Iversen, E.S., Jakubowska, A., Jensen, A., Ji, B.T., Karlan, B.Y., Kellar, M., Kelley, J.L., Kiemeney, L.A.L.M., Klapdor, R., Kolomeyevskaya, N., Krakstad, C., Kjaer, S.K., Kruszka, B., Kupryjanczyk, J., Lambrechts, D., Lambrechts, S., Le, N.D., Lee, A.W., Lele, S., Leminen, A., Lester, J., Levine, D.A., Liang, D., Lissowska, J., Liu, S., Lu, K., Lubinski, J., Lundvall, L., Massuger, L.F.A.G., Matsuo, K., McGuire, V., et al., Hampras, S.S., Sucheston-Campbell, L.E., Cannioto, R., Chang-Claude, J., Modugno, F., Dork, T., Hillemanns, P., Preus, L., Knutson, K.L., Wallace, P.K., Hong, C.C., Friel, G., Davis, W., Nesline, M., Pearce, C.L., Kelemen, L.E., Goodman, M.T., Bandera, E.V., Terry, K.L., Schoof, N., Eng, K.H., Clay, A., Singh, P.K., Joseph, J.M., Aben, K.K.H., Anton-Culver, H., Antonenkova, N., Baker, H., Bean, Y., Beckmann, M.W., Bisogna, M., Bjorge, L., Bogdanova, N., Brinton, L.A., Brooks-Wilson, A., Bruinsma, F., Butzow, R., Campbell, I.G., Carty, K., Cook, L.S., Cramer, D.W, Cybulski, C., Dansonka-Mieszkowska, A., Dennis, J., Despierre, E., Dicks, E., Doherty, J.A., Bois, A. du, Durst, M., Easton, D., Eccles, D., Edwards, R.P., Ekici, A.B., Fasching, P.A., Fridley, B.L., Gao, Y.T., Gentry-Maharaj, A., Giles, G.G., Glasspool, R., Gronwald, J., Harrington, P., Harter, P., Hasmad, H.N., Hein, A., Heitz, F., Hildebrandt, M.A.T., Hogdall, C., Hogdall, E., Hosono, S., Iversen, E.S., Jakubowska, A., Jensen, A., Ji, B.T., Karlan, B.Y., Kellar, M., Kelley, J.L., Kiemeney, L.A.L.M., Klapdor, R., Kolomeyevskaya, N., Krakstad, C., Kjaer, S.K., Kruszka, B., Kupryjanczyk, J., Lambrechts, D., Lambrechts, S., Le, N.D., Lee, A.W., Lele, S., Leminen, A., Lester, J., Levine, D.A., Liang, D., Lissowska, J., Liu, S., Lu, K., Lubinski, J., Lundvall, L., Massuger, L.F.A.G., Matsuo, K., McGuire, V., and et al.
Abstract: Contains fulltext : 167177.pdf (publisher's version ) (Open Access), BACKGROUND: Regulatory T (Treg) cells, a subset of CD4+ T lymphocytes, are mediators of immunosuppression in cancer, and, thus, variants in genes encoding Treg cell immune molecules could be associated with ovarian cancer. METHODS: In a population of 15,596 epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) cases and 23,236 controls, we measured genetic associations of 1,351 SNPs in Treg cell pathway genes with odds of ovarian cancer and tested pathway and gene-level associations, overall and by histotype, for the 25 genes, using the admixture likelihood (AML) method. The most significant single SNP associations were tested for correlation with expression levels in 44 ovarian cancer patients. RESULTS: The most significant global associations for all genes in the pathway were seen in endometrioid (p = 0.082) and clear cell (p = 0.083), with the most significant gene level association seen with TGFBR2 (p = 0.001) and clear cell EOC. Gene associations with histotypes at p < 0.05 included: IL12 (p = 0.005 and p = 0.008, serous and high-grade serous, respectively), IL8RA (p = 0.035, endometrioid and mucinous), LGALS1 (p = 0.03, mucinous), STAT5B (p = 0.022, clear cell), TGFBR1 (p = 0.021 endometrioid) and TGFBR2 (p = 0.017 and p = 0.025, endometrioid and mucinous, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: Common inherited gene variation in Treg cell pathways shows some evidence of germline genetic contribution to odds of EOC that varies by histologic subtype and may be associated with mRNA expression of immune-complex receptor in EOC patients.
Published: 2016

29. Assessment of variation in immunosuppressive pathway genes reveals TGFBR2 to be associated with risk of clear cell ovarian cancer

Author: Hampras, S.S., Sucheston-Campbell, L.E., Cannioto, R., Chang-Claude, J., Modugno, F., Dork, T., Hillemanns, P., Preus, L., Knutson, K.L., Wallace, P.K., Hong, C.C., Friel, G., Davis, W., Nesline, M., Pearce, C.L., Kelemen, L.E., Goodman, M.T., Bandera, E.V., Terry, K.L., Schoof, N., Eng, K.H., Clay, A., Singh, P.K., Joseph, J.M., Aben, K.K.H., Anton-Culver, H., Antonenkova, N., Baker, H., Bean, Y., Beckmann, M.W., Bisogna, M., Bjorge, L., Bogdanova, N., Brinton, L.A., Brooks-Wilson, A., Bruinsma, F., Butzow, R., Campbell, I.G., Carty, K., Cook, L.S., Cramer, D.W, Cybulski, C., Dansonka-Mieszkowska, A., Dennis, J., Despierre, E., Dicks, E., Doherty, J.A., Bois, A. du, Durst, M., Easton, D., Eccles, D., Edwards, R.P., Ekici, A.B., Fasching, P.A., Fridley, B.L., Gao, Y.T., Gentry-Maharaj, A., Giles, G.G., Glasspool, R., Gronwald, J., Harrington, P., Harter, P., Hasmad, H.N., Hein, A., Heitz, F., Hildebrandt, M.A.T., Hogdall, C., Hogdall, E., Hosono, S., Iversen, E.S., Jakubowska, A., Jensen, A., Ji, B.T., Karlan, B.Y., Kellar, M., Kelley, J.L., Kiemeney, L.A.L.M., Klapdor, R., Kolomeyevskaya, N., Krakstad, C., Kjaer, S.K., Kruszka, B., Kupryjanczyk, J., Lambrechts, D., Lambrechts, S., Le, N.D., Lee, A.W., Lele, S., Leminen, A., Lester, J., Levine, D.A., Liang, D., Lissowska, J., Liu, S., Lu, K., Lubinski, J., Lundvall, L., Massuger, L.F.A.G., Matsuo, K., McGuire, V., et al., Hampras, S.S., Sucheston-Campbell, L.E., Cannioto, R., Chang-Claude, J., Modugno, F., Dork, T., Hillemanns, P., Preus, L., Knutson, K.L., Wallace, P.K., Hong, C.C., Friel, G., Davis, W., Nesline, M., Pearce, C.L., Kelemen, L.E., Goodman, M.T., Bandera, E.V., Terry, K.L., Schoof, N., Eng, K.H., Clay, A., Singh, P.K., Joseph, J.M., Aben, K.K.H., Anton-Culver, H., Antonenkova, N., Baker, H., Bean, Y., Beckmann, M.W., Bisogna, M., Bjorge, L., Bogdanova, N., Brinton, L.A., Brooks-Wilson, A., Bruinsma, F., Butzow, R., Campbell, I.G., Carty, K., Cook, L.S., Cramer, D.W, Cybulski, C., Dansonka-Mieszkowska, A., Dennis, J., Despierre, E., Dicks, E., Doherty, J.A., Bois, A. du, Durst, M., Easton, D., Eccles, D., Edwards, R.P., Ekici, A.B., Fasching, P.A., Fridley, B.L., Gao, Y.T., Gentry-Maharaj, A., Giles, G.G., Glasspool, R., Gronwald, J., Harrington, P., Harter, P., Hasmad, H.N., Hein, A., Heitz, F., Hildebrandt, M.A.T., Hogdall, C., Hogdall, E., Hosono, S., Iversen, E.S., Jakubowska, A., Jensen, A., Ji, B.T., Karlan, B.Y., Kellar, M., Kelley, J.L., Kiemeney, L.A.L.M., Klapdor, R., Kolomeyevskaya, N., Krakstad, C., Kjaer, S.K., Kruszka, B., Kupryjanczyk, J., Lambrechts, D., Lambrechts, S., Le, N.D., Lee, A.W., Lele, S., Leminen, A., Lester, J., Levine, D.A., Liang, D., Lissowska, J., Liu, S., Lu, K., Lubinski, J., Lundvall, L., Massuger, L.F.A.G., Matsuo, K., McGuire, V., and et al.
Abstract: Contains fulltext : 167177.pdf (publisher's version ) (Open Access), BACKGROUND: Regulatory T (Treg) cells, a subset of CD4+ T lymphocytes, are mediators of immunosuppression in cancer, and, thus, variants in genes encoding Treg cell immune molecules could be associated with ovarian cancer. METHODS: In a population of 15,596 epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) cases and 23,236 controls, we measured genetic associations of 1,351 SNPs in Treg cell pathway genes with odds of ovarian cancer and tested pathway and gene-level associations, overall and by histotype, for the 25 genes, using the admixture likelihood (AML) method. The most significant single SNP associations were tested for correlation with expression levels in 44 ovarian cancer patients. RESULTS: The most significant global associations for all genes in the pathway were seen in endometrioid (p = 0.082) and clear cell (p = 0.083), with the most significant gene level association seen with TGFBR2 (p = 0.001) and clear cell EOC. Gene associations with histotypes at p < 0.05 included: IL12 (p = 0.005 and p = 0.008, serous and high-grade serous, respectively), IL8RA (p = 0.035, endometrioid and mucinous), LGALS1 (p = 0.03, mucinous), STAT5B (p = 0.022, clear cell), TGFBR1 (p = 0.021 endometrioid) and TGFBR2 (p = 0.017 and p = 0.025, endometrioid and mucinous, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: Common inherited gene variation in Treg cell pathways shows some evidence of germline genetic contribution to odds of EOC that varies by histologic subtype and may be associated with mRNA expression of immune-complex receptor in EOC patients.
Published: 2016

30. Loss of ASRGL1 expression is an independent biomarker for disease-specific survival in endometrioid endometrial carcinoma

Author: Edqvist, P. -HD., Huvila, J., Forsström, Björn, Talve, L., Carpén, O., Salvesen, H. B., Krakstad, C., Grénman, S., Johannesson, H., Ljungqvist, O., Uhlén, Mathias, Pontén, F., Auranen, A., Edqvist, P. -HD., Huvila, J., Forsström, Björn, Talve, L., Carpén, O., Salvesen, H. B., Krakstad, C., Grénman, S., Johannesson, H., Ljungqvist, O., Uhlén, Mathias, Pontén, F., and Auranen, A.
Abstract: Objective For endometrial carcinoma, prognostic stratification methods do not satisfactorily identify patients with adverse outcome. Currently, histology, tumor grade and stage are used to tailoring surgical treatment and to determine the need for adjuvant treatment. Low-risk patients are not considered to require adjuvant therapy or staging lymphadenectomy. For patients with intermediate or high risk, some guidelines recommend tailoring adjuvant treatment according to additional negative prognostic factors. Our objective was to evaluate the biomarker potential of the ASRGL1 protein in endometrial carcinoma. Methods Using The Human Protein Atlas (www.proteinatlas.org), the l-asparaginase (ASRGL1) protein was identified as an endometrial carcinoma biomarker candidate. ASRGL1 expression was immunohistochemically evaluated with an extensively validated antibody on two independent endometrial carcinoma cohorts (n = 229 and n = 286) arranged as tissue microarrays. Staining results were correlated with clinical features. Results Reduced expression of ASRGL1, defined as < 75% positively stained tumor cells, was significantly associated with poor prognosis and reduced disease-specific survival in endometrioid endometrial adenocarcinoma (EEA). In multivariate analysis the hazard ratios for disease-specific survival were 3.55 (95% CI = 1.10-11.43; p = 0.003) and 3.23 (95% CI = 1.53-6.81; p = 0.002) in the two cohorts, respectively. Of the 48 cases with Grade 3 Stage I tumor all disease-related deaths were associated with low ASRGL1 expression. Conclusions Loss of ASRGL1 in EEA is a powerful biomarker for poor prognosis and retained ASRGL1 has a positive impact on survival. ASRGL1 immunohistochemistry has potential to become an additional tool for prognostication in cases where tailoring adjuvant treatment according to additional prognostic factors besides grade and stage is recommended., QC 20150630
Published: 2015
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31. Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) Gene Variants and Epithelial Ovarian Cancer (EOC) Risk

Author: Amankwah, EK, Amankwah, EK, Lin, HY, Tyrer, JP, Lawrenson, K, Dennis, J, Chornokur, G, Aben, KKH, Anton-Culver, H, Antonenkova, N, Bruinsma, F, Bandera, EV, Bean, YT, Beckmann, MW, Bisogna, M, Bjorge, L, Bogdanova, N, Brinton, LA, Brooks-Wilson, A, Bunker, CH, Butzow, R, Campbell, IG, Carty, K, Chen, Z, Chen, YA, Chang-Claude, J, Cook, LS, Cramer, DW, Cunningham, JM, Cybulski, C, Dansonka-Mieszkowska, A, du Bois, A, Despierre, E, Dicks, E, Doherty, JA, Dörk, T, Dürst, M, Easton, DF, Eccles, DM, Edwards, RP, Ekici, AB, Fasching, PA, Fridley, BL, Gao, YT, Gentry-Maharaj, A, Giles, GG, Glasspool, R, Goodman, MT, Gronwald, J, Harrington, P, Harter, P, Hasmad, HN, Hein, A, Heitz, F, Hildebrandt, MAT, Hillemanns, P, Hogdall, CK, Hogdall, E, Hosono, S, Iversen, ES, Jakubowska, A, Jensen, A, Ji, BT, Karlan, BY, Jim, H, Kellar, M, Kiemeney, LA, Krakstad, C, Kjaer, SK, Kupryjanczyk, J, Lambrechts, D, Lambrechts, S, Le, ND, Lee, AW, Lele, S, Leminen, A, Lester, J, Levine, DA, Liang, D, Lim, BK, Lissowska, J, Lu, K, Lubinski, J, Lundvall, L, Massuger, LFAG, Matsuo, K, Mcguire, V, Mclaughlin, JR, Mcneish, I, Menon, U, Milne, RL, Modugno, F, Moysich, KB, Ness, RB, Nevanlinna, H, Eilber, U, Odunsi, K, Olson, SH, Orlow, I, Orsulic, S, Weber, RP, Amankwah, EK, Amankwah, EK, Lin, HY, Tyrer, JP, Lawrenson, K, Dennis, J, Chornokur, G, Aben, KKH, Anton-Culver, H, Antonenkova, N, Bruinsma, F, Bandera, EV, Bean, YT, Beckmann, MW, Bisogna, M, Bjorge, L, Bogdanova, N, Brinton, LA, Brooks-Wilson, A, Bunker, CH, Butzow, R, Campbell, IG, Carty, K, Chen, Z, Chen, YA, Chang-Claude, J, Cook, LS, Cramer, DW, Cunningham, JM, Cybulski, C, Dansonka-Mieszkowska, A, du Bois, A, Despierre, E, Dicks, E, Doherty, JA, Dörk, T, Dürst, M, Easton, DF, Eccles, DM, Edwards, RP, Ekici, AB, Fasching, PA, Fridley, BL, Gao, YT, Gentry-Maharaj, A, Giles, GG, Glasspool, R, Goodman, MT, Gronwald, J, Harrington, P, Harter, P, Hasmad, HN, Hein, A, Heitz, F, Hildebrandt, MAT, Hillemanns, P, Hogdall, CK, Hogdall, E, Hosono, S, Iversen, ES, Jakubowska, A, Jensen, A, Ji, BT, Karlan, BY, Jim, H, Kellar, M, Kiemeney, LA, Krakstad, C, Kjaer, SK, Kupryjanczyk, J, Lambrechts, D, Lambrechts, S, Le, ND, Lee, AW, Lele, S, Leminen, A, Lester, J, Levine, DA, Liang, D, Lim, BK, Lissowska, J, Lu, K, Lubinski, J, Lundvall, L, Massuger, LFAG, Matsuo, K, Mcguire, V, Mclaughlin, JR, Mcneish, I, Menon, U, Milne, RL, Modugno, F, Moysich, KB, Ness, RB, Nevanlinna, H, Eilber, U, Odunsi, K, Olson, SH, Orlow, I, Orsulic, S, and Weber, RP
Abstract: Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a process whereby epithelial cells assume mesenchymal characteristics to facilitate cancer metastasis. However, EMT also contributes to the initiation and development of primary tumors. Prior studies that explored the hypothesis that EMT gene variants contribute to epithelial ovarian carcinoma (EOC) risk have been based on small sample sizes and none have sought replication in an independent population. We screened 15,816 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 296 genes in a discovery phase using data from a genome-wide association study of EOC among women of European ancestry (1,947 cases and 2,009 controls) and identified 793 variants in 278 EMT-related genes that were nominally (P < 0.05) associated with invasive EOC. These SNPs were then genotyped in a larger study of 14,525 invasive-cancer patients and 23,447 controls. A P-value <0.05 and a false discovery rate (FDR) <0.2 were considered statistically significant. In the larger dataset, GPC6/GPC5 rs17702471 was associated with the endometrioid subtype among Caucasians (odds ratio (OR) = 1.16, 95% CI = 1.07-1.25, P = 0.0003, FDR = 0.19), whereas F8 rs7053448 (OR = 1.69, 95% CI = 1.27-2.24, P = 0.0003, FDR = 0.12), F8 rs7058826 (OR = 1.69, 95% CI = 1.27-2.24, P = 0.0003, FDR = 0.12), and CAPN13 rs1983383 (OR = 0.79, 95% CI = 0.69-0.90, P = 0.0005, FDR = 0.12) were associated with combined invasive EOC among Asians. In silico functional analyses revealed that GPC6/GPC5 rs17702471 coincided with DNA regulatory elements. These results suggest that EMT gene variants do not appear to play a significant role in the susceptibility to EOC.
Published: 2015

32. Evaluating the ovarian cancer gonadotropin hypothesis: A candidate gene study

Author: Lee, A.W., Tyrer, J.P., Doherty, J.A., Stram, D.A., Kupryjanczyk, J., Dansonka-Mieszkowska, A., Plisiecka-Halasa, J., Spiewankiewicz, B., Myers, E.J., Study, G., Chenevix-Trench, G., Fasching, P.A., Beckmann, M.W., Ekici, A.B., Hein, A., Vergote, I., Nieuwenhuysen, E. Van, Lambrechts, D., Wicklund, K.G., Eilber, U., Wang-Gohrke, S., Chang-Claude, J., Rudolph, A., Sucheston-Campbell, L., Odunsi, K., Moysich, K.B., Shvetsov, Y.B., Thompson, P.J., Goodman, M.T., Wilkens, L.R., Dork, T., Hillemanns, P., Durst, M., Runnebaum, I.B., Bogdanova, N., Pelttari, L.M., Nevanlinna, H., Leminen, A., Edwards, R.P., Kelley, J.L., Harter, P., Schwaab, I., Heitz, F., Bois, A. du, Orsulic, S., Lester, J., Walsh, C., Karlan, B.Y., Hogdall, E., Kjaer, S.K., Jensen, A., Vierkant, R.A., Cunningham, J.M., Goode, E.L., Fridley, B.L., Southey, M.C., Giles, G.G., Bruinsma, F., Wu, X., Hildebrandt, M.A.T., Lu, K., Liang, D., Bisogna, M., Levine, D.A., Weber, R.P., Schildkraut, J.M., Iversen, E.S., Berchuck, A., Terry, K.L., Cramer, D.W, Tworoger, S.S., Poole, E.M., Olson, S.H., Orlow, I., Bandera, E.V., Bjorge, L., Tangen, I.L., Salvesen, H.B., Krakstad, C., Massuger, L.F.A.G., Kiemeney, L.A.L.M., Aben, K.K.H., Altena, A.M. van, Bean, Y., Pejovic, T., Kellar, M., Le, N.D., Cook, L.S., Kelemen, L.E., Brooks-Wilson, A., Lubinski, J., Gronwald, J., Cybulski, C., Jakubowska, A., Wentzensen, N., Brinton, L.A., Lissowska, J., Yang, H., Nedergaard, L., et al., Lee, A.W., Tyrer, J.P., Doherty, J.A., Stram, D.A., Kupryjanczyk, J., Dansonka-Mieszkowska, A., Plisiecka-Halasa, J., Spiewankiewicz, B., Myers, E.J., Study, G., Chenevix-Trench, G., Fasching, P.A., Beckmann, M.W., Ekici, A.B., Hein, A., Vergote, I., Nieuwenhuysen, E. Van, Lambrechts, D., Wicklund, K.G., Eilber, U., Wang-Gohrke, S., Chang-Claude, J., Rudolph, A., Sucheston-Campbell, L., Odunsi, K., Moysich, K.B., Shvetsov, Y.B., Thompson, P.J., Goodman, M.T., Wilkens, L.R., Dork, T., Hillemanns, P., Durst, M., Runnebaum, I.B., Bogdanova, N., Pelttari, L.M., Nevanlinna, H., Leminen, A., Edwards, R.P., Kelley, J.L., Harter, P., Schwaab, I., Heitz, F., Bois, A. du, Orsulic, S., Lester, J., Walsh, C., Karlan, B.Y., Hogdall, E., Kjaer, S.K., Jensen, A., Vierkant, R.A., Cunningham, J.M., Goode, E.L., Fridley, B.L., Southey, M.C., Giles, G.G., Bruinsma, F., Wu, X., Hildebrandt, M.A.T., Lu, K., Liang, D., Bisogna, M., Levine, D.A., Weber, R.P., Schildkraut, J.M., Iversen, E.S., Berchuck, A., Terry, K.L., Cramer, D.W, Tworoger, S.S., Poole, E.M., Olson, S.H., Orlow, I., Bandera, E.V., Bjorge, L., Tangen, I.L., Salvesen, H.B., Krakstad, C., Massuger, L.F.A.G., Kiemeney, L.A.L.M., Aben, K.K.H., Altena, A.M. van, Bean, Y., Pejovic, T., Kellar, M., Le, N.D., Cook, L.S., Kelemen, L.E., Brooks-Wilson, A., Lubinski, J., Gronwald, J., Cybulski, C., Jakubowska, A., Wentzensen, N., Brinton, L.A., Lissowska, J., Yang, H., Nedergaard, L., and et al.
Abstract: Contains fulltext : 155211.pdf (publisher's version ) (Closed access), OBJECTIVE: Ovarian cancer is a hormone-related disease with a strong genetic basis. However, none of its high-penetrance susceptibility genes and GWAS-identified variants to date are known to be involved in hormonal pathways. Given the hypothesized etiologic role of gonadotropins, an assessment of how variability in genes involved in the gonadotropin signaling pathway impacts disease risk is warranted. METHODS: Genetic data from 41 ovarian cancer study sites were pooled and unconditional logistic regression was used to evaluate whether any of the 2185 SNPs from 11 gonadotropin signaling pathway genes was associated with ovarian cancer risk. A burden test using the admixture likelihood (AML) method was also used to evaluate gene-level associations. RESULTS: We did not find any genome-wide significant associations between individual SNPs and ovarian cancer risk. However, there was some suggestion of gene-level associations for four gonadotropin signaling pathway genes: INHBB (p=0.045, mucinous), LHCGR (p=0.046, high-grade serous), GNRH (p=0.041, high-grade serous), and FSHB (p=0.036, overall invasive). There was also suggestive evidence for INHA (p=0.060, overall invasive). CONCLUSIONS: Ovarian cancer studies have limited sample numbers, thus fewer genome-wide susceptibility alleles, with only modest associations, have been identified relative to breast and prostate cancers. We have evaluated the majority of ovarian cancer studies with biological samples, to our knowledge, leaving no opportunity for replication. Using both our understanding of biology and powerful gene-level tests, we have identified four putative ovarian cancer loci near INHBB, LHCGR, GNRH, and FSHB that warrant a second look if larger sample sizes and denser genotype chips become available.
Published: 2015

33. Cis-eQTL analysis and functional validation of candidate susceptibility genes for high-grade serous ovarian cancer

Author: Lawrenson, K., Li, Q., Kar, S., Seo, J.H., Tyrer, J., Spindler, T.J., Lee, J. van der, Chen, Y, Karst, A., Drapkin, R., Aben, K.K.H., Anton-Culver, H., Antonenkova, N., Baker, H., Bandera, E.V., Bean, Y., Beckmann, M.W., Berchuck, A., Bisogna, M., Bjorge, L., Bogdanova, N., Brinton, L.A., Brooks-Wilson, A., Bruinsma, F., Butzow, R., Campbell, I.G., Carty, K., Chang-Claude, J., Chenevix-Trench, G., Chen, A, Chen, Z., Cook, L.S., Cramer, D.W, Cunningham, J.M., Cybulski, C., Dansonka-Mieszkowska, A., Dennis, J., Dicks, E., Doherty, J.A., Dork, T., Bois, A. du, Durst, M., Eccles, D., Easton, D.T., Edwards, R.P., Eilber, U., Ekici, A.B., Fasching, P.A., Fridley, B.L., Gao, Y.T., Gentry-Maharaj, A., Giles, G.G., Glasspool, R., Goode, E.L., Goodman, M.T., Grownwald, J., Harrington, P., Harter, P., Hasmad, H.N., Hein, A., Heitz, F., Hildebrandt, M.A., Hillemanns, P., Hogdall, E., Hogdall, C., Hosono, S., Iversen, E.S., Jakubowska, A., James, P., Jensen, A., Ji, B.T., Karlan, B.Y., Kjaer, S. Kruger, Kelemen, L.E., Kellar, M., Kelley, J.L., Kiemeney, L.A., Krakstad, C., Kupryjanczyk, J., Lambrechts, D., Lambrechts, S., Le, N.D., Lee, A.W., Lele, S., Leminen, A., Lester, J., Levine, D.A., Liang, D., Lissowska, J., Lu, K., Lubinski, J., Lundvall, L., Massuger, L.F., Matsuo, K., McGuire, V., McLaughlin, J.R., Nevanlinna, H., McNeish, I., Menon, U., Modugno, F., et al., Lawrenson, K., Li, Q., Kar, S., Seo, J.H., Tyrer, J., Spindler, T.J., Lee, J. van der, Chen, Y, Karst, A., Drapkin, R., Aben, K.K.H., Anton-Culver, H., Antonenkova, N., Baker, H., Bandera, E.V., Bean, Y., Beckmann, M.W., Berchuck, A., Bisogna, M., Bjorge, L., Bogdanova, N., Brinton, L.A., Brooks-Wilson, A., Bruinsma, F., Butzow, R., Campbell, I.G., Carty, K., Chang-Claude, J., Chenevix-Trench, G., Chen, A, Chen, Z., Cook, L.S., Cramer, D.W, Cunningham, J.M., Cybulski, C., Dansonka-Mieszkowska, A., Dennis, J., Dicks, E., Doherty, J.A., Dork, T., Bois, A. du, Durst, M., Eccles, D., Easton, D.T., Edwards, R.P., Eilber, U., Ekici, A.B., Fasching, P.A., Fridley, B.L., Gao, Y.T., Gentry-Maharaj, A., Giles, G.G., Glasspool, R., Goode, E.L., Goodman, M.T., Grownwald, J., Harrington, P., Harter, P., Hasmad, H.N., Hein, A., Heitz, F., Hildebrandt, M.A., Hillemanns, P., Hogdall, E., Hogdall, C., Hosono, S., Iversen, E.S., Jakubowska, A., James, P., Jensen, A., Ji, B.T., Karlan, B.Y., Kjaer, S. Kruger, Kelemen, L.E., Kellar, M., Kelley, J.L., Kiemeney, L.A., Krakstad, C., Kupryjanczyk, J., Lambrechts, D., Lambrechts, S., Le, N.D., Lee, A.W., Lele, S., Leminen, A., Lester, J., Levine, D.A., Liang, D., Lissowska, J., Lu, K., Lubinski, J., Lundvall, L., Massuger, L.F., Matsuo, K., McGuire, V., McLaughlin, J.R., Nevanlinna, H., McNeish, I., Menon, U., Modugno, F., and et al.
Abstract: Contains fulltext : 154767.pdf (publisher's version ) (Open Access), Genome-wide association studies have reported 11 regions conferring risk of high-grade serous epithelial ovarian cancer (HGSOC). Expression quantitative trait locus (eQTL) analyses can identify candidate susceptibility genes at risk loci. Here we evaluate cis-eQTL associations at 47 regions associated with HGSOC risk (P
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34. Common Genetic Variation In Cellular Transport Genes and Epithelial Ovarian Cancer (EOC) Risk

Author: Chornokur, G., Lin, H.Y., Tyrer, J.P., Lawrenson, K., Dennis, J., Amankwah, E.K., Qu, X., Tsai, Y.Y., Jim, H.S., Chen, Z., Chen, A.Y., Permuth-Wey, J., Aben, K.K.H., Anton-Culver, H., Antonenkova, N., Bruinsma, F., Bandera, E.V., Bean, Y.T., Beckmann, M.W., Bisogna, M., Bjorge, L., Bogdanova, N., Brinton, L.A., Brooks-Wilson, A., Bunker, C.H., Butzow, R., Campbell, I.G., Carty, K., Chang-Claude, J., Cook, L.S., Cramer, D.W, Cunningham, J.M., Cybulski, C., Dansonka-Mieszkowska, A., Bois, A. du, Despierre, E., Dicks, E., Doherty, J.A., Dork, T., Durst, M., Easton, D.F., Eccles, D.M., Edwards, R.P., Ekici, A.B., Fasching, P.A., Fridley, B.L., Gao, Y.T., Gentry-Maharaj, A., Giles, G.G., Glasspool, R., Goodman, M.T., Gronwald, J., Harrington, P., Harter, P., Hein, A., Heitz, F., Hildebrandt, M.A.T., Hillemanns, P., Hogdall, C.K., Hogdall, E., Hosono, S., Jakubowska, A., Jensen, A., Ji, B.T., Karlan, B.Y., Kelemen, L.E., Kellar, M., Kiemeney, L.A.L.M., Krakstad, C., Kjaer, S.K., Kupryjanczyk, J., Lambrechts, D., Lambrechts, S., Le, N.D., Lee, A.W., Lele, S., Leminen, A., Lester, J., Levine, D.A., Liang, D., Lim, B.K., Lissowska, J., Lu, K., Lubinski, J., Lundvall, L., Massuger, L.F.A.G., Matsuo, K., McGuire, V., McLaughlin, J.R., McNeish, I., Menon, U., Milne, R.L., Modugno, F., Moysich, K.B., Ness, R.B., Nevanlinna, H., Eilber, U., Odunsi, K., Olson, S.H., Orlow, I., et al., Chornokur, G., Lin, H.Y., Tyrer, J.P., Lawrenson, K., Dennis, J., Amankwah, E.K., Qu, X., Tsai, Y.Y., Jim, H.S., Chen, Z., Chen, A.Y., Permuth-Wey, J., Aben, K.K.H., Anton-Culver, H., Antonenkova, N., Bruinsma, F., Bandera, E.V., Bean, Y.T., Beckmann, M.W., Bisogna, M., Bjorge, L., Bogdanova, N., Brinton, L.A., Brooks-Wilson, A., Bunker, C.H., Butzow, R., Campbell, I.G., Carty, K., Chang-Claude, J., Cook, L.S., Cramer, D.W, Cunningham, J.M., Cybulski, C., Dansonka-Mieszkowska, A., Bois, A. du, Despierre, E., Dicks, E., Doherty, J.A., Dork, T., Durst, M., Easton, D.F., Eccles, D.M., Edwards, R.P., Ekici, A.B., Fasching, P.A., Fridley, B.L., Gao, Y.T., Gentry-Maharaj, A., Giles, G.G., Glasspool, R., Goodman, M.T., Gronwald, J., Harrington, P., Harter, P., Hein, A., Heitz, F., Hildebrandt, M.A.T., Hillemanns, P., Hogdall, C.K., Hogdall, E., Hosono, S., Jakubowska, A., Jensen, A., Ji, B.T., Karlan, B.Y., Kelemen, L.E., Kellar, M., Kiemeney, L.A.L.M., Krakstad, C., Kjaer, S.K., Kupryjanczyk, J., Lambrechts, D., Lambrechts, S., Le, N.D., Lee, A.W., Lele, S., Leminen, A., Lester, J., Levine, D.A., Liang, D., Lim, B.K., Lissowska, J., Lu, K., Lubinski, J., Lundvall, L., Massuger, L.F.A.G., Matsuo, K., McGuire, V., McLaughlin, J.R., McNeish, I., Menon, U., Milne, R.L., Modugno, F., Moysich, K.B., Ness, R.B., Nevanlinna, H., Eilber, U., Odunsi, K., Olson, S.H., and Orlow, I., et al.
Abstract: Contains fulltext : 154822.PDF (publisher's version ) (Open Access), BACKGROUND: Defective cellular transport processes can lead to aberrant accumulation of trace elements, iron, small molecules and hormones in the cell, which in turn may promote the formation of reactive oxygen species, promoting DNA damage and aberrant expression of key regulatory cancer genes. As DNA damage and uncontrolled proliferation are hallmarks of cancer, including epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC), we hypothesized that inherited variation in the cellular transport genes contributes to EOC risk. METHODS: In total, DNA samples were obtained from 14,525 case subjects with invasive EOC and from 23,447 controls from 43 sites in the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium (OCAC). Two hundred seventy nine SNPs, representing 131 genes, were genotyped using an Illumina Infinium iSelect BeadChip as part of the Collaborative Oncological Gene-environment Study (COGS). SNP analyses were conducted using unconditional logistic regression under a log-additive model, and the FDR q<0.2 was applied to adjust for multiple comparisons. RESULTS: The most significant evidence of an association for all invasive cancers combined and for the serous subtype was observed for SNP rs17216603 in the iron transporter gene HEPH (invasive: OR = 0.85, P = 0.00026; serous: OR = 0.81, P = 0.00020); this SNP was also associated with the borderline/low malignant potential (LMP) tumors (P = 0.021). Other genes significantly associated with EOC histological subtypes (p<0.05) included the UGT1A (endometrioid), SLC25A45 (mucinous), SLC39A11 (low malignant potential), and SERPINA7 (clear cell carcinoma). In addition, 1785 SNPs in six genes (HEPH, MGST1, SERPINA, SLC25A45, SLC39A11 and UGT1A) were imputed from the 1000 Genomes Project and examined for association with INV EOC in white-European subjects. The most significant imputed SNP was rs117729793 in SLC39A11 (per allele, OR = 2.55, 95% CI = 1.5-4.35, p = 5.66x10-4). CONCLUSION: These results, generated on a large cohort of women, revealed associatio
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35. Common variants at the CHEK2 gene locus and risk of epithelial ovarian cancer

Author: Lawrenson, K., Iversen, E.S., Tyrer, J., Weber, R.P., Concannon, P., Hazelett, D.J., Li, Q., Marks, J.R., Berchuck, A., Lee, J.M., Aben, K.K.H., Anton-Culver, H., Antonenkova, N., Bandera, E.V., Bean, Y., Beckmann, M.W., Bisogna, M., Bjorge, L., Bogdanova, N., Brinton, L.A., Brooks-Wilson, A., Bruinsma, F., Butzow, R., Campbell, I.G., Carty, K., Chang-Claude, J., Chenevix-Trench, G., Chen, A, Chen, Z., Cook, L.S., Cramer, D.W, Cunningham, J.M., Cybulski, C., Plisiecka-Halasa, J., Dennis, J., Dicks, E., Doherty, J.A., Dork, T., Bois, A. du, Eccles, D., Easton, D.T., Edwards, R.P., Eilber, U., Ekici, A.B., Fasching, P.A., Fridley, B.L., Gao, Y.T., Gentry-Maharaj, A., Giles, G.G., Glasspool, R., Goode, E.L., Goodman, M.T., Gronwald, J., Harter, P., Hasmad, H.N., Hein, A., Heitz, F., Hildebrandt, M.A.T., Hillemanns, P., Hogdall, E., Hogdall, C., Hosono, S., Jakubowska, A., Paul, J., Jensen, A., Karlan, B.Y., Kjaer, S.K., Kelemen, L.E., Kellar, M., Kelley, J.L., Kiemeney, L.A., Krakstad, C., Lambrechts, D., Lambrechts, S., Le, N.D., Lee, A.W., Cannioto, R., Leminen, A., Lester, J., Levine, D.A., Liang, D., Lissowska, J., Lu, K., Lubinski, J., Lundvall, L., Massuger, L.F., Matsuo, K., McGuire, V., McLaughlin, J.R., Nevanlinna, H., McNeish, I., Menon, U., Modugno, F., Moysich, K.B., Narod, S.A., Nedergaard, L., Ness, R.B., Azmi, M.A. Noor, Odunsi, K., Olson, S.H., Lawrenson, K., Iversen, E.S., Tyrer, J., Weber, R.P., Concannon, P., Hazelett, D.J., Li, Q., Marks, J.R., Berchuck, A., Lee, J.M., Aben, K.K.H., Anton-Culver, H., Antonenkova, N., Bandera, E.V., Bean, Y., Beckmann, M.W., Bisogna, M., Bjorge, L., Bogdanova, N., Brinton, L.A., Brooks-Wilson, A., Bruinsma, F., Butzow, R., Campbell, I.G., Carty, K., Chang-Claude, J., Chenevix-Trench, G., Chen, A, Chen, Z., Cook, L.S., Cramer, D.W, Cunningham, J.M., Cybulski, C., Plisiecka-Halasa, J., Dennis, J., Dicks, E., Doherty, J.A., Dork, T., Bois, A. du, Eccles, D., Easton, D.T., Edwards, R.P., Eilber, U., Ekici, A.B., Fasching, P.A., Fridley, B.L., Gao, Y.T., Gentry-Maharaj, A., Giles, G.G., Glasspool, R., Goode, E.L., Goodman, M.T., Gronwald, J., Harter, P., Hasmad, H.N., Hein, A., Heitz, F., Hildebrandt, M.A.T., Hillemanns, P., Hogdall, E., Hogdall, C., Hosono, S., Jakubowska, A., Paul, J., Jensen, A., Karlan, B.Y., Kjaer, S.K., Kelemen, L.E., Kellar, M., Kelley, J.L., Kiemeney, L.A., Krakstad, C., Lambrechts, D., Lambrechts, S., Le, N.D., Lee, A.W., Cannioto, R., Leminen, A., Lester, J., Levine, D.A., Liang, D., Lissowska, J., Lu, K., Lubinski, J., Lundvall, L., Massuger, L.F., Matsuo, K., McGuire, V., McLaughlin, J.R., Nevanlinna, H., McNeish, I., Menon, U., Modugno, F., Moysich, K.B., Narod, S.A., Nedergaard, L., Ness, R.B., Azmi, M.A. Noor, Odunsi, K., and Olson, S.H.
Abstract: Contains fulltext : 152042.pdf (publisher's version ) (Closed access), Genome-wide association studies have identified 20 genomic regions associated with risk of epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC), but many additional risk variants may exist. Here, we evaluated associations between common genetic variants [single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and indels] in DNA repair genes and EOC risk. We genotyped 2896 common variants at 143 gene loci in DNA samples from 15 397 patients with invasive EOC and controls. We found evidence of associations with EOC risk for variants at FANCA, EXO1, E2F4, E2F2, CREB5 and CHEK2 genes (P
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36. Multimodal Imaging of Orthotopic Mouse Model of Endometrial Carcinoma

Author: Haldorsen, I.S., Popa, M., Fonnes, T., Brekke, N., Kopperud, R., Visser, N.C.M., Rygh, C.B., Pavlin, T., Salvesen, H.B., McCormack, E., Krakstad, C., Haldorsen, I.S., Popa, M., Fonnes, T., Brekke, N., Kopperud, R., Visser, N.C.M., Rygh, C.B., Pavlin, T., Salvesen, H.B., McCormack, E., and Krakstad, C.
Abstract: Contains fulltext : 152502.pdf (publisher's version ) (Open Access), BACKGROUND: Orthotopic endometrial cancer models provide a unique tool for studies of tumour growth and metastatic spread. Novel preclinical imaging methods also have the potential to quantify functional tumour characteristics in vivo, with potential relevance for monitoring response to therapy. METHODS: After orthotopic injection with luc-expressing endometrial cancer cells, eleven mice developed disease detected by weekly bioluminescence imaging (BLI). In parallel the same mice underwent positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) employing 18F-fluorodeoxyglocose (18F-FDG) or 18F- fluorothymidine (18F-FLT) and contrast reagent, respectively. The mice were sacrificed when moribund, and post-mortem examination included macroscopic and microscopic examination for validation of growth of primary uterine tumours and metastases. PET-CT was also performed on a patient derived model (PDX) generated from a patient with grade 3 endometrioid endometrial cancer. RESULTS: Increased BLI signal during tumour growth was accompanied by increasing metabolic tumour volume (MTV) and increasing MTV x mean standard uptake value of the tumour (SUVmean) in 18F-FDG and 18F-FLT PET-CT, and MRI conspicuously depicted the uterine tumour. At necropsy 82% (9/11) of the mice developed metastases detected by the applied imaging methods. 18F-FDG PET proved to be a good imaging method for detection of patient derived tumour tissue. CONCLUSIONS: We demonstrate that all imaging modalities enable monitoring of tumour growth and metastatic spread in an orthotopic mouse model of endometrial carcinoma. Both PET tracers, 18F-FDG and 18F-FLT, appear to be equally feasible for detecting tumour development and represent, together with MRI, promising imaging tools for monitoring of patient-derived xenograft (PDX) cancer models.
Published: 2015

37. Network-Based Integration of GWAS and Gene Expression Identifies a HOX-Centric Network Associated with Serous Ovarian Cancer Risk

Author: Kar, S.P., Tyrer, J.P., Li, Q., Lawrenson, K., Aben, K.K.H., Anton-Culver, H., Antonenkova, N., Chenevix-Trench, G., Baker, H., Bandera, E.V., Bean, Y.T., Beckmann, M.W., Berchuck, A., Bisogna, M., Bjorge, L., Bogdanova, N., Brinton, L., Brooks-Wilson, A., Butzow, R., Campbell, I., Carty, K., Chang-Claude, J., Chen, Y.A., Chen, Z., Cook, L.S., Cramer, D., Cunningham, J.M., Cybulski, C., Dansonka-Mieszkowska, A., Dennis, J., Dicks, E., Doherty, J.A., Dork, T., Bois, A. du, Durst, M., Eccles, D., Easton, D.F., Edwards, R.P., Ekici, A.B., Fasching, P.A., Fridley, B.L., Gao, Y.T., Gentry-Maharaj, A., Giles, G.G., Glasspool, R., Goode, E.L., Goodman, M.T., Grownwald, J., Harrington, P., Harter, P., Hein, A., Heitz, F., Hildebrandt, M.A.T., Hillemanns, P., Hogdall, E., Hogdall, C.K., Hosono, S., Iversen, E.S., Jakubowska, A., Paul, J., Jensen, A., Ji, B.T., Karlan, B.Y., Kjaer, S.K., Kelemen, L.E., Kellar, M., Kelley, J., Kiemeney, L.A.L.M., Krakstad, C., Kupryjanczyk, J., Lambrechts, D., Lambrechts, S., Le, N.D., Lee, A.W., Lele, S., Leminen, A., Lester, J., Levine, D.A., Liang, D., Lissowska, J., Lu, K., Lubinski, J., Lundvall, L., Massuger, L.F., Matsuo, K., McGuire, V., McLaughlin, J.R., McNeish, I.A., Menon, U., Modugno, F., Moysich, K.B., Narod, S.A., Nedergaard, L., Ness, R.B., Nevanlinna, H., Odunsi, K., Olson, S.H., Orlow, I., Orsulic, S., Weber, R.P., Kar, S.P., Tyrer, J.P., Li, Q., Lawrenson, K., Aben, K.K.H., Anton-Culver, H., Antonenkova, N., Chenevix-Trench, G., Baker, H., Bandera, E.V., Bean, Y.T., Beckmann, M.W., Berchuck, A., Bisogna, M., Bjorge, L., Bogdanova, N., Brinton, L., Brooks-Wilson, A., Butzow, R., Campbell, I., Carty, K., Chang-Claude, J., Chen, Y.A., Chen, Z., Cook, L.S., Cramer, D., Cunningham, J.M., Cybulski, C., Dansonka-Mieszkowska, A., Dennis, J., Dicks, E., Doherty, J.A., Dork, T., Bois, A. du, Durst, M., Eccles, D., Easton, D.F., Edwards, R.P., Ekici, A.B., Fasching, P.A., Fridley, B.L., Gao, Y.T., Gentry-Maharaj, A., Giles, G.G., Glasspool, R., Goode, E.L., Goodman, M.T., Grownwald, J., Harrington, P., Harter, P., Hein, A., Heitz, F., Hildebrandt, M.A.T., Hillemanns, P., Hogdall, E., Hogdall, C.K., Hosono, S., Iversen, E.S., Jakubowska, A., Paul, J., Jensen, A., Ji, B.T., Karlan, B.Y., Kjaer, S.K., Kelemen, L.E., Kellar, M., Kelley, J., Kiemeney, L.A.L.M., Krakstad, C., Kupryjanczyk, J., Lambrechts, D., Lambrechts, S., Le, N.D., Lee, A.W., Lele, S., Leminen, A., Lester, J., Levine, D.A., Liang, D., Lissowska, J., Lu, K., Lubinski, J., Lundvall, L., Massuger, L.F., Matsuo, K., McGuire, V., McLaughlin, J.R., McNeish, I.A., Menon, U., Modugno, F., Moysich, K.B., Narod, S.A., Nedergaard, L., Ness, R.B., Nevanlinna, H., Odunsi, K., Olson, S.H., Orlow, I., Orsulic, S., and Weber, R.P.
Abstract: Contains fulltext : 153484.pdf (publisher's version ) (Closed access), BACKGROUND: Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have so far reported 12 loci associated with serous epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) risk. We hypothesized that some of these loci function through nearby transcription factor (TF) genes and that putative target genes of these TFs as identified by coexpression may also be enriched for additional EOC risk associations. METHODS: We selected TF genes within 1 Mb of the top signal at the 12 genome-wide significant risk loci. Mutual information, a form of correlation, was used to build networks of genes strongly coexpressed with each selected TF gene in the unified microarray dataset of 489 serous EOC tumors from The Cancer Genome Atlas. Genes represented in this dataset were subsequently ranked using a gene-level test based on results for germline SNPs from a serous EOC GWAS meta-analysis (2,196 cases/4,396 controls). RESULTS: Gene set enrichment analysis identified six networks centered on TF genes (HOXB2, HOXB5, HOXB6, HOXB7 at 17q21.32 and HOXD1, HOXD3 at 2q31) that were significantly enriched for genes from the risk-associated end of the ranked list (P < 0.05 and FDR < 0.05). These results were replicated (P < 0.05) using an independent association study (7,035 cases/21,693 controls). Genes underlying enrichment in the six networks were pooled into a combined network. CONCLUSION: We identified a HOX-centric network associated with serous EOC risk containing several genes with known or emerging roles in serous EOC development. IMPACT: Network analysis integrating large, context-specific datasets has the potential to offer mechanistic insights into cancer susceptibility and prioritize genes for experimental characterization. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev; 24(10); 1574-84. (c)2015 AACR.
Published: 2015

38. Network-based integration of GWAS and gene expression identifies a HOX-centric network associated with serous ovarian cancer risk

Author: Kar, SP, Tyrer, JP, Li, Q, Lawrenson, K, Aben, KKH, Anton-Culver, H, Antonenkova, N, Chenevix-Trench, G, Baker, H, Bandera, EV, Bean, YT, Beckmann, MW, Berchuck, A, Bisogna, M, Bjørge, L, Bogdanova, N, Brinton, L, Brooks-Wilson, A, Butzow, R, Campbell, I, Carty, K, Chang-Claude, J, Chen, YA, Chen, Z, Cook, LS, Cramer, D, Cunningham, JM, Cybulski, C, Dansonka-Mieszkowska, A, Dennis, J, Dicks, E, Doherty, JA, Dörk, T, Du Bois, A, Dürst, M, Eccles, D, Easton, DF, Edwards, RP, Ekici, AB, Fasching, PA, Fridley, BL, Gao, YT, Gentry-Maharaj, A, Giles, GG, Glasspool, R, Goode, EL, Goodman, MT, Grownwald, J, Harrington, P, Harter, P, Hein, A, Heitz, F, Hildebrandt, MAT, Hillemanns, P, Hogdall, E, Hogdall, CK, Hosono, S, Iversen, ES, Jakubowska, A, Paul, J, Jensen, A, Ji, BT, Karlan, BY, Kjaer, SK, Kelemen, LE, Kellar, M, Kelley, J, Kiemeney, LA, Krakstad, C, Kupryjanczyk, J, Lambrechts, D, Lambrechts, S, Le, ND, Lee, AW, Lele, S, Leminen, A, Lester, J, Levine, DA, Liang, D, Lissowska, J, Lu, K, Lubinski, J, Lundvall, L, Massuger, L, Matsuo, K, McGuire, V, McLaughlin, JR, McNeish, IA, Menon, U, Modugno, F, Moysich, KB, Narod, SA, Nedergaard, L, Ness, RB, Nevanlinna, H, Kunleodunsi, Olson, SH, Orlow, I, Orsulic, S, Weber, RP, Kar, SP, Tyrer, JP, Li, Q, Lawrenson, K, Aben, KKH, Anton-Culver, H, Antonenkova, N, Chenevix-Trench, G, Baker, H, Bandera, EV, Bean, YT, Beckmann, MW, Berchuck, A, Bisogna, M, Bjørge, L, Bogdanova, N, Brinton, L, Brooks-Wilson, A, Butzow, R, Campbell, I, Carty, K, Chang-Claude, J, Chen, YA, Chen, Z, Cook, LS, Cramer, D, Cunningham, JM, Cybulski, C, Dansonka-Mieszkowska, A, Dennis, J, Dicks, E, Doherty, JA, Dörk, T, Du Bois, A, Dürst, M, Eccles, D, Easton, DF, Edwards, RP, Ekici, AB, Fasching, PA, Fridley, BL, Gao, YT, Gentry-Maharaj, A, Giles, GG, Glasspool, R, Goode, EL, Goodman, MT, Grownwald, J, Harrington, P, Harter, P, Hein, A, Heitz, F, Hildebrandt, MAT, Hillemanns, P, Hogdall, E, Hogdall, CK, Hosono, S, Iversen, ES, Jakubowska, A, Paul, J, Jensen, A, Ji, BT, Karlan, BY, Kjaer, SK, Kelemen, LE, Kellar, M, Kelley, J, Kiemeney, LA, Krakstad, C, Kupryjanczyk, J, Lambrechts, D, Lambrechts, S, Le, ND, Lee, AW, Lele, S, Leminen, A, Lester, J, Levine, DA, Liang, D, Lissowska, J, Lu, K, Lubinski, J, Lundvall, L, Massuger, L, Matsuo, K, McGuire, V, McLaughlin, JR, McNeish, IA, Menon, U, Modugno, F, Moysich, KB, Narod, SA, Nedergaard, L, Ness, RB, Nevanlinna, H, Kunleodunsi, Olson, SH, Orlow, I, Orsulic, S, and Weber, RP
Abstract: Background: Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have so far reported 12 loci associated with serous epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) risk. We hypothesized that some of these loci function through nearby transcription factor (TF) genes and that putative target genes of these TFs as identified by coexpression may also be enriched for additional EOC risk associations. Methods: We selected TF genes within 1 Mb of the top signal at the 12 genome-wide significant risk loci. Mutual information, a form of correlation, was used to build networks of genes strongly coexpressed with each selected TF gene in the unified microarray dataset of 489 serous EOC tumors from The Cancer Genome Atlas. Genes represented in this dataset were subsequently ranked using a gene-level test based on results for germline SNPs from a serous EOC GWAS meta-analysis (2,196 cases/4,396 controls). Results: Gene set enrichment analysis identified six networks centered on TF genes (HOXB2, HOXB5, HOXB6, HOXB7 at 17q21.32 and HOXD1, HOXD3 at 2q31) that were significantly enriched for genes from the risk-associated end of the ranked list (P < 0.05 and FDR < 0.05). These results were replicated (P < 0.05) using an independent association study (7,035 cases/21,693 controls). Genes underlying enrichment in the six networks were pooled into a combined network. Conclusion: We identified a HOX-centric network associated with serous EOC risk containing several genes with known or emerging roles in serous EOC development. Impact: Network analysis integrating large, context-specific datasets has the potential to offer mechanistic insights into cancer susceptibility and prioritize genes for experimental characterization.
Published: 2015

39. Network-Based Integration of GWAS and Gene Expression Identifies a HOX-Centric Network Associated with Serous Ovarian Cancer Risk

Author: Kar, S.P., Tyrer, J.P., Li, Q., Lawrenson, K., Aben, K.K.H., Anton-Culver, H., Antonenkova, N., Chenevix-Trench, G., Baker, H., Bandera, E.V., Bean, Y.T., Beckmann, M.W., Berchuck, A., Bisogna, M., Bjorge, L., Bogdanova, N., Brinton, L., Brooks-Wilson, A., Butzow, R., Campbell, I., Carty, K., Chang-Claude, J., Chen, Y.A., Chen, Z., Cook, L.S., Cramer, D., Cunningham, J.M., Cybulski, C., Dansonka-Mieszkowska, A., Dennis, J., Dicks, E., Doherty, J.A., Dork, T., Bois, A. du, Durst, M., Eccles, D., Easton, D.F., Edwards, R.P., Ekici, A.B., Fasching, P.A., Fridley, B.L., Gao, Y.T., Gentry-Maharaj, A., Giles, G.G., Glasspool, R., Goode, E.L., Goodman, M.T., Grownwald, J., Harrington, P., Harter, P., Hein, A., Heitz, F., Hildebrandt, M.A.T., Hillemanns, P., Hogdall, E., Hogdall, C.K., Hosono, S., Iversen, E.S., Jakubowska, A., Paul, J., Jensen, A., Ji, B.T., Karlan, B.Y., Kjaer, S.K., Kelemen, L.E., Kellar, M., Kelley, J., Kiemeney, L.A.L.M., Krakstad, C., Kupryjanczyk, J., Lambrechts, D., Lambrechts, S., Le, N.D., Lee, A.W., Lele, S., Leminen, A., Lester, J., Levine, D.A., Liang, D., Lissowska, J., Lu, K., Lubinski, J., Lundvall, L., Massuger, L.F., Matsuo, K., McGuire, V., McLaughlin, J.R., McNeish, I.A., Menon, U., Modugno, F., Moysich, K.B., Narod, S.A., Nedergaard, L., Ness, R.B., Nevanlinna, H., Odunsi, K., Olson, S.H., Orlow, I., Orsulic, S., Weber, R.P., Kar, S.P., Tyrer, J.P., Li, Q., Lawrenson, K., Aben, K.K.H., Anton-Culver, H., Antonenkova, N., Chenevix-Trench, G., Baker, H., Bandera, E.V., Bean, Y.T., Beckmann, M.W., Berchuck, A., Bisogna, M., Bjorge, L., Bogdanova, N., Brinton, L., Brooks-Wilson, A., Butzow, R., Campbell, I., Carty, K., Chang-Claude, J., Chen, Y.A., Chen, Z., Cook, L.S., Cramer, D., Cunningham, J.M., Cybulski, C., Dansonka-Mieszkowska, A., Dennis, J., Dicks, E., Doherty, J.A., Dork, T., Bois, A. du, Durst, M., Eccles, D., Easton, D.F., Edwards, R.P., Ekici, A.B., Fasching, P.A., Fridley, B.L., Gao, Y.T., Gentry-Maharaj, A., Giles, G.G., Glasspool, R., Goode, E.L., Goodman, M.T., Grownwald, J., Harrington, P., Harter, P., Hein, A., Heitz, F., Hildebrandt, M.A.T., Hillemanns, P., Hogdall, E., Hogdall, C.K., Hosono, S., Iversen, E.S., Jakubowska, A., Paul, J., Jensen, A., Ji, B.T., Karlan, B.Y., Kjaer, S.K., Kelemen, L.E., Kellar, M., Kelley, J., Kiemeney, L.A.L.M., Krakstad, C., Kupryjanczyk, J., Lambrechts, D., Lambrechts, S., Le, N.D., Lee, A.W., Lele, S., Leminen, A., Lester, J., Levine, D.A., Liang, D., Lissowska, J., Lu, K., Lubinski, J., Lundvall, L., Massuger, L.F., Matsuo, K., McGuire, V., McLaughlin, J.R., McNeish, I.A., Menon, U., Modugno, F., Moysich, K.B., Narod, S.A., Nedergaard, L., Ness, R.B., Nevanlinna, H., Odunsi, K., Olson, S.H., Orlow, I., Orsulic, S., and Weber, R.P.
Abstract: Contains fulltext : 153484.pdf (publisher's version ) (Closed access), BACKGROUND: Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have so far reported 12 loci associated with serous epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) risk. We hypothesized that some of these loci function through nearby transcription factor (TF) genes and that putative target genes of these TFs as identified by coexpression may also be enriched for additional EOC risk associations. METHODS: We selected TF genes within 1 Mb of the top signal at the 12 genome-wide significant risk loci. Mutual information, a form of correlation, was used to build networks of genes strongly coexpressed with each selected TF gene in the unified microarray dataset of 489 serous EOC tumors from The Cancer Genome Atlas. Genes represented in this dataset were subsequently ranked using a gene-level test based on results for germline SNPs from a serous EOC GWAS meta-analysis (2,196 cases/4,396 controls). RESULTS: Gene set enrichment analysis identified six networks centered on TF genes (HOXB2, HOXB5, HOXB6, HOXB7 at 17q21.32 and HOXD1, HOXD3 at 2q31) that were significantly enriched for genes from the risk-associated end of the ranked list (P < 0.05 and FDR < 0.05). These results were replicated (P < 0.05) using an independent association study (7,035 cases/21,693 controls). Genes underlying enrichment in the six networks were pooled into a combined network. CONCLUSION: We identified a HOX-centric network associated with serous EOC risk containing several genes with known or emerging roles in serous EOC development. IMPACT: Network analysis integrating large, context-specific datasets has the potential to offer mechanistic insights into cancer susceptibility and prioritize genes for experimental characterization. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev; 24(10); 1574-84. (c)2015 AACR.
Published: 2015

40. Common Genetic Variation In Cellular Transport Genes and Epithelial Ovarian Cancer (EOC) Risk

Author: Agoulnik, IU, Chornokur, G, Lin, H-Y, Tyrer, JP, Lawrenson, K, Dennis, J, Amankwah, EK, Qu, X, Tsai, Y-Y, Jim, HSL, Chen, Z, Chen, AY, Permuth-Wey, J, Aben, KKH, Anton-Culver, H, Antonenkova, N, Bruinsma, F, Bandera, EV, Bean, YT, Beckmann, MW, Bisogna, M, Bjorge, L, Bogdanova, N, Brinton, LA, Brooks-Wilson, A, Bunker, CH, Butzow, R, Campbell, IG, Carty, K, Chang-Claude, J, Cook, LS, Cramer, DW, Cunningham, JM, Cybulski, C, Dansonka-Mieszkowska, A, du Bois, A, Despierre, E, Dicks, E, Doherty, JA, Dork, T, Durst, M, Easton, DF, Eccles, DM, Edwards, RP, Ekici, AB, Fasching, PA, Fridley, BL, Gao, Y-T, Gentry-Maharaj, A, Giles, GG, Glasspool, R, Goodman, MT, Gronwald, J, Harrington, P, Harter, P, Hein, A, Heitz, F, Hildebrandt, MAT, Hillemanns, P, Hogdall, CK, Hogdall, E, Hosono, S, Jakubowska, A, Jensen, A, Ji, B-T, Karlan, BY, Kelemen, LE, Kellar, M, Kiemeney, LA, Krakstad, C, Kjaer, SK, Kupryjanczyk, J, Lambrechts, D, Lambrechts, S, Le, ND, Lee, AW, Lele, S, Leminen, A, Lester, J, Levine, DA, Liang, D, Lim, BK, Lissowska, J, Lu, K, Lubinski, J, Lundvall, L, Massuger, LFAG, Matsuo, K, McGuire, V, McLaughlin, JR, McNeish, I, Menon, U, Milne, RL, Modugno, F, Moysich, KB, Ness, RB, Nevanlinna, H, Eilber, U, Odunsi, K, Olson, SH, Orlow, I, Orsulic, S, Weber, RP, Paul, J, Pearce, CL, Pejovic, T, Pelttari, LM, Pike, MC, Poole, EM, Risch, HA, Rosen, B, Rossing, MA, Rothstein, JH, Rudolph, A, Runnebaum, IB, Rzepecka, IK, Salvesen, HB, Schernhammer, E, Schwaab, I, Shu, X-O, Shvetsov, YB, Siddiqui, N, Sieh, W, Song, H, Southey, MC, Spiewankiewicz, B, Sucheston, L, Teo, S-H, Terry, KL, Thompson, PJ, Thomsen, L, Tangen, IL, Tworoger, SS, van Altena, AM, Vierkant, RA, Vergote, I, Walsh, CS, Wang-Gohrke, S, Wentzensen, N, Whittemore, AS, Wicklund, KG, Wilkens, LR, Wu, AH, Wu, X, Woo, Y-L, Yang, H, Zheng, W, Ziogas, A, Hasmad, HN, Berchuck, A, Iversen, ES, Schildkraut, JM, Ramus, SJ, Goode, EL, Monteiro, ANA, Gayther, SA, Narod, SA, Pharoah, PP, Sellers, TA, Phelan, CM, Agoulnik, IU, Chornokur, G, Lin, H-Y, Tyrer, JP, Lawrenson, K, Dennis, J, Amankwah, EK, Qu, X, Tsai, Y-Y, Jim, HSL, Chen, Z, Chen, AY, Permuth-Wey, J, Aben, KKH, Anton-Culver, H, Antonenkova, N, Bruinsma, F, Bandera, EV, Bean, YT, Beckmann, MW, Bisogna, M, Bjorge, L, Bogdanova, N, Brinton, LA, Brooks-Wilson, A, Bunker, CH, Butzow, R, Campbell, IG, Carty, K, Chang-Claude, J, Cook, LS, Cramer, DW, Cunningham, JM, Cybulski, C, Dansonka-Mieszkowska, A, du Bois, A, Despierre, E, Dicks, E, Doherty, JA, Dork, T, Durst, M, Easton, DF, Eccles, DM, Edwards, RP, Ekici, AB, Fasching, PA, Fridley, BL, Gao, Y-T, Gentry-Maharaj, A, Giles, GG, Glasspool, R, Goodman, MT, Gronwald, J, Harrington, P, Harter, P, Hein, A, Heitz, F, Hildebrandt, MAT, Hillemanns, P, Hogdall, CK, Hogdall, E, Hosono, S, Jakubowska, A, Jensen, A, Ji, B-T, Karlan, BY, Kelemen, LE, Kellar, M, Kiemeney, LA, Krakstad, C, Kjaer, SK, Kupryjanczyk, J, Lambrechts, D, Lambrechts, S, Le, ND, Lee, AW, Lele, S, Leminen, A, Lester, J, Levine, DA, Liang, D, Lim, BK, Lissowska, J, Lu, K, Lubinski, J, Lundvall, L, Massuger, LFAG, Matsuo, K, McGuire, V, McLaughlin, JR, McNeish, I, Menon, U, Milne, RL, Modugno, F, Moysich, KB, Ness, RB, Nevanlinna, H, Eilber, U, Odunsi, K, Olson, SH, Orlow, I, Orsulic, S, Weber, RP, Paul, J, Pearce, CL, Pejovic, T, Pelttari, LM, Pike, MC, Poole, EM, Risch, HA, Rosen, B, Rossing, MA, Rothstein, JH, Rudolph, A, Runnebaum, IB, Rzepecka, IK, Salvesen, HB, Schernhammer, E, Schwaab, I, Shu, X-O, Shvetsov, YB, Siddiqui, N, Sieh, W, Song, H, Southey, MC, Spiewankiewicz, B, Sucheston, L, Teo, S-H, Terry, KL, Thompson, PJ, Thomsen, L, Tangen, IL, Tworoger, SS, van Altena, AM, Vierkant, RA, Vergote, I, Walsh, CS, Wang-Gohrke, S, Wentzensen, N, Whittemore, AS, Wicklund, KG, Wilkens, LR, Wu, AH, Wu, X, Woo, Y-L, Yang, H, Zheng, W, Ziogas, A, Hasmad, HN, Berchuck, A, Iversen, ES, Schildkraut, JM, Ramus, SJ, Goode, EL, Monteiro, ANA, Gayther, SA, Narod, SA, Pharoah, PP, Sellers, TA, and Phelan, CM
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Defective cellular transport processes can lead to aberrant accumulation of trace elements, iron, small molecules and hormones in the cell, which in turn may promote the formation of reactive oxygen species, promoting DNA damage and aberrant expression of key regulatory cancer genes. As DNA damage and uncontrolled proliferation are hallmarks of cancer, including epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC), we hypothesized that inherited variation in the cellular transport genes contributes to EOC risk. METHODS: In total, DNA samples were obtained from 14,525 case subjects with invasive EOC and from 23,447 controls from 43 sites in the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium (OCAC). Two hundred seventy nine SNPs, representing 131 genes, were genotyped using an Illumina Infinium iSelect BeadChip as part of the Collaborative Oncological Gene-environment Study (COGS). SNP analyses were conducted using unconditional logistic regression under a log-additive model, and the FDR q<0.2 was applied to adjust for multiple comparisons. RESULTS: The most significant evidence of an association for all invasive cancers combined and for the serous subtype was observed for SNP rs17216603 in the iron transporter gene HEPH (invasive: OR = 0.85, P = 0.00026; serous: OR = 0.81, P = 0.00020); this SNP was also associated with the borderline/low malignant potential (LMP) tumors (P = 0.021). Other genes significantly associated with EOC histological subtypes (p<0.05) included the UGT1A (endometrioid), SLC25A45 (mucinous), SLC39A11 (low malignant potential), and SERPINA7 (clear cell carcinoma). In addition, 1785 SNPs in six genes (HEPH, MGST1, SERPINA, SLC25A45, SLC39A11 and UGT1A) were imputed from the 1000 Genomes Project and examined for association with INV EOC in white-European subjects. The most significant imputed SNP was rs117729793 in SLC39A11 (per allele, OR = 2.55, 95% CI = 1.5-4.35, p = 5.66x10-4). CONCLUSION: These results, generated on a large cohort of women, revealed associatio
Published: 2015

41. Common Genetic Variation in Circadian Rhythm Genes and Risk of Epithelial Ovarian Cancer (EOC).

Author: Jim, HSL, Lin, H-Y, Tyrer, JP, Lawrenson, K, Dennis, J, Chornokur, G, Chen, Z, Chen, AY, Permuth-Wey, J, Aben, KK, Anton-Culver, H, Antonenkova, N, Bruinsma, F, Bandera, EV, Bean, YT, Beckmann, MW, Bisogna, M, Bjorge, L, Bogdanova, N, Brinton, LA, Brooks-Wilson, A, Bunker, CH, Butzow, R, Campbell, IG, Carty, K, Chang-Claude, J, Cook, LS, Cramer, DW, Cunningham, JM, Cybulski, C, Dansonka-Mieszkowska, A, du Bois, A, Despierre, E, Sieh, W, Doherty, JA, Dörk, T, Dürst, M, Easton, DF, Eccles, DM, Edwards, RP, Ekici, AB, Fasching, PA, Fridley, BL, Gao, Y-T, Gentry-Maharaj, A, Giles, GG, Glasspool, R, Goodman, MT, Gronwald, J, Harter, P, Hasmad, HN, Hein, A, Heitz, F, Hildebrandt, MAT, Hillemanns, P, Hogdall, CK, Hogdall, E, Hosono, S, Iversen, ES, Jakubowska, A, Jensen, A, Ji, B-T, Karlan, BY, Kellar, M, Kiemeney, LA, Krakstad, C, Kjaer, SK, Kupryjanczyk, J, Vierkant, RA, Lambrechts, D, Lambrechts, S, Le, ND, Lee, AW, Lele, S, Leminen, A, Lester, J, Levine, DA, Liang, D, Lim, BK, Lissowska, J, Lu, K, Lubinski, J, Lundvall, L, Massuger, LFAG, Matsuo, K, McGuire, V, McLaughlin, JR, McNeish, I, Menon, U, Milne, RL, Modugno, F, Thomsen, L, Moysich, KB, Ness, RB, Nevanlinna, H, Eilber, U, Odunsi, K, Olson, SH, Orlow, I, Orsulic, S, Palmieri Weber, R, Paul, J, Pearce, CL, Pejovic, T, Pelttari, LM, Pike, MC, Poole, EM, Schernhammer, E, Risch, HA, Rosen, B, Rossing, MA, Rothstein, JH, Rudolph, A, Runnebaum, IB, Rzepecka, IK, Salvesen, HB, Schwaab, I, Shu, X-O, Shvetsov, YB, Siddiqui, N, Song, H, Southey, MC, Spiewankiewicz, B, Sucheston-Campbell, L, Teo, S-H, Terry, KL, Thompson, PJ, Tangen, IL, Tworoger, SS, van Altena, AM, Vergote, I, Walsh, CS, Wang-Gohrke, S, Wentzensen, N, Whittemore, AS, Wicklund, KG, Wilkens, LR, Wu, AH, Wu, X, Woo, Y-L, Yang, H, Zheng, W, Ziogas, A, Amankwah, E, Berchuck, A, Georgia Chenevix-Trench on behalf of the AOCS management group 95,96, Schildkraut, JM, Kelemen, LE, Ramus, SJ, Monteiro, ANA, Goode, EL, Narod, SA, Gayther, SA, Pharoah, PDP, Sellers, TA, Phelan, CM, Jim, HSL, Lin, H-Y, Tyrer, JP, Lawrenson, K, Dennis, J, Chornokur, G, Chen, Z, Chen, AY, Permuth-Wey, J, Aben, KK, Anton-Culver, H, Antonenkova, N, Bruinsma, F, Bandera, EV, Bean, YT, Beckmann, MW, Bisogna, M, Bjorge, L, Bogdanova, N, Brinton, LA, Brooks-Wilson, A, Bunker, CH, Butzow, R, Campbell, IG, Carty, K, Chang-Claude, J, Cook, LS, Cramer, DW, Cunningham, JM, Cybulski, C, Dansonka-Mieszkowska, A, du Bois, A, Despierre, E, Sieh, W, Doherty, JA, Dörk, T, Dürst, M, Easton, DF, Eccles, DM, Edwards, RP, Ekici, AB, Fasching, PA, Fridley, BL, Gao, Y-T, Gentry-Maharaj, A, Giles, GG, Glasspool, R, Goodman, MT, Gronwald, J, Harter, P, Hasmad, HN, Hein, A, Heitz, F, Hildebrandt, MAT, Hillemanns, P, Hogdall, CK, Hogdall, E, Hosono, S, Iversen, ES, Jakubowska, A, Jensen, A, Ji, B-T, Karlan, BY, Kellar, M, Kiemeney, LA, Krakstad, C, Kjaer, SK, Kupryjanczyk, J, Vierkant, RA, Lambrechts, D, Lambrechts, S, Le, ND, Lee, AW, Lele, S, Leminen, A, Lester, J, Levine, DA, Liang, D, Lim, BK, Lissowska, J, Lu, K, Lubinski, J, Lundvall, L, Massuger, LFAG, Matsuo, K, McGuire, V, McLaughlin, JR, McNeish, I, Menon, U, Milne, RL, Modugno, F, Thomsen, L, Moysich, KB, Ness, RB, Nevanlinna, H, Eilber, U, Odunsi, K, Olson, SH, Orlow, I, Orsulic, S, Palmieri Weber, R, Paul, J, Pearce, CL, Pejovic, T, Pelttari, LM, Pike, MC, Poole, EM, Schernhammer, E, Risch, HA, Rosen, B, Rossing, MA, Rothstein, JH, Rudolph, A, Runnebaum, IB, Rzepecka, IK, Salvesen, HB, Schwaab, I, Shu, X-O, Shvetsov, YB, Siddiqui, N, Song, H, Southey, MC, Spiewankiewicz, B, Sucheston-Campbell, L, Teo, S-H, Terry, KL, Thompson, PJ, Tangen, IL, Tworoger, SS, van Altena, AM, Vergote, I, Walsh, CS, Wang-Gohrke, S, Wentzensen, N, Whittemore, AS, Wicklund, KG, Wilkens, LR, Wu, AH, Wu, X, Woo, Y-L, Yang, H, Zheng, W, Ziogas, A, Amankwah, E, Berchuck, A, Georgia Chenevix-Trench on behalf of the AOCS management group 95,96, Schildkraut, JM, Kelemen, LE, Ramus, SJ, Monteiro, ANA, Goode, EL, Narod, SA, Gayther, SA, Pharoah, PDP, Sellers, TA, and Phelan, CM
Abstract: Disruption in circadian gene expression, whether due to genetic variation or environmental factors (e.g., light at night, shiftwork), is associated with increased incidence of breast, prostate, gastrointestinal and hematologic cancers and gliomas. Circadian genes are highly expressed in the ovaries where they regulate ovulation; circadian disruption is associated with several ovarian cancer risk factors (e.g., endometriosis). However, no studies have examined variation in germline circadian genes as predictors of ovarian cancer risk and invasiveness. The goal of the current study was to examine single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in circadian genes BMAL1, CRY2, CSNK1E, NPAS2, PER3, REV1 and TIMELESS and downstream transcription factors KLF10 and SENP3 as predictors of risk of epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) and histopathologic subtypes. The study included a test set of 3,761 EOC cases and 2,722 controls and a validation set of 44,308 samples including 18,174 (10,316 serous) cases and 26,134 controls from 43 studies participating in the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium (OCAC). Analysis of genotype data from 36 genotyped SNPs and 4600 imputed SNPs indicated that the most significant association was rs117104877 in BMAL1 (OR = 0.79, 95% CI = 0.68-0.90, p = 5.59 × 10-4]. Functional analysis revealed a significant down regulation of BMAL1 expression following cMYC overexpression and increasing transformation in ovarian surface epithelial (OSE) cells as well as alternative splicing of BMAL1 exons in ovarian and granulosa cells. These results suggest that variation in circadian genes, and specifically BMAL1, may be associated with risk of ovarian cancer, likely through disruption of hormonal pathways.
Published: 2015

42. Identification of six new susceptibility loci for invasive epithelial ovarian cancer

Author: Kuchenbaecker, KB, Ramus, SJ, Tyrer, J, Lee, A, Shen, HC, Beesley, J, Lawrenson, K, McGuffog, L, Healey, S, Lee, JM, Spindler, TJ, Lin, YG, Pejovic, T, Bean, Y, Li, Q, Coetzee, S, Hazelett, D, Miron, A, Southey, M, Terry, MB, Goldgar, DE, Buys, SS, Janavicius, R, Dorfling, CM, van Rensburg, EJ, Neuhausen, SL, Ding, YC, Hansen, TVO, Jonson, L, Gerdes, A-M, Ejlertsen, B, Barrowdale, D, Dennis, J, Benitez, J, Osorio, A, Garcia, MJ, Komenaka, I, Weitzel, JN, Ganschow, P, Peterlongo, P, Bernard, L, Viel, A, Bonanni, B, Peissel, B, Manoukian, S, Radice, P, Papi, L, Ottini, L, Fostira, F, Konstantopoulou, I, Garber, J, Frost, D, Perkins, J, Platte, R, Ellis, S, Godwin, AK, Schmutzler, RK, Meindl, A, Engel, C, Sutter, C, Sinilnikova, OM, Damiola, F, Mazoyer, S, Stoppa-Lyonnet, D, Claes, K, De Leeneer, K, Kirk, J, Rodriguez, GC, Piedmonte, M, O'Malley, DM, de la Hoya, M, Caldes, T, Aittomaeki, K, Nevanlinna, H, Collee, JM, Rookus, MA, Oosterwijk, JC, Tihomirova, L, Tung, N, Hamann, U, Isaccs, C, Tischkowitz, M, Imyanitov, EN, Caligo, MA, Campbell, IG, Hogervorst, FBL, Olah, E, Diez, O, Blanco, I, Brunet, J, Lazaroso, C, Angel Pujana, M, Jakubowska, A, Gronwald, J, Lubinski, J, Sukiennicki, G, Barkardottir, RB, Plante, M, Simard, J, Soucy, P, Montagna, M, Tognazzo, S, Teixeira, MR, Pankratz, VS, Wang, X, Lindor, N, Szabo, CI, Kauff, N, Vijai, J, Aghajanian, CA, Pfeiler, G, Berger, A, Singer, CF, Tea, M-K, Phelan, CM, Greene, MH, Mai, PL, Rennert, G, Mulligan, AM, Tchatchou, S, Andrulis, IL, Glendon, G, Toland, AE, Jensen, UB, Kruse, TA, Thomassen, M, Bojesen, A, Zidan, J, Friedman, E, Laitman, Y, Soller, M, Liljegren, A, Arver, B, Einbeigi, Z, Stenmark-Askmalm, M, Olopade, OI, Nussbaum, RL, Rebbeck, TR, Nathanson, KL, Domchek, SM, Lu, KH, Karlan, BY, Walsh, C, Lester, J, Hein, A, Ekici, AB, Beckmann, MW, Fasching, PA, Lambrechts, D, Van Nieuwenhuysen, E, Vergote, I, Lambrechts, S, Dicks, E, Doherty, JA, Wicklund, KG, Rossing, MA, Rudolph, A, Chang-Claude, J, Wang-Gohrke, S, Eilber, U, Moysich, KB, Odunsi, K, Sucheston, L, Lele, S, Wilkens, LR, Goodman, MT, Thompson, PJ, Shvetsov, YB, Runnebaum, IB, Duerst, M, Hillemanns, P, Doerk, T, Antonenkova, N, Bogdanova, N, Leminen, A, Pelttari, LM, Butzow, R, Modugno, F, Kelley, JL, Edwards, RP, Ness, RB, du Bois, A, Heitz, F, Schwaab, I, Harter, P, Matsuo, K, Hosono, S, Orsulic, S, Jensen, A, Kjaer, SK, Hogdall, E, Hasmad, HN, Azmi, MAN, Teo, S-H, Woo, Y-L, Fridley, BL, Goode, EL, Cunningham, JM, Vierkant, RA, Bruinsma, F, Giles, GG, Liang, D, Hildebrandt, MAT, Wu, X, Levine, DA, Bisogna, M, Berchuck, A, Iversen, ES, Schildkraut, JM, Concannon, P, Weber, RP, Cramer, DW, Terry, KL, Poole, EM, Tworoger, SS, Bandera, EV, Orlow, I, Olson, SH, Krakstad, C, Salvesen, HB, Tangen, IL, Bjorge, L, van Altena, AM, Aben, KKH, Kiemeney, LA, Massuger, LFAG, Kellar, M, Brooks-Wilson, A, Kelemen, LE, Cook, LS, Le, ND, Cybulski, C, Yang, H, Lissowska, J, Brinton, LA, Wentzensen, N, Hogdall, C, Lundvall, L, Nedergaard, L, Baker, H, Song, H, Eccles, D, McNeish, I, Paul, J, Carty, K, Siddiqui, N, Glasspool, R, Whittemore, AS, Rothstein, JH, McGuire, V, Sieh, W, Ji, B-T, Zheng, W, Shu, X-O, Gao, Y-T, Rosen, B, Risch, HA, McLaughlin, JR, Narod, SA, Monteiro, AN, Chen, A, Lin, H-Y, Permuth-Wey, J, Sellers, TA, Tsai, Y-Y, Chen, Z, Ziogas, A, Anton-Culver, H, Gentry-Maharaj, A, Menon, U, Harrington, P, Lee, AW, Wu, AH, Pearce, CL, Coetzee, G, Pike, MC, Dansonka-Mieszkowska, A, Timorek, A, Rzepecka, IK, Kupryjanczyk, J, Freedman, M, Noushmehr, H, Easton, DF, Offit, K, Couch, FJ, Gayther, S, Pharoah, PP, Antoniou, AC, Chenevix-Trench, G, Kuchenbaecker, KB, Ramus, SJ, Tyrer, J, Lee, A, Shen, HC, Beesley, J, Lawrenson, K, McGuffog, L, Healey, S, Lee, JM, Spindler, TJ, Lin, YG, Pejovic, T, Bean, Y, Li, Q, Coetzee, S, Hazelett, D, Miron, A, Southey, M, Terry, MB, Goldgar, DE, Buys, SS, Janavicius, R, Dorfling, CM, van Rensburg, EJ, Neuhausen, SL, Ding, YC, Hansen, TVO, Jonson, L, Gerdes, A-M, Ejlertsen, B, Barrowdale, D, Dennis, J, Benitez, J, Osorio, A, Garcia, MJ, Komenaka, I, Weitzel, JN, Ganschow, P, Peterlongo, P, Bernard, L, Viel, A, Bonanni, B, Peissel, B, Manoukian, S, Radice, P, Papi, L, Ottini, L, Fostira, F, Konstantopoulou, I, Garber, J, Frost, D, Perkins, J, Platte, R, Ellis, S, Godwin, AK, Schmutzler, RK, Meindl, A, Engel, C, Sutter, C, Sinilnikova, OM, Damiola, F, Mazoyer, S, Stoppa-Lyonnet, D, Claes, K, De Leeneer, K, Kirk, J, Rodriguez, GC, Piedmonte, M, O'Malley, DM, de la Hoya, M, Caldes, T, Aittomaeki, K, Nevanlinna, H, Collee, JM, Rookus, MA, Oosterwijk, JC, Tihomirova, L, Tung, N, Hamann, U, Isaccs, C, Tischkowitz, M, Imyanitov, EN, Caligo, MA, Campbell, IG, Hogervorst, FBL, Olah, E, Diez, O, Blanco, I, Brunet, J, Lazaroso, C, Angel Pujana, M, Jakubowska, A, Gronwald, J, Lubinski, J, Sukiennicki, G, Barkardottir, RB, Plante, M, Simard, J, Soucy, P, Montagna, M, Tognazzo, S, Teixeira, MR, Pankratz, VS, Wang, X, Lindor, N, Szabo, CI, Kauff, N, Vijai, J, Aghajanian, CA, Pfeiler, G, Berger, A, Singer, CF, Tea, M-K, Phelan, CM, Greene, MH, Mai, PL, Rennert, G, Mulligan, AM, Tchatchou, S, Andrulis, IL, Glendon, G, Toland, AE, Jensen, UB, Kruse, TA, Thomassen, M, Bojesen, A, Zidan, J, Friedman, E, Laitman, Y, Soller, M, Liljegren, A, Arver, B, Einbeigi, Z, Stenmark-Askmalm, M, Olopade, OI, Nussbaum, RL, Rebbeck, TR, Nathanson, KL, Domchek, SM, Lu, KH, Karlan, BY, Walsh, C, Lester, J, Hein, A, Ekici, AB, Beckmann, MW, Fasching, PA, Lambrechts, D, Van Nieuwenhuysen, E, Vergote, I, Lambrechts, S, Dicks, E, Doherty, JA, Wicklund, KG, Rossing, MA, Rudolph, A, Chang-Claude, J, Wang-Gohrke, S, Eilber, U, Moysich, KB, Odunsi, K, Sucheston, L, Lele, S, Wilkens, LR, Goodman, MT, Thompson, PJ, Shvetsov, YB, Runnebaum, IB, Duerst, M, Hillemanns, P, Doerk, T, Antonenkova, N, Bogdanova, N, Leminen, A, Pelttari, LM, Butzow, R, Modugno, F, Kelley, JL, Edwards, RP, Ness, RB, du Bois, A, Heitz, F, Schwaab, I, Harter, P, Matsuo, K, Hosono, S, Orsulic, S, Jensen, A, Kjaer, SK, Hogdall, E, Hasmad, HN, Azmi, MAN, Teo, S-H, Woo, Y-L, Fridley, BL, Goode, EL, Cunningham, JM, Vierkant, RA, Bruinsma, F, Giles, GG, Liang, D, Hildebrandt, MAT, Wu, X, Levine, DA, Bisogna, M, Berchuck, A, Iversen, ES, Schildkraut, JM, Concannon, P, Weber, RP, Cramer, DW, Terry, KL, Poole, EM, Tworoger, SS, Bandera, EV, Orlow, I, Olson, SH, Krakstad, C, Salvesen, HB, Tangen, IL, Bjorge, L, van Altena, AM, Aben, KKH, Kiemeney, LA, Massuger, LFAG, Kellar, M, Brooks-Wilson, A, Kelemen, LE, Cook, LS, Le, ND, Cybulski, C, Yang, H, Lissowska, J, Brinton, LA, Wentzensen, N, Hogdall, C, Lundvall, L, Nedergaard, L, Baker, H, Song, H, Eccles, D, McNeish, I, Paul, J, Carty, K, Siddiqui, N, Glasspool, R, Whittemore, AS, Rothstein, JH, McGuire, V, Sieh, W, Ji, B-T, Zheng, W, Shu, X-O, Gao, Y-T, Rosen, B, Risch, HA, McLaughlin, JR, Narod, SA, Monteiro, AN, Chen, A, Lin, H-Y, Permuth-Wey, J, Sellers, TA, Tsai, Y-Y, Chen, Z, Ziogas, A, Anton-Culver, H, Gentry-Maharaj, A, Menon, U, Harrington, P, Lee, AW, Wu, AH, Pearce, CL, Coetzee, G, Pike, MC, Dansonka-Mieszkowska, A, Timorek, A, Rzepecka, IK, Kupryjanczyk, J, Freedman, M, Noushmehr, H, Easton, DF, Offit, K, Couch, FJ, Gayther, S, Pharoah, PP, Antoniou, AC, and Chenevix-Trench, G
Abstract: Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified 12 epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) susceptibility alleles. The pattern of association at these loci is consistent in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers who are at high risk of EOC. After imputation to 1000 Genomes Project data, we assessed associations of 11 million genetic variants with EOC risk from 15,437 cases unselected for family history and 30,845 controls and from 15,252 BRCA1 mutation carriers and 8,211 BRCA2 mutation carriers (3,096 with ovarian cancer), and we combined the results in a meta-analysis. This new study design yielded increased statistical power, leading to the discovery of six new EOC susceptibility loci. Variants at 1p36 (nearest gene, WNT4), 4q26 (SYNPO2), 9q34.2 (ABO) and 17q11.2 (ATAD5) were associated with EOC risk, and at 1p34.3 (RSPO1) and 6p22.1 (GPX6) variants were specifically associated with the serous EOC subtype, all with P < 5 × 10(-8). Incorporating these variants into risk assessment tools will improve clinical risk predictions for BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers.
Published: 2015

43. Genome-wide significant risk associations for mucinous ovarian carcinoma

Author: Kelemen, LE, Lawrenson, K, Tyrer, J, Li, Q, Lee, JM, Seo, J-H, Phelan, CM, Beesley, J, Chen, X, Spindler, TJ, Aben, KKH, Anton-Culver, H, Antonenkova, N, Baker, H, Bandera, EV, Bean, Y, Beckmann, MW, Bisogna, M, Bjorge, L, Bogdanova, N, Brinton, LA, Brooks-Wilson, A, Bruinsma, F, Butzow, R, Campbell, IG, Carty, K, Chang-Claude, J, Chen, YA, Chen, Z, Cook, LS, Cramer, DW, Cunningham, JM, Cybulski, C, Dansonka-Mieszkowska, A, Dennis, J, Dicks, E, Doherty, JA, Doerk, T, du Bois, A, Duerst, M, Eccles, D, Easton, DT, Edwards, RP, Eilber, U, Ekici, AB, Engelholm, SA, Fasching, PA, Fridley, BL, Gao, Y-T, Gentry-Maharaj, A, Giles, GG, Glasspool, R, Goode, EL, Goodman, MT, Grownwald, J, Harrington, P, Harter, P, Hasmad, HN, Hein, A, Heitz, F, Hildebrandt, MAT, Hillemanns, P, Hogdall, E, Hogdall, C, Hosono, S, Iversen, ES, Jakubowska, A, Jensen, A, Ji, B-T, Karlan, BY, Kellar, M, Kelley, JL, Kiemeney, LA, Krakstad, C, Kjaer, SK, Kupryjanczyk, J, Lambrechts, D, Lambrechts, S, Le, ND, Lee, AW, Lele, S, Leminen, A, Lester, J, Levine, DA, Liang, D, Lissowska, J, Lu, K, Lubinski, J, Lundvall, L, Massuger, LFAG, Matsuo, K, McGuire, V, McLaughlin, JR, McNeish, I, Menon, U, Modugno, F, Moes-Sosnowska, J, Moysich, KB, Narod, SA, Nedergaard, L, Ness, RB, Nevanlinna, H, Adenan, NAM, Odunsi, K, Olson, SH, Orlow, I, Orsulic, S, Weber, RP, Paul, J, Pearce, CL, Pejovic, T, Pelttari, LM, Permuth-Wey, J, Pike, MC, Poole, EM, Ramus, SJ, Risch, HA, Rosen, B, Rossing, MA, Rothstein, JH, Rudolph, A, Runnebaum, IB, Rzepecka, IK, Salvesen, HB, Schildkraut, JM, Schwaab, I, Shu, X-O, Shvetsov, YB, Siddiqui, N, Sieh, W, Song, H, Southey, MC, Sucheston, L, Tangen, IL, Teo, S-H, Terry, KL, Thompson, PJ, Tworoger, SS, van Altena, AM, Van Nieuwenhuysen, E, Vergote, I, Vierkant, RA, Wang-Gohrke, S, Walsh, C, Wentzensen, N, Whittemore, AS, Wicklund, KG, Wilkens, LR, Sawicki, W, Woo, Y-L, Wu, X, Wu, AH, Yang, H, Zheng, W, Ziogas, A, Sellers, TA, Freedman, ML, Chenevix-Trench, G, Pharoah, PDP, Gayther, SA, Berchuck, A, Kelemen, LE, Lawrenson, K, Tyrer, J, Li, Q, Lee, JM, Seo, J-H, Phelan, CM, Beesley, J, Chen, X, Spindler, TJ, Aben, KKH, Anton-Culver, H, Antonenkova, N, Baker, H, Bandera, EV, Bean, Y, Beckmann, MW, Bisogna, M, Bjorge, L, Bogdanova, N, Brinton, LA, Brooks-Wilson, A, Bruinsma, F, Butzow, R, Campbell, IG, Carty, K, Chang-Claude, J, Chen, YA, Chen, Z, Cook, LS, Cramer, DW, Cunningham, JM, Cybulski, C, Dansonka-Mieszkowska, A, Dennis, J, Dicks, E, Doherty, JA, Doerk, T, du Bois, A, Duerst, M, Eccles, D, Easton, DT, Edwards, RP, Eilber, U, Ekici, AB, Engelholm, SA, Fasching, PA, Fridley, BL, Gao, Y-T, Gentry-Maharaj, A, Giles, GG, Glasspool, R, Goode, EL, Goodman, MT, Grownwald, J, Harrington, P, Harter, P, Hasmad, HN, Hein, A, Heitz, F, Hildebrandt, MAT, Hillemanns, P, Hogdall, E, Hogdall, C, Hosono, S, Iversen, ES, Jakubowska, A, Jensen, A, Ji, B-T, Karlan, BY, Kellar, M, Kelley, JL, Kiemeney, LA, Krakstad, C, Kjaer, SK, Kupryjanczyk, J, Lambrechts, D, Lambrechts, S, Le, ND, Lee, AW, Lele, S, Leminen, A, Lester, J, Levine, DA, Liang, D, Lissowska, J, Lu, K, Lubinski, J, Lundvall, L, Massuger, LFAG, Matsuo, K, McGuire, V, McLaughlin, JR, McNeish, I, Menon, U, Modugno, F, Moes-Sosnowska, J, Moysich, KB, Narod, SA, Nedergaard, L, Ness, RB, Nevanlinna, H, Adenan, NAM, Odunsi, K, Olson, SH, Orlow, I, Orsulic, S, Weber, RP, Paul, J, Pearce, CL, Pejovic, T, Pelttari, LM, Permuth-Wey, J, Pike, MC, Poole, EM, Ramus, SJ, Risch, HA, Rosen, B, Rossing, MA, Rothstein, JH, Rudolph, A, Runnebaum, IB, Rzepecka, IK, Salvesen, HB, Schildkraut, JM, Schwaab, I, Shu, X-O, Shvetsov, YB, Siddiqui, N, Sieh, W, Song, H, Southey, MC, Sucheston, L, Tangen, IL, Teo, S-H, Terry, KL, Thompson, PJ, Tworoger, SS, van Altena, AM, Van Nieuwenhuysen, E, Vergote, I, Vierkant, RA, Wang-Gohrke, S, Walsh, C, Wentzensen, N, Whittemore, AS, Wicklund, KG, Wilkens, LR, Sawicki, W, Woo, Y-L, Wu, X, Wu, AH, Yang, H, Zheng, W, Ziogas, A, Sellers, TA, Freedman, ML, Chenevix-Trench, G, Pharoah, PDP, Gayther, SA, and Berchuck, A
Abstract: Genome-wide association studies have identified several risk associations for ovarian carcinomas but not for mucinous ovarian carcinomas (MOCs). Our analysis of 1,644 MOC cases and 21,693 controls with imputation identified 3 new risk associations: rs752590 at 2q13 (P = 3.3 × 10(-8)), rs711830 at 2q31.1 (P = 7.5 × 10(-12)) and rs688187 at 19q13.2 (P = 6.8 × 10(-13)). We identified significant expression quantitative trait locus (eQTL) associations for HOXD9 at 2q31.1 in ovarian (P = 4.95 × 10(-4), false discovery rate (FDR) = 0.003) and colorectal (P = 0.01, FDR = 0.09) tumors and for PAX8 at 2q13 in colorectal tumors (P = 0.03, FDR = 0.09). Chromosome conformation capture analysis identified interactions between the HOXD9 promoter and risk-associated SNPs at 2q31.1. Overexpressing HOXD9 in MOC cells augmented the neoplastic phenotype. These findings provide the first evidence for MOC susceptibility variants and insights into the underlying biology of the disease.
Published: 2015

44. Cis-eQTL analysis and functional validation of candidate susceptibility genes for high-grade serous ovarian cancer

Author: Lawrenson, K, Li, Q, Kar, S, Seo, J-H, Tyrer, J, Spindler, TJ, Lee, J, Chen, Y, Karst, A, Drapkin, R, Aben, KKH, Anton-Culver, H, Antonenkova, N, Baker, H, Bandera, EV, Bean, Y, Beckmann, MW, Berchuck, A, Bisogna, M, Bjorge, L, Bogdanova, N, Brinton, LA, Brooks-Wilson, A, Bruinsma, F, Butzow, R, Campbell, IG, Carty, K, Chang-Claude, J, Chenevix-Trench, G, Chen, A, Chen, Z, Cook, LS, Cramer, DW, Cunningham, JM, Cybulski, C, Dansonka-Mieszkowska, A, Dennis, J, Dicks, E, Doherty, JA, Doerk, T, Du Bois, A, Duerst, M, Eccles, D, Easton, DT, Edwards, RP, Eilber, U, Ekici, AB, Fasching, PA, Fridley, BL, Gao, Y-T, Gentry-Maharaj, A, Giles, GG, Glasspool, R, Goode, EL, Goodman, MT, Grownwald, J, Harrington, P, Harter, P, Hasmad, HN, Hein, A, Heitz, F, Hildebrandt, MAT, Hillemanns, P, Hogdall, E, Hogdall, C, Hosono, S, Iversen, ES, Jakubowska, A, James, P, Jensen, A, Ji, B-T, Karlan, BY, Kjaer, SK, Kelemen, LE, Kellar, M, Kelley, JL, Kiemeney, LA, Krakstad, C, Kupryjanczyk, J, Lambrechts, D, Lambrechts, S, Le, ND, Lee, AW, Lele, S, Leminen, A, Lester, J, Levine, DA, Liang, D, Lissowska, J, Lu, K, Lubinski, J, Lundvall, L, Massuger, LFAG, Matsuo, K, McGuire, V, McLaughlin, JR, Nevanlinna, H, McNeish, I, Menon, U, Modugno, F, Moysich, KB, Narod, SA, Nedergaard, L, Ness, RB, Azmi, MAN, Odunsi, K, Olson, SH, Orlow, I, Orsulic, S, Weber, RP, Pearce, CL, Pejovic, T, Pelttari, LM, Permuth-Wey, J, Phelan, CM, Pike, MC, Poole, EM, Ramus, SJ, Risch, HA, Rosen, B, Rossing, MA, Rothstein, JH, Rudolph, A, Runnebaum, IB, Rzepecka, IK, Salvesen, HB, Schildkraut, JM, Schwaab, I, Sellers, TA, Shu, X-O, Shvetsov, YB, Siddiqui, N, Sieh, W, Song, H, Southey, MC, Sucheston, L, Tangen, IL, Teo, S-H, Terry, KL, Thompson, PJ, Timorek, A, Tsai, Y-Y, Tworoger, SS, Van Altena, AM, Van Nieuwenhuysen, E, Vergote, I, Vierkant, RA, Wang-Gohrke, S, Walsh, C, Wentzensen, N, Whittemore, AS, Wicklund, KG, Wilkens, LR, Woo, Y-L, Wu, X, Wu, AH, Yang, H, Zheng, W, Ziogas, A, Monteiro, A, Pharoah, PD, Gayther, SA, Freedman, ML, Grp, AOCS, Bowtell, D, Webb, PM, Defazio, A, Lawrenson, K, Li, Q, Kar, S, Seo, J-H, Tyrer, J, Spindler, TJ, Lee, J, Chen, Y, Karst, A, Drapkin, R, Aben, KKH, Anton-Culver, H, Antonenkova, N, Baker, H, Bandera, EV, Bean, Y, Beckmann, MW, Berchuck, A, Bisogna, M, Bjorge, L, Bogdanova, N, Brinton, LA, Brooks-Wilson, A, Bruinsma, F, Butzow, R, Campbell, IG, Carty, K, Chang-Claude, J, Chenevix-Trench, G, Chen, A, Chen, Z, Cook, LS, Cramer, DW, Cunningham, JM, Cybulski, C, Dansonka-Mieszkowska, A, Dennis, J, Dicks, E, Doherty, JA, Doerk, T, Du Bois, A, Duerst, M, Eccles, D, Easton, DT, Edwards, RP, Eilber, U, Ekici, AB, Fasching, PA, Fridley, BL, Gao, Y-T, Gentry-Maharaj, A, Giles, GG, Glasspool, R, Goode, EL, Goodman, MT, Grownwald, J, Harrington, P, Harter, P, Hasmad, HN, Hein, A, Heitz, F, Hildebrandt, MAT, Hillemanns, P, Hogdall, E, Hogdall, C, Hosono, S, Iversen, ES, Jakubowska, A, James, P, Jensen, A, Ji, B-T, Karlan, BY, Kjaer, SK, Kelemen, LE, Kellar, M, Kelley, JL, Kiemeney, LA, Krakstad, C, Kupryjanczyk, J, Lambrechts, D, Lambrechts, S, Le, ND, Lee, AW, Lele, S, Leminen, A, Lester, J, Levine, DA, Liang, D, Lissowska, J, Lu, K, Lubinski, J, Lundvall, L, Massuger, LFAG, Matsuo, K, McGuire, V, McLaughlin, JR, Nevanlinna, H, McNeish, I, Menon, U, Modugno, F, Moysich, KB, Narod, SA, Nedergaard, L, Ness, RB, Azmi, MAN, Odunsi, K, Olson, SH, Orlow, I, Orsulic, S, Weber, RP, Pearce, CL, Pejovic, T, Pelttari, LM, Permuth-Wey, J, Phelan, CM, Pike, MC, Poole, EM, Ramus, SJ, Risch, HA, Rosen, B, Rossing, MA, Rothstein, JH, Rudolph, A, Runnebaum, IB, Rzepecka, IK, Salvesen, HB, Schildkraut, JM, Schwaab, I, Sellers, TA, Shu, X-O, Shvetsov, YB, Siddiqui, N, Sieh, W, Song, H, Southey, MC, Sucheston, L, Tangen, IL, Teo, S-H, Terry, KL, Thompson, PJ, Timorek, A, Tsai, Y-Y, Tworoger, SS, Van Altena, AM, Van Nieuwenhuysen, E, Vergote, I, Vierkant, RA, Wang-Gohrke, S, Walsh, C, Wentzensen, N, Whittemore, AS, Wicklund, KG, Wilkens, LR, Woo, Y-L, Wu, X, Wu, AH, Yang, H, Zheng, W, Ziogas, A, Monteiro, A, Pharoah, PD, Gayther, SA, Freedman, ML, Grp, AOCS, Bowtell, D, Webb, PM, and Defazio, A
Abstract: Genome-wide association studies have reported 11 regions conferring risk of high-grade serous epithelial ovarian cancer (HGSOC). Expression quantitative trait locus (eQTL) analyses can identify candidate susceptibility genes at risk loci. Here we evaluate cis-eQTL associations at 47 regions associated with HGSOC risk (P≤10(-5)). For three cis-eQTL associations (P<1.4 × 10(-3), FDR<0.05) at 1p36 (CDC42), 1p34 (CDCA8) and 2q31 (HOXD9), we evaluate the functional role of each candidate by perturbing expression of each gene in HGSOC precursor cells. Overexpression of HOXD9 increases anchorage-independent growth, shortens population-doubling time and reduces contact inhibition. Chromosome conformation capture identifies an interaction between rs2857532 and the HOXD9 promoter, suggesting this SNP is a leading causal variant. Transcriptomic profiling after HOXD9 overexpression reveals enrichment of HGSOC risk variants within HOXD9 target genes (P=6 × 10(-10) for risk variants (P<10(-4)) within 10 kb of a HOXD9 target gene in ovarian cells), suggesting a broader role for this network in genetic susceptibility to HGSOC.
Published: 2015

45. Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) Gene Variants and Epithelial Ovarian Cancer (EOC) Risk

Author: Amankwah, EK, Amankwah, EK, Lin, HY, Tyrer, JP, Lawrenson, K, Dennis, J, Chornokur, G, Aben, KKH, Anton-Culver, H, Antonenkova, N, Bruinsma, F, Bandera, EV, Bean, YT, Beckmann, MW, Bisogna, M, Bjorge, L, Bogdanova, N, Brinton, LA, Brooks-Wilson, A, Bunker, CH, Butzow, R, Campbell, IG, Carty, K, Chen, Z, Chen, YA, Chang-Claude, J, Cook, LS, Cramer, DW, Cunningham, JM, Cybulski, C, Dansonka-Mieszkowska, A, du Bois, A, Despierre, E, Dicks, E, Doherty, JA, Dörk, T, Dürst, M, Easton, DF, Eccles, DM, Edwards, RP, Ekici, AB, Fasching, PA, Fridley, BL, Gao, YT, Gentry-Maharaj, A, Giles, GG, Glasspool, R, Goodman, MT, Gronwald, J, Harrington, P, Harter, P, Hasmad, HN, Hein, A, Heitz, F, Hildebrandt, MAT, Hillemanns, P, Hogdall, CK, Hogdall, E, Hosono, S, Iversen, ES, Jakubowska, A, Jensen, A, Ji, BT, Karlan, BY, Jim, H, Kellar, M, Kiemeney, LA, Krakstad, C, Kjaer, SK, Kupryjanczyk, J, Lambrechts, D, Lambrechts, S, Le, ND, Lee, AW, Lele, S, Leminen, A, Lester, J, Levine, DA, Liang, D, Lim, BK, Lissowska, J, Lu, K, Lubinski, J, Lundvall, L, Massuger, LFAG, Matsuo, K, Mcguire, V, Mclaughlin, JR, Mcneish, I, Menon, U, Milne, RL, Modugno, F, Moysich, KB, Ness, RB, Nevanlinna, H, Eilber, U, Odunsi, K, Olson, SH, Orlow, I, Orsulic, S, Weber, RP, Amankwah, EK, Amankwah, EK, Lin, HY, Tyrer, JP, Lawrenson, K, Dennis, J, Chornokur, G, Aben, KKH, Anton-Culver, H, Antonenkova, N, Bruinsma, F, Bandera, EV, Bean, YT, Beckmann, MW, Bisogna, M, Bjorge, L, Bogdanova, N, Brinton, LA, Brooks-Wilson, A, Bunker, CH, Butzow, R, Campbell, IG, Carty, K, Chen, Z, Chen, YA, Chang-Claude, J, Cook, LS, Cramer, DW, Cunningham, JM, Cybulski, C, Dansonka-Mieszkowska, A, du Bois, A, Despierre, E, Dicks, E, Doherty, JA, Dörk, T, Dürst, M, Easton, DF, Eccles, DM, Edwards, RP, Ekici, AB, Fasching, PA, Fridley, BL, Gao, YT, Gentry-Maharaj, A, Giles, GG, Glasspool, R, Goodman, MT, Gronwald, J, Harrington, P, Harter, P, Hasmad, HN, Hein, A, Heitz, F, Hildebrandt, MAT, Hillemanns, P, Hogdall, CK, Hogdall, E, Hosono, S, Iversen, ES, Jakubowska, A, Jensen, A, Ji, BT, Karlan, BY, Jim, H, Kellar, M, Kiemeney, LA, Krakstad, C, Kjaer, SK, Kupryjanczyk, J, Lambrechts, D, Lambrechts, S, Le, ND, Lee, AW, Lele, S, Leminen, A, Lester, J, Levine, DA, Liang, D, Lim, BK, Lissowska, J, Lu, K, Lubinski, J, Lundvall, L, Massuger, LFAG, Matsuo, K, Mcguire, V, Mclaughlin, JR, Mcneish, I, Menon, U, Milne, RL, Modugno, F, Moysich, KB, Ness, RB, Nevanlinna, H, Eilber, U, Odunsi, K, Olson, SH, Orlow, I, Orsulic, S, and Weber, RP
Abstract: Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a process whereby epithelial cells assume mesenchymal characteristics to facilitate cancer metastasis. However, EMT also contributes to the initiation and development of primary tumors. Prior studies that explored the hypothesis that EMT gene variants contribute to epithelial ovarian carcinoma (EOC) risk have been based on small sample sizes and none have sought replication in an independent population. We screened 15,816 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 296 genes in a discovery phase using data from a genome-wide association study of EOC among women of European ancestry (1,947 cases and 2,009 controls) and identified 793 variants in 278 EMT-related genes that were nominally (P < 0.05) associated with invasive EOC. These SNPs were then genotyped in a larger study of 14,525 invasive-cancer patients and 23,447 controls. A P-value <0.05 and a false discovery rate (FDR) <0.2 were considered statistically significant. In the larger dataset, GPC6/GPC5 rs17702471 was associated with the endometrioid subtype among Caucasians (odds ratio (OR) = 1.16, 95% CI = 1.07-1.25, P = 0.0003, FDR = 0.19), whereas F8 rs7053448 (OR = 1.69, 95% CI = 1.27-2.24, P = 0.0003, FDR = 0.12), F8 rs7058826 (OR = 1.69, 95% CI = 1.27-2.24, P = 0.0003, FDR = 0.12), and CAPN13 rs1983383 (OR = 0.79, 95% CI = 0.69-0.90, P = 0.0005, FDR = 0.12) were associated with combined invasive EOC among Asians. In silico functional analyses revealed that GPC6/GPC5 rs17702471 coincided with DNA regulatory elements. These results suggest that EMT gene variants do not appear to play a significant role in the susceptibility to EOC.
Published: 2015

46. Evaluating the ovarian cancer gonadotropin hypothesis: A candidate gene study

Author: Lee, A.W., Tyrer, J.P., Doherty, J.A., Stram, D.A., Kupryjanczyk, J., Dansonka-Mieszkowska, A., Plisiecka-Halasa, J., Spiewankiewicz, B., Myers, E.J., Study, G., Chenevix-Trench, G., Fasching, P.A., Beckmann, M.W., Ekici, A.B., Hein, A., Vergote, I., Nieuwenhuysen, E. Van, Lambrechts, D., Wicklund, K.G., Eilber, U., Wang-Gohrke, S., Chang-Claude, J., Rudolph, A., Sucheston-Campbell, L., Odunsi, K., Moysich, K.B., Shvetsov, Y.B., Thompson, P.J., Goodman, M.T., Wilkens, L.R., Dork, T., Hillemanns, P., Durst, M., Runnebaum, I.B., Bogdanova, N., Pelttari, L.M., Nevanlinna, H., Leminen, A., Edwards, R.P., Kelley, J.L., Harter, P., Schwaab, I., Heitz, F., Bois, A. du, Orsulic, S., Lester, J., Walsh, C., Karlan, B.Y., Hogdall, E., Kjaer, S.K., Jensen, A., Vierkant, R.A., Cunningham, J.M., Goode, E.L., Fridley, B.L., Southey, M.C., Giles, G.G., Bruinsma, F., Wu, X., Hildebrandt, M.A.T., Lu, K., Liang, D., Bisogna, M., Levine, D.A., Weber, R.P., Schildkraut, J.M., Iversen, E.S., Berchuck, A., Terry, K.L., Cramer, D.W, Tworoger, S.S., Poole, E.M., Olson, S.H., Orlow, I., Bandera, E.V., Bjorge, L., Tangen, I.L., Salvesen, H.B., Krakstad, C., Massuger, L.F.A.G., Kiemeney, L.A.L.M., Aben, K.K.H., Altena, A.M. van, Bean, Y., Pejovic, T., Kellar, M., Le, N.D., Cook, L.S., Kelemen, L.E., Brooks-Wilson, A., Lubinski, J., Gronwald, J., Cybulski, C., Jakubowska, A., Wentzensen, N., Brinton, L.A., Lissowska, J., Yang, H., Nedergaard, L., et al., Lee, A.W., Tyrer, J.P., Doherty, J.A., Stram, D.A., Kupryjanczyk, J., Dansonka-Mieszkowska, A., Plisiecka-Halasa, J., Spiewankiewicz, B., Myers, E.J., Study, G., Chenevix-Trench, G., Fasching, P.A., Beckmann, M.W., Ekici, A.B., Hein, A., Vergote, I., Nieuwenhuysen, E. Van, Lambrechts, D., Wicklund, K.G., Eilber, U., Wang-Gohrke, S., Chang-Claude, J., Rudolph, A., Sucheston-Campbell, L., Odunsi, K., Moysich, K.B., Shvetsov, Y.B., Thompson, P.J., Goodman, M.T., Wilkens, L.R., Dork, T., Hillemanns, P., Durst, M., Runnebaum, I.B., Bogdanova, N., Pelttari, L.M., Nevanlinna, H., Leminen, A., Edwards, R.P., Kelley, J.L., Harter, P., Schwaab, I., Heitz, F., Bois, A. du, Orsulic, S., Lester, J., Walsh, C., Karlan, B.Y., Hogdall, E., Kjaer, S.K., Jensen, A., Vierkant, R.A., Cunningham, J.M., Goode, E.L., Fridley, B.L., Southey, M.C., Giles, G.G., Bruinsma, F., Wu, X., Hildebrandt, M.A.T., Lu, K., Liang, D., Bisogna, M., Levine, D.A., Weber, R.P., Schildkraut, J.M., Iversen, E.S., Berchuck, A., Terry, K.L., Cramer, D.W, Tworoger, S.S., Poole, E.M., Olson, S.H., Orlow, I., Bandera, E.V., Bjorge, L., Tangen, I.L., Salvesen, H.B., Krakstad, C., Massuger, L.F.A.G., Kiemeney, L.A.L.M., Aben, K.K.H., Altena, A.M. van, Bean, Y., Pejovic, T., Kellar, M., Le, N.D., Cook, L.S., Kelemen, L.E., Brooks-Wilson, A., Lubinski, J., Gronwald, J., Cybulski, C., Jakubowska, A., Wentzensen, N., Brinton, L.A., Lissowska, J., Yang, H., Nedergaard, L., and et al.
Abstract: Contains fulltext : 155211.pdf (publisher's version ) (Closed access), OBJECTIVE: Ovarian cancer is a hormone-related disease with a strong genetic basis. However, none of its high-penetrance susceptibility genes and GWAS-identified variants to date are known to be involved in hormonal pathways. Given the hypothesized etiologic role of gonadotropins, an assessment of how variability in genes involved in the gonadotropin signaling pathway impacts disease risk is warranted. METHODS: Genetic data from 41 ovarian cancer study sites were pooled and unconditional logistic regression was used to evaluate whether any of the 2185 SNPs from 11 gonadotropin signaling pathway genes was associated with ovarian cancer risk. A burden test using the admixture likelihood (AML) method was also used to evaluate gene-level associations. RESULTS: We did not find any genome-wide significant associations between individual SNPs and ovarian cancer risk. However, there was some suggestion of gene-level associations for four gonadotropin signaling pathway genes: INHBB (p=0.045, mucinous), LHCGR (p=0.046, high-grade serous), GNRH (p=0.041, high-grade serous), and FSHB (p=0.036, overall invasive). There was also suggestive evidence for INHA (p=0.060, overall invasive). CONCLUSIONS: Ovarian cancer studies have limited sample numbers, thus fewer genome-wide susceptibility alleles, with only modest associations, have been identified relative to breast and prostate cancers. We have evaluated the majority of ovarian cancer studies with biological samples, to our knowledge, leaving no opportunity for replication. Using both our understanding of biology and powerful gene-level tests, we have identified four putative ovarian cancer loci near INHBB, LHCGR, GNRH, and FSHB that warrant a second look if larger sample sizes and denser genotype chips become available.
Published: 2015

47. Cis-eQTL analysis and functional validation of candidate susceptibility genes for high-grade serous ovarian cancer

Author: Lawrenson, K., Li, Q., Kar, S., Seo, J.H., Tyrer, J., Spindler, T.J., Lee, J. van der, Chen, Y, Karst, A., Drapkin, R., Aben, K.K.H., Anton-Culver, H., Antonenkova, N., Baker, H., Bandera, E.V., Bean, Y., Beckmann, M.W., Berchuck, A., Bisogna, M., Bjorge, L., Bogdanova, N., Brinton, L.A., Brooks-Wilson, A., Bruinsma, F., Butzow, R., Campbell, I.G., Carty, K., Chang-Claude, J., Chenevix-Trench, G., Chen, A, Chen, Z., Cook, L.S., Cramer, D.W, Cunningham, J.M., Cybulski, C., Dansonka-Mieszkowska, A., Dennis, J., Dicks, E., Doherty, J.A., Dork, T., Bois, A. du, Durst, M., Eccles, D., Easton, D.T., Edwards, R.P., Eilber, U., Ekici, A.B., Fasching, P.A., Fridley, B.L., Gao, Y.T., Gentry-Maharaj, A., Giles, G.G., Glasspool, R., Goode, E.L., Goodman, M.T., Grownwald, J., Harrington, P., Harter, P., Hasmad, H.N., Hein, A., Heitz, F., Hildebrandt, M.A., Hillemanns, P., Hogdall, E., Hogdall, C., Hosono, S., Iversen, E.S., Jakubowska, A., James, P., Jensen, A., Ji, B.T., Karlan, B.Y., Kjaer, S. Kruger, Kelemen, L.E., Kellar, M., Kelley, J.L., Kiemeney, L.A., Krakstad, C., Kupryjanczyk, J., Lambrechts, D., Lambrechts, S., Le, N.D., Lee, A.W., Lele, S., Leminen, A., Lester, J., Levine, D.A., Liang, D., Lissowska, J., Lu, K., Lubinski, J., Lundvall, L., Massuger, L.F., Matsuo, K., McGuire, V., McLaughlin, J.R., Nevanlinna, H., McNeish, I., Menon, U., Modugno, F., et al., Lawrenson, K., Li, Q., Kar, S., Seo, J.H., Tyrer, J., Spindler, T.J., Lee, J. van der, Chen, Y, Karst, A., Drapkin, R., Aben, K.K.H., Anton-Culver, H., Antonenkova, N., Baker, H., Bandera, E.V., Bean, Y., Beckmann, M.W., Berchuck, A., Bisogna, M., Bjorge, L., Bogdanova, N., Brinton, L.A., Brooks-Wilson, A., Bruinsma, F., Butzow, R., Campbell, I.G., Carty, K., Chang-Claude, J., Chenevix-Trench, G., Chen, A, Chen, Z., Cook, L.S., Cramer, D.W, Cunningham, J.M., Cybulski, C., Dansonka-Mieszkowska, A., Dennis, J., Dicks, E., Doherty, J.A., Dork, T., Bois, A. du, Durst, M., Eccles, D., Easton, D.T., Edwards, R.P., Eilber, U., Ekici, A.B., Fasching, P.A., Fridley, B.L., Gao, Y.T., Gentry-Maharaj, A., Giles, G.G., Glasspool, R., Goode, E.L., Goodman, M.T., Grownwald, J., Harrington, P., Harter, P., Hasmad, H.N., Hein, A., Heitz, F., Hildebrandt, M.A., Hillemanns, P., Hogdall, E., Hogdall, C., Hosono, S., Iversen, E.S., Jakubowska, A., James, P., Jensen, A., Ji, B.T., Karlan, B.Y., Kjaer, S. Kruger, Kelemen, L.E., Kellar, M., Kelley, J.L., Kiemeney, L.A., Krakstad, C., Kupryjanczyk, J., Lambrechts, D., Lambrechts, S., Le, N.D., Lee, A.W., Lele, S., Leminen, A., Lester, J., Levine, D.A., Liang, D., Lissowska, J., Lu, K., Lubinski, J., Lundvall, L., Massuger, L.F., Matsuo, K., McGuire, V., McLaughlin, J.R., Nevanlinna, H., McNeish, I., Menon, U., Modugno, F., and et al.
Abstract: Contains fulltext : 154767.pdf (publisher's version ) (Open Access), Genome-wide association studies have reported 11 regions conferring risk of high-grade serous epithelial ovarian cancer (HGSOC). Expression quantitative trait locus (eQTL) analyses can identify candidate susceptibility genes at risk loci. Here we evaluate cis-eQTL associations at 47 regions associated with HGSOC risk (P
Published: 2015

48. Common Genetic Variation In Cellular Transport Genes and Epithelial Ovarian Cancer (EOC) Risk

Author: Chornokur, G., Lin, H.Y., Tyrer, J.P., Lawrenson, K., Dennis, J., Amankwah, E.K., Qu, X., Tsai, Y.Y., Jim, H.S., Chen, Z., Chen, A.Y., Permuth-Wey, J., Aben, K.K.H., Anton-Culver, H., Antonenkova, N., Bruinsma, F., Bandera, E.V., Bean, Y.T., Beckmann, M.W., Bisogna, M., Bjorge, L., Bogdanova, N., Brinton, L.A., Brooks-Wilson, A., Bunker, C.H., Butzow, R., Campbell, I.G., Carty, K., Chang-Claude, J., Cook, L.S., Cramer, D.W, Cunningham, J.M., Cybulski, C., Dansonka-Mieszkowska, A., Bois, A. du, Despierre, E., Dicks, E., Doherty, J.A., Dork, T., Durst, M., Easton, D.F., Eccles, D.M., Edwards, R.P., Ekici, A.B., Fasching, P.A., Fridley, B.L., Gao, Y.T., Gentry-Maharaj, A., Giles, G.G., Glasspool, R., Goodman, M.T., Gronwald, J., Harrington, P., Harter, P., Hein, A., Heitz, F., Hildebrandt, M.A.T., Hillemanns, P., Hogdall, C.K., Hogdall, E., Hosono, S., Jakubowska, A., Jensen, A., Ji, B.T., Karlan, B.Y., Kelemen, L.E., Kellar, M., Kiemeney, L.A.L.M., Krakstad, C., Kjaer, S.K., Kupryjanczyk, J., Lambrechts, D., Lambrechts, S., Le, N.D., Lee, A.W., Lele, S., Leminen, A., Lester, J., Levine, D.A., Liang, D., Lim, B.K., Lissowska, J., Lu, K., Lubinski, J., Lundvall, L., Massuger, L.F.A.G., Matsuo, K., McGuire, V., McLaughlin, J.R., McNeish, I., Menon, U., Milne, R.L., Modugno, F., Moysich, K.B., Ness, R.B., Nevanlinna, H., Eilber, U., Odunsi, K., Olson, S.H., Orlow, I., et al., Chornokur, G., Lin, H.Y., Tyrer, J.P., Lawrenson, K., Dennis, J., Amankwah, E.K., Qu, X., Tsai, Y.Y., Jim, H.S., Chen, Z., Chen, A.Y., Permuth-Wey, J., Aben, K.K.H., Anton-Culver, H., Antonenkova, N., Bruinsma, F., Bandera, E.V., Bean, Y.T., Beckmann, M.W., Bisogna, M., Bjorge, L., Bogdanova, N., Brinton, L.A., Brooks-Wilson, A., Bunker, C.H., Butzow, R., Campbell, I.G., Carty, K., Chang-Claude, J., Cook, L.S., Cramer, D.W, Cunningham, J.M., Cybulski, C., Dansonka-Mieszkowska, A., Bois, A. du, Despierre, E., Dicks, E., Doherty, J.A., Dork, T., Durst, M., Easton, D.F., Eccles, D.M., Edwards, R.P., Ekici, A.B., Fasching, P.A., Fridley, B.L., Gao, Y.T., Gentry-Maharaj, A., Giles, G.G., Glasspool, R., Goodman, M.T., Gronwald, J., Harrington, P., Harter, P., Hein, A., Heitz, F., Hildebrandt, M.A.T., Hillemanns, P., Hogdall, C.K., Hogdall, E., Hosono, S., Jakubowska, A., Jensen, A., Ji, B.T., Karlan, B.Y., Kelemen, L.E., Kellar, M., Kiemeney, L.A.L.M., Krakstad, C., Kjaer, S.K., Kupryjanczyk, J., Lambrechts, D., Lambrechts, S., Le, N.D., Lee, A.W., Lele, S., Leminen, A., Lester, J., Levine, D.A., Liang, D., Lim, B.K., Lissowska, J., Lu, K., Lubinski, J., Lundvall, L., Massuger, L.F.A.G., Matsuo, K., McGuire, V., McLaughlin, J.R., McNeish, I., Menon, U., Milne, R.L., Modugno, F., Moysich, K.B., Ness, R.B., Nevanlinna, H., Eilber, U., Odunsi, K., Olson, S.H., and Orlow, I., et al.
Abstract: Contains fulltext : 154822.PDF (publisher's version ) (Open Access), BACKGROUND: Defective cellular transport processes can lead to aberrant accumulation of trace elements, iron, small molecules and hormones in the cell, which in turn may promote the formation of reactive oxygen species, promoting DNA damage and aberrant expression of key regulatory cancer genes. As DNA damage and uncontrolled proliferation are hallmarks of cancer, including epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC), we hypothesized that inherited variation in the cellular transport genes contributes to EOC risk. METHODS: In total, DNA samples were obtained from 14,525 case subjects with invasive EOC and from 23,447 controls from 43 sites in the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium (OCAC). Two hundred seventy nine SNPs, representing 131 genes, were genotyped using an Illumina Infinium iSelect BeadChip as part of the Collaborative Oncological Gene-environment Study (COGS). SNP analyses were conducted using unconditional logistic regression under a log-additive model, and the FDR q<0.2 was applied to adjust for multiple comparisons. RESULTS: The most significant evidence of an association for all invasive cancers combined and for the serous subtype was observed for SNP rs17216603 in the iron transporter gene HEPH (invasive: OR = 0.85, P = 0.00026; serous: OR = 0.81, P = 0.00020); this SNP was also associated with the borderline/low malignant potential (LMP) tumors (P = 0.021). Other genes significantly associated with EOC histological subtypes (p<0.05) included the UGT1A (endometrioid), SLC25A45 (mucinous), SLC39A11 (low malignant potential), and SERPINA7 (clear cell carcinoma). In addition, 1785 SNPs in six genes (HEPH, MGST1, SERPINA, SLC25A45, SLC39A11 and UGT1A) were imputed from the 1000 Genomes Project and examined for association with INV EOC in white-European subjects. The most significant imputed SNP was rs117729793 in SLC39A11 (per allele, OR = 2.55, 95% CI = 1.5-4.35, p = 5.66x10-4). CONCLUSION: These results, generated on a large cohort of women, revealed associatio
Published: 2015

49. Common variants at the CHEK2 gene locus and risk of epithelial ovarian cancer

Author: Lawrenson, K., Iversen, E.S., Tyrer, J., Weber, R.P., Concannon, P., Hazelett, D.J., Li, Q., Marks, J.R., Berchuck, A., Lee, J.M., Aben, K.K.H., Anton-Culver, H., Antonenkova, N., Bandera, E.V., Bean, Y., Beckmann, M.W., Bisogna, M., Bjorge, L., Bogdanova, N., Brinton, L.A., Brooks-Wilson, A., Bruinsma, F., Butzow, R., Campbell, I.G., Carty, K., Chang-Claude, J., Chenevix-Trench, G., Chen, A, Chen, Z., Cook, L.S., Cramer, D.W, Cunningham, J.M., Cybulski, C., Plisiecka-Halasa, J., Dennis, J., Dicks, E., Doherty, J.A., Dork, T., Bois, A. du, Eccles, D., Easton, D.T., Edwards, R.P., Eilber, U., Ekici, A.B., Fasching, P.A., Fridley, B.L., Gao, Y.T., Gentry-Maharaj, A., Giles, G.G., Glasspool, R., Goode, E.L., Goodman, M.T., Gronwald, J., Harter, P., Hasmad, H.N., Hein, A., Heitz, F., Hildebrandt, M.A.T., Hillemanns, P., Hogdall, E., Hogdall, C., Hosono, S., Jakubowska, A., Paul, J., Jensen, A., Karlan, B.Y., Kjaer, S.K., Kelemen, L.E., Kellar, M., Kelley, J.L., Kiemeney, L.A., Krakstad, C., Lambrechts, D., Lambrechts, S., Le, N.D., Lee, A.W., Cannioto, R., Leminen, A., Lester, J., Levine, D.A., Liang, D., Lissowska, J., Lu, K., Lubinski, J., Lundvall, L., Massuger, L.F., Matsuo, K., McGuire, V., McLaughlin, J.R., Nevanlinna, H., McNeish, I., Menon, U., Modugno, F., Moysich, K.B., Narod, S.A., Nedergaard, L., Ness, R.B., Azmi, M.A. Noor, Odunsi, K., Olson, S.H., Lawrenson, K., Iversen, E.S., Tyrer, J., Weber, R.P., Concannon, P., Hazelett, D.J., Li, Q., Marks, J.R., Berchuck, A., Lee, J.M., Aben, K.K.H., Anton-Culver, H., Antonenkova, N., Bandera, E.V., Bean, Y., Beckmann, M.W., Bisogna, M., Bjorge, L., Bogdanova, N., Brinton, L.A., Brooks-Wilson, A., Bruinsma, F., Butzow, R., Campbell, I.G., Carty, K., Chang-Claude, J., Chenevix-Trench, G., Chen, A, Chen, Z., Cook, L.S., Cramer, D.W, Cunningham, J.M., Cybulski, C., Plisiecka-Halasa, J., Dennis, J., Dicks, E., Doherty, J.A., Dork, T., Bois, A. du, Eccles, D., Easton, D.T., Edwards, R.P., Eilber, U., Ekici, A.B., Fasching, P.A., Fridley, B.L., Gao, Y.T., Gentry-Maharaj, A., Giles, G.G., Glasspool, R., Goode, E.L., Goodman, M.T., Gronwald, J., Harter, P., Hasmad, H.N., Hein, A., Heitz, F., Hildebrandt, M.A.T., Hillemanns, P., Hogdall, E., Hogdall, C., Hosono, S., Jakubowska, A., Paul, J., Jensen, A., Karlan, B.Y., Kjaer, S.K., Kelemen, L.E., Kellar, M., Kelley, J.L., Kiemeney, L.A., Krakstad, C., Lambrechts, D., Lambrechts, S., Le, N.D., Lee, A.W., Cannioto, R., Leminen, A., Lester, J., Levine, D.A., Liang, D., Lissowska, J., Lu, K., Lubinski, J., Lundvall, L., Massuger, L.F., Matsuo, K., McGuire, V., McLaughlin, J.R., Nevanlinna, H., McNeish, I., Menon, U., Modugno, F., Moysich, K.B., Narod, S.A., Nedergaard, L., Ness, R.B., Azmi, M.A. Noor, Odunsi, K., and Olson, S.H.
Abstract: Contains fulltext : 152042.pdf (publisher's version ) (Closed access), Genome-wide association studies have identified 20 genomic regions associated with risk of epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC), but many additional risk variants may exist. Here, we evaluated associations between common genetic variants [single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and indels] in DNA repair genes and EOC risk. We genotyped 2896 common variants at 143 gene loci in DNA samples from 15 397 patients with invasive EOC and controls. We found evidence of associations with EOC risk for variants at FANCA, EXO1, E2F4, E2F2, CREB5 and CHEK2 genes (P
Published: 2015

50. Multimodal Imaging of Orthotopic Mouse Model of Endometrial Carcinoma

Author: Haldorsen, I.S., Popa, M., Fonnes, T., Brekke, N., Kopperud, R., Visser, N.C.M., Rygh, C.B., Pavlin, T., Salvesen, H.B., McCormack, E., Krakstad, C., Haldorsen, I.S., Popa, M., Fonnes, T., Brekke, N., Kopperud, R., Visser, N.C.M., Rygh, C.B., Pavlin, T., Salvesen, H.B., McCormack, E., and Krakstad, C.
Abstract: Contains fulltext : 152502.pdf (publisher's version ) (Open Access), BACKGROUND: Orthotopic endometrial cancer models provide a unique tool for studies of tumour growth and metastatic spread. Novel preclinical imaging methods also have the potential to quantify functional tumour characteristics in vivo, with potential relevance for monitoring response to therapy. METHODS: After orthotopic injection with luc-expressing endometrial cancer cells, eleven mice developed disease detected by weekly bioluminescence imaging (BLI). In parallel the same mice underwent positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) employing 18F-fluorodeoxyglocose (18F-FDG) or 18F- fluorothymidine (18F-FLT) and contrast reagent, respectively. The mice were sacrificed when moribund, and post-mortem examination included macroscopic and microscopic examination for validation of growth of primary uterine tumours and metastases. PET-CT was also performed on a patient derived model (PDX) generated from a patient with grade 3 endometrioid endometrial cancer. RESULTS: Increased BLI signal during tumour growth was accompanied by increasing metabolic tumour volume (MTV) and increasing MTV x mean standard uptake value of the tumour (SUVmean) in 18F-FDG and 18F-FLT PET-CT, and MRI conspicuously depicted the uterine tumour. At necropsy 82% (9/11) of the mice developed metastases detected by the applied imaging methods. 18F-FDG PET proved to be a good imaging method for detection of patient derived tumour tissue. CONCLUSIONS: We demonstrate that all imaging modalities enable monitoring of tumour growth and metastatic spread in an orthotopic mouse model of endometrial carcinoma. Both PET tracers, 18F-FDG and 18F-FLT, appear to be equally feasible for detecting tumour development and represent, together with MRI, promising imaging tools for monitoring of patient-derived xenograft (PDX) cancer models.
Published: 2015

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