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1. Prognostic gene expression signature for high-grade serous ovarian cancer.

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Millstein, J, Budden, T, Goode, EL, Anglesio, MS, Talhouk, A, Intermaggio, MP, Leong, HS, Chen, S, Elatre, W, Gilks, B, Nazeran, T, Volchek, M, Bentley, RC, Wang, C, Chiu, DS, Kommoss, S, Leung, SCY, Senz, J, Lum, A, Chow, V, Sudderuddin, H, Mackenzie, R, George, J, AOCS Group, Fereday, S, Hendley, J, Traficante, N, Steed, H, Koziak, JM, Köbel, M, McNeish, IA, Goranova, T, Ennis, D, Macintyre, G, Silva De Silva, D, Ramón Y Cajal, T, García-Donas, J, Hernando Polo, S, Rodriguez, GC, Cushing-Haugen, KL, Harris, HR, Greene, CS, Zelaya, RA, Behrens, S, Fortner, RT, Sinn, P, Herpel, E, Lester, J, Lubiński, J, Oszurek, O, Tołoczko, A, Cybulski, C, Menkiszak, J, Pearce, CL, Pike, MC, Tseng, C, Alsop, J, Rhenius, V, Song, H, Jimenez-Linan, M, Piskorz, AM, Gentry-Maharaj, A, Karpinskyj, C, Widschwendter, M, Singh, N, Kennedy, CJ, Sharma, R, Harnett, PR, Gao, B, Johnatty, SE, Sayer, R, Boros, J, Winham, SJ, Keeney, GL, Kaufmann, SH, Larson, MC, Luk, H, Hernandez, BY, Thompson, PJ, Wilkens, LR, Carney, ME, Trabert, B, Lissowska, J, Brinton, L, Sherman, ME, Bodelon, C, Hinsley, S, Lewsley, LA, Glasspool, R, Banerjee, SN, Stronach, EA, Haluska, P, Ray-Coquard, I, Mahner, S, Winterhoff, B, Slamon, D, Levine, DA, Kelemen, LE, Benitez, J, and Chang-Claude, J

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AOCS Group, Humans, Cystadenocarcinoma, Serous, Ovarian Neoplasms, Prognosis, Proportional Hazards Models, Survival Analysis, Female, Transcriptome, formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded, gene expression, high-grade serous ovarian cancer, overall survival, prognosis, Rare Diseases, Genetic Testing, Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Genetics, 4.4 Population screening, 4.2 Evaluation of markers and technologies, Oncology & Carcinogenesis, Oncology and Carcinogenesis
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BackgroundMedian overall survival (OS) for women with high-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC) is ∼4 years, yet survival varies widely between patients. There are no well-established, gene expression signatures associated with prognosis. The aim of this study was to develop a robust prognostic signature for OS in patients with HGSOC.Patients and methodsExpression of 513 genes, selected from a meta-analysis of 1455 tumours and other candidates, was measured using NanoString technology from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tumour tissue collected from 3769 women with HGSOC from multiple studies. Elastic net regularization for survival analysis was applied to develop a prognostic model for 5-year OS, trained on 2702 tumours from 15 studies and evaluated on an independent set of 1067 tumours from six studies.ResultsExpression levels of 276 genes were associated with OS (false discovery rate < 0.05) in covariate-adjusted single-gene analyses. The top five genes were TAP1, ZFHX4, CXCL9, FBN1 and PTGER3 (P < 0.001). The best performing prognostic signature included 101 genes enriched in pathways with treatment implications. Each gain of one standard deviation in the gene expression score conferred a greater than twofold increase in risk of death [hazard ratio (HR) 2.35, 95% confidence interval (CI) 2.02-2.71; P < 0.001]. Median survival [HR (95% CI)] by gene expression score quintile was 9.5 (8.3 to -), 5.4 (4.6-7.0), 3.8 (3.3-4.6), 3.2 (2.9-3.7) and 2.3 (2.1-2.6) years.ConclusionThe OTTA-SPOT (Ovarian Tumor Tissue Analysis consortium - Stratified Prognosis of Ovarian Tumours) gene expression signature may improve risk stratification in clinical trials by identifying patients who are least likely to achieve 5-year survival. The identified novel genes associated with the outcome may also yield opportunities for the development of targeted therapeutic approaches.

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2020

2. Prognostic gene expression signature for high-grade serous ovarian cancer

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Bowtell, D., Chenevix-Trench, G., Green, A., Webb, P., DeFazio, A., Gertig, D., Traficante, N., Fereday, S., Moore, S., Hung, J., Harrap, K., Sadkowsky, T., Pandeya, N., Malt, M., Mellon, A., Robertson, R., Vanden Bergh, T., Jones, M., Mackenzie, P., Maidens, J., Nattress, K., Chiew, Y.E., Stenlake, A., Sullivan, H., Alexander, B., Ashover, P., Brown, S., Corrish, T., Green, L., Jackman, L., Ferguson, K., Martin, K., Martyn, A., Ranieri, B., White, J., Jayde, V., Mamers, P., Bowes, L., Galletta, L., Giles, D., Hendley, J., Alsop, K., Schmidt, T., Shirley, H., Ball, C., Young, C., Viduka, S., Tran, Hoa, Bilic, Sanela, Glavinas, Lydia, Brooks, Julia, Stuart-Harris, R., Kirsten, F., Rutovitz, J., Clingan, P., Glasgow, A., Proietto, A., Braye, S., Otton, G., Shannon, J., Bonaventura, T., Stewart, J., Begbie, S., Friedlander, M., Bell, D., Baron-Hay, S., Ferrier,a, A., Gard, G., Nevell, D., Pavlakis, N., Valmadre, S., Young, B., Camaris, C., Crouch, R., Edwards, L., Hacker, N., Marsden, D., Robertson, G., Beale, P., Beith, J., Carter, J., Dalrymple, C., Houghton, R., Russell, P., Links, M., Grygiel, J., Hill, J., Brand, A., Byth, K., Jaworski, R., Harnett, P., Sharma, R., Wain, G., Ward, B., Papadimos, D., Crandon, A., Cummings, M., Horwood, K., Obermair, A., Perrin, L., Wyld, D., Nicklin, J., Davy, M., Oehler, M.K., Hall, C., Dodd, T., Healy, T., Pittman, K., Henderson, D., Miller, J., Pierdes, J., Blomfield, P., Challis, D., McIntosh, R., Parker, A., Brown, B., Rome, R., Allen, D., Grant, P., Hyde, S., Laurie, R., Robbie, M., Healy, D., Jobling, T., Manolitsas, T., McNealage, J., Rogers, P., Susil, B., Sumithran, E., Simpson, I., Phillips, K., Rischin, D., Fox, S., Johnson, D., Lade, S., Loughrey, M., O’Callaghan, N., Murray, W., Waring, P., Billson, V., Pyman, J., Neesham, D., Quinn, M., Underhill, C., Bell, R., Ng, L.F., Blum, R., Ganju, V., Hammond, I., Leung, Y., McCartney, A., Buck, M., Haviv, I., Purdie, D., Whiteman, D., Zeps, N., Millstein, J., Budden, T., Goode, E.L., Anglesio, M.S., Talhouk, A., Intermaggio, M.P., Leong, H.S., Chen, S., Elatre, W., Gilks, B., Nazeran, T., Volchek, M., Bentley, R.C., Wang, C., Chiu, D.S., Kommoss, S., Leung, S.C.Y., Senz, J., Lum, A., Chow, V., Sudderuddin, H., Mackenzie, R., George, J., Steed, H., Koziak, J.M., Köbel, M., McNeish, I.A., Goranova, T., Ennis, D., Macintyre, G., Silva De Silva, D., Ramón y Cajal, T., García-Donas, J., Hernando Polo, S., Rodriguez, G.C., Cushing-Haugen, K.L., Harris, H.R., Greene, C.S., Zelaya, R.A., Behrens, S., Fortner, R.T., Sinn, P., Herpel, E., Lester, J., Lubiński, J., Oszurek, O., Tołoczko, A., Cybulski, C., Menkiszak, J., Pearce, C.L., Pike, M.C., Tseng, C., Alsop, J., Rhenius, V., Song, H., Jimenez-Linan, M., Piskorz, A.M., Gentry-Maharaj, A., Karpinskyj, C., Widschwendter, M., Singh, N., Kennedy, C.J., Harnett, P.R., Gao, B., Johnatty, S.E., Sayer, R., Boros, J., Winham, S.J., Keeney, G.L., Kaufmann, S.H., Larson, M.C., Luk, H., Hernandez, B.Y., Thompson, P.J., Wilkens, L.R., Carney, M.E., Trabert, B., Lissowska, J., Brinton, L., Sherman, M.E., Bodelon, C., Hinsley, S., Lewsley, L.A., Glasspool, R., Banerjee, S.N., Stronach, E.A., Haluska, P., Ray-Coquard, I., Mahner, S., Winterhoff, B., Slamon, D., Levine, D.A., Kelemen, L.E., Benitez, J., Chang-Claude, J., Gronwald, J., Wu, A.H., Menon, U., Goodman, M.T., Schildkraut, J.M., Wentzensen, N., Brown, R., Berchuck, A., deFazio, A., Gayther, S.A., García, M.J., Henderson, M.J., Rossing, M.A., Beeghly-Fadiel, A., Fasching, P.A., Orsulic, S., Karlan, B.Y., Konecny, G.E., Huntsman, D.G., Bowtell, D.D., Brenton, J.D., Doherty, J.A., Pharoah, P.D.P., and Ramus, S.J.

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2020
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3. Assessing interactions between the associations of common genetic susceptibility variants, reproductive history and body mass index with breast cancer risk in the breast cancer association consortium: A combined case-control study

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Milne, RL, Gaudet, MM, Spurdle, AB, Fasching, PA, Couch, FJ, Benítez, J, Arias Pérez, JI, Zamora, MP, Malats, N, dos Santos Silva, I, Gibson, LJ, Fletcher, O, Johnson, N, Anton-Culver, H, Ziogas, A, Figueroa, J, Brinton, L, Sherman, ME, Lissowska, J, Hopper, JL, Dite, GS, Apicella, C, Southey, MC, Sigurdson, AJ, Linet, MS, Schonfeld, SJ, Freedman, DM, Mannermaa, A, Kosma, VM, Kataja, V, Auvinen, P, Andrulis, IL, Glendon, G, Knight, JA, Weerasooriya, N, Cox, A, Reed, MWR, Cross, SS, Dunning, AM, Ahmed, S, Shah, M, Brauch, H, Ko, YD, Brüning, T, Lambrechts, D, Reumers, J, Smeets, A, Wang-Gohrke, S, Hall, P, Czene, K, Liu, J, Irwanto, AK, Chenevix-Trench, G, Holland, H, Fab, KC, Giles, GG, Baglietto, L, Severi, G, Bojensen, SE, Nordestgaard, BG, Flyger, H, John, EM, West, DW, Whittemore, AS, Vachon, C, Olson, JE, Fredericksen, Z, Kosel, M, Hein, R, Vrieling, A, Flesch-Janys, D, Heinz, J, Beckmann, MW, Heusinger, K, Ekici, AB, Haeberle, L, Humphreys, MK, Morrison, J, Easton, DF, and Pharoah, PD

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Introduction: Several common breast cancer genetic susceptibility variants have recently been identified. We aimed to determine how these variants combine with a subset of other known risk factors to influence breast cancer risk in white women of European ancestry using case-control studies participating in the Breast Cancer Association Consortium.Methods: We evaluated two-way interactions between each of age at menarche, ever having had a live birth, number of live births, age at first birth and body mass index (BMI) and each of 12 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) (10q26-rs2981582 (FGFR2), 8q24-rs13281615, 11p15-rs3817198 (LSP1), 5q11-rs889312 (MAP3K1), 16q12-rs3803662 (TOX3), 2q35-rs13387042, 5p12-rs10941679 (MRPS30), 17q23-rs6504950 (COX11), 3p24-rs4973768 (SLC4A7), CASP8-rs17468277, TGFB1-rs1982073 and ESR1-rs3020314). Interactions were tested for by fitting logistic regression models including per-allele and linear trend main effects for SNPs and risk factors, respectively, and single-parameter interaction terms for linear departure from independent multiplicative effects.Results: These analyses were applied to data for up to 26,349 invasive breast cancer cases and up to 32,208 controls from 21 case-control studies. No statistical evidence of interaction was observed beyond that expected by chance. Analyses were repeated using data from 11 population-based studies, and results were very similar.Conclusions: The relative risks for breast cancer associated with the common susceptibility variants identified to date do not appear to vary across women with different reproductive histories or body mass index (BMI). The assumption of multiplicative combined effects for these established genetic and other risk factors in risk prediction models appears justified. © 2010 Milne et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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2010

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

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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.

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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

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2021

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

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Kho, P-F, Amant, F, Annibali, D, Ashton, K, Attia, J, Auer, PL, Beckmann, MW, Black, A, Brinton, L, Buchanan, DD, Chen, C, Chen, MM, Cheng, THT, Cook, LS, Crous-Bous, M, Czene, K, De Vivo, I, Dennis, J, Dörk, T, Dowdy, SC, Dunning, AM, Dürst, M, Easton, DF, Ekici, AB, Fasching, PA, Fridley, BL, Friedenreich, CM, García-Closas, M, Gaudet, MM, Giles, GG, Goode, EL, Gorman, M, Haiman, CA, Hall, P, Hankison, 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, Rübner, 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

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lipids (amino acids, peptides, and proteins)
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

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2020

9. Genome-wide association study of germline variants and breast cancer-specific mortality

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Escala-Garcia, M., Guo, Q., Dork, T., Canisius, S., Keeman, R., Dennis, J., Beesley, J., Lecarpentier, J., Bolla, M.K., Wang, Q., Abraham, J., Andrulis, I.L., Anton-Culver, H., Arndt, V., Auer, P.L., Beckmann, M.W., Behrens, S., Benitez, J., Bermisheva, M., Bernstein, L., Blomqvist, C., Boeckx, B., Bojesen, S.E., Bonanni, B., Borresen-Dale, A.L., Brauch, H., Brenner, H., Brentnall, A., Brinton, L., Broberg, P., Brock, I.W., Brucker, S.Y., Burwinkel, B., Caldas, C., Caldes, T., Campa, D., Canzian, F., Carracedo, A., Carter, B.D., Castelao, J.E., Chang-Claude, J., Chanock, S.J., Chenevix-Trench, G., Cheng, T.Y.D., Chin, S.F., Clarke, C.L., Cordina-Duverger, E., Couch, F.J., Cox, D.G., Cox, A., Cross, S.S., Czene, K., Daly, M.B., Devilee, P., Dunn, J.A., Dunning, A.M., Durcan, L., Dwek, M., Earl, H.M., Ekici, A.B., Eliassen, A.H., Ellberg, C., Engel, C., Eriksson, M., Evans, D.G., Figueroa, J., Flesch-Janys, D., Flyger, H., Gabrielson, M., Gago-Dominguez, M., Galle, E., Gapstur, S.M., Garcia-Closas, M., Garcia-Saenz, J.A., Gaudet, M.M., George, A., Georgoulias, V., Giles, G.G., Glendon, G., Goldgar, D.E., Gonzalez-Neira, A., Alnaes, G.I.G., Grip, M., Guenel, P., Haeberle, L., Hahnen, E., Haiman, C.A., Hakansson, N., Hall, P., Hamann, U., Hankinson, S., Harkness, E.F., Harrington, P.A., Hart, S.N., Hartikainen, J.M., Hein, A., Hillemanns, P., Hiller, L., Holleczek, B., Hollestelle, A., Hooning, M.J., Hoover, R.N., Hopper, J.L., Howell, A., Huang, G.M.Q., Humphreys, K., Hunter, D.J., Janni, W., John, E.M., Jones, M.E., Jukkola-Vuorinen, A., Jung, A., Kaaks, R., Kabisch, M., Kaczmarek, K., Kerin, M.J., Khan, S., Khusnutdinova, E., Kiiski, J.I., Kitahara, C.M., Knight, J.A., Ko, Y.D., Koppert, L.B., Kosma, V.M., Kraft, P., Kristensen, V.N., Kruger, U., Kuhl, T., Lambrechts, D., Marchand, L. le, Lee, E., Lejbkowicz, F., Li, L., Lindblom, A., Lindstrom, S., Linet, M., Lissowska, J., W.Y. lo, Loibl, S., Lubinski, J., Lux, M.P., MacInnis, R.J., Maierthaler, M., Maishman, T., Makalic, E., Mannermaa, A., Manoochehri, M., Manoukian, S., Margolin, S., Martinez, M.E., Mavroudis, D., McLean, C., Meindl, A., Middha, P., Miller, N., Milne, R.L., Moreno, F., Mulligan, A.M., Mulot, C., Nassir, R., Neuhausen, S.L., Newman, W.T., Nielsen, S.F., Nordestgaard, B.G., Norman, A., Olsson, H., Orr, N., Pankratz, V.S., Park-Simon, T.W., Perez, J.I.A., Perez-Barrios, C., Peterlongo, P., Petridis, C., Pinchev, M., Prajzendanc, K., Prentice, R., Presneau, N., Prokofieva, D., Pylkas, K., Rack, B., Radice, P., Ramachandran, D., Rennert, G., Rennert, H.S., Rhenius, V., Romero, A., Roylance, R., Saloustros, E., Sawyer, E.J., Schmidt, D.F., Schmutzler, R.K., Schneeweiss, A., Schoemaker, M.J., Schumacher, F., Schwentner, L., Scott, R.J., Scott, C., Seynaeve, C., Shah, M., Simard, J., Smeets, A., Sohn, C., Southey, M.C., Swerdlow, A.J., Talhouk, A., Tamimi, R.M., Tapper, W.J., Teixeira, M.R., Tengstrom, M., Terry, M.B., Thone, K., Tollenaar, R.A.E.M., Tomlinson, I., Torres, D., Truong, T., Turman, C., Turnbull, C., Ulmer, H.U., Untch, M., Vachon, C., Asperen, C.J. van, Ouweland, A.M.W. van den, Veen, E.M. van, Wendt, C., Whittemore, A.S., Willett, W., Winqvist, R., Wolk, A., Yang, X.R., Zhang, Y., Easton, D.F., Fasching, P.A., Nevanlinna, H., Eccles, D.M., Pharoah, P.D.P., Schmidt, M.K., and NBCS Collaborators

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BACKGROUND: We examined the associations between germline variants and breast cancer mortality using a large meta-analysis of women of European ancestry.METHODS: Meta-analyses included summary estimates based on Cox models of twelve datasets using similar to 10.4 million variants for 96,661 women with breast cancer and 7697 events (breast cancer-specific deaths). Oestrogen receptor (ER)-specific analyses were based on 64,171 ER-positive (4116) and 16,172 ER-negative (2125) patients. We evaluated the probability of a signal to be a true positive using the Bayesian false discovery probability (BFDP).RESULTS: We did not find any variant associated with breast cancer-specific mortality at P

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2019

10. Genome-wide association study of germline variants and breast cancer-specific mortality

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Escala-Garcia, M. (Maria), Guo, Q. (Qi), Doerk, T. (Thilo), Canisius, S. (Sander), Keeman, R. (Renske), Dennis, J. (Joe), Beesley, J. (Jonathan), Lecarpentier, J. (Julie), Bolla, M. K. (Manjeet K.), Wang, Q. (Qin), Abraham, J. (Jean), Andrulis, I. L. (Irene L.), Anton-Culver, H. (Hoda), Arndt, V. (Volker), Auer, P. L. (Paul L.), Beckmann, M. W. (Matthias W.), Behrens, S. (Sabine), Benitez, J. (Javier), Bermisheva, M. (Marina), Bernstein, L. (Leslie), Blomqvist, C. (Carl), Boeckx, B. (Bram), Bojesen, S. E. (Stig E.), Bonanni, B. (Bernardo), Borresen-Dale, A.-L. (Anne-Lise), Brauch, H. (Hiltrud), Brenner, H. (Hermann), Brentnall, A. (Adam), Brinton, L. (Louise), Broberg, P. (Per), Brock, I. W. (Ian W.), Brucker, S. Y. (Sara Y.), Burwinkel, B. (Barbara), Caldas, C. (Carlos), Caldes, T. (Trinidad), Campa, D. (Daniele), Canzian, F. (Federico), Carracedo, A. (Angel), Carter, B. D. (Brian D.), Castelao, J. E. (Jose E.), Chang-Claude, J. (Jenny), Chanock, S. J. (Stephen J.), Chenevix-Trench, G. (Georgia), Cheng, T. D. (Ting-Yuan David), Chin, S.-F. (Suet-Feung), Clarke, C. L. (Christine L.), Cordina-Duverger, E. (Emilie), Couch, F. J. (Fergus J.), Cox, D. G. (David G.), Cox, A. (Angela), Cross, S. S. (Simon S.), Czene, K. (Kamila), Daly, M. B. (Mary B.), Devilee, P. (Peter), Dunn, J. A. (Janet A.), Dunning, A. M. (Alison M.), Durcan, L. (Lorraine), Dwek, M. (Miriam), Earl, H. M. (Helena M.), Ekici, A. B. (Arif B.), Eliassen, A. H. (A. Heather), Ellberg, C. (Carolina), Engel, C. (Christoph), Eriksson, M. (Mikael), Evans, D. G. (D. Gareth), Figueroa, J. (Jonine), Flesch-Janys, D. (Dieter), Flyger, H. (Henrik), Gabrielson, M. (Marike), Gago-Dominguez, M. (Manuela), Galle, E. (Eva), Gapstur, S. M. (Susan M.), Garcia-Closas, M. (Montserrat), Garcia-Saenz, J. A. (Jose A.), Gaudet, M. M. (Mia M.), George, A. (Angela), Georgoulias, V. (Vassilios), Giles, G. G. (Graham G.), Glendon, G. (Gord), Goldgar, D. E. (David E.), Gonzalez-Neira, A. (Anna), Alnaes, G. I. (Grethe I. Grenaker), Grip, M. (Mervi), Guenel, P. (Pascal), Haeberle, L. (Lothar), Hahnen, E. (Eric), Haiman, C. A. (Christopher A.), Hakansson, N. (Niclas), Hall, P. (Per), Hamann, U. (Ute), Hankinson, S. (Susan), Harkness, E. F. (Elaine F.), Harrington, P. A. (Patricia A.), Hart, S. N. (Steven N.), Hartikainen, J. M. (Jaana M.), Hein, A. (Alexander), Hillemanns, P. (Peter), Hiller, L. (Louise), Holleczek, B. (Bernd), Hollestelle, A. (Antoinette), Hooning, M. J. (Maartje J.), Hoover, R. N. (Robert N.), Hopper, J. L. (John L.), Howell, A. (Anthony), Huang, G. (Guanmengqian), Humphreys, K. (Keith), Hunter, D. J. (David J.), Janni, W. (Wolfgang), John, E. M. (Esther M.), Jones, M. E. (Michael E.), Jukkola-Vuorinen, A. (Arja), Jung, A. (Audrey), Kaaks, R. (Rudolf), Kabisch, M. (Maria), Kaczmarek, K. (Katarzyna), Kerin, M. J. (Michael J.), Khan, S. (Sofia), Khusnutdinova, E. (Elza), Kiiski, J. I. (Johanna, I), Kitahara, C. M. (Cari M.), Knight, J. A. (Julia A.), Ko, Y.-D. (Yon-Dschun), Koppert, L. B. (Linetta B.), Kosma, V.-M. (Veli-Matti), Kraft, P. (Peter), Kristensen, V. N. (Vessela N.), Kruger, U. (Ute), Kuehl, T. (Tabea), Lambrechts, D. (Diether), Le Marchand, L. (Loic), Lee, E. (Eunjung), Lejbkowicz, F. (Flavio), Li, L. (Lian), Lindblom, A. (Annika), Lindstrom, S. (Sara), Linet, M. (Martha), Lissowska, J. (Jolanta), Lo, W.-Y. (Wing-Yee), Loibl, S. (Sibylle), Lubinski, J. (Jan), Lux, M. P. (Michael P.), MacInnis, R. J. (Robert J.), Maierthaler, M. (Melanie), Maishman, T. (Tom), Makalic, E. (Enes), Mannermaa, A. (Arto), Manoochehri, M. (Mehdi), Manoukian, S. (Siranoush), Margolin, S. (Sara), Martinez, M. E. (Maria Elena), Mavroudis, D. (Dimitrios), McLean, C. (Catriona), Meindl, A. (Alfons), Middha, P. (Pooja), Miller, N. (Nicola), Milne, R. L. (Roger L.), Moreno, F. (Fernando), Mulligan, A. M. (Anna Marie), Mulot, C. (Claire), Nassir, R. (Rami), Neuhausen, S. L. (Susan L.), Newman, W. T. (William T.), Nielsen, S. F. (Sune F.), Nordestgaard, B. G. (Borge G.), Norman, A. (Aaron), Olsson, H. (Hakan), Orr, N. (Nick), Pankratz, V. S. (V. Shane), Park-Simon, T.-W. (Tjoung-Won), Perez, J. I. (Jose I. A.), Perez-Barrios, C. (Clara), Peterlongo, P. (Paolo), Petridis, C. (Christos), Pinchev, M. (Mila), Prajzendanc, K. (Karoliona), Prentice, R. (Ross), Presneau, N. (Nadege), Prokofieva, D. (Darya), Pylkas, K. (Katri), Rack, B. (Brigitte), Radice, P. (Paolo), Ramachandran, D. (Dhanya), Rennert, G. (Gadi), Rennert, H. S. (Hedy S.), Rhenius, V. (Valerie), Romero, A. (Atocha), Roylance, R. (Rebecca), Saloustros, E. (Emmanouil), Sawyer, E. J. (Elinor J.), Schmidt, D. F. (Daniel F.), Schmutzler, R. K. (Rita K.), Schneeweiss, A. (Andreas), Schoemaker, M. J. (Minouk J.), Schumacher, F. (Fredrick), Schwentner, L. (Lukas), Scott, R. J. (Rodney J.), Scott, C. (Christopher), Seynaeve, C. (Caroline), Shah, M. (Mitul), Simard, J. (Jacques), Smeets, A. (Ann), Sohn, C. (Christof), Southey, M. C. (Melissa C.), Swerdlow, A. J. (Anthony J.), Talhouk, A. (Aline), Tamimi, R. M. (Rulla M.), Tapper, W. J. (William J.), Teixeira, M. R. (Manuel R.), Tengstrom, M. (Maria), Terry, M. B. (Mary Beth), Thoene, K. (Kathrin), Tollenaar, R. A. (Rob A. E. M.), Tomlinson, I. (Ian), Torres, D. (Diana), Truong, T. (Therese), Turman, C. (Constance), Turnbull, C. (Clare), Ulmer, H.-U. (Hans-Ulrich), Untch, M. (Michael), Vachon, C. (Celine), van Asperen, C. J. (Christi J.), van den Ouweland, A. M. (Ans M. W.), van Veen, E. M. (Elke M.), Wendt, C. (Camilla), Whittemore, A. S. (Alice S.), Willett, W. (Walter), Winqvist, R. (Robert), Wolk, A. (Alicja), Yang, X. R. (Xiaohong R.), Zhang, Y. (Yan), Easton, D. F. (Douglas F.), Fasching, P. A. (Peter A.), Nevanlinna, H. (Heli), Eccles, D. M. (Diana M.), Pharoah, P. D. (Paul D. P.), and Schmidt, M. K. (Marjanka K.)

Abstract

Background: We examined the associations between germline variants and breast cancer mortality using a large meta-analysis of women of European ancestry. Methods: Meta-analyses included summary estimates based on Cox models of twelve datasets using ~10.4 million variants for 96,661 women with breast cancer and 7697 events (breast cancer-specific deaths). Oestrogen receptor (ER)-specific analyses were based on 64,171 ER-positive (4116) and 16,172 ER-negative (2125) patients. We evaluated the probability of a signal to be a true positive using the Bayesian false discovery probability (BFDP). Results: We did not find any variant associated with breast cancer-specific mortality at P < 5 × 10−8. For ER-positive disease, the most significantly associated variant was chr7:rs4717568 (BFDP = 7%, P = 1.28 × 10−7, hazard ratio [HR] = 0.88, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.84–0.92); the closest gene is AUTS2. For ER-negative disease, the most significant variant was chr7:rs67918676 (BFDP = 11%, P = 1.38 × 10−7, HR = 1.27, 95% CI = 1.16–1.39); located within a long intergenic non-coding RNA gene (AC004009.3), close to the HOXA gene cluster. Conclusions: We uncovered germline variants on chromosome 7 at BFDP

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2019

11. Associations of obesity and circulating insulin and glucose with breast cancer risk: a Mendelian randomization analysis

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Shu, X., Wu, L., Khankari, N.K., Shu, X.O., Wang, T.J., Michailidou, K., Bolla, M.K., Wang, Q., Dennis, J., Milne, R.L., Schmidt, M.K., Pharoah, P.D.P., Andrulis, I.L., Hunter, D.J., Simard, J., Easton, D.F., Zheng, W., Alicia, B.F.J., Anton-Culver, H., Antonenkova, N.N., Arndt, V., Aronson, K.J., Auer, P.L., Barrdahl, M., Baynes, C., Freeman, L.E.B., Beckmann, M.W., Behrens, S., Benitez, J., Bermisheva, M., Blomqvist, C., Bogdanova, N.V., Bojesen, S.E., Brauch, H., Brenner, H., Brinton, L., Broberg, P., Brucker, S.Y., Bruning, T., Burwinkel, B., Cai, Q.Y., Caldes, T., Canzian, F., Carter, B.D., Castelao, J.E., Chang-Claude, J., Chenevix-Trench, G., Cheng, T.Y.D., Clarke, C.L., Conroy, D.M., Couch, F.J., Cox, D.G., Cox, A., Cross, S.S., Cunningham, J.M., Czene, K., Daly, M.B., Doheny, K.F., Dork, T., dos-Santos-Silva, I., Dumont, M., Dunning, A.M., Dwek, M., Earp, H.S., Eccles, D.M., Eliassen, A.H., Engel, C., Eriksson, M., Evans, D.G., Fachal, L., Fasching, P.A., Figueroa, J., Fletcher, O., Flyger, H., Fritschi, L., Gabrielson, M., Gago-Dominguez, M., Gapstur, S.M., Garcia-Closas, M., Gaudet, M.M., Ghoussaini, M., Giles, G.G., Goldberg, M.S., Goldgar, D.E., Gonzalez-Neira, A., Guenel, P., Hahnen, E., Haiman, C.A., Hakansson, N., Hall, P., Hallberg, E., Hamann, U., Harrington, P., He, W., Hein, A., Hicks, B., Hillemanns, P., Hogervorst, F.B., Hollestelle, A., Hoover, R.N., Hopper, J.L., Howell, A., Huang, G., Jakubowska, A., Janni, W., John, E.M., Johnson, N., Jones, K., Jung, A., Kaaks, R., Kabisch, M., Kerin, M.J., Khusnutdinova, E., Kitahara, C.M., Kosma, V.M., Koutros, S., Kraft, P., Kristensen, V.N., Lambrechts, D., Marchand, L. le, Lindstrom, S., Linet, M.S., Lissowska, J., Loibl, S., Lubinski, J., Luccarini, C., Lux, M.P., Maishman, T., Kostovska, I.M., Mannermaa, A., Manoukian, S., Manson, J.E., Margolin, S., Mavroudis, D., Meijers-Heijboer, H., Meindl, A., Menon, U., Meyer, J., Mulligan, A.M., Neuhausen, S.L., Nevanlinna, H., Neven, P., Newman, W.T., Nielsen, S.F., Nordestgaard, B.G., Olopade, O.I., Olshan, A.F., Olson, J.E., Olsson, H., Olswol, C., Orr, N., Perou, C.M., Peto, J., Plaseska-Karanfilska, D., Prentice, R., Presneau, N., Pylkas, K., Rack, B., Radice, P., Rahman, N., Rennert, G., Rennert, H.S., Romero, A., Romm, J., Saloustros, E., Sandler, D.P., Sawyer, E.J., Schmutzler, R.K., Schneeweiss, A., Scott, R.J., Scott, C., Seal, S., Seynaeve, C., Smeets, A., Southey, M.C., Spinelli, J.J., Stone, J., Surowy, H., Swerdlow, A.J., Tamimi, R., Tapper, W., Taylor, J.A., Terry, M.B., Tessier, D.C., Thone, K., Tollenaar, R.A.E.M., Torres, D., Troester, M.A., Truong, T., Untch, M., Vachon, C., Berg, D. van den, Ouweland, A.M.W. van den, Veen, E.M. van, Vincent, D., Waisfisz, Q., Weinberg, C.R., Wendt, C., Whittemore, A.S., Wildiers, H., Winqvist, R., Wolk, A., Xia, L., Yang, X.H.R., Ziogas, A., Ziv, E., Breast Canc Assoc Consortium, NBCS Collaborators, and Clinical Genetics

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0301 basic medicine, Oncology, medicine.medical_specialty, insulin, obesity, Epidemiology, medicine.medical_treatment, Mendelian randomization analysis, Type 2 diabetes, VARIANTS, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Breast cancer, Waist–hip ratio, FATNESS, SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being, Mendelian Randomization, Internal medicine, Diabetes mellitus, medicine, genetics, COHORT, 030212 general & internal medicine, glucose, Public, Environmental & Occupational Health, 2. Zero hunger, Science & Technology, business.industry, Insulin, Cancer, PATHWAYS, General Medicine, Odds ratio, INSTRUMENTS, medicine.disease, 3. Good health, BODY-MASS INDEX, INSIGHTS, 030104 developmental biology, FASTING PLASMA-GLUCOSE, business, Body mass index, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, RESISTANCE, EXPENDITURE
Abstract

Background In addition to the established association between general obesity and breast cancer risk, central obesity and circulating fasting insulin and glucose have been linked to the development of this common malignancy. Findings from previous studies, however, have been inconsistent, and the nature of the associations is unclear. Methods We conducted Mendelian randomization analyses to evaluate the association of breast cancer risk, using genetic instruments, with fasting insulin, fasting glucose, 2-h glucose, body mass index (BMI) and BMI-adjusted waist-hip-ratio (WHRadj BMI). We first confirmed the association of these instruments with type 2 diabetes risk in a large diabetes genome-wide association study consortium. We then investigated their associations with breast cancer risk using individual-level data obtained from 98 842 cases and 83 464 controls of European descent in the Breast Cancer Association Consortium. Results All sets of instruments were associated with risk of type 2 diabetes. Associations with breast cancer risk were found for genetically predicted fasting insulin [odds ratio (OR) = 1.71 per standard deviation (SD) increase, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.26-2.31, p = 5.09 × 10–4], 2-h glucose (OR = 1.80 per SD increase, 95% CI = 1.3 0-2.49, p = 4.02 × 10–4), BMI (OR = 0.70 per 5-unit increase, 95% CI = 0.65-0.76, p = 5.05 × 10–19) and WHRadj BMI (OR = 0.85, 95% CI = 0.79-0.91, p = 9.22 × 10–6). Stratified analyses showed that genetically predicted fasting insulin was more closely related to risk of estrogen-receptor [ER]-positive cancer, whereas the associations with instruments of 2-h glucose, BMI and WHRadj BMI were consistent regardless of age, menopausal status, estrogen receptor status and family history of breast cancer. Conclusions We confirmed the previously reported inverse association of genetically predicted BMI with breast cancer risk, and showed a positive association of genetically predicted fasting insulin and 2-h glucose and an inverse association of WHRadj BMI with breast cancer risk. Our study suggests that genetically determined obesity and glucose/insulin-related traits have an important role in the aetiology of breast cancer.

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2019

13. Genome-wide association study of germline variants and breast cancer-specific mortality.

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Garcia-Closas M., Moreno F., Mulligan A.M., Mulot C., Nassir R., Neuhausen S.L., Newman W.T., Nielsen S.F., Nordestgaard B.G., Norman A., Olsson H., Orr N., Pankratz V.S., Park-Simon T.-W., Perez J.I.A., Perez-Barrios C., Peterlongo P., Petridis C., Pinchev M., Prajzendanc K., Prentice R., Presneau N., Prokofieva D., Pylkas K., Rack B., Radice P., Ramachandran D., Rennert G., Rennert H.S., Rhenius V., Romero A., Roylance R., Saloustros E., Sawyer E.J., Schmidt D.F., Schmutzler R.K., Schneeweiss A., Schoemaker M.J., Schumacher F., Schwentner L., Scott R.J., Scott C., Seynaeve C., Shah M., Simard J., Smeets A., Sohn C., Southey M.C., Swerdlow A.J., Talhouk A., Tamimi R.M., Tapper W.J., Teixeira M.R., Tengstrom M., Terry M.B., Thone K., Tollenaar R.A.E.M., Tomlinson I., Torres D., Truong T., Turman C., Turnbull C., Ulmer H.-U., Untch M., Vachon C., van Asperen C.J., van den Ouweland A.M.W., van Veen E.M., Wendt C., Whittemore A.S., Willett W., Winqvist R., Wolk A., Yang X.R., Zhang Y., Easton D.F., Fasching P.A., Nevanlinna H., Eccles D.M., Pharoah P.D.P., Schmidt M.K., Escala-Garcia M., Guo Q., Dork T., Canisius S., Keeman R., Dennis J., Beesley J., Lecarpentier J., Bolla M.K., Wang Q., Abraham J., Andrulis I.L., Anton-Culver H., Arndt V., Auer P.L., Beckmann M.W., Behrens S., Benitez J., Bermisheva M., Bernstein L., Blomqvist C., Boeckx B., Bojesen S.E., Bonanni B., Borresen-Dale A.-L., Brauch H., Brenner H., Brentnall A., Brinton L., Broberg P., Brock I.W., Brucker S.Y., Burwinkel B., Caldas C., Caldes T., Campa D., Canzian F., Carracedo A., Carter B.D., Castelao J.E., Chang-Claude J., Chanock S.J., Chenevix-Trench G., Cheng T.-Y.D., Chin S.-F., Clarke C.L., Cordina-Duverger E., Couch F.J., Cox D.G., Cox A., Cross S.S., Czene K., Daly M.B., Devilee P., Dunn J.A., Dunning A.M., Durcan L., Dwek M., Earl H.M., Ekici A.B., Eliassen A.H., Ellberg C., Engel C., Eriksson M., Evans D.G., Figueroa J., Flesch-Janys D., Flyger H., Gabrielson M., Gago-Dominguez M., Galle E., Gapstur S.M., Garcia-Saenz J.A., Gaudet M.M., George A., Georgoulias V., Giles G.G., Glendon G., Goldgar D.E., Gonzalez-Neira A., Alnaes G.I.G., Grip M., Guenel P., Haeberle L., Hahnen E., Haiman C.A., Hakansson N., Hall P., Hamann U., Hankinson S., Harkness E.F., Harrington P.A., Hart S.N., Hartikainen J.M., Hein A., Hillemanns P., Hiller L., Holleczek B., Hollestelle A., Hooning M.J., Hoover R.N., Hopper J.L., Howell A., Huang G., Humphreys K., Hunter D.J., Janni W., John E.M., Jones M.E., Jukkola-Vuorinen A., Jung A., Kaaks R., Kabisch M., Kaczmarek K., Kerin M.J., Khan S., Khusnutdinova E., Kiiski J.I., Kitahara C.M., Knight J.A., Ko Y.-D., Koppert L.B., Kosma V.-M., Kraft P., Kristensen V.N., Kruger U., Kuhl T., Lambrechts D., Le Marchand L., Lee E., Lejbkowicz F., Li L., Lindblom A., Lindstrom S., Linet M., Lissowska J., Lo W.-Y., Loibl S., Lubinski J., Lux M.P., MacInnis R.J., Maierthaler M., Maishman T., Makalic E., Mannermaa A., Manoochehri M., Manoukian S., Margolin S., Martinez M.E., Mavroudis D., McLean C., Meindl A., Middha P., Miller N., Milne R.L., Garcia-Closas M., Moreno F., Mulligan A.M., Mulot C., Nassir R., Neuhausen S.L., Newman W.T., Nielsen S.F., Nordestgaard B.G., Norman A., Olsson H., Orr N., Pankratz V.S., Park-Simon T.-W., Perez J.I.A., Perez-Barrios C., Peterlongo P., Petridis C., Pinchev M., Prajzendanc K., Prentice R., Presneau N., Prokofieva D., Pylkas K., Rack B., Radice P., Ramachandran D., Rennert G., Rennert H.S., Rhenius V., Romero A., Roylance R., Saloustros E., Sawyer E.J., Schmidt D.F., Schmutzler R.K., Schneeweiss A., Schoemaker M.J., Schumacher F., Schwentner L., Scott R.J., Scott C., Seynaeve C., Shah M., Simard J., Smeets A., Sohn C., Southey M.C., Swerdlow A.J., Talhouk A., Tamimi R.M., Tapper W.J., Teixeira M.R., Tengstrom M., Terry M.B., Thone K., Tollenaar R.A.E.M., Tomlinson I., Torres D., Truong T., Turman C., Turnbull C., Ulmer H.-U., Untch M., Vachon C., van Asperen C.J., van den Ouweland A.M.W., van Veen E.M., Wendt C., Whittemore A.S., Willett W., Winqvist R., Wolk A., Yang X.R., Zhang Y., Easton D.F., Fasching P.A., Nevanlinna H., Eccles D.M., Pharoah P.D.P., Schmidt M.K., Escala-Garcia M., Guo Q., Dork T., Canisius S., Keeman R., Dennis J., Beesley J., Lecarpentier J., Bolla M.K., Wang Q., Abraham J., Andrulis I.L., Anton-Culver H., Arndt V., Auer P.L., Beckmann M.W., Behrens S., Benitez J., Bermisheva M., Bernstein L., Blomqvist C., Boeckx B., Bojesen S.E., Bonanni B., Borresen-Dale A.-L., Brauch H., Brenner H., Brentnall A., Brinton L., Broberg P., Brock I.W., Brucker S.Y., Burwinkel B., Caldas C., Caldes T., Campa D., Canzian F., Carracedo A., Carter B.D., Castelao J.E., Chang-Claude J., Chanock S.J., Chenevix-Trench G., Cheng T.-Y.D., Chin S.-F., Clarke C.L., Cordina-Duverger E., Couch F.J., Cox D.G., Cox A., Cross S.S., Czene K., Daly M.B., Devilee P., Dunn J.A., Dunning A.M., Durcan L., Dwek M., Earl H.M., Ekici A.B., Eliassen A.H., Ellberg C., Engel C., Eriksson M., Evans D.G., Figueroa J., Flesch-Janys D., Flyger H., Gabrielson M., Gago-Dominguez M., Galle E., Gapstur S.M., Garcia-Saenz J.A., Gaudet M.M., George A., Georgoulias V., Giles G.G., Glendon G., Goldgar D.E., Gonzalez-Neira A., Alnaes G.I.G., Grip M., Guenel P., Haeberle L., Hahnen E., Haiman C.A., Hakansson N., Hall P., Hamann U., Hankinson S., Harkness E.F., Harrington P.A., Hart S.N., Hartikainen J.M., Hein A., Hillemanns P., Hiller L., Holleczek B., Hollestelle A., Hooning M.J., Hoover R.N., Hopper J.L., Howell A., Huang G., Humphreys K., Hunter D.J., Janni W., John E.M., Jones M.E., Jukkola-Vuorinen A., Jung A., Kaaks R., Kabisch M., Kaczmarek K., Kerin M.J., Khan S., Khusnutdinova E., Kiiski J.I., Kitahara C.M., Knight J.A., Ko Y.-D., Koppert L.B., Kosma V.-M., Kraft P., Kristensen V.N., Kruger U., Kuhl T., Lambrechts D., Le Marchand L., Lee E., Lejbkowicz F., Li L., Lindblom A., Lindstrom S., Linet M., Lissowska J., Lo W.-Y., Loibl S., Lubinski J., Lux M.P., MacInnis R.J., Maierthaler M., Maishman T., Makalic E., Mannermaa A., Manoochehri M., Manoukian S., Margolin S., Martinez M.E., Mavroudis D., McLean C., Meindl A., Middha P., Miller N., and Milne R.L.

Abstract

Background: We examined the associations between germline variants and breast cancer mortality using a large meta-analysis of women of European ancestry. Method(s): Meta-analyses included summary estimates based on Cox models of twelve datasets using ~10.4 million variants for 96,661 women with breast cancer and 7697 events (breast cancer-specific deaths). Oestrogen receptor (ER)-specific analyses were based on 64,171 ER-positive (4116) and 16,172 ER-negative (2125) patients. We evaluated the probability of a signal to be a true positive using the Bayesian false discovery probability (BFDP). Result(s): We did not find any variant associated with breast cancer-specific mortality at P < 5 x 10-8. For ER-positive disease, the most significantly associated variant was chr7:rs4717568 (BFDP = 7%, P = 1.28 x 10-7, hazard ratio [HR] = 0.88, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.84-0.92); the closest gene is AUTS2. For ER-negative disease, the most significant variant was chr7:rs67918676 (BFDP = 11%, P = 1.38 x 10-7, HR = 1.27, 95% CI = 1.16-1.39); located within a long intergenic non-coding RNA gene (AC004009.3), close to the HOXA gene cluster. Conclusion(s): We uncovered germline variants on chromosome 7 at BFDP < 15% close to genes for which there is biological evidence related to breast cancer outcome. However, the paucity of variants associated with mortality at genome-wide significance underpins the challenge in providing genetic-based individualised prognostic information for breast cancer patients.Copyright © 2019, The Author(s).

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2019

14. Genome-wide association study of germline variants and breast cancer-specific mortality

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Escala-Garcia, M, Guo, Q, Doerk, T, Canisius, S, Keeman, R, Dennis, J, Beesley, J, Lecarpentier, J, Bolla, MK, Wang, Q, Abraham, J, Andrulis, IL, Anton-Culver, H, Arndt, V, Auer, PL, Beckmann, MW, Behrens, S, Benitez, J, Bermisheva, M, Bernstein, L, Blomqvist, C, Boeckx, B, Bojesen, SE, Bonanni, B, Borresen-Dale, A-L, Brauch, H, Brenner, H, Brentnall, A, Brinton, L, Broberg, P, Brock, IW, Brucker, SY, Burwinkel, B, Caldas, C, Caldes, T, Campa, D, Canzian, F, Carracedo, A, Carter, BD, Castelao, JE, Chang-Claude, J, Chanock, SJ, Chenevix-Trench, G, Cheng, T-YD, Chin, S-F, Clarke, CL, Cordina-Duverger, E, Couch, FJ, Cox, DG, Cox, A, Cross, SS, Czene, K, Daly, MB, Devilee, P, Dunn, JA, Dunning, AM, Durcan, L, Dwek, M, Earl, HM, Ekici, AB, Eliassen, AH, Ellberg, C, Engel, C, Eriksson, M, Evans, DG, Figueroa, J, Flesch-Janys, D, Flyger, H, Gabrielson, M, Gago-Dominguez, M, Galle, E, Gapstur, SM, Garcia-Closas, M, Garcia-Saenz, JA, Gaudet, MM, George, A, Georgoulias, V, Giles, GG, Glendon, G, Goldgar, DE, Gonzalez-Neira, A, Alnaes, GIG, Grip, M, Guenel, P, Haeberle, L, Hahnen, E, Haiman, CA, Hakansson, N, Hall, P, Hamann, U, Hankinson, S, Harkness, EF, Harrington, PA, Hart, SN, Hartikainen, JM, Hein, A, Hillemanns, P, Hiller, L, Holleczek, B, Hollestelle, A, Hooning, MJ, Hoover, RN, Hopper, JL, Howell, A, Huang, G, Humphreys, K, Hunter, DJ, Janni, W, John, EM, Jones, ME, Jukkola-Vuorinen, A, Jung, A, Kaaks, R, Kabisch, M, Kaczmarek, K, Kerin, MJ, Khan, S, Khusnutdinova, E, Kiiski, J, Kitahara, CM, Knight, JA, Ko, Y-D, Koppert, LB, Kosma, V-M, Kraft, P, Kristensen, VN, Kruger, U, Kuehl, T, Lambrechts, D, Le Marchand, L, Lee, E, Lejbkowicz, F, Li, L, Lindblom, A, Lindstrom, S, Linet, M, Lissowska, J, Lo, W-Y, Loibl, S, Lubinski, J, Lux, MP, MacInnis, RJ, Maierthaler, M, Maishman, T, Makalic, E, Mannermaa, A, Manoochehri, M, Manoukian, S, Margolin, S, Martinez, ME, Mavroudis, D, McLean, C, Meindl, A, Middha, P, Miller, N, Milne, RL, Moreno, F, Mulligan, AM, Mulot, C, Nassir, R, Neuhausen, SL, Newman, WT, Nielsen, SF, Nordestgaard, BG, Norman, A, Olsson, H, Orr, N, Pankratz, VS, Park-Simon, T-W, Perez, JIA, Perez-Barrios, C, Peterlongo, P, Petridis, C, Pinchev, M, Prajzendanc, K, Prentice, R, Presneau, N, Prokofieva, D, Pylkas, K, Rack, B, Radice, P, Ramachandran, D, Rennert, G, Rennert, HS, Rhenius, V, Romero, A, Roylance, R, Saloustros, E, Sawyer, EJ, Schmidt, DF, Schmutzler, RK, Schneeweiss, A, Schoemaker, MJ, Schumacher, F, Schwentner, L, Scott, RJ, Scott, C, Seynaeve, C, Shah, M, Simard, J, Smeets, A, Sohn, C, Southey, MC, Swerdlow, AJ, Talhouk, A, Tamimi, RM, Tapper, WJ, Teixeira, MR, Tengstrom, M, Terry, MB, Thoene, K, Tollenaar, RAEM, Tomlinson, I, Torres, D, Truong, T, Turman, C, Turnbull, C, Ulmer, H-U, Untch, M, Vachon, C, van Asperen, CJ, van den Ouweland, AMW, van Veen, EM, Wendt, C, Whittemore, AS, Willett, W, Winqvist, R, Wolk, A, Yang, XR, Zhang, Y, Easton, DF, Fasching, PA, Nevanlinna, H, Eccles, DM, Pharoah, PDP, Schmidt, MK, Escala-Garcia, M, Guo, Q, Doerk, T, Canisius, S, Keeman, R, Dennis, J, Beesley, J, Lecarpentier, J, Bolla, MK, Wang, Q, Abraham, J, Andrulis, IL, Anton-Culver, H, Arndt, V, Auer, PL, Beckmann, MW, Behrens, S, Benitez, J, Bermisheva, M, Bernstein, L, Blomqvist, C, Boeckx, B, Bojesen, SE, Bonanni, B, Borresen-Dale, A-L, Brauch, H, Brenner, H, Brentnall, A, Brinton, L, Broberg, P, Brock, IW, Brucker, SY, Burwinkel, B, Caldas, C, Caldes, T, Campa, D, Canzian, F, Carracedo, A, Carter, BD, Castelao, JE, Chang-Claude, J, Chanock, SJ, Chenevix-Trench, G, Cheng, T-YD, Chin, S-F, Clarke, CL, Cordina-Duverger, E, Couch, FJ, Cox, DG, Cox, A, Cross, SS, Czene, K, Daly, MB, Devilee, P, Dunn, JA, Dunning, AM, Durcan, L, Dwek, M, Earl, HM, Ekici, AB, Eliassen, AH, Ellberg, C, Engel, C, Eriksson, M, Evans, DG, Figueroa, J, Flesch-Janys, D, Flyger, H, Gabrielson, M, Gago-Dominguez, M, Galle, E, Gapstur, SM, Garcia-Closas, M, Garcia-Saenz, JA, Gaudet, MM, George, A, Georgoulias, V, Giles, GG, Glendon, G, Goldgar, DE, Gonzalez-Neira, A, Alnaes, GIG, Grip, M, Guenel, P, Haeberle, L, Hahnen, E, Haiman, CA, Hakansson, N, Hall, P, Hamann, U, Hankinson, S, Harkness, EF, Harrington, PA, Hart, SN, Hartikainen, JM, Hein, A, Hillemanns, P, Hiller, L, Holleczek, B, Hollestelle, A, Hooning, MJ, Hoover, RN, Hopper, JL, Howell, A, Huang, G, Humphreys, K, Hunter, DJ, Janni, W, John, EM, Jones, ME, Jukkola-Vuorinen, A, Jung, A, Kaaks, R, Kabisch, M, Kaczmarek, K, Kerin, MJ, Khan, S, Khusnutdinova, E, Kiiski, J, Kitahara, CM, Knight, JA, Ko, Y-D, Koppert, LB, Kosma, V-M, Kraft, P, Kristensen, VN, Kruger, U, Kuehl, T, Lambrechts, D, Le Marchand, L, Lee, E, Lejbkowicz, F, Li, L, Lindblom, A, Lindstrom, S, Linet, M, Lissowska, J, Lo, W-Y, Loibl, S, Lubinski, J, Lux, MP, MacInnis, RJ, Maierthaler, M, Maishman, T, Makalic, E, Mannermaa, A, Manoochehri, M, Manoukian, S, Margolin, S, Martinez, ME, Mavroudis, D, McLean, C, Meindl, A, Middha, P, Miller, N, Milne, RL, Moreno, F, Mulligan, AM, Mulot, C, Nassir, R, Neuhausen, SL, Newman, WT, Nielsen, SF, Nordestgaard, BG, Norman, A, Olsson, H, Orr, N, Pankratz, VS, Park-Simon, T-W, Perez, JIA, Perez-Barrios, C, Peterlongo, P, Petridis, C, Pinchev, M, Prajzendanc, K, Prentice, R, Presneau, N, Prokofieva, D, Pylkas, K, Rack, B, Radice, P, Ramachandran, D, Rennert, G, Rennert, HS, Rhenius, V, Romero, A, Roylance, R, Saloustros, E, Sawyer, EJ, Schmidt, DF, Schmutzler, RK, Schneeweiss, A, Schoemaker, MJ, Schumacher, F, Schwentner, L, Scott, RJ, Scott, C, Seynaeve, C, Shah, M, Simard, J, Smeets, A, Sohn, C, Southey, MC, Swerdlow, AJ, Talhouk, A, Tamimi, RM, Tapper, WJ, Teixeira, MR, Tengstrom, M, Terry, MB, Thoene, K, Tollenaar, RAEM, Tomlinson, I, Torres, D, Truong, T, Turman, C, Turnbull, C, Ulmer, H-U, Untch, M, Vachon, C, van Asperen, CJ, van den Ouweland, AMW, van Veen, EM, Wendt, C, Whittemore, AS, Willett, W, Winqvist, R, Wolk, A, Yang, XR, Zhang, Y, Easton, DF, Fasching, PA, Nevanlinna, H, Eccles, DM, Pharoah, PDP, and Schmidt, MK

Abstract

BACKGROUND: We examined the associations between germline variants and breast cancer mortality using a large meta-analysis of women of European ancestry. METHODS: Meta-analyses included summary estimates based on Cox models of twelve datasets using ~10.4 million variants for 96,661 women with breast cancer and 7697 events (breast cancer-specific deaths). Oestrogen receptor (ER)-specific analyses were based on 64,171 ER-positive (4116) and 16,172 ER-negative (2125) patients. We evaluated the probability of a signal to be a true positive using the Bayesian false discovery probability (BFDP). RESULTS: We did not find any variant associated with breast cancer-specific mortality at P < 5 × 10-8. For ER-positive disease, the most significantly associated variant was chr7:rs4717568 (BFDP = 7%, P = 1.28 × 10-7, hazard ratio [HR] = 0.88, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.84-0.92); the closest gene is AUTS2. For ER-negative disease, the most significant variant was chr7:rs67918676 (BFDP = 11%, P = 1.38 × 10-7, HR = 1.27, 95% CI = 1.16-1.39); located within a long intergenic non-coding RNA gene (AC004009.3), close to the HOXA gene cluster. CONCLUSIONS: We uncovered germline variants on chromosome 7 at BFDP < 15% close to genes for which there is biological evidence related to breast cancer outcome. However, the paucity of variants associated with mortality at genome-wide significance underpins the challenge in providing genetic-based individualised prognostic information for breast cancer patients.

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2019

15. Identification of nine new susceptibility loci for endometrial cancer

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O'Mara, T, Glubb, D, Amant, F, Annibali, D, Ashton, K, Attia, J, Auer, P, Beckmann, M, Black, A, Humphreys, 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-Bou, M, Czene, K, Day, F, Dennis, J, Depreeuw, J, Doherty, JA, Dork, T, Dowdy, S, Dürst, M, Ekici, A, Fasching, P, Fridley, B, Friedenreich, C, Fritschi, L, Fung, J, Garcia-Closas, M, Gaudet, M, Giles, G, Goode, E, Gorman, M, Haiman, C, Hall, P, Hankinson, 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, Le Marchand, L, Liang, X, Lindblom, A, Lissowska, J, Long, J, Lu, L, Magliocco, A, Martin, L, McEvoy, M, Meindl, A, Michailidou, K, Milne, R, Mints, M, Montgomery, G, Nassir, R, Olsson, H, Orlow, I, Sacerdote, G, Sarto, G, Schumacher, F, Scott, R, Setiawan, VW, Shah, M, Sheng, M, Shu, X-O, Southey, M, Swerdlow, A, Tham, E, Trovik, J, Wolk, A, Xia, L, Xiang, YB, Yang, H, Yu, H, Zheng, W, Pharoah, P, Dunning, A, Kraft, P, De Vivo, I, Tomlinson, I, Easton, D, Spurdle, A, and Thompson, D

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.

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2018

16. Joint associations of a polygenic risk score and environmental risk factors for breast cancer in the Breast Cancer Association Consortium\ud

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Rudolf, A., Song, M., Brook, M.N., Milne, R.L., Mavaddat, N., Michailidou, K., Bolla, M.K., Wang, Q., Dennis, J., Wilcox, A.N., Hopper, J.L., Southey, M.C., Keeman, R., Fasching, P.A., Beckmann, M.W., GagoDominguez, M., Castelao, J.E., Guénel, P., Truong, T., Bojesen, S.E., Flyger, H., Brenner, H., Arndt, V., Brauch, H., Brüning, T., Mannermaa, A., Kosma, V.-M., Lambrechts, D., Keupers, M., Couch, F.J., Vachon, C., Giles, G.G., MacInnis, R.J., Figueroa, J., Brinton, L., Czene, K., Brand, J.S., Gabrielson, M., Humphreys, K., Cox, A., Cross, S.S., Dunning, A.M., Orr, N., Swerdlow, A., Hall, P., Pharoah, P., Schmidt, M.K., Easton, D.F., Chatterjee, N., Chang-Claude, J., and Garcia-Closas, M.

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2018

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

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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).

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2018

18. Adult height is associated with increased risk of ovarian cancer: A Mendelian randomisation study

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Dixon-Suen, Suzanne, Nagle, CM, Thrift, AP, Pharoah, PDP, Ewing, A, Pearce, CL, Zheng, W, Chenevix-Trench, G, Fasching, PA, Beckmann, MW, Lambrechts, D, Vergote, I, Lambrechts, S, Van Nieuwenhuysen, E, Rossing, MA, Doherty, JA, Wicklund, KG, Chang-Claude, J, Jung, AY, Moysich, KB, Odunsi, K, Goodman, MT, Wilkens, LR, Thompson, PJ, Shvetsov, YB, Dörk, T, Park-Simon, TW, Hillemanns, P, Bogdanova, N, Butzow, R, Nevanlinna, H, Pelttari, LM, Leminen, A, Modugno, F, Ness, RB, Edwards, RP, Kelley, JL, Heitz, F, Du Bois, A, Harter, P, Schwaab, I, Karlan, BY, Lester, J, Orsulic, S, Rimel, BJ, Kjær, SK, Høgdall, E, Jensen, A, Goode, EL, Fridley, BL, Cunningham, JM, Winham, SJ, Giles, GG, Bruinsma, F, Milne, RL, Southey, MC, Hildebrandt, MAT, Wu, X, Lu, KH, Liang, D, Levine, DA, Bisogna, M, Schildkraut, JM, Berchuck, A, Cramer, DW, Terry, KL, Bandera, EV, Olson, SH, Salvesen, HB, Thomsen, LCV, Kopperud, RK, Bjorge, L, Kiemeney, LA, Massuger, LFAG, Pejovic, T, Bruegl, A, Cook, LS, Le, ND, Swenerton, KD, Brooks-Wilson, A, Kelemen, LE, Lubiński, J, Huzarski, T, Gronwald, J, Menkiszak, J, Wentzensen, N, Brinton, L, Yang, H, Lissowska, J, Høgdall, CK, Lundvall, L, Song, H, Tyrer, JP, Campbell, I, Eccles, D, Paul, J, Glasspool, R, Siddiqui, N, Whittemore, AS, Sieh, W, Dixon-Suen, Suzanne, Nagle, CM, Thrift, AP, Pharoah, PDP, Ewing, A, Pearce, CL, Zheng, W, Chenevix-Trench, G, Fasching, PA, Beckmann, MW, Lambrechts, D, Vergote, I, Lambrechts, S, Van Nieuwenhuysen, E, Rossing, MA, Doherty, JA, Wicklund, KG, Chang-Claude, J, Jung, AY, Moysich, KB, Odunsi, K, Goodman, MT, Wilkens, LR, Thompson, PJ, Shvetsov, YB, Dörk, T, Park-Simon, TW, Hillemanns, P, Bogdanova, N, Butzow, R, Nevanlinna, H, Pelttari, LM, Leminen, A, Modugno, F, Ness, RB, Edwards, RP, Kelley, JL, Heitz, F, Du Bois, A, Harter, P, Schwaab, I, Karlan, BY, Lester, J, Orsulic, S, Rimel, BJ, Kjær, SK, Høgdall, E, Jensen, A, Goode, EL, Fridley, BL, Cunningham, JM, Winham, SJ, Giles, GG, Bruinsma, F, Milne, RL, Southey, MC, Hildebrandt, MAT, Wu, X, Lu, KH, Liang, D, Levine, DA, Bisogna, M, Schildkraut, JM, Berchuck, A, Cramer, DW, Terry, KL, Bandera, EV, Olson, SH, Salvesen, HB, Thomsen, LCV, Kopperud, RK, Bjorge, L, Kiemeney, LA, Massuger, LFAG, Pejovic, T, Bruegl, A, Cook, LS, Le, ND, Swenerton, KD, Brooks-Wilson, A, Kelemen, LE, Lubiński, J, Huzarski, T, Gronwald, J, Menkiszak, J, Wentzensen, N, Brinton, L, Yang, H, Lissowska, J, Høgdall, CK, Lundvall, L, Song, H, Tyrer, JP, Campbell, I, Eccles, D, Paul, J, Glasspool, R, Siddiqui, N, Whittemore, AS, and Sieh, W

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2018

19. Identification of nine new susceptibility loci for endometrial cancer

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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

20. Adult height is associated with increased risk of ovarian cancer: a Mendelian randomisation study

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Dixon-Suen, SC, Nagle, CM, Thrift, AP, Pharoah, PDP, Ewing, A, Pearce, CL, Zheng, W, Chenevix-Trench, G, Fasching, PA, Beckmann, MW, Lambrechts, D, Vergote, I, Lambrechts, S, Van Nieuwenhuysen, E, Rossing, MA, Doherty, JA, Wicklund, KG, Chang-Claude, J, Jung, AY, Moysich, KB, Odunsi, K, Goodman, MT, Wilkens, LR, Thompson, PJ, Shvetsov, YB, Doerk, T, Park-Simon, T-W, Hillemanns, P, Bogdanova, N, Butzow, R, Nevanlinna, H, Pelttari, LM, Leminen, A, Modugno, F, Ness, RB, Edwards, RP, Kelley, JL, Heitz, F, du Bois, A, Harter, P, Schwaab, I, Karlan, BY, Lester, J, Orsulic, S, Rimel, BJ, Kjaer, SK, Hogdall, E, Jensen, A, Goode, EL, Fridley, BL, Cunningham, JM, Winham, SJ, Giles, GG, Bruinsma, F, Milne, RL, Southey, MC, Hildebrandt, MAT, Wu, X, Lu, KH, Liang, D, Levine, DA, Bisogna, M, Schildkraut, JM, Berchuck, A, Cramer, DW, Terry, KL, Bandera, EV, Olson, SH, Salvesen, HB, Thomsen, LCV, Kopperud, RK, Bjorge, L, Kiemeney, LA, Massuger, LFAG, Pejovic, T, Bruegl, A, Cook, LS, Le, ND, Swenerton, KD, Brooks-Wilson, A, Kelemen, LE, Lubinski, J, Huzarski, T, Gronwald, J, Menkiszak, J, Wentzensen, N, Brinton, L, Yang, H, Lissowska, J, Hogdall, CK, Lundvall, L, Song, H, Tyrer, JP, Campbell, I, Eccles, D, Paul, J, Glasspool, R, Siddiqui, N, Whittemore, AS, Sieh, W, McGuire, V, Rothstein, JH, Narod, SA, Phelan, C, Risch, HA, McLaughlin, JR, Anton-Culver, H, Ziogas, A, Menon, U, Gayther, SA, Ramus, SJ, Gentry-Maharaj, A, Wu, AH, Pike, MC, Tseng, C-C, Kupryjanczyk, J, Dansonka-Mieszkowska, A, Budzilowska, A, Rzepecka, IK, Webb, PM, Dixon-Suen, SC, Nagle, CM, Thrift, AP, Pharoah, PDP, Ewing, A, Pearce, CL, Zheng, W, Chenevix-Trench, G, Fasching, PA, Beckmann, MW, Lambrechts, D, Vergote, I, Lambrechts, S, Van Nieuwenhuysen, E, Rossing, MA, Doherty, JA, Wicklund, KG, Chang-Claude, J, Jung, AY, Moysich, KB, Odunsi, K, Goodman, MT, Wilkens, LR, Thompson, PJ, Shvetsov, YB, Doerk, T, Park-Simon, T-W, Hillemanns, P, Bogdanova, N, Butzow, R, Nevanlinna, H, Pelttari, LM, Leminen, A, Modugno, F, Ness, RB, Edwards, RP, Kelley, JL, Heitz, F, du Bois, A, Harter, P, Schwaab, I, Karlan, BY, Lester, J, Orsulic, S, Rimel, BJ, Kjaer, SK, Hogdall, E, Jensen, A, Goode, EL, Fridley, BL, Cunningham, JM, Winham, SJ, Giles, GG, Bruinsma, F, Milne, RL, Southey, MC, Hildebrandt, MAT, Wu, X, Lu, KH, Liang, D, Levine, DA, Bisogna, M, Schildkraut, JM, Berchuck, A, Cramer, DW, Terry, KL, Bandera, EV, Olson, SH, Salvesen, HB, Thomsen, LCV, Kopperud, RK, Bjorge, L, Kiemeney, LA, Massuger, LFAG, Pejovic, T, Bruegl, A, Cook, LS, Le, ND, Swenerton, KD, Brooks-Wilson, A, Kelemen, LE, Lubinski, J, Huzarski, T, Gronwald, J, Menkiszak, J, Wentzensen, N, Brinton, L, Yang, H, Lissowska, J, Hogdall, CK, Lundvall, L, Song, H, Tyrer, JP, Campbell, I, Eccles, D, Paul, J, Glasspool, R, Siddiqui, N, Whittemore, AS, Sieh, W, McGuire, V, Rothstein, JH, Narod, SA, Phelan, C, Risch, HA, McLaughlin, JR, Anton-Culver, H, Ziogas, A, Menon, U, Gayther, SA, Ramus, SJ, Gentry-Maharaj, A, Wu, AH, Pike, MC, Tseng, C-C, Kupryjanczyk, J, Dansonka-Mieszkowska, A, Budzilowska, A, Rzepecka, IK, and Webb, PM

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Observational studies suggest greater height is associated with increased ovarian cancer risk, but cannot exclude bias and/or confounding as explanations for this. Mendelian randomisation (MR) can provide evidence which may be less prone to bias. METHODS: We pooled data from 39 Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium studies (16,395 cases; 23,003 controls). We applied two-stage predictor-substitution MR, using a weighted genetic risk score combining 609 single-nucleotide polymorphisms. Study-specific odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for the association between genetically predicted height and risk were pooled using random-effects meta-analysis. RESULTS: Greater genetically predicted height was associated with increased ovarian cancer risk overall (pooled-OR (pOR) = 1.06; 95% CI: 1.01-1.11 per 5 cm increase in height), and separately for invasive (pOR = 1.06; 95% CI: 1.01-1.11) and borderline (pOR = 1.15; 95% CI: 1.02-1.29) tumours. CONCLUSIONS: Women with a genetic propensity to being taller have increased risk of ovarian cancer. This suggests genes influencing height are involved in pathways promoting ovarian carcinogenesis.

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2018

21. A transcriptome-wide association study of 229,000 women identifies new candidate susceptibility genes for breast cancer

Author

Wu, L. (Lang), Shi, W. (Wei), Long, J. (Jirong), Guo, X. (Xingyi), Michailidou, K. (Kyriaki), Beesley, J. (Jonathan), Bolla, M. K. (Manjeet K.), Shu, X.-O. (Xiao-Ou), Lu, Y. (Yingchang), Cai, Q. (Qiuyin), Al-Ejeh, F. (Fares), Rozali, E. (Esdy), Wang, Q. (Qin), Dennis, J. (Joe), Li, B. (Bingshan), Zeng, C. (Chenjie), Feng, H. (Helian), Gusev, A. (Alexander), Barfield, R. T. (Richard T.), Andrulis, I. L. (Irene L.), Anton-Culver, H. (Hoda), Arndt, V. (Volker), Aronson, K. J. (Kristan J.), Auer, P. L. (Paul L.), Barrdahl, M. (Myrto), Baynes, C. (Caroline), Beckmann, M. W. (Matthias W.), Benitez, J. (Javier), Bermisheva, M. (Marina), Blomqvist, C. (Carl), Bogdanova, N. V. (Natalia V.), Bojesen, S. E. (Stig E.), Brauch, H. (Hiltrud), Brenner, H. (Hermann), Brinton, L. (Louise), Broberg, P. (Per), Brucker, S. Y. (Sara Y.), Burwinkel, B. (Barbara), Caldes, T. (Trinidad), Canzian, F. (Federico), Carter, B. D. (Brian D.), Castelao, J. E. (J. Esteban), Chang-Claude, J. (Jenny), Chen, X. (Xiaoqing), Cheng, T. D. (Ting-Yuan David), Christiansen, H. (Hans), Clarke, C. L. (Christine L.), Collee, M. (Margriet), Cornelissen, S. (Sten), Couch, F. J. (Fergus J.), Cox, D. (David), Cox, A. (Angela), Cross, S. S. (Simon S.), Cunningham, J. M. (Julie M.), Czene, K. (Kamila), Daly, M. B. (Mary B.), Devilee, P. (Peter), Doheny, K. F. (Kimberly F.), Dork, T. (Thilo), dos-Santos-Silva, I. (Isabel), Dumont, M. (Martine), Dwek, M. (Miriam), Eccles, D. M. (Diana M.), Eilber, U. (Ursula), Eliassen, A. H. (A. Heather), Engel, C. (Christoph), Eriksson, M. (Mikael), Fachal, L. (Laura), Fasching, P. A. (Peter A.), Figueroa, J. (Jonine), Flesch-Janys, D. (Dieter), Fletcher, O. (Olivia), Flyger, H. (Henrik), Fritschi, L. (Lin), Gabrielson, M. (Marike), Gago-Dominguez, M. (Manuela), Gapstur, S. M. (Susan M.), Garcia-Closas, M. (Montserrat), Gaudet, M. M. (Mia M.), Ghoussaini, M. (Maya), Giles, G. G. (Graham G.), Goldberg, M. S. (Mark S.), Goldgar, D. E. (David E.), Gonzalez-Neira, A. (Anna), Guenel, P. (Pascal), Hahnen, E. (Eric), Haiman, C. A. (Christopher A.), Hakansson, N. (Niclas), Hall, P. (Per), Hallberg, E. (Emily), Hamann, U. (Ute), Harrington, P. (Patricia), Hein, A. (Alexander), Hicks, B. (Belynda), Hillemanns, P. (Peter), Hollestelle, A. (Antoinette), Hoover, R. N. (Robert N.), Hopper, J. L. (John L.), Huang, G. (Guanmengqian), Humphreys, K. (Keith), Hunter, D. J. (David J.), Jakubowska, A. (Anna), Janni, W. (Wolfgang), John, E. M. (Esther M.), Johnson, N. (Nichola), Jones, K. (Kristine), Jones, M. E. (Michael E.), Jung, A. (Audrey), Kaaks, R. (Rudolf), Kerin, M. J. (Michael J.), Khusnutdinova, E. (Elza), Kosma, V.-M. (Veli-Matti), Kristensen, V. N. (Vessela N.), Lambrechts, D. (Diether), Le Marchand, L. (Loic), Li, J. (Jingmei), Lindstrom, S. (Sara), Lissowska, J. (Jolanta), Lo, W.-Y. (Wing-Yee), Loibl, S. (Sibylle), Lubinski, J. (Jan), Luccarini, C. (Craig), Lux, M. P. (Michael P.), MacInnis, R. J. (Robert J.), Maishman, T. (Tom), Kostovska, I. M. (Ivana Maleva), Mannermaa, A. (Arto), Manson, J. E. (Joann E.), Margolin, S. (Sara), Mavroudis, D. (Dimitrios), Meijers-Heijboer, H. (Hanne), Meindl, A. (Alfons), Menon, U. (Usha), Meyer, J. (Jeffery), Mulligan, A. M. (Anna Marie), Neuhausen, S. L. (Susan L.), Nevanlinna, H. (Heli), Neven, P. (Patrick), Nielsen, S. F. (Sune F.), Nordestgaard, B. G. (Borge G.), Olopade, O. I. (Olufunmilayo I.), Olson, J. E. (Janet E.), Olsson, H. (Hakan), Peterlongo, P. (Paolo), Peto, J. (Julian), Plaseska-Karanfilska, D. (Dijana), Prentice, R. (Ross), Presneau, N. (Nadege), Pylkäs, K. (Katri), Rack, B. (Brigitte), Radice, P. (Paolo), Rahman, N. (Nazneen), Rennert, G. (Gad), Rennert, H. S. (Hedy S.), Rhenius, V. (Valerie), Romero, A. (Atocha), Romm, J. (Jane), Rudolph, A. (Anja), Saloustros, E. (Emmanouil), Sandler, D. P. (Dale P.), Sawyer, E. J. (Elinor J.), Schmidt, M. K. (Marjanka K.), Schmutzler, R. K. (Rita K.), Schneeweiss, A. (Andreas), Scott, R. J. (Rodney J.), Scott, C. G. (Christopher G.), Seal, S. (Sheila), Shah, M. (Mitul), Shrubsole, M. J. (Martha J.), Smeets, A. (Ann), Southey, M. C. (Melissa C.), Spinelli, J. J. (John J.), Stone, J. (Jennifer), Surowy, H. (Harald), Swerdlow, A. J. (Anthony J.), Tamimi, R. M. (Rulla M.), Tapper, W. (William), Taylor, J. A. (Jack A.), Terry, M. B. (Mary Beth), Tessier, D. C. (Daniel C.), Thomas, A. (Abigail), Thone, K. (Kathrin), Tollenaar, R. A. (Rob A. E. M.), Torres, D. (Diana), Truong, T. (Therese), Untch, M. (Michael), Vachon, C. (Celine), Van den Berg, D. (David), Vincent, D. (Daniel), Waisfisz, Q. (Quinten), Weinberg, C. R. (Clarice R.), Wendt, C. (Camilla), Whittemore, A. S. (Alice S.), Wildiers, H. (Hans), Willett, W. C. (Walter C.), Winqvist, R. (Robert), Wolk, A. (Alicja), Xia, L. (Lucy), Yang, X. R. (Xiaohong R.), Ziogas, A. (Argyrios), Ziv, E. (Elad), Dunning, A. M. (Alison M.), Pharoah, P. D. (Paul D. P.), Simard, J. (Jacques), Milne, R. L. (Roger L.), Edwards, S. L. (Stacey L.), Kraft, P. (Peter), Easton, D. F. (Douglas F.), Chenevix-Trench, G. (Georgia), Zheng, W. (Wei), Wu, L. (Lang), Shi, W. (Wei), Long, J. (Jirong), Guo, X. (Xingyi), Michailidou, K. (Kyriaki), Beesley, J. (Jonathan), Bolla, M. K. (Manjeet K.), Shu, X.-O. (Xiao-Ou), Lu, Y. (Yingchang), Cai, Q. (Qiuyin), Al-Ejeh, F. (Fares), Rozali, E. (Esdy), Wang, Q. (Qin), Dennis, J. (Joe), Li, B. (Bingshan), Zeng, C. (Chenjie), Feng, H. (Helian), Gusev, A. (Alexander), Barfield, R. T. (Richard T.), Andrulis, I. L. (Irene L.), Anton-Culver, H. (Hoda), Arndt, V. (Volker), Aronson, K. J. (Kristan J.), Auer, P. L. (Paul L.), Barrdahl, M. (Myrto), Baynes, C. (Caroline), Beckmann, M. W. (Matthias W.), Benitez, J. (Javier), Bermisheva, M. (Marina), Blomqvist, C. (Carl), Bogdanova, N. V. (Natalia V.), Bojesen, S. E. (Stig E.), Brauch, H. (Hiltrud), Brenner, H. (Hermann), Brinton, L. (Louise), Broberg, P. (Per), Brucker, S. Y. (Sara Y.), Burwinkel, B. (Barbara), Caldes, T. (Trinidad), Canzian, F. (Federico), Carter, B. D. (Brian D.), Castelao, J. E. (J. Esteban), Chang-Claude, J. (Jenny), Chen, X. (Xiaoqing), Cheng, T. D. (Ting-Yuan David), Christiansen, H. (Hans), Clarke, C. L. (Christine L.), Collee, M. (Margriet), Cornelissen, S. (Sten), Couch, F. J. (Fergus J.), Cox, D. (David), Cox, A. (Angela), Cross, S. S. (Simon S.), Cunningham, J. M. (Julie M.), Czene, K. (Kamila), Daly, M. B. (Mary B.), Devilee, P. (Peter), Doheny, K. F. (Kimberly F.), Dork, T. (Thilo), dos-Santos-Silva, I. (Isabel), Dumont, M. (Martine), Dwek, M. (Miriam), Eccles, D. M. (Diana M.), Eilber, U. (Ursula), Eliassen, A. H. (A. Heather), Engel, C. (Christoph), Eriksson, M. (Mikael), Fachal, L. (Laura), Fasching, P. A. (Peter A.), Figueroa, J. (Jonine), Flesch-Janys, D. (Dieter), Fletcher, O. (Olivia), Flyger, H. (Henrik), Fritschi, L. (Lin), Gabrielson, M. (Marike), Gago-Dominguez, M. (Manuela), Gapstur, S. M. (Susan M.), Garcia-Closas, M. (Montserrat), Gaudet, M. M. (Mia M.), Ghoussaini, M. (Maya), Giles, G. G. (Graham G.), Goldberg, M. S. (Mark S.), Goldgar, D. E. (David E.), Gonzalez-Neira, A. (Anna), Guenel, P. (Pascal), Hahnen, E. (Eric), Haiman, C. A. (Christopher A.), Hakansson, N. (Niclas), Hall, P. (Per), Hallberg, E. (Emily), Hamann, U. (Ute), Harrington, P. (Patricia), Hein, A. (Alexander), Hicks, B. (Belynda), Hillemanns, P. (Peter), Hollestelle, A. (Antoinette), Hoover, R. N. (Robert N.), Hopper, J. L. (John L.), Huang, G. (Guanmengqian), Humphreys, K. (Keith), Hunter, D. J. (David J.), Jakubowska, A. (Anna), Janni, W. (Wolfgang), John, E. M. (Esther M.), Johnson, N. (Nichola), Jones, K. (Kristine), Jones, M. E. (Michael E.), Jung, A. (Audrey), Kaaks, R. (Rudolf), Kerin, M. J. (Michael J.), Khusnutdinova, E. (Elza), Kosma, V.-M. (Veli-Matti), Kristensen, V. N. (Vessela N.), Lambrechts, D. (Diether), Le Marchand, L. (Loic), Li, J. (Jingmei), Lindstrom, S. (Sara), Lissowska, J. (Jolanta), Lo, W.-Y. (Wing-Yee), Loibl, S. (Sibylle), Lubinski, J. (Jan), Luccarini, C. (Craig), Lux, M. P. (Michael P.), MacInnis, R. J. (Robert J.), Maishman, T. (Tom), Kostovska, I. M. (Ivana Maleva), Mannermaa, A. (Arto), Manson, J. E. (Joann E.), Margolin, S. (Sara), Mavroudis, D. (Dimitrios), Meijers-Heijboer, H. (Hanne), Meindl, A. (Alfons), Menon, U. (Usha), Meyer, J. (Jeffery), Mulligan, A. M. (Anna Marie), Neuhausen, S. L. (Susan L.), Nevanlinna, H. (Heli), Neven, P. (Patrick), Nielsen, S. F. (Sune F.), Nordestgaard, B. G. (Borge G.), Olopade, O. I. (Olufunmilayo I.), Olson, J. E. (Janet E.), Olsson, H. (Hakan), Peterlongo, P. (Paolo), Peto, J. (Julian), Plaseska-Karanfilska, D. (Dijana), Prentice, R. (Ross), Presneau, N. (Nadege), Pylkäs, K. (Katri), Rack, B. (Brigitte), Radice, P. (Paolo), Rahman, N. (Nazneen), Rennert, G. (Gad), Rennert, H. S. (Hedy S.), Rhenius, V. (Valerie), Romero, A. (Atocha), Romm, J. (Jane), Rudolph, A. (Anja), Saloustros, E. (Emmanouil), Sandler, D. P. (Dale P.), Sawyer, E. J. (Elinor J.), Schmidt, M. K. (Marjanka K.), Schmutzler, R. K. (Rita K.), Schneeweiss, A. (Andreas), Scott, R. J. (Rodney J.), Scott, C. G. (Christopher G.), Seal, S. (Sheila), Shah, M. (Mitul), Shrubsole, M. J. (Martha J.), Smeets, A. (Ann), Southey, M. C. (Melissa C.), Spinelli, J. J. (John J.), Stone, J. (Jennifer), Surowy, H. (Harald), Swerdlow, A. J. (Anthony J.), Tamimi, R. M. (Rulla M.), Tapper, W. (William), Taylor, J. A. (Jack A.), Terry, M. B. (Mary Beth), Tessier, D. C. (Daniel C.), Thomas, A. (Abigail), Thone, K. (Kathrin), Tollenaar, R. A. (Rob A. E. M.), Torres, D. (Diana), Truong, T. (Therese), Untch, M. (Michael), Vachon, C. (Celine), Van den Berg, D. (David), Vincent, D. (Daniel), Waisfisz, Q. (Quinten), Weinberg, C. R. (Clarice R.), Wendt, C. (Camilla), Whittemore, A. S. (Alice S.), Wildiers, H. (Hans), Willett, W. C. (Walter C.), Winqvist, R. (Robert), Wolk, A. (Alicja), Xia, L. (Lucy), Yang, X. R. (Xiaohong R.), Ziogas, A. (Argyrios), Ziv, E. (Elad), Dunning, A. M. (Alison M.), Pharoah, P. D. (Paul D. P.), Simard, J. (Jacques), Milne, R. L. (Roger L.), Edwards, S. L. (Stacey L.), Kraft, P. (Peter), Easton, D. F. (Douglas F.), Chenevix-Trench, G. (Georgia), and Zheng, W. (Wei)

Abstract

The breast cancer risk variants identified in genome-wide association studies explain only a small fraction of the familial relative risk, and the genes responsible for these associations remain largely unknown. To identify novel risk loci and likely causal genes, we performed a transcriptome-wide association study evaluating associations of genetically predicted gene expression with breast cancer risk in 122,977 cases and 105,974 controls of European ancestry. We used data from the Genotype-Tissue Expression Project to establish genetic models to predict gene expression in breast tissue and evaluated model performance using data from The Cancer Genome Atlas. Of the 8,597 genes evaluated, significant associations were identified for 48 at a Bonferroni-corrected threshold of P < 5.82 × 10−6, including 14 genes at loci not yet reported for breast cancer. We silenced 13 genes and showed an effect for 11 on cell proliferation and/or colony-forming efficiency. Our study provides new insights into breast cancer genetics and biology.

Published
2018

22. 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.

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2018

23. A transcriptome-wide association study of 229,000 women identifies new candidate susceptibility genes for breast cancer

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Wu, L., Shi, W., Long, J., Guo, X., Michailidou, K., Beesley, J., Bolla, M., Shu, X., Lu, Y., Cai, Q., Al-Ejeh, F., Rozali, E., Wang, Q., Dennis, J., Li, B., Zeng, C., Feng, H., Gusev, A., Barfield, R., Andrulis, I., Anton-Culver, H., Arndt, V., Aronson, K., Auer, P., Barrdahl, M., Baynes, C., Beckmann, M., Benitez, J., Bermisheva, M., Blomqvist, C., Bogdanova, N., Bojesen, S., Brauch, H., Brenner, H., Brinton, L., Broberg, P., Brucker, S., Burwinkel, B., Caldés, T., Canzian, F., Carter, B., Castelao, J., Chang-Claude, J., Chen, X., Cheng, T., Christiansen, H., Clarke, C., Collée, M., Cornelissen, S., Couch, F., Cox, D., Cox, A., Cross, S., Cunningham, J., Czene, K., Daly, M., Devilee, P., Doheny, K., Dörk, T., Dos-Santos-Silva, I., Dumont, M., Dwek, M., Eccles, D., Eilber, U., Eliassen, A., Engel, C., Eriksson, M., Fachal, L., Fasching, P., Figueroa, J., Flesch-Janys, D., Fletcher, O., Flyger, H., Fritschi, Lin, Gabrielson, M., Wu, L., Shi, W., Long, J., Guo, X., Michailidou, K., Beesley, J., Bolla, M., Shu, X., Lu, Y., Cai, Q., Al-Ejeh, F., Rozali, E., Wang, Q., Dennis, J., Li, B., Zeng, C., Feng, H., Gusev, A., Barfield, R., Andrulis, I., Anton-Culver, H., Arndt, V., Aronson, K., Auer, P., Barrdahl, M., Baynes, C., Beckmann, M., Benitez, J., Bermisheva, M., Blomqvist, C., Bogdanova, N., Bojesen, S., Brauch, H., Brenner, H., Brinton, L., Broberg, P., Brucker, S., Burwinkel, B., Caldés, T., Canzian, F., Carter, B., Castelao, J., Chang-Claude, J., Chen, X., Cheng, T., Christiansen, H., Clarke, C., Collée, M., Cornelissen, S., Couch, F., Cox, D., Cox, A., Cross, S., Cunningham, J., Czene, K., Daly, M., Devilee, P., Doheny, K., Dörk, T., Dos-Santos-Silva, I., Dumont, M., Dwek, M., Eccles, D., Eilber, U., Eliassen, A., Engel, C., Eriksson, M., Fachal, L., Fasching, P., Figueroa, J., Flesch-Janys, D., Fletcher, O., Flyger, H., Fritschi, Lin, and Gabrielson, M.

Abstract

© 2018 The Author(s) The breast cancer risk variants identified in genome-wide association studies explain only a small fraction of the familial relative risk, and the genes responsible for these associations remain largely unknown. To identify novel risk loci and likely causal genes, we performed a transcriptome-wide association study evaluating associations of genetically predicted gene expression with breast cancer risk in 122,977 cases and 105,974 controls of European ancestry. We used data from the Genotype-Tissue Expression Project to establish genetic models to predict gene expression in breast tissue and evaluated model performance using data from The Cancer Genome Atlas. Of the 8,597 genes evaluated, significant associations were identified for 48 at a Bonferroni-corrected threshold of P < 5.82 × 10-6, including 14 genes at loci not yet reported for breast cancer. We silenced 13 genes and showed an effect for 11 on cell proliferation and/or colony-forming efficiency. Our study provides new insights into breast cancer genetics and biology.

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2018

24. Association analysis identifies 65 new breast cancer risk loci

Author

Michailidou, K, Lindström, S, Dennis, J, Beesley, J, Hui, S, Kar, S, Lemaçon, A, Soucy, P, Glubb, D, Rostamianfar, A, Bolla, MK, Wang, Q, Tyrer, J, Dicks, E, Lee, A, Wang, Z, Allen, J, Keeman, R, Eilber, U, French, JD, Chen, XQ, Fachal, L, McCue, K, Reed, AEMC, Ghoussaini, M, Carroll, JS, Jiang, X, Finucane, H, Adams, M, Adank, MA, Ahsan, H, Aittomäki, K, Anton-Culver, H, Antonenkova, NN, Arndt, V, Aronson, KJ, Arun, B, Auer, PL, Bacot, F, Barrdahl, M, Baynes, C, Beckmann, MW, Behrens, S, Benitez, J, Bermisheva, M, Bernstein, L, Blomqvist, C, Bogdanova, NV, Bojesen, SE, Bonanni, B, Børresen-Dale, AL, Brand, JS, Brauch, H, Brennan, P, Brenner, H, Brinton, L, Broberg, P, Brock, IW, Broeks, A, Brooks-Wilson, A, Brucker, SY, Brüning, T, Burwinkel, B, Butterbach, K, Cai, Q, Cai, H, Caldés, T, Canzian, F, Carracedo, A, Carter, BD, Castelao, JE, Chan, TL, Cheng, TYD, Chia, KS, Choi, JY, Christiansen, H, Clarke, CL, Collée, M, Conroy, DM, Cordina-Duverger, E, and Cornelissen, S

Subjects
skin and connective tissue diseases
Abstract

© 2017 Macmillan Publishers Limited, part of Springer Nature. All rights reserved. Breast cancer risk is influenced by rare coding variants in susceptibility genes, such as BRCA1, and many common, mostly non-coding variants. However, much of the genetic contribution to breast cancer risk remains unknown. Here we report the results of a genome-wide association study of breast cancer in 122,977 cases and 105,974 controls of European ancestry and 14,068 cases and 13,104 controls of East Asian ancestry. We identified 65 new loci that are associated with overall breast cancer risk at P < 5 × 10-8. The majority of credible risk single-nucleotide polymorphisms in these loci fall in distal regulatory elements, and by integrating in silico data to predict target genes in breast cells at each locus, we demonstrate a strong overlap between candidate target genes and somatic driver genes in breast tumours. We also find that heritability of breast cancer due to all single-nucleotide polymorphisms in regulatory features was 2-5-fold enriched relative to the genome-wide average, with strong enrichment for particular transcription factor binding sites. These results provide further insight into genetic susceptibility to breast cancer and will improve the use of genetic risk scores for individualized screening and prevention.

Published
2017

25. Identification of 12 new susceptibility loci for different histotypes of epithelial ovarian cancer

Author

Phelan, CM, Kuchenbaecker, KB, Tyrer, JP, Kar, SP, Lawrenson, K, Winham, SJ, Dennis, J, Pirie, A, Riggan, MJ, Chornokur, G, Earp, MA, Lyra, PC, Lee, JM, Coetzee, S, Beesley, J, McGuffog, L, Soucy, P, Dicks, E, Lee, A, Barrowdale, D, Lecarpentier, J, Leslie, G, Aalfs, CM, Aben, KKH, Adams, M, Adlard, J, Andrulis, IL, Anton-Culver, H, Antonenkova, N, Aravantinos, G, Arnold, N, Arun, BK, Arver, B, Azzollini, J, Balmaña, J, Banerjee, SN, Barjhoux, L, Barkardottir, RB, Bean, Y, Beckmann, MW, Beeghly-Fadiel, A, Benitez, J, Bermisheva, M, Bernardini, MQ, Birrer, MJ, Bjorge, L, Black, A, Blankstein, K, Blok, MJ, Bodelon, C, Bogdanova, N, Bojesen, A, Bonanni, B, Borg, Å, Bradbury, AR, Brenton, JD, Brewer, C, Brinton, L, Broberg, P, Brooks-Wilson, A, Bruinsma, F, Brunet, J, Buecher, B, Butzow, R, Buys, SS, Caldes, T, Caligo, MA, Campbell, I, Cannioto, R, Carney, ME, Cescon, T, Chan, SB, Chang-Claude, J, Chanock, S, Chen, XQ, Chiew, YE, Chiquette, J, Chung, WK, Claes, KBM, Conner, T, Cook, LS, Cook, J, Cramer, DW, Cunningham, JM, and D'Aloisio, AA

Subjects
endocrine system diseases, female genital diseases and pregnancy complications
Abstract

© 2017 Nature America, Inc., part of Springer Nature. All rights reserved. To identify common alleles associated with different histotypes of epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC), we pooled data from multiple genome-wide genotyping projects totaling 25,509 EOC cases and 40,941 controls. We identified nine new susceptibility loci for different EOC histotypes: six for serous EOC histotypes (3q28, 4q32.3, 8q21.11, 10q24.33, 18q11.2 and 22q12.1), two for mucinous EOC (3q22.3 and 9q31.1) and one for endometrioid EOC (5q12.3). We then performed meta-analysis on the results for high-grade serous ovarian cancer with the results from analysis of 31,448 BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers, including 3,887 mutation carriers with EOC. This identified three additional susceptibility loci at 2q13, 8q24.1 and 12q24.31. Integrated analyses of genes and regulatory biofeatures at each locus predicted candidate susceptibility genes, including OBFC1, a new candidate susceptibility gene for low-grade and borderline serous EOC.

Published
2017

26. Risk of Ovarian Cancer and the NF-? B Pathway: Genetic Association with IL1A and TNFSF10

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Charbonneau, B., Block, M. S., Bamlet, W. R., Vierkant, R. A., Kalli, K. R., Fogarty, Z., Rider, D. N., Sellers, T. A., Tworoger, S. S., Poole, E., Risch, H. A., Salvesen, H. B., Kiemeney, L. A., Baglietto, L., Giles, G. G., Severi, G., Trabert, B., Wentzensen, N., Chenevix-Trench, G., Whittemore, A. S., Sieh, W., Chang-Claude, J., Bandera, E. V., Orlow, I., Terry, K., Goodman, M. T., Thompson, P. J., Cook, L. S., Rossing, M. A., Ness, R. B., Narod, S. A., Kupryjanczyk, J., Lu, K., Butzow, R., Dork, T., Pejovic, T., Campbell, I., Le, N. D., Bunker, C. H., Bogdanova, N., Runnebaum, I. B., Eccles, D., Paul, J., Wu, A. H., Gayther, S. A., Hogdall, E., Heitz, F., Kaye, S. B., Karlan, B. Y., Anton-Culver, H., Gronwald, J., Hogdall, C. K., Lambrechts, D., Fasching, P. A., Menon, U., Schildkraut, J., Pearce, C. L., Levine, D. A., Kjaer, S. K., Cramer, D., Flanagan, J. M., Phelan, C. M., Brown, R., Massuger, L. F. A. G., Song, H., Doherty, J. A., Krakstad, C., Liang, D., Odunsi, K., Berchuck, A., Jensen, A., Lubinski, J., Nevanlinna, H., Bean, Y. T., Lurie, G., Ziogas, A., Walsh, C., Despierre, E., Brinton, L., Hein, A., Rudolph, A., Dansonka-Mieszkowska, A., Olson, S. H., Harter, P., Tyrer, J., Vitonis, A. F., Brooks-Wilson, A., Aben, K. K., Pike, M. C., Ramus, S. J., Wik, E., Cybulski, C., Lin, J., Sucheston, L., Edwards, R., McGuire, V., Lester, J., du Bois, A., Lundvall, L., Wang-Gohrke, S., Szafron, L. M., Lambrechts, S., Yang, H., Beckmann, M. W., Pelttari, L. M., Van Altena, A. M., van den Berg, D., Halle, M. K., Gentry-Maharaj, A., Schwaab, I., Chandran, U., Menkiszak, J., Ekici, A. B., Wilkens, L. R., Leminen, A., Modugno, F., Friel, G., Rothstein, J. H., Vergote, I., Garcia-Closas, M., Hildebrandt, M. A. T., Sobiczewski, P., Kelemen, L. E., Pharoah, P. D. P., Moysich, K., Knutson, K. L., Cunningham, J. M., Fridley, B. L., and Goode, E. L.

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2014
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27. Identification of 12 new susceptibility loci for different histotypes of epithelial ovarian cancer

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Phelan, C.M., Kuchenbaecker, K.B., Tyrer, J.P., Kar, S.P., Lawrenson, K., Winham, S.J., Dennis, J., Pirie, A., Riggan, M.J., Chornokur, G., Earp, M.A., Lyra, P.C., Jr., Lee, J.M., Coetzee, S., Beesley, J., McGuffog, L., Soucy, P., Dicks, E., Lee, A., Barrowdale, D., Lecarpentier, J., Leslie, G., Aalfs, C.M., Aben, K.K.H., Adams, M., Adlard, J., Andrulis, I.L., Anton-Culver, H., Antonenkova, N., Aravantinos, G., Arnold, N., Arun, B.K., Arver, B., Azzollini, J., Balmana, J., Banerjee, S.N., Barjhoux, L., Barkardottir, R.B., Bean, Y., Beckmann, M.W., Beeghly-Fadiel, A., Benitez, J., Bermisheva, M., Bernardini, M.Q., Birrer, M.J., Bjorge, L., Black, A., Blankstein, K., Blok, M.J., Bodelon, C., Bogdanova, N., Bojesen, A., Bonanni, B., Borg, A., Bradbury, A.R., Brenton, J.D., Brewer, C., Brinton, L., Broberg, P., Brooks-Wilson, A., Bruinsma, F., Brunet, J., Buecher, B., Butzow, R., Buys, S.S., Caldes, T., Caligo, M.A., Campbell, I., Cannioto, R., Carney, M.E., Cescon, T., Chan, S.B., Chang-Claude, J., Chanock, S., Chen, X.Q., Chiew, Y.E., Chiquette, J., Chung, W.K., Claes, K.B., Conner, T., Cook, L.S., Cook, J., Cramer, D.W, Cunningham, J.M., D'Aloisio, A.A., Daly, M.B., Damiola, F., Damirovna, S.D., Dansonka-Mieszkowska, A., Dao, F., Davidson, R., Defazio, A., Delnatte, C., Doheny, K.F., Diez, O., Ding, Y.C., Doherty, J.A., Domchek, S.M., Dorfling, C.M., Dork, T., Mensenkamp, A.R., Kiemeney, L.A.L.M., Massuger, L.F.A.G., Altena, A.M. van, et al., Phelan, C.M., Kuchenbaecker, K.B., Tyrer, J.P., Kar, S.P., Lawrenson, K., Winham, S.J., Dennis, J., Pirie, A., Riggan, M.J., Chornokur, G., Earp, M.A., Lyra, P.C., Jr., Lee, J.M., Coetzee, S., Beesley, J., McGuffog, L., Soucy, P., Dicks, E., Lee, A., Barrowdale, D., Lecarpentier, J., Leslie, G., Aalfs, C.M., Aben, K.K.H., Adams, M., Adlard, J., Andrulis, I.L., Anton-Culver, H., Antonenkova, N., Aravantinos, G., Arnold, N., Arun, B.K., Arver, B., Azzollini, J., Balmana, J., Banerjee, S.N., Barjhoux, L., Barkardottir, R.B., Bean, Y., Beckmann, M.W., Beeghly-Fadiel, A., Benitez, J., Bermisheva, M., Bernardini, M.Q., Birrer, M.J., Bjorge, L., Black, A., Blankstein, K., Blok, M.J., Bodelon, C., Bogdanova, N., Bojesen, A., Bonanni, B., Borg, A., Bradbury, A.R., Brenton, J.D., Brewer, C., Brinton, L., Broberg, P., Brooks-Wilson, A., Bruinsma, F., Brunet, J., Buecher, B., Butzow, R., Buys, S.S., Caldes, T., Caligo, M.A., Campbell, I., Cannioto, R., Carney, M.E., Cescon, T., Chan, S.B., Chang-Claude, J., Chanock, S., Chen, X.Q., Chiew, Y.E., Chiquette, J., Chung, W.K., Claes, K.B., Conner, T., Cook, L.S., Cook, J., Cramer, D.W, Cunningham, J.M., D'Aloisio, A.A., Daly, M.B., Damiola, F., Damirovna, S.D., Dansonka-Mieszkowska, A., Dao, F., Davidson, R., Defazio, A., Delnatte, C., Doheny, K.F., Diez, O., Ding, Y.C., Doherty, J.A., Domchek, S.M., Dorfling, C.M., Dork, T., Mensenkamp, A.R., Kiemeney, L.A.L.M., Massuger, L.F.A.G., Altena, A.M. van, and et al.

Abstract

Contains fulltext : 174141.pdf (publisher's version ) (Closed access), To identify common alleles associated with different histotypes of epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC), we pooled data from multiple genome-wide genotyping projects totaling 25,509 EOC cases and 40,941 controls. We identified nine new susceptibility loci for different EOC histotypes: six for serous EOC histotypes (3q28, 4q32.3, 8q21.11, 10q24.33, 18q11.2 and 22q12.1), two for mucinous EOC (3q22.3 and 9q31.1) and one for endometrioid EOC (5q12.3). We then performed meta-analysis on the results for high-grade serous ovarian cancer with the results from analysis of 31,448 BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers, including 3,887 mutation carriers with EOC. This identified three additional susceptibility loci at 2q13, 8q24.1 and 12q24.31. Integrated analyses of genes and regulatory biofeatures at each locus predicted candidate susceptibility genes, including OBFC1, a new candidate susceptibility gene for low-grade and borderline serous EOC.

Published
2017

28. Identification of ten variants associated with risk of estrogen-receptor-negative breast cancer

Author

Milne, R.L., Kuchenbaecker, K.B., Michailidou, K., Beesley, J., Kar, S., Lindstrom, S., Hui, S., Lemacon, A., Soucy, P., Dennis, J., Jiang, X, Rostamianfar, A., Finucane, H., Bolla, M.K., McGuffog, L., Wang, Q., Aalfs, C.M., Adams, M., Adlard, J., Agata, S., Ahmed, S., Ahsan, H., Aittomaki, K., Al-Ejeh, F., Allen, J., Ambrosone, C.B., Amos, C.I., Andrulis, I.L., Anton-Culver, H., Antonenkova, N.N., Arndt, V., Arnold, N., Aronson, K.J., Auber, B., Auer, P.L., Ausems, M., Azzollini, J., Bacot, F., Balmana, J., Barile, M., Barjhoux, L., Barkardottir, R.B., Barrdahl, M., Barnes, D., Barrowdale, D., Baynes, C., Beckmann, M.W., Benitez, J., Bermisheva, M., Bernstein, L., Bignon, Y.J., Blazer, K.R., Blok, M.J., Blomqvist, C., Blot, W., Bobolis, K., Boeckx, B., Bogdanova, N.V., Bojesen, A., Bojesen, S.E., Bonanni, B., Borresen-Dale, A.L., Bozsik, A., Bradbury, A.R., Brand, J.S., Brauch, H., Brenner, H., Bressac-de Paillerets, B., Brewer, C., Brinton, L., Broberg, P., Brooks-Wilson, A., Brunet, J., Bruning, T., Burwinkel, B., Buys, S.S., Byun, J., Cai, Q., Caldes, T., Caligo, M.A., Campbell, I., Canzian, F., Caron, O., Carracedo, A., Carter, B.D., Castelao, J.E., Castera, L., Caux-Moncoutier, V., Chan, S.B., Chang-Claude, J., Chanock, S.J., Chen, X, Cheng, T.D., Chiquette, J., Christiansen, H., Claes, K.B.M., Clarke, C.L., Conner, T., Conroy, D.M., Cook, J., Kets, C.M., Simard, J., Milne, R.L., Kuchenbaecker, K.B., Michailidou, K., Beesley, J., Kar, S., Lindstrom, S., Hui, S., Lemacon, A., Soucy, P., Dennis, J., Jiang, X, Rostamianfar, A., Finucane, H., Bolla, M.K., McGuffog, L., Wang, Q., Aalfs, C.M., Adams, M., Adlard, J., Agata, S., Ahmed, S., Ahsan, H., Aittomaki, K., Al-Ejeh, F., Allen, J., Ambrosone, C.B., Amos, C.I., Andrulis, I.L., Anton-Culver, H., Antonenkova, N.N., Arndt, V., Arnold, N., Aronson, K.J., Auber, B., Auer, P.L., Ausems, M., Azzollini, J., Bacot, F., Balmana, J., Barile, M., Barjhoux, L., Barkardottir, R.B., Barrdahl, M., Barnes, D., Barrowdale, D., Baynes, C., Beckmann, M.W., Benitez, J., Bermisheva, M., Bernstein, L., Bignon, Y.J., Blazer, K.R., Blok, M.J., Blomqvist, C., Blot, W., Bobolis, K., Boeckx, B., Bogdanova, N.V., Bojesen, A., Bojesen, S.E., Bonanni, B., Borresen-Dale, A.L., Bozsik, A., Bradbury, A.R., Brand, J.S., Brauch, H., Brenner, H., Bressac-de Paillerets, B., Brewer, C., Brinton, L., Broberg, P., Brooks-Wilson, A., Brunet, J., Bruning, T., Burwinkel, B., Buys, S.S., Byun, J., Cai, Q., Caldes, T., Caligo, M.A., Campbell, I., Canzian, F., Caron, O., Carracedo, A., Carter, B.D., Castelao, J.E., Castera, L., Caux-Moncoutier, V., Chan, S.B., Chang-Claude, J., Chanock, S.J., Chen, X, Cheng, T.D., Chiquette, J., Christiansen, H., Claes, K.B.M., Clarke, C.L., Conner, T., Conroy, D.M., Cook, J., Kets, C.M., and Simard, J.

Abstract

Item does not contain fulltext, Most common breast cancer susceptibility variants have been identified through genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of predominantly estrogen receptor (ER)-positive disease. We conducted a GWAS using 21,468 ER-negative cases and 100,594 controls combined with 18,908 BRCA1 mutation carriers (9,414 with breast cancer), all of European origin. We identified independent associations at P < 5 x 10(-8) with ten variants at nine new loci. At P < 0.05, we replicated associations with 10 of 11 variants previously reported in ER-negative disease or BRCA1 mutation carrier GWAS and observed consistent associations with ER-negative disease for 105 susceptibility variants identified by other studies. These 125 variants explain approximately 16% of the familial risk of this breast cancer subtype. There was high genetic correlation (0.72) between risk of ER-negative breast cancer and breast cancer risk for BRCA1 mutation carriers. These findings may lead to improved risk prediction and inform further fine-mapping and functional work to better understand the biological basis of ER-negative breast cancer.

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2017

29. Enrichment of putative PAX8 target genes at serous epithelial ovarian cancer susceptibility loci

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Kar, S.P., Adler, E., Tyrer, J., Hazelett, D., Anton-Culver, H., Bandera, E.V., Beckmann, M.W., Berchuck, A., Bogdanova, N., Brinton, L., Butzow, R., Campbell, I., Carty, K., Chang-Claude, J., Cook, L.S., Cramer, D.W, Cunningham, J.M., Dansonka-Mieszkowska, A., Doherty, J.A., Dork, T., Durst, M., Eccles, D., Fasching, P.A., Flanagan, J., Gentry-Maharaj, A., Glasspool, R., Goode, E.L., Goodman, M.T., Gronwald, J., Heitz, F., Hildebrandt, M.A.T., Hogdall, E., Hogdall, C.K., Huntsman, D.G., Jensen, A., Karlan, B.Y., Kelemen, L.E., Kiemeney, L.A.L.M., Kjaer, S.K., Kupryjanczyk, J., Lambrechts, D., Levine, D.A., Li, Q., Lissowska, J., Lu, K.H., Lubinski, J., Massuger, L.F.A.G., McGuire, V., McNeish, I., Menon, U., Modugno, F., Monteiro, A.N., Moysich, K.B., Ness, R.B., Nevanlinna, H., Paul, J., Pearce, C.L., Pejovic, T., Permuth, J.B., Phelan, C., Pike, M.C., Poole, E.M., Ramus, S.J., Risch, H.A., Rossing, M.A., Salvesen, H.B., Schildkraut, J.M., Sellers, T.A., Sherman, M., Siddiqui, N., Sieh, W., Song, H., Southey, M., Terry, K.L., Tworoger, S.S., Walsh, C., Wentzensen, N., Whittemore, A.S., Wu, A.H., Yang, H., Zheng, W., Ziogas, A., Freedman, M.L., Gayther, S.A., Pharoah, P.D., Lawrenson, K., Kar, S.P., Adler, E., Tyrer, J., Hazelett, D., Anton-Culver, H., Bandera, E.V., Beckmann, M.W., Berchuck, A., Bogdanova, N., Brinton, L., Butzow, R., Campbell, I., Carty, K., Chang-Claude, J., Cook, L.S., Cramer, D.W, Cunningham, J.M., Dansonka-Mieszkowska, A., Doherty, J.A., Dork, T., Durst, M., Eccles, D., Fasching, P.A., Flanagan, J., Gentry-Maharaj, A., Glasspool, R., Goode, E.L., Goodman, M.T., Gronwald, J., Heitz, F., Hildebrandt, M.A.T., Hogdall, E., Hogdall, C.K., Huntsman, D.G., Jensen, A., Karlan, B.Y., Kelemen, L.E., Kiemeney, L.A.L.M., Kjaer, S.K., Kupryjanczyk, J., Lambrechts, D., Levine, D.A., Li, Q., Lissowska, J., Lu, K.H., Lubinski, J., Massuger, L.F.A.G., McGuire, V., McNeish, I., Menon, U., Modugno, F., Monteiro, A.N., Moysich, K.B., Ness, R.B., Nevanlinna, H., Paul, J., Pearce, C.L., Pejovic, T., Permuth, J.B., Phelan, C., Pike, M.C., Poole, E.M., Ramus, S.J., Risch, H.A., Rossing, M.A., Salvesen, H.B., Schildkraut, J.M., Sellers, T.A., Sherman, M., Siddiqui, N., Sieh, W., Song, H., Southey, M., Terry, K.L., Tworoger, S.S., Walsh, C., Wentzensen, N., Whittemore, A.S., Wu, A.H., Yang, H., Zheng, W., Ziogas, A., Freedman, M.L., Gayther, S.A., Pharoah, P.D., and Lawrenson, K.

Abstract

Contains fulltext : 170527.pdf (publisher's version ) (Closed access), BACKGROUND: Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified 18 loci associated with serous ovarian cancer (SOC) susceptibility but the biological mechanisms driving these findings remain poorly characterised. Germline cancer risk loci may be enriched for target genes of transcription factors (TFs) critical to somatic tumorigenesis. METHODS: All 615 TF-target sets from the Molecular Signatures Database were evaluated using gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) and three GWAS for SOC risk: discovery (2196 cases/4396 controls), replication (7035 cases/21 693 controls; independent from discovery), and combined (9627 cases/30 845 controls; including additional individuals). RESULTS: The PAX8-target gene set was ranked 1/615 in the discovery (PGSEA<0.001; FDR=0.21), 7/615 in the replication (PGSEA=0.004; FDR=0.37), and 1/615 in the combined (PGSEA<0.001; FDR=0.21) studies. Adding other genes reported to interact with PAX8 in the literature to the PAX8-target set and applying an alternative to GSEA, interval enrichment, further confirmed this association (P=0.006). Fifteen of the 157 genes from this expanded PAX8 pathway were near eight loci associated with SOC risk at P<10-5 (including six with P<5 x 10-8). The pathway was also associated with differential gene expression after shRNA-mediated silencing of PAX8 in HeyA8 (PGSEA=0.025) and IGROV1 (PGSEA=0.004) SOC cells and several PAX8 targets near SOC risk loci demonstrated in vitro transcriptomic perturbation. CONCLUSIONS: Putative PAX8 target genes are enriched for common SOC risk variants. This finding from our agnostic evaluation is of particular interest given that PAX8 is well-established as a specific marker for the cell of origin of SOC.

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2017

30. Enrichment of putative PAX8 target genes at serous epithelial ovarian cancer susceptibility loci

Author

Kar, SP, Adler, E, Tyrer, J, Hazelett, D, Anton-Culver, H, Bandera, EV, Beckmann, MW, Berchuck, A, Bogdanova, N, Brinton, L, Butzow, R, Campbell, I, Carty, K, Chang-Claude, J, Cook, LS, Cramer, DW, Cunningham, JM, Dansonka-Mieszkowska, A, Doherty, JA, Doerk, T, Duerst, M, Eccles, D, Fasching, PA, Flanagan, J, Gentry-Maharaj, A, Glasspool, R, Goode, EL, Goodman, MT, Gronwald, J, Heitz, F, Hildebrandt, MAT, Hogdall, E, Hogdall, CK, Huntsman, DG, Jensen, A, Karlan, BY, Kelemen, LE, Kiemeney, LA, Kjaer, SK, Kupryjanczyk, J, Lambrechts, D, Levine, DA, Li, Q, Lissowska, J, Lu, KH, Lubinski, J, Massuger, LFAG, McGuire, V, McNeish, I, Menon, U, Modugno, F, Monteiro, AN, Moysich, KB, Ness, RB, Nevanlinna, H, Paul, J, Pearce, CL, Pejovic, T, Permuth, JB, Phelan, C, Pike, MC, Poole, EM, Ramus, SJ, Risch, HA, Rossing, MA, Salvesen, HB, Schildkraut, JM, Sellers, TA, Sherman, M, Siddiqui, N, Sieh, W, Song, H, Southey, M, Terry, KL, Tworoger, SS, Walsh, C, Wentzensen, N, Whittemore, AS, Wu, AH, Yang, H, Zheng, W, Ziogas, A, Freedman, ML, Gayther, SA, Pharoah, PDP, Lawrenson, K, Kar, SP, Adler, E, Tyrer, J, Hazelett, D, Anton-Culver, H, Bandera, EV, Beckmann, MW, Berchuck, A, Bogdanova, N, Brinton, L, Butzow, R, Campbell, I, Carty, K, Chang-Claude, J, Cook, LS, Cramer, DW, Cunningham, JM, Dansonka-Mieszkowska, A, Doherty, JA, Doerk, T, Duerst, M, Eccles, D, Fasching, PA, Flanagan, J, Gentry-Maharaj, A, Glasspool, R, Goode, EL, Goodman, MT, Gronwald, J, Heitz, F, Hildebrandt, MAT, Hogdall, E, Hogdall, CK, Huntsman, DG, Jensen, A, Karlan, BY, Kelemen, LE, Kiemeney, LA, Kjaer, SK, Kupryjanczyk, J, Lambrechts, D, Levine, DA, Li, Q, Lissowska, J, Lu, KH, Lubinski, J, Massuger, LFAG, McGuire, V, McNeish, I, Menon, U, Modugno, F, Monteiro, AN, Moysich, KB, Ness, RB, Nevanlinna, H, Paul, J, Pearce, CL, Pejovic, T, Permuth, JB, Phelan, C, Pike, MC, Poole, EM, Ramus, SJ, Risch, HA, Rossing, MA, Salvesen, HB, Schildkraut, JM, Sellers, TA, Sherman, M, Siddiqui, N, Sieh, W, Song, H, Southey, M, Terry, KL, Tworoger, SS, Walsh, C, Wentzensen, N, Whittemore, AS, Wu, AH, Yang, H, Zheng, W, Ziogas, A, Freedman, ML, Gayther, SA, Pharoah, PDP, and Lawrenson, K

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified 18 loci associated with serous ovarian cancer (SOC) susceptibility but the biological mechanisms driving these findings remain poorly characterised. Germline cancer risk loci may be enriched for target genes of transcription factors (TFs) critical to somatic tumorigenesis. METHODS: All 615 TF-target sets from the Molecular Signatures Database were evaluated using gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) and three GWAS for SOC risk: discovery (2196 cases/4396 controls), replication (7035 cases/21 693 controls; independent from discovery), and combined (9627 cases/30 845 controls; including additional individuals). RESULTS: The PAX8-target gene set was ranked 1/615 in the discovery (PGSEA<0.001; FDR=0.21), 7/615 in the replication (PGSEA=0.004; FDR=0.37), and 1/615 in the combined (PGSEA<0.001; FDR=0.21) studies. Adding other genes reported to interact with PAX8 in the literature to the PAX8-target set and applying an alternative to GSEA, interval enrichment, further confirmed this association (P=0.006). Fifteen of the 157 genes from this expanded PAX8 pathway were near eight loci associated with SOC risk at P<10-5 (including six with P<5 × 10-8). The pathway was also associated with differential gene expression after shRNA-mediated silencing of PAX8 in HeyA8 (PGSEA=0.025) and IGROV1 (PGSEA=0.004) SOC cells and several PAX8 targets near SOC risk loci demonstrated in vitro transcriptomic perturbation. CONCLUSIONS: Putative PAX8 target genes are enriched for common SOC risk variants. This finding from our agnostic evaluation is of particular interest given that PAX8 is well-established as a specific marker for the cell of origin of SOC.

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2017

32. Chapter 9: Pragmatics and Discourse

Author

Brinton, Laurel J, Bergs, Alexaner, Brinton, L J ( Laurel J ), Bergs, A ( Alexaner ), Jucker, Andreas H; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3495-2213, Brinton, Laurel J, Bergs, Alexaner, Brinton, L J ( Laurel J ), Bergs, A ( Alexaner ), and Jucker, Andreas H; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3495-2213

Abstract

Pragmatics studies the processes of language use, while discourse analysis is devoted to its product, i.e. discourse. Pragmatics can be understood in a narrow sense focussing on cognitive-inferential aspects of information processing, and it can be understood in a wider sense in which it also includes social aspects of interaction. In historical pragmatics, the former conceptualization lies behind work on pragmatic explanations in language change, while the latter conceptualization studies earlier language use from a social and interactional perspective, including such aspects as inserts (e.g. interjections and discourse markers), speech acts, and terms of address. Discourse, as the product of language use, can be seen as a stretch of conversation (dialogue) or as a domain of communication. In the former conceptualization, research focuses on the structural properties of the dialogue, and in the latter, it deals with the linguistic practices pertaining to particular fields of knowledge or interaction, e.g. courtroom discourse, the discourse of science, and news discourse.

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2017

33. Fine-scale mapping of 8q24 locus identifies multiple independent risk variants for breast cancer

Author

Shi, J.J., Zhang, Y.F., Zheng, W., Michailidou, K., Ghoussaini, M., Bolla, M.K., Wang, Q., Dennis, J., Lush, M., Milne, R.L., Shu, X.O., Beesley, J., Kar, S., Andrulis, I.L., Anton-Culver, H., Arndt, V., Beckmann, M.W., Zhao, Z.G., Guo, X.Y., Benitez, J., Beeghly-Fadiel, A., Blot, W., Bogdanova, N.V., Bojesen, S.E., Brauch, H., Brenner, H., Brinton, L., Broeks, A., Bruening, T., Burwinkel, B., Cai, H., Canisius, S., Chang-Claude, J., Choi, J.Y., Couch, F.J., Cox, A., Cross, S.S., Czene, K., Darabi, H., Devilee, P., Droit, A., Dork, T., Fasching, P.A., Fletcher, O., Flyger, H., Fostira, F., Gaborieau, V., Garcia-Closas, M., Giles, G.G., Grip, M., Guenel, P., Haiman, C.A., Hamann, U., Hartman, M., Miao, H., Hollestelle, A., Hopper, J.L., Hsiung, C.N., Investigators, K., Ito, H., Jakubowska, A., Johnson, N., Torres, D., Kabisch, M., Kang, D., Khan, S., Knight, J.A., Kosma, V.M., Lambrechts, D., Li, J.M., Lindblom, A., Lophatananon, A., Lubinski, J., Mannermaa, A., Manoukian, S., Marchand, L. le, Margolin, S., Marme, F., Matsuo, K., McLean, C., Meindl, A., Muir, K., Neuhausen, S.L., Nevanlinna, H., Nord, S., Borresen-Dale, A.L., Olson, J.E., Orr, N., Ouweland, A.M.W. van den, Peterlongo, P., Putti, T.C., Rudolph, A., Sangrajrang, S., Sawyer, E.J., Schmidt, M.K., Schmutzler, R.K., Shen, C.Y., Hou, M.F., Shrubsole, M.J., Southey, M.C., Swerdlow, A., Teo, S.H., Thienpont, B., Toland, A.E., Tollenaar, R.A.E.M., Tomlinson, I., Truong, T., Tseng, C.C., Wen, W.Q., Winqvist, R., Wu, A.H., Yip, C.H., Zamora, P.M., Zheng, Y., Floris, G., Cheng, C.Y., Hooning, M.J., Martens, J.W.M., Seynaeve, C., Kristensen, V.N., Hall, P., Pharoah, P.D.P., Simard, J., Chenevix-Trench, G., Dunning, A.M., Antoniou, A.C., Easton, D.F., Cai, Q.Y., Long, J.R., Ghoussaini, Maya [0000-0002-2415-2143], Wang, Jean [0000-0002-9139-0627], Dennis, Joe [0000-0003-4591-1214], Pharoah, Paul [0000-0001-8494-732X], Dunning, Alison [0000-0001-6651-7166], Antoniou, Antonis [0000-0001-9223-3116], Easton, Douglas [0000-0003-2444-3247], and Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository

Subjects
breast cancer, fine-mapping, single nucleotide polymorphism, 8q24, genetic susceptibility
Abstract

Previous genome-wide association studies among women of European ancestry identified two independent breast cancer susceptibility loci represented by single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) rs13281615 and rs11780156 at 8q24. A fine-mapping study across 2.06 Mb (chr8:127,561,724-129,624,067, hg19) in 55,540 breast cancer cases and 51,168 controls within the Breast Cancer Association Consortium was conducted. Three additional independent association signals in women of European ancestry, represented by rs35961416 (OR = 0.95, 95% CI = 0.93-0.97, conditional p = 5.8 × 10(-6) ), rs7815245 (OR = 0.94, 95% CI = 0.91-0.96, conditional p = 1.1 × 10(-6) ) and rs2033101 (OR = 1.05, 95% CI = 1.02-1.07, conditional p = 1.1 × 10(-4) ) were found. Integrative analysis using functional genomic data from the Roadmap Epigenomics, the Encyclopedia of DNA Elements project, the Cancer Genome Atlas and other public resources implied that SNPs rs7815245 in Signal 3, and rs1121948 in Signal 5 (in linkage disequilibrium with rs11780156, r(2) = 0.77), were putatively functional variants for two of the five independent association signals. The results highlighted multiple 8q24 variants associated with breast cancer susceptibility in women of European ancestry.

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2016

34. Identification and characterization of novel associations in the CASP8/ALS2CR12 region on chromosome 2 with breast cancer risk

Author

Lin, W.Y., Camp, N.J., Ghoussaini, M., Beesley, J., Michailidou, K., Hopper, J.L., Apicella, C., Southey, M.C., Stone, J., Schmidt, M.K., Broeks, A., Van't Veer, L.J., Rutgers, E.J.T., Muir, K., Lophatananon, A., Stewart-Brown, S., Siriwanarangsan, P., Fasching, P.A., Haeberle, L., Ekici, A.B., Beckmann, M.W., Peto, J., Dos-Santos-Silva, I., Fletcher, O., Johnson, N., Bolla, M.K., Wang, Q., Dennis, J., Sawyer, E.J., Cheng, T., Tomlinson, I., Kerin, M.J., Miller, N., Marme, F., Surowy, H.M., Burwinkel, B., Guenel, P., Truong, T., Menegaux, F., Mulot, C., Bojesen, S.E., Nordestgaard, B.G., Nielsen, S.F., Flyger, H., Benitez, J., Zamora, M.P., Perez, J.I.A., Menendez, P., Gonzalez-Neira, A., Pita, G., Alonso, M.R., Alvarez, N., Herrera, D., Anton-Culver, H., Brenner, H., Dieffenbach, A.K., Arndt, V., Stegmaier, C., Meindl, A., Lichtner, P., Schmutzler, R.K., Muller-Myhsok, B., Brauch, H., Bruning, T., Ko, Y.D., Tessier, D.C., Vincent, D., Bacot, F., Nevanlinna, H., Aittomaki, K., Blomqvist, C., Khan, S., Matsuo, K., Ito, H., Iwata, H., Horio, A., Bogdanova, N.V., Antonenkova, N.N., Dork, T., Lindblom, A., Margolin, S., Mannermaa, A., Kataja, V., Kosma, V.M., Hartikainen, J.M., Wu, A.H., Tseng, C.C., Berg, D. van den, Stram, D.O., Neven, P., Wauters, E., Wildiers, H., Lambrechts, D., Chang-Claude, J., Rudolph, A., Seibold, P., Flesch-Janys, D., Radice, P., Peterlongo, P., Manoukian, S., Bonanni, B., Couch, F.J., Wang, X.S., Vachon, C., Purrington, K., Giles, G.G., Milne, R.L., Mclean, C., Haiman, C.A., Henderson, B.E., Schumacher, F., Marchand, L. le, Simard, J., Goldberg, M.S., Labreche, F., Dumont, M., Teo, S.H., Yip, C.H., Hassan, N., Vithana, E.N., Kristensen, V., Zheng, W., Deming-Halverson, S., Shrubsole, M.J., Long, J.R., Winqvist, R., Pylkas, K., Jukkola-Vuorinen, A., Kauppila, S., Andrulis, I.L., Knight, J.A., Glendon, G., Tchatchou, S., Devilee, P., Tollenaar, R.A.E.M., Seynaeve, C., Asperen, C.J. van, Garcia-Closas, M., Figueroa, J., Lissowska, J., Brinton, L., Czene, K., Darabi, H., Eriksson, M., Brand, J.S., Hooning, M.J., Hollestelle, A., Ouweland, A.M.W. van den, Jager, A., Li, J.M., Liu, J.J., Humphreys, K., Shu, X.O., Lu, W., Gao, Y.T., Cai, H., Cross, S.S., Reed, M.W.R., Blot, W., Signorello, L.B., Cai, Q.Y., Pharoah, P.D.P., Perkins, B., Shah, M., Blows, F.M., Kang, D., Yoo, K.Y., Noh, D.Y., Hartman, M., Miao, H., Chia, K.S., Putti, T.C., Hamann, U., Luccarini, C., Baynes, C., Ahmed, S., Maranian, M., Healey, C.S., Jakubowska, A., Lubinski, J., Jaworska-Bieniek, K., Durda, K., Sangrajrang, S., Gaborieau, V., Brennan, P., Mckay, J., Slager, S., Toland, A.E., Yannoukakos, D., Shen, C.Y., Hsiung, C.N., Wu, P.E., Ding, S.L., Ashworth, A., Jones, M., Orr, N., Swerdlow, A.J., Tsimiklis, H., Makalic, E., Schmidt, D.F., Bui, Q.M., Chanock, S.J., Hunter, D.J., Hein, R., Dahmen, N., Beckmann, L., Aaltonen, K., Muranen, T.A., Heikkinen, T., Irwanto, A., Rahman, N., Turnbull, C.A., Waisfisz, Q., Meijers-Heijboer, H.E.J., Adank, M.A., Luijt, R.B. van der, Hall, P., Chenevix-Trench, G., Dunning, A., Easton, D.F., Cox, A., GENICA Network, kConFab Investigators, Australian Ovarian Canc Study Grp, Breast Ovarian Canc Susceptibility, Clinical Genetics, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Medical Oncology, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam Reproduction & Development (AR&D), Human Genetics, Human genetics, CCA - Oncogenesis, Ghoussaini, Maya [0000-0002-2415-2143], Wang, Jean [0000-0002-9139-0627], Dennis, Joe [0000-0003-4591-1214], Pharoah, Paul [0000-0001-8494-732X], Dunning, Alison [0000-0001-6651-7166], Easton, Douglas [0000-0003-2444-3247], and Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository

Subjects
Genotyping Techniques, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S, CASP8 and FADD-Like Apoptosis Regulating Protein, Genome-wide association study, P.H.S, Medical and Health Sciences, Breast and Ovarian Cancer Susceptibility (BOCS) Study, Medizinische Fakultät, Genetics(clinical), Non-U.S. Gov't, Genetics (clinical), Genetics, Genetics & Heredity, variants, Caspase 8, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Association Studies Articles, General Medicine, Biological Sciences, ddc, Chromosomes, Human, Pair 2, kConFab Investigators, Female, GENICA Network, Australian Ovarian Cancer Study Group, European Continental Ancestry Group, Non-P.H.S, Single-nucleotide polymorphism, Breast Neoplasms, Biology, Research Support, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, White People, N.I.H, Breast cancer, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being, medicine, Journal Article, Humans, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, ddc:610, gene, Genotyping, Molecular Biology, Genetic association, disease, Extramural, Proteins, Odds ratio, medicine.disease, susceptibility loci, Minor allele frequency, Case-Control Studies, genome-wide association, enhancers, U.S. Gov't, casp8, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S, Genome-Wide Association Study
Abstract

Previous studies have suggested that polymorphisms in CASP8 on chromosome 2 are associated with breast cancer risk. To clarify the role of CASP8 in breast cancer susceptibility, we carried out dense genotyping of this region in the Breast Cancer Association Consortium (BCAC). Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) spanning a 1 Mb region around CASP8 were genotyped in 46 450 breast cancer cases and 42 600 controls of European origin from 41 studies participating in the BCAC as part of a custom genotyping array experiment (iCOGS). Missing genotypes and SNPs were imputed and, after quality exclusions, 501 typed and 1232 imputed SNPs were included in logistic regressionmodels adjusting for study and ancestry principal components. The SNPs retained in the final model were investigated further in data from nine genome-wide association studies (GWAS) comprising in total 10 052 case and 12 575 control subjects. The most significant association signal observed in European subjects was for the imputed intronic SNP rs1830298 in ALS2CR12 (telomeric to CASP8), with per allele odds ratio and 95% confidence interval [OR (95% confidence interval, CI)] for the minor allele of 1.05 (1.03-1.07), P = 1 × 10-5. Three additional independent signals from intronic SNPs were identified, in CASP8 (rs36043647), ALS2CR11 (rs59278883) and CFLAR (rs7558475). The association with rs1830298 was replicated in the imputed results from the combined GWAS (P=3 × 10-6), yielding a combined OR (95% CI) of 1.06 (1.04-1.08), P = 1 × 10-9. Analyses of gene expression associations in peripheral blood and normal breast tissue indicate that CASP8might be the target gene, suggesting amechanism involving apoptosis.

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2016

35. Ovarian cancer and smoking: individual participant meta-analysis including 28,114 women with ovarian cancer from 51 epidemiological studies

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Gaitskell, K, Hermon, C, Moser, K, Reeves, G, Peto, R, Brinton, L, Marchbanks, P, Negri, E, Ness, R, Peeters, PHM, Vessey, M, Calle, EE, Gapstur, SM, Patel, AV, Dal Maso, L, Talamini, R, Chetrit, A, Hirsh-Yechezkel, G, Lubin, F, Sadetzki, S, Banks, E, Beral, V, Bull, D, Callaghan, K, Crossley, B, Goodill, A, Green, J, Key, T, Sitas, F, Collins, R, Doll, R, Gonzalez, A, Lee, N, Ory, HW, Peterson, HB, Wingo, PA, Martin, N, Pardthaisong, T, Silpisornkosol, S, Theetranont, C, Boosiri, B, Chutivongse, S, Jimakorn, P, Virutamasen, P, Wongsrichanalai, C, Tjonneland, A, Titus-Ernstoff, L, Byers, T, Rohan, T, Mosgaard, BJ, Yeates, D, Freudenheim, JL, Chang-Claude, J, Kaaks, R, Anderson, KE, Folsom, A, Robien, K, Hampton, J, Newcomb, PA, Rossing, MA, Thomas, DB, Weiss, NS, Riboli, E, Clavel-Chapelon, F, Cramer, D, Hankinson, SE, Tworoger, SS, Franceschi, S, La Vecchia, C, Adami, HO, Magnusson, C, Riman, T, Weiderpass, Elisabete, Wolk, A, Schouten, LJ, van den Brandt, PA, Chantarakul, N, Koetsawang, S, Rachawat, D, Palli, D, Black, A, Brinton, LA, Freedman, DM, Hartge, P, Hsing, AW, Lacey, JV, Hoover, RN, Schairer, C, Urban, M, Graff-Iversen, Sidsel, Selmer, Randi, Bain, CJ, Green, AC, Purdie, DM, Siskind, V, Webb, PM, Moysich, K, McCann, SE, Hannaford, P, Kay, C, Binns, CW, Lee, AH, Zhang, M, Ness, RB, Nasca, P, Coogan, PF, Palmer, JR, Rosenberg, L, Kelsey, J, Paffenbarger, R, Whittemore, A, Katsouyanni, K, Trichopoulou, A, Trichopoulos, D, Tzonou, A, Dabancens, A, Martinez, L, Molina, R, Salas, O, Goodman, MT, Lurie, G, Carney, ME, Wilkens, LR, Hartman, L, Manjer, J, Olsson, H, Grisso, JA, Morgan, M, Wheeler, JE, Bunker, CH, Edwards, RP, Modugno, F, Casagrande, J, Pike, MC, Ross, RK, Wu, AH, Miller, AB, Kumle, Merethe, Gram, Inger Torhild, Lund, Eiliv, McGowan, L, Shu, XO, Zheng, W, Farley, TMM, Holck, S, Meirik, O, Risch, HA, E. E. Calle, S. M. Gapstur, A. V. Patel, L. Dal Maso, R. Talamini, A. Chetrit, G. Hirsh Yechezkel, F. Lubin, S. Sadetzki, E. Bank, V. Beral, D. Bull, K. Callaghan, B. Crossley, K. Gaitskell, A. Goodill, J. Green, C. Hermon, T. Key, K. Moser, G. Reeve, F. Sita, R. Collin, R. Doll, R. Peto, C. A. Gonzalez, N. Lee, P. Marchbank, H. W. Ory, H. B. Peterson, P. A. Wingo, N. Martin, T. Pardthaisong, S. Silpisornkosol, C. Theetranont, B. Boosiri, S. Chutivongse, P. Jimakorn, P. Virutamasen, C. Wongsrichanalai, A. Tjonneland, L. Titus Ernstoff, T. Byer, T. Rohan, B. J. Mosgaard, M. Vessey, D. Yeate, J. L. Freudenheim, J. Chang Claude, R. Kaak, K. E. Anderson, A. Folsom, K. Robien, J. Hampton, P. A. Newcomb, M. A. Rossing, D. B. Thoma, N. S. Wei, E. Riboli, F. Clavel Chapelon, D. Cramer, S. E. Hankinson, S. S. Tworoger, S. Franceschi, C. La Vecchia, E. Negri, H. O. Adami, C. Magnusson, T. Riman, E. Weiderpa, A. Wolk, L. J. Schouten, P. A. van den Brandt, N. Chantarakul, S. Koetsawang, D. Rachawat, D. Palli, A. Black, L. A. Brinton, D. M. Freedman, P. Hartge, A. W. Hsing, J. Lacey, R. N. Hoover, C. Schairer, M. Urban, S. Graff Iversen, R. Selmer, C. J. Bain, A. C. Green, D. M. Purdie, V. Siskind, P. M. Webb, K. Moysich, S. E. Mccann, P. Hannaford, C. Kay, C. W. Binn, A. H. Lee, M. Zhang, R. B. Ne, P. Nasca, P. F. Coogan, J. R. Palmer, L. Rosenberg, J. Kelsey, R. Paffenbarger, A. Whittemore, K. Katsouyanni, A. Trichopoulou, D. Trichopoulo, A. Tzonou, A. Dabancen, L. Martinez, R. Molina, O. Sala, M. T. Goodman, G. Lurie, M. E. Carney, L. R. Wilken, L. Hartman, J. Manjer, H. Olsson, J. A. Grisso, M. Morgan, J. E. Wheeler, C. H. Bunker, R. P. Edward, F. Modugno, P. H. M. Peeter, J. Casagrande, M. C. Pike, R. K. Ro, A. H. Wu, A. B. Miller, M. Kumle, I. T. Gram, E. Lund, L. Mcgowan, X. O. Shu, W. Zheng, T. M. M. Farley, S. Holck, O. Meirik, H. A. Risch, Epidemiologie, RS: CAPHRI School for Public Health and Primary Care, and RS: GROW - School for Oncology and Reproduction

Subjects
hormonal factor, Oncology, body-mass index, Comorbidity, anthropometric measurement, Body Mass Index, 0302 clinical medicine, Epidemiology, Cancer Type - Ovarian Cancer, 030212 general & internal medicine, epithelial ovarian, Prospective cohort study, oral contraceptives, Ovarian Neoplasms, Incidence (epidemiology), Incidence, Smoking, Articles, Middle Aged, Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous, 3. Good health, Causality, Europe, risk-factor, Serous fluid, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, Meta-analysis, Adenocarcinoma, Female, Risk, Adult, medicine.medical_specialty, prospective cohort, Etiology - Exogenous Factors in the Origin and Cause of Cancer, Risk Assessment, methods, 03 medical and health sciences, Internal medicine, oral-contraceptive use, medicine, cancer, Humans, Women, tobacco smoking, therapy, cigarette-smoking, VDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Clinical medical disciplines: 750::Oncology: 762, business.industry, Research, medicine.disease, VDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Klinisk medisinske fag: 750::Onkologi: 762, Relative risk, North America, Other, United-State, business, Ovarian cancer, Meta-Analysis
Abstract

BACKGROUND: Smoking has been linked to mucinous ovarian cancer, but its effects on other ovarian cancer subtypes and on overall ovarian cancer risk are unclear, and the findings from most studies with relevant data are unpublished. To assess these associations, we review the published and unpublished evidence. METHODS: Eligible epidemiological studies were identified by electronic searches, review articles, and discussions with colleagues. Individual participant data for 28,114 women with and 94,942 without ovarian cancer from 51 epidemiological studies were analysed centrally, yielding adjusted relative risks (RRs) of ovarian cancer in smokers compared with never smokers. FINDINGS: After exclusion of studies with hospital controls, in which smoking could have affected recruitment, overall ovarian cancer incidence was only slightly increased in current smokers compared with women who had never smoked (RR 1·06, 95% CI 1·01-1·11, p=0·01). Of 17,641 epithelial cancers with specified histology, 2314 (13%) were mucinous, 2360 (13%) endometrioid, 969 (5%) clear-cell, and 9086 (52%) serous. Smoking-related risks varied substantially across these subtypes (p(heterogeneity)

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2016

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

Author

Hollestelle, A, Van Der Baan, FH, Berchuck, A, Johnatty, SE, Aben, KK, Agnarsson, BA, Aittomäki, K, Alducci, E, Andrulis, IL, Anton-Culver, H, Antonenkova, NN, Antoniou, AC, Apicella, C, Arndt, V, Arnold, N, Arun, BK, Arver, B, Ashworth, A, Baglietto, L, Balleine, R, Bandera, EV, Barrowdale, D, Bean, YT, Beckmann, L, Beckmann, MW, Benitez, J, Berger, A, Berger, R, Beuselinck, B, Bisogna, M, Bjorge, L, Blomqvist, C, Bogdanova, NV, Bojesen, A, Bojesen, SE, Bolla, MK, Bonanni, B, Brand, JS, Brauch, H, Brenner, H, Brinton, L, Brooks-Wilson, A, Bruinsma, F, Brunet, J, Brüning, T, Budzilowska, A, Bunker, CH, Burwinkel, B, Butzow, R, Buys, SS, Caligo, MA, Campbell, I, Carter, J, Chang-Claude, J, Chanock, SJ, Claes, KBM, Collée, JM, Cook, LS, Couch, FJ, Cox, A, Cramer, D, Cross, SS, Cunningham, JM, Cybulski, C, Czene, K, Damiola, F, Dansonka-Mieszkowska, A, Darabi, H, De La Hoya, M, Defazio, A, Dennis, J, Devilee, P, and Dicks, EM

Abstract

© 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. 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 breast cancer risk as well as with survival time. However, prior studies, emphasizing particular subgroups, were relatively small. Therefore, we comprehensively evaluated ovarian and breast cancer risks as well as clinical outcome associated with rs61764370. Methods Centralized genotyping and analysis were performed for 140,012 women enrolled in the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium (15,357 ovarian cancer patients; 30,816 controls), the Breast Cancer Association Consortium (33,530 breast cancer patients; 37,640 controls), and the Consortium of Modifiers of BRCA1 and BRCA2 (14,765 BRCA1 and 7904 BRCA2 mutation carriers). Results We found no association with risk of ovarian cancer (OR = 0.99, 95% CI 0.94-1.04, p = 0.74) or breast cancer (OR = 0.98, 95% CI 0.94-1.01, p = 0.19) and results were consistent among mutation carriers (BRCA1, ovarian cancer HR = 1.09, 95% CI 0.97-1.23, p = 0.14, breast cancer HR = 1.04, 95% CI 0.97-1.12, p = 0.27; BRCA2, ovarian cancer HR = 0.89, 95% CI 0.71-1.13, p = 0.34, breast cancer HR = 1.06, 95% CI 0.94-1.19, p = 0.35). Null results were also obtained for associations with overall survival following ovarian cancer (HR = 0.94, 95% CI 0.83-1.07, p = 0.38), breast cancer (HR = 0.96, 95% CI 0.87-1.06, p = 0.38), and all other previously-reported associations. Conclusions rs61764370 is not associated with risk of ovarian or breast cancer nor with clinical outcome for patients with these cancers. Therefore, genotyping this variant has no clinical utility related to the prediction or management of these cancers.

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2016

39. Prediction of Breast Cancer Risk Based on Profiling With Common Genetic Variants

Author

Mavaddat, N., Pharoah, P.D.P., Michailidou, K., Tyrer, J., Brook, M.N., Bolla, M.K., Wang, Q., Dennis, J., Dunning, A.M., Shah, M., Luben, R., Brown, J., Bojesen, S.E., Nordestgaard, B.G., Nielsen, S.F., Flyger, H., Czene, K., Darabi, H., Eriksson, M., Peto, J., dos-Santos-Silva, I., Dudbridge, F., Johnson, N., Schmidt, M.K., Broeks, A., Verhoef, S., Rutgers, E.J., Swerdlow, A., Ashworth, A., Orr, N., Schoemaker, M.J., Figueroa, J., Chanock, S.J., Brinton, L., Lissowska, J., Couch, F.J., Olson, J.E., Vachon, C., Pankratz, V.S., Lambrechts, D., Wildiers, H., Ongeval, C. van, Limbergen, E. van, Kristensen, V., Alnaes, G.G., Nord, S., Borresen-Dale, A.L., Nevanlinna, H., Muranen, T.A., Aittomaki, K., Blomqvist, C., Chang-Claude, J., Rudolph, A., Seibold, P., Flesch-Janys, D., Fasching, P.A., Haeberle, L., Ekici, A.B., Beckmann, M.W., Burwinkel, B., Marme, F., Schneeweiss, A., Sohn, C., Trentham-Dietz, A., Newcomb, P., Titus, L., Egan, K.M., Hunter, D.J., Lindstrom, S., Tamimi, R.M., Kraft, P., Rahman, N., Turnbull, C., Renwick, A., Seal, S., Li, J.M., Liu, J.J., Humphreys, K., Benitez, J., Zamora, M.P., Perez, J.I.A., Menendez, P., Jakubowska, A., Lubinski, J., Jaworska-Bieniek, K., Durda, K., Bogdanova, N.V., Antonenkova, N.N., Dork, T., Anton-Culver, H., Neuhausen, S.L., Ziogas, A., Bernstein, L., Devilee, P., Tollenaar, R.A.E.M., Seynaeve, C., Asperen, C.J. van, Cox, A., Cross, S.S., Reed, M.W.R., Khusnutdinova, E., Bermisheva, M., Prokofyeva, D., Takhirova, Z., Meindl, A., Schmutzler, R.K., Sutter, C., Yang, R.X., Schurmann, P., Bremer, M., Christiansen, H., Park-Simon, T.W., Hillemanns, P., Guenel, P., Truong, T., Menegaux, F., Sanchez, M., Radice, P., Peterlongo, P., Manoukian, S., Pensotti, V., Hopper, J.L., Tsimiklis, H., Apicella, C., Southey, M.C., Brauch, H., Bruning, T., Ko, Y.D., Sigurdson, A.J., Doody, M.M., Hamann, U., Torres, D., Ulmer, H.U., Forsti, A., Sawyer, E.J., Tomlinson, I., Kerin, M.J., Miller, N., Andrulis, I.L., Knight, J.A., Glendon, G., Mulligan, A.M., Chenevix-Trench, G., Balleine, R., Giles, G.G., Milne, R.L., McLean, C., Lindblom, A., Margolin, S., Haiman, C.A., Henderson, B.E., Schumacher, F., Marchand, L. le, Eilber, U., Wang-Gohrke, S., Hooning, M.J., Hollestelle, A., Ouweland, A.M.W. van den, Koppert, L.B., Carpenter, J., Clarke, C., Scott, R., Mannermaa, A., Kataja, V., Kosma, V.M., Hartikainen, J.M., Brenner, H., Arndt, V., Stegmaier, C., Dieffenbach, A.K., Winqvist, R., Pylkas, K., Jukkola-Vuorinen, A., Grip, M., Offit, K., Vijai, J., Robson, M., Rau-Murthy, R., Dwek, M., Swann, R., Perkins, K.A., Goldberg, M.S., Labreche, F., Dumont, M., Eccles, D.M., Tapper, W.J., Rafiq, S., John, E.M., Whittemore, A.S., Slager, S., Yannoukakos, D., Toland, A.E., Yao, S., Zheng, W., Halverson, S.L., Gonzalez-Neira, A., Pita, G., Alonso, M.R., Alvarez, N., Herrero, D., Tessier, D.C., Vincent, D., Bacot, F., Luccarini, C., Baynes, C., Ahmed, S., Maranian, M., Healey, C.S., Simard, J., Hall, P., Easton, D.F., Garcia-Closas, M., Clinical Genetics, Medical Oncology, Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinicum, Medicum, Kristiina Aittomäki / Principal Investigator, Department of Medical and Clinical Genetics, Department of Oncology, HUS Gynecology and Obstetrics, Mavaddat, Nasim [0000-0003-0307-055X], Pharoah, Paul [0000-0001-8494-732X], Tyrer, Jonathan [0000-0003-3724-4757], Wang, Jean [0000-0002-9139-0627], Dennis, Joe [0000-0003-4591-1214], Dunning, Alison [0000-0001-6651-7166], Luben, Robert [0000-0002-5088-6343], Easton, Douglas [0000-0003-2444-3247], and Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository

Subjects
Adult, Genotype, 3122 Cancers, Breast Neoplasms, consortium, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, Risk Assessment, Article, prevention, SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being, Predictive Value of Tests, Risk Factors, 3123 Gynaecology and paediatrics, Biomarkers, Tumor, Odds Ratio, Humans, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, family-history, Aged, prostate, Gene Expression Profiling, subtypes, Middle Aged, susceptibility loci, Europe, Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, Receptors, Estrogen, Tumor Markers, Biological, Cancer and Oncology, genome-wide association, Female, women
Abstract

Background: Data for multiple common susceptibility alleles for breast cancer may be combined to identify women at different levels of breast cancer risk. Such stratification could guide preventive and screening strategies. However, empirical evidence for genetic risk stratification is lacking. Methods: We investigated the value of using 77 breast cancer-associated single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) for risk stratification, in a study of 33 673 breast cancer cases and 33 381 control women of European origin. We tested all possible pair-wise multiplicative interactions and constructed a 77-SNP polygenic risk score (PRS) for breast cancer overall and by estrogen receptor (ER) status. Absolute risks of breast cancer by PRS were derived from relative risk estimates and UK incidence and mortality rates. Results: There was no strong evidence for departure from a multiplicative model for any SNP pair. Women in the highest 1 of the PRS had a three-fold increased risk of developing breast cancer compared with women in the middle quintile (odds ratio [OR] = 3.36, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 2.95 to 3.83). The ORs for ER-positive and ER-negative disease were 3.73 (95% CI = 3.24 to 4.30) and 2.80 (95% CI = 2.26 to 3.46), respectively. Lifetime risk of breast cancer for women in the lowest and highest quintiles of the PRS were 5.2% and 16.6% for a woman without family history, and 8.6% and 24.4% for a woman with a first-degree family history of breast cancer. Conclusions: The PRS stratifies breast cancer risk in women both with and without a family history of breast cancer. The observed level of risk discrimination could inform targeted screening and prevention strategies. Further discrimination may be achievable through combining the PRS with lifestyle/environmental factors, although these were not considered in this report. © 2015 © The Author 2015. Published by Oxford University Press.

Published
2015

40. Menopausal hormone use and ovarian cancer risk : Individual participant meta-analysis of 52 epidemiological studies

Author

Gapstur, S. M., Patel, A. V., Banks, E., Dal Maso, L., Talamini, R., Chetrit, A., Hirsh-Yechezkel, G., Lubin, F., Sadetzki, S., Beral, V., Bull, D., Cairns, B., Crossley, B., Gaitskell, K., Goodill, A., Green, J., Hermon, C., Key, T., Moser, K., Reeves, G., Sitas, F., Collins, R., Peto, R., Gonzalez, C. A., Lee, N., Marchbanks, P., Ory, H. W., Peterson, H. B., Wingo, P. A., Martin, N., Silpisornkosol, S., Theetranont, C., Boosiri, B., Chutivongse, S., Jimakorn, P., Virutamasen, P., Wongsrichanalai, C., Goodman, M. T., Lidegaard, O., Kjaer, S. K., Morch, L. S., Tjonneland, A., Byers, T., Rohan, T., Mosgaard, B., Vessey, M., Yeates, D., Freudenheim, J. L., Titus, L. J., Chang-Claude, J., Kaaks, R., Anderson, K. E., Lazovich, D., Robien, K., Hampton, J., Newcomb, P. A., Rossing, M. A., Thomas, D. B., Weiss, N. S., Lokkegaard, E., Riboli, E., Clavel-Chapelon, F., Cramer, D., Hankinson, S. E., Tamimi, R. M., Tworoger, S. S., Franceschi, S., La Vecchia, C., Negri, E., Adami, H. O., Magnusson, C., Riman, T., Weiderpass, E., Wolk, A., Schouten, L. J., van den Brandt, P. A., Chantarakul, N., Koetsawang, S., Rachawat, D., Palli, D., Black, A., Brinton, L. A., Freedman, D. M., Hartge, P., Hsing, A. W., Jnr, J. V. Lacey, Lissowska, J., Hoover, R. N., Schairer, C., Babb, C., Urban, M., Graff-Iversen, S., Selmer, R., Bain, C. J., Green, A. C., Purdie, D. M., Siskind, V., Webb, P. M., Moysich, K., McCann, S. E., Hannaford, P., Kay, C., Binns, C. W., Lee, A. H., Zhang, M., Ness, R. B., Nasca, P., Coogan, P. F., Palmer, J. R., Rosenberg, L., Whittemore, A., Katsouyanni, K., Trichopoulou, A., Trichopoulos, D., Tzonou, A., Dabancens, A., Martinez, L., Molina, R., Salas, O., Lurie, G., Carney, M. E., Wilkens, L. R., Werner Hartman, Linda, Manjer, Jonas, Olsson, Håkan, Kumle, M., Grisso, J. A., Morgan, M., Wheeler, J. E., Edwards, R. P., Kelley, J. L., Modugno, F., Onland-Moret, N. C., Peeters, P. H. M., Casagrande, J., Pike, M. C., Wu, A. H., Canfell, K., Miller, A. B., Gram, I. T., Lund, E., McGowan, L., Shu, X. O., Zheng, W., Farley, T. M. M., Holck, S., Meirik, O., Risch, H. A., S. M. Gapstur, A. V. Patel, E. Bank, L. Dal Maso, R. Talamini, A. Chetrit, G. Hirsh Yechezkel, F. Lubin, S. Sadetzki, V. Beral, D. Bull, B. Cairn, B. Crossley, K. Gaitskell, A. Goodill, J. Green, C. Hermon, T. Key, K. Moser, G. Reeve, F. Sita, R. Collin, R. Peto, C. A. Gonzalez, N. Lee, P. Marchbank, H. W. Ory, H. B. Peterson, P. A. Wingo, N. Martin, S. Silpisornkosol, C. Theetranont, B. Boosiri, S. Chutivongse, P. Jimakorn, P. Virutamasen, C. Wongsrichanalai, M. T. Goodman, O. Lidegaard, S. K. Kjaer, L. S. Morch, A. Tjonneland, T. Byer, T. Rohan, B. Mosgaard, M. Vessey, D. Yeate, J. L. Freudenheim, L. J. Titu, J. Chang Claude, R. Kaak, K. E. Anderson, D. Lazovich, K. Robien, J. Hampton, P. A. Newcomb, M. A. Rossing, D. B. Thoma, N. S. Wei, E. Lokkegaard, E. Riboli, F. Clavel Chapelon, D. Cramer, S. E. Hankinson, R. M. Tamimi, S. S. Tworoger, S. Franceschi, C. La Vecchia, E. Negri, H. O. Adami, C. Magnusson, T. Riman, E. Weiderpa, A. Wolk, L. J. Schouten, P. A. van den Brandt, N. Chantarakul, S. Koetsawang, D. Rachawat, D. Palli, A. Black, L. A. Brinton, D. M. Freedman, P. Hartge, A. W. Hsing, J. V. L. Jnr, J. Lissowska, R. N. Hoover, C. Schairer, C. Babb, M. Urban, S. Graff Iversen, R. Selmer, C. J. Bain, A. C. Green, D. M. Purdie, V. Siskind, P. M. Webb, K. Moysich, S. E. McCann, P. Hannaford, C. Kay, C. W. Binn, A. H. Lee, M. Zhang, R. B. Ne, P. Nasca, P. F. Coogan, J. R. Palmer, L. Rosenberg, A. Whittemore, K. Katsouyanni, A. Trichopoulou, D. Trichopoulo, A. Tzonou, A. Dabancen, L. Martinez, R. Molina, O. Sala, G. Lurie, M. E. Carney, L. R. Wilken, L. Hartman, J. Manjer, H. Olsson, M. Kumle, J. A. Grisso, M. Morgan, J. E. Wheeler, R. P. Edward, J. L. Kelley, F. Modugno, N. C. Onland Moret, P. H. M. Peeter, J. Casagrande, M. C. Pike, A. H. Wu, K. Canfell, A. B. Miller, I. T. Gram, E. Lund, L. McGowan, X. O. Shu, W. Zheng, T. M. M. Farley, S. Holck, O. Meirik, H. A. Risch, Epidemiologie, RS: CAPHRI School for Public Health and Primary Care, RS: CAPHRI - R3 - Functioning, Participating and Rehabilitation, RS: CAPHRI - R5 - Optimising Patient Care, RS: GROW - Oncology, and RS: GROW - R1 - Prevention

Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty, medicine.medical_treatment, Etiology - Endogenous Factors in the Origin and Cause of Cancer, ovarian neoplasm, THERAPY, Medicine, General & Internal, Internal medicine, General & Internal Medicine, Epidemiology, middle aged, medicine, Cancer Type - Ovarian Cancer, estrogen replacement therapy, human, Prospective cohort study, medicine (all), Gynecology, Science & Technology, business.industry, drug administration schedule, WOMEN, risk assessment, Retrospective cohort study, General Medicine, 11 Medical And Health Sciences, medicine.disease, postmenopause, female, Meta-analysis, Relative risk, Cancer and Oncology, incidence, Hormone therapy, HEALTH, Risk assessment, Ovarian cancer, business, Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Abstract

SummaryBackgroundHalf the epidemiological studies with information about menopausal hormone therapy and ovarian cancer risk remain unpublished, and some retrospective studies could have been biased by selective participation or recall. We aimed to assess with minimal bias the effects of hormone therapy on ovarian cancer risk.MethodsIndividual participant datasets from 52 epidemiological studies were analysed centrally. The principal analyses involved the prospective studies (with last hormone therapy use extrapolated forwards for up to 4 years). Sensitivity analyses included the retrospective studies. Adjusted Poisson regressions yielded relative risks (RRs) versus never-use.FindingsDuring prospective follow-up, 12 110 postmenopausal women, 55% (6601) of whom had used hormone therapy, developed ovarian cancer. Among women last recorded as current users, risk was increased even with

Published
2015

41. Performance of automated scoring of ER, PR, HER2, CK5/6 and EGFR in breast cancer tissue microarrays in the Breast Cancer Association Consortium

Author

Howat, W.J., Blows, F.M., Provenzano, E., Brook, M.N., Morris, L., Gazinska, P., Johnson, N., McDuffus, L.A., Miller, J., Sawyer, E.J., Pinder, S., van Deurzen, C.H., Jones, L., Sironen, R., Visscher, D., Caldas, C., Daley, F., Coulson, P., Broeks, A., Sanders, J., Wesseling, J., Nevanlinna, H., Fagerholm, R., Blomqvist, C., Heikkilä, P., Ali, H.R., Dawson, S.J., Figueroa, J., Lissowska, J., Brinton, L., Mannermaa, A., Kataja, V., Kosma, V.M., Cox, A., Brock, I.W., Cross, S.S., Reed, M.W., Couch, F.J., Olson, J.E., Devillee, P., Mesker, W.E., Seyaneve, C.M., Hollestelle, A., Benitez, J., Perez, J.I., Menéndez, P., Bolla, M.K., Easton, D.F., Schmidt, M.K., Pharoah, P.D., Sherman, M.E., García-Closas, M., Caldas, Carlos [0000-0003-3547-1489], Ali, Raza [0000-0001-7587-0906], Easton, Douglas [0000-0003-2444-3247], Pharoah, Paul [0000-0001-8494-732X], Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinicum, University of Helsinki, Department of Oncology, Department of Pathology, Medicum, Pathology, and Medical Oncology

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tissue microarrays, SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being, 3123 Gynaecology and paediatrics, 3122 Cancers, automated scoring, immunohistochemistry, Original Article, Original Articles, breast tumours, digital pathology
Abstract

Breast cancer risk factors and clinical outcomes vary by tumour marker expression. However, individual studies often lack the power required to assess these relationships, and large-scale analyses are limited by the need for high throughput, standardized scoring methods. To address these limitations, we assessed whether automated image analysis of immunohistochemically stained tissue microarrays can permit rapid, standardized scoring of tumour markers from multiple studies. Tissue microarray sections prepared in nine studies containing 20 263 cores from 8267 breast cancers stained for two nuclear (oestrogen receptor, progesterone receptor), two membranous (human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 and epidermal growth factor receptor) and one cytoplasmic (cytokeratin 5/6) marker were scanned as digital images. Automated algorithms were used to score markers in tumour cells using the Ariol system. We compared automated scores against visual reads, and their associations with breast cancer survival. Approximately 65–70% of tissue microarray cores were satisfactory for scoring. Among satisfactory cores, agreement between dichotomous automated and visual scores was highest for oestrogen receptor (Kappa = 0.76), followed by human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (Kappa = 0.69) and progesterone receptor (Kappa = 0.67). Automated quantitative scores for these markers were associated with hazard ratios for breast cancer mortality in a dose-response manner. Considering visual scores of epidermal growth factor receptor or cytokeratin 5/6 as the reference, automated scoring achieved excellent negative predictive value (96–98%), but yielded many false positives (positive predictive value = 30–32%). For all markers, we observed substantial heterogeneity in automated scoring performance across tissue microarrays. Automated analysis is a potentially useful tool for large-scale, quantitative scoring of immunohistochemically stained tissue microarrays available in consortia. However, continued optimization, rigorous marker-specific quality control measures and standardization of tissue microarray designs, staining and scoring protocols is needed to enhance results.

Published
2015

42. 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, and Liang, D

Subjects
endocrine system diseases, female genital diseases and pregnancy complications
Abstract

© 2015 American Association for Cancer Research. 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

43. Menopausal hormone use and ovarian cancer risk: individual participant meta-analysis of 52 epidemiological studies

Author

Gapstur, S. M. Patel, A. V. Banks, E. Dal Maso, L. and Talamini, R. Chetrit, A. Hirsh-Yechezkel, G. Lubin, F. and Sadetzki, S. Beral, V. Bull, D. Cairns, B. Crossley, B. and Gaitskell, K. Goodill, A. Green, J. Hermon, C. Key, T. Moser, K. Reeves, G. Sitas, F. Collins, R. Peto, R. Gonzalez, C. A. Lee, N. Marchbanks, P. Ory, H. W. and Peterson, H. B. Wingo, P. A. Martin, N. Silpisornkosol, S. and Theetranont, C. Boosiri, B. Chutivongse, S. Jimakorn, P. and Virutamasen, P. Wongsrichanalai, C. Goodman, M. T. and Lidegaard, O. Kjaer, S. K. Morch, L. S. Tjonneland, A. and Byers, T. Rohan, T. Mosgaard, B. Vessey, M. Yeates, D. and Freudenheim, J. L. Titus, L. J. Chang-Claude, J. Kaaks, R. Anderson, K. E. Lazovich, D. Robien, K. Hampton, J. and Newcomb, P. A. Rossing, M. A. Thomas, D. B. Weiss, N. S. and Lokkegaard, E. Riboli, E. Clavel-Chapelon, F. Cramer, D. and Hankinson, S. E. Tamimi, R. M. Tworoger, S. S. and Franceschi, S. La Vecchia, C. Negri, E. Adami, H. O. and Magnusson, C. Riman, T. Weiderpass, E. Wolk, A. and Schouten, L. J. van den Brandt, P. A. Chantarakul, N. and Koetsawang, S. Rachawat, D. Palli, D. Black, A. Brinton, L. A. Freedman, D. M. Hartge, P. Hsing, A. W. Jnr, J. V. Lacey Lissowska, J. Hoover, R. N. Schairer, C. Babb, C. and Urban, M. Graff-Iversen, S. Selmer, R. Bain, C. J. and Green, A. C. Purdie, D. M. Siskind, V. Webb, P. M. and Moysich, K. McCann, S. E. Hannaford, P. Kay, C. Binns, C. W. Lee, A. H. Zhang, M. Ness, R. B. Nasca, P. and Coogan, P. F. Palmer, J. R. Rosenberg, L. Whittemore, A. and Katsouyanni, K. Trichopoulou, A. Trichopoulos, D. Tzonou, A. and Dabancens, A. Martinez, L. Molina, R. Salas, O. and Lurie, G. Carney, M. E. Wilkens, L. R. Hartman, L. and Manjer, J. Olsson, H. Kumle, M. Grisso, J. A. Morgan, M. and Wheeler, J. E. Edwards, R. P. Kelley, J. L. Modugno, F. and Onland-Moret, N. C. Peeters, P. H. M. Casagrande, J. and Pike, M. C. Wu, A. H. Canfell, K. Miller, A. B. Gram, I. T. Lund, E. McGowan, L. Shu, X. O. Zheng, W. Farley, T. M. M. Holck, S. Meirik, O. Risch, H. A. Collaborative Grp Epidemiological

Abstract

Background Half the epidemiological studies with information about menopausal hormone therapy and ovarian cancer risk remain unpublished, and some retrospective studies could have been biased by selective participation or recall. We aimed to assess with minimal bias the effects of hormone therapy on ovarian cancer risk. Methods Individual participant datasets from 52 epidemiological studies were analysed centrally. The principal analyses involved the prospective studies (with last hormone therapy use extrapolated forwards for up to 4 years). Sensitivity analyses included the retrospective studies. Adjusted Poisson regressions yielded relative risks (RRs) versus never-use. Findings During prospective follow-up, 12 110 postmenopausal women, 55% (6601) of whom had used hormone therapy, developed ovarian cancer. Among women last recorded as current users, risk was increased even with

Published
2015

44. Refined histopathological predictors of BRCA1\ud and BRCA2 mutation status: a large-scale analysis\ud of breast cancer characteristics from the BCAC,\ud CIMBA, and ENIGMA consortia

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Spurdle, A.B., Couch, F.J., Parsons, M.T., McGuffog, L., Barrowdale, D., Bolla, M.K., Wang, Q., Healey, S., Schmutzler, R.K., Wappenschmidt, B., Rhiem, K., Hahnen, E., Engel, C., Meindl, A., Ditsch, N., Arnold, N., Plendl, H., Niederacher, D., Sutter, C., Wang-Gohrke, S., Steinemann, D., Preisler-Adams, S., Kast, K., Varon-Mateeva, R., Ellis, S., Frost, D., Platte, R., Perkins, J., Evans, D.G., Izatt, L., Eeles, R., Adlard, J., Davidson, R., Cole, T., Scuvera, G., Manoukian, S., Bonanni, B., Mariette, F., Fortuzzi, S., Viel, A., Pasini, B., Papi, L., Varesco, L., Balleine, R., Nathanson, K.L., Domchek, S.M., Offitt, K., Jakubowska, A., Lindor, N., Thomassen, M., Jensen, U.B., Rantala, J., Borg, A., Andrulis, I.L., Miron, A., Hansen, T.V.O., Caldes, T., Neuhausen, S.L., Toland, A.E., Nevanlinna, H., Montagna, M., Garber, J., Godwin, A.K., Osorio, A., Factor, R.E., Terry, M.B., Rebbeck, T.R., Karlan, B.Y., Southey, M., Rashid, M.U., Tung, N., Pharoah, P.D.P., Blows, F.M., Dunning, A.M., Provenzano, E., Hall, P., Czene, K., Schmidt, M.K., Broeks, A., Cornelissen, S., Verhoef, S., Fasching, P.A., Beckmann, M.W., Ekici, A.B., Slamon, D.J., Bojesen, S.E., Nordestgaard, B.G., Nielsen, S.F., Flyger, H., Chang-Claude, J., Flesch-Janys, D., Rudolph, A., Seibold, P., Aittomaki, K., Muranen, T.A., Heikkila, P., Blomqvist, C., Figueroa, J., Chanock, S.J., Brinton, L., Lissowska, J., Olson, J.E., Pankratz, V.S., John, E.M., Whittemore, A.S., West, D.W., Hamann, U., Torres, D., Ulmer, H.U., Rudiger, T., Devilee, P., Tollenaar, R.A.E.M., Seynaeve, C., Van Asperen, C.J., Eccles, D.M., Tapper, W.J., Durcan, L., Jones, L., Peto, J., dos-Santos-Silva, I., Fletcher, O., Johnson, N., Dwek, M., Swann, R., Bane, A.L., Glendon, G., Mulligan, A.M., Giles, G.G., Milne, R.L., Baglietto, L., McLean, C., Carpenter, J., Clarke, C., Scott, R., Brauch, H., Bruning, T., Ko, Y-D., Cox, A., Cross, S.S., Reed, M.W.R., Lubinski, J., Jaworska-Bieniek, K., Durda, K., Gronwald, J., Dork, T., Bogdanova, N., Park-Simon, T-W., Hillemanns, P., Haiman, C.A., Henderson, B.E., Schumacher, F., Le Marchand, L., Burwinkel, B., Marme, F., Surovy, H., Yang, R., Anton-Culver, H., Ziogas, A., Hooning, M.J., Collee, J.M., Martens, J.W.M., Tilanus-Linthorst, M.M.A., Brenner, H., Dieffenbach, A.K., Arndt, V., Stegmaier, C., Winqvist, R., Pylkas, K., Jukkola-Vuorinen, A., Grip, M., Lindblom, A., Margolin, S., Joseph, V., Robson, M., Rau-Murthy, R., Gonzalez-Neira, A., Arias, J.I., Zamora, P., Benitez, J., Mannermaa, A., Kataja, V., Kosma, V-M., Hartikainen, J.M., Peterlongo, P., Zaffaroni, D., Barile, M., Capra, F., Radice, P., Teo, S.H., Easton, D.F., Antoniou, A.C., Chenevix-Trench, G., Goldgar, D.E., Investigators, ABCTB, Group, EMBRACE, Network, GENICA, Group, HEBON, and Investigators, KConFab

Subjects
endocrine system diseases, skin and connective tissue diseases
Abstract

Introduction: The distribution of histopathological features of invasive breast tumors in BRCA1 or BRCA2 germline\ud mutation carriers differs from that of individuals with no known mutation. Histopathological features thus have\ud utility for mutation prediction, including statistical modeling to assess pathogenicity of BRCA1 or BRCA2 variants of\ud uncertain clinical significance. We analyzed large pathology datasets accrued by the Consortium of Investigators of\ud Modifiers of BRCA1/2 (CIMBA) and the Breast Cancer Association Consortium (BCAC) to reassess histopathological\ud predictors of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation status, and provide robust likelihood ratio (LR) estimates for statistical\ud modeling.\ud Methods: Selection criteria for study/center inclusion were estrogen receptor (ER) status or grade data available for\ud invasive breast cancer diagnosed younger than 70 years. The dataset included 4,477 BRCA1 mutation carriers, 2,565\ud BRCA2 mutation carriers, and 47,565 BCAC breast cancer cases. Country-stratified estimates of the likelihood of\ud mutation status by histopathological markers were derived using a Mantel-Haenszel approach.\ud Results: ER-positive phenotype negatively predicted BRCA1 mutation status, irrespective of grade (LRs from 0.08 to\ud 0.90). ER-negative grade 3 histopathology was more predictive of positive BRCA1 mutation status in women 50 years\ud or older (LR = 4.13 (3.70 to 4.62)) versus younger than 50 years (LR = 3.16 (2.96 to 3.37)). For BRCA2, ER-positive grade 3\ud phenotype modestly predicted positive mutation status irrespective of age (LR = 1.7-fold), whereas ER-negative grade 3\ud features modestly predicted positive mutation status at 50 years or older (LR = 1.54 (1.27 to 1.88)). Triple-negative tumor\ud status was highly predictive of BRCA1 mutation status for women younger than 50 years (LR = 3.73 (3.43 to 4.05)) and\ud 50 years or older (LR = 4.41 (3.86 to 5.04)), and modestly predictive of positive BRCA2 mutation status in women 50 years\ud or older (LR = 1.79 (1.42 to 2.24)).\ud Conclusions: These results refine likelihood-ratio estimates for predicting BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation status by using\ud commonly measured histopathological features. Age at diagnosis is an important variable for most analyses, and grade is\ud more informative than ER status for BRCA2 mutation carrier prediction. The estimates will improve BRCA1 and BRCA2\ud variant classification and inform patient mutation testing and clinical management.

Published
2014

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

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Hollestelle, A., Baan, F.H. van der, Berchuck, A., Johnatty, S.E., Aben, K.K.H., Agnarsson, B.A., Aittomaki, K., Alducci, E., Andrulis, I.L., Anton-Culver, H., Antonenkova, N.N., Antoniou, A.C., Apicella, C., Arndt, V., Arnold, N., Arun, B.K., Arver, B., Ashworth, A., Baglietto, L., Balleine, R., Bandera, E.V., Barrowdale, D., Bean, Y.T., Beckmann, L., Beckmann, M.W., Benitez, J., Berger, A., Berger, R., Beuselinck, B., Bisogna, M., Bjorge, L., Blomqvist, C., Bogdanova, N.V., Bojesen, A., Bojesen, S.E., Bolla, M.K., Bonanni, B., Brand, J.S., Brauch, H., Brenner, H., Brinton, L., Brooks-Wilson, A., Bruinsma, F., Brunet, J., Bruning, T., Budzilowska, A., Bunker, C.H., Burwinkel, B., Butzow, R., Buys, S.S., Caligo, M.A., Campbell, I., Carter, J., Chang-Claude, J., Chanock, S.J., Claes, K.B., Collee, J.M., Cook, L.S., Couch, F.J., Cox, A, Cramer, D., Cross, S.S., Cunningham, J.M., Cybulski, C., Czene, K., Damiola, F., Dansonka-Mieszkowska, A., Darabi, H., Hoya, M. de la, Defazio, A., Dennis, J., Devilee, P., Dicks, E.M., Diez, O., Doherty, J.A., Domchek, S.M., Dorfling, C.M., Dork, T., Silva Idos, S., Bois, A. du, Dumont, M., Dunning, A.M., Duran, M., Easton, D.F., Eccles, D., Edwards, R.P., Ehrencrona, H., Ejlertsen, B., Ekici, A.B., Ellis, S.D., Engel, C., Eriksson, M., Fasching, P.A., Feliubadalo, L., Figueroa, J., Flesch-Janys, D., Fletcher, O., Fontaine, A., Fortuzzi, S., Fostira, F., Kiemeney, L.A.L.M., Massuger, L.F.A.G., Mensenkamp, A.R., et al., Hollestelle, A., Baan, F.H. van der, Berchuck, A., Johnatty, S.E., Aben, K.K.H., Agnarsson, B.A., Aittomaki, K., Alducci, E., Andrulis, I.L., Anton-Culver, H., Antonenkova, N.N., Antoniou, A.C., Apicella, C., Arndt, V., Arnold, N., Arun, B.K., Arver, B., Ashworth, A., Baglietto, L., Balleine, R., Bandera, E.V., Barrowdale, D., Bean, Y.T., Beckmann, L., Beckmann, M.W., Benitez, J., Berger, A., Berger, R., Beuselinck, B., Bisogna, M., Bjorge, L., Blomqvist, C., Bogdanova, N.V., Bojesen, A., Bojesen, S.E., Bolla, M.K., Bonanni, B., Brand, J.S., Brauch, H., Brenner, H., Brinton, L., Brooks-Wilson, A., Bruinsma, F., Brunet, J., Bruning, T., Budzilowska, A., Bunker, C.H., Burwinkel, B., Butzow, R., Buys, S.S., Caligo, M.A., Campbell, I., Carter, J., Chang-Claude, J., Chanock, S.J., Claes, K.B., Collee, J.M., Cook, L.S., Couch, F.J., Cox, A, Cramer, D., Cross, S.S., Cunningham, J.M., Cybulski, C., Czene, K., Damiola, F., Dansonka-Mieszkowska, A., Darabi, H., Hoya, M. de la, Defazio, A., Dennis, J., Devilee, P., Dicks, E.M., Diez, O., Doherty, J.A., Domchek, S.M., Dorfling, C.M., Dork, T., Silva Idos, S., Bois, A. du, Dumont, M., Dunning, A.M., Duran, M., Easton, D.F., Eccles, D., Edwards, R.P., Ehrencrona, H., Ejlertsen, B., Ekici, A.B., Ellis, S.D., Engel, C., Eriksson, M., Fasching, P.A., Feliubadalo, L., Figueroa, J., Flesch-Janys, D., Fletcher, O., Fontaine, A., Fortuzzi, S., Fostira, F., Kiemeney, L.A.L.M., Massuger, L.F.A.G., Mensenkamp, A.R., and et al.

Abstract

Contains fulltext : 167534.pdf (publisher's version ) (Closed access), 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 breast cancer risk as well as with survival time. However, prior studies, emphasizing particular subgroups, were relatively small. Therefore, we comprehensively evaluated ovarian and breast cancer risks as well as clinical outcome associated with rs61764370. METHODS: Centralized genotyping and analysis were performed for 140,012 women enrolled in the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium (15,357 ovarian cancer patients; 30,816 controls), the Breast Cancer Association Consortium (33,530 breast cancer patients; 37,640 controls), and the Consortium of Modifiers of BRCA1 and BRCA2 (14,765 BRCA1 and 7904 BRCA2 mutation carriers). Results : We found no association with risk of ovarian cancer (OR=0.99, 95% CI 0.94-1.04, p=0.74) or breast cancer (OR=0.98, 95% CI 0.94-1.01, p=0.19) and results were consistent among mutation carriers (BRCA1, ovarian cancer HR=1.09, 95% CI 0.97-1.23, p=0.14, breast cancer HR=1.04, 95% CI 0.97-1.12, p=0.27; BRCA2, ovarian cancer HR=0.89, 95% CI 0.71-1.13, p=0.34, breast cancer HR=1.06, 95% CI 0.94-1.19, p=0.35). Null results were also obtained for associations with overall survival following ovarian cancer (HR=0.94, 95% CI 0.83-1.07, p=0.38), breast cancer (HR=0.96, 95% CI 0.87-1.06, p=0.38), and all other previously-reported associations. CONCLUSIONS: rs61764370 is not associated with risk of ovarian or breast cancer nor with clinical outcome for patients with these cancers. Therefore, genotyping this variant has no clinical utility related to the prediction or management of these cancers.

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2016

48. Assessing the genetic architecture of epithelial ovarian cancer histological subtypes

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Cuellar-Partida, G., Lu, Y., Dixon, S.C., Fasching, P.A., Hein, A., Burghaus, S., Beckmann, M.W., Lambrechts, D., Nieuwenhuysen, E. Van, Vergote, I., Vanderstichele, A., Doherty, J.A., Rossing, M.A., Chang-Claude, J., Rudolph, A., Wang-Gohrke, S., Goodman, M.T., Bogdanova, N., Dork, T., Durst, M., Hillemanns, P., Runnebaum, I.B., Antonenkova, N., Butzow, R., Leminen, A., Nevanlinna, H., Pelttari, L.M., Edwards, R.P., Kelley, J.L., Modugno, F., Moysich, K.B., Ness, R.B., Cannioto, R., Hogdall, E., Hogdall, C., Jensen, A., Giles, G.G., Bruinsma, F., Kjaer, S.K., Hildebrandt, M.A.T., Liang, D., Lu, K.H., Wu, X., Bisogna, M., Dao, F., Levine, D.A., Cramer, D.W, Terry, K.L., Tworoger, S.S., Stampfer, M., Missmer, S., Bjorge, L., Salvesen, H.B., Kopperud, R.K., Bischof, K., Aben, K.K.H., Kiemeney, L.A.L.M., Massuger, L.F.A.G., Brooks-Wilson, A., Olson, S.H., McGuire, V., Rothstein, J.H., Sieh, W., Whittemore, A.S., Cook, L.S., Le, N.D., Gilks, C. Blake, Gronwald, J., Jakubowska, A., Lubinski, J., Kluz, T., Song, H., Tyrer, J.P., Wentzensen, N., Brinton, L., Trabert, B., Lissowska, J., McLaughlin, J.R., Narod, S.A., Phelan, C., Anton-Culver, H., Ziogas, A., Eccles, D., Campbell, I., Gayther, S.A., Gentry-Maharaj, A., Menon, U., Ramus, S.J., Wu, A.H., Dansonka-Mieszkowska, A., Kupryjanczyk, J., Timorek, A., Szafron, L., Cunningham, J.M., Fridley, B.L., Winham, S.J., Bandera, E.V., Poole, E.M., Morgan, T.K., Goode, E.L., Cuellar-Partida, G., Lu, Y., Dixon, S.C., Fasching, P.A., Hein, A., Burghaus, S., Beckmann, M.W., Lambrechts, D., Nieuwenhuysen, E. Van, Vergote, I., Vanderstichele, A., Doherty, J.A., Rossing, M.A., Chang-Claude, J., Rudolph, A., Wang-Gohrke, S., Goodman, M.T., Bogdanova, N., Dork, T., Durst, M., Hillemanns, P., Runnebaum, I.B., Antonenkova, N., Butzow, R., Leminen, A., Nevanlinna, H., Pelttari, L.M., Edwards, R.P., Kelley, J.L., Modugno, F., Moysich, K.B., Ness, R.B., Cannioto, R., Hogdall, E., Hogdall, C., Jensen, A., Giles, G.G., Bruinsma, F., Kjaer, S.K., Hildebrandt, M.A.T., Liang, D., Lu, K.H., Wu, X., Bisogna, M., Dao, F., Levine, D.A., Cramer, D.W, Terry, K.L., Tworoger, S.S., Stampfer, M., Missmer, S., Bjorge, L., Salvesen, H.B., Kopperud, R.K., Bischof, K., Aben, K.K.H., Kiemeney, L.A.L.M., Massuger, L.F.A.G., Brooks-Wilson, A., Olson, S.H., McGuire, V., Rothstein, J.H., Sieh, W., Whittemore, A.S., Cook, L.S., Le, N.D., Gilks, C. Blake, Gronwald, J., Jakubowska, A., Lubinski, J., Kluz, T., Song, H., Tyrer, J.P., Wentzensen, N., Brinton, L., Trabert, B., Lissowska, J., McLaughlin, J.R., Narod, S.A., Phelan, C., Anton-Culver, H., Ziogas, A., Eccles, D., Campbell, I., Gayther, S.A., Gentry-Maharaj, A., Menon, U., Ramus, S.J., Wu, A.H., Dansonka-Mieszkowska, A., Kupryjanczyk, J., Timorek, A., Szafron, L., Cunningham, J.M., Fridley, B.L., Winham, S.J., Bandera, E.V., Poole, E.M., Morgan, T.K., and Goode, E.L.

Abstract

Contains fulltext : 171782.pdf (publisher's version ) (Closed access), Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is one of the deadliest common cancers. The five most common types of disease are high-grade and low-grade serous, endometrioid, mucinous and clear cell carcinoma. Each of these subtypes present distinct molecular pathogeneses and sensitivities to treatments. Recent studies show that certain genetic variants confer susceptibility to all subtypes while other variants are subtype-specific. Here, we perform an extensive analysis of the genetic architecture of EOC subtypes. To this end, we used data of 10,014 invasive EOC patients and 21,233 controls from the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium genotyped in the iCOGS array (211,155 SNPs). We estimate the array heritability (attributable to variants tagged on arrays) of each subtype and their genetic correlations. We also look for genetic overlaps with factors such as obesity, smoking behaviors, diabetes, age at menarche and height. We estimated the array heritabilities of high-grade serous disease ([Formula: see text] = 8.8 +/- 1.1 %), endometrioid ([Formula: see text] = 3.2 +/- 1.6 %), clear cell ([Formula: see text] = 6.7 +/- 3.3 %) and all EOC ([Formula: see text] = 5.6 +/- 0.6 %). Known associated loci contributed approximately 40 % of the total array heritability for each subtype. The contribution of each chromosome to the total heritability was not proportional to chromosome size. Through bivariate and cross-trait LD score regression, we found evidence of shared genetic backgrounds between the three high-grade subtypes: serous, endometrioid and undifferentiated. Finally, we found significant genetic correlations of all EOC with diabetes and obesity using a polygenic prediction approach.

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2016

49. Adult body mass index and risk of ovarian cancer by subtype: a Mendelian randomization study

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Dixon, S.C., Nagle, C.M., Thrift, A.P., Pharoah, P.D., Pearce, C.L., Zheng, W., Painter, J.N., Chenevix-Trench, G., Fasching, P.A., Beckmann, M.W., Lambrechts, D., Vergote, I., Lambrechts, S., Nieuwenhuysen, E. Van, Rossing, M.A., Doherty, J.A., Wicklund, K.G., Chang-Claude, J., Rudolph, A., Moysich, K.B., Odunsi, K., Goodman, M.T., Wilkens, L.R., Thompson, P.J., Shvetsov, Y.B., Dork, T., Park-Simon, T.W., Hillemanns, P., Bogdanova, N., Butzow, R., Nevanlinna, H., Pelttari, L.M., Leminen, A., Modugno, F., Ness, R.B., Edwards, R.P., Kelley, J.L., Heitz, F., Karlan, B.Y., Kjaer, S.K., Hogdall, E., Jensen, A., Goode, E.L., Fridley, B.L., Cunningham, J.M., Winham, S.J., Giles, G.G., Bruinsma, F., Milne, R.L., Southey, M.C., Hildebrandt, M.A.T., Wu, X., Lu, K.H., Liang, D., Levine, D.A., Bisogna, M., Schildkraut, J.M., Berchuck, A., Cramer, D.W, Terry, K.L., Bandera, E.V., Olson, S.H., Salvesen, H.B., Thomsen, L.C., Kopperud, R.K., Bjorge, L., Kiemeney, L.A.L.M., Massuger, L.F.A.G., Pejovic, T., Cook, L.S., Le, N.D., Swenerton, K.D., Brooks-Wilson, A., Kelemen, L.E., Lubinski, J., Huzarski, T., Gronwald, J., Menkiszak, J., Wentzensen, N., Brinton, L., Yang, H., Lissowska, J., Hogdall, C.K., Lundvall, L., Song, H., Tyrer, J.P., Campbell, I., Eccles, D., Paul, J., Glasspool, R., Siddiqui, N., Whittemore, A.S., Sieh, W., McGuire, V., Rothstein, J.H., Narod, S.A., Phelan, C., Risch, H.A., McLaughlin, J.R., Anton-Culver, H., et al., Dixon, S.C., Nagle, C.M., Thrift, A.P., Pharoah, P.D., Pearce, C.L., Zheng, W., Painter, J.N., Chenevix-Trench, G., Fasching, P.A., Beckmann, M.W., Lambrechts, D., Vergote, I., Lambrechts, S., Nieuwenhuysen, E. Van, Rossing, M.A., Doherty, J.A., Wicklund, K.G., Chang-Claude, J., Rudolph, A., Moysich, K.B., Odunsi, K., Goodman, M.T., Wilkens, L.R., Thompson, P.J., Shvetsov, Y.B., Dork, T., Park-Simon, T.W., Hillemanns, P., Bogdanova, N., Butzow, R., Nevanlinna, H., Pelttari, L.M., Leminen, A., Modugno, F., Ness, R.B., Edwards, R.P., Kelley, J.L., Heitz, F., Karlan, B.Y., Kjaer, S.K., Hogdall, E., Jensen, A., Goode, E.L., Fridley, B.L., Cunningham, J.M., Winham, S.J., Giles, G.G., Bruinsma, F., Milne, R.L., Southey, M.C., Hildebrandt, M.A.T., Wu, X., Lu, K.H., Liang, D., Levine, D.A., Bisogna, M., Schildkraut, J.M., Berchuck, A., Cramer, D.W, Terry, K.L., Bandera, E.V., Olson, S.H., Salvesen, H.B., Thomsen, L.C., Kopperud, R.K., Bjorge, L., Kiemeney, L.A.L.M., Massuger, L.F.A.G., Pejovic, T., Cook, L.S., Le, N.D., Swenerton, K.D., Brooks-Wilson, A., Kelemen, L.E., Lubinski, J., Huzarski, T., Gronwald, J., Menkiszak, J., Wentzensen, N., Brinton, L., Yang, H., Lissowska, J., Hogdall, C.K., Lundvall, L., Song, H., Tyrer, J.P., Campbell, I., Eccles, D., Paul, J., Glasspool, R., Siddiqui, N., Whittemore, A.S., Sieh, W., McGuire, V., Rothstein, J.H., Narod, S.A., Phelan, C., Risch, H.A., McLaughlin, J.R., and Anton-Culver, H., et al.

Abstract

Contains fulltext : 170949.pdf (publisher's version ) (Closed access), BACKGROUND: Observational studies have reported a positive association between body mass index (BMI) and ovarian cancer risk. However, questions remain as to whether this represents a causal effect, or holds for all histological subtypes. The lack of association observed for serous cancers may, for instance, be due to disease-associated weight loss. Mendelian randomization (MR) uses genetic markers as proxies for risk factors to overcome limitations of observational studies. We used MR to elucidate the relationship between BMI and ovarian cancer, hypothesizing that genetically predicted BMI would be associated with increased risk of non-high grade serous ovarian cancers (non-HGSC) but not HGSC. METHODS: We pooled data from 39 studies (14 047 cases, 23 003 controls) in the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium. We constructed a weighted genetic risk score (GRS, partial F-statistic = 172), summing alleles at 87 single nucleotide polymorphisms previously associated with BMI, weighting by their published strength of association with BMI. Applying two-stage predictor-substitution MR, we used logistic regression to estimate study-specific odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for the association between genetically predicted BMI and risk, and pooled these using random-effects meta-analysis. RESULTS: Higher genetically predicted BMI was associated with increased risk of non-HGSC (pooled OR = 1.29, 95% CI 1.03-1.61 per 5 units BMI) but not HGSC (pooled OR = 1.06, 95% CI 0.88-1.27). Secondary analyses stratified by behaviour/subtype suggested that, consistent with observational data, the association was strongest for low-grade/borderline serous cancers (OR = 1.93, 95% CI 1.33-2.81). CONCLUSIONS: Our data suggest that higher BMI increases risk of non-HGSC, but not the more common and aggressive HGSC subtype, confirming the observational evidence.

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2016

50. Adult body mass index and risk of ovarian cancer by subtype: A Mendelian randomization study

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Dixon-Suen, Suzanne, Nagle, CM, Thrift, AP, Pharoah, PDP, Pearce, CL, Zheng, W, Painter, JN, Chenevix-Trench, G, Fasching, PA, Beckmann, MW, Lambrechts, D, Vergote, I, Lambrechts, S, Van Nieuwenhuysen, E, Rossing, MA, Doherty, JA, GWicklund, K, Chang-Claude, J, Rudolph, A, Moysich, KB, Odunsi, K, Goodman, MT, Wilkens, LR, Thompson, PJ, Shvetsov, YB, Dörk, T, Park-Simon, TW, Hillemanns, P, Bogdanova, N, Butzow, R, Nevanlinna, H, Pelttari, LM, Leminen, A, Modugno, F, Ness, RB, Edwards, RP, Kelley, JL, Heitz, F, Karlan, BY, Kjær, SK, Høgdall, E, Jensen, A, Goode, EL, Fridley, BL, Cunningham, JM, Winham, SJ, Giles, GG, Bruinsma, F, Milne, RL, Southey, MC, Hildebrandt, MAT, Wu, X, Lu, KH, Liang, D, Levine, DA, Bisogna, M, Schildkraut, JM, Berchuck, A, Cramer, DW, Terry, KL, Bandera, EV, Olson, SH, Salvesen, HB, Thomsen, LC, Kopperud, RK, Bjorge, L, Kiemeney, LA, Massuger, LFAG, Pejovic, T, Cook, LS, Le, ND, Swenerton, KD, Brooks-Wilson, A, Kelemen, LE, Lubiński, J, Huzarski, T, Gronwald, J, Menkiszak, J, Wentzensen, N, Brinton, L, Yang, H, Lissowska, J, Høgdall, CK, Lundvall, L, Song, H, Tyrer, JP, Campbell, I, Eccles, D, Paul, J, Glasspool, R, Siddiqui, N, Whittemore, AS, Sieh, W, McGuire, V, Rothstein, JH, Narod, SA, Phelan, C, Risch, HA, McLaughlin, JR, Anton-Culver, H, Dixon-Suen, Suzanne, Nagle, CM, Thrift, AP, Pharoah, PDP, Pearce, CL, Zheng, W, Painter, JN, Chenevix-Trench, G, Fasching, PA, Beckmann, MW, Lambrechts, D, Vergote, I, Lambrechts, S, Van Nieuwenhuysen, E, Rossing, MA, Doherty, JA, GWicklund, K, Chang-Claude, J, Rudolph, A, Moysich, KB, Odunsi, K, Goodman, MT, Wilkens, LR, Thompson, PJ, Shvetsov, YB, Dörk, T, Park-Simon, TW, Hillemanns, P, Bogdanova, N, Butzow, R, Nevanlinna, H, Pelttari, LM, Leminen, A, Modugno, F, Ness, RB, Edwards, RP, Kelley, JL, Heitz, F, Karlan, BY, Kjær, SK, Høgdall, E, Jensen, A, Goode, EL, Fridley, BL, Cunningham, JM, Winham, SJ, Giles, GG, Bruinsma, F, Milne, RL, Southey, MC, Hildebrandt, MAT, Wu, X, Lu, KH, Liang, D, Levine, DA, Bisogna, M, Schildkraut, JM, Berchuck, A, Cramer, DW, Terry, KL, Bandera, EV, Olson, SH, Salvesen, HB, Thomsen, LC, Kopperud, RK, Bjorge, L, Kiemeney, LA, Massuger, LFAG, Pejovic, T, Cook, LS, Le, ND, Swenerton, KD, Brooks-Wilson, A, Kelemen, LE, Lubiński, J, Huzarski, T, Gronwald, J, Menkiszak, J, Wentzensen, N, Brinton, L, Yang, H, Lissowska, J, Høgdall, CK, Lundvall, L, Song, H, Tyrer, JP, Campbell, I, Eccles, D, Paul, J, Glasspool, R, Siddiqui, N, Whittemore, AS, Sieh, W, McGuire, V, Rothstein, JH, Narod, SA, Phelan, C, Risch, HA, McLaughlin, JR, and Anton-Culver, H

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2016

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