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1. Association between circulating inflammatory markers and adult cancer risk: a Mendelian randomization analysis

Author: Yarmolinsky, J., Robinson, J.W., Mariosa, D., Karhunen, V., Huang, Jian, Dimou, N., Murphy, N., Burrows, K., Bouras, E., Smith-Byrne, K., Lewis, S.J., Galesloot, T.E., Kiemeney, B., Vermeulen, S., Martin, P., Albanes, D., Hou, L., Newcomb, P.A., White, E., Wolk, A., Wu, A.H., Marchand, L. Le, Phipps, A.I., Buchanan, D.D., Zhao, S.S., Gill, D., Chanock, S.J., Purdue, M.P., Smith, G. Davey, Brennan, P., Herzig, K.H., Järvelin, M.R., Amos, C.I., Hung, R.J., Dehghan, A., Johansson, M., Gunter, M.J., Tsilidis, K.K., Martin, R.M., Yarmolinsky, J., Robinson, J.W., Mariosa, D., Karhunen, V., Huang, Jian, Dimou, N., Murphy, N., Burrows, K., Bouras, E., Smith-Byrne, K., Lewis, S.J., Galesloot, T.E., Kiemeney, B., Vermeulen, S., Martin, P., Albanes, D., Hou, L., Newcomb, P.A., White, E., Wolk, A., Wu, A.H., Marchand, L. Le, Phipps, A.I., Buchanan, D.D., Zhao, S.S., Gill, D., Chanock, S.J., Purdue, M.P., Smith, G. Davey, Brennan, P., Herzig, K.H., Järvelin, M.R., Amos, C.I., Hung, R.J., Dehghan, A., Johansson, M., Gunter, M.J., Tsilidis, K.K., and Martin, R.M.
Abstract: Contains fulltext : 304872.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access), BACKGROUND: Tumour-promoting inflammation is a "hallmark" of cancer and conventional epidemiological studies have reported links between various inflammatory markers and cancer risk. The causal nature of these relationships and, thus, the suitability of these markers as intervention targets for cancer prevention is unclear. METHODS: We meta-analysed 6 genome-wide association studies of circulating inflammatory markers comprising 59,969 participants of European ancestry. We then used combined cis-Mendelian randomization and colocalisation analysis to evaluate the causal role of 66 circulating inflammatory markers in risk of 30 adult cancers in 338,294 cancer cases and up to 1,238,345 controls. Genetic instruments for inflammatory markers were constructed using genome-wide significant (P < 5.0 × 10(-8)) cis-acting SNPs (i.e., in or ±250 kb from the gene encoding the relevant protein) in weak linkage disequilibrium (LD, r(2) < 0.10). Effect estimates were generated using inverse-variance weighted random-effects models and standard errors were inflated to account for weak LD between variants with reference to the 1000 Genomes Phase 3 CEU panel. A false discovery rate (FDR)-corrected P-value ("q-value") <0.05 was used as a threshold to define "strong evidence" to support associations and 0.05 ≤ q-value < 0.20 to define "suggestive evidence". A colocalisation posterior probability (PPH(4)) >70% was employed to indicate support for shared causal variants across inflammatory markers and cancer outcomes. Findings were replicated in the FinnGen study and then pooled using meta-analysis. FINDINGS: We found strong evidence to support an association of genetically-proxied circulating pro-adrenomedullin concentrations with increased breast cancer risk (OR: 1.19, 95% CI: 1.10-1.29, q-value = 0.033, PPH(4) = 84.3%) and suggestive evidence to support associations of interleukin-23 receptor concentrations with increased pancreatic cancer risk (OR: 1.42, 95% CI: 1.20-1.69, q-value = 0
Published: 2024

2. Meeting report from the joint IARC–NCI international cancer seminar series: a focus on colorectal cancer

Author: Gunter, M.J., Alhomoud, S., Arnold, M., Brenner, H., Burn, J., Casey, G., Chan, A.T., Cross, A.J., Giovannucci, E., Hoover, R., Houlston, R., Jenkins, M., Laurent-Puig, P., Peters, U., Ransohoff, D., Riboli, E., Sinha, R., Stadler, Z.K., Brennan, P., and Chanock, S.J.
Published: 2019
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3. FANCM missense variants and breast cancer risk

Author: Figlioli, G., Billaud, A., Ahearn, T.U., Antonenkova, N.N., Becher, H., Beckmann, M.W., Behrens, S., Benitez, J., Bermisheva, M., Blok, M.J., Bogdanova, N.V., Bonanni, B., Burwinkel, B., Camp, N.J., Campbell, A., Castelao, J.E., Cessna, M.H., Chanock, S.J., Czene, K., Devilee, P., Dork, T., Engel, C., Eriksson, M., Fasching, P.A., Figueroa, J.D., Gabrielson, M., Gago-Dominguez, M., Garcia-Closas, M., Gonzalez-Neira, A., Grassmann, F., Guenel, P., Gundert, M., Hadjisavvas, A., Hahnen, E., Hall, P., Hamann, U., Harrington, P.A., He, W., Hillemanns, P., Hollestelle, A., Hooning, M.J., Hoppe, R., Howell, A., Humphreys, K., Jager, A., Jakubowska, A., Khusnutdinova, E.K., Ko, Y.D., Kristensen, V.N., Lindblom, A., Peterlongo, Paolo, MUMC+: DA KG Lab Specialisten (9), RS: GROW - R4 - Reproductive and Perinatal Medicine, MUMC+: DA KG Lab Centraal Lab (9), and Medical Oncology
Subjects: Manchester Cancer Research Centre, SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being, ResearchInstitutes_Networks_Beacons/mcrc, Framework, Genetics, Pathogenicity, C.5791c-greater-than-t, Gene, Genetics (clinical)
Abstract: Evidence from literature, including the BRIDGES study, indicates that germline protein truncating variants (PTVs) in FANCM confer moderately increased risk of ER-negative and triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), especially for women with a family history of the disease. Association between FANCM missense variants (MVs) and breast cancer risk has been postulated. In this study, we further used the BRIDGES study to test 689 FANCM MVs for association with breast cancer risk, overall and in ER-negative and TNBC subtypes, in 39,885 cases (7566 selected for family history) and 35,271 controls of European ancestry. Sixteen common MVs were tested individually; the remaining rare 673 MVs were tested by burden analyses considering their position and pathogenicity score. We also conducted a meta-analysis of our results and those from published studies. We did not find evidence for association for any of the 16 variants individually tested. The rare MVs were significantly associated with increased risk of ER-negative breast cancer by burden analysis comparing familial cases to controls (OR = 1.48; 95% CI 1.07–2.04; P = 0.017). Higher ORs were found for the subgroup of MVs located in functional domains or predicted to be pathogenic. The meta-analysis indicated that FANCM MVs overall are associated with breast cancer risk (OR = 1.22; 95% CI 1.08–1.38; P = 0.002). Our results support the definition from previous analyses of FANCM as a moderate-risk breast cancer gene and provide evidence that FANCM MVs could be low/moderate risk factors for ER-negative and TNBC subtypes. Further genetic and functional analyses are necessary to clarify better the increased risks due to FANCM MVs.
Published: 2023

4. Polymorphisms within Autophagy-Related Genes as Susceptibility Biomarkers for Multiple Myeloma: A Meta-Analysis of Three Large Cohorts and Functional Characterization.

Author: Clavero, E., Sanchez-Maldonado, J.M., Macauda, A., Horst, R. ter, Sampaio-Marques, B., Jurczyszyn, A., Clay-Gilmour, A., Stein, A., Hildebrandt, M.A., Weinhold, N., Buda, G., García-Sanz, R., Tomczak, W., Vogel, U., Jerez, A., Zawirska, D., Wątek, M., Hofmann, J.N., Landi, S., Spinelli, J.J., Butrym, A., Kumar, A., Martínez-López, J., Galimberti, S., Sarasquete, M.E., Subocz, E., Iskierka-Jażdżewska, E., Giles, G.G., Rybicka-Ramos, M., Kruszewski, M., Abildgaard, N., Verdejo, F.G., Sánchez Rovira, P., Silva Filho, M.I. da, Kadar, K., Razny, M., Cozen, W., Pelosini, M., Jurado, M., Bhatti, P., Dudzinski, M., Druzd-Sitek, A., Orciuolo, E., Li, Y., Norman, A.D., Zaucha, J.M., Reis, R.M., Markiewicz, M., Rodríguez Sevilla, J.J., Andersen, V., Jamroziak, K., Hemminki, K., Berndt, S.I., Rajkumar, V., Mazur, G., Kumar, S.K., Ludovico, P., Nagler, A., Chanock, S.J., Dumontet, C., Machiela, M.J., Varkonyi, J., Camp, N.J., Ziv, E., Vangsted, A.J., Brown, E.E., Campa, D., Vachon, C.M., Netea, M.G., Canzian, F., Försti, A., Sainz, J., Clavero, E., Sanchez-Maldonado, J.M., Macauda, A., Horst, R. ter, Sampaio-Marques, B., Jurczyszyn, A., Clay-Gilmour, A., Stein, A., Hildebrandt, M.A., Weinhold, N., Buda, G., García-Sanz, R., Tomczak, W., Vogel, U., Jerez, A., Zawirska, D., Wątek, M., Hofmann, J.N., Landi, S., Spinelli, J.J., Butrym, A., Kumar, A., Martínez-López, J., Galimberti, S., Sarasquete, M.E., Subocz, E., Iskierka-Jażdżewska, E., Giles, G.G., Rybicka-Ramos, M., Kruszewski, M., Abildgaard, N., Verdejo, F.G., Sánchez Rovira, P., Silva Filho, M.I. da, Kadar, K., Razny, M., Cozen, W., Pelosini, M., Jurado, M., Bhatti, P., Dudzinski, M., Druzd-Sitek, A., Orciuolo, E., Li, Y., Norman, A.D., Zaucha, J.M., Reis, R.M., Markiewicz, M., Rodríguez Sevilla, J.J., Andersen, V., Jamroziak, K., Hemminki, K., Berndt, S.I., Rajkumar, V., Mazur, G., Kumar, S.K., Ludovico, P., Nagler, A., Chanock, S.J., Dumontet, C., Machiela, M.J., Varkonyi, J., Camp, N.J., Ziv, E., Vangsted, A.J., Brown, E.E., Campa, D., Vachon, C.M., Netea, M.G., Canzian, F., Försti, A., and Sainz, J.
Abstract: Item does not contain fulltext, Multiple myeloma (MM) arises following malignant proliferation of plasma cells in the bone marrow, that secrete high amounts of specific monoclonal immunoglobulins or light chains, resulting in the massive production of unfolded or misfolded proteins. Autophagy can have a dual role in tumorigenesis, by eliminating these abnormal proteins to avoid cancer development, but also ensuring MM cell survival and promoting resistance to treatments. To date no studies have determined the impact of genetic variation in autophagy-related genes on MM risk. We performed meta-analysis of germline genetic data on 234 autophagy-related genes from three independent study populations including 13,387 subjects of European ancestry (6863 MM patients and 6524 controls) and examined correlations of statistically significant single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs; p < 1 × 10(-9)) with immune responses in whole blood, peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs), and monocyte-derived macrophages (MDM) from a large population of healthy donors from the Human Functional Genomic Project (HFGP). We identified SNPs in six loci, CD46, IKBKE, PARK2, ULK4, ATG5, and CDKN2A associated with MM risk (p = 4.47 × 10(-4)-5.79 × 10(-14)). Mechanistically, we found that the ULK4(rs6599175) SNP correlated with circulating concentrations of vitamin D3 (p = 4.0 × 10(-4)), whereas the IKBKE(rs17433804) SNP correlated with the number of transitional CD24(+)CD38(+) B cells (p = 4.8 × 10(-4)) and circulating serum concentrations of Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein (MCP)-2 (p = 3.6 × 10(-4)). We also found that the CD46(rs1142469) SNP correlated with numbers of CD19(+) B cells, CD19(+)CD3(-) B cells, CD5(+)IgD(-) cells, IgM(-) cells, IgD(-)IgM(-) cells, and CD4(-)CD8(-) PBMCs (p = 4.9 × 10(-4)-8.6 × 10(-4)) and circulating concentrations of interleukin (IL)-20 (p = 0.00082). Finally, we observed that the CDKN2A(rs2811710) SNP correlated with levels of CD4(+)EMCD45RO(+)CD27(-) cells (p = 9.3 × 10(-4)). These results s
Published: 2023

5. Genome-wide Association Study of Bladder Cancer Reveals New Biological and Translational Insights.

Author: Koutros, S., Kiemeney, L.A., Pal Choudhury, P., Milne, R.L., Lopez de Maturana, E., Ye, Y., Joseph, V., Florez-Vargas, O., Dyrskjøt, L., Figueroa, J., Dutta, D., Giles, G.G., Hildebrandt, M.A.T., Offit, K., Kogevinas, M., Weiderpass, E., McCullough, M.L., Freedman, N.D., Albanes, D., Kooperberg, C., Cortessis, V.K., Karagas, M.R., Johnson, A., Schwenn, M.R., Baris, D., Furberg, H., Bajorin, D.F., Cussenot, O., Cancel-Tassin, G., Benhamou, S., Kraft, P., Porru, S., Carta, A., Bishop, T., Southey, M.C., Matullo, G., Fletcher, T., Kumar, R., Taylor, J.A., Lamy, P., Prip, F., Kalisz, M., Weinstein, S.J., Hengstler, J.G., Selinski, S., Harland, M., Teo, M., Kiltie, A.E., Tardón, A., Serra, C., Carrato, A., García-Closas, R., Lloreta, J., Schned, A., Lenz, P., Riboli, E., Brennan, P., Tjønneland, A., Otto, T., Ovsiannikov, D., Volkert, F., Vermeulen, S.H., Aben, K.K.H., Galesloot, T.E., Turman, C., Vivo, I. De, Giovannucci, E., Hunter, D.J., Hohensee, C., Hunt, R., Patel, A.V., Huang, W.Y., Thorleifsson, G., Gago-Dominguez, M., Amiano, P., Golka, K., Stern, M.C., Yan, W., Liu, J., Li, S.A., Katta, S., Hutchinson, A., Hicks, B., Wheeler, W.A., Purdue, M.P., McGlynn, K.A., Kitahara, C.M., Haiman, C.A., Greene, M.H., Rafnar, T., Chatterjee, N., Chanock, S.J., Wu, X., Real, F.X., Silverman, D.T., Garcia-Closas, M., Stefansson, K., Prokunina-Olsson, L., Malats, N., Rothman, N., Koutros, S., Kiemeney, L.A., Pal Choudhury, P., Milne, R.L., Lopez de Maturana, E., Ye, Y., Joseph, V., Florez-Vargas, O., Dyrskjøt, L., Figueroa, J., Dutta, D., Giles, G.G., Hildebrandt, M.A.T., Offit, K., Kogevinas, M., Weiderpass, E., McCullough, M.L., Freedman, N.D., Albanes, D., Kooperberg, C., Cortessis, V.K., Karagas, M.R., Johnson, A., Schwenn, M.R., Baris, D., Furberg, H., Bajorin, D.F., Cussenot, O., Cancel-Tassin, G., Benhamou, S., Kraft, P., Porru, S., Carta, A., Bishop, T., Southey, M.C., Matullo, G., Fletcher, T., Kumar, R., Taylor, J.A., Lamy, P., Prip, F., Kalisz, M., Weinstein, S.J., Hengstler, J.G., Selinski, S., Harland, M., Teo, M., Kiltie, A.E., Tardón, A., Serra, C., Carrato, A., García-Closas, R., Lloreta, J., Schned, A., Lenz, P., Riboli, E., Brennan, P., Tjønneland, A., Otto, T., Ovsiannikov, D., Volkert, F., Vermeulen, S.H., Aben, K.K.H., Galesloot, T.E., Turman, C., Vivo, I. De, Giovannucci, E., Hunter, D.J., Hohensee, C., Hunt, R., Patel, A.V., Huang, W.Y., Thorleifsson, G., Gago-Dominguez, M., Amiano, P., Golka, K., Stern, M.C., Yan, W., Liu, J., Li, S.A., Katta, S., Hutchinson, A., Hicks, B., Wheeler, W.A., Purdue, M.P., McGlynn, K.A., Kitahara, C.M., Haiman, C.A., Greene, M.H., Rafnar, T., Chatterjee, N., Chanock, S.J., Wu, X., Real, F.X., Silverman, D.T., Garcia-Closas, M., Stefansson, K., Prokunina-Olsson, L., Malats, N., and Rothman, N.
Abstract: 01 juli 2023, Item does not contain fulltext, BACKGROUND: Genomic regions identified by genome-wide association studies (GWAS) for bladder cancer risk provide new insights into etiology. OBJECTIVE: To identify new susceptibility variants for bladder cancer in a meta-analysis of new and existing genome-wide genotype data. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: Data from 32 studies that includes 13,790 bladder cancer cases and 343,502 controls of European ancestry were used for meta-analysis. OUTCOME MEASUREMENTS AND STATISTICAL ANALYSES: Log-additive associations of genetic variants were assessed using logistic regression models. A fixed-effects model was used for meta-analysis of the results. Stratified analyses were conducted to evaluate effect modification by sex and smoking status. A polygenic risk score (PRS) was generated on the basis of known and novel susceptibility variants and tested for interaction with smoking. RESULTS AND LIMITATIONS: Multiple novel bladder cancer susceptibility loci (6p.22.3, 7q36.3, 8q21.13, 9p21.3, 10q22.1, 19q13.33) as well as improved signals in three known regions (4p16.3, 5p15.33, 11p15.5) were identified, bringing the number of independent markers at genome-wide significance (p < 5 × 10(-8)) to 24. The 4p16.3 (FGFR3/TACC3) locus was associated with a stronger risk for women than for men (p-interaction = 0.002). Bladder cancer risk was increased by interactions between smoking status and genetic variants at 8p22 (NAT2; multiplicative p value for interaction [p(M-I)] = 0.004), 8q21.13 (PAG1; p(M-I) = 0.01), and 9p21.3 (LOC107987026/MTAP/CDKN2A; p(M-I) = 0.02). The PRS based on the 24 independent GWAS markers (odds ratio per standard deviation increase 1.49, 95% confidence interval 1.44-1.53), which also showed comparable results in two prospective cohorts (UK Biobank, PLCO trial), revealed an approximately fourfold difference in the lifetime risk of bladder cancer according to the PRS (e.g., 1st vs 10th decile) for both smokers and nonsmokers. CONCLUSIONS: We report novel loci ass
Published: 2023

6. Identification of novel genetic loci for risk of multiple myeloma by functional annotation.

Author: Macauda, A., Briem, K., Clay-Gilmour, A., Cozen, W., Försti, A., Giaccherini, M., Corradi, C., Sainz, J., Niazi, Y., Horst, R. ter, Li, Y., Netea, M.G., Vogel, U., Hemminki, K., Slager, S.L., Varkonyi, J., Andersen, V., Iskierka-Jazdzewska, E., Mártinez-Lopez, J., Zaucha, J., Camp, N.J., Rajkumar, S.V., Druzd-Sitek, A., Bhatti, P., Chanock, S.J., Kumar, S.K., Subocz, E., Mazur, G., Landi, S., Machiela, M.J., Jerez, A., Norman, A.D., Hildebrandt, M.A., Kadar, K., Berndt, S.I., Ziv, E., Buda, G., Nagler, A., Dumontet, C., Raźny, M., Watek, M., Butrym, A., Grzasko, N., Dudzinski, M., Rybicka-Ramos, M., Matera, E.L., García-Sanz, R., Goldschmidt, H., Jamroziak, K., Jurczyszyn, A., Clavero, E., Giles, G.G., Pelosini, M., Zawirska, D., Kruszewski, M., Marques, H., Haastrup, E., Sánchez-Maldonado, J.M., Bertsch, U., Rymko, M., Raab, M.S., Brown, E.E., Hofmann, J.N., Vachon, C., Campa, D., Canzian, F., Macauda, A., Briem, K., Clay-Gilmour, A., Cozen, W., Försti, A., Giaccherini, M., Corradi, C., Sainz, J., Niazi, Y., Horst, R. ter, Li, Y., Netea, M.G., Vogel, U., Hemminki, K., Slager, S.L., Varkonyi, J., Andersen, V., Iskierka-Jazdzewska, E., Mártinez-Lopez, J., Zaucha, J., Camp, N.J., Rajkumar, S.V., Druzd-Sitek, A., Bhatti, P., Chanock, S.J., Kumar, S.K., Subocz, E., Mazur, G., Landi, S., Machiela, M.J., Jerez, A., Norman, A.D., Hildebrandt, M.A., Kadar, K., Berndt, S.I., Ziv, E., Buda, G., Nagler, A., Dumontet, C., Raźny, M., Watek, M., Butrym, A., Grzasko, N., Dudzinski, M., Rybicka-Ramos, M., Matera, E.L., García-Sanz, R., Goldschmidt, H., Jamroziak, K., Jurczyszyn, A., Clavero, E., Giles, G.G., Pelosini, M., Zawirska, D., Kruszewski, M., Marques, H., Haastrup, E., Sánchez-Maldonado, J.M., Bertsch, U., Rymko, M., Raab, M.S., Brown, E.E., Hofmann, J.N., Vachon, C., Campa, D., and Canzian, F.
Abstract: Contains fulltext : 299996.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access), 01 november 2023
Published: 2023

7. International cancer seminars: a focus on kidney cancer

Author: Scelo, G., Hofmann, J.N., Banks, R.E., Bigot, P., Bhatt, R.S., Cancel-Tassin, G., Chew, S.K., Creighton, C.J., Cussenot, O., Davis, I.J., Escudier, B., Frayling, T.M., Häggström, C., Hildebrandt, M.A.T., Holcatova, I., Johansson, M., Linehan, W.M., McDermott, D.F., Nathanson, K.L., Ogawa, S., Perlman, E.J., Purdue, M.P., Stattin, P., Swanton, C., Vasudev, N.S., Wu, X., Znaor, A., Brennan, P., and Chanock, S.J.
Published: 2016
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8. Common genetic polymorphisms contribute to the association between chronic lymphocytic leukaemia and non-melanoma skin cancer

Author: Besson, C., Moore, A., Vajdic, C.M., de Sanjose, S., Camp, N.J., Smedby, K.E., Shanafelt, T.D., Morton, L.M., Brewer, J.D., Zablotska, L., Chung, C.C., Teras, L.R., Kleinstern, G., Monnereau, A., Kane, E., Benavente, Y., Purdue, M.P., Birmann, B.M., Link, B.K., Vermeulen, R.C.H., Spinelli, J.J., Albanes, D., Arslan, A.A., Miligi, L., Molina, T.J., Skibola, C.F., Cozen, W., Staines, A., Caporaso, N.E., Giles, G.G., Southey, M.C., Milne, R.L., Tinker, L.F., Severson, R.K., Melbye, M., Adami, H.-O., Glimelius, B., Bracci, P.M., Conde, L., Glenn, M., Curtin, K., Lan, Q., Zheng, T., Weinstein, S., Brooks-Wilson, A.R., Diver, W.R., Clavel, J., Vineis, P., Weiderpass, E., Becker, N., Boffetta, P., Brennan, P., Foretova, L., Maynadie, M., Weinberg, J.B., Sanna, S., Gambelunghe, A., Jackson, R.D., Hjalgrim, H., North, K.E., McKay, J., Offit, K., Vijai, J., Nieters, A., Engels, E.A., Chanock, S.J., Rothman, N., Cerhan, J.R., Slager, S.L., Han, J., Berndt, S.I., IRAS OH Epidemiology Chemical Agents, and dIRAS RA-2
Subjects: 0301 basic medicine, Oncology, medicine.medical_specialty, Skin Neoplasms, Epidemiology, Chronic lymphocytic leukemia, Single-nucleotide polymorphism, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Polygenic risk score, immune system diseases, Risk Factors, Polymorphism (computer science), hemic and lymphatic diseases, Internal medicine, Pleiotropism, Genetics, medicine, Genetic predisposition, Humans, Basal cell carcinoma, neoplasms, Pleiotropy, business.industry, General Medicine, Odds ratio, medicine.disease, Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell, NMSC, 030104 developmental biology, Carcinoma, Basal Cell, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, Carcinoma, Squamous Cell, Skin cancer, business, CLL
Abstract: Background Epidemiological studies have demonstrated a positive association between chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) and non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC). We hypothesized that shared genetic risk factors between CLL and NMSC could contribute to the association observed between these diseases. Methods We examined the association between (i) established NMSC susceptibility loci and CLL risk in a meta-analysis including 3100 CLL cases and 7667 controls and (ii) established CLL loci and NMSC risk in a study of 4242 basal cell carcinoma (BCC) cases, 825 squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) cases and 12802 controls. Polygenic risk scores (PRS) for CLL, BCC and SCC were constructed using established loci. Logistic regression was used to estimate odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Results Higher CLL-PRS was associated with increased BCC risk (OR4th-quartile-vs-1st-quartile = 1.13, 95% CI: 1.02–1.24, Ptrend = 0.009), even after removing the shared 6p25.3 locus. No association was observed with BCC-PRS and CLL risk (Ptrend = 0.68). These findings support a contributory role for CLL in BCC risk, but not for BCC in CLL risk. Increased CLL risk was observed with higher SCC-PRS (OR4th-quartile-vs-1st-quartile = 1.22, 95% CI: 1.08–1.38, Ptrend = 1.36 × 10–5), which was driven by shared genetic susceptibility at the 6p25.3 locus. Conclusion These findings highlight the role of pleiotropy regarding the pathogenesis of CLL and NMSC and shows that a single pleiotropic locus, 6p25.3, drives the observed association between genetic susceptibility to SCC and increased CLL risk. The study also provides evidence that genetic susceptibility for CLL increases BCC risk.
Published: 2021

9. Breast Cancer Risk Genes — Association Analysis in More than 113,000 Women

Author: Dorling, L., Carvalho, S., Allen, J., Gonzalez-Neira, A., Luccarini, C., Wahlstrom, C., Pooley, K.A., Parsons, M.T., Fortuno, C., Wang, Q., Bolla, M.K., Dennis, J., Keeman, R., Alonso, M.R., Alvarez, N., Herraez, B., Fernandez, V., Nunez-Torres, R., Osorio, A., Valcich, J., Li, M., Torngren, T., Harrington, P.A., Baynes, C., Conroy, D.M., Decker, B., Fachal, L., Mavaddat, N., Ahearn, T., Aittomaki, K., Antonenkova, N.N., Arnold, N., Arveux, P., Ausems, M.G.E.M., Auvinen, P., Becher, H., Beckmann, M.W., Behrens, S., Bermisheva, M., Bialkowska, K., Blomqvist, C., Bogdanova, N.V., Bogdanova-Markov, N., Bojesen, S.E., Bonanni, B., Borresen-Dale, A.L., Brauch, H., Bremer, M., Briceno, I., Bruning, T., Burwinkel, B., Cameron, D.A., Camp, N.J., Campbell, A., Carracedo, A., Castelao, J.E., Cessna, M.H., Chanock, S.J., Christiansen, H., Collee, J.M., Cordina-Duverger, E., Cornelissen, S., Czene, K., Dork, T., Ekici, A.B., Engel, C., Eriksson, M., Fasching, P.A., Figueroa, J., Flyger, H., Forsti, A., Gabrielson, M., Gago-Dominguez, M., Georgoulias, V., Gil, F., Giles, G.G., Glendon, G., Garcia, E.B.G., Alnaes, G.I.G., Guenel, P., Hadjisavvas, A., Haeberle, L., Hahnen, E., Hall, P., Hamann, U., Harkness, E.F., Hartikainen, J.M., Hartman, M., He, W., Heemskerk-Gerritsen, B.A.M., Hillemanns, P., Hogervorst, F.B.L., Hollestelle, A., Ho, W.K., Hooning, M.J., Howell, A., Humphreys, K., Idris, F., Jakubowska, A., Jung, A., Kapoor, P.M., Kerin, M.J., Khusnutdinova, E., Kim, S.W., Ko, Y.D., Kosma, V.M., Kristensen, V.N., Kyriacou, K., Lakeman, I.M.M., Lee, J.W., Lee, M.H., Li, J.M., Lindblom, A., W.Y. lo, Loizidou, M.A., Lophatananon, A., Lubinski, J., MacInnis, R.J., Madsen, M.J., Mannermaa, A., Manoochehri, M., Manoukian, S., Margolin, S., Martinez, M.E., Maurer, T., Mavroudis, D., McLean, C., Meindl, A., Mensenkamp, A.R., Michailidou, K., Miller, N., Taib, N.A.M., Muir, K., Mulligan, A.M., Nevanlinna, H., Newman, W.G., Nordestgaard, B.G., Ng, P.S., Oosterwijk, J.C., Park, S.K., Park-Simon, T.W., Perez, J.I.A., Peterlongo, P., Porteous, D.J., Prajzendanc, K., Prokofyeva, D., Radice, P., Rashid, M.U., Rhenius, V., Rookus, M.A., Rudiger, T., Saloustros, E., Sawyer, E.J., Schmutzler, R.K., Schneeweiss, A., Schurmann, P., Shah, M., Sohn, C., Southey, M.C., Surowy, H., Suvanto, M., Thanasitthichai, S., Tomlinson, I., Torres, D., Truong, T., Tzardi, M., Valova, Y., Asperen, C.J. van, Dam, R.M. van, Ouweland, A.M.W. van den, Kolk, L.E. van der, Veen, E.M. van, Wendt, C., Williams, J.A., Yang, X.H.R., Yoon, S.Y., Zamora, M.P., Evans, D.G., Hoya, M. de la, Simard, J., Antoniou, A.C., Borg, A., Andrulis, I.L., Chang-Claude, J., Garcia-Closas, M., Chenevix-Trench, G., Milne, R.L., Pharoah, P.D.P., Schmidt, M.K., Spurdle, A.B., Vreeswijk, M.P.G., Benitez, J., Dunning, A.M., Kvist, A., Teo, S.H., Devilee, P., Easton, D.F., Breast Canc Assoc Consortium, Erasmus MC other, Medical Oncology, Clinical Genetics, Keeman, Renske [0000-0002-5452-9933], Decker, Brennan [0000-0003-4516-7421], Eriksson, Mikael [0000-0001-8135-4270], Martinez, Maria Elena [0000-0002-6728-1834], Surowy, Harald [0000-0002-3595-9188], Pharoah, Paul DP [0000-0001-8494-732X], Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository, Damage and Repair in Cancer Development and Cancer Treatment (DARE), Targeted Gynaecologic Oncology (TARGON), RS: GROW - R4 - Reproductive and Perinatal Medicine, MUMC+: DA KG Polikliniek (9), and Klinische Genetica
Subjects: Adult, Risk, Oncology, medicine.medical_specialty, Adolescent, PALB2, Genetic counseling, Genes, BRCA2, Mutation, Missense, Genes, BRCA1, Estrogen receptor, Breast Neoplasms, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, OVARIAN-CANCER, Article, Young Adult, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Breast cancer, SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being, Internal medicine, Odds Ratio, medicine, Humans, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, 030212 general & internal medicine, skin and connective tissue diseases, CHEK2, Aged, Genetic testing, Genetic association, Aged, 80 and over, Women's cancers Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences [Radboudumc 17], medicine.diagnostic_test, MUTATIONS, business.industry, Age Factors, Genetic Variation, Sequence Analysis, DNA, General Medicine, Odds ratio, Middle Aged, BRCA1, medicine.disease, 3. Good health, Logistic Models, Female, business
Abstract: BACKGROUNDGenetic testing for breast cancer susceptibility is widely used, but for many genes,evidence of an association with breast cancer is weak, underlying risk estimatesare imprecise, and reliable subtype-specific risk estimates are lacking.METHODSWe used a panel of 34 putative susceptibility genes to perform sequencing onsamples from 60,466 women with breast cancer and 53,461 controls. In separateanalyses for protein-truncating variants and rare missense variants in these genes,we estimated odds ratios for breast cancer overall and tumor subtypes. We evaluatedmissense-variant associations according to domain and classification of pathogenicity.RESULTSProtein-truncating variants in 5 genes (ATM, BRCA1, BRCA2, CHEK2, and PALB2)were associated with a risk of breast cancer overall with a P value of less than0.0001. Protein-truncating variants in 4 other genes (BARD1, RAD51C, RAD51D,and TP53) were associated with a risk of breast cancer overall with a P value ofless than 0.05 and a Bayesian false-discovery probability of less than 0.05. Forprotein-truncating variants in 19 of the remaining 25 genes, the upper limit ofthe 95% confidence interval of the odds ratio for breast cancer overall was lessthan 2.0. For protein-truncating variants in ATM and CHEK2, odds ratios werehigher for estrogen receptor (ER)–positive disease than for ER-negative disease;for protein-truncating variants in BARD1, BRCA1, BRCA2, PALB2, RAD51C, andRAD51D, odds ratios were higher for ER-negative disease than for ER-positivedisease. Rare missense variants (in aggregate) in ATM, CHEK2, and TP53 wereassociated with a risk of breast cancer overall with a P value of less than 0.001.For BRCA1, BRCA2, and TP53, missense variants (in aggregate) that would be classified as pathogenic according to standard criteria were associated with a riskof breast cancer overall, with the risk being similar to that of protein-truncatingvariants.CONCLUSIONSThe results of this study define the genes that are most clinically useful for inclusion on panels for the prediction of breast cancer risk, as well as provide estimatesof the risks associated with protein-truncating variants, to guide genetic counseling. (Funded by European Union Horizon 2020 programs and others.)
Published: 2021

10. Breast cancer risks associated with missense variants in breast cancer susceptibility genes

Author: Dorling, L., Carvalho, S., Allen, J., Parsons, M.T., Fortuno, C., Gonzalez-Neira, A., Heijl, S.M., Adank, M.A., Ahearn, T.U., Andrulis, I.L., Auvinen, P., Becher, H., Beckmann, M.W., Behrens, S., Bermisheva, M., Bogdanova, N.V., Bojesen, S.E., Bolla, M.K., Bremer, M., Briceno, I., Camp, N.J., Campbell, A., Castelao, J.E., Chang-Claude, J., Chanock, S.J., Chenevix-Trench, G., Collee, J.M., Czene, K., Dennis, J., Dork, T., Eriksson, M., Evans, D.G., Fasching, P.A., Figueroa, J., Flyger, H., Gabrielson, M., Gago-Dominguez, M., Garcia-Closas, M., Giles, G.G., Glendon, G., Guenel, P., Gundert, M., Hadjisavvas, A., Hahnen, E., Hall, P., Hamann, U., Harkness, E.F., Hartman, M., Hogervorst, F.B.L., Hollestelle, A., Hoppe, R., Howell, A., Jakubowska, A., Jung, A., Khusnutdinova, E., Kim, S.W., Ko, Y.D., Kristensen, V.N., Lakeman, I.M.M., Li, J.M., Lindblom, A., Loizidou, M.A., Lophatananon, A., Lubinski, J., Luccarini, C., Madsen, M.J., Mannermaa, A., Manoochehri, M., Margolin, S., Mavroudis, D., Milne, R.L., Taib, N.A.M., Muir, K., Nevanlinna, H., Newman, W.G., Oosterwijk, J.C., Park, S.K., Peterlongo, P., Radice, P., Saloustros, E., Sawyer, E.J., Schmutzler, R.K., Shah, M.T., Sim, X., Southey, M.C., Surowy, H., Suvanto, M., Tomlinson, I., Torres, D., Truong, T., Asperen, C.J. van, Waltes, R., Wang, Q., Yang, X.H.R., Pharoah, P.D.P., Schmidt, M.K., Benitez, J., Vroling, B., Dunning, A.M., Teo, S.H., Kvist, A., Hoya, M. de la, Devilee, P., Spurdle, A.B., Vreeswijk, M.P.G., Easton, D.F., NBCS Collaborators, KConFab Investigators, SGBCC Investigators, Clinical Genetics, Medical Oncology, Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository, Dennis, Joe [0000-0003-4591-1214], Pharoah, Paul [0000-0001-8494-732X], Easton, Douglas [0000-0003-2444-3247], Targeted Gynaecologic Oncology (TARGON), Damage and Repair in Cancer Development and Cancer Treatment (DARE), University of Helsinki, Clinicum, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, HUS Gynecology and Obstetrics, Centre de recherche en épidémiologie et santé des populations (CESP), Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ)-Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) (AP-HP)-Hôpital Paul Brousse-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université Paris-Saclay, Wellcome Trust, WT: 633784, v203477/Z/16/Z, Horizon 2020 Framework Programme, H2020, Cancer Research UK, CRUK: C1287/A16563, The sequencing and analysis for this project was funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme (BRIDGES: grant number 634935) and the Wellcome Trust [grant no: v203477/Z/16/Z]. BCAC co-ordination was additionally funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme (BRIDGES: grant number 634935, BCAST: grant number 633784) and by Cancer Research UK [C1287/A16563]. Study specific funding is given in the Additional Note., and HAL UVSQ, Équipe
Subjects: Mutation, Missense, Breast Neoplasms, [SDV.GEN.GH] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Genetics/Human genetics, Breast Neoplasms/genetics, Breast Cancer, Genetic Epidemiology, Missense Variants, Risk Prediction, CLASSIFICATION, Breast cancer, Missense variants, SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being, 3123 Gynaecology and paediatrics, SEQUENCE VARIANTS, Genetics, Humans, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Genetic epidemiology, ddc:610, skin and connective tissue diseases, Molecular Biology, Genetics (clinical), MUTATIONS, Research, UNKNOWN CLINICAL-SIGNIFICANCE, 1184 Genetics, developmental biology, physiology, FRAMEWORK, BRCA1, Risk prediction, [SDV.GEN.GH]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Genetics/Human genetics, SUBSTITUTIONS, Case-Control Studies, Mutation, Molecular Medicine, Female, Missense, PATHOGENICITY
Abstract: Background Protein truncating variants in ATM, BRCA1, BRCA2, CHEK2, and PALB2 are associated with increased breast cancer risk, but risks associated with missense variants in these genes are uncertain. Methods We analyzed data on 59,639 breast cancer cases and 53,165 controls from studies participating in the Breast Cancer Association Consortium BRIDGES project. We sampled training (80%) and validation (20%) sets to analyze rare missense variants in ATM (1146 training variants), BRCA1 (644), BRCA2 (1425), CHEK2 (325), and PALB2 (472). We evaluated breast cancer risks according to five in silico prediction-of-deleteriousness algorithms, functional protein domain, and frequency, using logistic regression models and also mixture models in which a subset of variants was assumed to be risk-associated. Results The most predictive in silico algorithms were Helix (BRCA1, BRCA2 and CHEK2) and CADD (ATM). Increased risks appeared restricted to functional protein domains for ATM (FAT and PIK domains) and BRCA1 (RING and BRCT domains). For ATM, BRCA1, and BRCA2, data were compatible with small subsets (approximately 7%, 2%, and 0.6%, respectively) of rare missense variants giving similar risk to those of protein truncating variants in the same gene. For CHEK2, data were more consistent with a large fraction (approximately 60%) of rare missense variants giving a lower risk (OR 1.75, 95% CI (1.47–2.08)) than CHEK2 protein truncating variants. There was little evidence for an association with risk for missense variants in PALB2. The best fitting models were well calibrated in the validation set. Conclusions These results will inform risk prediction models and the selection of candidate variants for functional assays and could contribute to the clinical reporting of gene panel testing for breast cancer susceptibility.
Published: 2022

11. Cross-Cancer Genome-Wide Association Study of Endometrial Cancer and Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Identifies Genetic Risk Regions Associated with Risk of Both Cancers.

Author: Glubb D.M., Thompson D.J., Aben K.K.H., Alsulimani A., Amant F., Annibali D., Attia J., Barricarte A., Beckmann M.W., Berchuck A., Bermisheva M., Bernardini M.Q., Bischof K., Bjorge L., Bodelon C., Brand A.H., Brenton J.D., Brinton L.A., Bruinsma F., Buchanan D.D., Burghaus S., Butzow R., Cai H., Carney M.E., Chanock S.J., Chen C., Chen X.Q., Chen Z., Cook L.S., Cunningham J.M., De Vivo I., deFazio A., Doherty J.A., Dork T., du Bois A., Dunning A.M., Durst M., Edwards T., Edwards R.P., Ekici A.B., Ewing A., Fasching P.A., Ferguson S., Flanagan J.M., Fostira F., Fountzilas G., Friedenreich C.M., Gao B., Gaudet M.M., Gawelko J., Gentry-Maharaj A., Giles G.G., Glasspool R., Goodman M.T., Gronwald J., Harris H.R., Harter P., Hein A., Heitz F., Hildebrandt M.A.T., Hillemanns P., Hogdall E., Hogdall C.K., Holliday E.G., Huntsman D.G., Huzarski T., Jakubowska A., Jensen A., Jones M.E., Karlan B.Y., Karnezis A., Kelley J.L., Khusnutdinova E., Killeen J.L., Kjaer S.K., Klapdor R., Kobel M., Konopka B., Konstantopoulou I., Kopperud R.K., Koti M., Kraft P., Kupryjanczyk J., Lambrechts D., Larson M.C., Le Marchand L., Lele S., Lester J., Li A.J., Liang D., Liebrich C., Lipworth L., Lissowska J., Lu L., Lu K.H., Macciotta A., Mattiello A., May T., McAlpine J.N., McGuire V., McNeish I.A., Menon U., Modugno F., Moysich K.B., Nevanlinna H., Odunsi K., Olsson H., Orsulic S., Osorio A., Palli D., Park-Simon T.-W., Pearce C.L., Pejovic T., Permuth J.B., Podgorska A., Ramus S.J., Rebbeck T.R., Riggan M.J., Risch H.A., Rothstein J.H., Runnebaum I.B., Scott R.J., Sellers T.A., Senz J., Setiawan V.W., Siddiqui N., Sieh W., Spiewankiewicz B., Sutphen R., Swerdlow A.J., Szafron L.M., Teo S.H., Thompson P.J., Thomsen L.C.V., Titus L., Tone A., Tumino R., Turman C., Vanderstichele A., Edwards D.V., Vergote I., Vierkant R.A., Wang Z., Wang-Gohrke S., Webb P.M., White E., Whittemore A.S., Winham S.J., Wu X., Wu A.H., Yannoukakos D., Spurdle A.B., O'Mara T.A., Glubb D.M., Thompson D.J., Aben K.K.H., Alsulimani A., Amant F., Annibali D., Attia J., Barricarte A., Beckmann M.W., Berchuck A., Bermisheva M., Bernardini M.Q., Bischof K., Bjorge L., Bodelon C., Brand A.H., Brenton J.D., Brinton L.A., Bruinsma F., Buchanan D.D., Burghaus S., Butzow R., Cai H., Carney M.E., Chanock S.J., Chen C., Chen X.Q., Chen Z., Cook L.S., Cunningham J.M., De Vivo I., deFazio A., Doherty J.A., Dork T., du Bois A., Dunning A.M., Durst M., Edwards T., Edwards R.P., Ekici A.B., Ewing A., Fasching P.A., Ferguson S., Flanagan J.M., Fostira F., Fountzilas G., Friedenreich C.M., Gao B., Gaudet M.M., Gawelko J., Gentry-Maharaj A., Giles G.G., Glasspool R., Goodman M.T., Gronwald J., Harris H.R., Harter P., Hein A., Heitz F., Hildebrandt M.A.T., Hillemanns P., Hogdall E., Hogdall C.K., Holliday E.G., Huntsman D.G., Huzarski T., Jakubowska A., Jensen A., Jones M.E., Karlan B.Y., Karnezis A., Kelley J.L., Khusnutdinova E., Killeen J.L., Kjaer S.K., Klapdor R., Kobel M., Konopka B., Konstantopoulou I., Kopperud R.K., Koti M., Kraft P., Kupryjanczyk J., Lambrechts D., Larson M.C., Le Marchand L., Lele S., Lester J., Li A.J., Liang D., Liebrich C., Lipworth L., Lissowska J., Lu L., Lu K.H., Macciotta A., Mattiello A., May T., McAlpine J.N., McGuire V., McNeish I.A., Menon U., Modugno F., Moysich K.B., Nevanlinna H., Odunsi K., Olsson H., Orsulic S., Osorio A., Palli D., Park-Simon T.-W., Pearce C.L., Pejovic T., Permuth J.B., Podgorska A., Ramus S.J., Rebbeck T.R., Riggan M.J., Risch H.A., Rothstein J.H., Runnebaum I.B., Scott R.J., Sellers T.A., Senz J., Setiawan V.W., Siddiqui N., Sieh W., Spiewankiewicz B., Sutphen R., Swerdlow A.J., Szafron L.M., Teo S.H., Thompson P.J., Thomsen L.C.V., Titus L., Tone A., Tumino R., Turman C., Vanderstichele A., Edwards D.V., Vergote I., Vierkant R.A., Wang Z., Wang-Gohrke S., Webb P.M., White E., Whittemore A.S., Winham S.J., Wu X., Wu A.H., Yannoukakos D., Spurdle A.B., and O'Mara T.A.
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Accumulating evidence suggests a relationship between endometrial cancer and ovarian cancer. Independent genome-wide association studies (GWAS) for endometrial cancer and ovarian cancer have identified 16 and 27 risk regions, respectively, four of which overlap between the two cancers. We aimed to identify joint endometrial and ovarian cancer risk loci by performing a meta-analysis of GWAS summary statistics from these two cancers. METHOD(S): Using LDScore regression, we explored the genetic correlation between endometrial cancer and ovarian cancer. To identify loci associated with the risk of both cancers, we implemented a pipeline of statistical genetic analyses (i.e., inverse-variance meta-analysis, colocalization, and M-values) and performed analyses stratified by subtype. Candidate target genes were then prioritized using functional genomic data. RESULT(S): Genetic correlation analysis revealed significant genetic correlation between the two cancers (rG = 0.43, P = 2.66 x 10-5). We found seven loci associated with risk for both cancers (PBonferroni < 2.4 x 10-9). In addition, four novel subgenome-wide regions at 7p22.2, 7q22.1, 9p12, and 11q13.3 were identified (P < 5 x 10-7). Promoter-associated HiChIP chromatin loops from immortalized endometrium and ovarian cell lines and expression quantitative trait loci data highlighted candidate target genes for further investigation. CONCLUSION(S): Using cross-cancer GWAS meta-analysis, we have identified several joint endometrial and ovarian cancer risk loci and candidate target genes for future functional analysis. IMPACT: Our research highlights the shared genetic relationship between endometrial cancer and ovarian cancer. Further studies in larger sample sets are required to confirm our findings.Copyright ©2020 American Association for Cancer Research.
Published: 2022

12. Polygenic risk modeling for prediction of epithelial ovarian cancer risk

Author: Dareng, E.O., Tyrer, J.P., Barnes, D.R., Jones, M.R., Yang, X, Aben, K.K.H., Adank, M.A., Agata, S., Andrulis, I.L., Anton-Culver, H., Antonenkova, N.N., Aravantinos, G., Arun, B.K., Augustinsson, A., Balmaña, J., Bandera, E.V., Barkardottir, R.B., Barrowdale, D., Beckmann, M.W., Beeghly-Fadiel, A., Benitez, J., Bermisheva, M., Bernardini, M.Q., Bjorge, L., Black, A., Bogdanova, N.V., Bonanni, B., Borg, A., Brenton, J.D., Budzilowska, A., Butzow, R., Buys, S.S., Cai, H., Caligo, M.A., Campbell, I., Cannioto, R., Cassingham, H., Chang-Claude, J., Chanock, S.J., Chen, K., Chiew, Y.E., Chung, W.K., Claes, K.B.M., Colonna, S., Cook, L.S., Couch, F.J., Daly, M.B., Dao, F., Davies, E., Hoya, M. de la, Putter, R. de, Dennis, J., DePersia, A., Devilee, P., Diez, O., Ding, Y.C., Doherty, J.A., Domchek, S.M., Dörk, T., Bois, A. du, Dürst, M., Eccles, D.M., Eliassen, H.A., Engel, C., Evans, G.D., Fasching, P.A., Flanagan, J.M., Fortner, R.T., Machackova, E., Friedman, E., Ganz, P.A., Garber, J., Gensini, F., Giles, G.G., Glendon, G., Godwin, A.K., Goodman, M.T., Greene, M.H., Gronwald, J., Hahnen, E., Haiman, C.A., Håkansson, N., Hamann, U., Hansen, T.V., Harris, H.R., Hartman, M, Heitz, F., Hildebrandt, M.A., Høgdall, E., Høgdall, C.K., Hopper, J.L., Huang, R.Y., Huff, C., Hulick, P.J., Huntsman, D.G., Imyanitov, E.N., Isaacs, C., Jakubowska, A., James, P.A., Kiemeney, L.A.L.M., Altena, A.M. van, Janavicius, R., Antoniou, A.C., Pharoah, P.D., Dareng, E.O., Tyrer, J.P., Barnes, D.R., Jones, M.R., Yang, X, Aben, K.K.H., Adank, M.A., Agata, S., Andrulis, I.L., Anton-Culver, H., Antonenkova, N.N., Aravantinos, G., Arun, B.K., Augustinsson, A., Balmaña, J., Bandera, E.V., Barkardottir, R.B., Barrowdale, D., Beckmann, M.W., Beeghly-Fadiel, A., Benitez, J., Bermisheva, M., Bernardini, M.Q., Bjorge, L., Black, A., Bogdanova, N.V., Bonanni, B., Borg, A., Brenton, J.D., Budzilowska, A., Butzow, R., Buys, S.S., Cai, H., Caligo, M.A., Campbell, I., Cannioto, R., Cassingham, H., Chang-Claude, J., Chanock, S.J., Chen, K., Chiew, Y.E., Chung, W.K., Claes, K.B.M., Colonna, S., Cook, L.S., Couch, F.J., Daly, M.B., Dao, F., Davies, E., Hoya, M. de la, Putter, R. de, Dennis, J., DePersia, A., Devilee, P., Diez, O., Ding, Y.C., Doherty, J.A., Domchek, S.M., Dörk, T., Bois, A. du, Dürst, M., Eccles, D.M., Eliassen, H.A., Engel, C., Evans, G.D., Fasching, P.A., Flanagan, J.M., Fortner, R.T., Machackova, E., Friedman, E., Ganz, P.A., Garber, J., Gensini, F., Giles, G.G., Glendon, G., Godwin, A.K., Goodman, M.T., Greene, M.H., Gronwald, J., Hahnen, E., Haiman, C.A., Håkansson, N., Hamann, U., Hansen, T.V., Harris, H.R., Hartman, M, Heitz, F., Hildebrandt, M.A., Høgdall, E., Høgdall, C.K., Hopper, J.L., Huang, R.Y., Huff, C., Hulick, P.J., Huntsman, D.G., Imyanitov, E.N., Isaacs, C., Jakubowska, A., James, P.A., Kiemeney, L.A.L.M., Altena, A.M. van, Janavicius, R., Antoniou, A.C., and Pharoah, P.D.
Abstract: Item does not contain fulltext, Polygenic risk scores (PRS) for epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) have the potential to improve risk stratification. Joint estimation of Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) effects in models could improve predictive performance over standard approaches of PRS construction. Here, we implemented computationally efficient, penalized, logistic regression models (lasso, elastic net, stepwise) to individual level genotype data and a Bayesian framework with continuous shrinkage, "select and shrink for summary statistics" (S4), to summary level data for epithelial non-mucinous ovarian cancer risk prediction. We developed the models in a dataset consisting of 23,564 non-mucinous EOC cases and 40,138 controls participating in the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium (OCAC) and validated the best models in three populations of different ancestries: prospective data from 198,101 women of European ancestries; 7,669 women of East Asian ancestries; 1,072 women of African ancestries, and in 18,915 BRCA1 and 12,337 BRCA2 pathogenic variant carriers of European ancestries. In the external validation data, the model with the strongest association for non-mucinous EOC risk derived from the OCAC model development data was the S4 model (27,240 SNPs) with odds ratios (OR) of 1.38 (95% CI: 1.28-1.48, AUC: 0.588) per unit standard deviation, in women of European ancestries; 1.14 (95% CI: 1.08-1.19, AUC: 0.538) in women of East Asian ancestries; 1.38 (95% CI: 1.21-1.58, AUC: 0.593) in women of African ancestries; hazard ratios of 1.36 (95% CI: 1.29-1.43, AUC: 0.592) in BRCA1 pathogenic variant carriers and 1.49 (95% CI: 1.35-1.64, AUC: 0.624) in BRCA2 pathogenic variant carriers. Incorporation of the S4 PRS in risk prediction models for ovarian cancer may have clinical utility in ovarian cancer prevention programs.
Published: 2022

13. Association Study between Polymorphisms in DNA Methylation-Related Genes and Testicular Germ Cell Tumor Risk

Author: Grasso, C., Popovic, M., Isaevska, E., Lazzarato, F., Fiano, V., Zugna, D., Pluta, J., Weathers, B., D'Andrea, K., Almstrup, K., Anson-Cartwright, L., Bishop, D.T., Chanock, S.J., Chen, C, Cortessis, V.K., Dalgaard, M.D., Daneshmand, S., Ferlin, A., Foresta, C., Frone, M.N., Gamulin, M., Gietema, J.A., Greene, M.H., Grotmol, T., Hamilton, R.J., Haugen, T.B., Hauser, R., Karlsson, R., Kiemeney, L.A.L.M., Lessel, D., Lista, P., Lothe, R.A., Loveday, C., Meijer, C., Nead, K.T., Nsengimana, J., Skotheim, R.I., Turnbull, C., Vaughn, D.J., Wiklund, F., Zheng, T., Zitella, A., Schwartz, S.M., McGlynn, K.A., Kanetsky, P.A., Nathanson, K.L., Richiardi, L., Grasso, C., Popovic, M., Isaevska, E., Lazzarato, F., Fiano, V., Zugna, D., Pluta, J., Weathers, B., D'Andrea, K., Almstrup, K., Anson-Cartwright, L., Bishop, D.T., Chanock, S.J., Chen, C, Cortessis, V.K., Dalgaard, M.D., Daneshmand, S., Ferlin, A., Foresta, C., Frone, M.N., Gamulin, M., Gietema, J.A., Greene, M.H., Grotmol, T., Hamilton, R.J., Haugen, T.B., Hauser, R., Karlsson, R., Kiemeney, L.A.L.M., Lessel, D., Lista, P., Lothe, R.A., Loveday, C., Meijer, C., Nead, K.T., Nsengimana, J., Skotheim, R.I., Turnbull, C., Vaughn, D.J., Wiklund, F., Zheng, T., Zitella, A., Schwartz, S.M., McGlynn, K.A., Kanetsky, P.A., Nathanson, K.L., and Richiardi, L.
Abstract: Item does not contain fulltext, BACKGROUND: Testicular germ cell tumors (TGCT), histologically classified as seminomas and nonseminomas, are believed to arise from primordial gonocytes, with the maturation process blocked when they are subjected to DNA methylation reprogramming. SNPs in DNA methylation machinery and folate-dependent one-carbon metabolism genes have been postulated to influence the proper establishment of DNA methylation. METHODS: In this pathway-focused investigation, we evaluated the association between 273 selected tag SNPs from 28 DNA methylation-related genes and TGCT risk. We carried out association analysis at individual SNP and gene-based level using summary statistics from the Genome Wide Association Study meta-analysis recently conducted by the international Testicular Cancer Consortium on 10,156 TGCT cases and 179,683 controls. RESULTS: In individual SNP analyses, seven SNPs, four mapping within MTHFR, were associated with TGCT risk after correction for multiple testing (q ≤ 0.05). Queries of public databases showed that three of these SNPs were associated with MTHFR changes in enzymatic activity (rs1801133) or expression level in testis tissue (rs12121543, rs1476413). Gene-based analyses revealed MTHFR (q = 8.4 × 10-4), methyl-CpG-binding protein 2 (MECP2; q = 2 × 10-3), and ZBTB4 (q = 0.03) as the top TGCT-associated genes. Stratifying by tumor histology, four MTHFR SNPs were associated with seminoma. In gene-based analysis MTHFR was associated with risk of seminoma (q = 2.8 × 10-4), but not with nonseminomatous tumors (q = 0.22). CONCLUSIONS: Genetic variants within MTHFR, potentially having an impact on the DNA methylation pattern, are associated with TGCT risk. IMPACT: This finding suggests that TGCT pathogenesis could be associated with the folate cycle status, and this relation could be partly due to hereditary factors.
Published: 2022

14. Functional annotation of the 2q35 breast cancer risk locus implicates a structural variant in influencing activity of a long-range enhancer element

Author: Baxter, J.S., Johnson, N., Tomczyk, K., Gillespie, A., Maguire, S., Brough, R., Fachal, L., Michailidou, K., Bolla, M.K., Wang, Q., Dennis, J., Ahearn, T.U., Andrulis, I.L., Anton-Culver, H., Antonenkova, N.N., Arndt, V., Aronson, K.J., Augustinsson, A., Becher, H., Beckmann, M.W., Behrens, S., Benitez, J., Bermisheva, M., Bogdanova, N.V., Bojesen, S.E., Brenner, H., Brucker, S.Y., Cai, Q.Y., Campa, D., Canzian, F., Castelao, J.E., Chan, T.L., Chang-Claude, J., Chanock, S.J., Chenevix-Trench, G., Choi, J.Y., Clarke, C.L., Collaborators, N., Colonna, S., Conroy, D.M., Couch, F.J., Cox, A., Cross, S.S., Czene, K., Daly, M.B., Devilee, P., Dork, T., Dossus, L., Dwek, M., Eccles, D.M., Ekici, A.B., Eliassen, A.H., Engel, C., Fasching, P.A., Figueroa, J., Flyger, H., Gago-Dominguez, M., Gao, C., Garcia-Closas, M., Garcia-Saenz, J.A., Ghoussaini, M., Giles, G.G., Goldberg, M.S., Gonzalez-Neira, A., Guenel, P., Gundert, M., Haeberle, L., Hahnen, E., Haiman, C.A., Hall, P., Hamann, U., Hartman, M., Hatse, S., Hauke, J., Hollestelle, A., Hoppe, R., Hopper, J.L., Hou, M.F., Ito, H., Iwasaki, M., Jager, A., Jakubowska, A., Janni, W., John, E.M., Joseph, V., Jung, A., Kaaks, R., Kang, D., Keeman, R., Khusnutdinova, E., Kim, S.W., Kosma, V.M., Kraft, P., Kristensen, V.N., Kubelka-Sabit, K., Kurian, A.W., Kwong, A., Lacey, J.V., Lambrechts, D., Larson, N.L., Larsson, S.C., Marchand, L. le, Lejbkowicz, F., Li, J.M., Long, J.R., Lophatananon, A., LubiNski, J., Mannermaa, A., Manoochehri, M., Manoukian, S., Margolin, S., Matsuo, K., Mavroudis, D., Mayes, R., Menon, U., Milne, R.L., Taib, N.A.M., Muir, K., Muranen, T.A., Murphy, R.A., Nevanlinna, H., O'Brien, K.M., Offit, K., Olson, J.E., Olsson, H., Park, S.K., Park-Simon, T.W., Patel, A.V., Peterlongo, P., Peto, J., Plaseska-Karanfilska, D., Presneau, N., Pylkas, K., Rack, B., Rennert, G., Romero, A., Ruebner, M., Rudiger, T., Saloustros, E., Sandler, D.P., Sawyer, E.J., Schmidt, M.K., Schmutzler, R.K., Schneeweiss, A., Schoemaker, M.J., Shah, M., Shen, C.Y., Shu, X.O., Simard, J., Southey, M.C., Stone, J., Surowy, H., Swerdlow, A.J., Tamimi, R.M., Tapper, W.J., Taylor, J.A., Teo, S.H., Teras, L.R., Terry, M.B., Toland, A.E., Tomlinson, I., Truong, T., Tseng, C.C., Untch, M., Vachon, C.M., Ouweland, A.M.W. van den, Wang, S.S., Weinberg, C.R., Wendt, C., Winham, S.J., Winqvist, R., Wolk, A., Wu, A.H., Yamaji, T., Zheng, W., Ziogas, A., Pharoah, P.D.P., Dunning, A.M., Easton, D.F., Pettitt, S.J., Lord, C.J., Haider, S., Orr, N., Fletcher, O., kConFab Investigators, ABCTB Investigators, Medical Oncology, Clinical Genetics, HUS Gynecology and Obstetrics, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Biosciences, 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: Basic medicine, breast cancer risk, 0302 clinical medicine, Transcription (biology), Risk Factors, WIDE ASSOCIATION, TRANSCRIPTION, Promoter Regions, Genetic, Genetics (clinical), Sequence Deletion, Genetics, Genetics & Heredity, 0303 health sciences, Chromosome Mapping, 3. Good health, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, Chromosomes, Human, Pair 2, Pair 2, Female, Medical Genetics, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Human, Tumor suppressor gene, SUSCEPTIBILITY LOCI, In silico, 3122 Cancers, Locus (genetics), Breast Neoplasms, Biology, Chromosomes, Article, Cell Line, RNAS, Promoter Regions, 03 medical and health sciences, functional annotation, risk locus, CRISPR-Cas Systems, Genetic Association Studies, Genetic Variation, Humans, Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 5, Molecular Sequence Annotation, 11Q13, Genetic, SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being, Enhancer, Transcription factor, 030304 developmental biology, Medicinsk genetik, Reporter gene, Science & Technology, IDENTIFICATION, Clinical medicine, Estrogen receptor alpha
Abstract: A combination of genetic and functional approaches has identified three independent breast cancer risk loci at 2q35. A recent fine-scale mapping analysis to refine these associations resulted in 1 (signal 1), 5 (signal 2), and 42 (signal 3) credible causal variants at these loci. We used publicly available in silico DNase I and ChIP-seq data with in vitro reporter gene and CRISPR assays to annotate signals 2 and 3. We identified putative regulatory elements that enhanced cell-type-specific transcription from the IGFBP5 promoter at both signals (30- to 40-fold increased expression by the putative regulatory element at signal 2, 2- to 3-fold by the putative regulatory element at signal 3). We further identified one of the five credible causal variants at signal 2, a 1.4 kb deletion (esv3594306), as the likely causal variant; the deletion allele of this variant was associated with an average additional increase in IGFBP5 expression of 1.3-fold (MCF-7) and 2.2-fold (T-47D). We propose a model in which the deletion allele of esv3594306 juxtaposes two transcription factor binding regions (annotated by estrogen receptor alpha ChIP-seq peaks) to generate a single extended regulatory element. This regulatory element increases cell-type-specific expression of the tumor suppressor gene IGFBP5 and, thereby, reduces risk of estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer (odds ratio = 0.77, 95% CI 0.74-0.81, p = 3.1 × 10-31). ispartof: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS vol:108 issue:7 pages:1190-1203 ispartof: location:United States status: published
Published: 2021

15. A case-only study to identify genetic modifiers of breast cancer risk for BRCA1/BRCA2 mutation carriers

Author: Coignard, J., Lush, M., Beesley, J., O'Mara, T.A., Dennis, J., Tyrer, J.P., Barnes, D.R., McGuffog, L., Leslie, G., Bolla, M.K., Adank, M.A., Agata, S., Ahearn, T., Aittomäki, K., Andrulis, I.L., Anton-Culver, H., Arndt, V., Arnold, N., Aronson, K.J., Arun, B.K., Augustinsson, A., Azzollini, J., Barrowdale, D., Baynes, C., Becher, H., Bermisheva, M., Bernstein, L., Białkowska, K., Blomqvist, C., Bojesen, S.E., Bonanni, B., Borg, A., Brauch, H., Brenner, H., Burwinkel, B., Buys, S.S., Caldés, T., Caligo, M.A., Campa, D., Carter, B.D., Castelao, J.E., Chang-Claude, J., Chanock, S.J., Chung, W.K., Claes, K.B.M., Clarke, C.L., Collée, J.M., Conroy, D.M., Czene, K., Daly, M.B., Devilee, P., Diez, O., Ding, Y.C., Domchek, S.M., Dörk, T., Dos-Santos-Silva, I., Dunning, A.M., Dwek, M., Eccles, D.M., Eliassen, A.H., Engel, C., Eriksson, M., Evans, D.G., Fasching, P.A., Flyger, H., Fostira, F., Friedman, E., Fritschi, L., Frost, D., Gago-Dominguez, M., Gapstur, S.M., Garber, J., Garcia-Barberan, V., García-Closas, M., García-Sáenz, J.A., Gaudet, M.M., Gayther, S.A., Gehrig, A., Georgoulias, V., Giles, G.G., Godwin, A.K., Goldberg, M.S., Goldgar, D.E., González-Neira, A., Greene, M.H., Guénel, P., Haeberle, L., Hahnen, E., Haiman, C.A., Håkansson, N., Hall, P., Hamann, U., Harrington, Patrick, Hart, S.N., He, W., Hogervorst, F.B., Hollestelle, A., Mensenkamp, A.R., Hopper, J.L., Horcasitas, D.J., Hulick, P.J., Coignard, J., Lush, M., Beesley, J., O'Mara, T.A., Dennis, J., Tyrer, J.P., Barnes, D.R., McGuffog, L., Leslie, G., Bolla, M.K., Adank, M.A., Agata, S., Ahearn, T., Aittomäki, K., Andrulis, I.L., Anton-Culver, H., Arndt, V., Arnold, N., Aronson, K.J., Arun, B.K., Augustinsson, A., Azzollini, J., Barrowdale, D., Baynes, C., Becher, H., Bermisheva, M., Bernstein, L., Białkowska, K., Blomqvist, C., Bojesen, S.E., Bonanni, B., Borg, A., Brauch, H., Brenner, H., Burwinkel, B., Buys, S.S., Caldés, T., Caligo, M.A., Campa, D., Carter, B.D., Castelao, J.E., Chang-Claude, J., Chanock, S.J., Chung, W.K., Claes, K.B.M., Clarke, C.L., Collée, J.M., Conroy, D.M., Czene, K., Daly, M.B., Devilee, P., Diez, O., Ding, Y.C., Domchek, S.M., Dörk, T., Dos-Santos-Silva, I., Dunning, A.M., Dwek, M., Eccles, D.M., Eliassen, A.H., Engel, C., Eriksson, M., Evans, D.G., Fasching, P.A., Flyger, H., Fostira, F., Friedman, E., Fritschi, L., Frost, D., Gago-Dominguez, M., Gapstur, S.M., Garber, J., Garcia-Barberan, V., García-Closas, M., García-Sáenz, J.A., Gaudet, M.M., Gayther, S.A., Gehrig, A., Georgoulias, V., Giles, G.G., Godwin, A.K., Goldberg, M.S., Goldgar, D.E., González-Neira, A., Greene, M.H., Guénel, P., Haeberle, L., Hahnen, E., Haiman, C.A., Håkansson, N., Hall, P., Hamann, U., Harrington, Patrick, Hart, S.N., He, W., Hogervorst, F.B., Hollestelle, A., Mensenkamp, A.R., Hopper, J.L., Horcasitas, D.J., and Hulick, P.J.
Abstract: Contains fulltext : 231768.pdf (publisher's version ) (Open Access), Breast cancer (BC) risk for BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers varies by genetic and familial factors. About 50 common variants have been shown to modify BC risk for mutation carriers. All but three, were identified in general population studies. Other mutation carrier-specific susceptibility variants may exist but studies of mutation carriers have so far been underpowered. We conduct a novel case-only genome-wide association study comparing genotype frequencies between 60,212 general population BC cases and 13,007 cases with BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations. We identify robust novel associations for 2 variants with BC for BRCA1 and 3 for BRCA2 mutation carriers, P < 10(-8), at 5 loci, which are not associated with risk in the general population. They include rs60882887 at 11p11.2 where MADD, SP11 and EIF1, genes previously implicated in BC biology, are predicted as potential targets. These findings will contribute towards customising BC polygenic risk scores for BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers.
Published: 2021

16. A case-only study to identify genetic modifiers of breast cancer risk for BRCA1/BRCA2 mutation carriers

Author: Coignard, J. (Juliette), Lush, M. (Michael), Beesley, J. (Jonathan), O’Mara, T.A. (Tracy A.), Dennis, J. (Joe), Tyrer, J.P. (Jonathan P.), Barnes, D. (Daniel), McGuffog, L. (Lesley), Leslie, G. (Goska), Bolla, M.K. (Manjeet K.), Adank, M.A. (Muriel), Agata, S. (Simona), Ahearn, T. (Thomas), Aittomäki, K. (Kristiina), Andrulis, I.L. (Irene L.), Anton-Culver, H. (Hoda), Arndt, V. (Volker), Arnold, N. (Norbert), Aronson, K.J. (Kristan J.), Arun, B.K. (Banu), Augustinsson, A. (Annelie), Azzollini, J., Barrowdale, D. (Daniel), Baynes, C. (Caroline), Becher, H. (Heko), Bermisheva, M. (Marina), Bernstein, L. (Leslie), Białkowska, K. (Katarzyna), Blomqvist, C. (Carl), Bojesen, S.E. (Stig), Bonnani, B. (Bernardo), Borg, Å. (Åke), Brauch, H. (Hiltrud), Brenner, H. (Hermann), Burwinkel, B. (Barbara), Buys, S.S. (Saundra S.), Caldes, T. (Trinidad), Caligo, M.A. (Maria A.), Campa, D. (Daniele), Carter, B.D. (Brian D.), Castelao, J.E. (Jose ), Chang-Claude, J. (Jenny), Chanock, S.J. (Stephen J.), Chung, W.K. (Wendy K.), Claes, K.B.M. (Kathleen B. M.), Clarke, C.L. (Christine L.), Bertrand, O. (Ophélie), Caputo, S. (Sandrine), Dupré, A. (Anaïs), Le Mentec, M. (Marine), Belotti, M. (Muriel), Birot, A.-M. (Anne-Marie), Buecher, B. (Bruno), Fourme, E. (Emmanuelle), Gauthier-Villars, M. (Marion), Golmard, L. (Lisa), Houdayer, C. (Claude), Moncoutier, V. (Virginie), de Pauw, A. (Antoine), Saule, C. (Claire), Sinilnikova, O. (Olga), Mazoyer, S. (Sylvie), Damiola, F. (Francesca), Barjhoux, L. (Laure), Verny-Pierre, C. (Carole), Léone, M. (Mélanie), Boutry-Kryza, N. (N.), Calender, A. (Alain), Giraud, S. (Sophie), Caron, O. (Olivier), Guillaud-Bataille, M. (Marine), Bressac-de Paillerets, B. (Brigitte), Bignon, Y.-J. (Yves-Jean), Uhrhammer, N. (Nancy), Lasset, C. (Christine), Bonadona, V. (Valérie), Berthet, P. (Pascaline), Vaur, D. (Dominique), Castera, L. (Laurent), Noguchi, T. (Tetsuro), Popovici, C. (Cornel), Sobol, H. (Hagay), Bourdon, V. (Violaine), Remenieras, A. (Audrey), Nogues, C. (Catherine), Coupier, I. (Isabelle), Pujol, P. (Pascal), Dumont, A. (Aurélie), Révillion, F. (Françoise), Adenis, C. (Claude), Muller, D.W. (Danièle), Barouk-Simonet, E. (Emmanuelle), Bonnet, F. (Françoise), Bubien, V. (Virginie), Sevenet, N. (Nicolas), Longy, M. (Michel), Toulas, C. (Christine), Guimbaud, R. (Rosine), Gladieff, L. (Laurence), Feillel, V. (Viviane), Leroux, D. (Dominique), Dreyfus, H. (Hélène), Rebischung, C. (Christine), Peysselon, M. (Magalie), Coron, F. (Fanny), Faivre, L. (Laurence), Baurand, A. (Amandine), Jacquot, C. (Caroline), Bertolone, G. (Geoffrey), Lizard, S. (Sarab), Prieur, F. (Fabienne), Lebrun, M. (Marine), Kientz, C. (Caroline), Ferrer, S.F., Mari, V. (Véronique), Vénat-Bouvet, L. (Laurence), Delnatte, C. (Capucine), Bézieau, S. (Stéphane), Mortemousque, I. (Isabelle), Coulet, F. (Florence), Colas, C. (Chrystelle), Soubrier, F. (Florent), Warcoin, M. (Mathilde), Sokolowska, J. (Johanna), Bronner, M. (Myriam), Collonge-Rame, M.-A., Damette, A. (Alexandre), Gesta, P. (Paul), Lallaoui, H. (Hakima), Chiesa, J. (Jean), Molina-Gomes, D. (Denise), Ingster, O. (Olivier), Gregory, H. (Helen), Miedzybrodzka, Z. (Zosia), Morrison, P.J. (Patrick J.), Ong, K.-R. (Kai-ren), Donaldson, A. (Alan), Rogers, M.T. (Mark), Kennedy, M.J. (M. John), Porteous, M.E. (Mary), Brewer, C. (Carole), Davidson, R. (Rosemarie), Izatt, L. (Louise), Brady, A. (A.), Barwell, J. (Julian), Adlard, J.W. (Julian), Foo, C. (Claire), Lalloo, F. (Fiona), Side, L.E. (Lucy E.), Eason, J. (Jacqueline), Henderson, A. (Alex), Walker, L. (Lisa), Eeles, R. (Rosalind), Cook, J. (Jackie), Snape, K. (Katie), Eccles, D. (Diana), Murray, A. (Alexandra), McCann, E. (Emma), Collée, J.M. (J. Margriet), Conroy, D.M. (Don M.), Czene, K. (Kamila), Daly, M.B. (Mary B.), Devilee, P. (Peter), Diez, O. (Orland), Ding, Y.C. (Yuan Chun), Domchek, S.M. (Susan), Dörk, T. (Thilo), Santos Silva, I. (Isabel) dos, Dunning, A.M. (Alison M.), Dwek, M. (Miriam), Eccles, D.M. (Diana M.), Eliassen, A.H. (A. Heather), Engel, C. (Christoph), Eriksson, M. (Mikael), Evans, D.G. (D. Gareth), Fasching, P.A. (Peter), Flyger, H. (Henrik), Fostira, F. (Florentia), Friedman, E. (Eitan), Fritschi, L. (Lin), Frost, D. (Debra), Gago-Dominguez, M. (Manuela), Gapstur, S.M. (Susan M.), Garber, J. (Judy), Garcia-Barberan, V. (Vanesa), García-Closas, M. (Montserrat), García-Sáenz, J.A. (José A.), Gaudet, M.M. (Mia M.), Gayther, S.A. (Simon), Gehrig, A. (Andrea), Georgoulias, V. (Vassilios), Giles, G.G. (Graham G.), Godwin, A.K. (Andrew K.), Goldberg, M.S. (Mark), Radice, P. (Paolo), González-Neira, A. (Anna), Greene, M.H. (Mark H.), Guénel, P. (Pascal), Haeberle, L. (Lothar), Hahnen, E. (Eric), Haiman, C.A. (Christopher), Håkansson, N. (Niclas), Hall, P. (Per), Hamann, U. (Ute), Harrington, P.A. (Patricia A.), Hart, S.N. (Steven N.), He, W. (Wei), Hogervorst, F.B.L. (Frans B. L.), Hollestelle, A. 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Abstract: Breast cancer (BC) risk for BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers varies by genetic and familial factors. About 50 common variants have been shown to modify BC risk for mutation carriers. All but three, were identified in general population studies. Other mutation carrier-specific susceptibility variants may exist but studies of mutation carriers have so far been underpowered. We conduct a novel case-only genome-wide association study comparing genotype frequencies between 60,212 general population BC cases and 13,007 cases with BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations. We identify robust novel associations for 2 variants with BC for BRCA1 and 3 for BRCA2 mutation carriers, P < 10−8, at 5 loci, which are not associated with risk in the general population. They include rs60882887 at 11p11.2 where MADD, SP11 and EIF1, genes previously implicated in BC biology, are predicted as potential targets. These findings will contribute towards customising BC polygenic risk scores for BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers.
Published: 2021
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17. Author Correction: A case-only study to identify genetic modifiers of breast cancer risk for BRCA1/BRCA2 mutation carriers (Nature Communications, (2021), 12, 1, (1078), 10.1038/s41467-020-20496-3).

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Abstract: The original version of this Article contained an error in the spelling of the author Heiko Becher, which was incorrectly given as Heko Becher. This has now been corrected in both the PDF and HTML versions of the Article.Copyright © 2021, The Author(s).
Published: 2021

18. Breast cancer risk factors and survival by tumor subtype: Pooled analyses from the breast cancer association consortium.

Author: Morra A., Jung A.Y., Behrens S., Keeman R., Ahearn T.U., Anton-Culver H., Arndt V., Augustinsson A., Auvinen P.K., Beane Freeman L.E., Becher H., Beckmann M.W., Blomqvist C., Bojesen S.E., Bolla M.K., Brenner H., Briceno I., Brucker S.Y., Camp N.J., Campa D., Canzian F., Castelao J.E., Chanock S.J., Choi J.-Y., Clarke C.L., Couch F.J., Cox A., Cross S.S., Czene K., Dork T., Dunning A.M., Dwek M., Easton D.F., Eccles D.M., Egan K.M., Evans D.G., Fasching P.A., Flyger H., Gago-Dominguez M., Gapstur S.M., Garcia-Saenz J.A., Gaudet M.M., Giles G.G., Grip M., Guenel P., Haiman C.A., Hakansson N., Hall P., Hamann U., Han S.N., Hart S.N., Hartman M., Heyworth J.S., Hoppe R., Hopper J.L., Hunter D.J., Ito H., Jager A., Jakimovska M., Jakubowska A., Janni W., Kaaks R., Kang D., Kapoor P.M., Kitahara C.M., Koutros S., Kraft P., Kristensen V.N., Lacey J.V., Lambrechts D., Le Marchand L., Li J., Lindblom A., Lubi-Nski J., Lush M., Mannermaa A., Manoochehri M., Margolin S., Mariapun S., Matsuo K., Mavroudis D., Milne R.L., Muranen T.A., Newman W.G., Noh D.-Y., Nordestgaard B.G., Obi N., Olshan A.F., Olsson H., Park-Simon T.-W., Petridis C., Pharoah P.D.P., Plaseska-Karanfilska D., Presneau N., Rashid M.U., Rennert G., Rennert H.S., Rhenius V., Romero A., Saloustros E., Sawyer E.J., Schneeweiss A., Schwentner L., Scott C., Shah M., Shen C.-Y., Shu X.-O., Southey M.C., Stram D.O., Tamimi R.M., Tapper W., Tollenaar R.A.E.M., Tomlinson I., Torres D., Troester M.A., Therese Truong, Vachon C.M., Wang Q., Wang S.S., Williams J.A., Winqvist R., Wolk A., Wu A.H., Yoo K.-Y., Yu J.-C., Zheng W., Ziogas A., Yang X.R., Eliassen A.H., Holmes M.D., Garcia-Closas M., Teo S.H., Schmidt M.K., Chang-Claude J., Morra A., Jung A.Y., Behrens S., Keeman R., Ahearn T.U., Anton-Culver H., Arndt V., Augustinsson A., Auvinen P.K., Beane Freeman L.E., Becher H., Beckmann M.W., Blomqvist C., Bojesen S.E., Bolla M.K., Brenner H., Briceno I., Brucker S.Y., Camp N.J., Campa D., Canzian F., Castelao J.E., Chanock S.J., Choi J.-Y., Clarke C.L., Couch F.J., Cox A., Cross S.S., Czene K., Dork T., Dunning A.M., Dwek M., Easton D.F., Eccles D.M., Egan K.M., Evans D.G., Fasching P.A., Flyger H., Gago-Dominguez M., Gapstur S.M., Garcia-Saenz J.A., Gaudet M.M., Giles G.G., Grip M., Guenel P., Haiman C.A., Hakansson N., Hall P., Hamann U., Han S.N., Hart S.N., Hartman M., Heyworth J.S., Hoppe R., Hopper J.L., Hunter D.J., Ito H., Jager A., Jakimovska M., Jakubowska A., Janni W., Kaaks R., Kang D., Kapoor P.M., Kitahara C.M., Koutros S., Kraft P., Kristensen V.N., Lacey J.V., Lambrechts D., Le Marchand L., Li J., Lindblom A., Lubi-Nski J., Lush M., Mannermaa A., Manoochehri M., Margolin S., Mariapun S., Matsuo K., Mavroudis D., Milne R.L., Muranen T.A., Newman W.G., Noh D.-Y., Nordestgaard B.G., Obi N., Olshan A.F., Olsson H., Park-Simon T.-W., Petridis C., Pharoah P.D.P., Plaseska-Karanfilska D., Presneau N., Rashid M.U., Rennert G., Rennert H.S., Rhenius V., Romero A., Saloustros E., Sawyer E.J., Schneeweiss A., Schwentner L., Scott C., Shah M., Shen C.-Y., Shu X.-O., Southey M.C., Stram D.O., Tamimi R.M., Tapper W., Tollenaar R.A.E.M., Tomlinson I., Torres D., Troester M.A., Therese Truong, Vachon C.M., Wang Q., Wang S.S., Williams J.A., Winqvist R., Wolk A., Wu A.H., Yoo K.-Y., Yu J.-C., Zheng W., Ziogas A., Yang X.R., Eliassen A.H., Holmes M.D., Garcia-Closas M., Teo S.H., Schmidt M.K., and Chang-Claude J.
Abstract: Background: It is not known whether modifiable lifestyle factors that predict survival after invasive breast cancer differ by subtype. Method(s): We analyzed data for 121,435 women diagnosed with breast cancer from 67 studies in the Breast Cancer Association Consortium with 16,890 deaths (8,554 breast cancer specific) over 10 years. Cox regression was used to estimate associations between risk factors and 10-year all-cause mortality and breast cancer. specific mortality overall, by estrogen receptor (ER) status, and by intrinsic-like subtype. Result(s): There was no evidence of heterogeneous associations between risk factors and mortality by subtype (Padj > 0.30). The strongest associations were between all-cause mortality and BMI >=30 versus 18.5.25 kg/m2 [HR (95% confidence interval (CI), 1.19 (1.06-1.34)]; current versus never smoking [1.37 (1.27-1.47)], high versus low physical activity [0.43 (0.21-0.86)], age >=30 years versus <20 years at first pregnancy [0.79 (0.72-0.86)]; >0.<5 years versus >=10 years since last full-term birth [1.31 (1.11-1.55)]; ever versus never use of oral contraceptives [0.91 (0.87-0.96)]; ever versus never use of menopausal hormone therapy, including current estrogen.progestin therapy [0.61 (0.54.0.69)]. Similar associations with breast cancer mortality were weaker; for example, 1.11 (1.02-1.21) for current versus never smoking. Conclusion(s): We confirm associations between modifiable lifestyle factors and 10-year all-cause mortality. There was no strong evidence that associations differed by ER status or intrinsic-like subtype. Impact: Given the large dataset and lack of evidence that associations between modifiable risk factors and 10-year mortality differed by subtype, these associations could be cautiously used in prognostication models to inform patient-centered care.Copyright © 2021 American Association for Cancer Research.
Published: 2021

19. Mendelian randomization analysis of n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid levels and pancreatic cancer risk.

Author: Ghoneim D.H., Zhu J., Zheng W., Long J., Murff H.J., Ye F., Setiawan V.W., Wilkens L.R., Khankari N.K., Haycock P., Antwi S.O., Yang Y., Arslan A.A., Freeman L.E.B., Bracci P.M., Canzian F., Du M., Gallinger S., Giles G.G., Goodman P.J., Kooperberg C., Marchand L.L., Neale R.E., Scelo G., Visvanathan K., White E., Albane D., Amiano P., Andreott G., Babic A., Bamlet W.R., Berndt S.I., Brais L.K., Brennan P., Bueno-De-Mesquita B., Buring J.E., Campbell P.T., Rabe K.G., Chanock S.J., Duggal P., Fuchs C.S., Gaziano J.M., Goggins M.G., Hackert T., Hassan M.M., Helzlsouer K.J., Holly E.A., Hoover R.N., Katske V., Kurtz R.C., Lee I.-M., Malats N., Milne R.L., Murphy N., Oberg A.L., Porta M., Rothman N., Sesso H.D., Silverman D.T., Ian T., Wactawski-Wende J., Wang X., Wentzensen N., Yu H., Zeleniuch-Jacquotte A., Yu K., Wolpin B.M., Jacobs E.J., Duell E.J., Risch H.A., Petersen G.M., Amundadottir L.T., Kraft P., Klein A.P., Stolzenberg-Solomon R.Z., Shu X.-O., Wu L., Ghoneim D.H., Zhu J., Zheng W., Long J., Murff H.J., Ye F., Setiawan V.W., Wilkens L.R., Khankari N.K., Haycock P., Antwi S.O., Yang Y., Arslan A.A., Freeman L.E.B., Bracci P.M., Canzian F., Du M., Gallinger S., Giles G.G., Goodman P.J., Kooperberg C., Marchand L.L., Neale R.E., Scelo G., Visvanathan K., White E., Albane D., Amiano P., Andreott G., Babic A., Bamlet W.R., Berndt S.I., Brais L.K., Brennan P., Bueno-De-Mesquita B., Buring J.E., Campbell P.T., Rabe K.G., Chanock S.J., Duggal P., Fuchs C.S., Gaziano J.M., Goggins M.G., Hackert T., Hassan M.M., Helzlsouer K.J., Holly E.A., Hoover R.N., Katske V., Kurtz R.C., Lee I.-M., Malats N., Milne R.L., Murphy N., Oberg A.L., Porta M., Rothman N., Sesso H.D., Silverman D.T., Ian T., Wactawski-Wende J., Wang X., Wentzensen N., Yu H., Zeleniuch-Jacquotte A., Yu K., Wolpin B.M., Jacobs E.J., Duell E.J., Risch H.A., Petersen G.M., Amundadottir L.T., Kraft P., Klein A.P., Stolzenberg-Solomon R.Z., Shu X.-O., and Wu L.
Abstract: Background: Whether circulating polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) levels are associated with pancreatic cancer risk is uncertain. Mendelian randomization (MR) represents a study design using genetic instruments to better characterize the relationship between exposure and outcome. Method(s): We utilized data from genome-wide association studies within the Pancreatic Cancer Cohort Consortium and Pancreatic Cancer Case-Control Consortium, involving approximately 9,269 cases and 12,530 controls of European descent, to evaluate associations between pancreatic cancer risk and genetically predicted plasma n-6 PUFA levels. Conventional MR analyses were performed using individual-level and summary-level data. Result(s): Using genetic instruments, we did not find evidence of associations between genetically predicted plasma n-6 PUFA levels and pancreatic cancer risk [estimates per one SD increase in each PUFA-specific weighted genetic score using summary statistics: Linoleic acid odds ratio (OR)1.00, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.98-1.02; arachidonic acid OR 1.00, 95% CI 0.99-1.01; and dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid OR 0.95, 95% CI 0.87-1.02]. The OR estimates remained virtually unchanged after adjustment for covariates, using individual-level data or summary statistics, or stratification by age and sex. Conclusion(s): Our results suggest that variations of genetically determined plasma n-6 PUFA levels are not associated with pancreatic cancer risk. Impact: These results suggest that modifying n-6 PUFA levels through food sources or supplementation may not influence risk of pancreatic cancer.Copyright © 2020 American Association for Cancer Research Inc.. All rights reserved.
Published: 2021

20. Publisher Correction: Trans-ancestry genome-wide association meta-analysis of prostate cancer identifies new susceptibility loci and informs genetic risk prediction (Nature Genetics, (2021), 53, 1, (65-75), 10.1038/s41588-020-00748-0).

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P.A., Aukim-Hastie C., Bush W.S., Aldrich M.C., Crawford D.C., Srivastava S., Cullen J.C., Petrovics G., Casey G., Roobol M.J., Jenster G., van Schaik R.H.N., Hu J.J., Sanderson M., Varma R., McKean-Cowdin R., Torres M., Mancuso N., Berndt S.I., Van Den Eeden S.K., Easton D.F., Chanock S.J., Cook M.B., Wiklund F., Nakagawa H., Witte J.S., Eeles R.A., Kote-Jarai Z., Haiman C.A., Conti D.V., Darst B.F., Moss L.C., Saunders E.J., Sheng X., Chou A., Schumacher F.R., Olama A.A.A., Benlloch S., Dadaev T., Brook M.N., Sahimi A., Hoffmann T.J., Takahashi A., Matsuda K., Momozawa Y., Fujita M., Muir K., Lophatananon A., Wan P., Le Marchand L., Wilkens L.R., Stevens V.L., Gapstur S.M., Carter B.D., Schleutker J., Tammela T.L.J., Sipeky C., Auvinen A., Giles G.G., Southey M.C., MacInnis R.J., Cybulski C., Wokolorczyk D., Lubinski J., Neal D.E., Donovan J.L., Hamdy F.C., Martin R.M., Nordestgaard B.G., Nielsen S.F., Weischer M., Bojesen S.E., Roder M.A., Iversen P., Batra J., Chambers S., Moya L., Horvath L., Clements J.A., Tilley W., Risbridger G.P., Gronberg H., Aly M., Szulkin R., Eklund M., Nordstrom T., Pashayan N., Dunning A.M., Ghoussaini M., Travis R.C., Key T.J., Riboli E., Park J.Y., Sellers T.A., Lin H.-Y., Albanes D., Weinstein S.J., Mucci L.A., Giovannucci E., Lindstrom S., Kraft P., Hunter D.J., Penney K.L., Turman C., Tangen C.M., Goodman P.J., Thompson I.M., Hamilton R.J., Fleshner N.E., Finelli A., Parent M.-E., Stanford J.L., Ostrander E.A., Geybels M.S., Koutros S., Freeman L.E.B., Stampfer M., Wolk A., Hakansson N., Andriole G.L., Hoover R.N., Machiela M.J., Sorensen K.D., Borre M., Blot W.J., Zheng W., Yeboah E.D., Mensah J.E., Lu Y.-J., Zhang H.-W., Feng N., Mao X., Wu Y., Zhao S.-C., Sun Z., Thibodeau S.N., McDonnell S.K., Schaid D.J., West C.M.L., Burnet N., Barnett G., Maier C., Schnoeller T., Luedeke M., Kibel A.S., Drake B.F., Cussenot O., Cancel-Tassin G., Menegaux F., Truong T., Koudou Y.A., John E.M., Grindedal E.M., Maehle L., Khaw K.-T., Ingles S.A., Stern M.C., Vega A., Gomez-Caamano A., Fachal L., Rosenstein B.S., Kerns S.L., Ostrer H., Teixeira M.R., Paulo P., Brandao A., Watya S., Lubwama A., Bensen J.T., Fontham E.T.H., Mohler J., Taylor J.A., Kogevinas M., Llorca J., Castano-Vinyals G., Cannon-Albright L., Teerlink C.C., Huff C.D., Strom S.S., Multigner L., Blanchet P., Brureau L., Kaneva R., Slavov C., Mitev V., Leach R.J., Weaver B., Brenner H., Cuk K., Holleczek B., Saum K.-U., Klein E.A., Hsing A.W., Kittles R.A., Murphy A.B., Logothetis C.J., Kim J., Neuhausen S.L., Steele L., Ding Y.C., Isaacs W.B., Nemesure B., Hennis A.J.M., Carpten J., Pandha H., Michael A., De Ruyck K., De Meerleer G., Ost P., Xu J., Razack A., Lim J., Teo S.-H., Newcomb L.F., Lin D.W., Fowke J.H., Neslund-Dudas C., Rybicki B.A., Gamulin M., Kulis T., Usmani N., Singhal S., Parliament M., Claessens F., Joniau S., Van den Broeck T., Gago-Dominguez M., Castelao J.E., Martinez M.E., and Larkin S.
Abstract: In the version of this article originally published, the names of the equally contributing authors and jointly supervising authors were switched. The correct affiliations are: "These authors contributed equally: David V. Conti, Burcu F. Darst. These authors jointly supervised this work: David V. Conti, Rosalind A. Eeles, Zsofia Kote-Jarai, Christopher A. Haiman." The error has been corrected in the HTML and PDF versions of the article.Copyright © 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature America, Inc.
Published: 2021

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

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

22. Circulating adipokine concentrations and risk of five obesity-related cancers: A Mendelian randomization study.

Author: Dimou N.L., Papadimitriou N., Mariosa D., Johansson M., Brennan P., Peters U., Chanock S.J., Purdue M., Bishop D.T., Gago-Dominquez M., Giles G.G., Moreno V., Platz E.A., Tangen C.M., Wolk A., Zheng W., Wu X., Campbell P.T., Giovannucci E., Lin Y., Gunter M.J., Murphy N., Dimou N.L., Papadimitriou N., Mariosa D., Johansson M., Brennan P., Peters U., Chanock S.J., Purdue M., Bishop D.T., Gago-Dominquez M., Giles G.G., Moreno V., Platz E.A., Tangen C.M., Wolk A., Zheng W., Wu X., Campbell P.T., Giovannucci E., Lin Y., Gunter M.J., and Murphy N.
Abstract: Obesity is considered a chronic inflammatory state characterized by continued secretion of adipokines and cytokines. Experimental and epidemiological evidence indicates that circulating adipokines may be associated with the development of obesity-related cancers, but it is unclear if these associations are causal or confounded. We examined potential causal associations of specific adipokines (adiponectin, leptin, soluble leptin receptor [sOB-R] and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 [PAI-1]) with five obesity-related cancers (colorectal, pancreatic, renal cell carcinoma [RCC], ovarian and endometrial) using Mendelian randomization (MR) methods. We used summary-level data from large genetic consortia for 114 530 cancer cases and 245 284 controls. We constructed genetic instruments using 18 genetic variants for adiponectin, 2 for leptin and 4 for both sOB-R and PAI-1 (P value for inclusion<5 x 10-8). Causal estimates were obtained using two-sample MR methods. In the inverse-variance weighted models, we found an inverse association between adiponectin and risk of colorectal cancer (odds ratio per 1 mug/mL increment in adiponectin concentration: 0.90 [95% confidence interval = 0.84-0.97]; P =.01); but, evidence of horizontal pleiotropy was detected and the association was not present when this was taken into consideration. No association was found for adiponectin and risks of pancreatic cancer, RCC, ovarian cancer and endometrial cancer. Leptin, sOB-R and PAI-1 were also similarly unrelated to risk of obesity-related cancers. Despite the large sample size, our MR analyses do not support causal effects of circulating adiponectin, leptin, sOB-R and PAI-1 concentrations on the development of five obesity-related cancers.Copyright © 2020 The Authors. International Journal of Cancer published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Union for International Cancer Control.
Published: 2021

23. Mendelian randomisation study of smoking exposure in relation to breast cancer risk.

Author: Park H.A., Neumeyer S., Michailidou K., Bolla M.K., Wang Q., Dennis J., Ahearn T.U., Andrulis I.L., Anton-Culver H., Antonenkova N.N., Arndt V., Aronson K.J., Augustinsson A., Baten A., Beane Freeman L.E., Becher H., Beckmann M.W., Behrens S., Benitez J., Bermisheva M., Bogdanova N.V., Bojesen S.E., Brauch H., Brenner H., Brucker S.Y., Burwinkel B., Campa D., Canzian F., Castelao J.E., Chanock S.J., Clarke C.L., Borresen-Dale A.-L., Grenaker Alnaes G.I., Sahlberg K.K., Ottestad L., Karesen R., Schlichting E., Holmen M.M., Sauer T., Haakensen V., Engebraten O., Naume B., Fossa A., Kiserud C.E., Reinertsen K.V., Helland A., Riis M., Geisler J., Conroy D.M., Couch F.J., Cox A., Cross S.S., Czene K., Daly M.B., Devilee P., Dork T., dos-Santos-Silva I., Dwek M., Eccles D.M., Eliassen A.H., Engel C., Eriksson M., Evans D.G., Fasching P.A., Flyger H., Fritschi L., Garcia-Closas M., Garcia-Saenz J.A., Gaudet M.M., Giles G.G., Glendon G., Goldberg M.S., Goldgar D.E., Gonzalez-Neira A., Grip M., Guenel P., Hahnen E., Haiman C.A., Hakansson N., Hall P., Hamann U., Han S., Harkness E.F., Hart S.N., He W., Heemskerk-Gerritsen B.A.M., Hopper J.L., Hunter D.J., Clarke C., Baxter R., Yip D., Carpenter J., Davis A., Pathmanathan N., Graham D., Sachchithananthan M., Amor D., Andrews L., Antill Y., Balleine R., Beesley J., Bennett I., Bogwitz M., Botes L., Brennan M., Brown M., Buckley M., Burke J., Butow P., Caldon L., Campbell I., Chauhan D., Chauhan M., Chenevix-Trench G., Christian A., Cohen P., Colley A., Crook A., Cui J., Cummings M., Dawson S.-J., DeFazio A., Delatycki M., Dickson R., Dixon J., Edkins T., Edwards S., Farshid G., Fellows A., Fenton G., Field M., Flanagan J., Fong P., Forrest L., Fox S., French J., Friedlander M., Gaff C., Gattas M., George P., Greening S., Harris M., Hart S., Hayward N., Hopper J., Hoskins C., Hunt C., James P., Jenkins M., Kidd A., Kirk J., Koehler J., Kollias J., Lakhani S., Lawrence M., Lindeman G., Lipton L., Lobb L., Mann G., Marsh D., McLachlan S.A., Meiser B., Milne R., Nightingale S., O'Connell S., O'Sullivan S., Ortega D.G., Pachter N., Patterson B., Pearn A., Phillips K., Pieper E., Rickard E., Robinson B., Saleh M., Salisbury E., Saunders C., Saunus J., Scott R., Sexton A., Shelling A., Simpson P., Southey M., Spurdle A., Taylor J., Taylor R., Thorne H., Trainer A., Tucker K., Visvader J., Walker L., Williams R., Winship I., Young M.A., Jager A., Jakubowska A., John E.M., Jung A., Kaaks R., Kapoor P.M., Keeman R., Khusnutdinova E., Kitahara C.M., Koppert L.B., Koutros S., Kristensen V.N., Kurian A.W., Lacey J., Lambrechts D., Le Marchand L., Lo W.-Y., Lubinski J., Mannermaa A., Manoochehri M., Margolin S., Martinez M.E., Mavroudis D., Meindl A., Menon U., Milne R.L., Muranen T.A., Nevanlinna H., Newman W.G., Nordestgaard B.G., Offit K., Olshan A.F., Olsson H., Park-Simon T.-W., Peterlongo P., Peto J., Plaseska-Karanfilska D., Presneau N., Radice P., Rennert G., Rennert H.S., Romero A., Saloustros E., Sawyer E.J., Schmidt M.K., Schmutzler R.K., Schoemaker M.J., Schwentner L., Scott C., Shah M., Shu X.-O., Simard J., Smeets A., Southey M.C., Spinelli J.J., Stevens V., Swerdlow A.J., Tamimi R.M., Tapper W.J., Taylor J.A., Terry M.B., Tomlinson I., Troester M.A., Truong T., Vachon C.M., van Veen E.M., Vijai J., Wang S., Wendt C., Winqvist R., Wolk A., Ziogas A., Dunning A.M., Pharoah P.D.P., Easton D.F., Zheng W., Kraft P., Chang-Claude J., Park H.A., Neumeyer S., Michailidou K., Bolla M.K., Wang Q., Dennis J., Ahearn T.U., Andrulis I.L., Anton-Culver H., Antonenkova N.N., Arndt V., Aronson K.J., Augustinsson A., Baten A., Beane Freeman L.E., Becher H., Beckmann M.W., Behrens S., Benitez J., Bermisheva M., Bogdanova N.V., Bojesen S.E., Brauch H., Brenner H., Brucker S.Y., Burwinkel B., Campa D., Canzian F., Castelao J.E., Chanock S.J., Clarke C.L., Borresen-Dale A.-L., Grenaker Alnaes G.I., Sahlberg K.K., Ottestad L., Karesen R., Schlichting E., Holmen M.M., Sauer T., Haakensen V., Engebraten O., Naume B., Fossa A., Kiserud C.E., Reinertsen K.V., Helland A., Riis M., Geisler J., Conroy D.M., Couch F.J., Cox A., Cross S.S., Czene K., Daly M.B., Devilee P., Dork T., dos-Santos-Silva I., Dwek M., Eccles D.M., Eliassen A.H., Engel C., Eriksson M., Evans D.G., Fasching P.A., Flyger H., Fritschi L., Garcia-Closas M., Garcia-Saenz J.A., Gaudet M.M., Giles G.G., Glendon G., Goldberg M.S., Goldgar D.E., Gonzalez-Neira A., Grip M., Guenel P., Hahnen E., Haiman C.A., Hakansson N., Hall P., Hamann U., Han S., Harkness E.F., Hart S.N., He W., Heemskerk-Gerritsen B.A.M., Hopper J.L., Hunter D.J., Clarke C., Baxter R., Yip D., Carpenter J., Davis A., Pathmanathan N., Graham D., Sachchithananthan M., Amor D., Andrews L., Antill Y., Balleine R., Beesley J., Bennett I., Bogwitz M., Botes L., Brennan M., Brown M., Buckley M., Burke J., Butow P., Caldon L., Campbell I., Chauhan D., Chauhan M., Chenevix-Trench G., Christian A., Cohen P., Colley A., Crook A., Cui J., Cummings M., Dawson S.-J., DeFazio A., Delatycki M., Dickson R., Dixon J., Edkins T., Edwards S., Farshid G., Fellows A., Fenton G., Field M., Flanagan J., Fong P., Forrest L., Fox S., French J., Friedlander M., Gaff C., Gattas M., George P., Greening S., Harris M., Hart S., Hayward N., Hopper J., Hoskins C., Hunt C., James P., Jenkins M., Kidd A., Kirk J., Koehler J., Kollias J., Lakhani S., Lawrence M., Lindeman G., Lipton L., Lobb L., Mann G., Marsh D., McLachlan S.A., Meiser B., Milne R., Nightingale S., O'Connell S., O'Sullivan S., Ortega D.G., Pachter N., Patterson B., Pearn A., Phillips K., Pieper E., Rickard E., Robinson B., Saleh M., Salisbury E., Saunders C., Saunus J., Scott R., Sexton A., Shelling A., Simpson P., Southey M., Spurdle A., Taylor J., Taylor R., Thorne H., Trainer A., Tucker K., Visvader J., Walker L., Williams R., Winship I., Young M.A., Jager A., Jakubowska A., John E.M., Jung A., Kaaks R., Kapoor P.M., Keeman R., Khusnutdinova E., Kitahara C.M., Koppert L.B., Koutros S., Kristensen V.N., Kurian A.W., Lacey J., Lambrechts D., Le Marchand L., Lo W.-Y., Lubinski J., Mannermaa A., Manoochehri M., Margolin S., Martinez M.E., Mavroudis D., Meindl A., Menon U., Milne R.L., Muranen T.A., Nevanlinna H., Newman W.G., Nordestgaard B.G., Offit K., Olshan A.F., Olsson H., Park-Simon T.-W., Peterlongo P., Peto J., Plaseska-Karanfilska D., Presneau N., Radice P., Rennert G., Rennert H.S., Romero A., Saloustros E., Sawyer E.J., Schmidt M.K., Schmutzler R.K., Schoemaker M.J., Schwentner L., Scott C., Shah M., Shu X.-O., Simard J., Smeets A., Southey M.C., Spinelli J.J., Stevens V., Swerdlow A.J., Tamimi R.M., Tapper W.J., Taylor J.A., Terry M.B., Tomlinson I., Troester M.A., Truong T., Vachon C.M., van Veen E.M., Vijai J., Wang S., Wendt C., Winqvist R., Wolk A., Ziogas A., Dunning A.M., Pharoah P.D.P., Easton D.F., Zheng W., Kraft P., and Chang-Claude J.
Abstract: Background: Despite a modest association between tobacco smoking and breast cancer risk reported by recent epidemiological studies, it is still equivocal whether smoking is causally related to breast cancer risk. Method(s): We applied Mendelian randomisation (MR) to evaluate a potential causal effect of cigarette smoking on breast cancer risk. Both individual-level data as well as summary statistics for 164 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) reported in genome-wide association studies of lifetime smoking index (LSI) or cigarette per day (CPD) were used to obtain MR effect estimates. Data from 108,420 invasive breast cancer cases and 87,681 controls were used for the LSI analysis and for the CPD analysis conducted among ever-smokers from 26,147 cancer cases and 26,072 controls. Sensitivity analyses were conducted to address pleiotropy. Result(s): Genetically predicted LSI was associated with increased breast cancer risk (OR 1.18 per SD, 95% CI: 1.07-1.30, P = 0.11 x 10-2), but there was no evidence of association for genetically predicted CPD (OR 1.02, 95% CI: 0.78-1.19, P = 0.85). The sensitivity analyses yielded similar results and showed no strong evidence of pleiotropic effect. Conclusion(s): Our MR study provides supportive evidence for a potential causal association with breast cancer risk for lifetime smoking exposure but not cigarettes per day among smokers.Copyright © 2021, The Author(s).
Published: 2021

24. Genome-wide genediabetes and geneobesity interaction scan in 8,255 cases and 11,900 controls from panscan and PanC4 consortia.

Author: Campa D., Goodman P.J., Kooperberg C., Le Marchand L., Neale R.E., Shu X.-O., Visvanathan K., White E., Zheng W., Albanes D., Andreotti G., Babic A., Bamlet W.R., Berndt S.I., Blackford A., Bueno-De-Mesquita B., Buring J.E., Chanock S.J., Childs E., Duell E.J., Fuchs C., Michael Gaziano J., Goggins M., Hartge P., Hassam M.H., Holly E.A., Hoover R.N., Hung R.J., Kurtz R.C., Lee I.-M., Malats N., Milne R.L., Ng K., Oberg A.L., Orlow I., Peters U., Porta M., Rabe K.G., Rothman N., Scelo G., Sesso H.D., Silverman D.T., Thompson I.M., Tjonneland A., Trichopoulou A., Wactawski-Wende J., Wentzensen N., Wilkens L.R., Yu H., Zeleniuch-Jacquotte A., Amundadottir L.T., Jacobs E.J., Petersen G.M., Wolpin B.M., Risch H.A., Chatterjee N., Klein A.P., Li D., Kraft P., Wei P., Tang H., Jiang L., Stolzenberg-Solomon R.Z., Arslan A.A., Beane Freeman L.E., Bracci P.M., Brennan P., Canzian F., Du M., Gallinger S., Giles G.G., Campa D., Goodman P.J., Kooperberg C., Le Marchand L., Neale R.E., Shu X.-O., Visvanathan K., White E., Zheng W., Albanes D., Andreotti G., Babic A., Bamlet W.R., Berndt S.I., Blackford A., Bueno-De-Mesquita B., Buring J.E., Chanock S.J., Childs E., Duell E.J., Fuchs C., Michael Gaziano J., Goggins M., Hartge P., Hassam M.H., Holly E.A., Hoover R.N., Hung R.J., Kurtz R.C., Lee I.-M., Malats N., Milne R.L., Ng K., Oberg A.L., Orlow I., Peters U., Porta M., Rabe K.G., Rothman N., Scelo G., Sesso H.D., Silverman D.T., Thompson I.M., Tjonneland A., Trichopoulou A., Wactawski-Wende J., Wentzensen N., Wilkens L.R., Yu H., Zeleniuch-Jacquotte A., Amundadottir L.T., Jacobs E.J., Petersen G.M., Wolpin B.M., Risch H.A., Chatterjee N., Klein A.P., Li D., Kraft P., Wei P., Tang H., Jiang L., Stolzenberg-Solomon R.Z., Arslan A.A., Beane Freeman L.E., Bracci P.M., Brennan P., Canzian F., Du M., Gallinger S., and Giles G.G.
Abstract: Background: Obesity and diabetes are major modifiable risk factors for pancreatic cancer. Interactions between genetic variants and diabetes/obesity have not previously been comprehensively investigated in pancreatic cancer at the genome-wide level. Method(s): We conducted a gene-environment interaction (GxE) analysis including 8,255 cases and 11,900 controls from four pancreatic cancer genome-wide association study (GWAS) datasets (Pancreatic Cancer Cohort Consortium I-III and Pancreatic Cancer Case Control Consortium). Obesity (body mass index >=30 kg/m2) and diabetes (duration >=3 years) were the environmental variables of interest. Approximately 870,000 SNPs (minor allele frequency >=0.005, genotyped in at least one dataset) were analyzed. Case-control (CC), case-only (CO), and joint-effect test methods were used for SNP-level GxE analysis. As a complementary approach, gene-based GxE analysis was also performed. Age, sex, study site, and principal components accounting for population substructure were included as covariates. Meta-analysis was applied to combine individual GWAS summary statistics. Result(s): No genome-wide significant interactions (departures from a log-additive odds model) with diabetes or obesity were detected at the SNP level by the CC or CO approaches. The joint-effect test detected numerous genome-wide significant GxE signals in the GWAS main effects top hit regions, but the significance diminished after adjusting for the GWAS top hits. In the gene-based analysis, a significant interaction of diabetes with variants in the FAM63A (family with sequence similarity 63 member A) gene (significance threshold P < 1.25 106) was observed in the meta-analysis (PGxE 1/4 1.2 106, PJoint 1/4 4.2 107). Conclusion(s): This analysis did not find significant GxE interactions at the SNP level but found one significant interaction with diabetes at the gene level. A larger sample size might unveil additional genetic factors via GxE scans. Impact: This study may
Published: 2021

25. Smoking modifies pancreatic cancer risk loci on 2q21.3.

Author: Mocci E., Kundu P., Wheeler W., Arslan A.A., Beane-Freeman L.E., Bracci P.M., Brennan P., Canzian F., Du M., Gallinger S., Giles G.G., Goodman P.J., Kooperberg C., Le Marchand L., Neale R.E., Shu X.-O., Visvanathan K., White E., Zheng W., Albanes D., Andreotti G., Babic A., Bamlet W.R., Berndt S.I., Blackford A.L., Bueno-De-Mesquita B., Buring J.E., Campa D., Chanock S.J., Childs E.J., Duell E.J., Fuchs C.S., Gaziano J.M., Giovannucci E.L., Goggins M.G., Hartge P., Hassan M.M., Holly E.A., Hoover R.N., Hung R.J., Kurtz R.C., Lee I.-M., Malats N., Milne R.L., Ng K., Oberg A.L., Panico S., Peters U., Porta M., Rabe K.G., Riboli E., Rothman N., Scelo G., Sesso H.D., Silverman D.T., Stevens V.L., Strobel O., Thompson I.M., Tjonneland A., Trichopoulou A., van Den Eeden S.K., Wactawski-Wende J., Wentzensen N., Wilkens L.R., Yu H., Yuan F., Zeleniuch-Jacquotte A., Amundadottir L.T., Li D., Jacobs E.J., Petersen G.M., Wolpin B.M., Risch H.A., Kraft P., Chatterjee N., Klein A.P., Stolzenberg-Solomon R., Mocci E., Kundu P., Wheeler W., Arslan A.A., Beane-Freeman L.E., Bracci P.M., Brennan P., Canzian F., Du M., Gallinger S., Giles G.G., Goodman P.J., Kooperberg C., Le Marchand L., Neale R.E., Shu X.-O., Visvanathan K., White E., Zheng W., Albanes D., Andreotti G., Babic A., Bamlet W.R., Berndt S.I., Blackford A.L., Bueno-De-Mesquita B., Buring J.E., Campa D., Chanock S.J., Childs E.J., Duell E.J., Fuchs C.S., Gaziano J.M., Giovannucci E.L., Goggins M.G., Hartge P., Hassan M.M., Holly E.A., Hoover R.N., Hung R.J., Kurtz R.C., Lee I.-M., Malats N., Milne R.L., Ng K., Oberg A.L., Panico S., Peters U., Porta M., Rabe K.G., Riboli E., Rothman N., Scelo G., Sesso H.D., Silverman D.T., Stevens V.L., Strobel O., Thompson I.M., Tjonneland A., Trichopoulou A., van Den Eeden S.K., Wactawski-Wende J., Wentzensen N., Wilkens L.R., Yu H., Yuan F., Zeleniuch-Jacquotte A., Amundadottir L.T., Li D., Jacobs E.J., Petersen G.M., Wolpin B.M., Risch H.A., Kraft P., Chatterjee N., Klein A.P., and Stolzenberg-Solomon R.
Abstract: Germline variation and smoking are independently associated with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). We conducted genome-wide smoking interaction analysis of PDAC using genotype data from four previous genome-wide association studies in individuals of European ancestry (7,937 cases and 11,774 controls). Examination of expression quantitative trait loci data from the Genotype-Tissue Expression Project followed by colocalization analysis was conducted to determine whether there was support for common SNP(s) underlying the observed associations. Statistical tests were two sided and P < 5 10-8 was considered statistically significant. Genome-wide significant evidence of qualitative interaction was identified on chr2q21.3 in intron 5 of the transmembrane protein 163 (TMEM163) and upstream of the cyclin T2 (CCNT2). The most significant SNP using the Empirical Bayes method, in this region that included 45 significantly associated SNPs, was rs1818613 [per allele OR in never smokers 0.87, 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.82-0.93; former smokers 1.00, 95% CI, 0.91-1.07; current smokers 1.25, 95% CI 1.12-1.40, Pinteraction 1/4 3.08 10-9). Examination of the Genotype-Tissue Expression Project data demonstrated an expression quantitative trait locus in this region for TMEM163 and CCNT2 in several tissue types. Colocalization analysis supported a shared SNP, rs842357, in high linkage disequilibrium with rs1818613 (r2 1/4 0. 94) driving both the observed interaction and the expression quantitative trait loci signals. Future studies are needed to confirm and understand the differential biologic mechanisms by smoking status that contribute to our PDAC findings.Copyright © 2021 American Association for Cancer Research.
Published: 2021

26. Hepcidin-regulating iron metabolism genes and pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: a pathway analysis of genome-wide association studies.

Author: Julian-Serrano S., Yuan F., Wheeler W., Benyamin B., Machiela M.J., Arslan A.A., Beane-Freeman L.E., Bracci P.M., Duell E.J., Du M., Gallinger S., Giles G.G., Goodman P.J., Kooperberg C., Marchand L.L., Neale R.E., Shu X.-O., Van Den Eeden S.K., Visvanathan K., Zheng W., Albanes D., Andreotti G., Ardanaz E., Babic A., Berndt S.I., Brais L.K., Brennan P., Bueno-de-Mesquita B., Buring J.E., Chanock S.J., Childs E.J., Chung C.C., Fabianova E., Foretova L., Fuchs C.S., Gaziano J.M., Gentiluomo M., Giovannucci E.L., Goggins M.G., Hackert T., Hartge P., Hassan M.M., Holcatova I., Holly E.A., Hung R.I., Janout V., Kurtz R.C., Lee I.-M., Malats N., McKean D., Milne R.L., Newton C.C., Oberg A.L., Perdomo S., Peters U., Porta M., Rothman N., Schulze M.B., Sesso H.D., Silverman D.T., Thompson I.M., Wactawski-Wende J., Weiderpass E., Wenstzensen N., White E., Wilkens L.R., Yu H., Zeleniuch-Jacquotte A., Zhong J., Kraft P., Li D., Campbell P.T., Petersen G.M., Wolpin B.M., Risch H.A., Amundadottir L.T., Klein A.P., Yu K., Stolzenberg-Solomon R.Z., Julian-Serrano S., Yuan F., Wheeler W., Benyamin B., Machiela M.J., Arslan A.A., Beane-Freeman L.E., Bracci P.M., Duell E.J., Du M., Gallinger S., Giles G.G., Goodman P.J., Kooperberg C., Marchand L.L., Neale R.E., Shu X.-O., Van Den Eeden S.K., Visvanathan K., Zheng W., Albanes D., Andreotti G., Ardanaz E., Babic A., Berndt S.I., Brais L.K., Brennan P., Bueno-de-Mesquita B., Buring J.E., Chanock S.J., Childs E.J., Chung C.C., Fabianova E., Foretova L., Fuchs C.S., Gaziano J.M., Gentiluomo M., Giovannucci E.L., Goggins M.G., Hackert T., Hartge P., Hassan M.M., Holcatova I., Holly E.A., Hung R.I., Janout V., Kurtz R.C., Lee I.-M., Malats N., McKean D., Milne R.L., Newton C.C., Oberg A.L., Perdomo S., Peters U., Porta M., Rothman N., Schulze M.B., Sesso H.D., Silverman D.T., Thompson I.M., Wactawski-Wende J., Weiderpass E., Wenstzensen N., White E., Wilkens L.R., Yu H., Zeleniuch-Jacquotte A., Zhong J., Kraft P., Li D., Campbell P.T., Petersen G.M., Wolpin B.M., Risch H.A., Amundadottir L.T., Klein A.P., Yu K., and Stolzenberg-Solomon R.Z.
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Epidemiological studies have suggested positive associations for iron and red meat intake with risk of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). Inherited pathogenic variants in genes involved in the hepcidin-regulating iron metabolism pathway are known to cause iron overload and hemochromatosis. OBJECTIVE(S): The objective of this study was to determine whether common genetic variation in the hepcidin-regulating iron metabolism pathway is associated with PDAC. METHOD(S): We conducted a pathway analysis of the hepcidin-regulating genes using single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) summary statistics generated from 4 genome-wide association studies in 2 large consortium studies using the summary data-based adaptive rank truncated product method. Our population consisted of 9253 PDAC cases and 12,525 controls of European descent. Our analysis included 11 hepcidin-regulating genes [bone morphogenetic protein 2 (BMP2), bone morphogenetic protein 6 (BMP6), ferritin heavy chain 1 (FTH1), ferritin light chain (FTL), hepcidin (HAMP), homeostatic iron regulator (HFE), hemojuvelin (HJV), nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2), ferroportin 1 (SLC40A1), transferrin receptor 1 (TFR1), and transferrin receptor 2 (TFR2)] and their surrounding genomic regions (+/-20 kb) for a total of 412 SNPs. RESULT(S): The hepcidin-regulating gene pathway was significantly associated with PDAC (P = 0.002), with the HJV, TFR2, TFR1, BMP6, and HAMP genes contributing the most to the association. CONCLUSION(S): Our results support that genetic susceptibility related to the hepcidin-regulating gene pathway is associated with PDAC risk and suggest a potential role of iron metabolism in pancreatic carcinogenesis. Further studies are needed to evaluate effect modification by intake of iron-rich foods on this association.Copyright Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the American Society for Nutrition 2021.
Published: 2021

27. Genetic insights into biological mechanisms governing human ovarian ageing.

Author: Ruth K.S., Day F.R., Hussain J., Martinez-Marchal A., Aiken C.E., Azad A., Thompson D.J., Knoblochova L., Abe H., Tarry-Adkins J.L., Gonzalez J.M., Fontanillas P., Claringbould A., Bakker O.B., Sulem P., Walters R.G., Terao C., Turon S., Horikoshi M., Lin K., Onland-Moret N.C., Sankar A., Hertz E.P.T., Timshel P.N., Shukla V., Borup R., Olsen K.W., Aguilera P., Ferrer-Roda M., Huang Y., Stankovic S., Timmers P.R.H.J., Ahearn T.U., Alizadeh B.Z., Naderi E., Andrulis I.L., Arnold A.M., Aronson K.J., Augustinsson A., Bandinelli S., Barbieri C.M., Beaumont R.N., Becher H., Beckmann M.W., Benonisdottir S., Bergmann S., Bochud M., Boerwinkle E., Bojesen S.E., Bolla M.K., Boomsma D.I., Bowker N., Brody J.A., Broer L., Buring J.E., Campbell A., Campbell H., Castelao J.E., Catamo E., Chanock S.J., Chenevix-Trench G., Ciullo M., Corre T., Couch F.J., Cox A., Crisponi L., Cross S.S., Cucca F., Czene K., Smith G.D., de Geus E.J.C.N., de Mutsert R., De Vivo I., Demerath E.W., Dennis J., Dunning A.M., Dwek M., Eriksson M., Esko T., Fasching P.A., Faul J.D., Ferrucci L., Franceschini N., Frayling T.M., Gago-Dominguez M., Mezzavilla M., Garcia-Closas M., Gieger C., Giles G.G., Grallert H., Gudbjartsson D.F., Gudnason V., Guenel P., Haiman C.A., Hakansson N., Hall P., Hayward C., He C., He W., Heiss G., Hoffding M.K., Hopper J.L., Hottenga J.J., Hu F., Hunter D., Ikram M.A., Jackson R.D., Joaquim M.D.R., John E.M., Joshi P.K., Karasik D., Kardia S.L.R., Kartsonaki C., Karlsson R., Kitahara C.M., Kolcic I., Kooperberg C., Kraft P., Kurian A.W., Kutalik Z., La Bianca M., LaChance G., Langenberg C., Launer L.J., Laven J.S.E., Lawlor D.A., Le Marchand L., Li J., Lindblom A., Lindstrom S., Lindstrom T., Linet M., Liu Y.M., Liu S., Luan J., Magi R., Magnusson P.K.E., Mangino M., Mannermaa A., Marco B., Marten J., Martin N.G., Mbarek H., McKnight B., Medland S.E., Meisinger C., Meitinger T., Menni C., Metspalu A., Milani L., Milne R.L., Montgomery G.W., Mook-Kanamori D.O., Mulas A., Mulligan A.M., Nalls M.A., Newman A., Noordam R., Nutile T., Nyholt D.R., Olshan A.F., Olsson H., Painter J.N., Patel A.V., Pedersen N.L., Perjakova N., Peters A., Peters U., Pharoah P.D.P., Polasek O., Porcu E., Psaty B.M., Rahman I., Rennert G., Rennert H.S., Ridker P.M., Ring S.M., Robino A., Rose L.M., Rosendaal F.R., Rossouw J., Rudan I., Rueedi R., Ruggiero D., Sala C.F., Saloustros E., Sandler D.P., Sanna S., Sawyer E.J., Sarnowski C., Schlessinger D., Schmidt M.K., Schoemaker M.J., Schraut K.E., Scott C., Shekari S., Shrikhande A., Smith A.V., Smith B.H., Smith J.A., Sorice R., Southey M.C., Spector T.D., Spinelli J.J., Stampfer M., Stockl D., van Meurs J.B.J., Strauch K., Styrkarsdottir U., Swerdlow A.J., Tanaka T., Teras L.R., Teumer A., Thorsteinsdottir U., Timpson N.J., Toniolo D., Traglia M., Troester M.A., Truong T., Tyrrell J., Uitterlinden A.G., Ulivi S., Vachon C.M., Vitart V., Volker U., Vollenweider P., Volzke H., Wang Q., Wareham N.J., Weinberg C.R., Weir D.R., Wilcox A.N., van Dijk K.W., Willemsen G., Wilson J.F., Wolffenbuttel B.H.R., Wolk A., Wood A.R., Zhao W., Zygmunt M., Chen Z., Li L., Franke L., Burgess S., Deelen P., Pers T.H., Grondahl M.L., Andersen C.Y., Pujol A., Lopez-Contreras A.J., Daniel J.A., Stefansson K., Chang-Claude J., van der Schouw Y.T., Lunetta K.L., Chasman D.I., Easton D.F., Visser J.A., Ozanne S.E., Namekawa S.H., Solc P., Murabito J.M., Ong K.K., Hoffmann E.R., Murray A., Roig I., Perry J.R.B., Ruth K.S., Day F.R., Hussain J., Martinez-Marchal A., Aiken C.E., Azad A., Thompson D.J., Knoblochova L., Abe H., Tarry-Adkins J.L., Gonzalez J.M., Fontanillas P., Claringbould A., Bakker O.B., Sulem P., Walters R.G., Terao C., Turon S., Horikoshi M., Lin K., Onland-Moret N.C., Sankar A., Hertz E.P.T., Timshel P.N., Shukla V., Borup R., Olsen K.W., Aguilera P., Ferrer-Roda M., Huang Y., Stankovic S., Timmers P.R.H.J., Ahearn T.U., Alizadeh B.Z., Naderi E., Andrulis I.L., Arnold A.M., Aronson K.J., Augustinsson A., Bandinelli S., Barbieri C.M., Beaumont R.N., Becher H., Beckmann M.W., Benonisdottir S., Bergmann S., Bochud M., Boerwinkle E., Bojesen S.E., Bolla M.K., Boomsma D.I., Bowker N., Brody J.A., Broer L., Buring J.E., Campbell A., Campbell H., Castelao J.E., Catamo E., Chanock S.J., Chenevix-Trench G., Ciullo M., Corre T., Couch F.J., Cox A., Crisponi L., Cross S.S., Cucca F., Czene K., Smith G.D., de Geus E.J.C.N., de Mutsert R., De Vivo I., Demerath E.W., Dennis J., Dunning A.M., Dwek M., Eriksson M., Esko T., Fasching P.A., Faul J.D., Ferrucci L., Franceschini N., Frayling T.M., Gago-Dominguez M., Mezzavilla M., Garcia-Closas M., Gieger C., Giles G.G., Grallert H., Gudbjartsson D.F., Gudnason V., Guenel P., Haiman C.A., Hakansson N., Hall P., Hayward C., He C., He W., Heiss G., Hoffding M.K., Hopper J.L., Hottenga J.J., Hu F., Hunter D., Ikram M.A., Jackson R.D., Joaquim M.D.R., John E.M., Joshi P.K., Karasik D., Kardia S.L.R., Kartsonaki C., Karlsson R., Kitahara C.M., Kolcic I., Kooperberg C., Kraft P., Kurian A.W., Kutalik Z., La Bianca M., LaChance G., Langenberg C., Launer L.J., Laven J.S.E., Lawlor D.A., Le Marchand L., Li J., Lindblom A., Lindstrom S., Lindstrom T., Linet M., Liu Y.M., Liu S., Luan J., Magi R., Magnusson P.K.E., Mangino M., Mannermaa A., Marco B., Marten J., Martin N.G., Mbarek H., McKnight B., Medland S.E., Meisinger C., Meitinger T., Menni C., Metspalu A., Milani L., Milne R.L., Montgomery G.W., Mook-Kanamori D.O., Mulas A., Mulligan A.M., Nalls M.A., Newman A., Noordam R., Nutile T., Nyholt D.R., Olshan A.F., Olsson H., Painter J.N., Patel A.V., Pedersen N.L., Perjakova N., Peters A., Peters U., Pharoah P.D.P., Polasek O., Porcu E., Psaty B.M., Rahman I., Rennert G., Rennert H.S., Ridker P.M., Ring S.M., Robino A., Rose L.M., Rosendaal F.R., Rossouw J., Rudan I., Rueedi R., Ruggiero D., Sala C.F., Saloustros E., Sandler D.P., Sanna S., Sawyer E.J., Sarnowski C., Schlessinger D., Schmidt M.K., Schoemaker M.J., Schraut K.E., Scott C., Shekari S., Shrikhande A., Smith A.V., Smith B.H., Smith J.A., Sorice R., Southey M.C., Spector T.D., Spinelli J.J., Stampfer M., Stockl D., van Meurs J.B.J., Strauch K., Styrkarsdottir U., Swerdlow A.J., Tanaka T., Teras L.R., Teumer A., Thorsteinsdottir U., Timpson N.J., Toniolo D., Traglia M., Troester M.A., Truong T., Tyrrell J., Uitterlinden A.G., Ulivi S., Vachon C.M., Vitart V., Volker U., Vollenweider P., Volzke H., Wang Q., Wareham N.J., Weinberg C.R., Weir D.R., Wilcox A.N., van Dijk K.W., Willemsen G., Wilson J.F., Wolffenbuttel B.H.R., Wolk A., Wood A.R., Zhao W., Zygmunt M., Chen Z., Li L., Franke L., Burgess S., Deelen P., Pers T.H., Grondahl M.L., Andersen C.Y., Pujol A., Lopez-Contreras A.J., Daniel J.A., Stefansson K., Chang-Claude J., van der Schouw Y.T., Lunetta K.L., Chasman D.I., Easton D.F., Visser J.A., Ozanne S.E., Namekawa S.H., Solc P., Murabito J.M., Ong K.K., Hoffmann E.R., Murray A., Roig I., and Perry J.R.B.
Abstract: Reproductive longevity is essential for fertility and influences healthy ageing in women1,2, but insights into its underlying biological mechanisms and treatments to preserve it are limited. Here we identify 290 genetic determinants of ovarian ageing, assessed using normal variation in age at natural menopause (ANM) in about 200,000 women of European ancestry. These common alleles were associated with clinical extremes of ANM; women in the top 1% of genetic susceptibility have an equivalent risk of premature ovarian insufficiency to those carrying monogenic FMR1 premutations3. The identified loci implicate a broad range of DNA damage response (DDR) processes and include loss-of-function variants in key DDR-associated genes. Integration with experimental models demonstrates that these DDR processes act across the life-course to shape the ovarian reserve and its rate of depletion. Furthermore, we demonstrate that experimental manipulation of DDR pathways highlighted by human genetics increases fertility and extends reproductive life in mice. Causal inference analyses using the identified genetic variants indicate that extending reproductive life in women improves bone health and reduces risk of type 2 diabetes, but increases the risk of hormone-sensitive cancers. These findings provide insight into the mechanisms that govern ovarian ageing, when they act, and how they might be targeted by therapeutic approaches to extend fertility and prevent disease.Copyright © 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Limited.
Published: 2021

28. Breast cancer risk genes - Association analysis in more than 113,000 women.

Author: Cornelissen S., Michailidou K., Miller N., Taib N.A.M., Muir K., Mulligan A.M., Nevanlinna H., Newman W.G., Nordestgaard B.G., Ng P.-S., Oosterwijk J.C., Park S.K., Park-Simon T.-W., Perez J.I.A., Peterlongo P., Porteous D.J., Prajzendanc K., Prokofyeva D., Radice P., Rashid M.U., Rhenius V., Rookus M.A., Rudiger T., Saloustros E., Sawyer E.J., Schmutzler R.K., Schneeweiss A., Schurmann P., Shah M., Sohn C., Southey M.C., Surowy H., Suvanto M., Thanasitthichai S., Tomlinson I., Torres D., Truong T., Tzardi M., Valova Y., van Asperen C.J., van Dam R.M., van den Ouweland A.M.W., van der Kolk L.E., van Veen E.M., Wendt C., Williams J.A., Yang X.R., Yoon S.-Y., Zamora M.P., Evans D.G., de la Hoya M., Simard J., Antoniou A.C., Borg A., Andrulis I.L., Chang-Claude J., Garcia-Closas M., Chenevix-Trench G., Milne R.L., Pharoah P.D.P., Schmidt M.K., Spurdle A.B., Vreeswijk M.P.G., Benitez J., Dunning A.M., Kvist A., Teo S.H., Devilee P., Easton D.F., Dorling L., Carvalho S., Allen J., Gonzalez-Neira A., Luccarini C., Wahlstrom C., Pooley K.A., Parsons M.T., Fortuno C., Wang Q., Bolla M.K., Dennis J., Keeman R., Alonso M.R., Alvarez N., Herraez B., Fernandez V., Nunez-Torres R., Osorio A., Valcich J., Li M., Torngren T., Harrington P.A., Baynes C., Conroy D.M., Decker B., Fachal L., Mavaddat N., Ahearn T., Aittomaki K., Antonenkova N.N., Arnold N., Arveux P., Ausems M.G.E.M., Auvinen P., Becher H., Beckmann M.W., Behrens S., Bermisheva M., Bialkowska K., Blomqvist C., Bogdanova N.V., Bogdanova-Markov N., Bojesen S.E., Bonanni B., Borresen-Dale A.-L., Brauch H., Bremer M., Briceno I., Bruning T., Burwinkel B., Cameron D.A., Camp N.J., Campbell A., Carracedo A., Castelao J.E., Cessna M.H., Chanock S.J., Christiansen H., Collee J.M., Cordina-Duverger E., Czene K., Dork T., Ekici A.B., Engel C., Eriksson M., Fasching P.A., Figueroa J., Flyger H., Forsti A., Gabrielson M., Gago-Dominguez M., Georgoulias V., Gil F., Giles G.G., Glendon G., Gomez Garcia E.B., Grenaker Alnaes G.I., Guenel P., Hadjisavvas A., Haeberle L., Hahnen E., Hall P., Hamann U., Harkness E.F., Hartikainen J.M., Hartman M., He W., Heemskerk-Gerritsen B.A.M., Hillemanns P., Hogervorst F.B.L., Hollestelle A., Ho W.K., Hooning M.J., Howell A., Humphreys K., Idris F., Jakubowska A., Jung A., Kapoor P.M., Kerin M.J., Khusnutdinova E., Kim S.-W., Ko Y.-D., Kosma V.-M., Kristensen V.N., Kyriacou K., Lakeman I.M.M., Lee J.W., Lee M.H., Li J., Lindblom A., Lo W.-Y., Loizidou M.A., Lophatananon A., Lubinski J., MacInnis R.J., Madsen M.J., Mannermaa A., Manoochehri M., Manoukian S., Margolin S., Martinez M.E., Maurer T., Mavroudis D., McLean C., Meindl A., Mensenkamp A.R., Cornelissen S., Michailidou K., Miller N., Taib N.A.M., Muir K., Mulligan A.M., Nevanlinna H., Newman W.G., Nordestgaard B.G., Ng P.-S., Oosterwijk J.C., Park S.K., Park-Simon T.-W., Perez J.I.A., Peterlongo P., Porteous D.J., Prajzendanc K., Prokofyeva D., Radice P., Rashid M.U., Rhenius V., Rookus M.A., Rudiger T., Saloustros E., Sawyer E.J., Schmutzler R.K., Schneeweiss A., Schurmann P., Shah M., Sohn C., Southey M.C., Surowy H., Suvanto M., Thanasitthichai S., Tomlinson I., Torres D., Truong T., Tzardi M., Valova Y., van Asperen C.J., van Dam R.M., van den Ouweland A.M.W., van der Kolk L.E., van Veen E.M., Wendt C., Williams J.A., Yang X.R., Yoon S.-Y., Zamora M.P., Evans D.G., de la Hoya M., Simard J., Antoniou A.C., Borg A., Andrulis I.L., Chang-Claude J., Garcia-Closas M., Chenevix-Trench G., Milne R.L., Pharoah P.D.P., Schmidt M.K., Spurdle A.B., Vreeswijk M.P.G., Benitez J., Dunning A.M., Kvist A., Teo S.H., Devilee P., Easton D.F., Dorling L., Carvalho S., Allen J., Gonzalez-Neira A., Luccarini C., Wahlstrom C., Pooley K.A., Parsons M.T., Fortuno C., Wang Q., Bolla M.K., Dennis J., Keeman R., Alonso M.R., Alvarez N., Herraez B., Fernandez V., Nunez-Torres R., Osorio A., Valcich J., Li M., Torngren T., Harrington P.A., Baynes C., Conroy D.M., Decker B., Fachal L., Mavaddat N., Ahearn T., Aittomaki K., Antonenkova N.N., Arnold N., Arveux P., Ausems M.G.E.M., Auvinen P., Becher H., Beckmann M.W., Behrens S., Bermisheva M., Bialkowska K., Blomqvist C., Bogdanova N.V., Bogdanova-Markov N., Bojesen S.E., Bonanni B., Borresen-Dale A.-L., Brauch H., Bremer M., Briceno I., Bruning T., Burwinkel B., Cameron D.A., Camp N.J., Campbell A., Carracedo A., Castelao J.E., Cessna M.H., Chanock S.J., Christiansen H., Collee J.M., Cordina-Duverger E., Czene K., Dork T., Ekici A.B., Engel C., Eriksson M., Fasching P.A., Figueroa J., Flyger H., Forsti A., Gabrielson M., Gago-Dominguez M., Georgoulias V., Gil F., Giles G.G., Glendon G., Gomez Garcia E.B., Grenaker Alnaes G.I., Guenel P., Hadjisavvas A., Haeberle L., Hahnen E., Hall P., Hamann U., Harkness E.F., Hartikainen J.M., Hartman M., He W., Heemskerk-Gerritsen B.A.M., Hillemanns P., Hogervorst F.B.L., Hollestelle A., Ho W.K., Hooning M.J., Howell A., Humphreys K., Idris F., Jakubowska A., Jung A., Kapoor P.M., Kerin M.J., Khusnutdinova E., Kim S.-W., Ko Y.-D., Kosma V.-M., Kristensen V.N., Kyriacou K., Lakeman I.M.M., Lee J.W., Lee M.H., Li J., Lindblom A., Lo W.-Y., Loizidou M.A., Lophatananon A., Lubinski J., MacInnis R.J., Madsen M.J., Mannermaa A., Manoochehri M., Manoukian S., Margolin S., Martinez M.E., Maurer T., Mavroudis D., McLean C., Meindl A., and Mensenkamp A.R.
Abstract: BACKGROUND Genetic testing for breast cancer susceptibility is widely used, but for many genes, evidence of an association with breast cancer is weak, underlying risk estimates are imprecise, and reliable subtype-specific risk estimates are lacking. METHODS We used a panel of 34 putative susceptibility genes to perform sequencing on samples from 60,466 women with breast cancer and 53,461 controls. In separate analyses for protein-truncating variants and rare missense variants in these genes, we estimated odds ratios for breast cancer overall and tumor subtypes. We evaluated missense-variant associations according to domain and classification of pathogenicity. RESULTS Protein-truncating variants in 5 genes (ATM, BRCA1, BRCA2, CHEK2, and PALB2) were associated with a risk of breast cancer overall with a P value of less than 0.0001. Protein-truncating variants in 4 other genes (BARD1, RAD51C, RAD51D, and TP53) were associated with a risk of breast cancer overall with a P value of less than 0.05 and a Bayesian false-discovery probability of less than 0.05. For protein-truncating variants in 19 of the remaining 25 genes, the upper limit of the 95% confidence interval of the odds ratio for breast cancer overall was less than 2.0. For protein-truncating variants in ATM and CHEK2, odds ratios were higher for estrogen receptor (ER)-positive disease than for ER-negative disease; for protein-truncating variants in BARD1, BRCA1, BRCA2, PALB2, RAD51C, and RAD51D, odds ratios were higher for ER-negative disease than for ER-positive disease. Rare missense variants (in aggregate) in ATM, CHEK2, and TP53 were associated with a risk of breast cancer overall with a P value of less than 0.001. For BRCA1, BRCA2, and TP53, missense variants (in aggregate) that would be classified as pathogenic according to standard criteria were associated with a risk of breast cancer overall, with the risk being similar to that of protein-truncating variants. CONCLUSIONS The results of this study define
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29. Erratum: Author Correction: A case-only study to identify genetic modifiers of breast cancer risk for BRCA1/BRCA2 mutation carriers (Nature communications (2021) 12 1 (1078)).

Author: Coignard J., Lush M., Beesley J., O'Mara T.A., Dennis J., Tyrer J.P., Barnes D.R., McGuffog L., Leslie G., Bolla M.K., Adank M.A., Agata S., Ahearn T., Aittomaki K., Andrulis I.L., Anton-Culver H., Arndt V., Arnold N., Aronson K.J., Arun B.K., Augustinsson A., Azzollini J., Barrowdale D., Baynes C., Becher H., Bermisheva M., Bernstein L., Bialkowska K., Blomqvist C., Bojesen S.E., Bonanni B., Borg A., Brauch H., Brenner H., Burwinkel B., Buys S.S., Caldes T., Caligo M.A., Campa D., Carter B.D., Castelao J.E., Chang-Claude J., Chanock S.J., Chung W.K., Claes K.B.M., Clarke C.L., Collee J.M., Conroy D.M., Czene K., Daly M.B., Devilee P., Diez O., Ding Y.C., Domchek S.M., Dork T., Dos-Santos-Silva I., Dunning A.M., Dwek M., Eccles D.M., Eliassen A.H., Engel C., Eriksson M., Evans D.G., Fasching P.A., Flyger H., Fostira F., Friedman E., Fritschi L., Frost D., Gago-Dominguez M., Gapstur S.M., Garber J., Garcia-Barberan V., Garcia-Closas M., Garcia-Saenz J.A., Gaudet M.M., Gayther S.A., Gehrig A., Georgoulias V., Giles G.G., Godwin A.K., Goldberg M.S., Goldgar D.E., Gonzalez-Neira A., Greene M.H., Guenel P., Haeberle L., Hahnen E., Haiman C.A., Hakansson N., Hall P., Hamann U., Harrington P.A., Hart S.N., He W., Hogervorst F.B.L., Hollestelle A., Hopper J.L., Horcasitas D.J., Hulick P.J., Hunter D.J., Imyanitov E.N., Jager A., Jakubowska A., James P.A., Jensen U.B., John E.M., Jones M.E., Kaaks R., Kapoor P.M., Karlan B.Y., Keeman R., Khusnutdinova E., Kiiski J.I., Ko Y.-D., Kosma V.-M., Kraft P., Kurian A.W., Laitman Y., Lambrechts D., Le Marchand L., Lester J., Lesueur F., Lindstrom T., Lopez-Fernandez A., Loud J.T., Luccarini C., Mannermaa A., Manoukian S., Margolin S., Martens J.W.M., Mebirouk N., Meindl A., Miller A., Milne R.L., Montagna M., Nathanson K.L., Neuhausen S.L., Nevanlinna H., Nielsen F.C., O'Brien K.M., Olopade O.I., Olson J.E., Olsson H., Osorio A., Ottini L., Park-Simon T.-W., Parsons M.T., Pedersen I.S., Peshkin B., Peterlongo P., Peto J., Pharoah P.D.P., Phillips K.-A., Polley E.C., Poppe B., Presneau N., Pujana M.A., Punie K., Radice P., Rantala J., Rashid M.U., Rennert G., Rennert H.S., Robson M., Romero A., Rossing M., Saloustros E., Sandler D.P., Santella R., Scheuner M.T., Schmidt M.K., Schmidt G., Scott C., Sharma P., Soucy P., Southey M.C., Spinelli J.J., Steinsnyder Z., Stone J., Stoppa-Lyonnet D., Swerdlow A., Tamimi R.M., Tapper W.J., Taylor J.A., Terry M.B., Teule A., Thull D.L., Tischkowitz M., Toland A.E., Torres D., Trainer A.H., Truong T., Tung N., Vachon C.M., Vega A., Vijai J., Wang Q., Wappenschmidt B., Weinberg C.R., Weitzel J.N., Wendt C., Wolk A., Yadav S., Yang X.R., Yannoukakos D., Zheng W., Ziogas A., Zorn K.K., Park S.K., Thomassen M., Offit K., Schmutzler R.K., Couch F.J., Simard J., Chenevix-Trench G., Easton D.F., Andrieu N., Antoniou A.C., Coignard J., Lush M., Beesley J., O'Mara T.A., Dennis J., Tyrer J.P., Barnes D.R., McGuffog L., Leslie G., Bolla M.K., Adank M.A., Agata S., Ahearn T., Aittomaki K., Andrulis I.L., Anton-Culver H., Arndt V., Arnold N., Aronson K.J., Arun B.K., Augustinsson A., Azzollini J., Barrowdale D., Baynes C., Becher H., Bermisheva M., Bernstein L., Bialkowska K., Blomqvist C., Bojesen S.E., Bonanni B., Borg A., Brauch H., Brenner H., Burwinkel B., Buys S.S., Caldes T., Caligo M.A., Campa D., Carter B.D., Castelao J.E., Chang-Claude J., Chanock S.J., Chung W.K., Claes K.B.M., Clarke C.L., Collee J.M., Conroy D.M., Czene K., Daly M.B., Devilee P., Diez O., Ding Y.C., Domchek S.M., Dork T., Dos-Santos-Silva I., Dunning A.M., Dwek M., Eccles D.M., Eliassen A.H., Engel C., Eriksson M., Evans D.G., Fasching P.A., Flyger H., Fostira F., Friedman E., Fritschi L., Frost D., Gago-Dominguez M., Gapstur S.M., Garber J., Garcia-Barberan V., Garcia-Closas M., Garcia-Saenz J.A., Gaudet M.M., Gayther S.A., Gehrig A., Georgoulias V., Giles G.G., Godwin A.K., Goldberg M.S., Goldgar D.E., Gonzalez-Neira A., Greene M.H., Guenel P., Haeberle L., Hahnen E., Haiman C.A., Hakansson N., Hall P., Hamann U., Harrington P.A., Hart S.N., He W., Hogervorst F.B.L., Hollestelle A., Hopper J.L., Horcasitas D.J., Hulick P.J., Hunter D.J., Imyanitov E.N., Jager A., Jakubowska A., James P.A., Jensen U.B., John E.M., Jones M.E., Kaaks R., Kapoor P.M., Karlan B.Y., Keeman R., Khusnutdinova E., Kiiski J.I., Ko Y.-D., Kosma V.-M., Kraft P., Kurian A.W., Laitman Y., Lambrechts D., Le Marchand L., Lester J., Lesueur F., Lindstrom T., Lopez-Fernandez A., Loud J.T., Luccarini C., Mannermaa A., Manoukian S., Margolin S., Martens J.W.M., Mebirouk N., Meindl A., Miller A., Milne R.L., Montagna M., Nathanson K.L., Neuhausen S.L., Nevanlinna H., Nielsen F.C., O'Brien K.M., Olopade O.I., Olson J.E., Olsson H., Osorio A., Ottini L., Park-Simon T.-W., Parsons M.T., Pedersen I.S., Peshkin B., Peterlongo P., Peto J., Pharoah P.D.P., Phillips K.-A., Polley E.C., Poppe B., Presneau N., Pujana M.A., Punie K., Radice P., Rantala J., Rashid M.U., Rennert G., Rennert H.S., Robson M., Romero A., Rossing M., Saloustros E., Sandler D.P., Santella R., Scheuner M.T., Schmidt M.K., Schmidt G., Scott C., Sharma P., Soucy P., Southey M.C., Spinelli J.J., Steinsnyder Z., Stone J., Stoppa-Lyonnet D., Swerdlow A., Tamimi R.M., Tapper W.J., Taylor J.A., Terry M.B., Teule A., Thull D.L., Tischkowitz M., Toland A.E., Torres D., Trainer A.H., Truong T., Tung N., Vachon C.M., Vega A., Vijai J., Wang Q., Wappenschmidt B., Weinberg C.R., Weitzel J.N., Wendt C., Wolk A., Yadav S., Yang X.R., Yannoukakos D., Zheng W., Ziogas A., Zorn K.K., Park S.K., Thomassen M., Offit K., Schmutzler R.K., Couch F.J., Simard J., Chenevix-Trench G., Easton D.F., Andrieu N., and Antoniou A.C.
Abstract: A Correction to this paper has been published: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23162-4.
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30. Functional annotation of the 2q35 breast cancer risk locus implicates a structural variant in influencing activity of a long-range enhancer element.

Author: Baxter J.S., Johnson N., Tomczyk K., Gillespie A., Maguire S., Brough R., Fachal L., Michailidou K., Bolla M.K., Wang Q., Dennis J., Ahearn T.U., Andrulis I.L., Anton-Culver H., Antonenkova N.N., Arndt V., Aronson K.J., Augustinsson A., Becher H., Beckmann M.W., Behrens S., Benitez J., Bermisheva M., Bogdanova N.V., Bojesen S.E., Brenner H., Brucker S.Y., Cai Q., Campa D., Canzian F., Castelao J.E., Chan T.L., Chang-Claude J., Chanock S.J., Chenevix-Trench G., Choi J.-Y., Clarke C.L., Colonna S., Conroy D.M., Couch F.J., Cox A., Cross S.S., Czene K., Daly M.B., Devilee P., Dork T., Dossus L., Dwek M., Eccles D.M., Ekici A.B., Eliassen A.H., Engel C., Fasching P.A., Figueroa J., Flyger H., Gago-Dominguez M., Gao C., Garcia-Closas M., Garcia-Saenz J.A., Ghoussaini M., Giles G.G., Goldberg M.S., Gonzalez-Neira A., Guenel P., Gundert M., Haeberle L., Hahnen E., Haiman C.A., Hall P., Hamann U., Hartman M., Hatse S., Hauke J., Hollestelle A., Hoppe R., Hopper J.L., Hou M.-F., Ito H., Iwasaki M., Jager A., Jakubowska A., Janni W., John E.M., Joseph V., Jung A., Kaaks R., Kang D., Keeman R., Khusnutdinova E., Kim S.-W., Kosma V.-M., Kraft P., Kristensen V.N., Kubelka-Sabit K., Kurian A.W., Kwong A., Lacey J.V., Lambrechts D., Larson N.L., Larsson S.C., Le Marchand L., Lejbkowicz F., Li J., Long J., Lophatananon A., Lubinski J., Mannermaa A., Manoochehri M., Manoukian S., Margolin S., Matsuo K., Mavroudis D., Mayes R., Menon U., Milne R.L., Mohd Taib N.A., Muir K., Muranen T.A., Murphy R.A., Nevanlinna H., O'Brien K.M., Offit K., Olson J.E., Olsson H., Park S.K., Park-Simon T.-W., Patel A.V., Peterlongo P., Peto J., Plaseska-Karanfilska D., Presneau N., Pylkas K., Rack B., Rennert G., Romero A., Ruebner M., Rudiger T., Saloustros E., Sandler D.P., Sawyer E.J., Schmidt M.K., Schmutzler R.K., Schneeweiss A., Schoemaker M.J., Shah M., Shen C.-Y., Shu X.-O., Simard J., Southey M.C., Stone J., Surowy H., Swerdlow A.J., Tamimi R.M., Tapper W.J., Taylor J.A., Teo S.H., Teras L.R., Terry M.B., Toland A.E., Tomlinson I., Truong T., Tseng C.-C., Untch M., Vachon C.M., van den Ouweland A.M.W., Wang S.S., Weinberg C.R., Wendt C., Winham S.J., Winqvist R., Wolk A., Wu A.H., Yamaji T., Zheng W., Ziogas A., Pharoah P.D.P., Dunning A.M., Easton D.F., Pettitt S.J., Lord C.J., Haider S., Orr N., Fletcher O., Baxter J.S., Johnson N., Tomczyk K., Gillespie A., Maguire S., Brough R., Fachal L., Michailidou K., Bolla M.K., Wang Q., Dennis J., Ahearn T.U., Andrulis I.L., Anton-Culver H., Antonenkova N.N., Arndt V., Aronson K.J., Augustinsson A., Becher H., Beckmann M.W., Behrens S., Benitez J., Bermisheva M., Bogdanova N.V., Bojesen S.E., Brenner H., Brucker S.Y., Cai Q., Campa D., Canzian F., Castelao J.E., Chan T.L., Chang-Claude J., Chanock S.J., Chenevix-Trench G., Choi J.-Y., Clarke C.L., Colonna S., Conroy D.M., Couch F.J., Cox A., Cross S.S., Czene K., Daly M.B., Devilee P., Dork T., Dossus L., Dwek M., Eccles D.M., Ekici A.B., Eliassen A.H., Engel C., Fasching P.A., Figueroa J., Flyger H., Gago-Dominguez M., Gao C., Garcia-Closas M., Garcia-Saenz J.A., Ghoussaini M., Giles G.G., Goldberg M.S., Gonzalez-Neira A., Guenel P., Gundert M., Haeberle L., Hahnen E., Haiman C.A., Hall P., Hamann U., Hartman M., Hatse S., Hauke J., Hollestelle A., Hoppe R., Hopper J.L., Hou M.-F., Ito H., Iwasaki M., Jager A., Jakubowska A., Janni W., John E.M., Joseph V., Jung A., Kaaks R., Kang D., Keeman R., Khusnutdinova E., Kim S.-W., Kosma V.-M., Kraft P., Kristensen V.N., Kubelka-Sabit K., Kurian A.W., Kwong A., Lacey J.V., Lambrechts D., Larson N.L., Larsson S.C., Le Marchand L., Lejbkowicz F., Li J., Long J., Lophatananon A., Lubinski J., Mannermaa A., Manoochehri M., Manoukian S., Margolin S., Matsuo K., Mavroudis D., Mayes R., Menon U., Milne R.L., Mohd Taib N.A., Muir K., Muranen T.A., Murphy R.A., Nevanlinna H., O'Brien K.M., Offit K., Olson J.E., Olsson H., Park S.K., Park-Simon T.-W., Patel A.V., Peterlongo P., Peto J., Plaseska-Karanfilska D., Presneau N., Pylkas K., Rack B., Rennert G., Romero A., Ruebner M., Rudiger T., Saloustros E., Sandler D.P., Sawyer E.J., Schmidt M.K., Schmutzler R.K., Schneeweiss A., Schoemaker M.J., Shah M., Shen C.-Y., Shu X.-O., Simard J., Southey M.C., Stone J., Surowy H., Swerdlow A.J., Tamimi R.M., Tapper W.J., Taylor J.A., Teo S.H., Teras L.R., Terry M.B., Toland A.E., Tomlinson I., Truong T., Tseng C.-C., Untch M., Vachon C.M., van den Ouweland A.M.W., Wang S.S., Weinberg C.R., Wendt C., Winham S.J., Winqvist R., Wolk A., Wu A.H., Yamaji T., Zheng W., Ziogas A., Pharoah P.D.P., Dunning A.M., Easton D.F., Pettitt S.J., Lord C.J., Haider S., Orr N., and Fletcher O.
Abstract: A combination of genetic and functional approaches has identified three independent breast cancer risk loci at 2q35. A recent fine-scale mapping analysis to refine these associations resulted in 1 (signal 1), 5 (signal 2), and 42 (signal 3) credible causal variants at these loci. We used publicly available in silico DNase I and ChIP-seq data with in vitro reporter gene and CRISPR assays to annotate signals 2 and 3. We identified putative regulatory elements that enhanced cell-type-specific transcription from the IGFBP5 promoter at both signals (30- to 40-fold increased expression by the putative regulatory element at signal 2, 2- to 3-fold by the putative regulatory element at signal 3). We further identified one of the five credible causal variants at signal 2, a 1.4 kb deletion (esv3594306), as the likely causal variant; the deletion allele of this variant was associated with an average additional increase in IGFBP5 expression of 1.3-fold (MCF-7) and 2.2-fold (T-47D). We propose a model in which the deletion allele of esv3594306 juxtaposes two transcription factor binding regions (annotated by estrogen receptor alpha ChIP-seq peaks) to generate a single extended regulatory element. This regulatory element increases cell-type-specific expression of the tumor suppressor gene IGFBP5 and, thereby, reduces risk of estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer (odds ratio = 0.77, 95% CI 0.74-0.81, p = 3.1 x 10-31).Copyright © 2021 The Authors
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31. CYP3A7*1C allele: linking premenopausal oestrone and progesterone levels with risk of hormone receptor-positive breast cancers.

Author: Johnson N., Maguire S., Morra A., Kapoor P.M., Tomczyk K., Jones M.E., Schoemaker M.J., Gilham C., Bolla M.K., Wang Q., Dennis J., Ahearn T.U., Andrulis I.L., Anton-Culver H., Antonenkova N.N., Arndt V., Aronson K.J., Augustinsson A., Baynes C., Freeman L.E.B., Beckmann M.W., Benitez J., Bermisheva M., Blomqvist C., Boeckx B., Bogdanova N.V., Bojesen S.E., Brauch H., Brenner H., Burwinkel B., Campa D., Canzian F., Castelao J.E., Chanock S.J., Chenevix-Trench G., Clarke C.L., Borresen-Dale A.-L., Alnaes G.I.G., Sahlberg K.K., Ottestad L., Karesen R., Schlichting E., Holmen M.M., Sauer T., Haakensen V., Engebraten O., Naume B., Fossa A., Kiserud C.E., Reinertsen K.V., Helland A., Riis M., Geisler J., Conroy D.M., Couch F.J., Cox A., Cross S.S., Czene K., Dork T., Eliassen A.H., Engel C., Evans D.G., Fasching P.A., Figueroa J., Floris G., Flyger H., Gago-Dominguez M., Gapstur S.M., Garcia-Closas M., Gaudet M.M., Giles G.G., Goldberg M.S., Gonzalez-Neira A., Bowtell D.D.L., Webb P.M., Guenel P., Hahnen E., Haiman C.A., Hakansson N., Hall P., Hamann U., Harrington P.A., Hart S.N., Hooning M.J., Hopper J.L., Howell A., Hunter D.J., Clarke C., Scott R., Baxter R., Yip D., Carpenter J., Davis A., Pathmanathan N., Graham D., Sachchithananthan M., Amor D., Andrews L., Antill Y., Balleine R., Beesley J., Bennett I., Bogwitz M., Botes L., Brennan M., Brown M., Buckley M., Burke J., Butow P., Caldon L., Campbell I., Chauhan D., Chauhan M., Christian A., Cohen P., Colley A., Crook A., Cui J., Cummings M., Dawson S.-J., DeFazio A., Delatycki M., Dickson R., Dixon J., Edkins T., Edwards S., Farshid G., Fellows A., Fenton G., Field M., Flanagan J., Fong P., Forrest L., Fox S., French J., Friedlander M., Gaff C., Gattas M., George P., Greening S., Harris M., Hart S., Hayward N., Hopper J., Hoskins C., Hunt C., James P., Jenkins M., Kidd A., Kirk J., Koehler J., Kollias J., Lakhani S., Lawrence M., Lindeman G., Lipton L., Lobb L., Mann G., Marsh D., McLachlan S.A., Meiser B., Milne R.L., Nightingale S., O'Connell S., O'Sullivan S., Ortega D.G., Pachter N., Patterson B., Pearn A., Phillips K., Pieper E., Rickard E., Robinson B., Saleh M., Salisbury E., Saunders C., Saunus J., Sexton A., Shelling A., Simpson P., Southey M.C., Spurdle A., Taylor J., Taylor R., Thorne H., Trainer A., Tucker K., Visvader J., Walker L., Williams R., Winship I., Young M.A., Jager A., Jakubowska A., John E.M., Keeman R., Khusnutdinova E., Kitahara C.M., Kosma V.-M., Koutros S., Kraft P., Kristensen V.N., Kurian A.W., Lambrechts D., Le Marchand L., Linet M., Lubinski J., Mannermaa A., Manoukian S., Margolin S., Martens J.W.M., Mavroudis D., Mayes R., Meindl A., Neuhausen S.L., Nevanlinna H., Newman W.G., Nielsen S.F., Nordestgaard B.G., Obi N., Olshan A.F., Olson J.E., Olsson H., Orban E., Park-Simon T.-W., Peterlongo P., Plaseska-Karanfilska D., Pylkas K., Rennert G., Rennert H.S., Ruddy K.J., Saloustros E., Sandler D.P., Sawyer E.J., Schmutzler R.K., Scott C., Shu X.-O., Simard J., Smichkoska S., Sohn C., Spinelli J.J., Stone J., Tamimi R.M., Taylor J.A., Tollenaar R.A.E.M., Tomlinson I., Troester M.A., Truong T., Vachon C.M., van Veen E.M., Wang S.S., Weinberg C.R., Wendt C., Wildiers H., Winqvist R., Wolk A., Zheng W., Ziogas A., Dunning A.M., Pharoah P.D.P., Easton D.F., Howie A.F., Peto J., dos-Santos-Silva I., Swerdlow A.J., Chang-Claude J., Schmidt M.K., Orr N., Fletcher O., Johnson N., Maguire S., Morra A., Kapoor P.M., Tomczyk K., Jones M.E., Schoemaker M.J., Gilham C., Bolla M.K., Wang Q., Dennis J., Ahearn T.U., Andrulis I.L., Anton-Culver H., Antonenkova N.N., Arndt V., Aronson K.J., Augustinsson A., Baynes C., Freeman L.E.B., Beckmann M.W., Benitez J., Bermisheva M., Blomqvist C., Boeckx B., Bogdanova N.V., Bojesen S.E., Brauch H., Brenner H., Burwinkel B., Campa D., Canzian F., Castelao J.E., Chanock S.J., Chenevix-Trench G., Clarke C.L., Borresen-Dale A.-L., Alnaes G.I.G., Sahlberg K.K., Ottestad L., Karesen R., Schlichting E., Holmen M.M., Sauer T., Haakensen V., Engebraten O., Naume B., Fossa A., Kiserud C.E., Reinertsen K.V., Helland A., Riis M., Geisler J., Conroy D.M., Couch F.J., Cox A., Cross S.S., Czene K., Dork T., Eliassen A.H., Engel C., Evans D.G., Fasching P.A., Figueroa J., Floris G., Flyger H., Gago-Dominguez M., Gapstur S.M., Garcia-Closas M., Gaudet M.M., Giles G.G., Goldberg M.S., Gonzalez-Neira A., Bowtell D.D.L., Webb P.M., Guenel P., Hahnen E., Haiman C.A., Hakansson N., Hall P., Hamann U., Harrington P.A., Hart S.N., Hooning M.J., Hopper J.L., Howell A., Hunter D.J., Clarke C., Scott R., Baxter R., Yip D., Carpenter J., Davis A., Pathmanathan N., Graham D., Sachchithananthan M., Amor D., Andrews L., Antill Y., Balleine R., Beesley J., Bennett I., Bogwitz M., Botes L., Brennan M., Brown M., Buckley M., Burke J., Butow P., Caldon L., Campbell I., Chauhan D., Chauhan M., Christian A., Cohen P., Colley A., Crook A., Cui J., Cummings M., Dawson S.-J., DeFazio A., Delatycki M., Dickson R., Dixon J., Edkins T., Edwards S., Farshid G., Fellows A., Fenton G., Field M., Flanagan J., Fong P., Forrest L., Fox S., French J., Friedlander M., Gaff C., Gattas M., George P., Greening S., Harris M., Hart S., Hayward N., Hopper J., Hoskins C., Hunt C., James P., Jenkins M., Kidd A., Kirk J., Koehler J., Kollias J., Lakhani S., Lawrence M., Lindeman G., Lipton L., Lobb L., Mann G., Marsh D., McLachlan S.A., Meiser B., Milne R.L., Nightingale S., O'Connell S., O'Sullivan S., Ortega D.G., Pachter N., Patterson B., Pearn A., Phillips K., Pieper E., Rickard E., Robinson B., Saleh M., Salisbury E., Saunders C., Saunus J., Sexton A., Shelling A., Simpson P., Southey M.C., Spurdle A., Taylor J., Taylor R., Thorne H., Trainer A., Tucker K., Visvader J., Walker L., Williams R., Winship I., Young M.A., Jager A., Jakubowska A., John E.M., Keeman R., Khusnutdinova E., Kitahara C.M., Kosma V.-M., Koutros S., Kraft P., Kristensen V.N., Kurian A.W., Lambrechts D., Le Marchand L., Linet M., Lubinski J., Mannermaa A., Manoukian S., Margolin S., Martens J.W.M., Mavroudis D., Mayes R., Meindl A., Neuhausen S.L., Nevanlinna H., Newman W.G., Nielsen S.F., Nordestgaard B.G., Obi N., Olshan A.F., Olson J.E., Olsson H., Orban E., Park-Simon T.-W., Peterlongo P., Plaseska-Karanfilska D., Pylkas K., Rennert G., Rennert H.S., Ruddy K.J., Saloustros E., Sandler D.P., Sawyer E.J., Schmutzler R.K., Scott C., Shu X.-O., Simard J., Smichkoska S., Sohn C., Spinelli J.J., Stone J., Tamimi R.M., Taylor J.A., Tollenaar R.A.E.M., Tomlinson I., Troester M.A., Truong T., Vachon C.M., van Veen E.M., Wang S.S., Weinberg C.R., Wendt C., Wildiers H., Winqvist R., Wolk A., Zheng W., Ziogas A., Dunning A.M., Pharoah P.D.P., Easton D.F., Howie A.F., Peto J., dos-Santos-Silva I., Swerdlow A.J., Chang-Claude J., Schmidt M.K., Orr N., and Fletcher O.
Abstract: Background: Epidemiological studies provide strong evidence for a role of endogenous sex hormones in the aetiology of breast cancer. The aim of this analysis was to identify genetic variants that are associated with urinary sex-hormone levels and breast cancer risk. Method(s): We carried out a genome-wide association study of urinary oestrone-3-glucuronide and pregnanediol-3-glucuronide levels in 560 premenopausal women, with additional analysis of progesterone levels in 298 premenopausal women. To test for the association with breast cancer risk, we carried out follow-up genotyping in 90,916 cases and 89,893 controls from the Breast Cancer Association Consortium. All women were of European ancestry. Result(s): For pregnanediol-3-glucuronide, there were no genome-wide significant associations; for oestrone-3-glucuronide, we identified a single peak mapping to the CYP3A locus, annotated by rs45446698. The minor rs45446698-C allele was associated with lower oestrone-3-glucuronide (-49.2%, 95% CI -56.1% to -41.1%, P = 3.1 x 10-18); in follow-up analyses, rs45446698-C was also associated with lower progesterone (-26.7%, 95% CI -39.4% to -11.6%, P = 0.001) and reduced risk of oestrogen and progesterone receptor-positive breast cancer (OR = 0.86, 95% CI 0.82-0.91, P = 6.9 x 10-8). Conclusion(s): The CYP3A7*1C allele is associated with reduced risk of hormone receptor-positive breast cancer possibly mediated via an effect on the metabolism of endogenous sex hormones in premenopausal women.Copyright © 2021, The Author(s).
Published: 2021

32. Combined Associations of a Polygenic Risk Score and Classical Risk Factors with Breast Cancer Risk.

Author: Kapoor P.M., Mavaddat N., Choudhury P.P., Wilcox A.N., Lindstrom S., Behrens S., Michailidou K., Dennis J., Bolla M.K., Wang Q., Jung A., Abu-Ful Z., Ahearn T., Andrulis I.L., Anton-Culver H., Arndt V., Aronson K.J., Auer P.L., Freeman L.E.B., Becher H., Beckmann M.W., Beeghly-Fadiel A., Benitez J., Bernstein L., Bojesen S.E., Brauch H., Brenner H., Bruning T., Cai Q., Campa D., Canzian F., Carracedo A., Carter B.D., Castelao J.E., Chanock S.J., Chatterjee N., Chenevix-Trench G., Clarke C.L., Couch F.J., Cox A., Cross S.S., Czene K., Dai J.Y., Earp H.S., Ekici A.B., Eliassen A.H., Eriksson M., Evans D.G., Fasching P.A., Figueroa J., Fritschi L., Gabrielson M., Gago-Dominguez M., Gao C., Gapstur S.M., Gaudet M.M., Giles G.G., Gonzalez-Neira A., Guenel P., Haeberle L., Haiman C.A., Hakansson N., Hall P., Hamann U., Hatse S., Heyworth J., Holleczek B., Hoover R.N., Hopper J.L., Howell A., Hunter D.J., John E.M., Jones M.E., Kaaks R., Keeman R., Kitahara C.M., Ko Y.-D., Koutros S., Kurian A.W., Lambrechts D., Le Marchand L., Lee E., Lejbkowicz F., Linet M., Lissowska J., Llaneza A., Macinnis R.J., Martinez M.E., Maurer T., Mclean C., Neuhausen S.L., Newman W.G., Norman A., O'brien K.M., Olshan A.F., Olson J.E., Olsson H., Orr N., Perou C.M., Pita G., Polley E.C., Prentice R.L., Rennert G., Rennert H.S., Ruddy K.J., Sandler D.P., Saunders C., Schoemaker M.J., Schottker B., Schumacher F., Scott C., Scott R.J., Shu X.-O., Smeets A., Southey M.C., Spinelli J.J., Stone J., Swerdlow A.J., Tamimi R.M., Taylor J.A., Troester M.A., Vachon C.M., Van Veen E.M., Wang X., Weinberg C.R., Weltens C., Willett W., Winham S.J., Wolk A., Yang X.R., Zheng W., Ziogas A., Dunning A.M., Pharoah P.D.P., Schmidt M.K., Kraft P., Easton D.F., Milne R.L., Garcia-Closas M., Chang-Claude J., Kapoor P.M., Mavaddat N., Choudhury P.P., Wilcox A.N., Lindstrom S., Behrens S., Michailidou K., Dennis J., Bolla M.K., Wang Q., Jung A., Abu-Ful Z., Ahearn T., Andrulis I.L., Anton-Culver H., Arndt V., Aronson K.J., Auer P.L., Freeman L.E.B., Becher H., Beckmann M.W., Beeghly-Fadiel A., Benitez J., Bernstein L., Bojesen S.E., Brauch H., Brenner H., Bruning T., Cai Q., Campa D., Canzian F., Carracedo A., Carter B.D., Castelao J.E., Chanock S.J., Chatterjee N., Chenevix-Trench G., Clarke C.L., Couch F.J., Cox A., Cross S.S., Czene K., Dai J.Y., Earp H.S., Ekici A.B., Eliassen A.H., Eriksson M., Evans D.G., Fasching P.A., Figueroa J., Fritschi L., Gabrielson M., Gago-Dominguez M., Gao C., Gapstur S.M., Gaudet M.M., Giles G.G., Gonzalez-Neira A., Guenel P., Haeberle L., Haiman C.A., Hakansson N., Hall P., Hamann U., Hatse S., Heyworth J., Holleczek B., Hoover R.N., Hopper J.L., Howell A., Hunter D.J., John E.M., Jones M.E., Kaaks R., Keeman R., Kitahara C.M., Ko Y.-D., Koutros S., Kurian A.W., Lambrechts D., Le Marchand L., Lee E., Lejbkowicz F., Linet M., Lissowska J., Llaneza A., Macinnis R.J., Martinez M.E., Maurer T., Mclean C., Neuhausen S.L., Newman W.G., Norman A., O'brien K.M., Olshan A.F., Olson J.E., Olsson H., Orr N., Perou C.M., Pita G., Polley E.C., Prentice R.L., Rennert G., Rennert H.S., Ruddy K.J., Sandler D.P., Saunders C., Schoemaker M.J., Schottker B., Schumacher F., Scott C., Scott R.J., Shu X.-O., Smeets A., Southey M.C., Spinelli J.J., Stone J., Swerdlow A.J., Tamimi R.M., Taylor J.A., Troester M.A., Vachon C.M., Van Veen E.M., Wang X., Weinberg C.R., Weltens C., Willett W., Winham S.J., Wolk A., Yang X.R., Zheng W., Ziogas A., Dunning A.M., Pharoah P.D.P., Schmidt M.K., Kraft P., Easton D.F., Milne R.L., Garcia-Closas M., and Chang-Claude J.
Abstract: We evaluated the joint associations between a new 313-variant PRS (PRS313) and questionnaire-based breast cancer risk factors for women of European ancestry, using 72 284 cases and 80 354 controls from the Breast Cancer Association Consortium. Interactions were evaluated using standard logistic regression and a newly developed case-only method for breast cancer risk overall and by estrogen receptor status. After accounting for multiple testing, we did not find evidence that per-standard deviation PRS313 odds ratio differed across strata defined by individual risk factors. Goodness-of-fit tests did not reject the assumption of a multiplicative model between PRS313 and each risk factor. Variation in projected absolute lifetime risk of breast cancer associated with classical risk factors was greater for women with higher genetic risk (PRS313 and family history) and, on average, 17.5% higher in the highest vs lowest deciles of genetic risk. These findings have implications for risk prevention for women at increased risk of breast cancer. Copyright © 2020 The Author(s).
Published: 2021

33. Genome-wide association study data reveal genetic susceptibility to chronic inflammatory intestinal diseases and pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma risk.

Author: Wang X., Yuan F., Hung R.J., Walsh N., Zhang H., Platz E.A., Wheeler W., Song L., Arslan A.A., Beane Freeman L.E., Bracci P., Canzian F., Du M., Wilkens L.R., Yu H., Zeleniuch-Jacquotte A., Shi J., Duell E.J., Amundadottir L.T., Li D., Petersen G.M., Wolpin B.M., Risch H.A., Yu K., Klein A.P., Stolzenberg-Solomon R., Gallinger S., Giles G.G., Goodman P.J., Kooperberg C., Le Marchand L., Neale R.E., Rosendahl J., Scelo G., Shu X.-O., Visvanathan K., White E., Zheng W., Albanes D., Amiano P., Andreotti G., Babic A., Bamlet W.R., Berndt S.I., Brennan P., Bueno-De-Mesquita B., Buring J.E., Campbell P.T., Chanock S.J., Fuchs C.S., Michael Gaziano J., Goggins M.G., Hackert T., Hartge P., Hassan M.M., Holly E.A., Hoover R.N., Katzke V., Kirsten H., Kurtz R.C., Lee I.-M., Malats N., Milne R.L., Murphy N., Ng K., Oberg A.L., Porta M., Rabe K.G., Real F.X., Rothman N., Sesso H.D., Silverman D.T., Thompson I.M., Wactawski-Wende J., Wentzensen N., Wang X., Yuan F., Hung R.J., Walsh N., Zhang H., Platz E.A., Wheeler W., Song L., Arslan A.A., Beane Freeman L.E., Bracci P., Canzian F., Du M., Wilkens L.R., Yu H., Zeleniuch-Jacquotte A., Shi J., Duell E.J., Amundadottir L.T., Li D., Petersen G.M., Wolpin B.M., Risch H.A., Yu K., Klein A.P., Stolzenberg-Solomon R., Gallinger S., Giles G.G., Goodman P.J., Kooperberg C., Le Marchand L., Neale R.E., Rosendahl J., Scelo G., Shu X.-O., Visvanathan K., White E., Zheng W., Albanes D., Amiano P., Andreotti G., Babic A., Bamlet W.R., Berndt S.I., Brennan P., Bueno-De-Mesquita B., Buring J.E., Campbell P.T., Chanock S.J., Fuchs C.S., Michael Gaziano J., Goggins M.G., Hackert T., Hartge P., Hassan M.M., Holly E.A., Hoover R.N., Katzke V., Kirsten H., Kurtz R.C., Lee I.-M., Malats N., Milne R.L., Murphy N., Ng K., Oberg A.L., Porta M., Rabe K.G., Real F.X., Rothman N., Sesso H.D., Silverman D.T., Thompson I.M., Wactawski-Wende J., and Wentzensen N.
Abstract: Registry-based epidemiologic studies suggest associations between chronic inflammatory intestinal diseases and pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). As genetic susceptibility contributes to a large proportion of chronic inflammatory intestinal diseases, we hypothesize that the genomic regions surrounding established genome-wide associated variants for these chronic inflammatory diseases are associated with PDAC. We examined the association between PDAC and genomic regions (+500 kb) surrounding established common susceptibility variants for ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, inflammatory bowel disease, celiac disease, chronic pancreatitis, and primary sclerosing cholangitis. We analyzed summary statistics from genome-wide association studies data for 8,384 cases and 11,955 controls of European descent from two large consortium studies using the summary data-based adaptive rank truncated product method to examine the overall association of combined genomic regions for each inflammatory disease group. Combined genomic susceptibility regions for ulcerative colitis, Crohn disease, inflammatory bowel disease, and chronic pancreatitis were associated with PDAC at P values < 0.05 (0.0040, 0.0057, 0.011, and 3.4 x 10-6, respectively). After excluding the 20 PDAC susceptibility regions (+500 kb) previously identified by GWAS, the genomic regions for ulcerative colitis, Crohn disease, and inflammatory bowel disease remained associated with PDAC (P 1/4 0.0029, 0.0057, and 0.0098, respectively). Genomic regions for celiac disease (P 1/4 0.22) and primary sclerosing cholangitis (P 1/4 0.078) were not associated with PDAC. Our results support the hypothesis that genomic regions surrounding variants associated with inflammatory intestinal diseases, particularly, ulcerative colitis, Crohn disease, inflammatory bowel disease, and chronic pancreatitis are associated with PDAC.Copyright © 2020 American Association for Cancer Research.
Published: 2021

34. A case-only study to identify genetic modifiers of breast cancer risk for BRCA1/BRCA2 mutation carriers.

Author: Radice P., Romero A., Rossing M., Saloustros E., Sandler D.P., Santella R., Scheuner M.T., Schmidt M.K., Schmidt G., Scott C., Sharma P., Soucy P., Southey M.C., Spinelli J.J., Steinsnyder Z., Stone J., Stoppa-Lyonnet D., Swerdlow A., Tamimi R.M., Tapper W.J., Taylor J.A., Terry M.B., Teule A., Thull D.L., Tischkowitz M., Toland A.E., Torres D., Trainer A.H., Truong T., Tung N., Vachon C.M., Vega A., Vijai J., Wang Q., Wappenschmidt B., Weinberg C.R., Weitzel J.N., Wendt C., Wolk A., Yadav S., Yang X.R., Yannoukakos D., Zheng W., Ziogas A., Zorn K.K., Park S.K., Thomassen M., Offit K., Schmutzler R.K., Couch F.J., Simard J., Chenevix-Trench G., Easton D.F., Andrieu N., Antoniou A.C., Coignard J., Lush M., Beesley J., O'Mara T.A., Dennis J., Tyrer J.P., Barnes D.R., McGuffog L., Leslie G., Bolla M.K., Agata S., Ahearn T., Aittomaki K., Andrulis I.L., Anton-Culver H., Arndt V., Arnold N., Aronson K.J., Arun B.K., Augustinsson A., Azzollini J., Barrowdale D., Baynes C., Becher H., Bermisheva M., Bernstein L., Bialkowska K., Blomqvist C., Bojesen S.E., Bonanni B., Borg A., Brauch H., Brenner H., Burwinkel B., Buys S.S., Caldes T., Caligo M.A., Campa D., Carter B.D., Castelao J.E., Chang-Claude J., Chanock S.J., Chung W.K., Claes K.B.M., Clarke C.L., Bertrand O., Caputo S., Dupre A., Le Mentec M., Belotti M., Birot A.-M., Buecher B., Fourme E., Gauthier-Villars M., Golmard L., Houdayer C., Moncoutier V., de Pauw A., Saule C., Sinilnikova O., Mazoyer S., Damiola F., Barjhoux L., Verny-Pierre C., Leone M., Boutry-Kryza N., Calender A., Giraud S., Caron O., Guillaud-Bataille M., Bressac-de-Paillerets B., Bignon Y.-J., Uhrhammer N., Lasset C., Bonadona V., Berthet P., Vaur D., Castera L., Popovici C., Sobol H., Bourdon V., Noguchi T., Remenieras A., Nogues C., Coupier I., Pujol P., Dumont A., Revillion F., Adenis C., Muller D., Barouk-Simonet E., Bonnet F., Bubien V., Sevenet N., Longy M., Toulas C., Guimbaud R., Gladieff L., Feillel V., Leroux D., Dreyfus H., Rebischung C., Peysselon M., Coron F., Faivre L., Baurand A., Jacquot C., Bertolone G., Lizard S., Prieur F., Lebrun M., Kientz C., Ferrer S.F., Mari V., Venat-Bouvet L., Delnatte C., Bezieau S., Mortemousque I., Coulet F., Colas C., Soubrier F., Warcoin M., Sokolowska J., Bronner M., Collonge-Rame M.-A., Damette A., Gesta P., Lallaoui H., Chiesa J., Molina-Gomes D., Ingster O., Gregory H., Miedzybrodzka Z., Morrison P.J., Ong K.-R., Donaldson A., Rogers M.T., Kennedy M.J., Porteous M.E., Brewer C., Davidson R., Izatt L., Brady A., Barwell J., Adlard J., Foo C., Lalloo F., Side L.E., Eason J., Henderson A., Walker L., Eeles R.A., Cook J., Snape K., Eccles D., Murray A., McCann E., Conroy D.M., Czene K., Daly M.B., Devilee P., Diez O., Ding Y.C., Domchek S.M., Dork T., dos-Santos-Silva I., Dunning A.M., Dwek M., Eccles D.M., Eliassen A.H., Engel C., Eriksson M., Evans D.G., Fasching P.A., Flyger H., Fostira F., Friedman E., Fritschi L., Frost D., Gago-Dominguez M., Gapstur S.M., Garber J., Garcia-Barberan V., Garcia-Closas M., Garcia-Saenz J.A., Gaudet M.M., Gayther S.A., Gehrig A., Georgoulias V., Giles G.G., Godwin A.K., Goldberg M.S., Goldgar D.E., Gonzalez-Neira A., Greene M.H., Guenel P., Haeberle L., Hahnen E., Haiman C.A., Hakansson N., Hall P., Hamann U., Harrington P.A., Hart S.N., He W., Hogervorst F.B.L., Hollestelle A., Hopper J.L., Horcasitas D.J., Hulick P.J., Hunter D.J., Imyanitov E.N., Fox S., Campbell I., Spurdle A., Webb P., de Fazio A., Tassell M., Kirk J., Lindeman G., Price M., Southey M., Milne R.L., Deb S., Bowtell D., van der Hout A.H., van den Ouweland A.M.W., Mensenkamp A.R., van Deurzen C.H.M., Kets C.M., Seynaeve C., van Asperen C.J., Aalfs C.M., Gomez Garcia E.B., van Leeuwen F.E., de Bock G.H., Meijers-Heijboer H.E.J., Obdeijn I.M., Collee J.M., Gille J.J.P., Oosterwijk J.C., Wijnen J.T., van der Kolk L.E., Hooning M.J., Ausems M.G.E.M., Mourits M.J.E., Blok M.J., Rookus M.A., Adank M.A., van der Luijt R.B., van Cronenburg T.C.T.E.F., van der Pol C.C., Russell N.S., Siesling S., Overbeek L., Wijnands R., de Lange J.L., Clarke C., Graham D., Sachchithananthan M., Marsh D., Scott R., Baxter R., Yip D., Carpenter J., Davis A., Pathmanathan N., Simpson P., Jager A., Jakubowska A., James P.A., Jensen U.B., John E.M., Jones M.E., Kaaks R., Kapoor P.M., Karlan B.Y., Keeman R., Khusnutdinova E., Kiiski J.I., Ko Y.-D., Kosma V.-M., Kraft P., Kurian A.W., Laitman Y., Lambrechts D., Le Marchand L., Lester J., Lesueur F., Lindstrom T., Lopez-Fernandez A., Loud J.T., Luccarini C., Mannermaa A., Manoukian S., Margolin S., Martens J.W.M., Mebirouk N., Meindl A., Miller A., Montagna M., Nathanson K.L., Neuhausen S.L., Nevanlinna H., Nielsen F.C., O'Brien K.M., Olopade O.I., Olson J.E., Olsson H., Osorio A., Ottini L., Park-Simon T.-W., Parsons M.T., Pedersen I.S., Peshkin B., Peterlongo P., Peto J., Pharoah P.D.P., Phillips K.-A., Polley E.C., Poppe B., Presneau N., Pujana M.A., Punie K., Rantala J., Rashid M.U., Rennert G., Rennert H.S., Robson M., Radice P., Romero A., Rossing M., Saloustros E., Sandler D.P., Santella R., Scheuner M.T., Schmidt M.K., Schmidt G., Scott C., Sharma P., Soucy P., Southey M.C., Spinelli J.J., Steinsnyder Z., Stone J., Stoppa-Lyonnet D., Swerdlow A., Tamimi R.M., Tapper W.J., Taylor J.A., Terry M.B., Teule A., Thull D.L., Tischkowitz M., Toland A.E., Torres D., Trainer A.H., Truong T., Tung N., Vachon C.M., Vega A., Vijai J., Wang Q., Wappenschmidt B., Weinberg C.R., Weitzel J.N., Wendt C., Wolk A., Yadav S., Yang X.R., Yannoukakos D., Zheng W., Ziogas A., Zorn K.K., Park S.K., Thomassen M., Offit K., Schmutzler R.K., Couch F.J., Simard J., Chenevix-Trench G., Easton D.F., Andrieu N., Antoniou A.C., Coignard J., Lush M., Beesley J., O'Mara T.A., Dennis J., Tyrer J.P., Barnes D.R., McGuffog L., Leslie G., Bolla M.K., Agata S., Ahearn T., Aittomaki K., Andrulis I.L., Anton-Culver H., Arndt V., Arnold N., Aronson K.J., Arun B.K., Augustinsson A., Azzollini J., Barrowdale D., Baynes C., Becher H., Bermisheva M., Bernstein L., Bialkowska K., Blomqvist C., Bojesen S.E., Bonanni B., Borg A., Brauch H., Brenner H., Burwinkel B., Buys S.S., Caldes T., Caligo M.A., Campa D., Carter B.D., Castelao J.E., Chang-Claude J., Chanock S.J., Chung W.K., Claes K.B.M., Clarke C.L., Bertrand O., Caputo S., Dupre A., Le Mentec M., Belotti M., Birot A.-M., Buecher B., Fourme E., Gauthier-Villars M., Golmard L., Houdayer C., Moncoutier V., de Pauw A., Saule C., Sinilnikova O., Mazoyer S., Damiola F., Barjhoux L., Verny-Pierre C., Leone M., Boutry-Kryza N., Calender A., Giraud S., Caron O., Guillaud-Bataille M., Bressac-de-Paillerets B., Bignon Y.-J., Uhrhammer N., Lasset C., Bonadona V., Berthet P., Vaur D., Castera L., Popovici C., Sobol H., Bourdon V., Noguchi T., Remenieras A., Nogues C., Coupier I., Pujol P., Dumont A., Revillion F., Adenis C., Muller D., Barouk-Simonet E., Bonnet F., Bubien V., Sevenet N., Longy M., Toulas C., Guimbaud R., Gladieff L., Feillel V., Leroux D., Dreyfus H., Rebischung C., Peysselon M., Coron F., Faivre L., Baurand A., Jacquot C., Bertolone G., Lizard S., Prieur F., Lebrun M., Kientz C., Ferrer S.F., Mari V., Venat-Bouvet L., Delnatte C., Bezieau S., Mortemousque I., Coulet F., Colas C., Soubrier F., Warcoin M., Sokolowska J., Bronner M., Collonge-Rame M.-A., Damette A., Gesta P., Lallaoui H., Chiesa J., Molina-Gomes D., Ingster O., Gregory H., Miedzybrodzka Z., Morrison P.J., Ong K.-R., Donaldson A., Rogers M.T., Kennedy M.J., Porteous M.E., Brewer C., Davidson R., Izatt L., Brady A., Barwell J., Adlard J., Foo C., Lalloo F., Side L.E., Eason J., Henderson A., Walker L., Eeles R.A., Cook J., Snape K., Eccles D., Murray A., McCann E., Conroy D.M., Czene K., Daly M.B., Devilee P., Diez O., Ding Y.C., Domchek S.M., Dork T., dos-Santos-Silva I., Dunning A.M., Dwek M., Eccles D.M., Eliassen A.H., Engel C., Eriksson M., Evans D.G., Fasching P.A., Flyger H., Fostira F., Friedman E., Fritschi L., Frost D., Gago-Dominguez M., Gapstur S.M., Garber J., Garcia-Barberan V., Garcia-Closas M., Garcia-Saenz J.A., Gaudet M.M., Gayther S.A., Gehrig A., Georgoulias V., Giles G.G., Godwin A.K., Goldberg M.S., Goldgar D.E., Gonzalez-Neira A., Greene M.H., Guenel P., Haeberle L., Hahnen E., Haiman C.A., Hakansson N., Hall P., Hamann U., Harrington P.A., Hart S.N., He W., Hogervorst F.B.L., Hollestelle A., Hopper J.L., Horcasitas D.J., Hulick P.J., Hunter D.J., Imyanitov E.N., Fox S., Campbell I., Spurdle A., Webb P., de Fazio A., Tassell M., Kirk J., Lindeman G., Price M., Southey M., Milne R.L., Deb S., Bowtell D., van der Hout A.H., van den Ouweland A.M.W., Mensenkamp A.R., van Deurzen C.H.M., Kets C.M., Seynaeve C., van Asperen C.J., Aalfs C.M., Gomez Garcia E.B., van Leeuwen F.E., de Bock G.H., Meijers-Heijboer H.E.J., Obdeijn I.M., Collee J.M., Gille J.J.P., Oosterwijk J.C., Wijnen J.T., van der Kolk L.E., Hooning M.J., Ausems M.G.E.M., Mourits M.J.E., Blok M.J., Rookus M.A., Adank M.A., van der Luijt R.B., van Cronenburg T.C.T.E.F., van der Pol C.C., Russell N.S., Siesling S., Overbeek L., Wijnands R., de Lange J.L., Clarke C., Graham D., Sachchithananthan M., Marsh D., Scott R., Baxter R., Yip D., Carpenter J., Davis A., Pathmanathan N., Simpson P., Jager A., Jakubowska A., James P.A., Jensen U.B., John E.M., Jones M.E., Kaaks R., Kapoor P.M., Karlan B.Y., Keeman R., Khusnutdinova E., Kiiski J.I., Ko Y.-D., Kosma V.-M., Kraft P., Kurian A.W., Laitman Y., Lambrechts D., Le Marchand L., Lester J., Lesueur F., Lindstrom T., Lopez-Fernandez A., Loud J.T., Luccarini C., Mannermaa A., Manoukian S., Margolin S., Martens J.W.M., Mebirouk N., Meindl A., Miller A., Montagna M., Nathanson K.L., Neuhausen S.L., Nevanlinna H., Nielsen F.C., O'Brien K.M., Olopade O.I., Olson J.E., Olsson H., Osorio A., Ottini L., Park-Simon T.-W., Parsons M.T., Pedersen I.S., Peshkin B., Peterlongo P., Peto J., Pharoah P.D.P., Phillips K.-A., Polley E.C., Poppe B., Presneau N., Pujana M.A., Punie K., Rantala J., Rashid M.U., Rennert G., Rennert H.S., and Robson M.
Abstract: Breast cancer (BC) risk for BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers varies by genetic and familial factors. About 50 common variants have been shown to modify BC risk for mutation carriers. All but three, were identified in general population studies. Other mutation carrier-specific susceptibility variants may exist but studies of mutation carriers have so far been underpowered. We conduct a novel case-only genome-wide association study comparing genotype frequencies between 60,212 general population BC cases and 13,007 cases with BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations. We identify robust novel associations for 2 variants with BC for BRCA1 and 3 for BRCA2 mutation carriers, P < 10-8, at 5 loci, which are not associated with risk in the general population. They include rs60882887 at 11p11.2 where MADD, SP11 and EIF1, genes previously implicated in BC biology, are predicted as potential targets. These findings will contribute towards customising BC polygenic risk scores for BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers.Copyright © 2021, The Author(s).
Published: 2021

35. Trans-ancestry genome-wide association meta-analysis of prostate cancer identifies new susceptibility loci and informs genetic risk prediction.

Author: Thompson I.M., Muir K., Lophatananon A., Wan P., Stern M.C., Vega A., Gomez-Caamano A., Fachal L., Rosenstein B.S., Kerns S.L., Ostrer H., Teixeira M.R., Paulo P., Brandao A., Watya S., Lubwama A., Bensen J.T., Fontham E.T.H., Mohler J., Taylor J.A., Kogevinas M., Llorca J., Castano-Vinyals G., Cannon-Albright L., Teerlink C.C., Huff C.D., Strom S.S., Multigner L., Blanchet P., Brureau L., Kaneva R., Slavov C., Mitev V., Leach R.J., Weaver B., Brenner H., Cuk K., Holleczek B., Saum K.-U., Klein E.A., Hsing A.W., Kittles R.A., Murphy A.B., Logothetis C.J., Kim J., Neuhausen S.L., Steele L., Ding Y.C., Isaacs W.B., Nemesure B., Hennis A.J.M., Carpten J., Pandha H., Michael A., De Ruyck K., De Meerleer G., Ost P., Xu J., Razack A., Lim J., Teo S.-H., Newcomb L.F., Lin D.W., Fowke J.H., Neslund-Dudas C., Rybicki B.A., Gamulin M., Lessel D., Kulis T., Usmani N., Singhal S., Parliament M., Claessens F., Joniau S., Van den Broeck T., Gago-Dominguez M., Castelao J.E., Martinez M.E., Larkin S., Townsend P.A., Aukim-Hastie C., Bush W.S., Aldrich M.C., Crawford D.C., Srivastava S., Cullen J.C., Petrovics G., Casey G., Roobol M.J., Jenster G., van Schaik R.H.N., Hu J.J., Sanderson M., Varma R., McKean-Cowdin R., Torres M., Mancuso N., Berndt S.I., Van Den Eeden S.K., Easton D.F., Chanock S.J., Cook M.B., Wiklund F., Nakagawa H., Witte J.S., Eeles R.A., Kote-Jarai Z., Haiman C.A., Conti D.V., Darst B.F., Moss L.C., Saunders E.J., Sheng X., Chou A., Schumacher F.R., Olama A.A.A., Benlloch S., Dadaev T., Brook M.N., Sahimi A., Hoffmann T.J., Takahashi A., Matsuda K., Momozawa Y., Le Marchand L., Wilkens L.R., Stevens V.L., Gapstur S.M., Carter B.D., Schleutker J., Tammela T.L.J., Sipeky C., Auvinen A., Giles G.G., Southey M.C., MacInnis R.J., Cybulski C., Wokolorczyk D., Lubinski J., Neal D.E., Donovan J.L., Hamdy F.C., Martin R.M., Nordestgaard B.G., Nielsen S.F., Weischer M., Bojesen S.E., Roder M.A., Iversen P., Batra J., Chambers S., Moya L., Horvath L., Clements J.A., Tilley W., Risbridger G.P., Gronberg H., Aly M., Szulkin R., Eklund M., Nordstrom T., Pashayan N., Dunning A.M., Ghoussaini M., Travis R.C., Key T.J., Riboli E., Park J.Y., Sellers T.A., Lin H.-Y., Albanes D., Weinstein S.J., Mucci L.A., Giovannucci E., Lindstrom S., Kraft P., Hunter D.J., Penney K.L., Turman C., Tangen C.M., Goodman P.J., Fujita M., Hamilton R.J., Fleshner N.E., Finelli A., Parent M.-E., Stanford J.L., Ostrander E.A., Geybels M.S., Koutros S., Freeman L.E.B., Stampfer M., Wolk A., Hakansson N., Andriole G.L., Hoover R.N., Machiela M.J., Sorensen K.D., Borre M., Blot W.J., Zheng W., Yeboah E.D., Mensah J.E., Lu Y.-J., Zhang H.-W., Feng N., Mao X., Wu Y., Zhao S.-C., Sun Z., Thibodeau S.N., McDonnell S.K., Schaid D.J., West C.M.L., Burnet N., Barnett G., Maier C., Schnoeller T., Luedeke M., Kibel A.S., Drake B.F., Cussenot O., Cancel-Tassin G., Menegaux F., Truong T., Koudou Y.A., John E.M., Grindedal E.M., Maehle L., Khaw K.-T., Ingles S.A., Thompson I.M., Muir K., Lophatananon A., Wan P., Stern M.C., Vega A., Gomez-Caamano A., Fachal L., Rosenstein B.S., Kerns S.L., Ostrer H., Teixeira M.R., Paulo P., Brandao A., Watya S., Lubwama A., Bensen J.T., Fontham E.T.H., Mohler J., Taylor J.A., Kogevinas M., Llorca J., Castano-Vinyals G., Cannon-Albright L., Teerlink C.C., Huff C.D., Strom S.S., Multigner L., Blanchet P., Brureau L., Kaneva R., Slavov C., Mitev V., Leach R.J., Weaver B., Brenner H., Cuk K., Holleczek B., Saum K.-U., Klein E.A., Hsing A.W., Kittles R.A., Murphy A.B., Logothetis C.J., Kim J., Neuhausen S.L., Steele L., Ding Y.C., Isaacs W.B., Nemesure B., Hennis A.J.M., Carpten J., Pandha H., Michael A., De Ruyck K., De Meerleer G., Ost P., Xu J., Razack A., Lim J., Teo S.-H., Newcomb L.F., Lin D.W., Fowke J.H., Neslund-Dudas C., Rybicki B.A., Gamulin M., Lessel D., Kulis T., Usmani N., Singhal S., Parliament M., Claessens F., Joniau S., Van den Broeck T., Gago-Dominguez M., Castelao J.E., Martinez M.E., Larkin S., Townsend P.A., Aukim-Hastie C., Bush W.S., Aldrich M.C., Crawford D.C., Srivastava S., Cullen J.C., Petrovics G., Casey G., Roobol M.J., Jenster G., van Schaik R.H.N., Hu J.J., Sanderson M., Varma R., McKean-Cowdin R., Torres M., Mancuso N., Berndt S.I., Van Den Eeden S.K., Easton D.F., Chanock S.J., Cook M.B., Wiklund F., Nakagawa H., Witte J.S., Eeles R.A., Kote-Jarai Z., Haiman C.A., Conti D.V., Darst B.F., Moss L.C., Saunders E.J., Sheng X., Chou A., Schumacher F.R., Olama A.A.A., Benlloch S., Dadaev T., Brook M.N., Sahimi A., Hoffmann T.J., Takahashi A., Matsuda K., Momozawa Y., Le Marchand L., Wilkens L.R., Stevens V.L., Gapstur S.M., Carter B.D., Schleutker J., Tammela T.L.J., Sipeky C., Auvinen A., Giles G.G., Southey M.C., MacInnis R.J., Cybulski C., Wokolorczyk D., Lubinski J., Neal D.E., Donovan J.L., Hamdy F.C., Martin R.M., Nordestgaard B.G., Nielsen S.F., Weischer M., Bojesen S.E., Roder M.A., Iversen P., Batra J., Chambers S., Moya L., Horvath L., Clements J.A., Tilley W., Risbridger G.P., Gronberg H., Aly M., Szulkin R., Eklund M., Nordstrom T., Pashayan N., Dunning A.M., Ghoussaini M., Travis R.C., Key T.J., Riboli E., Park J.Y., Sellers T.A., Lin H.-Y., Albanes D., Weinstein S.J., Mucci L.A., Giovannucci E., Lindstrom S., Kraft P., Hunter D.J., Penney K.L., Turman C., Tangen C.M., Goodman P.J., Fujita M., Hamilton R.J., Fleshner N.E., Finelli A., Parent M.-E., Stanford J.L., Ostrander E.A., Geybels M.S., Koutros S., Freeman L.E.B., Stampfer M., Wolk A., Hakansson N., Andriole G.L., Hoover R.N., Machiela M.J., Sorensen K.D., Borre M., Blot W.J., Zheng W., Yeboah E.D., Mensah J.E., Lu Y.-J., Zhang H.-W., Feng N., Mao X., Wu Y., Zhao S.-C., Sun Z., Thibodeau S.N., McDonnell S.K., Schaid D.J., West C.M.L., Burnet N., Barnett G., Maier C., Schnoeller T., Luedeke M., Kibel A.S., Drake B.F., Cussenot O., Cancel-Tassin G., Menegaux F., Truong T., Koudou Y.A., John E.M., Grindedal E.M., Maehle L., Khaw K.-T., and Ingles S.A.
Abstract: Prostate cancer is a highly heritable disease with large disparities in incidence rates across ancestry populations. We conducted a multiancestry meta-analysis of prostate cancer genome-wide association studies (107,247 cases and 127,006 controls) and identified 86 new genetic risk variants independently associated with prostate cancer risk, bringing the total to 269 known risk variants. The top genetic risk score (GRS) decile was associated with odds ratios that ranged from 5.06 (95% confidence interval (CI), 4.84-5.29) for men of European ancestry to 3.74 (95% CI, 3.36-4.17) for men of African ancestry. Men of African ancestry were estimated to have a mean GRS that was 2.18-times higher (95% CI, 2.14-2.22), and men of East Asian ancestry 0.73-times lower (95% CI, 0.71-0.76), than men of European ancestry. These findings support the role of germline variation contributing to population differences in prostate cancer risk, with the GRS offering an approach for personalized risk prediction.Copyright © 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature America, Inc.
Published: 2021

36. Association of germline genetic variants with breast cancer-specific survival in patient subgroups defined by clinic-pathological variables related to tumor biology and type of systemic treatment.

Author: Morra A., Escala-Garcia M., Beesley J., Keeman R., Canisius S., Ahearn T.U., Andrulis I.L., Anton-Culver H., Arndt V., Auer P.L., Augustinsson A., Beane Freeman L.E., Becher H., Beckmann M.W., Behrens S., Bojesen S.E., Bolla M.K., Brenner H., Bruning T., Buys S.S., Caan B., Campa D., Canzian F., Castelao J.E., Chang-Claude J., Chanock S.J., Cheng T.-Y.D., Clarke C.L., Colonna S.V., Couch F.J., Cox A., Cross S.S., Czene K., Daly M.B., Dennis J., Dork T., Dossus L., Dunning A.M., Dwek M., Eccles D.M., Ekici A.B., Eliassen A.H., Eriksson M., Evans D.G., Fasching P.A., Flyger H., Fritschi L., Gago-Dominguez M., Garcia-Saenz J.A., Giles G.G., Grip M., Guenel P., Gundert M., Hahnen E., Haiman C.A., Hakansson N., Hall P., Hamann U., Hart S.N., Hartikainen J.M., Hartmann A., He W., Hooning M.J., Hoppe R., Hopper J.L., Howell A., Hunter D.J., Jager A., Jakubowska A., Janni W., John E.M., Jung A.Y., Kaaks R., Keupers M., Kitahara C.M., Koutros S., Kraft P., Kristensen V.N., Kurian A.W., Lacey J.V., Lambrechts D., Le Marchand L., Lindblom A., Linet M., Luben R.N., Lubinski J., Lush M., Mannermaa A., Manoochehri M., Margolin S., Martens J.W.M., Martinez M.E., Mavroudis D., Michailidou K., Milne R.L., Mulligan A.M., Muranen T.A., Nevanlinna H., Newman W.G., Nielsen S.F., Nordestgaard B.G., Olshan A.F., Olsson H., Orr N., Park-Simon T.-W., Patel A.V., Peissel B., Peterlongo P., Plaseska-Karanfilska D., Prajzendanc K., Prentice R., Presneau N., Rack B., Rennert G., Rennert H.S., Rhenius V., Romero A., Roylance R., Ruebner M., Saloustros E., Sawyer E.J., Schmutzler R.K., Schneeweiss A., Scott C., Shah M., Smichkoska S., Southey M.C., Stone J., Surowy H., Swerdlow A.J., Tamimi R.M., Tapper W.J., Teras L.R., Terry M.B., Tollenaar R.A.E.M., Tomlinson I., Troester M.A., Truong T., Vachon C.M., Wang Q., Hurson A.N., Winqvist R., Wolk A., Ziogas A., Brauch H., Garcia-Closas M., Pharoah P.D.P., Easton D.F., Chenevix-Trench G., Schmidt M.K., Morra A., Escala-Garcia M., Beesley J., Keeman R., Canisius S., Ahearn T.U., Andrulis I.L., Anton-Culver H., Arndt V., Auer P.L., Augustinsson A., Beane Freeman L.E., Becher H., Beckmann M.W., Behrens S., Bojesen S.E., Bolla M.K., Brenner H., Bruning T., Buys S.S., Caan B., Campa D., Canzian F., Castelao J.E., Chang-Claude J., Chanock S.J., Cheng T.-Y.D., Clarke C.L., Colonna S.V., Couch F.J., Cox A., Cross S.S., Czene K., Daly M.B., Dennis J., Dork T., Dossus L., Dunning A.M., Dwek M., Eccles D.M., Ekici A.B., Eliassen A.H., Eriksson M., Evans D.G., Fasching P.A., Flyger H., Fritschi L., Gago-Dominguez M., Garcia-Saenz J.A., Giles G.G., Grip M., Guenel P., Gundert M., Hahnen E., Haiman C.A., Hakansson N., Hall P., Hamann U., Hart S.N., Hartikainen J.M., Hartmann A., He W., Hooning M.J., Hoppe R., Hopper J.L., Howell A., Hunter D.J., Jager A., Jakubowska A., Janni W., John E.M., Jung A.Y., Kaaks R., Keupers M., Kitahara C.M., Koutros S., Kraft P., Kristensen V.N., Kurian A.W., Lacey J.V., Lambrechts D., Le Marchand L., Lindblom A., Linet M., Luben R.N., Lubinski J., Lush M., Mannermaa A., Manoochehri M., Margolin S., Martens J.W.M., Martinez M.E., Mavroudis D., Michailidou K., Milne R.L., Mulligan A.M., Muranen T.A., Nevanlinna H., Newman W.G., Nielsen S.F., Nordestgaard B.G., Olshan A.F., Olsson H., Orr N., Park-Simon T.-W., Patel A.V., Peissel B., Peterlongo P., Plaseska-Karanfilska D., Prajzendanc K., Prentice R., Presneau N., Rack B., Rennert G., Rennert H.S., Rhenius V., Romero A., Roylance R., Ruebner M., Saloustros E., Sawyer E.J., Schmutzler R.K., Schneeweiss A., Scott C., Shah M., Smichkoska S., Southey M.C., Stone J., Surowy H., Swerdlow A.J., Tamimi R.M., Tapper W.J., Teras L.R., Terry M.B., Tollenaar R.A.E.M., Tomlinson I., Troester M.A., Truong T., Vachon C.M., Wang Q., Hurson A.N., Winqvist R., Wolk A., Ziogas A., Brauch H., Garcia-Closas M., Pharoah P.D.P., Easton D.F., Chenevix-Trench G., and Schmidt M.K.
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Given the high heterogeneity among breast tumors, associations between common germline genetic variants and survival that may exist within specific subgroups could go undetected in an unstratified set of breast cancer patients. METHOD(S): We performed genome-wide association analyses within 15 subgroups of breast cancer patients based on prognostic factors, including hormone receptors, tumor grade, age, and type of systemic treatment. Analyses were based on 91,686 female patients of European ancestry from the Breast Cancer Association Consortium, including 7531 breast cancer-specific deaths over a median follow-up of 8.1years. Cox regression was used to assess associations of common germline variants with 15-year and 5-year breast cancer-specific survival. We assessed the probability of these associations being true positives via the Bayesian false discovery probability (BFDP <0.15). RESULT(S): Evidence of associations with breast cancer-specific survival was observed in three patient subgroups, with variant rs5934618 in patients with grade 3 tumors (15-year-hazard ratio (HR) [95% confidence interval (CI)] 1.32 [1.20, 1.45], P = 1.4E-08, BFDP = 0.01, per G allele); variant rs4679741 in patients with ER-positive tumors treated with endocrine therapy (15-year-HR [95% CI] 1.18 [1.11, 1.26], P = 1.6E-07, BFDP = 0.09, per G allele); variants rs1106333 (15-year-HR [95% CI] 1.68 [1.39,2.03], P = 5.6E-08, BFDP = 0.12, per A allele) and rs78754389 (5-year-HR [95% CI] 1.79 [1.46,2.20], P = 1.7E-08, BFDP = 0.07, per A allele), in patients with ER-negative tumors treated with chemotherapy. CONCLUSION(S): We found evidence of four loci associated with breast cancer-specific survival within three patient subgroups. There was limited evidence for the existence of associations in other patient subgroups. However, the power for many subgroups is limited due to the low number of events. Even so, our results suggest that the impact of common germline genetic variants on br
Published: 2021

37. A transcriptome-wide association study identifies novel candidate susceptibility genes for pancreatic cancer.

Author: Hasan M., Zhang T., Xiao W., Albanes D., Andreotti G., Arslan A.A., Babic A., Bamlet W.R., Beane-Freeman L., Berndt S., Borgida A., Bracci P.M., Brais L., Brennan P., Bueno-De-Mesquita B., Buring J., Canzian F., Childs E.J., Cotterchio M., Du M., Duell E.J., Fuchs C., Gallinger S., Michael Gaziano J., Giles G.G., Giovannucci E., Goggins M., Goodman G.E., Goodman P.J., Haiman C., Hartge P., Helzlsouer K.J., Holly E.A., Klein E.A., Kogevinas M., Kurtz R.J., LeMarchand L., Malats N., Mannisto S., Milne R., Neale R.E., Ng K., Obazee O., Oberg A.L., Orlow I., Patel A.V., Peters U., Porta M., Rothman N., Scelo G., Sesso H.D., Severi G., Sieri S., Silverman D., Sund M., Tjonneland A., Thornquist M.D., Tobias G.S., Trichopoulou A., van Den Eeden S.K., Visvanathan K., Wactawski-Wende J., Wentzensen N., White E., Yu H., Yuan C., Zeleniuch-Jacquotte A., Hoover R., Brown K., Kooperberg C., Risch H.A., Jacobs E.J., Li D., Yu K., Shu X.-O., Chanock S.J., Wolpin B.M., Stolzenberg-Solomon R.Z., Chatterjee N., Klein A.P., Smith J.P., Kraft P., Shi J., Petersen G.M., Zheng W., Amundadottir L.T., Zhong J., Jermusyk A., Wu L., Hoskins J.W., Collins I., Mocci E., Zhang M., Song L., Chung C.C., Hasan M., Zhang T., Xiao W., Albanes D., Andreotti G., Arslan A.A., Babic A., Bamlet W.R., Beane-Freeman L., Berndt S., Borgida A., Bracci P.M., Brais L., Brennan P., Bueno-De-Mesquita B., Buring J., Canzian F., Childs E.J., Cotterchio M., Du M., Duell E.J., Fuchs C., Gallinger S., Michael Gaziano J., Giles G.G., Giovannucci E., Goggins M., Goodman G.E., Goodman P.J., Haiman C., Hartge P., Helzlsouer K.J., Holly E.A., Klein E.A., Kogevinas M., Kurtz R.J., LeMarchand L., Malats N., Mannisto S., Milne R., Neale R.E., Ng K., Obazee O., Oberg A.L., Orlow I., Patel A.V., Peters U., Porta M., Rothman N., Scelo G., Sesso H.D., Severi G., Sieri S., Silverman D., Sund M., Tjonneland A., Thornquist M.D., Tobias G.S., Trichopoulou A., van Den Eeden S.K., Visvanathan K., Wactawski-Wende J., Wentzensen N., White E., Yu H., Yuan C., Zeleniuch-Jacquotte A., Hoover R., Brown K., Kooperberg C., Risch H.A., Jacobs E.J., Li D., Yu K., Shu X.-O., Chanock S.J., Wolpin B.M., Stolzenberg-Solomon R.Z., Chatterjee N., Klein A.P., Smith J.P., Kraft P., Shi J., Petersen G.M., Zheng W., Amundadottir L.T., Zhong J., Jermusyk A., Wu L., Hoskins J.W., Collins I., Mocci E., Zhang M., Song L., and Chung C.C.
Abstract: Background: Although 20 pancreatic cancer susceptibility loci have been identified through genome-wide association studies in individuals of European ancestry, much of its heritability remains unexplained and the genes responsible largely unknown. Method(s): To discover novel pancreatic cancer risk loci and possible causal genes, we performed a pancreatic cancer transcriptome-wide association study in Europeans using three approaches: FUSION, MetaXcan, and Summary-MulTiXcan. We integrated genome-wide association studies summary statistics from 9040 pancreatic cancer cases and 12 496 controls, with gene expression prediction models built using transcriptome data from histologically normal pancreatic tissue samples (NCI Laboratory of Translational Genomics [n = 95] and Genotype-Tissue Expression v7 [n = 174] datasets) and data from 48 different tissues (Genotype-Tissue Expression v7, n = 74-421 samples). Result(s): We identified 25 genes whose genetically predicted expression was statistically significantly associated with pancreatic cancer risk (false discovery rate <.05), including 14 candidate genes at 11 novel loci (1p36.12: CELA3B; 9q31.1: SMC2, SMC2-AS1; 10q23.31: RP11-80H5.9; 12q13.13: SMUG1; 14q32.33: BTBD6; 15q23: HEXA; 15q26.1: RCCD1; 17q12: PNMT, CDK12, PGAP3; 17q22: SUPT4H1; 18q11.22:RP11-888D10.3; and 19p13.11: PGPEP1) and 11 at six known risk loci (5p15.33: TERT, CLPTM1L, ZDHHC11B; 7p14.1: INHBA; 9q34.2: ABO; 13q12.2: PDX1; 13q22.1: KLF5; and 16q23.1: WDR59, CFDP1, BCAR1, TMEM170A). The association for 12 of these genes (CELA3B, SMC2, and PNMT at novel risk loci and TERT, CLPTM1L, INHBA, ABO, PDX1, KLF5, WDR59, CFDP1, and BCAR1 at known loci) remained statistically significant after Bonferroni correction. Conclusion(s): By integrating gene expression and genotype data, we identified novel pancreatic cancer risk loci and candidate functional genes that warrant further investigation.Copyright © 2020 Oxford University Press. All rights reserved.
Published: 2021

38. Germline variants and breast cancer survival in patients with distant metastases at primary breast cancer diagnosis.

Author: Escala-Garcia M., Canisius S., Keeman R., Beesley J., Anton-Culver H., Arndt V., Augustinsson A., Becher H., Beckmann M.W., Behrens S., Bermisheva M., Bojesen S.E., Bolla M.K., Brenner H., Canzian F., Castelao J.E., Chang-Claude J., Chanock S.J., Couch F.J., Czene K., Daly M.B., Dennis J., Devilee P., Dork T., Dunning A.M., Easton D.F., Ekici A.B., Eliassen A.H., Fasching P.A., Flyger H., Gago-Dominguez M., Garcia-Closas M., Garcia-Saenz J.A., Geisler J., Giles G.G., Grip M., Gundert M., Hahnen E., Haiman C.A., Hakansson N., Hall P., Hamann U., Hartikainen J.M., Heemskerk-Gerritsen B.A.M., Hollestelle A., Hoppe R., Hopper J.L., Hunter D.J., Jacot W., Jakubowska A., John E.M., Jung A.Y., Kaaks R., Khusnutdinova E., Koppert L.B., Kraft P., Kristensen V.N., Kurian A.W., Lambrechts D., Le Marchand L., Lindblom A., Luben R.N., Lubinski J., Mannermaa A., Manoochehri M., Margolin S., Mavroudis D., Muranen T.A., Nevanlinna H., Olshan A.F., Olsson H., Park-Simon T.-W., Patel A.V., Peterlongo P., Pharoah P.D.P., Punie K., Radice P., Rennert G., Rennert H.S., Romero A., Roylance R., Rudiger T., Ruebner M., Saloustros E., Sawyer E.J., Schmutzler R.K., Schoemaker M.J., Scott C., Southey M.C., Surowy H., Swerdlow A.J., Tamimi R.M., Teras L.R., Thomas E., Tomlinson I., Troester M.A., Vachon C.M., Wang Q., Winqvist R., Wolk A., Ziogas A., Michailidou K., Chenevix-Trench G., Bachelot T., Schmidt M.K., Escala-Garcia M., Canisius S., Keeman R., Beesley J., Anton-Culver H., Arndt V., Augustinsson A., Becher H., Beckmann M.W., Behrens S., Bermisheva M., Bojesen S.E., Bolla M.K., Brenner H., Canzian F., Castelao J.E., Chang-Claude J., Chanock S.J., Couch F.J., Czene K., Daly M.B., Dennis J., Devilee P., Dork T., Dunning A.M., Easton D.F., Ekici A.B., Eliassen A.H., Fasching P.A., Flyger H., Gago-Dominguez M., Garcia-Closas M., Garcia-Saenz J.A., Geisler J., Giles G.G., Grip M., Gundert M., Hahnen E., Haiman C.A., Hakansson N., Hall P., Hamann U., Hartikainen J.M., Heemskerk-Gerritsen B.A.M., Hollestelle A., Hoppe R., Hopper J.L., Hunter D.J., Jacot W., Jakubowska A., John E.M., Jung A.Y., Kaaks R., Khusnutdinova E., Koppert L.B., Kraft P., Kristensen V.N., Kurian A.W., Lambrechts D., Le Marchand L., Lindblom A., Luben R.N., Lubinski J., Mannermaa A., Manoochehri M., Margolin S., Mavroudis D., Muranen T.A., Nevanlinna H., Olshan A.F., Olsson H., Park-Simon T.-W., Patel A.V., Peterlongo P., Pharoah P.D.P., Punie K., Radice P., Rennert G., Rennert H.S., Romero A., Roylance R., Rudiger T., Ruebner M., Saloustros E., Sawyer E.J., Schmutzler R.K., Schoemaker M.J., Scott C., Southey M.C., Surowy H., Swerdlow A.J., Tamimi R.M., Teras L.R., Thomas E., Tomlinson I., Troester M.A., Vachon C.M., Wang Q., Winqvist R., Wolk A., Ziogas A., Michailidou K., Chenevix-Trench G., Bachelot T., and Schmidt M.K.
Abstract: Breast cancer metastasis accounts for most of the deaths from breast cancer. Identification of germline variants associated with survival in aggressive types of breast cancer may inform understanding of breast cancer progression and assist treatment. In this analysis, we studied the associations between germline variants and breast cancer survival for patients with distant metastases at primary breast cancer diagnosis. We used data from the Breast Cancer Association Consortium (BCAC) including 1062 women of European ancestry with metastatic breast cancer, 606 of whom died of breast cancer. We identified two germline variants on chromosome 1, rs138569520 and rs146023652, significantly associated with breast cancer-specific survival (P=3.19x10-8 and 4.42x10-8). In silico analysis suggested a potential regulatory effect of the variants on the nearby target genes SDE2 and H3F3A. However, the variants showed no evidence of association in a smaller replication dataset. The validation dataset was obtained from the SNPs to Risk of Metastasis (StoRM) study and included 293 patients with metastatic primary breast cancer at diagnosis. Ultimately, larger replication studies are needed to confirm the identified associations.Copyright © 2021. The Author(s).
Published: 2021

39. Common genetic polymorphisms contribute to the association between chronic lymphocytic leukaemia and non-melanoma skin cancer

Author: IRAS OH Epidemiology Chemical Agents, dIRAS RA-2, Besson, C., Moore, A., Vajdic, C.M., de Sanjose, S., Camp, N.J., Smedby, K.E., Shanafelt, T.D., Morton, L.M., Brewer, J.D., Zablotska, L., Chung, C.C., Teras, L.R., Kleinstern, G., Monnereau, A., Kane, E., Benavente, Y., Purdue, M.P., Birmann, B.M., Link, B.K., Vermeulen, R.C.H., Spinelli, J.J., Albanes, D., Arslan, A.A., Miligi, L., Molina, T.J., Skibola, C.F., Cozen, W., Staines, A., Caporaso, N.E., Giles, G.G., Southey, M.C., Milne, R.L., Tinker, L.F., Severson, R.K., Melbye, M., Adami, H.-O., Glimelius, B., Bracci, P.M., Conde, L., Glenn, M., Curtin, K., Lan, Q., Zheng, T., Weinstein, S., Brooks-Wilson, A.R., Diver, W.R., Clavel, J., Vineis, P., Weiderpass, E., Becker, N., Boffetta, P., Brennan, P., Foretova, L., Maynadie, M., Weinberg, J.B., Sanna, S., Gambelunghe, A., Jackson, R.D., Hjalgrim, H., North, K.E., McKay, J., Offit, K., Vijai, J., Nieters, A., Engels, E.A., Chanock, S.J., Rothman, N., Cerhan, J.R., Slager, S.L., Han, J., Berndt, S.I., IRAS OH Epidemiology Chemical Agents, dIRAS RA-2, Besson, C., Moore, A., Vajdic, C.M., de Sanjose, S., Camp, N.J., Smedby, K.E., Shanafelt, T.D., Morton, L.M., Brewer, J.D., Zablotska, L., Chung, C.C., Teras, L.R., Kleinstern, G., Monnereau, A., Kane, E., Benavente, Y., Purdue, M.P., Birmann, B.M., Link, B.K., Vermeulen, R.C.H., Spinelli, J.J., Albanes, D., Arslan, A.A., Miligi, L., Molina, T.J., Skibola, C.F., Cozen, W., Staines, A., Caporaso, N.E., Giles, G.G., Southey, M.C., Milne, R.L., Tinker, L.F., Severson, R.K., Melbye, M., Adami, H.-O., Glimelius, B., Bracci, P.M., Conde, L., Glenn, M., Curtin, K., Lan, Q., Zheng, T., Weinstein, S., Brooks-Wilson, A.R., Diver, W.R., Clavel, J., Vineis, P., Weiderpass, E., Becker, N., Boffetta, P., Brennan, P., Foretova, L., Maynadie, M., Weinberg, J.B., Sanna, S., Gambelunghe, A., Jackson, R.D., Hjalgrim, H., North, K.E., McKay, J., Offit, K., Vijai, J., Nieters, A., Engels, E.A., Chanock, S.J., Rothman, N., Cerhan, J.R., Slager, S.L., Han, J., and Berndt, S.I.
Published: 2021

40. Breast Cancer Polygenic Risk Score and Contralateral Breast Cancer Risk

Author: Kramer, I., Hooning, M.J., Mavaddat, N., Hauptmann, M., Keeman, R., Steyerberg, E.W., Giardiello, D., Antoniou, A.C., Pharoah, P.D.P., Canisius, S., Abu-Ful, Z., Andrulis, I.L., Anton-Culver, H., Aronson, K.J., Augustinsson, A., Becher, H., Beckmann, M.W., Behrens, S., Benitez, J., Bermisheva, M., Bogdanova, N.V., Bojesen, S.E., Bolla, M.K., Bonanni, B., Brauch, H., Bremer, M., Brucker, S.Y., Burwinkel, B., Castelao, J.E., Chan, T.L., Chang-Claude, J., Chanock, S.J., Chenevix-Trench, G., Choi, J.Y., Clarke, C.L., Collee, J.M., Couch, F.J., Cox, A., Cross, S.S., Czene, K., Daly, M.B., Devilee, P., Dork, T., dos-Santos-Silva, I., Dunning, A.M., Dwek, M., Eccles, D.M., Evans, D.G., Fasching, P.A., Flyger, H., Gago-Dominguez, M., Garcia-Closas, M., Garcia-Saenz, J.A., Giles, G.G., Goldgar, D.E., Gonzalez-Neira, A., Haiman, C.A., Hakansson, N., Hamann, U., Hartman, M., Heemskerk-Gerritsen, B.A.M., Hollestelle, A., Hopper, J.L., Hou, M.F., Howell, A., Ito, H., Jakimovska, M., Jakubowska, A., Janni, W., John, E.M., Jung, A., Kang, D., Kets, C.M., Khusnutdinova, E., Ko, Y.D., Kristensen, V.N., Kurian, A.W., Kwong, A., Lambrechts, D., Marchand, L. le, Li, J.M., Lindblom, A., Mannermaa, A., Manoochehri, M., Margolin, S., Matsuo, K., Mavroudis, D., Meindl, A., Milne, R.L., Mulligan, A.M., Muranen, T.A., Neuhausen, S.L., Nevanlinna, H., Newman, W.G., Olshan, A.F., Olson, J.E., Olsson, H., Park-Simon, T.W., Peto, J., Petridis, C., Plaseska-Karanfilska, D., Presneau, N., Pylkas, K., Radice, P., Rennert, G., Romero, A., Roylance, R., Saloustros, E., Sawyer, E.J., Schmutzler, R.K., Schwentner, L., Scott, C., See, M.H., Shah, M., Shen, C.Y., Shu, X.O., Siesling, S., Slager, S., Sohn, C., Southey, M.C., Spinelli, J.J., Stone, J., Tapper, W.J., Tengstrom, M., Teo, S.H., Terry, M.B., Tollenaar, R.A.E.M., Tomlinson, I., Troester, M.A., Vachon, C.M., Ongeval, C. van, Veen, E.M. van, Winqvist, R., Wolk, A., Zheng, W., Ziogas, A., Easton, D.F., Hall, P., Schmidt, M.K., NBCS Collaborators, ABCTB Investigators, and kConFab Investigators
Subjects: parasitic diseases
Abstract: Previous research has shown that polygenic risk scores (PRSs) can be used to stratify women according to their risk of developing primary invasive breast cancer. This study aimed to evaluate the association between a recently validated PRS of 313 germline variants (PRS313) and contralateral breast cancer (CBC) risk. We included 56,068 women of European ancestry diagnosed with first invasive breast cancer from 1990 onward with follow-up from the Breast Cancer Association Consortium. Metachronous CBC risk (N = 1,027) according to the distribution of PRS313 was quantified using Cox regression analyses. We assessed PRS313 interaction with age at first diagnosis, family history, morphology, ER status, PR status, and HER2 status, and (neo)adjuvant therapy. In studies of Asian women, with limited follow-up, CBC risk associated with PRS313 was assessed using logistic regression for 340 women with CBC compared with 12,133 women with unilateral breast cancer. Higher PRS313 was associated with increased CBC risk: hazard ratio per standard deviation (SD) = 1.25 (95%CI = 1.18-1.33) for Europeans, and an OR per SD = 1.15 (95%CI = 1.02-1.29) for Asians. The absolute lifetime risks of CBC, accounting for death as competing risk, were 12.4% for European women at the 10th percentile and 20.5% at the 90th percentile of PRS313. We found no evidence of confounding by or interaction with individual characteristics, characteristics of the primary tumor, or treatment. The C-index for the PRS313 alone was 0.563 (95%CI = 0.547-0.586). In conclusion, PRS313 is an independent factor associated with CBC risk and can be incorporated into CBC risk prediction models to help improve stratification and optimize surveillance and treatment strategies.
Published: 2020

41. Genome-wide association study identifies 32 novel breast cancer susceptibility loci from overall and subtype-specific analyses

Author: Zhan, H.Y., Ahearn, T.U., Lecarpentier, J., Barnes, D., Beesley, J., Qi, G.H., Jiang, X., O'Mara, T.A., Zhao, N., Bolla, M.K., Dunning, A.M., Dennis, J., Wang, Q., Abu Ful, Z., Aittomaki, K., Andrulis, I.L., Anton-Culver, H., Arndt, V., Aronson, K.J., Arun, B.K., Auer, P.L., Azzollini, J., Barrowdale, D., Becher, H., Beckmann, M.W., Behrens, S., Benitez, J., Bermisheva, M., Bialkowska, K., Blanco, A., Blomqvist, C., Bogdanova, N.V., Bojesen, S.E., Bonanni, B., Bondavalli, D., Borg, A., Brauch, H., Brenner, H., Briceno, I., Broeks, A., Brucker, S.Y., Bruning, T., Burwinkel, B., Buys, S.S., Byers, H., Caldes, T., Caligo, M.A., Calvello, M., Campa, D., Castelao, J.E., Chang-Claude, J., Chanock, S.J., Christiaens, M., Christiansen, H., Chung, W.K., Claes, K.B.M., Clarke, C.L., Cornelissen, S., Couch, F.J., Cox, A., Cross, S.S., Czene, K., Daly, M.B., Devilee, P., Diez, O., Domchek, S.M., Dork, T., Dwek, M., Eccles, D.M., Ekici, A.B., Evans, D.G., Fasching, P.A., Figueroa, J., Foretova, L., Fostira, F., Friedman, E., Frost, D., Gago-Dominguez, M., Gapstur, S.M., Garber, J., Garcia-Saenz, J.A., Gaudet, M.M., Gayther, S.A., Giles, G.G., Godwin, A.K., Goldberg, M.S., Goldgar, D.E., Gonzalez-Neira, A., Greene, M.H., Gronwald, J., Guenel, P., Haberle, L., Hahnen, E., Haiman, C.A., Hake, C.R., Hall, P., Hamann, U., Harkness, E.F., Heemskerk-Gerritsen, B.A.M., Hillemanns, P., Hogervorst, F.B.L., Holleczek, B., Hollestelle, A., Hooning, M.J., Hoover, R.N., Hopper, J.L., Howell, A., Huebner, H., Hulick, P.J., Imyanitov, E.N., Isaacs, C., Izatt, L., Jager, A., Jakimovska, M., Jakubowska, A., James, P., Janavicius, R., Janni, W., John, E.M., Jones, M.E., Jung, A., Kaaks, R., Kapoor, P.M., Karlan, B.Y., Keeman, R., Khan, S., Khusnutdinova, E., Kitahara, C.M., Ko, Y.D., Konstantopoulou, I., Koppert, L.B., Koutros, S., Kristensen, V.N., Laenkholm, A.V., Lambrechts, D., Larsson, S.C., Laurent-Puig, P., Lazaro, C., Lazarova, E., Lejbkowicz, F., Leslie, G., Lesueur, F., Lindblom, A., Lissowska, J., W.Y. lo, Loud, J.T., Lubinski, J., Lukomska, A., MacInnis, R.J., Mannermaa, A., Manoochehri, M., Manoukian, S., Margolin, S., Martinez, M.E., Matricardi, L., McGuffog, L., McLean, C., Mebirouk, N., Meindl, A., Menon, U., Miller, A., Mingazheva, E., Montagna, M., Mulligan, A.M., Mulot, C., Muranen, T.A., Nathanson, K.L., Neuhausen, S.L., Nevanlinna, H., Neven, P., Newman, W.G., Nielsens, F.C., Nikitina-Zake, L., Nodora, J., Offit, K., Olah, E., Olopade, O.I., Olsson, H., Orr, N., Papi, L., Papp, J., Park-Simon, T.W., Parsons, M.T., Peissel, B., Peixoto, A., Peshkin, B., Peterlongo, P., Peto, J., Phillips, K.A., Piedmonte, M., Plaseska-Karanfilska, D., Prajzendanc, K., Prentice, R., Prokofyeva, D., Rack, B., Radice, P., Ramus, S.J., Rantala, J., Rashid, M.U., Rennert, G., Rennert, H.S., Risch, H.A., Romero, A., Rookus, M.A., Rubner, M., Rudiger, T., Saloustros, E., Sampson, S., Sandler, D.P., Sawyer, E.J., Scheuner, M.T., Schmutzler, R.K., Schneeweiss, A., Schoemaker, M.J., Schottker, B., Schurmann, P., Senter, L., Sharma, P., Sherman, M.E., Shu, X.O., Singer, C.F., Smichkoska, S., Soucy, P., Southey, M.C., Spinelli, J.J., Stone, J., Stoppa-Lyonnet, D., Swerdlow, A.J., Szabo, C.I., Tamimi, R.M., Tapper, W.J., Taylor, J.A., Teixeira, M.R., Terry, M., Thomassen, M., Thull, D.L., Tischkowitz, M., Toland, A.E., Tollenaar, R.A.E.M., Tomlinson, I., Torres, D., Troester, M.A., Truong, T., Tung, N., Untch, M., Vachon, C.M., Ouweland, A.M.W. van den, Kolk, L.E. van der, Veen, E.M. van, vanRensburg, E.J., Vega, A., Wappenschmidt, B., Weinberg, C.R., Weitzel, J.N., Wildiers, H., Winqvist, R., Wolk, A., Yang, X.H.R., Yannoukakos, D., Zheng, W., Zorn, K.K., Milne, R.L., Kraft, P., Simard, J., Pharoah, P.D.P., Michailidou, K., Antoniou, A.C., Schmidt, M.K., Chenevix-Trench, G., Easton, D.F., Chatterjee, N., Garcia-Closas, M., kConFab Investigators, ABCTB Investigators, EMBRACE Study, and GEMO Study Collaborators
Abstract: Genome-wide analysis identifies 32 loci associated with breast cancer susceptibility, accounting for estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 status and tumor grade.Breast cancer susceptibility variants frequently show heterogeneity in associations by tumor subtype(1-3). To identify novel loci, we performed a genome-wide association study including 133,384 breast cancer cases and 113,789 controls, plus 18,908 BRCA1 mutation carriers (9,414 with breast cancer) of European ancestry, using both standard and novel methodologies that account for underlying tumor heterogeneity by estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 status and tumor grade. We identified 32 novel susceptibility loci (P < 5.0 x 10(-8)), 15 of which showed evidence for associations with at least one tumor feature (false discovery rate < 0.05). Five loci showed associations (P < 0.05) in opposite directions between luminal and non-luminal subtypes. In silico analyses showed that these five loci contained cell-specific enhancers that differed between normal luminal and basal mammary cells. The genetic correlations between five intrinsic-like subtypes ranged from 0.35 to 0.80. The proportion of genome-wide chip heritability explained by all known susceptibility loci was 54.2% for luminal A-like disease and 37.6% for triple-negative disease. The odds ratios of polygenic risk scores, which included 330 variants, for the highest 1% of quantiles compared with middle quantiles were 5.63 and 3.02 for luminal A-like and triple-negative disease, respectively. These findings provide an improved understanding of genetic predisposition to breast cancer subtypes and will inform the development of subtype-specific polygenic risk scores.
Published: 2020

42. Lipid trait variants and the risk of non-hodgkin lymphoma subtypes: a mendelian randomization study

Author: Kleinstern, G., Camp, N.J., Berndt, S.I., Birmann, B.M., Nieters, A., Bracci, P.M., McKay, J.D., Ghesquieres, H., Lan, Q., Hjalgrim, H., Benavente, Y., Monnereau, A., Purdue, M.P., Zeleniuch-Jacquotte, A., Giles, G.G., Vermeulen, R., Cocco, P., Albanes, D., Teras, L.R., Brooks-Wilson, A.R., Vajdic, C.M., Kane, E., Caporaso, N.E., Smedby, K.E., Salles, G., Vijai, J., Chanock, S.J., Skibola, C.F., Rothman, N., Slager, S.L., Cerhan, J.R., IRAS OH Epidemiology Chemical Agents, and dIRAS RA-2
Abstract: Background: Lipid traits have been inconsistently linked to risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). We examined the association of genetically predicted lipid traits with risk of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), follicular lymphoma (FL), and marginal zone lymphoma (MZL) using Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis. Methods: Genome-wide association study data from the InterLymph Consortium were available for 2,661 DLBCLs, 2,179 CLLs, 2,142 FLs, 824 MZLs, and 6,221 controls. SNPs associated (P < 5 × 10−8) with high-density lipoprotein (HDL, n = 164), low-density lipoprotein (LDL, n = 137), total cholesterol (TC, n = 161), and triglycerides (TG, n = 123) were used as instrumental variables (IV), explaining 14.6%, 27.7%, 16.8%, and 12.8% of phenotypic variation, respectively. Associations between each lipid trait and NHL subtype were calculated using the MR inverse variance–weighted method, estimating odds ratios (OR) per standard deviation and 95% confidence intervals (CI). Results: HDL was positively associated with DLBCL (OR = 1.14; 95% CI, 1.00–1.30) and MZL (OR = 1.09; 95% CI, 1.01–1.18), while TG was inversely associated with MZL risk (OR = 0.90; 95% CI, 0.83–0.99), all at nominal significance (P < 0.05). A positive trend was observed for HDL with FL risk (OR = 1.08; 95% CI, 0.99–1.19; P = 0.087). No associations were noteworthy after adjusting for multiple testing. Conclusions: We did not find evidence of a clear or strong association of these lipid traits with the most common NHL subtypes. While these IVs have been previously linked to other cancers, our findings do not support any causal associations with these NHL subtypes. Impact: Our results suggest that prior reported inverse associations of lipid traits are not likely to be causal and could represent reverse causality or confounding.
Published: 2020

43. Tuberculosis infection and lung adenocarcinoma: Mendelian randomization and pathway analysis of genome-wide association study data from never-smoking Asian women

Author: Wong, J.Y.Y., Hsiung, C.A., Matsuo, K., Wong, M.P., Seow, W.J., Song, M., Chang, I.-S., Chatterjee, N., Hu, W., Wu, C., Mitsudomi, T., Zheng, W., Kim, J.H., Seow, A., Caporaso, N.E., Shin, M.-H., Chung, L.P., An, S.-J., Zheng, H., Yatabe, Y., Kim, Y.T., Cai, Q., Kim, Y.-C., Bassig, B.A., Ho, J.C.M., Ji, B.-T., Daigo, Y., Ito, H., Momozawa, Y., Ashikawa, K., Kamatani, Y., Honda, T., Hosgood, H.D., Sakamoto, H., Kunitoh, H., Tsuta, K., Watanabe, S.-I., Kubo, M., Miyagi, Y., Nakayama, H., Matsumoto, S., Tsuboi, M., Goto, K., Song, L., Hua, X., Takahashi, A., Goto, A., Minamiya, Y., Shimizu, K., Tanaka, K., Wei, F., Matsuda, F., Kim, Y.H., Oh, I.-J., Song, F., Su, W.-C., Chang, G.-C., Chen, K.-Y., Chien, L.-H., Xiang, Y.-B., Kweon, S.-S., Lee, K.-M., Blechter, B., Qian, B., Lu, D., Jeon, H.-S., Hsiao, C.-F., Sung, J.S., Tsai, Y.-H., Jung, Y.J., Chung, C.C., Burdett, L., Yeager, M., Hutchinson, A., Berndt, S.I., Pang, H., Choi, J.E., Park, K.H., Sung, S.W., Zhu, M., Guan, P., Tan, W., Hsin, M., Sit, K.-Y., Ho, J., Choi, Y.Y., Kim, J.S., Yoon, H.I., Park, I.K., Xu, P., He, Q., Perng, R.-P., Vermeulen, R., Lim, W.-Y., Chen, K.-C., Jin, L., Jiang, S.-S., Yamaji, T., Hicks, B., Wyatt, K., Dai, J., Jin, G., Song, B., Cheng, S., Cui, P., Iwasaki, M., Shimazu, T., Tsugane, S., Fei, K., Wu, G., Lin, H.-C., Fang, Y.-H., Tsai, F.-Y., Hsieh, W.-S., Yu, J., Stevens, V.L., Laird-Offringa, I.A., Marconett, C.N., Rieswijk, L., Chao, A., Shu, X.-O., Lin, D., Chen, K., Zhou, B., Kohno, T., Shen, H., Chanock, S.J., Rothman, N., Lan, Q., IRAS OH Epidemiology Chemical Agents, and dIRAS RA-2
Subjects: Lung adenocarcinoma, Pathway analysis, Mendelian randomization, Tuberculosis, Lung cancer
Abstract: We investigated whether genetic susceptibility to tuberculosis (TB) influences lung adenocarcinoma development among never-smokers using TB genome-wide association study (GWAS) results within the Female Lung Cancer Consortium in Asia. Pathway analysis with the adaptive rank truncated product method was used to assess the association between a TB-related gene-set and lung adenocarcinoma using GWAS data from 5512 lung adenocarcinoma cases and 6277 controls. The gene-set consisted of 31 genes containing known/suggestive associations with genetic variants from previous TB-GWAS. Subsequently, we followed-up with Mendelian Randomization to evaluate the association between TB and lung adenocarcinoma using three genome-wide significant variants from previous TB-GWAS in East Asians. The TB-related gene-set was associated with lung adenocarcinoma (p = 0.016). Additionally, the Mendelian Randomization showed an association between TB and lung adenocarcinoma (OR = 1.31, 95% CI: 1.03, 1.66, p = 0.027). Our findings support TB as a causal risk factor for lung cancer development among never-smoking Asian women.
Published: 2020

44. Circulating bilirubin levels and risk of colorectal cancer: serological and Mendelian randomization analyses

Author: Seyed Khoei, N., Jenab, M., Murphy, N., Banbury, B.L., Carreras-Torres, R., Viallon, V., Kühn, T., Bueno-de-Mesquita, B., Aleksandrova, K., Cross, A.J., Weiderpass, E., Stepien, M., Bulmer, A., Tjønneland, A., Boutron-Ruault, M.C., Severi, G., Carbonnel, F., Katzke, V., Boeing, H., Bergmann, M.M., Trichopoulou, A., Karakatsani, A., Martimianaki, G., Palli, D., Tagliabue, G., Panico, S., Tumino, R., Sacerdote, C., Skeie, G., Merino, S., Bonet, C., Rodríguez-Barranco, M., Gil, L., Chirlaque, M.D., Ardanaz, E., Myte, R., Hultdin, J., Perez-Cornago, A., Aune, D., Tsilidis, K.K., Albanes, D., Baron, J.A., Berndt, S.I., Bézieau, S., Brenner, H., Campbell, P.T., Casey, G., Chang-Claude, J., Chanock, S.J., Cotterchio, M., Gallinger, S., Gruber, S.B., Haile, R.W., Hampe, J., Hoffmeister, M., Hopper, J.L., Hsu, L., Huyghe, J.R., Jenkins, M.A., Joshi, A.D., Kampman, E., Larsson, S.C., Le Marchand, L., Li, C.I., Li, L., Lindblom, A., Lindor, N.M., Martín, V., Moreno, V., Newcomb, P.A., Offit, K., Ogino, S., Parfrey, P.S., Pharoah, P.D.P., Rennert, G., Sakoda, L.C., Schafmayer, C., Schmit, S.L., Schoen, R.E., Slattery, M.L., Thibodeau, S.N., Ulrich, C.M., van Duijnhoven, F.J.B., Weigl, K., Weinstein, S.J., White, E., Wolk, A., Woods, M.O., Wu, A.H., Zhang, X., Ferrari, P., Anton, G., Peters, A., Peters, U., Gunter, M.J., Wagner, K.H., and Freisling, H.
Subjects: Bilirubin, Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Anti-oxidants, Mendelian Randomization Analysis
Abstract: Background Bilirubin, a byproduct of hemoglobin breakdown and purported anti-oxidant, is thought to be cancer preventive. We conducted complementary serological and Mendelian randomization (MR) analyses to investigate whether alterations in circulating levels of bilirubin are associated with risk of colorectal cancer (CRC). We decided a priori to perform analyses separately in men and women based on suggestive evidence that associations may differ by sex. Methods In a case-control study nested in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC), pre-diagnostic unconjugated bilirubin (UCB, the main component of total bilirubin) concentrations were measured by high-performance liquid chromatography in plasma samples of 1386 CRC cases and their individually matched controls. Additionally, 115 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) robustly associated (P < 5 x 10(-8)) with circulating total bilirubin were instrumented in a 2-sample MR to test for a potential causal effect of bilirubin on CRC risk in 52,775 CRC cases and 45,940 matched controls in the Genetics and Epidemiology of Colorectal Cancer Consortium (GECCO), the Colon Cancer Family Registry (CCFR), and the Colorectal Transdisciplinary (CORECT) study. Results The associations between circulating UCB levels and CRC risk differed by sex (P-heterogeneity = 0.008). Among men, higher levels of UCB were positively associated with CRC risk (odds ratio [OR] = 1.19, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.04-1.36; per 1-SD increment of log-UCB). In women, an inverse association was observed (OR = 0.86 (0.76-0.97)). In the MR analysis of the mainUGT1A1SNP (rs6431625), genetically predicted higher levels of total bilirubin were associated with a 7% increase in CRC risk in men (OR = 1.07 (1.02-1.12);P = 0.006; per 1-SD increment of total bilirubin), while there was no association in women (OR = 1.01 (0.96-1.06);P = 0.73). Raised bilirubin levels, predicted by instrumental variables excluding rs6431625, were suggestive of an inverse association with CRC in men, but not in women. These differences by sex did not reach formal statistical significance (P-heterogeneity >= 0.2). Conclusions Additional insight into the relationship between circulating bilirubin and CRC is needed in order to conclude on a potential causal role of bilirubin in CRC development.
Published: 2020

45. Genome-wide gene⇓diabetes and gene⇓obesity interaction scan in 8,255 cases and 11,900 controls from panscan and PanC4 consortia

Author: Tang, H. Jiang, L. Stolzenberg-Solomon, R.Z. Arslan, A.A. Beane Freeman, L.E. Bracci, P.M. Brennan, P. Canzian, F. Du, M. Gallinger, S. Giles, G.G. Goodman, P.J. Kooperberg, C. Le Marchand, L. Neale, R.E. Shu, X.-O. Visvanathan, K. White, E. Zheng, W. Albanes, D. Andreotti, G. Babic, A. Bamlet, W.R. Berndt, S.I. Blackford, A. Bueno-De-Mesquita, B. Buring, J.E. Campa, D. Chanock, S.J. Childs, E. Duell, E.J. Fuchs, C. Michael Gaziano, J. Goggins, M. Hartge, P. Hassam, M.H. Holly, E.A. Hoover, R.N. Hung, R.J. Kurtz, R.C. Lee, I.-M. Malats, N. Milne, R.L. Ng, K. Oberg, A.L. Orlow, I. Peters, U. Porta, M. Rabe, K.G. Rothman, N. Scelo, G. Sesso, H.D. Silverman, D.T. Thompson, I.M. Tjønneland, A. Trichopoulou, A. Wactawski-Wende, J. Wentzensen, N. Wilkens, L.R. Yu, H. Zeleniuch-Jacquotte, A. Amundadottir, L.T. Jacobs, E.J. Petersen, G.M. Wolpin, B.M. Risch, H.A. Chatterjee, N. Klein, A.P. Li, D. Kraft, P. Wei, P.
Abstract: Background: Obesity and diabetes are major modifiable risk factors for pancreatic cancer. Interactions between genetic variants and diabetes/obesity have not previously been comprehensively investigated in pancreatic cancer at the genome-wide level. Methods: We conducted a gene–environment interaction (GxE) analysis including 8,255 cases and 11,900 controls from four pancreatic cancer genome-wide association study (GWAS) datasets (Pancreatic Cancer Cohort Consortium I–III and Pancreatic Cancer Case Control Consortium). Obesity (body mass index ≥30 kg/m2) and diabetes (duration ≥3 years) were the environmental variables of interest. Approximately 870,000 SNPs (minor allele frequency ≥0.005, genotyped in at least one dataset) were analyzed. Case–control (CC), case-only (CO), and joint-effect test methods were used for SNP-level GxE analysis. As a complementary approach, gene-based GxE analysis was also performed. Age, sex, study site, and principal components accounting for population substructure were included as covariates. Meta-analysis was applied to combine individual GWAS summary statistics. Results: No genome-wide significant interactions (departures from a log-additive odds model) with diabetes or obesity were detected at the SNP level by the CC or CO approaches. The joint-effect test detected numerous genome-wide significant GxE signals in the GWAS main effects top hit regions, but the significance diminished after adjusting for the GWAS top hits. In the gene-based analysis, a significant interaction of diabetes with variants in the FAM63A (family with sequence similarity 63 member A) gene (significance threshold P < 1.25 106) was observed in the meta-analysis (PGxE ¼ 1.2 106, PJoint ¼ 4.2 107). Conclusions: This analysis did not find significant GxE interactions at the SNP level but found one significant interaction with diabetes at the gene level. A larger sample size might unveil additional genetic factors via GxE scans. Impact: This study may contribute to discovering the mechanism of diabetes-associated pancreatic cancer. © 2020 American Association for Cancer Research.
Published: 2020

46. Inherited variants at 3q13.33 and 3p24.1 are associated with risk of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and implicate immune pathways

Author: Kleinstern, G., Yan, H., Hildebrandt, M.A.T., Vijai, J., Berndt, S.I., Ghesquières, H., McKay, J., Nieters, A., Ye, Y., Monnereau, A., Brooks-Wilson, A.R., Lan, Q., Melbye, M., Jackson, R.D., Teras, L.R., Purdue, M.P., Vajdic, C.M., Vermeulen, R.C.H., Giles, G.G., Cocco, P.L., Birmann, B.M., Kraft, P., Albanes, D., Zeleniuch-Jacquotte, A., Crouch, S., Sarangi, V., Asmann, Y., Offit, K., Salles, G., Smedby, K.E., Skibola, C.F., Slager, S.L., Rothman, N., Chanock, S.J., Cerhan, J.R., IRAS OH Epidemiology Chemical Agents, and dIRAS RA-2
Abstract: We previously identified five single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) at four susceptibility loci for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) in individuals of European ancestry through a large genome-wide association study (GWAS). To further elucidate genetic susceptibility to DLBCL, we sought to validate two loci at 3q13.33 and 3p24.1 that were suggestive in the original GWAS with additional genotyping. In the meta-analysis (5662 cases and 9237 controls) of the four original GWAS discovery scans and three replication studies, the 3q13.33 locus (rs9831894; minor allele frequency [MAF] = 0.40) was associated with DLBCL risk [odds ratio (OR) = 0.83, P = 3.62 × 10−13]. rs9831894 is in linkage disequilibrium (LD) with additional variants that are part of a super-enhancer that physically interacts with promoters of CD86 and ILDR1. In the meta-analysis (5510 cases and 12 817 controls) of the four GWAS discovery scans and four replication studies, the 3p24.1 locus (rs6773363; MAF = 0.45) was also associated with DLBCL risk (OR = 1.20, P = 2.31 × 10−12). This SNP is 29 426-bp upstream of the nearest gene EOMES and in LD with additional SNPs that are part of a highly lineage-specific and tumor-acquired super-enhancer that shows long-range interaction with AZI2 promoter. These loci provide additional evidence for the role of immune function in the etiology of DLBCL, the most common lymphoma subtype.
Published: 2020

47. Genome-wide association meta-analyses combining multiple risk phenotypes provide insights into the genetic architecture of cutaneous melanoma susceptibility

Author: Landi, M.T. Bishop, D.T. MacGregor, S. Machiela, M.J. Stratigos, A.J. Ghiorzo, P. Brossard, M. Calista, D. Choi, J. Fargnoli, M.C. Zhang, T. Rodolfo, M. Trower, A.J. Menin, C. Martinez, J. Hadjisavvas, A. Song, L. Stefanaki, I. Scolyer, R. Yang, R. Goldstein, A.M. Potrony, M. Kypreou, K.P. Pastorino, L. Queirolo, P. Pellegrini, C. Cattaneo, L. Zawistowski, M. Gimenez-Xavier, P. Rodriguez, A. Elefanti, L. Manoukian, S. Rivoltini, L. Smith, B.H. Loizidou, M.A. Del Regno, L. Massi, D. Mandala, M. Khosrotehrani, K. Akslen, L.A. Amos, C.I. Andresen, P.A. Avril, M.-F. Azizi, E. Soyer, H.P. Bataille, V. Dalmasso, B. Bowdler, L.M. Burdon, K.P. Chen, W.V. Codd, V. Craig, J.E. Dębniak, T. Falchi, M. Fang, S. Friedman, E. Simi, S. Galan, P. Garcia-Casado, Z. Gillanders, E.M. Gordon, S. Green, A. Gruis, N.A. Hansson, J. Harland, M. Harris, J. Helsing, P. Henders, A. Hočevar, M. Höiom, V. Hunter, D. Ingvar, C. Kumar, R. Lang, J. Lathrop, G.M. Lee, J.E. Li, X. Lubiński, J. Mackie, R.M. Malt, M. Malvehy, J. McAloney, K. Mohamdi, H. Molven, A. Moses, E.K. Neale, R.E. Novaković, S. Nyholt, D.R. Olsson, H. Orr, N. Fritsche, L.G. Puig-Butille, J.A. Qureshi, A.A. Radford-Smith, G.L. Randerson-Moor, J. Requena, C. Rowe, C. Samani, N.J. Sanna, M. Schadendorf, D. Schulze, H.-J. Simms, L.A. Smithers, M. Song, F. Swerdlow, A.J. van der Stoep, N. Kukutsch, N.A. Visconti, A. Wallace, L. Ward, S.V. Wheeler, L. Sturm, R.A. Hutchinson, A. Jones, K. Malasky, M. Vogt, A. Zhou, W. Pooley, K.A. Elder, D.E. Han, J. Hicks, B. Hayward, N.K. Kanetsky, P.A. Brummett, C. Montgomery, G.W. Olsen, C.M. Hayward, C. Dunning, A.M. Martin, N.G. Evangelou, E. Mann, G.J. Long, G. Pharoah, P.D.P. Easton, D.F. Barrett, J.H. Cust, A.E. Abecasis, G. Duffy, D.L. Whiteman, D.C. Gogas, H. De Nicolo, A. Tucker, M.A. Newton-Bishop, J.A. Peris, K. Chanock, S.J. Demenais, F. Brown, K.M. Puig, S. Nagore, E. Shi, J. Iles, M.M. Law, M.H. GenoMEL Consortium Q-MEGA QTWIN Investigators ATHENS Melanoma Study Group 23andMe The SDH Study Group IBD Investigators Essen-Heidelberg Investigators AMFS Investigators MelaNostrum Consortium
Abstract: Most genetic susceptibility to cutaneous melanoma remains to be discovered. Meta-analysis genome-wide association study (GWAS) of 36,760 cases of melanoma (67% newly genotyped) and 375,188 controls identified 54 significant (P < 5 × 10−8) loci with 68 independent single nucleotide polymorphisms. Analysis of risk estimates across geographical regions and host factors suggests the acral melanoma subtype is uniquely unrelated to pigmentation. Combining this meta-analysis with GWAS of nevus count and hair color, and transcriptome association approaches, uncovered 31 potential secondary loci for a total of 85 cutaneous melanoma susceptibility loci. These findings provide insights into cutaneous melanoma genetic architecture, reinforcing the importance of nevogenesis, pigmentation and telomere maintenance, together with identifying potential new pathways for cutaneous melanoma pathogenesis. © 2020, This is a U.S. government work and not under copyright protection in the U.S.; foreign copyright protection may apply.
Published: 2020

48. Circulating bilirubin levels and risk of colorectal cancer: Serological and Mendelian randomization analyses

Author: Seyed Khoei, N. Jenab, M. Murphy, N. Banbury, B.L. Carreras-Torres, R. Viallon, V. Kühn, T. Bueno-De-Mesquita, B. Aleksandrova, K. Cross, A.J. Weiderpass, E. Stepien, M. Bulmer, A. Tjønneland, A. Boutron-Ruault, M.-C. Severi, G. Carbonnel, F. Katzke, V. Boeing, H. Bergmann, M.M. Trichopoulou, A. Karakatsani, A. Martimianaki, G. Palli, D. Tagliabue, G. Panico, S. Tumino, R. Sacerdote, C. Skeie, G. Merino, S. Bonet, C. Rodríguez-Barranco, M. Gil, L. Chirlaque, M.-D. Ardanaz, E. Myte, R. Hultdin, J. Perez-Cornago, A. Aune, D. Tsilidis, K.K. Albanes, D. Baron, J.A. Berndt, S.I. Bézieau, S. Brenner, H. Campbell, P.T. Casey, G. Chan, A.T. Chang-Claude, J. Chanock, S.J. Cotterchio, M. Gallinger, S. Gruber, S.B. Haile, R.W. Hampe, J. Hoffmeister, M. Hopper, J.L. Hsu, L. Huyghe, J.R. Jenkins, M.A. Joshi, A.D. Kampman, E. Larsson, S.C. Le Marchand, L. Li, C.I. Li, L. Lindblom, A. Lindor, N.M. Martín, V. Moreno, V. Newcomb, P.A. Offit, K. Ogino, S. Parfrey, P.S. Pharoah, P.D.P. Rennert, G. Sakoda, L.C. Schafmayer, C. Schmit, S.L. Schoen, R.E. Slattery, M.L. Thibodeau, S.N. Ulrich, C.M. Van Duijnhoven, F.J.B. Weigl, K. Weinstein, S.J. White, E. Wolk, A. Woods, M.O. Wu, A.H. Zhang, X. Ferrari, P. Anton, G. Peters, A. Peters, U. Gunter, M.J. Wagner, K.-H. Freisling, H.
Abstract: Background: Bilirubin, a byproduct of hemoglobin breakdown and purported anti-oxidant, is thought to be cancer preventive. We conducted complementary serological and Mendelian randomization (MR) analyses to investigate whether alterations in circulating levels of bilirubin are associated with risk of colorectal cancer (CRC). We decided a priori to perform analyses separately in men and women based on suggestive evidence that associations may differ by sex. Methods: In a case-control study nested in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC), pre-diagnostic unconjugated bilirubin (UCB, the main component of total bilirubin) concentrations were measured by high-performance liquid chromatography in plasma samples of 1386 CRC cases and their individually matched controls. Additionally, 115 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) robustly associated (P < 5 × 10-8) with circulating total bilirubin were instrumented in a 2-sample MR to test for a potential causal effect of bilirubin on CRC risk in 52,775 CRC cases and 45,940 matched controls in the Genetics and Epidemiology of Colorectal Cancer Consortium (GECCO), the Colon Cancer Family Registry (CCFR), and the Colorectal Transdisciplinary (CORECT) study. Results: The associations between circulating UCB levels and CRC risk differed by sex (P heterogeneity = 0.008). Among men, higher levels of UCB were positively associated with CRC risk (odds ratio [OR] = 1.19, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.04-1.36; per 1-SD increment of log-UCB). In women, an inverse association was observed (OR = 0.86 (0.76-0.97)). In the MR analysis of the main UGT1A1 SNP (rs6431625), genetically predicted higher levels of total bilirubin were associated with a 7% increase in CRC risk in men (OR = 1.07 (1.02-1.12); P = 0.006; per 1-SD increment of total bilirubin), while there was no association in women (OR = 1.01 (0.96-1.06); P = 0.73). Raised bilirubin levels, predicted by instrumental variables excluding rs6431625, were suggestive of an inverse association with CRC in men, but not in women. These differences by sex did not reach formal statistical significance (P heterogeneity ≥ 0.2). Conclusions: Additional insight into the relationship between circulating bilirubin and CRC is needed in order to conclude on a potential causal role of bilirubin in CRC development. © 2020 The Author(s).
Published: 2020

49. Genetically Determined Height and Risk of Non-hodgkin Lymphoma

Author: Moore, A., Kane, E., Panagiotou, O.A., Teras, L.R., Monnereau, A., Wong Doo, N., Machiela, M.J., Skibola, C.F., Slager, S.L., Salles, G., Camp, N.J., Bracci, P.M., Nieters, A., Vermeulen, R.C.H., Vijai, J., Smedby, K.E., Vajdic, C.M., Cozen, W., Spinelli, J.J., Hjalgrim, H., Giles, G.G., Link, B.K., Clavel, J., Arslan, A.A., Purdue, M.P., Tinker, L.F., Albanes, D., Ferri, G.M., Habermann, T.M., Adami, H.-O., Becker, N., Benavente, Y., Bisanzi, S., Boffetta, P., Brennan, P., Brooks-Wilson, A.R., Canzian, F., Conde, L., Cox, D.G., Curtin, K., Foretova, L., Gapstur, S.M., Ghesquières, H., Glenn, M., Glimelius, B., Jackson, R.D., Lan, Q., Liebow, M., Maynadie, M., McKay, J., Melbye, M., Miligi, L., Milne, R.L., Molina, T.J., Morton, L.M., North, K.E., Offit, K., Padoan, M., Piro, S., Ravichandran, V., Riboli, E., de Sanjose, S., Severson, R.K., Southey, M.C., Staines, A., Stewart, C., Travis, R.C., Weiderpass, E., Weinstein, S., Zheng, T., Chanock, S.J., Chatterjee, N., Rothman, N., Birmann, B.M., Cerhan, J.R., Berndt, S.I., IRAS OH Epidemiology Chemical Agents, and dIRAS RA-2
Subjects: follicular lymphoma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, polygenic risk score, diffuse large B-celllymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, genetics, marginal zone lymphoma, height
Abstract: Although the evidence is not consistent, epidemiologic studies have suggested that taller adult height may be associated with an increased risk of some non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) subtypes. Height is largely determined by genetic factors, but how these genetic factors may contribute to NHL risk is unknown. We investigated the relationship between genetic determinants of height and NHL risk using data from eight genome-wide association studies (GWAS) comprising 10,629 NHL cases, including 3,857 diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), 2,847 follicular lymphoma (FL), 3,100 chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), and 825 marginal zone lymphoma (MZL) cases, and 9,505 controls of European ancestry. We evaluated genetically predicted height by constructing polygenic risk scores using 833 height-associated SNPs. We used logistic regression to estimate odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for association between genetically determined height and the risk of four NHL subtypes in each GWAS and then used fixed-effect meta-analysis to combine subtype results across studies. We found suggestive evidence between taller genetically determined height and increased CLL risk (OR = 1.08, 95% CI = 1.00–1.17, p = 0.049), which was slightly stronger among women (OR = 1.15, 95% CI: 1.01–1.31, p = 0.036). No significant associations were observed with DLBCL, FL, or MZL. Our findings suggest that there may be some shared genetic factors between CLL and height, but other endogenous or environmental factors may underlie reported epidemiologic height associations with other subtypes.
Published: 2020

50. Two truncating variants in FANCC and breast cancer risk.

Author: Gaudet M.M., Kaaks R., Kang D., Kwong A., Lambrechts D., Marchand L.L., Li J., Lindstrom S., Linet M., Lo W.-Y., Long J., Lophatananon A., Lubinski J., Manoochehri M., Manoukian S., Margolin S., Martinez E., Matsuo K., Mavroudis D., Meindl A., Menon U., Milne R.L., Mohd Taib N.A., Muir K., Mulligan A.M., Neuhausen S.L., Nevanlinna H., Neven P., Newman W.G., Offit K., Olopade O.I., Olshan A.F., Olson J.E., Olsson H., Park S.K., Park-Simon T.-W., Peto J., Plaseska-Karanfilska D., Pohl-Rescigno E., Presneau N., Rack B., Radice P., Rashid M.U., Rennert G., Rennert H.S., Romero A., Ruebner M., Saloustros E., Schmidt M.K., Schmutzler R.K., Schneider M.O., Schoemaker M.J., Scott C., Shen C.-Y., Shu X.-O., Simard J., Slager S., Smichkoska S., Southey M.C., Spinelli J.J., Stone J., Surowy H., Swerdlow A.J., Tamimi R.M., Tapper W.J., Teo S.H., Terry M.B., Toland A.E., Tollenaar R.A.E.M., Torres D., Torres-Mejia G., Troester M.A., Truong T., Tsugane S., Untch M., Vachon C.M., Ouweland A.M.W.V.D., Veen E.M.V., Vijai J., Wendt C., Wolk A., Yu J.-C., Zheng W., Ziogas A., Ziv E., Dunning A.M., Pharoah P.D.P., Schindler D., Devilee P., Easton D.F., Hopper J.L., Howell T., Huo D., Ito H., Iwasaki M., Jakubowska A., Janni W., John E.M., Dork T., Peterlongo P., Mannermaa A., Bolla M.K., Wang Q., Dennis J., Ahearn T., Andrulis I.L., Anton-Culver H., Arndt V., Aronson K.J., Augustinsson A., Freeman L.E.B., Beckmann M.W., Beeghly-Fadiel A., Behrens S., Bermisheva M., Blomqvist C., Bogdanova N.V., Bojesen S.E., Brauch H., Brenner H., Burwinkel B., Canzian F., Chan T.L., Chang-Claude J., Chanock S.J., Choi J.-Y., Christiansen H., Clarke C.L., Couch F.J., Czene K., Daly M.B., Dos-Santos-Silva I., Dwek M., Eccles D.M., Ekici A.B., Eriksson M., Evans D.G., Fasching P.A., Figueroa J., Flyger H., Fritschi L., Gabrielson M., Gago-Dominguez M., Gao C., Gapstur S.M., Garcia-Closas M., Garcia-Saenz J.A., Jung A., Giles G.G., Goldberg M.S., Goldgar D.E., Guenel P., Haeberle L., Haiman C.A., Hakansson N., Hall P., Hamann U., Hartman M., Hauke J., Hein A., Hillemanns P., Hogervorst F.B.L., Hooning M.J., Kapoor P.M., Khusnutdinova E., Kim S.-W., Kitahara C.M., Koutros S., Kraft P., Kristensen V.N., Gaudet M.M., Kaaks R., Kang D., Kwong A., Lambrechts D., Marchand L.L., Li J., Lindstrom S., Linet M., Lo W.-Y., Long J., Lophatananon A., Lubinski J., Manoochehri M., Manoukian S., Margolin S., Martinez E., Matsuo K., Mavroudis D., Meindl A., Menon U., Milne R.L., Mohd Taib N.A., Muir K., Mulligan A.M., Neuhausen S.L., Nevanlinna H., Neven P., Newman W.G., Offit K., Olopade O.I., Olshan A.F., Olson J.E., Olsson H., Park S.K., Park-Simon T.-W., Peto J., Plaseska-Karanfilska D., Pohl-Rescigno E., Presneau N., Rack B., Radice P., Rashid M.U., Rennert G., Rennert H.S., Romero A., Ruebner M., Saloustros E., Schmidt M.K., Schmutzler R.K., Schneider M.O., Schoemaker M.J., Scott C., Shen C.-Y., Shu X.-O., Simard J., Slager S., Smichkoska S., Southey M.C., Spinelli J.J., Stone J., Surowy H., Swerdlow A.J., Tamimi R.M., Tapper W.J., Teo S.H., Terry M.B., Toland A.E., Tollenaar R.A.E.M., Torres D., Torres-Mejia G., Troester M.A., Truong T., Tsugane S., Untch M., Vachon C.M., Ouweland A.M.W.V.D., Veen E.M.V., Vijai J., Wendt C., Wolk A., Yu J.-C., Zheng W., Ziogas A., Ziv E., Dunning A.M., Pharoah P.D.P., Schindler D., Devilee P., Easton D.F., Hopper J.L., Howell T., Huo D., Ito H., Iwasaki M., Jakubowska A., Janni W., John E.M., Dork T., Peterlongo P., Mannermaa A., Bolla M.K., Wang Q., Dennis J., Ahearn T., Andrulis I.L., Anton-Culver H., Arndt V., Aronson K.J., Augustinsson A., Freeman L.E.B., Beckmann M.W., Beeghly-Fadiel A., Behrens S., Bermisheva M., Blomqvist C., Bogdanova N.V., Bojesen S.E., Brauch H., Brenner H., Burwinkel B., Canzian F., Chan T.L., Chang-Claude J., Chanock S.J., Choi J.-Y., Christiansen H., Clarke C.L., Couch F.J., Czene K., Daly M.B., Dos-Santos-Silva I., Dwek M., Eccles D.M., Ekici A.B., Eriksson M., Evans D.G., Fasching P.A., Figueroa J., Flyger H., Fritschi L., Gabrielson M., Gago-Dominguez M., Gao C., Gapstur S.M., Garcia-Closas M., Garcia-Saenz J.A., Jung A., Giles G.G., Goldberg M.S., Goldgar D.E., Guenel P., Haeberle L., Haiman C.A., Hakansson N., Hall P., Hamann U., Hartman M., Hauke J., Hein A., Hillemanns P., Hogervorst F.B.L., Hooning M.J., Kapoor P.M., Khusnutdinova E., Kim S.-W., Kitahara C.M., Koutros S., Kraft P., and Kristensen V.N.
Abstract: Fanconi anemia (FA) is a genetically heterogeneous disorder with 22 disease-causing genes reported to date. In some FA genes, monoallelic mutations have been found to be associated with breast cancer risk, while the risk associations of others remain unknown. The gene for FA type C, FANCC, has been proposed as a breast cancer susceptibility gene based on epidemiological and sequencing studies. We used the Oncoarray project to genotype two truncating FANCC variants (p.R185X and p.R548X) in 64,760 breast cancer cases and 49,793 controls of European descent. FANCC mutations were observed in 25 cases (14 with p.R185X, 11 with p.R548X) and 26 controls (18 with p.R185X, 8 with p.R548X). There was no evidence of an association with the risk of breast cancer, neither overall (odds ratio 0.77, 95%CI 0.44-1.33, p=0.4) nor by histology, hormone receptor status, age or family history. We conclude that the breast cancer risk association of these two FANCC variants, if any, is much smaller than for BRCA1, BRCA2 or PALB2 mutations. If this applies to all truncating variants in FANCC it would suggest there are differences between FA genes in their roles on breast cancer risk and demonstrates the merit of large consortia for clarifying risk associations of rare variants.
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