51. Evidence of a genetic link between endometriosis and ovarian cancer
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Lee, Alice W, Templeman, Claire, Stram, Douglas A, Beesley, Jonathan, Tyrer, Jonathan, Berchuck, Andrew, Pharoah, Paul P, Chenevix-Trench, Georgia, Pearce, Celeste Leigh, Consortium, Ovarian Cancer Association, Ness, Roberta B, Dansonka-Mieszkowska, Agnieszka, Gentry-Maharaj, Aleksandra, Hein, Alexander, Whittemore, Alice S, Jensen, Allan, du Bois, Andreas, Brooks-Wilson, Angela, Rudolph, Anja, Jakubowska, Anna, Wu, Anna H, Ziogas, Argyrios, Ekici, Arif B, Leminen, Arto, Study, Australian Cancer, Group, Australian Ovarian Cancer Study, Rosen, Barry, Spiewankiewicz, Beata, Karlan, Beth Y, Trabert, Britton, Fridley, Brooke L, Gilks, C Blake, Krakstad, Camilla, Phelan, Catherine M, Cybulski, Cezary, Walsh, Christine, Hogdall, Claus, Cramer, Daniel W, Huntsman, David G, Eccles, Diana, Lambrechts, Diether, Liang, Dong, Levine, Douglas A, Iversen, Edwin S, Bandera, Elisa V, Poole, Elizabeth M, Goode, Ellen L, Van Nieuwenhuysen, Els, Hogdall, Estrid, Bruinsma, Fiona, Heitz, Florian, Modugno, Francesmary, Giles, Graham G, Risch, Harvey A, Baker, Helen, Salvesen, Helga B, Nevanlinna, Heli, Anton-Culver, Hoda, Song, Honglin, McNeish, Iain, Campbell, Ian G, Vergote, Ignace, Runnebaum, Ingo B, Tangen, Ingvild L, Schwaab, Ira, Gronwald, Jacek, Paul, James, Lubinski, Jan, Doherty, Jennifer A, Chang-Claude, Jenny, Lester, Jenny, Schildkraut, Joellen M, McLaughlin, John R, Lissowska, Jolanta, Kupryjanczyk, Jolanta, Kelley, Joseph L, Rothstein, Joseph H, Cunningham, Julie M, Lu, Karen, Carty, Karen, Terry, Kathryn L, Aben, Katja KH, Moysich, Kirsten B, Wicklund, Kristine G, Odunsi, Kunle, Kiemeney, Lambertus A, Sucheston-Campbell, Lara, Lundvall, Lene, Massuger, Leon FAG, Pelttari, Liisa M, Kelemen, Linda E, Cook, Linda S, Bjorge, Line, Nedergaard, Lotte, Brinton, Louise A, Wilkens, Lynne R, Pike, Malcolm C, Goodman, Marc T, and Bisogna, Maria
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Biomedical and Clinical Sciences ,Oncology and Carcinogenesis ,Prevention ,Cancer ,Rare Diseases ,Ovarian Cancer ,Genetics ,Genetic Testing ,Clinical Research ,Endometriosis ,2.1 Biological and endogenous factors ,Aetiology ,Case-Control Studies ,Computational Biology ,Databases ,Genetic ,Female ,Genetic Predisposition to Disease ,Genome-Wide Association Study ,Humans ,Neoplasm Grading ,Ovarian Neoplasms ,Phenotype ,Polymorphism ,Single Nucleotide ,Risk Assessment ,Risk Factors ,Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium ,SNPs ,genetic variation ,ovarian cancer ,Clinical Sciences ,Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine ,Public Health and Health Services ,Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine ,Reproductive medicine - Abstract
ObjectiveTo evaluate whether endometriosis-associated genetic variation affects risk of ovarian cancer.DesignPooled genetic analysis.SettingUniversity hospital.Patient(s)Genetic data from 46,176 participants (15,361 ovarian cancer cases and 30,815 controls) from 41 ovarian cancer studies.Intervention(s)None.Main outcome measure(s)Endometriosis-associated genetic variation and ovarian cancer.Result(s)There was significant evidence of an association between endometriosis-related genetic variation and ovarian cancer risk, especially for the high-grade serous and clear cell histotypes. Overall we observed 15 significant burden statistics, which was three times more than expected.Conclusion(s)By focusing on candidate regions from a phenotype associated with ovarian cancer, we have shown a clear genetic link between endometriosis and ovarian cancer that warrants further follow-up. The functional significance of the identified regions and SNPs is presently uncertain, though future fine mapping and histotype-specific functional analyses may shed light on the etiologies of both gynecologic conditions.
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- 2016