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1. Common variants in breast cancer risk loci predispose to distinct tumor subtypes

Author: Ahearn, T. U. (Thomas U.), Zhang, H. (Haoyu), Michailidou, K. (Kyriaki), Milne, R. L. (Roger L.), Bolla, M. K. (Manjeet K.), Dennis, J. (Joe), Dunning, A. M. (Alison M.), Lush, M. (Michael), Wang, Q. (Qin), Andrulis, I. L. (Irene L.), Anton-Culver, H. (Hoda), Arndt, V. (Volker), Aronson, K. J. (Kristan J.), Auer, P. L. (Paul L.), Augustinsson, A. (Annelie), Baten, A. (Adinda), Becher, H. (Heiko), Behrens, S. (Sabine), Benitez, J. (Javier), Bermisheva, M. (Marina), Blomqvist, C. (Carl), Bojesen, S. E. (Stig E.), Bonanni, B. (Bernardo), Borresen-Dale, A.-L. (Anne-Lise), Brauch, H. (Hiltrud), Brenner, H. (Hermann), Brooks-Wilson, A. (Angela), Bruening, T. (Thomas), Burwinkel, B. (Barbara), Buys, S. S. (Saundra S.), Canzian, F. (Federico), Castelao, J. E. (Jose E.), Chang-Claude, J. (Jenny), Chanock, S. J. (Stephen J.), Chenevix-Trench, G. (Georgia), Clarke, C. L. (Christine L.), Collee, J. M. (J. Margriet), Cox, A. (Angela), Cross, S. S. (Simon S.), Czene, K. (Kamila), Daly, M. B. (Mary B.), Devilee, P. (Peter), Dork, T. (Thilo), Dwek, M. (Miriam), Eccles, D. M. (Diana M.), Evans, D. G. (D. Gareth), Fasching, P. A. (Peter A.), Figueroa, J. (Jonine), Floris, G. (Giuseppe), Gago-Dominguez, M. (Manuela), Gapstur, S. M. (Susan M.), Garcia-Saenz, J. A. (Jose A.), Gaudet, M. M. (Mia M.), Giles, G. G. (Graham G.), Goldberg, M. S. (Mark S.), Gonzalez-Neira, A. (Anna), Alnaes, G. I. (Grethe I. Grenaker), Grip, M. (Mervi), Guenel, P. (Pascal), Haiman, C. A. (Christopher A.), Hall, P. (Per), Hamann, U. (Ute), Harkness, E. F. (Elaine F.), Heemskerk-Gerritsen, B. A. (Bernadette A. M.), Holleczek, B. (Bernd), Hollestelle, A. (Antoinette), Hooning, M. J. (Maartje J.), Hoover, R. N. (Robert N.), Hopper, J. L. (John L.), Howell, A. (Anthony), Jakimovska, M. (Milena), Jakubowska, A. (Anna), John, E. M. (Esther M.), Jones, M. E. (Michael E.), Jung, A. (Audrey), Kaaks, R. (Rudolf), Kauppila, S. (Saila), Keeman, R. (Renske), Khusnutdinova, E. (Elza), Kitahara, C. M. (Cari M.), Ko, Y.-D. (Yon-Dschun), Koutros, S. (Stella), Kristensen, V. N. (Vessela N.), Kruger, U. (Ute), Kubelka-Sabit, K. (Katerina), Kurian, A. W. (Allison W.), Kyriacou, K. (Kyriacos), Lambrechts, D. (Diether), Lee, D. G. (Derrick G.), Lindblom, A. (Annika), Linet, M. (Martha), Lissowska, J. (Jolanta), Llaneza, A. (Ana), Lo, W.-Y. (Wing-Yee), MacInnis, R. J. (Robert J.), Mannermaa, A. (Arto), Manoochehri, M. (Mehdi), Margolin, S. (Sara), Martinez, M. E. (Maria Elena), McLean, C. (Catriona), Meindl, A. (Alfons), Menon, U. (Usha), Nevanlinna, H. (Heli), Newman, W. G. (William G.), Nodora, J. (Jesse), Offit, K. (Kenneth), Olsson, H. (Hakan), Orr, N. (Nick), Park-Simon, T.-W. (Tjoung-Won), Patel, A. V. (Alpa, V), Peto, J. (Julian), Pita, G. (Guillermo), Plaseska-Karanfilska, D. (Dijana), Prentice, R. (Ross), Punie, K. (Kevin), Pylkas, K. (Katri), Radice, P. (Paolo), Rennert, G. (Gad), Romero, A. (Atocha), Ruediger, T. (Thomas), Saloustros, E. (Emmanouil), Sampson, S. (Sarah), Sandler, D. P. (Dale P.), Sawyer, E. J. (Elinor J.), Schmutzler, R. K. (Rita K.), Schoemaker, M. J. (Minouk J.), Schottker, B. (Ben), Sherman, M. E. (Mark E.), Shu, X.-O. (Xiao-Ou), Smichkoska, S. (Snezhana), Southey, M. C. (Melissa C.), Spinelli, J. J. (John J.), Swerdlow, A. J. (Anthony J.), Tamimi, R. M. (Rulla M.), Tapper, W. J. (William J.), Taylor, J. A. (Jack A.), Teras, L. R. (Lauren R.), Terry, M. B. (Mary Beth), Torres, D. (Diana), Troester, M. A. (Melissa A.), Vachon, C. M. (Celine M.), van Deurzen, C. H. (Carolien H. M.), van Veen, E. M. (Elke M.), Wagner, P. (Philippe), Weinberg, C. R. (Clarice R.), Wendt, C. (Camilla), Wesseling, J. (Jelle), Winqvist, R. (Robert), Wolk, A. (Alicja), Yang, X. R. (Xiaohong R.), Zheng, W. (Wei), Couch, F. J. (Fergus J.), Simard, J. (Jacques), Kraft, P. (Peter), Easton, D. F. (Douglas F.), Pharoah, P. D. (Paul D. P.), Schmidt, M. K. (Marjanka K.), Garcia-Closas, M. (Montserrat), Chatterjee, N. (Nilanjan), Ahearn, T. U. (Thomas U.), Zhang, H. (Haoyu), Michailidou, K. (Kyriaki), Milne, R. L. (Roger L.), Bolla, M. K. (Manjeet K.), Dennis, J. (Joe), Dunning, A. M. (Alison M.), Lush, M. (Michael), Wang, Q. (Qin), Andrulis, I. L. (Irene L.), Anton-Culver, H. (Hoda), Arndt, V. (Volker), Aronson, K. J. (Kristan J.), Auer, P. L. (Paul L.), Augustinsson, A. (Annelie), Baten, A. (Adinda), Becher, H. (Heiko), Behrens, S. (Sabine), Benitez, J. (Javier), Bermisheva, M. (Marina), Blomqvist, C. (Carl), Bojesen, S. E. (Stig E.), Bonanni, B. (Bernardo), Borresen-Dale, A.-L. (Anne-Lise), Brauch, H. (Hiltrud), Brenner, H. (Hermann), Brooks-Wilson, A. (Angela), Bruening, T. (Thomas), Burwinkel, B. (Barbara), Buys, S. S. (Saundra S.), Canzian, F. (Federico), Castelao, J. E. (Jose E.), Chang-Claude, J. (Jenny), Chanock, S. J. (Stephen J.), Chenevix-Trench, G. (Georgia), Clarke, C. L. (Christine L.), Collee, J. M. (J. Margriet), Cox, A. (Angela), Cross, S. S. (Simon S.), Czene, K. (Kamila), Daly, M. B. (Mary B.), Devilee, P. (Peter), Dork, T. (Thilo), Dwek, M. (Miriam), Eccles, D. M. (Diana M.), Evans, D. G. (D. Gareth), Fasching, P. A. (Peter A.), Figueroa, J. (Jonine), Floris, G. (Giuseppe), Gago-Dominguez, M. (Manuela), Gapstur, S. M. (Susan M.), Garcia-Saenz, J. A. (Jose A.), Gaudet, M. M. (Mia M.), Giles, G. G. (Graham G.), Goldberg, M. S. (Mark S.), Gonzalez-Neira, A. (Anna), Alnaes, G. I. (Grethe I. Grenaker), Grip, M. (Mervi), Guenel, P. (Pascal), Haiman, C. A. (Christopher A.), Hall, P. (Per), Hamann, U. (Ute), Harkness, E. F. (Elaine F.), Heemskerk-Gerritsen, B. A. (Bernadette A. M.), Holleczek, B. (Bernd), Hollestelle, A. (Antoinette), Hooning, M. J. (Maartje J.), Hoover, R. N. (Robert N.), Hopper, J. L. (John L.), Howell, A. (Anthony), Jakimovska, M. (Milena), Jakubowska, A. (Anna), John, E. M. (Esther M.), Jones, M. E. (Michael E.), Jung, A. (Audrey), Kaaks, R. (Rudolf), Kauppila, S. (Saila), Keeman, R. (Renske), Khusnutdinova, E. (Elza), Kitahara, C. M. (Cari M.), Ko, Y.-D. (Yon-Dschun), Koutros, S. (Stella), Kristensen, V. N. (Vessela N.), Kruger, U. (Ute), Kubelka-Sabit, K. (Katerina), Kurian, A. W. (Allison W.), Kyriacou, K. (Kyriacos), Lambrechts, D. (Diether), Lee, D. G. (Derrick G.), Lindblom, A. (Annika), Linet, M. (Martha), Lissowska, J. (Jolanta), Llaneza, A. (Ana), Lo, W.-Y. (Wing-Yee), MacInnis, R. J. (Robert J.), Mannermaa, A. (Arto), Manoochehri, M. (Mehdi), Margolin, S. (Sara), Martinez, M. E. (Maria Elena), McLean, C. (Catriona), Meindl, A. (Alfons), Menon, U. (Usha), Nevanlinna, H. (Heli), Newman, W. G. (William G.), Nodora, J. (Jesse), Offit, K. (Kenneth), Olsson, H. (Hakan), Orr, N. (Nick), Park-Simon, T.-W. (Tjoung-Won), Patel, A. V. (Alpa, V), Peto, J. (Julian), Pita, G. (Guillermo), Plaseska-Karanfilska, D. (Dijana), Prentice, R. (Ross), Punie, K. (Kevin), Pylkas, K. (Katri), Radice, P. (Paolo), Rennert, G. (Gad), Romero, A. (Atocha), Ruediger, T. (Thomas), Saloustros, E. (Emmanouil), Sampson, S. (Sarah), Sandler, D. P. (Dale P.), Sawyer, E. J. (Elinor J.), Schmutzler, R. K. (Rita K.), Schoemaker, M. J. (Minouk J.), Schottker, B. (Ben), Sherman, M. E. (Mark E.), Shu, X.-O. (Xiao-Ou), Smichkoska, S. (Snezhana), Southey, M. C. (Melissa C.), Spinelli, J. J. (John J.), Swerdlow, A. J. (Anthony J.), Tamimi, R. M. (Rulla M.), Tapper, W. J. (William J.), Taylor, J. A. (Jack A.), Teras, L. R. (Lauren R.), Terry, M. B. (Mary Beth), Torres, D. (Diana), Troester, M. A. (Melissa A.), Vachon, C. M. (Celine M.), van Deurzen, C. H. (Carolien H. M.), van Veen, E. M. (Elke M.), Wagner, P. (Philippe), Weinberg, C. R. (Clarice R.), Wendt, C. (Camilla), Wesseling, J. (Jelle), Winqvist, R. (Robert), Wolk, A. (Alicja), Yang, X. R. (Xiaohong R.), Zheng, W. (Wei), Couch, F. J. (Fergus J.), Simard, J. (Jacques), Kraft, P. (Peter), Easton, D. F. (Douglas F.), Pharoah, P. D. (Paul D. P.), Schmidt, M. K. (Marjanka K.), Garcia-Closas, M. (Montserrat), and Chatterjee, N. (Nilanjan)
Abstract: Background: Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified multiple common breast cancer susceptibility variants. Many of these variants have differential associations by estrogen receptor (ER) status, but how these variants relate with other tumor features and intrinsic molecular subtypes is unclear. Methods: Among 106,571 invasive breast cancer cases and 95,762 controls of European ancestry with data on 173 breast cancer variants identified in previous GWAS, we used novel two-stage polytomous logistic regression models to evaluate variants in relation to multiple tumor features (ER, progesterone receptor (PR), human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) and grade) adjusting for each other, and to intrinsic-like subtypes. Results: Eighty-five of 173 variants were associated with at least one tumor feature (false discovery rate < 5%), most commonly ER and grade, followed by PR and HER2. Models for intrinsic-like subtypes found nearly all of these variants (83 of 85) associated at p < 0.05 with risk for at least one luminal-like subtype, and approximately half (41 of 85) of the variants were associated with risk of at least one non-luminal subtype, including 32 variants associated with triple-negative (TN) disease. Ten variants were associated with risk of all subtypes in different magnitude. Five variants were associated with risk of luminal A-like and TN subtypes in opposite directions. Conclusion: This report demonstrates a high level of complexity in the etiology heterogeneity of breast cancer susceptibility variants and can inform investigations of subtype-specific risk prediction.
Published: 2022

2. Rare germline copy number variants (CNVs) and breast cancer risk

Author: Dennis, J. (Joe), Tyrer, J. P. (Jonathan P.), Walker, L. C. (Logan C.), Michailidou, K. (Kyriaki), Dorling, L. (Leila), Bolla, M. K. (Manjeet K.), Wang, Q. (Qin), Ahearn, T. U. (Thomas U.), Andrulis, I. L. (Irene L.), Anton-Culver, H. (Hoda), Antonenkova, N. N. (Natalia N.), Arndt, V. (Volker), Aronson, K. J. (Kristan J.), Freeman, L. E. (Laura E. Beane), Beckmann, M. W. (Matthias W.), Behrens, S. (Sabine), Benitez, J. (Javier), Bermisheva, M. (Marina), Bogdanova, N. V. (Natalia, V), Bojesen, S. E. (Stig E.), Brenner, H. (Hermann), Castelao, J. E. (Jose E.), Chang-Claude, J. (Jenny), Chenevix-Trench, G. (Georgia), Clarke, C. L. (Christine L.), N. C. (NBCS Collaborators), Collee, J. M. (J. Margriet), C. C. (CTS Consortium), Couch, F. J. (Fergus J.), Cox, A. (Angela), Cross, S. S. (Simon S.), Czene, K. (Kamila), Devilee, P. (Peter), Dörk, T. (Thilo), Dossus, L. (Laure), Eliassen, A. H. (A. Heather), Eriksson, M. (Mikael), Evans, D. G. (D. Gareth), Fasching, P. A. (Peter A.), Figueroa, J. (Jonine), Fletcher, O. (Olivia), Flyger, H. (Henrik), Fritschi, L. (Lin), Gabrielson, M. (Marike), Gago-Dominguez, M. (Manuela), Garcia-Closas, M. (Montserrat), Giles, G. G. (Graham G.), Gonzalez-Neira, A. (Anna), Guenel, P. (Pascal), Hahnen, E. (Eric), Haiman, C. A. (Christopher A.), Hall, P. (Per), Hollestelle, A. (Antoinette), Hoppe, R. (Reiner), Hopper, J. L. (John L.), Howell, A. (Anthony), A. I. (ABCTB Investigators), k. I. (kConFab/AOCS Investigators), Jager, A. (Agnes), Jakubowska, A. (Anna), John, E. M. (Esther M.), Johnson, N. (Nichola), Jones, M. E. (Michael E.), Jung, A. (Audrey), Kaaks, R. (Rudolf), Keeman, R. (Renske), Khusnutdinova, E. (Elza), Kitahara, C. M. (Cari M.), Ko, Y.-D. (Yon-Dschun), Kosma, V.-M. (Veli-Matti), Koutros, S. (Stella), Kraft, P. (Peter), Kristensen, V. N. (Vessela N.), Kubelka-Sabit, K. (Katerina), Kurian, A. W. (Allison W.), Lacey, J. V. (James, V), Lambrechts, D. (Diether), Larson, N. L. (Nicole L.), Linet, M. (Martha), Ogrodniczak, A. (Alicja), Mannermaa, A. (Arto), Manoukian, S. (Siranoush), Margolin, S. (Sara), Mavroudis, D. (Dimitrios), Milne, R. L. (Roger L.), Muranen, T. A. (Taru A.), Murphy, R. A. (Rachel A.), Nevanlinna, H. (Heli), Olson, J. E. (Janet E.), Olsson, H. (Hakan), Park-Simon, T.-W. (Tjoung-Won), Perou, C. M. (Charles M.), Peterlongo, P. (Paolo), Plaseska-Karanfilska, D. (Dijana), Pylkas, K. (Katri), Rennert, G. (Gad), Saloustros, E. (Emmanouil), Sandler, D. P. (Dale P.), Sawyer, E. J. (Elinor J.), Schmidt, M. K. (Marjanka K.), Schmutzler, R. K. (Rita K.), Shibli, R. (Rana), Smeets, A. (Ann), Soucy, P. (Penny), Southey, M. C. (Melissa C.), Swerdlow, A. J. (Anthony J.), Tamimi, R. M. (Rulla M.), Taylor, J. A. (Jack A.), Teras, L. R. (Lauren R.), Terry, M. B. (Mary Beth), Tomlinson, I. (Ian), Troester, M. A. (Melissa A.), Truong, T. (Therese), Vachon, C. M. (Celine M.), Wendt, C. (Camilla), Winqvist, R. (Robert), Wolk, A. (Alicja), Yang, X. R. (Xiaohong R.), Zheng, W. (Wei), Ziogas, A. (Argyrios), Simard, J. (Jacques), Dunning, A. M. (Alison M.), Pharoah, P. D. (Paul D. P.), Easton, D. F. (Douglas F.), Dennis, J. (Joe), Tyrer, J. P. (Jonathan P.), Walker, L. C. (Logan C.), Michailidou, K. (Kyriaki), Dorling, L. (Leila), Bolla, M. K. (Manjeet K.), Wang, Q. (Qin), Ahearn, T. U. (Thomas U.), Andrulis, I. L. (Irene L.), Anton-Culver, H. (Hoda), Antonenkova, N. N. (Natalia N.), Arndt, V. (Volker), Aronson, K. J. (Kristan J.), Freeman, L. E. (Laura E. Beane), Beckmann, M. W. (Matthias W.), Behrens, S. (Sabine), Benitez, J. (Javier), Bermisheva, M. (Marina), Bogdanova, N. V. (Natalia, V), Bojesen, S. E. (Stig E.), Brenner, H. (Hermann), Castelao, J. E. (Jose E.), Chang-Claude, J. (Jenny), Chenevix-Trench, G. (Georgia), Clarke, C. L. (Christine L.), N. C. (NBCS Collaborators), Collee, J. M. (J. Margriet), C. C. (CTS Consortium), Couch, F. J. (Fergus J.), Cox, A. (Angela), Cross, S. S. (Simon S.), Czene, K. (Kamila), Devilee, P. (Peter), Dörk, T. (Thilo), Dossus, L. (Laure), Eliassen, A. H. (A. Heather), Eriksson, M. (Mikael), Evans, D. G. (D. Gareth), Fasching, P. A. (Peter A.), Figueroa, J. (Jonine), Fletcher, O. (Olivia), Flyger, H. (Henrik), Fritschi, L. (Lin), Gabrielson, M. (Marike), Gago-Dominguez, M. (Manuela), Garcia-Closas, M. (Montserrat), Giles, G. G. (Graham G.), Gonzalez-Neira, A. (Anna), Guenel, P. (Pascal), Hahnen, E. (Eric), Haiman, C. A. (Christopher A.), Hall, P. (Per), Hollestelle, A. (Antoinette), Hoppe, R. (Reiner), Hopper, J. L. (John L.), Howell, A. (Anthony), A. I. (ABCTB Investigators), k. I. (kConFab/AOCS Investigators), Jager, A. (Agnes), Jakubowska, A. (Anna), John, E. M. (Esther M.), Johnson, N. (Nichola), Jones, M. E. (Michael E.), Jung, A. (Audrey), Kaaks, R. (Rudolf), Keeman, R. (Renske), Khusnutdinova, E. (Elza), Kitahara, C. M. (Cari M.), Ko, Y.-D. (Yon-Dschun), Kosma, V.-M. (Veli-Matti), Koutros, S. (Stella), Kraft, P. (Peter), Kristensen, V. N. (Vessela N.), Kubelka-Sabit, K. (Katerina), Kurian, A. W. (Allison W.), Lacey, J. V. (James, V), Lambrechts, D. (Diether), Larson, N. L. (Nicole L.), Linet, M. (Martha), Ogrodniczak, A. (Alicja), Mannermaa, A. (Arto), Manoukian, S. (Siranoush), Margolin, S. (Sara), Mavroudis, D. (Dimitrios), Milne, R. L. (Roger L.), Muranen, T. A. (Taru A.), Murphy, R. A. (Rachel A.), Nevanlinna, H. (Heli), Olson, J. E. (Janet E.), Olsson, H. (Hakan), Park-Simon, T.-W. (Tjoung-Won), Perou, C. M. (Charles M.), Peterlongo, P. (Paolo), Plaseska-Karanfilska, D. (Dijana), Pylkas, K. (Katri), Rennert, G. (Gad), Saloustros, E. (Emmanouil), Sandler, D. P. (Dale P.), Sawyer, E. J. (Elinor J.), Schmidt, M. K. (Marjanka K.), Schmutzler, R. K. (Rita K.), Shibli, R. (Rana), Smeets, A. (Ann), Soucy, P. (Penny), Southey, M. C. (Melissa C.), Swerdlow, A. J. (Anthony J.), Tamimi, R. M. (Rulla M.), Taylor, J. A. (Jack A.), Teras, L. R. (Lauren R.), Terry, M. B. (Mary Beth), Tomlinson, I. (Ian), Troester, M. A. (Melissa A.), Truong, T. (Therese), Vachon, C. M. (Celine M.), Wendt, C. (Camilla), Winqvist, R. (Robert), Wolk, A. (Alicja), Yang, X. R. (Xiaohong R.), Zheng, W. (Wei), Ziogas, A. (Argyrios), Simard, J. (Jacques), Dunning, A. M. (Alison M.), Pharoah, P. D. (Paul D. P.), and Easton, D. F. (Douglas F.)
Abstract: Germline copy number variants (CNVs) are pervasive in the human genome but potential disease associations with rare CNVs have not been comprehensively assessed in large datasets. We analysed rare CNVs in genes and non-coding regions for 86,788 breast cancer cases and 76,122 controls of European ancestry with genome-wide array data. Gene burden tests detected the strongest association for deletions in BRCA1 (P = 3.7E-18). Nine other genes were associated with a p-value < 0.01 including known susceptibility genes CHEK2 (P = 0.0008), ATM (P = 0.002) and BRCA2 (P = 0.008). Outside the known genes we detected associations with p-values < 0.001 for either overall or subtype-specific breast cancer at nine deletion regions and four duplication regions. Three of the deletion regions were in established common susceptibility loci. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first genome-wide analysis of rare CNVs in a large breast cancer case-control dataset. We detected associations with exonic deletions in established breast cancer susceptibility genes. We also detected suggestive associations with non-coding CNVs in known and novel loci with large effects sizes. Larger sample sizes will be required to reach robust levels of statistical significance.
Published: 2022

3. CYP3A7*1C allele:linking premenopausal oestrone and progesterone levels with risk of hormone receptor-positive breast cancers

Author: Johnson, N. (Nichola), Maguire, S. (Sarah), Morra, A. (Anna), Kapoor, P. M. (Pooja Middha), Tomczyk, K. (Katarzyna), Jones, M. E. (Michael E.), Schoemaker, M. J. (Minouk J.), Gilham, C. (Clare), Bolla, M. K. (Manjeet K.), Wang, Q. (Qin), Dennis, J. (Joe), Ahearn, T. U. (Thomas U.), Andrulis, I. L. (Irene L.), Anton-Culver, H. (Hoda), Antonenkova, N. N. (Natalia N.), Arndt, V. (Volker), Aronson, K. J. (Kristan J.), Augustinsson, A. (Annelie), Baynes, C. (Caroline), Freeman, L. E. (Laura E. Beane), Beckmann, M. W. (Matthias W.), Benitez, J. (Javier), Bermisheva, M. (Marina), Blomqvist, C. (Carl), Boeckx, B. (Bram), Bogdanova, N. V. (Natalia V.), Bojesen, S. E. (Stig E.), Brauch, H. (Hiltrud), Brenner, H. (Hermann), Burwinkel, B. (Barbara), Campa, D. (Daniele), Canzian, F. (Federico), Castelao, J. E. (Jose E.), Chanock, S. J. (Stephen J.), Chenevix-Trench, G. (Georgia), Clarke, C. L. (Christine L.), Conroy, D. M. (Don M.), Couch, F. J. (Fergus J.), Cox, A. (Angela), Cross, S. S. (Simon S.), Czene, K. (Kamila), Doerk, T. (Thilo), Eliassen, A. H. (A. Heather), Engel, C. (Christoph), Evans, D. G. (D. Gareth), Fasching, P. A. (Peter A.), Figueroa, J. (Jonine), Floris, G. (Giuseppe), Flyger, H. (Henrik), Gago-Dominguez, M. (Manuela), Gapstur, S. M. (Susan M.), Garcia-Closas, M. (Montserrat), Gaudet, M. M. (Mia M.), Giles, G. G. (Graham G.), Goldberg, M. S. (Mark S.), Gonzalez-Neira, A. (Anna), Guenel, P. (Pascal), Hahnen, E. (Eric), Haiman, C. A. (Christopher A.), Hakansson, N. (Niclas), Hall, P. (Per), Hamann, U. (Ute), Harrington, P. A. (Patricia A.), Hart, S. N. (Steven N.), Hooning, M. J. (Maartje J.), Hopper, J. L. (John L.), Howell, A. (Anthony), Hunter, D. J. (David J.), Jager, A. (Agnes), Jakubowska, A. (Anna), John, E. M. (Esther M.), Kaaks, R. (Rudolf), Keeman, R. (Renske), Khusnutdinova, E. (Elza), Kitahara, C. M. (Cari M.), Kosma, V.-M. (Veli-Matti), Koutros, S. (Stella), Kraft, P. (Peter), Kristensen, V. N. (Vessela N.), Kurian, A. W. (Allison W.), Lambrechts, D. (Diether), Le Marchand, L. (Loic), Linet, M. (Martha), Lubinski, J. (Jan), Mannermaa, A. (Arto), Manoukian, S. (Siranoush), Margolin, S. (Sara), Martens, J. W. (John W. M.), Mavroudis, D. (Dimitrios), Mayes, R. (Rebecca), Meindl, A. (Alfons), Milne, R. L. (Roger L.), Neuhausen, S. L. (Susan L.), Nevanlinna, H. (Heli), Newman, W. G. (William G.), Nielsen, S. F. (Sune F.), Nordestgaard, B. G. (Borge G.), Obi, N. (Nadia), Olshan, A. F. (Andrew F.), Olson, J. E. (Janet E.), Olsson, H. (Hakan), Orban, E. (Ester), Park-Simon, T.-W. (Tjoung-Won), Peterlongo, P. (Paolo), Plaseska-Karanfilska, D. (Dijana), Pylkäs, K. (Katri), Rennert, G. (Gad), Rennert, H. S. (Hedy S.), Ruddy, K. J. (Kathryn J.), Saloustros, E. (Emmanouil), Sandler, D. P. (Dale P.), Sawyer, E. J. (Elinor J.), Schmutzler, R. K. (Rita K.), Scott, C. (Christopher), Shu, X.-O. (Xiao-Ou), Simard, J. (Jacques), Smichkoska, S. (Snezhana), Sohn, C. (Christof), Southey, M. C. (Melissa C.), Spinelli, J. J. (John J.), Stone, J. (Jennifer), Tamimi, R. M. (Rulla M.), Taylor, J. A. (Jack A.), Tollenaar, R. A. (Rob A. E. M.), Tomlinson, I. (Ian), Troester, M. A. (Melissa A.), Truong, T. (Therese), Vachon, C. M. (Celine M.), van Veen, E. M. (Elke M.), Wang, S. S. (Sophia S.), Weinberg, C. R. (Clarice R.), Wendt, C. (Camilla), Wildiers, H. (Hans), Winqvist, R. (Robert), Wolk, A. (Alicja), Zheng, W. (Wei), Ziogas, A. (Argyrios), Dunning, A. M. (Alison M.), Pharoah, P. D. (Paul D. P.), Easton, D. F. (Douglas F.), Howie, A. F. (A. Forbes), Peto, J. (Julian), dos-Santos-Silva, I. (Isabel), Swerdlow, A. J. (Anthony J.), Chang-Claude, J. (Jenny), Schmidt, M. K. (Marjanka K.), Orr, N. (Nick), and Fletcher, O. (Olivia)
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. Methods: 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. Results: 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 × 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 × 10⁻¹⁸). Conclusions: 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.
Published: 2021

4. Gene-environment interactions relevant to estrogen and risk of breast cancer:can gene-environment interactions be detected only among candidate SNPs from genome-wide association studies?

Author: Park, J. (JooYong), Choi, J.-Y. (Ji-Yeob), Choi, J. (Jaesung), Chung, S. (Seokang), Song, N. (Nan), Park, S. K. (Sue K.), Han, W. (Wonshik), Noh, D.-Y. (Dong-Young), Ahn, S.-H. (Sei-Hyun), Lee, J. W. (Jong Won), Kim, M. K. (Mi Kyung), Jee, S. H. (Sun Ha), Wen, W. (Wanqing), Bolla, M. K. (Manjeet K.), Wang, Q. (Qin), Dennis, J. (Joe), Michailidou, K. (Kyriaki), Shah, M. (Mitul), Conroy, D. M. (Don M.), Harrington, P. A. (Patricia A.), Mayes, R. (Rebecca), Czene, K. (Kamila), Hall, P. (Per), Teras, L. R. (Lauren R.), Patel, A. V. (Alpa V.), Couch, F. J. (Fergus J.), Olson, J. E. (Janet E.), Sawyer, E. J. (Elinor J.), Roylance, R. (Rebecca), Bojesen, S. E. (Stig E.), Flyger, H. (Henrik), Lambrechts, D. (Diether), Baten, A. (Adinda), Matsuo, K. (Keitaro), Ito, H. (Hidemi), Guenel, P. (Pascal), Truong, T. (Therese), Keeman, R. (Renske), Schmidt, M. K. (Marjanka K.), Wu, A. H. (Anna H.), Tseng, C.-C. (Chiu-Chen), Cox, A. (Angela), Cross, S. S. (Simon S.), Andrulis, I. L. (Irene L.), Hopper, J. L. (John L.), Southey, M. C. (Melissa C.), Wu, P.-E. (Pei-Ei), Shen, C.-Y. (Chen-Yang), Fasching, P. A. (Peter A.), Ekici, A. B. (Arif B.), Muir, K. (Kenneth), Lophatananon, A. (Artitaya), Brenner, H. (Hermann), Arndt, V. (Volker), Jones, M. E. (Michael E.), Swerdlow, A. J. (Anthony J.), Hoppe, R. (Reiner), Ko, Y.-D. (Yon-Dschun), Hartman, M. (Mikael), Li, J. (Jingmei), Mannermaa, A. (Arto), Hartikainen, J. M. (Jaana M.), Benitez, J. (Javier), Gonzalez-Neira, A. (Anna), Haiman, C. A. (Christopher A.), Doerk, T. (Thilo), Bogdanova, N. V. (Natalia V.), Teo, S. H. (Soo Hwang), Mohd Taib, N. A. (Nur Aishah), Fletcher, O. (Olivia), Johnson, N. (Nichola), Grip, M. (Mervi), Winqvist, R. (Robert), Blomqvist, C. (Carl), Nevanlinna, H. (Heli), Lindblom, A. (Annika), Wendt, C. (Camilla), Kristensen, V. N. (Vessela N.), Tollenaar, R. A. (Rob A. E. M.), Heemskerk-Gerritsen, B. A. (Bernadette A. M.), Radice, P. (Paolo), Bonanni, B. (Bernardo), Hamann, U. (Ute), Manoochehri, M. (Mehdi), Lacey, J. V. (James V.), Martinez, M. E. (Maria Elena), Dunning, A. M. (Alison M.), Pharoah, P. D. (Paul D. P.), Easton, D. F. (Douglas F.), Yoo, K.-Y. (Keun-Young), Kang, D. (Daehee), Park, J. (JooYong), Choi, J.-Y. (Ji-Yeob), Choi, J. (Jaesung), Chung, S. (Seokang), Song, N. (Nan), Park, S. K. (Sue K.), Han, W. (Wonshik), Noh, D.-Y. (Dong-Young), Ahn, S.-H. (Sei-Hyun), Lee, J. W. (Jong Won), Kim, M. K. (Mi Kyung), Jee, S. H. (Sun Ha), Wen, W. (Wanqing), Bolla, M. K. (Manjeet K.), Wang, Q. (Qin), Dennis, J. (Joe), Michailidou, K. (Kyriaki), Shah, M. (Mitul), Conroy, D. M. (Don M.), Harrington, P. A. (Patricia A.), Mayes, R. (Rebecca), Czene, K. (Kamila), Hall, P. (Per), Teras, L. R. (Lauren R.), Patel, A. V. (Alpa V.), Couch, F. J. (Fergus J.), Olson, J. E. (Janet E.), Sawyer, E. J. (Elinor J.), Roylance, R. (Rebecca), Bojesen, S. E. (Stig E.), Flyger, H. (Henrik), Lambrechts, D. (Diether), Baten, A. (Adinda), Matsuo, K. (Keitaro), Ito, H. (Hidemi), Guenel, P. (Pascal), Truong, T. (Therese), Keeman, R. (Renske), Schmidt, M. K. (Marjanka K.), Wu, A. H. (Anna H.), Tseng, C.-C. (Chiu-Chen), Cox, A. (Angela), Cross, S. S. (Simon S.), Andrulis, I. L. (Irene L.), Hopper, J. L. (John L.), Southey, M. C. (Melissa C.), Wu, P.-E. (Pei-Ei), Shen, C.-Y. (Chen-Yang), Fasching, P. A. (Peter A.), Ekici, A. B. (Arif B.), Muir, K. (Kenneth), Lophatananon, A. (Artitaya), Brenner, H. (Hermann), Arndt, V. (Volker), Jones, M. E. (Michael E.), Swerdlow, A. J. (Anthony J.), Hoppe, R. (Reiner), Ko, Y.-D. (Yon-Dschun), Hartman, M. (Mikael), Li, J. (Jingmei), Mannermaa, A. (Arto), Hartikainen, J. M. (Jaana M.), Benitez, J. (Javier), Gonzalez-Neira, A. (Anna), Haiman, C. A. (Christopher A.), Doerk, T. (Thilo), Bogdanova, N. V. (Natalia V.), Teo, S. H. (Soo Hwang), Mohd Taib, N. A. (Nur Aishah), Fletcher, O. (Olivia), Johnson, N. (Nichola), Grip, M. (Mervi), Winqvist, R. (Robert), Blomqvist, C. (Carl), Nevanlinna, H. (Heli), Lindblom, A. (Annika), Wendt, C. (Camilla), Kristensen, V. N. (Vessela N.), Tollenaar, R. A. (Rob A. E. M.), Heemskerk-Gerritsen, B. A. (Bernadette A. M.), Radice, P. (Paolo), Bonanni, B. (Bernardo), Hamann, U. (Ute), Manoochehri, M. (Mehdi), Lacey, J. V. (James V.), Martinez, M. E. (Maria Elena), Dunning, A. M. (Alison M.), Pharoah, P. D. (Paul D. P.), Easton, D. F. (Douglas F.), Yoo, K.-Y. (Keun-Young), and Kang, D. (Daehee)
Abstract: In this study we aim to examine gene–environment interactions (GxEs) between genes involved with estrogen metabolism and environmental factors related to estrogen exposure. GxE analyses were conducted with 1970 Korean breast cancer cases and 2052 controls in the case-control study, the Seoul Breast Cancer Study (SEBCS). A total of 11,555 SNPs from the 137 candidate genes were included in the GxE analyses with eight established environmental factors. A replication test was conducted by using an independent population from the Breast Cancer Association Consortium (BCAC), with 62,485 Europeans and 9047 Asians. The GxE tests were performed by using two-step methods in GxEScan software. Two interactions were found in the SEBCS. The first interaction was shown between rs13035764 of NCOA1 and age at menarche in the GE|2df model (p-2df = 1.2 × 10−3). The age at menarche before 14 years old was associated with the high risk of breast cancer, and the risk was higher when subjects had homozygous minor allele G. The second GxE was shown between rs851998 near ESR1 and height in the GE|2df model (p-2df = 1.1 × 10−4). Height taller than 160 cm was associated with a high risk of breast cancer, and the risk increased when the minor allele was added. The findings were not replicated in the BCAC. These results would suggest specificity in Koreans for breast cancer risk.
Published: 2021

5. 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. (Joseph S.), Johnson, N. (Nichola), Tomczyk, K. (Katarzyna), Gillespie, A. (Andrea), Maguire, S. (Sarah), Brough, R. (Rachel), Fachal, L. (Laura), Michailidou, K. (Kyriaki), Bolla, M. K. (Manjeet K.), Wang, Q. (Qin), Dennis, J. (Joe), Ahearn, T. U. (Thomas U.), Andrulis, I. L. (Irene L.), Anton-Culver, H. (Hoda), Antonenkova, N. N. (Natalia N.), Arndt, V. (Volker), Aronson, K. J. (Kristan J.), Augustinsson, A. (Annelie), Becher, H. (Heiko), Beckmann, M. W. (Matthias W.), Behrens, S. (Sabine), Benitez, J. (Javier), Bermisheva, M. (Marina), Bogdanova, N. V. (Natalia, V), Bojesen, S. E. (Stig E.), Brenner, H. (Hermann), Brucker, S. Y. (Sara Y.), Cai, Q. (Qiuyin), Campa, D. (Daniele), Canzian, F. (Federico), Castelao, J. E. (Jose E.), Chan, T. L. (Tsun L.), Chang-Claude, J. (Jenny), Chanock, S. J. (Stephen J.), Chenevix-Trench, G. (Georgia), Choi, J.-Y. (Ji-Yeob), Clarke, C. L. (Christine L.), Collaborators, N. (Nbcs), Colonna, S. (Sarah), Conroy, D. M. (Don M.), Couch, F. J. (Fergus J.), Cox, A. (Angela), Cross, S. S. (Simon S.), Czene, K. (Kamila), Daly, M. B. (Mary B.), Devilee, P. (Peter), Doerk, T. (Thilo), Dossus, L. (Laure), Dwek, M. (Miriam), Eccles, D. M. (Diana M.), Ekici, A. B. (Arif B.), Eliassen, A. H. (A. Heather), Engel, C. (Christoph), Fasching, P. A. (Peter A.), Figueroa, J. (Jonine), Flyger, H. (Henrik), Gago-Dominguez, M. (Manuela), Gao, C. (Chi), Garcia-Closas, M. (Montserrat), Garcia-Saenz, J. A. (Jose A.), Ghoussaini, M. (Maya), Giles, G. G. (Graham G.), Goldberg, M. S. (Mark S.), Gonzalez-Neira, A. (Anna), Guenel, P. (Pascal), Guendert, M. (Melanie), Haeberle, L. (Lothar), Hahnen, E. (Eric), Haiman, C. A. (Christopher A.), Hall, P. (Per), Hamann, U. (Ute), Hartman, M. (Mikael), Hatse, S. (Sigrid), Hauke, J. (Jan), Hollestelle, A. (Antoinette), Hoppe, R. (Reiner), Hopper, J. L. (John L.), Hou, M.-F. (Ming-Feng), Ito, H. (Hidemi), Iwasaki, M. (Motoki), Jager, A. (Agnes), Jakubowska, A. (Anna), Janni, W. (Wolfgang), John, E. M. (Esther M.), Joseph, V. (Vijai), Jung, A. (Audrey), Kaaks, R. (Rudolf), Kang, D. (Daehee), Keeman, R. (Renske), Khusnutdinova, E. (Elza), Kim, S.-W. (Sung-Won), Kosma, V.-M. (Veli-Matti), Kraft, P. (Peter), Kristensen, V. N. (Vessela N.), Kubelka-Sabit, K. (Katerina), Kurian, A. W. (Allison W.), Kwong, A. (Ava), Lacey, J. V. (James, V), Lambrechts, D. (Diether), Larson, N. L. (Nicole L.), Larsson, S. C. (Susanna C.), Le Marchand, L. (Loic), Lejbkowicz, F. (Flavio), Li, J. (Jingmei), Long, J. (Jirong), Lophatananon, A. (Artitaya), LubiNski, J. (Jan), Mannermaa, A. (Arto), Manoochehri, M. (Mehdi), Manoukian, S. (Siranoush), Margolin, S. (Sara), Matsuo, K. (Keitaro), Mavroudis, D. (Dimitrios), Mayes, R. (Rebecca), Menon, U. (Usha), Milne, R. L. (Roger L.), Taib, N. A. (Nur Aishah Mohd), Muir, K. (Kenneth), Muranen, T. A. (Taru A.), Murphy, R. A. (Rachel A.), Nevanlinna, H. (Heli), O'Brien, K. M. (Katie M.), Offit, K. (Kenneth), Olson, J. E. (Janet E.), Olsson, H. (Hakan), Park, S. K. (Sue K.), Park-Simon, T.-W. (Tjoung-Won), Patel, A. V. (Alpa, V), Peterlongo, P. (Paolo), Peto, J. (Julian), Plaseska-Karanfilska, D. (Dijana), Presneau, N. (Nadege), Pylkäs, K. (Katri), Rack, B. (Brigitte), Rennert, G. (Gad), Romero, A. (Atocha), Ruebner, M. (Matthias), Ruediger, T. (Thomas), Saloustros, E. (Emmanouil), Sandler, D. P. (Dale P.), Sawyer, E. J. (Elinor J.), Schmidt, M. K. (Marjanka K.), Schmutzler, R. K. (Rita K.), Schneeweiss, A. (Andreas), Schoemaker, M. J. (Minouk J.), Shah, M. (Mitul), Shen, C.-Y. (Chen-Yang), Shu, X.-O. (Xiao-Ou), Simard, J. (Jacques), Southey, M. C. (Melissa C.), Stone, J. (Jennifer), Surowy, H. (Harald), Swerdlow, A. J. (Anthony J.), Tamimi, R. M. (Rulla M.), Tapper, W. J. (William J.), Taylor, J. A. (Jack A.), Teo, S. H. (Soo Hwang), Teras, L. R. (Lauren R.), Terry, M. B. (Mary Beth), Toland, A. E. (Amanda E.), Tomlinson, I. (Ian), Truong, T. (Therese), Tseng, C.-C. (Chiu-Chen), Untch, M. (Michael), Vachon, C. M. (Celine M.), van den Ouweland, A. M. (Ans M. W.), Wang, S. S. (Sophia S.), Weinberg, C. R. (Clarice R.), Wendt, C. (Camilla), Winham, S. J. (Stacey J.), Winqvist, R. (Robert), Wolk, A. (Alicja), Wu, A. H. (Anna H.), Yamaji, T. (Taiki), Zheng, W. (Wei), Ziogas, A. (Argyrios), Pharoah, P. D. (Paul D. P.), Dunning, A. M. (Alison M.), Easton, D. F. (Douglas F.), Pettitt, S. J. (Stephen J.), Lord, C. J. (Christopher J.), Haider, S. (Syed), Orr, N. (Nick), Fletcher, O. (Olivia), Baxter, J. S. (Joseph S.), Johnson, N. (Nichola), Tomczyk, K. (Katarzyna), Gillespie, A. (Andrea), Maguire, S. (Sarah), Brough, R. (Rachel), Fachal, L. (Laura), Michailidou, K. (Kyriaki), Bolla, M. K. (Manjeet K.), Wang, Q. (Qin), Dennis, J. (Joe), Ahearn, T. U. (Thomas U.), Andrulis, I. L. (Irene L.), Anton-Culver, H. (Hoda), Antonenkova, N. N. (Natalia N.), Arndt, V. (Volker), Aronson, K. J. (Kristan J.), Augustinsson, A. (Annelie), Becher, H. (Heiko), Beckmann, M. W. (Matthias W.), Behrens, S. (Sabine), Benitez, J. (Javier), Bermisheva, M. (Marina), Bogdanova, N. V. (Natalia, V), Bojesen, S. E. (Stig E.), Brenner, H. (Hermann), Brucker, S. Y. (Sara Y.), Cai, Q. (Qiuyin), Campa, D. (Daniele), Canzian, F. (Federico), Castelao, J. E. (Jose E.), Chan, T. L. (Tsun L.), Chang-Claude, J. (Jenny), Chanock, S. J. (Stephen J.), Chenevix-Trench, G. (Georgia), Choi, J.-Y. (Ji-Yeob), Clarke, C. L. (Christine L.), Collaborators, N. (Nbcs), Colonna, S. (Sarah), Conroy, D. M. (Don M.), Couch, F. J. (Fergus J.), Cox, A. (Angela), Cross, S. S. (Simon S.), Czene, K. (Kamila), Daly, M. B. (Mary B.), Devilee, P. (Peter), Doerk, T. (Thilo), Dossus, L. (Laure), Dwek, M. (Miriam), Eccles, D. M. (Diana M.), Ekici, A. B. (Arif B.), Eliassen, A. H. (A. Heather), Engel, C. (Christoph), Fasching, P. A. (Peter A.), Figueroa, J. (Jonine), Flyger, H. (Henrik), Gago-Dominguez, M. (Manuela), Gao, C. (Chi), Garcia-Closas, M. (Montserrat), Garcia-Saenz, J. A. (Jose A.), Ghoussaini, M. (Maya), Giles, G. G. (Graham G.), Goldberg, M. S. (Mark S.), Gonzalez-Neira, A. (Anna), Guenel, P. (Pascal), Guendert, M. (Melanie), Haeberle, L. (Lothar), Hahnen, E. (Eric), Haiman, C. A. (Christopher A.), Hall, P. (Per), Hamann, U. (Ute), Hartman, M. (Mikael), Hatse, S. (Sigrid), Hauke, J. (Jan), Hollestelle, A. (Antoinette), Hoppe, R. (Reiner), Hopper, J. L. (John L.), Hou, M.-F. (Ming-Feng), Ito, H. (Hidemi), Iwasaki, M. (Motoki), Jager, A. (Agnes), Jakubowska, A. (Anna), Janni, W. (Wolfgang), John, E. M. (Esther M.), Joseph, V. (Vijai), Jung, A. (Audrey), Kaaks, R. (Rudolf), Kang, D. (Daehee), Keeman, R. (Renske), Khusnutdinova, E. (Elza), Kim, S.-W. (Sung-Won), Kosma, V.-M. (Veli-Matti), Kraft, P. (Peter), Kristensen, V. N. (Vessela N.), Kubelka-Sabit, K. (Katerina), Kurian, A. W. (Allison W.), Kwong, A. (Ava), Lacey, J. V. (James, V), Lambrechts, D. (Diether), Larson, N. L. (Nicole L.), Larsson, S. C. (Susanna C.), Le Marchand, L. (Loic), Lejbkowicz, F. (Flavio), Li, J. (Jingmei), Long, J. (Jirong), Lophatananon, A. (Artitaya), LubiNski, J. (Jan), Mannermaa, A. (Arto), Manoochehri, M. (Mehdi), Manoukian, S. (Siranoush), Margolin, S. (Sara), Matsuo, K. (Keitaro), Mavroudis, D. (Dimitrios), Mayes, R. (Rebecca), Menon, U. (Usha), Milne, R. L. (Roger L.), Taib, N. A. (Nur Aishah Mohd), Muir, K. (Kenneth), Muranen, T. A. (Taru A.), Murphy, R. A. (Rachel A.), Nevanlinna, H. (Heli), O'Brien, K. M. (Katie M.), Offit, K. (Kenneth), Olson, J. E. (Janet E.), Olsson, H. (Hakan), Park, S. K. (Sue K.), Park-Simon, T.-W. (Tjoung-Won), Patel, A. V. (Alpa, V), Peterlongo, P. (Paolo), Peto, J. (Julian), Plaseska-Karanfilska, D. (Dijana), Presneau, N. (Nadege), Pylkäs, K. (Katri), Rack, B. (Brigitte), Rennert, G. (Gad), Romero, A. (Atocha), Ruebner, M. (Matthias), Ruediger, T. (Thomas), Saloustros, E. (Emmanouil), Sandler, D. P. (Dale P.), Sawyer, E. J. (Elinor J.), Schmidt, M. K. (Marjanka K.), Schmutzler, R. K. (Rita K.), Schneeweiss, A. (Andreas), Schoemaker, M. J. (Minouk J.), Shah, M. (Mitul), Shen, C.-Y. (Chen-Yang), Shu, X.-O. (Xiao-Ou), Simard, J. (Jacques), Southey, M. C. (Melissa C.), Stone, J. (Jennifer), Surowy, H. (Harald), Swerdlow, A. J. (Anthony J.), Tamimi, R. M. (Rulla M.), Tapper, W. J. (William J.), Taylor, J. A. (Jack A.), Teo, S. H. (Soo Hwang), Teras, L. R. (Lauren R.), Terry, M. B. (Mary Beth), Toland, A. E. (Amanda E.), Tomlinson, I. (Ian), Truong, T. (Therese), Tseng, C.-C. (Chiu-Chen), Untch, M. (Michael), Vachon, C. M. (Celine M.), van den Ouweland, A. M. (Ans M. W.), Wang, S. S. (Sophia S.), Weinberg, C. R. (Clarice R.), Wendt, C. (Camilla), Winham, S. J. (Stacey J.), Winqvist, R. (Robert), Wolk, A. (Alicja), Wu, A. H. (Anna H.), Yamaji, T. (Taiki), Zheng, W. (Wei), Ziogas, A. (Argyrios), Pharoah, P. D. (Paul D. P.), Dunning, A. M. (Alison M.), Easton, D. F. (Douglas F.), Pettitt, S. J. (Stephen J.), Lord, C. J. (Christopher J.), Haider, S. (Syed), Orr, N. (Nick), and Fletcher, O. (Olivia)
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).
Published: 2021

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

Author: Escala-Garcia, M. (Maria), Canisius, S. (Sander), Keeman, R. (Renske), Beesley, J. (Jonathan), Anton-Culver, H. (Hoda), Arndt, V. (Volker), Augustinsson, A. (Annelie), Becher, H. (Heiko), Beckmann, M. W. (Matthias W.), Behrens, S. (Sabine), Bermisheva, M. (Marina), Bojesen, S. E. (Stig E.), Bolla, M. K. (Manjeet K.), Brenner, H. (Hermann), Canzian, F. (Federico), Castelao, J. E. (Jose E.), Chang-Claude, J. (Jenny), Chanock, S. J. (Stephen J.), Couch, F. J. (Fergus J.), Czene, K. (Kamila), Daly, M. B. (Mary B.), Dennis, J. (Joe), Devilee, P. (Peter), Dork, T. (Thilo), Dunning, A. M. (Alison M.), Easton, D. F. (Douglas F.), Ekici, A. B. (Arif B.), Eliassen, A. H. (A. Heather), Fasching, P. A. (Peter A.), Flyger, H. (Henrik), Gago-Dominguez, M. (Manuela), Garcia-Closas, M. (Montserrat), Garcia-Saenz, J. A. (Jose A.), Geisler, J. (Juergen), Giles, G. G. (Graham G.), Grip, M. (Mervi), Guendert, M. (Melanie), Hahnen, E. (Eric), Haiman, C. A. (Christopher A.), Hakansson, N. (Niclas), Hall, P. (Per), Hamann, U. (Ute), Hartikainen, J. M. (Jaana M.), Heemskerk-Gerritsen, B. A. (Bernadette A. M.), Hollestelle, A. (Antoinette), Hoppe, R. (Reiner), Hopper, J. L. (John L.), Hunter, D. J. (David J.), Jacot, W. (William), Jakubowska, A. (Anna), John, E. M. (Esther M.), Jung, A. Y. (Audrey Y.), Kaaks, R. (Rudolf), Khusnutdinova, E. (Elza), Koppert, L. B. (Linetta B.), Kraft, P. (Peter), Kristensen, V. N. (Vessela N.), Kurian, A. W. (Allison W.), Lambrechts, D. (Diether), Le Marchand, L. (Loic), Lindblom, A. (Annika), Luben, R. N. (Robert N.), Lubinski, J. (Jan), Mannermaa, A. (Arto), Manoochehri, M. (Mehdi), Margolin, S. (Sara), Mavroudis, D. (Dimitrios), Muranen, T. A. (Taru A.), Nevanlinna, H. (Heli), Olshan, A. F. (Andrew F.), Olsson, H. (Hakan), Park-Simon, T.-W. (Tjoung-Won), Patel, A. V. (Alpa V.), Peterlongo, P. (Paolo), Pharoah, P. D. (Paul D. P.), Punie, K. (Kevin), Radice, P. (Paolo), Rennert, G. (Gad), Rennert, H. S. (Hedy S.), Romero, A. (Atocha), Roylance, R. (Rebecca), Ruediger, T. (Thomas), Ruebner, M. (Matthias), Saloustros, E. (Emmanouil), Sawyer, E. J. (Elinor J.), Schmutzler, R. K. (Rita K.), Schoemaker, M. J. (Minouk J.), Scott, C. (Christopher), Southey, M. C. (Melissa C.), Surowy, H. (Harald), Swerdlow, A. J. (Anthony J.), Tamimi, R. M. (Rulla M.), Teras, L. R. (Lauren R.), Thomas, E. (Emilie), Tomlinson, I. (Ian), Troester, M. A. (Melissa A.), Vachon, C. M. (Celine M.), Wang, Q. (Qin), Winqvist, R. (Robert), Wolk, A. (Alicja), Ziogas, A. (Argyrios), Michailidou, K. (Kyriaki), Chenevix-Trench, G. (Georgia), Bachelot, T. (Thomas), Schmidt, M. K. (Marjanka K.), Escala-Garcia, M. (Maria), Canisius, S. (Sander), Keeman, R. (Renske), Beesley, J. (Jonathan), Anton-Culver, H. (Hoda), Arndt, V. (Volker), Augustinsson, A. (Annelie), Becher, H. (Heiko), Beckmann, M. W. (Matthias W.), Behrens, S. (Sabine), Bermisheva, M. (Marina), Bojesen, S. E. (Stig E.), Bolla, M. K. (Manjeet K.), Brenner, H. (Hermann), Canzian, F. (Federico), Castelao, J. E. (Jose E.), Chang-Claude, J. (Jenny), Chanock, S. J. (Stephen J.), Couch, F. J. (Fergus J.), Czene, K. (Kamila), Daly, M. B. (Mary B.), Dennis, J. (Joe), Devilee, P. (Peter), Dork, T. (Thilo), Dunning, A. M. (Alison M.), Easton, D. F. (Douglas F.), Ekici, A. B. (Arif B.), Eliassen, A. H. (A. Heather), Fasching, P. A. (Peter A.), Flyger, H. (Henrik), Gago-Dominguez, M. (Manuela), Garcia-Closas, M. (Montserrat), Garcia-Saenz, J. A. (Jose A.), Geisler, J. (Juergen), Giles, G. G. (Graham G.), Grip, M. (Mervi), Guendert, M. (Melanie), Hahnen, E. (Eric), Haiman, C. A. (Christopher A.), Hakansson, N. (Niclas), Hall, P. (Per), Hamann, U. (Ute), Hartikainen, J. M. (Jaana M.), Heemskerk-Gerritsen, B. A. (Bernadette A. M.), Hollestelle, A. (Antoinette), Hoppe, R. (Reiner), Hopper, J. L. (John L.), Hunter, D. J. (David J.), Jacot, W. (William), Jakubowska, A. (Anna), John, E. M. (Esther M.), Jung, A. Y. (Audrey Y.), Kaaks, R. (Rudolf), Khusnutdinova, E. (Elza), Koppert, L. B. (Linetta B.), Kraft, P. (Peter), Kristensen, V. N. (Vessela N.), Kurian, A. W. (Allison W.), Lambrechts, D. (Diether), Le Marchand, L. (Loic), Lindblom, A. (Annika), Luben, R. N. (Robert N.), Lubinski, J. (Jan), Mannermaa, A. (Arto), Manoochehri, M. (Mehdi), Margolin, S. (Sara), Mavroudis, D. (Dimitrios), Muranen, T. A. (Taru A.), Nevanlinna, H. (Heli), Olshan, A. F. (Andrew F.), Olsson, H. (Hakan), Park-Simon, T.-W. (Tjoung-Won), Patel, A. V. (Alpa V.), Peterlongo, P. (Paolo), Pharoah, P. D. (Paul D. P.), Punie, K. (Kevin), Radice, P. (Paolo), Rennert, G. (Gad), Rennert, H. S. (Hedy S.), Romero, A. (Atocha), Roylance, R. (Rebecca), Ruediger, T. (Thomas), Ruebner, M. (Matthias), Saloustros, E. (Emmanouil), Sawyer, E. J. (Elinor J.), Schmutzler, R. K. (Rita K.), Schoemaker, M. J. (Minouk J.), Scott, C. (Christopher), Southey, M. C. (Melissa C.), Surowy, H. (Harald), Swerdlow, A. J. (Anthony J.), Tamimi, R. M. (Rulla M.), Teras, L. R. (Lauren R.), Thomas, E. (Emilie), Tomlinson, I. (Ian), Troester, M. A. (Melissa A.), Vachon, C. M. (Celine M.), Wang, Q. (Qin), Winqvist, R. (Robert), Wolk, A. (Alicja), Ziogas, A. (Argyrios), Michailidou, K. (Kyriaki), Chenevix-Trench, G. (Georgia), Bachelot, T. (Thomas), and Schmidt, M. K. (Marjanka 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 = 3.19 × 10−8 and 4.42 × 10−8). 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.
Published: 2021

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

Author: Park, H. A. (Hanla A.), Neumeyer, S. (Sonja), Michailidou, K. (Kyriaki), Bolla, M. K. (Manjeet K.), Wang, Q. (Qin), Dennis, J. (Joe), Ahearn, T. U. (Thomas U.), Andrulis, I. L. (Irene L.), Anton-Culver, H. (Hoda), Antonenkova, N. N. (Natalia N.), Arndt, V. (Volker), Aronson, K. J. (Kristan J.), Augustinsson, A. (Annelie), Baten, A. (Adinda), Freeman, L. E. (Laura E. Beane), Becher, H. (Heiko), Beckmann, M. W. (Matthias W.), Behrens, S. (Sabine), Benitez, J. (Javier), Bermisheva, M. (Marina), Bogdanova, N. V. (Natalia, V), Bojesen, S. E. (Stig E.), Brauch, H. (Hiltrud), Brenner, H. (Hermann), Brucker, S. Y. (Sara Y.), Burwinkel, B. (Barbara), Campa, D. (Daniele), Canzian, F. (Federico), Castelao, J. E. (Jose E.), Chanock, S. J. (Stephen J.), Chenevix-Trench, G. (Georgia), Clarke, C. L. (Christine L.), Conroy, D. M. (Don M.), Couch, F. J. (Fergus J.), Cox, A. (Angela), Cross, S. S. (Simon S.), Czene, K. (Kamila), Daly, M. B. (Mary B.), Devilee, P. (Peter), Dork, T. (Thilo), Dos-Santos-Silva, I. (Isabel), 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 A.), Flyger, H. (Henrik), Fritschi, L. (Lin), Garcia-Closas, M. (Montserrat), Garcia-Saenz, J. A. (Jose A.), Gaudet, M. M. (Mia M.), Giles, G. G. (Graham G.), Glendon, G. (Gord), Goldberg, M. S. (Mark S.), Goldgar, D. E. (David E.), Gonzalez-Neira, A. (Anna), Grip, M. (Mervi), Guenel, P. (Pascal), Hahnen, E. (Eric), Haiman, C. A. (Christopher A.), Hakansson, N. (Niclas), Hall, P. (Per), Hamann, U. (Ute), Han, S. (Sileny), Harkness, E. F. (Elaine F.), Hart, S. N. (Steven N.), He, W. (Wei), Heemskerk-Gerritsen, B. A. (Bernadette A. M.), Hopper, J. L. (John L.), Hunter, D. J. (David J.), Jager, A. (Agnes), Jakubowska, A. (Anna), John, E. M. (Esther M.), Jung, A. (Audrey), Kaaks, R. (Rudolf), Kapoor, P. M. (Pooja Middha), Keeman, R. (Renske), Khusnutdinova, E. (Elza), Kitahara, C. M. (Cari M.), Koppert, L. B. (Linetta B.), Koutros, S. (Stella), Kristensen, V. N. (Vessela N.), Kurian, A. W. (Allison W.), Lacey, J. (James), Lambrechts, D. (Diether), LeMarchand, L. (Loic), Lo, W.-Y. (Wing-Yee), Mannermaa, A. (Arto), Manoochehri, M. (Mehdi), Margolin, S. (Sara), ElenaMartinez, M. (Maria), Mavroudis, D. (Dimitrios), Meindl, A. (Alfons), Menon, U. (Usha), Milne, R. L. (Roger L.), Muranen, T. A. (Taru A.), Nevanlinna, H. (Heli), Newman, W. G. (William G.), Nordestgaard, B. G. (Borge G.), Offit, K. (Kenneth), Olshan, A. F. (Andrew F.), Olsson, H. (Hakan), Park-Simon, T.-W. (Tjoung-Won), Peterlongo, P. (Paolo), Peto, J. (Julian), Plaseska-Karanfilska, D. (Dijana), Presneau, N. (Nadege), Radice, P. (Paolo), Rennert, G. (Gad), Rennert, H. S. (Hedy S.), Romero, A. (Atocha), Saloustros, E. (Emmanouil), Sawyer, E. J. (Elinor J.), Schmidt, M. K. (Marjanka K.), Schmutzler, R. K. (Rita K.), Schoemaker, M. J. (Minouk J.), Schwentner, L. (Lukas), Scott, C. (Christopher), Shah, M. (Mitul), Shu, X.-O. (Xiao-Ou), Simard, J. (Jacques), Smeets, A. (Ann), Southey, M. C. (Melissa C.), Spinelli, J. J. (John J.), Stevens, V. (Victoria), Swerdlow, A. J. (Anthony J.), Tamimi, R. M. (Rulla M.), Tapper, W. J. (William J.), Taylor, J. A. (Jack A.), Terry, M. B. (Mary Beth), Tomlinson, I. (Ian), Troester, M. A. (Melissa A.), Truong, T. (Therese), Vachon, C. M. (Celine M.), van Veen, E. M. (Elke M.), Vijai, J. (Joseph), Wang, S. (Sophia), Wendt, C. (Camilla), Winqvist, R. (Robert), Wolk, A. (Alicja), Ziogas, A. (Argyrios), Dunning, A. M. (Alison M.), Pharoah, P. D. (Paul D. P.), Easton, D. F. (Douglas F.), Zheng, W. (Wei), Kraft, P. (Peter), Chang-Claude, J. (Jenny), Park, H. A. (Hanla A.), Neumeyer, S. (Sonja), Michailidou, K. (Kyriaki), Bolla, M. K. (Manjeet K.), Wang, Q. (Qin), Dennis, J. (Joe), Ahearn, T. U. (Thomas U.), Andrulis, I. L. (Irene L.), Anton-Culver, H. (Hoda), Antonenkova, N. N. (Natalia N.), Arndt, V. (Volker), Aronson, K. J. (Kristan J.), Augustinsson, A. (Annelie), Baten, A. (Adinda), Freeman, L. E. (Laura E. Beane), Becher, H. (Heiko), Beckmann, M. W. (Matthias W.), Behrens, S. (Sabine), Benitez, J. (Javier), Bermisheva, M. (Marina), Bogdanova, N. V. (Natalia, V), Bojesen, S. E. (Stig E.), Brauch, H. (Hiltrud), Brenner, H. (Hermann), Brucker, S. Y. (Sara Y.), Burwinkel, B. (Barbara), Campa, D. (Daniele), Canzian, F. (Federico), Castelao, J. E. (Jose E.), Chanock, S. J. (Stephen J.), Chenevix-Trench, G. (Georgia), Clarke, C. L. (Christine L.), Conroy, D. M. (Don M.), Couch, F. J. (Fergus J.), Cox, A. (Angela), Cross, S. S. (Simon S.), Czene, K. (Kamila), Daly, M. B. (Mary B.), Devilee, P. (Peter), Dork, T. (Thilo), Dos-Santos-Silva, I. (Isabel), 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 A.), Flyger, H. (Henrik), Fritschi, L. (Lin), Garcia-Closas, M. (Montserrat), Garcia-Saenz, J. A. (Jose A.), Gaudet, M. M. (Mia M.), Giles, G. G. (Graham G.), Glendon, G. (Gord), Goldberg, M. S. (Mark S.), Goldgar, D. E. (David E.), Gonzalez-Neira, A. (Anna), Grip, M. (Mervi), Guenel, P. (Pascal), Hahnen, E. (Eric), Haiman, C. A. (Christopher A.), Hakansson, N. (Niclas), Hall, P. (Per), Hamann, U. (Ute), Han, S. (Sileny), Harkness, E. F. (Elaine F.), Hart, S. N. (Steven N.), He, W. (Wei), Heemskerk-Gerritsen, B. A. (Bernadette A. M.), Hopper, J. L. (John L.), Hunter, D. J. (David J.), Jager, A. (Agnes), Jakubowska, A. (Anna), John, E. M. (Esther M.), Jung, A. (Audrey), Kaaks, R. (Rudolf), Kapoor, P. M. (Pooja Middha), Keeman, R. (Renske), Khusnutdinova, E. (Elza), Kitahara, C. M. (Cari M.), Koppert, L. B. (Linetta B.), Koutros, S. (Stella), Kristensen, V. N. (Vessela N.), Kurian, A. W. (Allison W.), Lacey, J. (James), Lambrechts, D. (Diether), LeMarchand, L. (Loic), Lo, W.-Y. (Wing-Yee), Mannermaa, A. (Arto), Manoochehri, M. (Mehdi), Margolin, S. (Sara), ElenaMartinez, M. (Maria), Mavroudis, D. (Dimitrios), Meindl, A. (Alfons), Menon, U. (Usha), Milne, R. L. (Roger L.), Muranen, T. A. (Taru A.), Nevanlinna, H. (Heli), Newman, W. G. (William G.), Nordestgaard, B. G. (Borge G.), Offit, K. (Kenneth), Olshan, A. F. (Andrew F.), Olsson, H. (Hakan), Park-Simon, T.-W. (Tjoung-Won), Peterlongo, P. (Paolo), Peto, J. (Julian), Plaseska-Karanfilska, D. (Dijana), Presneau, N. (Nadege), Radice, P. (Paolo), Rennert, G. (Gad), Rennert, H. S. (Hedy S.), Romero, A. (Atocha), Saloustros, E. (Emmanouil), Sawyer, E. J. (Elinor J.), Schmidt, M. K. (Marjanka K.), Schmutzler, R. K. (Rita K.), Schoemaker, M. J. (Minouk J.), Schwentner, L. (Lukas), Scott, C. (Christopher), Shah, M. (Mitul), Shu, X.-O. (Xiao-Ou), Simard, J. (Jacques), Smeets, A. (Ann), Southey, M. C. (Melissa C.), Spinelli, J. J. (John J.), Stevens, V. (Victoria), Swerdlow, A. J. (Anthony J.), Tamimi, R. M. (Rulla M.), Tapper, W. J. (William J.), Taylor, J. A. (Jack A.), Terry, M. B. (Mary Beth), Tomlinson, I. (Ian), Troester, M. A. (Melissa A.), Truong, T. (Therese), Vachon, C. M. (Celine M.), van Veen, E. M. (Elke M.), Vijai, J. (Joseph), Wang, S. (Sophia), Wendt, C. (Camilla), Winqvist, R. (Robert), Wolk, A. (Alicja), Ziogas, A. (Argyrios), Dunning, A. M. (Alison M.), Pharoah, P. D. (Paul D. P.), Easton, D. F. (Douglas F.), Zheng, W. (Wei), Kraft, P. (Peter), and Chang-Claude, J. (Jenny)
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. Methods: 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. Results: Genetically predicted LSI was associated with increased breast cancer risk (OR 1.18 per SD, 95% CI: 1.07–1.30, P = 0.11 × 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. Conclusions: 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.
Published: 2021

8. 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. (Anna), Escala-Garcia, M. (Maria), Beesley, J. (Jonathan), Keeman, R. (Renske), Canisius, S. (Sander), Ahearn, T. U. (Thomas U.), Andrulis, I. L. (Irene L.), Anton-Culver, H. (Hoda), Arndt, V. (Volker), Auer, P. L. (Paul L.), Augustinsson, A. (Annelie), Freeman, L. E. (Laura E. Beane), Becher, H. (Heiko), Beckmann, M. W. (Matthias W.), Behrens, S. (Sabine), Bojesen, S. E. (Stig E.), Bolla, M. K. (Manjeet K.), Brenner, H. (Hermann), Bruening, T. (Thomas), Buys, S. S. (Saundra S.), Caan, B. (Bette), Campa, D. (Daniele), Canzian, F. (Federico), Castelao, J. E. (Jose E.), Chang-Claude, J. (Jenny), Chanock, S. J. (Stephen J.), Cheng, T. D. (Ting-Yuan David), Clarke, C. L. (Christine L.), Colonna, S. V. (Sarah, V), Couch, F. J. (Fergus J.), Cox, A. (Angela), Cross, S. S. (Simon S.), Czene, K. (Kamila), Daly, M. B. (Mary B.), Dennis, J. (Joe), Dork, T. (Thilo), Dossus, L. (Laure), Dunning, A. M. (Alison M.), Dwek, M. (Miriam), Eccles, D. M. (Diana M.), Ekici, A. B. (Arif B.), Eliassen, A. H. (A. Heather), Eriksson, M. (Mikael), Evans, D. G. (D. Gareth), Fasching, P. A. (Peter A.), Flyger, H. (Henrik), Fritschi, L. (Lin), Gago-Dominguez, M. (Manuela), Garcia-Saenz, J. A. (Jose A.), Giles, G. G. (Graham G.), Grip, M. (Mervi), Guenel, P. (Pascal), Guendert, M. (Melanie), Hahnen, E. (Eric), Haiman, C. A. (Christopher A.), Hakansson, N. (Niclas), Hall, P. (Per), Hamann, U. (Ute), Hart, S. N. (Steven N.), Hartikainen, J. M. (Jaana M.), Hartmann, A. (Arndt), He, W. (Wei), Hooning, M. J. (Maartje J.), Hoppe, R. (Reiner), Hopper, J. L. (John L.), Howell, A. (Anthony), Hunter, D. J. (David J.), Jager, A. (Agnes), Jakubowska, A. (Anna), Janni, W. (Wolfgang), John, E. M. (Esther M.), Jung, A. Y. (Audrey Y.), Kaaks, R. (Rudolf), Keupers, M. (Machteld), Kitahara, C. M. (Cari M.), Koutros, S. (Stella), Kraft, P. (Peter), Kristensen, V. N. (Vessela N.), Kurian, A. W. (Allison W.), Lacey, J. V. (James, V), Lambrechts, D. (Diether), Le Marchand, L. (Loic), Lindblom, A. (Annika), Linet, M. (Martha), Luben, R. N. (Robert N.), Lush, M. (Michael), Mannermaa, A. (Arto), Manoochehri, M. (Mehdi), Margolin, S. (Sara), Martens, J. W. (John W. M.), Martinez, M. E. (Maria Elena), Mavroudis, D. (Dimitrios), Michailidou, K. (Kyriaki), Milne, R. L. (Roger L.), Mulligan, A. M. (Anna Marie), Muranen, T. A. (Taru A.), Nevanlinna, H. (Heli), Newman, W. G. (William G.), Nielsen, S. F. (Sune F.), Nordestgaard, B. G. (Borge G.), Olshan, A. F. (Andrew F.), Olsson, H. (Hakan), Orr, N. (Nick), Park-Simon, T.-W. (Tjoung-Won), Patel, A. V. (Alpa, V), Peissel, B. (Bernard), Peterlongo, P. (Paolo), Plaseska-Karanfilska, D. (Dijana), Prajzendanc, K. (Karolina), Prentice, R. (Ross), Presneau, N. (Nadege), Rack, B. (Brigitte), Rennert, G. (Gad), Rennert, H. S. (Hedy S.), Rhenius, V. (Valerie), Romero, A. (Atocha), Roylance, R. (Rebecca), Lubinski, J. (Jan), Ruebner, M. (Matthias), Saloustros, E. (Emmanouil), Sawyer, E. J. (Elinor J.), Schmutzler, R. K. (Rita K.), Schneeweiss, A. (Andreas), Scott, C. (Christopher), Shah, M. (Mitul), Smichkoska, S. (Snezhana), Southey, M. C. (Melissa C.), Stone, J. (Jennifer), Surowy, H. (Harald), Swerdlow, A. J. (Anthony J.), Tamimi, R. M. (Rulla M.), Tapper, W. J. (William J.), Teras, L. R. (Lauren R.), Terry, M. B. (Mary Beth), Tollenaar, R. A. (Rob A. E. M.), Tomlinson, I. (Ian), Troester, M. A. (Melissa A.), Truong, T. (Therese), Vachon, C. M. (Celine M.), Wang, Q. (Qin), Hurson, A. N. (Amber N.), Winqvist, R. (Robert), Wolk, A. (Alicja), Ziogas, A. (Argyrios), Brauch, H. (Hiltrud), Garcia-Closas, M. (Montserrat), Pharoah, P. D. (Paul D. P.), Easton, D. F. (Douglas F.), Chenevix-Trench, G. (Georgia), Schmidt, M. K. (Marjanka K.), Morra, A. (Anna), Escala-Garcia, M. (Maria), Beesley, J. (Jonathan), Keeman, R. (Renske), Canisius, S. (Sander), Ahearn, T. U. (Thomas U.), Andrulis, I. L. (Irene L.), Anton-Culver, H. (Hoda), Arndt, V. (Volker), Auer, P. L. (Paul L.), Augustinsson, A. (Annelie), Freeman, L. E. (Laura E. Beane), Becher, H. (Heiko), Beckmann, M. W. (Matthias W.), Behrens, S. (Sabine), Bojesen, S. E. (Stig E.), Bolla, M. K. (Manjeet K.), Brenner, H. (Hermann), Bruening, T. (Thomas), Buys, S. S. (Saundra S.), Caan, B. (Bette), Campa, D. (Daniele), Canzian, F. (Federico), Castelao, J. E. (Jose E.), Chang-Claude, J. (Jenny), Chanock, S. J. (Stephen J.), Cheng, T. D. (Ting-Yuan David), Clarke, C. L. (Christine L.), Colonna, S. V. (Sarah, V), Couch, F. J. (Fergus J.), Cox, A. (Angela), Cross, S. S. (Simon S.), Czene, K. (Kamila), Daly, M. B. (Mary B.), Dennis, J. (Joe), Dork, T. (Thilo), Dossus, L. (Laure), Dunning, A. M. (Alison M.), Dwek, M. (Miriam), Eccles, D. M. (Diana M.), Ekici, A. B. (Arif B.), Eliassen, A. H. (A. Heather), Eriksson, M. (Mikael), Evans, D. G. (D. Gareth), Fasching, P. A. (Peter A.), Flyger, H. (Henrik), Fritschi, L. (Lin), Gago-Dominguez, M. (Manuela), Garcia-Saenz, J. A. (Jose A.), Giles, G. G. (Graham G.), Grip, M. (Mervi), Guenel, P. (Pascal), Guendert, M. (Melanie), Hahnen, E. (Eric), Haiman, C. A. (Christopher A.), Hakansson, N. (Niclas), Hall, P. (Per), Hamann, U. (Ute), Hart, S. N. (Steven N.), Hartikainen, J. M. (Jaana M.), Hartmann, A. (Arndt), He, W. (Wei), Hooning, M. J. (Maartje J.), Hoppe, R. (Reiner), Hopper, J. L. (John L.), Howell, A. (Anthony), Hunter, D. J. (David J.), Jager, A. (Agnes), Jakubowska, A. (Anna), Janni, W. (Wolfgang), John, E. M. (Esther M.), Jung, A. Y. (Audrey Y.), Kaaks, R. (Rudolf), Keupers, M. (Machteld), Kitahara, C. M. (Cari M.), Koutros, S. (Stella), Kraft, P. (Peter), Kristensen, V. N. (Vessela N.), Kurian, A. W. (Allison W.), Lacey, J. V. (James, V), Lambrechts, D. (Diether), Le Marchand, L. (Loic), Lindblom, A. (Annika), Linet, M. (Martha), Luben, R. N. (Robert N.), Lush, M. (Michael), Mannermaa, A. (Arto), Manoochehri, M. (Mehdi), Margolin, S. (Sara), Martens, J. W. (John W. M.), Martinez, M. E. (Maria Elena), Mavroudis, D. (Dimitrios), Michailidou, K. (Kyriaki), Milne, R. L. (Roger L.), Mulligan, A. M. (Anna Marie), Muranen, T. A. (Taru A.), Nevanlinna, H. (Heli), Newman, W. G. (William G.), Nielsen, S. F. (Sune F.), Nordestgaard, B. G. (Borge G.), Olshan, A. F. (Andrew F.), Olsson, H. (Hakan), Orr, N. (Nick), Park-Simon, T.-W. (Tjoung-Won), Patel, A. V. (Alpa, V), Peissel, B. (Bernard), Peterlongo, P. (Paolo), Plaseska-Karanfilska, D. (Dijana), Prajzendanc, K. (Karolina), Prentice, R. (Ross), Presneau, N. (Nadege), Rack, B. (Brigitte), Rennert, G. (Gad), Rennert, H. S. (Hedy S.), Rhenius, V. (Valerie), Romero, A. (Atocha), Roylance, R. (Rebecca), Lubinski, J. (Jan), Ruebner, M. (Matthias), Saloustros, E. (Emmanouil), Sawyer, E. J. (Elinor J.), Schmutzler, R. K. (Rita K.), Schneeweiss, A. (Andreas), Scott, C. (Christopher), Shah, M. (Mitul), Smichkoska, S. (Snezhana), Southey, M. C. (Melissa C.), Stone, J. (Jennifer), Surowy, H. (Harald), Swerdlow, A. J. (Anthony J.), Tamimi, R. M. (Rulla M.), Tapper, W. J. (William J.), Teras, L. R. (Lauren R.), Terry, M. B. (Mary Beth), Tollenaar, R. A. (Rob A. E. M.), Tomlinson, I. (Ian), Troester, M. A. (Melissa A.), Truong, T. (Therese), Vachon, C. M. (Celine M.), Wang, Q. (Qin), Hurson, A. N. (Amber N.), Winqvist, R. (Robert), Wolk, A. (Alicja), Ziogas, A. (Argyrios), Brauch, H. (Hiltrud), Garcia-Closas, M. (Montserrat), Pharoah, P. D. (Paul D. P.), Easton, D. F. (Douglas F.), Chenevix-Trench, G. (Georgia), and Schmidt, M. K. (Marjanka 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. Methods: 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 8.1 years. 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). Results: 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. Conclusions: 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 varia
Published: 2021

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

Author: Zhang, H. (Haoyu), Ahearn, T. U. (Thomas U.), Lecarpentier, J. (Julie), Barnes, D. (Daniel), Beesley, J. (Jonathan), Qi, G. (Guanghao), Hang, X. (Xia), O'Mara, T. A. (Tracy A.), Zhao, N. (Ni), Bolla, M. K. (Manjeet K.), Dunning, A. M. (Alison M.), Dennis, J. (Joe), Wang, Q. (Qin), Abu Ful, Z. (Zumuruda), Aittomaki, K. (Kristiina), Andrulis, I. L. (Irene L.), Anton-Culver, H. (Hoda), Arndt, V. (Volker), Aronson, K. J. (Kristan J.), Arun, B. K. (Banu K.), Auer, P. L. (Paul L.), Azzollini, J. (Jacopo), Barrowdale, D. (Daniel), Becher, H. (Heiko), Beckmann, M. W. (Matthias W.), Behrens, S. (Sabine), Benitez, J. (Javier), Bermisheva, M. (Marina), Bialkowska, K. (Katarzyna), Blanco, A. (Ana), Blomqvist, C. (Carl), Bogdanova, N. V. (Natalia, V), Bojesen, S. E. (Stig E.), Bonanni, B. (Bernardo), Bondavalli, D. (Davide), Borg, A. (Ake), Brauch, H. (Hiltrud), Brenner, H. (Hermann), Briceno, I. (Ignacio), Broeks, A. (Annegien), Brucker, S. Y. (Sara Y.), Bruening, T. (Thomas), Burwinkel, B. (Barbara), Buys, S. S. (Saundra S.), Byers, H. (Helen), Caldes, T. (Trinidad), Caligo, M. A. (Maria A.), Calvello, M. (Mariarosaria), Campa, D. (Daniele), Castelao, J. E. (Jose E.), Chang-Claude, J. (Jenny), Chanock, S. J. (Stephen J.), Christiaens, M. (Melissa), Christiansen, H. (Hans), Chung, W. K. (Wendy K.), Claes, K. B. (Kathleen B. M.), Clarke, C. L. (Christine L.), Cornelissen, S. (Sten), Couch, F. J. (Fergus J.), Cox, A. (Angela), Cross, S. S. (Simon S.), Czene, K. (Kamila), Daly, M. B. (Mary B.), Devilee, P. (Peter), Diez, O. (Orland), Domchek, S. M. (Susan M.), Doerk, T. (Thilo), Dwek, M. (Miriam), Eccles, D. M. (Diana M.), Ekici, A. B. (Arif B.), Evans, D. G. (D. Gareth), Fasching, P. A. (Peter A.), Figueroa, J. (Jonine), Foretova, L. (Lenka), Fostira, F. (Florentia), Friedman, E. (Eitan), Frost, D. (Debra), Gago-Dominguez, M. (Manuela), Gapstur, S. M. (Susan M.), Garber, J. (Judy), Garcia-Saenz, J. A. (Jose A.), Gaudet, M. M. (Mia M.), Gayther, S. A. (Simon A.), Giles, G. G. (Graham G.), Godwin, A. K. (Andrew K.), Goldberg, M. S. (Mark S.), Goldgar, D. E. (David E.), Gonzalez-Neira, A. (Anna), Greene, M. H. (Mark H.), Gronwald, J. (Jacek), Guenel, P. (Pascal), Haeberle, L. (Lothar), Hahnen, E. (Eric), Haiman, C. A. (Christopher A.), Hake, C. R. (Christopher R.), Hall, P. (Per), Hamann, U. (Ute), Harkness, E. F. (Elaine F.), Heemskerk-Gerritsen, B. A. (Bernadette A. M.), Hillemanns, P. (Peter), Hogervorst, F. B. (Frans B. L.), Holleczek, B. (Bernd), Hollestelle, A. (Antoinette), Hooning, M. J. (Maartje J.), Hoover, R. N. (Robert N.), Hopper, J. L. (John L.), Howell, A. (Anthony), Huebner, H. (Hanna), Hulick, P. J. (Peter J.), Imyanitov, E. N. (Evgeny N.), Isaacs, C. (Claudine), Izatt, L. (Louise), Jager, A. (Agnes), Jakimovska, M. (Milena), Jakubowska, A. (Anna), James, P. (Paul), Janavicius, R. (Ramunas), Janni, W. (Wolfgang), John, E. M. (Esther M.), Jones, M. E. (Michael E.), Jung, A. (Audrey), Kaaks, R. (Rudolf), Kapoor, P. M. (Pooja Middha), Karlan, B. Y. (Beth Y.), Keeman, R. (Renske), Khan, S. (Sofia), Khusnutdinova, E. (Elza), Kitahara, C. M. (Cari M.), Ko, Y.-D. (Yon-Dschun), Konstantopoulou, I. (Irene), Koppert, L. B. (Linetta B.), Koutros, S. (Stella), Kristensen, V. N. (Vessela N.), Laenkholm, A.-V. (Anne-Vibeke), Lambrechts, D. (Diether), Larsson, S. C. (Susanna C.), Laurent-Puig, P. (Pierre), Lazaro, C. (Conxi), Lazarova, E. (Emilija), Lejbkowicz, F. (Flavio), Leslie, G. (Goska), Lesueur, F. (Fabienne), Lindblom, A. (Annika), Lissowska, J. (Jolanta), Lo, W.-Y. (Wing-Yee), Loud, J. T. (Jennifer T.), Lubinski, J. (Jan), Lukomska, A. (Alicja), Maclnnis, R. J. (Robert J.), Mannermaa, A. (Arto), Manoochehri, M. (Mehdi), Manoukian, S. (Siranoush), Margolin, S. (Sara), Martinez, M. E. (Maria Elena), Matricardi, L. (Laura), McGuffog, L. (Lesley), McLean, C. (Catriona), Mebirouk, N. (Noura), Meindl, A. (Alfons), Menon, U. (Usha), Miller, A. (Austin), Mingazheva, E. (Elvira), Montagna, M. (Marco), Mulligan, A. M. (Anna Marie), Mulot, C. (Claire), Muranen, T. A. (Taru A.), Nathanson, K. L. (Katherine L.), Neuhausen, S. L. (Susan L.), Nevanlinna, H. (Heli), Neven, P. (Patrick), Newman, W. G. (William G.), Nielsens, F. C. (Finn C.), Nikitina-Zake, L. (Liene), Nodora, J. (Jesse), Offit, K. (Kenneth), Olah, E. (Edith), Olopade, O. I. (Olufunmilayo, I), Olsson, H. (Hakan), Orr, N. (Nick), Papi, L. (Laura), Papp, J. (Janos), Park-Simon, T.-W. (Tjoung-Won), Parsons, M. T. (Michael T.), Peissel, B. (Bernard), Peixoto, A. (Ana), Peshkin, B. (Beth), Peterlongo, P. (Paolo), Peto, J. (Julian), Phillips, K.-A. (Kelly-Anne), Piedmonte, M. (Marion), Plaseska-Karanfilska, D. (Dijana), Prajzendanc, K. (Karolina), Prentice, R. (Ross), Prokofyeva, D. (Darya), Rack, B. (Brigitte), Radice, P. (Paolo), Ramus, S. J. (Susan J.), Rantala, J. (Johanna), Rashid, M. U. (Muhammad U.), Rennert, G. (Gad), Rennert, H. S. (Hedy S.), Risch, H. A. (Harvey A.), Romero, A. (Atocha), Rookus, M. A. (Matti A.), Ruebner, M. (Matthias), Ruediger, T. (Thomas), Saloustros, E. (Emmanouil), Sampson, S. (Sarah), Sandler, D. P. (Dale P.), Sawyer, E. J. (Elinor J.), Scheuner, M. T. (Maren T.), Schmutzler, R. K. (Rita K.), Schneeweiss, A. (Andreas), Schoemaker, M. J. (Minouk J.), Schoettker, B. (Ben), Schuermann, P. (Peter), Senter, L. (Leigha), Sharma, P. (Priyanka), Sherman, M. E. (Mark E.), Shu, X.-O. (Xiao-Ou), Singer, C. F. (Christian F.), Smichkoska, S. (Snezhana), Soucy, P. (Penny), Southey, M. C. (Melissa C.), Spinelli, J. J. (John J.), Stone, J. (Jennifer), Stoppa-Lyonnet, D. (Dominique), Swerdlow, A. J. (Anthony J.), Szabo, C. I. (Csilla, I), Tamimi, R. M. (Rulla M.), Tapper, W. J. (William J.), Taylor, J. A. (Jack A.), Teixeira, M. R. (Manuel R.), Terry, M. (MaryBeth), Thomassen, M. (Mads), Thull, D. L. (Darcy L.), Tischkowitz, M. (Marc), Toland, A. E. (Amanda E.), Tollenaar, R. A. (Rob A. E. M.), Tomlinson, I. (Ian), Torres, D. (Diana), Troester, M. A. (Melissa A.), Truong, T. (Therese), Tung, N. (Nadine), Untch, M. (Michael), Vachon, C. M. (Celine M.), van den Ouweland, A. M. (Ans M. W.), van der Kolk, L. E. (Lizet E.), van Veen, E. M. (Elke M.), vanRensburg, E. J. (Elizabeth J.), Vega, A. (Ana), Wappenschmidt, B. (Barbara), Weinberg, C. R. (Clarice R.), Weitzel, J. N. (Jeffrey N.), Wildiers, H. (Hans), Winqvist, R. (Robert), Wolk, A. (Alicja), Yang, X. R. (Xiaohong R.), Yannoukakos, D. (Drakoulis), Zheng, W. (Wei), Zorn, K. K. (Kristin K.), Milne, R. L. (Roger L.), Kraft, P. (Peter), Simard, J. (Jacques), Pharoah, P. D. (Paul D. P.), Michailidou, K. (Kyriaki), Antoniou, A. C. (Antonis C.), Schmidt, M. K. (Marjanka K.), Chenevix-Trench, G. (Georgia), Easton, D. F. (Douglas F.), Chatterjee, N. (Nilanjan), and Garcia-Closas, M. (Montserrat)
Abstract: Breast cancer susceptibility variants frequently show heterogeneity in associations by tumor subtype. 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
Published: 2020

10. A network analysis to identify mediators of germline-driven differences in breast cancer prognosis

Author: Escala-Garcia, M. (Maria), Abraham, J. (Jean), Andrulis, I. L. (Irene L.), Anton-Culver, H. (Hoda), Arndt, V. (Volker), Ashworth, A. (Alan), Auer, P. L. (Paul L.), Auvinen, P. (Paivi), Beckmann, M. W. (Matthias W.), Beesley, J. (Jonathan), Behrens, S. (Sabine), Benitez, J. (Javier), Bermisheva, M. (Marina), Blomqvist, C. (Carl), Blot, W. (William), Bogdanova, N. V. (Natalia V.), Bojesen, S. E. (Stig E.), Bolla, M. K. (Manjeet K.), Borresen-Dale, A.-L. (Anne-Lise), Brauch, H. (Hiltrud), Brenner, H. (Hermann), Brucker, S. Y. (Sara Y.), Burwinkel, B. (Barbara), Caldas, C. (Carlos), Canzian, F. (Federico), Chang-Claude, J. (Jenny), Chanock, S. J. (Stephen J.), Chin, S.-F. (Suet-Feung), Clarke, C. L. (Christine L.), Couch, F. J. (Fergus J.), Cox, A. (Angela), Cross, S. S. (Simon S.), Czene, K. (Kamila), Daly, M. B. (Mary B.), Dennis, J. (Joe), Devilee, P. (Peter), Dunn, J. A. (Janet A.), Dunning, A. M. (Alison M.), Dwek, M. (Miriam), Earl, H. M. (Helena M.), Eccles, D. M. (Diana M.), Eliassen, A. H. (A. Heather), Ellberg, C. (Carolina), Evans, D. G. (D. Gareth), Fasching, P. A. (Peter A.), Figueroa, J. (Jonine), Flyger, H. (Henrik), Gago-Dominguez, M. (Manuela), Gapstur, S. M. (Susan M.), Garcia-Closas, M. (Montserrat), Garcia-Saenz, J. A. (Jose A.), Gaudet, M. M. (Mia M.), George, A. (Angela), Giles, G. G. (Graham G.), Goldgar, D. E. (David E.), Gonzalez-Neira, A. (Anna), Grip, M. (Mervi), Guenel, P. (Pascal), Guo, Q. (Qi), Haiman, C. A. (Christopher A.), Hakansson, N. (Niclas), Hamann, U. (Ute), Harrington, P. A. (Patricia A.), Hiller, L. (Louise), Hooning, M. J. (Maartje J.), Hopper, J. L. (John L.), Howell, A. (Anthony), Huang, C.-S. (Chiun-Sheng), Huang, G. (Guanmengqian), Hunter, D. J. (David J.), Jakubowska, A. (Anna), John, E. M. (Esther M.), Kaaks, R. (Rudolf), Kapoor, P. M. (Pooja Middha), Keeman, R. (Renske), Kitahara, C. M. (Cari M.), Koppert, L. B. (Linetta B.), Kraft, P. (Peter), Kristensen, V. N. (Vessela N.), Lambrechts, D. (Diether), Le Marchand, L. (Loic), Lejbkowicz, F. (Flavio), Lindblom, A. (Annika), Lubinski, J. (Jan), Mannermaa, A. (Arto), Manoochehri, M. (Mehdi), Manoukian, S. (Siranoush), Margolin, S. (Sara), Martinez, M. E. (Maria Elena), Maurer, T. (Tabea), Mavroudis, D. (Dimitrios), Meindl, A. (Alfons), Milne, R. L. (Roger L.), Mulligan, A. M. (Anna Marie), Neuhausen, S. L. (Susan L.), Nevanlinna, H. (Heli), Newman, W. G. (William G.), Olshan, A. F. (Andrew F.), Olson, J. E. (Janet E.), Olsson, H. (Hakan), Orr, N. (Nick), Peterlongo, P. (Paolo), Petridis, C. (Christos), Prentice, R. L. (Ross L.), Presneau, N. (Nadege), Punie, K. (Kevin), Ramachandran, D. (Dhanya), Rennert, G. (Gad), Romero, A. (Atocha), Sachchithananthan, M. (Mythily), Saloustros, E. (Emmanouil), Sawyer, E. J. (Elinor J.), Schmutzler, R. K. (Rita K.), Schwentner, L. (Lukas), Scott, C. (Christopher), Simard, J. (Jacques), Sohn, C. (Christof), Southey, M. C. (Melissa C.), Swerdlow, A. J. (Anthony J.), Tamimi, R. M. (Rulla M.), Tapper, W. J. (William J.), Teixeira, M. R. (Manuel R.), Terry, M. B. (Mary Beth), Thorne, H. (Heather), Tollenaar, R. A. (Rob A. E. M.), Tomlinson, I. (Ian), Troester, M. A. (Melissa A.), Truong, T. (Therese), Turnbull, C. (Clare), Vachon, C. M. (Celine M.), van der Kolk, L. E. (Lizet E.), Wang, Q. (Qin), Winqvist, R. (Robert), Wolk, A. (Alicja), Yang, X. R. (Xiaohong R.), Ziogas, A. (Argyrios), Pharoah, P. D. (Paul D. P.), Hall, P. (Per), Wessels, L. F. (Lodewyk F. A.), Chenevix-Trench, G. (Georgia), Bader, G. D. (Gary D.), Doerk, T. (Thilo), Easton, D. F. (Douglas F.), Canisius, S. (Sander), Schmidt, M. K. (Marjanka K.), Escala-Garcia, M. (Maria), Abraham, J. (Jean), Andrulis, I. L. (Irene L.), Anton-Culver, H. (Hoda), Arndt, V. (Volker), Ashworth, A. (Alan), Auer, P. L. (Paul L.), Auvinen, P. (Paivi), Beckmann, M. W. (Matthias W.), Beesley, J. (Jonathan), Behrens, S. (Sabine), Benitez, J. (Javier), Bermisheva, M. (Marina), Blomqvist, C. (Carl), Blot, W. (William), Bogdanova, N. V. (Natalia V.), Bojesen, S. E. (Stig E.), Bolla, M. K. (Manjeet K.), Borresen-Dale, A.-L. (Anne-Lise), Brauch, H. (Hiltrud), Brenner, H. (Hermann), Brucker, S. Y. (Sara Y.), Burwinkel, B. (Barbara), Caldas, C. (Carlos), Canzian, F. (Federico), Chang-Claude, J. (Jenny), Chanock, S. J. (Stephen J.), Chin, S.-F. (Suet-Feung), Clarke, C. L. (Christine L.), Couch, F. J. (Fergus J.), Cox, A. (Angela), Cross, S. S. (Simon S.), Czene, K. (Kamila), Daly, M. B. (Mary B.), Dennis, J. (Joe), Devilee, P. (Peter), Dunn, J. A. (Janet A.), Dunning, A. M. (Alison M.), Dwek, M. (Miriam), Earl, H. M. (Helena M.), Eccles, D. M. (Diana M.), Eliassen, A. H. (A. Heather), Ellberg, C. (Carolina), Evans, D. G. (D. Gareth), Fasching, P. A. (Peter A.), Figueroa, J. (Jonine), Flyger, H. (Henrik), Gago-Dominguez, M. (Manuela), Gapstur, S. M. (Susan M.), Garcia-Closas, M. (Montserrat), Garcia-Saenz, J. A. (Jose A.), Gaudet, M. M. (Mia M.), George, A. (Angela), Giles, G. G. (Graham G.), Goldgar, D. E. (David E.), Gonzalez-Neira, A. (Anna), Grip, M. (Mervi), Guenel, P. (Pascal), Guo, Q. (Qi), Haiman, C. A. (Christopher A.), Hakansson, N. (Niclas), Hamann, U. (Ute), Harrington, P. A. (Patricia A.), Hiller, L. (Louise), Hooning, M. J. (Maartje J.), Hopper, J. L. (John L.), Howell, A. (Anthony), Huang, C.-S. (Chiun-Sheng), Huang, G. (Guanmengqian), Hunter, D. J. (David J.), Jakubowska, A. (Anna), John, E. M. (Esther M.), Kaaks, R. (Rudolf), Kapoor, P. M. (Pooja Middha), Keeman, R. (Renske), Kitahara, C. M. (Cari M.), Koppert, L. B. (Linetta B.), Kraft, P. (Peter), Kristensen, V. N. (Vessela N.), Lambrechts, D. (Diether), Le Marchand, L. (Loic), Lejbkowicz, F. (Flavio), Lindblom, A. (Annika), Lubinski, J. (Jan), Mannermaa, A. (Arto), Manoochehri, M. (Mehdi), Manoukian, S. (Siranoush), Margolin, S. (Sara), Martinez, M. E. (Maria Elena), Maurer, T. (Tabea), Mavroudis, D. (Dimitrios), Meindl, A. (Alfons), Milne, R. L. (Roger L.), Mulligan, A. M. (Anna Marie), Neuhausen, S. L. (Susan L.), Nevanlinna, H. (Heli), Newman, W. G. (William G.), Olshan, A. F. (Andrew F.), Olson, J. E. (Janet E.), Olsson, H. (Hakan), Orr, N. (Nick), Peterlongo, P. (Paolo), Petridis, C. (Christos), Prentice, R. L. (Ross L.), Presneau, N. (Nadege), Punie, K. (Kevin), Ramachandran, D. (Dhanya), Rennert, G. (Gad), Romero, A. (Atocha), Sachchithananthan, M. (Mythily), Saloustros, E. (Emmanouil), Sawyer, E. J. (Elinor J.), Schmutzler, R. K. (Rita K.), Schwentner, L. (Lukas), Scott, C. (Christopher), Simard, J. (Jacques), Sohn, C. (Christof), Southey, M. C. (Melissa C.), Swerdlow, A. J. (Anthony J.), Tamimi, R. M. (Rulla M.), Tapper, W. J. (William J.), Teixeira, M. R. (Manuel R.), Terry, M. B. (Mary Beth), Thorne, H. (Heather), Tollenaar, R. A. (Rob A. E. M.), Tomlinson, I. (Ian), Troester, M. A. (Melissa A.), Truong, T. (Therese), Turnbull, C. (Clare), Vachon, C. M. (Celine M.), van der Kolk, L. E. (Lizet E.), Wang, Q. (Qin), Winqvist, R. (Robert), Wolk, A. (Alicja), Yang, X. R. (Xiaohong R.), Ziogas, A. (Argyrios), Pharoah, P. D. (Paul D. P.), Hall, P. (Per), Wessels, L. F. (Lodewyk F. A.), Chenevix-Trench, G. (Georgia), Bader, G. D. (Gary D.), Doerk, T. (Thilo), Easton, D. F. (Douglas F.), Canisius, S. (Sander), and Schmidt, M. K. (Marjanka K.)
Abstract: Identifying the underlying genetic drivers of the heritability of breast cancer prognosis remains elusive. We adapt a network-based approach to handle underpowered complex datasets to provide new insights into the potential function of germline variants in breast cancer prognosis. This network-based analysis studies ~7.3 million variants in 84,457 breast cancer patients in relation to breast cancer survival and confirms the results on 12,381 independent patients. Aggregating the prognostic effects of genetic variants across multiple genes, we identify four gene modules associated with survival in estrogen receptor (ER)-negative and one in ER-positive disease. The modules show biological enrichment for cancer-related processes such as G-alpha signaling, circadian clock, angiogenesis, and Rho-GTPases in apoptosis.
Published: 2020

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

Author: Escala-Garcia, M. (Maria), Guo, Q. (Qi), Doerk, T. (Thilo), Canisius, S. (Sander), Keeman, R. (Renske), Dennis, J. (Joe), Beesley, J. (Jonathan), Lecarpentier, J. (Julie), Bolla, M. K. (Manjeet K.), Wang, Q. (Qin), Abraham, J. (Jean), Andrulis, I. L. (Irene L.), Anton-Culver, H. (Hoda), Arndt, V. (Volker), Auer, P. L. (Paul L.), Beckmann, M. W. (Matthias W.), Behrens, S. (Sabine), Benitez, J. (Javier), Bermisheva, M. (Marina), Bernstein, L. (Leslie), Blomqvist, C. (Carl), Boeckx, B. (Bram), Bojesen, S. E. (Stig E.), Bonanni, B. (Bernardo), Borresen-Dale, A.-L. (Anne-Lise), Brauch, H. (Hiltrud), Brenner, H. (Hermann), Brentnall, A. (Adam), Brinton, L. (Louise), Broberg, P. (Per), Brock, I. W. (Ian W.), Brucker, S. Y. (Sara Y.), Burwinkel, B. (Barbara), Caldas, C. (Carlos), Caldes, T. (Trinidad), Campa, D. (Daniele), Canzian, F. (Federico), Carracedo, A. (Angel), Carter, B. D. (Brian D.), Castelao, J. E. (Jose E.), Chang-Claude, J. (Jenny), Chanock, S. J. (Stephen J.), Chenevix-Trench, G. (Georgia), Cheng, T. D. (Ting-Yuan David), Chin, S.-F. (Suet-Feung), Clarke, C. L. (Christine L.), Cordina-Duverger, E. (Emilie), Couch, F. J. (Fergus J.), Cox, D. G. (David G.), Cox, A. (Angela), Cross, S. S. (Simon S.), Czene, K. (Kamila), Daly, M. B. (Mary B.), Devilee, P. (Peter), Dunn, J. A. (Janet A.), Dunning, A. M. (Alison M.), Durcan, L. (Lorraine), Dwek, M. (Miriam), Earl, H. M. (Helena M.), Ekici, A. B. (Arif B.), Eliassen, A. H. (A. Heather), Ellberg, C. (Carolina), Engel, C. (Christoph), Eriksson, M. (Mikael), Evans, D. G. (D. Gareth), Figueroa, J. (Jonine), Flesch-Janys, D. (Dieter), Flyger, H. (Henrik), Gabrielson, M. (Marike), Gago-Dominguez, M. (Manuela), Galle, E. (Eva), Gapstur, S. M. (Susan M.), Garcia-Closas, M. (Montserrat), Garcia-Saenz, J. A. (Jose A.), Gaudet, M. M. (Mia M.), George, A. (Angela), Georgoulias, V. (Vassilios), Giles, G. G. (Graham G.), Glendon, G. (Gord), Goldgar, D. E. (David E.), Gonzalez-Neira, A. (Anna), Alnaes, G. I. (Grethe I. Grenaker), Grip, M. (Mervi), Guenel, P. (Pascal), Haeberle, L. (Lothar), Hahnen, E. (Eric), Haiman, C. A. (Christopher A.), Hakansson, N. (Niclas), Hall, P. (Per), Hamann, U. (Ute), Hankinson, S. (Susan), Harkness, E. F. (Elaine F.), Harrington, P. A. (Patricia A.), Hart, S. N. (Steven N.), Hartikainen, J. M. (Jaana M.), Hein, A. (Alexander), Hillemanns, P. (Peter), Hiller, L. (Louise), Holleczek, B. (Bernd), Hollestelle, A. (Antoinette), Hooning, M. J. (Maartje J.), Hoover, R. N. (Robert N.), Hopper, J. L. (John L.), Howell, A. (Anthony), Huang, G. (Guanmengqian), Humphreys, K. (Keith), Hunter, D. J. (David J.), Janni, W. (Wolfgang), John, E. M. (Esther M.), Jones, M. E. (Michael E.), Jukkola-Vuorinen, A. (Arja), Jung, A. (Audrey), Kaaks, R. (Rudolf), Kabisch, M. (Maria), Kaczmarek, K. (Katarzyna), Kerin, M. J. (Michael J.), Khan, S. (Sofia), Khusnutdinova, E. (Elza), Kiiski, J. I. (Johanna, I), Kitahara, C. M. (Cari M.), Knight, J. A. (Julia A.), Ko, Y.-D. (Yon-Dschun), Koppert, L. B. (Linetta B.), Kosma, V.-M. (Veli-Matti), Kraft, P. (Peter), Kristensen, V. N. (Vessela N.), Kruger, U. (Ute), Kuehl, T. (Tabea), Lambrechts, D. (Diether), Le Marchand, L. (Loic), Lee, E. (Eunjung), Lejbkowicz, F. (Flavio), Li, L. (Lian), Lindblom, A. (Annika), Lindstrom, S. (Sara), Linet, M. (Martha), Lissowska, J. (Jolanta), Lo, W.-Y. (Wing-Yee), Loibl, S. (Sibylle), Lubinski, J. (Jan), Lux, M. P. (Michael P.), MacInnis, R. J. (Robert J.), Maierthaler, M. (Melanie), Maishman, T. (Tom), Makalic, E. (Enes), Mannermaa, A. (Arto), Manoochehri, M. (Mehdi), Manoukian, S. (Siranoush), Margolin, S. (Sara), Martinez, M. E. (Maria Elena), Mavroudis, D. (Dimitrios), McLean, C. (Catriona), Meindl, A. (Alfons), Middha, P. (Pooja), Miller, N. (Nicola), Milne, R. L. (Roger L.), Moreno, F. (Fernando), Mulligan, A. M. (Anna Marie), Mulot, C. (Claire), Nassir, R. (Rami), Neuhausen, S. L. (Susan L.), Newman, W. T. (William T.), Nielsen, S. F. (Sune F.), Nordestgaard, B. G. (Borge G.), Norman, A. (Aaron), Olsson, H. (Hakan), Orr, N. (Nick), Pankratz, V. S. (V. Shane), Park-Simon, T.-W. (Tjoung-Won), Perez, J. I. (Jose I. A.), Perez-Barrios, C. (Clara), Peterlongo, P. (Paolo), Petridis, C. (Christos), Pinchev, M. (Mila), Prajzendanc, K. (Karoliona), Prentice, R. (Ross), Presneau, N. (Nadege), Prokofieva, D. (Darya), Pylkas, K. (Katri), Rack, B. (Brigitte), Radice, P. (Paolo), Ramachandran, D. (Dhanya), Rennert, G. (Gadi), Rennert, H. S. (Hedy S.), Rhenius, V. (Valerie), Romero, A. (Atocha), Roylance, R. (Rebecca), Saloustros, E. (Emmanouil), Sawyer, E. J. (Elinor J.), Schmidt, D. F. (Daniel F.), Schmutzler, R. K. (Rita K.), Schneeweiss, A. (Andreas), Schoemaker, M. J. (Minouk J.), Schumacher, F. (Fredrick), Schwentner, L. (Lukas), Scott, R. J. (Rodney J.), Scott, C. (Christopher), Seynaeve, C. (Caroline), Shah, M. (Mitul), Simard, J. (Jacques), Smeets, A. (Ann), Sohn, C. (Christof), Southey, M. C. (Melissa C.), Swerdlow, A. J. (Anthony J.), Talhouk, A. (Aline), Tamimi, R. M. (Rulla M.), Tapper, W. J. (William J.), Teixeira, M. R. (Manuel R.), Tengstrom, M. (Maria), Terry, M. B. (Mary Beth), Thoene, K. (Kathrin), Tollenaar, R. A. (Rob A. E. M.), Tomlinson, I. (Ian), Torres, D. (Diana), Truong, T. (Therese), Turman, C. (Constance), Turnbull, C. (Clare), Ulmer, H.-U. (Hans-Ulrich), Untch, M. (Michael), Vachon, C. (Celine), van Asperen, C. J. (Christi J.), van den Ouweland, A. M. (Ans M. W.), van Veen, E. M. (Elke M.), Wendt, C. (Camilla), Whittemore, A. S. (Alice S.), Willett, W. (Walter), Winqvist, R. (Robert), Wolk, A. (Alicja), Yang, X. R. (Xiaohong R.), Zhang, Y. (Yan), Easton, D. F. (Douglas F.), Fasching, P. A. (Peter A.), Nevanlinna, H. (Heli), Eccles, D. M. (Diana M.), Pharoah, P. D. (Paul D. P.), and Schmidt, M. K. (Marjanka K.)
Abstract: Background: We examined the associations between germline variants and breast cancer mortality using a large meta-analysis of women of European ancestry. Methods: Meta-analyses included summary estimates based on Cox models of twelve datasets using ~10.4 million variants for 96,661 women with breast cancer and 7697 events (breast cancer-specific deaths). Oestrogen receptor (ER)-specific analyses were based on 64,171 ER-positive (4116) and 16,172 ER-negative (2125) patients. We evaluated the probability of a signal to be a true positive using the Bayesian false discovery probability (BFDP). Results: We did not find any variant associated with breast cancer-specific mortality at P < 5 × 10−8. For ER-positive disease, the most significantly associated variant was chr7:rs4717568 (BFDP = 7%, P = 1.28 × 10−7, hazard ratio [HR] = 0.88, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.84–0.92); the closest gene is AUTS2. For ER-negative disease, the most significant variant was chr7:rs67918676 (BFDP = 11%, P = 1.38 × 10−7, HR = 1.27, 95% CI = 1.16–1.39); located within a long intergenic non-coding RNA gene (AC004009.3), close to the HOXA gene cluster. Conclusions: We uncovered germline variants on chromosome 7 at BFDP
Published: 2019

12. Shared heritability and functional enrichment across six solid cancers

Author: Jiang, X. (Xia), Finucane, H. K. (Hilary K.), Schumacher, F. R. (Fredrick R.), Schmit, S. L. (Stephanie L.), Tyrer, J. P. (Jonathan P.), Han, Y. (Younghun), Michailidou, K. (Kyriaki), Lesseur, C. (Corina), Kuchenbaecker, K. B. (Karoline B.), Dennis, J. (Joe), Conti, D. V. (David V.), Casey, G. (Graham), Gaudet, M. M. (Mia M.), Huyghe, J. R. (Jeroen R.), Albanes, D. (Demetrius), Aldrich, M. C. (Melinda C.), Andrew, A. S. (Angeline S.), Andrulis, I. L. (Irene L.), Anton-Culver, H. (Hoda), Antoniou, A. C. (Antonis C.), Antonenkova, N. N. (Natalia N.), Arnold, S. M. (Susanne M.), Aronson, K. J. (Kristan J.), Arun, B. K. (Banu K.), Bandera, E. V. (Elisa V.), Barkardottir, R. B. (Rosa B.), Barnes, D. R. (Daniel R.), Batra, J. (Jyotsna), Beckmann, M. W. (Matthias W.), Benitez, J. (Javier), Benlloch, S. (Sara), Berchuck, A. (Andrew), Berndt, S. I. (Sonja I.), Bickeboeller, H. (Heike), Bien, S. A. (Stephanie A.), Blomqvist, C. (Carl), Boccia, S. (Stefania), Bogdanova, N. V. (Natalia V.), Bojesen, S. E. (Stig E.), Bolla, M. K. (Manjeet K.), Brauch, H. (Hiltrud), Brenner, H. (Hermann), Brenton, J. D. (James D.), Brook, M. N. (Mark N.), Brunet, J. (Joan), Brunnstrom, H. (Hans), Buchanan, D. D. (Daniel D.), Burwinkel, B. (Barbara), Butzow, R. (Ralf), Cadoni, G. (Gabriella), Caldes, T. (Trinidad), Caligo, M. A. (Maria A.), Campbell, I. (Ian), Campbell, P. T. (Peter T.), Cancel-Tassin, G. (Geraldine), Cannon-Albright, L. (Lisa), Campa, D. (Daniele), Caporaso, N. (Neil), Carvalho, A. L. (Andre L.), Chan, A. T. (Andrew T.), Chang-Claude, J. (Jenny), Chanock, S. J. (Stephen J.), Chen, C. (Chu), Christiani, D. C. (David C.), Claes, K. B. (Kathleen B. M.), Claessens, F. (Frank), Clements, J. (Judith), Collee, J. M. (J. Margriet), Correa, M. C. (Marcia Cruz), Couch, F. J. (Fergus J.), Cox, A. (Angela), Cunningham, J. M. (Julie M.), Cybulski, C. (Cezary), Czene, K. (Kamila), Daly, M. B. (Mary B.), defazio, A. (Anna), Devilee, P. (Peter), Diez, O. (Orland), Gago-Dominguez, M. (Manuela), Donovan, J. L. (Jenny L.), Doerk, T. (Thilo), Duell, E. J. (Eric J.), Dunning, A. M. (Alison M.), Dwek, M. (Miriam), Eccles, D. M. (Diana M.), Edlund, C. K. (Christopher K.), Edwards, D. R. (Digna R. Velez), Ellberg, C. (Carolina), Evans, D. G. (D. Gareth), Fasching, P. A. (Peter A.), Ferris, R. L. (Robert L.), Liloglou, T. (Triantafillos), Figueiredo, J. C. (Jane C.), Fletcher, O. (Olivia), Fortner, R. T. (Renee T.), Fostira, F. (Florentia), Franceschi, S. (Silvia), Friedman, E. (Eitan), Gallinger, S. J. (Steven J.), Ganz, P. A. (Patricia A.), Garber, J. (Judy), Garcia-Saenz, J. A. (Jose A.), Gayther, S. A. (Simon A.), Giles, G. G. (Graham G.), Godwin, A. K. (Andrew K.), Goldberg, M. S. (Mark S.), Goldgar, D. E. (David E.), Goode, E. L. (Ellen L.), Goodman, M. T. (Marc T.), Goodman, G. (Gary), Grankvist, K. (Kjell), Greene, M. H. (Mark H.), Gronberg, H. (Henrik), Gronwald, J. (Jacek), Guenel, P. (Pascal), Hakansson, N. (Niclas), Hall, P. (Per), Hamann, U. (Ute), Hamdy, F. C. (Freddie C.), Hamilton, R. J. (Robert J.), Hampe, J. (Jochen), Haugen, A. (Aage), Heitz, F. (Florian), Herrero, R. (Rolando), Hillemanns, P. (Peter), Hoffmeister, M. (Michael), Hogdall, E. (Estrid), Hong, Y.-C. (Yun-Chul), Hopper, J. L. (John L.), Houlston, R. (Richard), Hulick, P. J. (Peter J.), Hunter, D. J. (David J.), Huntsman, D. G. (David G.), Idos, G. (Gregory), Imyanitov, E. N. (Evgeny N.), Ingles, S. A. (Sue Ann), Isaacs, C. (Claudine), Jakubowska, A. (Anna), James, P. (Paul), Jenkins, M. A. (Mark A.), Johansson, M. (Mattias), Johansson, M. (Mikael), John, E. M. (Esther M.), Joshi, A. D. (Amit D.), Kaneva, R. (Radka), Karlan, B. Y. (Beth Y.), Kelemen, L. E. (Linda E.), Kuhl, T. (Tabea), Khaw, K.-T. (Kay-Tee), Khusnutdinova, E. (Elza), Kibel, A. S. (Adam S.), Kiemeney, L. A. (Lambertus A.), Kim, J. (Jeri), Kjaer, S. K. (Susanne K.), Knight, J. A. (Julia A.), Kogevinas, M. (Manolis), Kote-Jarai, Z. (Zsofia), Koutros, S. 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Abstract: Quantifying the genetic correlation between cancers can provide important insights into the mechanisms driving cancer etiology. Using genome-wide association study summary statistics across six cancer types based on a total of 296,215 cases and 301,319 controls of European ancestry, here we estimate the pair-wise genetic correlations between breast, colorectal, head/neck, lung, ovary and prostate cancer, and between cancers and 38 other diseases. We observed statistically significant genetic correlations between lung and head/neck cancer (rg = 0.57, p = 4.6 × 10−8), breast and ovarian cancer (rg = 0.24, p = 7 × 10−5), breast and lung cancer (rg = 0.18, p =1.5 × 10−6) and breast and colorectal cancer (rg = 0.15, p = 1.1 × 10−4). We also found that multiple cancers are genetically correlated with non-cancer traits including smoking, psychiatric diseases and metabolic characteristics. Functional enrichment analysis revealed a significant excess contribution of conserved and regulatory regions to cancer heritability. Our comprehensive analysis of cross-cancer heritability suggests that solid tumors arising across tissues share in part a common germline genetic basis.
Published: 2019

13. Genome-wide association and transcriptome studies identify target genes and risk loci for breast cancer

Author: Ferreira, M. A. (Manuel A.), Gamazon, E. R. (Eric R.), Al-Ejeh, F. (Fares), Aittomaki, K. (Kristiina), Andrulis, I. L. (Irene L.), Anton-Culver, H. (Hoda), Arason, A. (Adalgeir), Arndt, V. (Volker), Aronson, K. J. (Kristan J.), Arun, B. K. (Banu K.), Asseryanis, E. (Ella), Azzollini, J. (Jacopo), Balmana, J. (Judith), Barnes, D. R. (Daniel R.), Barrowdale, D. (Daniel), Beckmann, M. W. (Matthias W.), Behrens, S. (Sabine), Benitez, J. (Javier), Bermisheva, M. (Marina), Bialkowska, K. (Katarzyna), Blomqvist, C. (Carl), Bogdanova, N. V. (Natalia, V), Bojesen, S. E. (Stig E.), Bolla, M. K. (Manjeet K.), Borg, A. (Ake), Brauch, H. (Hiltrud), Brenner, H. (Hermann), Broeks, A. (Annegien), Burwinkel, B. (Barbara), Caldes, T. (Trinidad), Caligo, M. A. (Maria A.), Campa, D. (Daniele), Campbell, I. (Ian), Canzian, F. (Federico), Carter, J. (Jonathan), Carter, B. D. (Brian D.), Castelao, J. E. (Jose E.), Chang-Claude, J. (Jenny), Chanock, S. J. (Stephen J.), Christiansen, H. 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(Thomas A.), Balleine, R. (Rosemary), Baxter, R. (Robert), Braye, S. (Stephen), Carpenter, J. (Jane), Dahlstrom, J. (Jane), Forbes, J. (John), Lee, S. C. (Soon C.), Marsh, D. (Deborah), Morey, A. (Adrienne), Pathmanathan, N. (Nirmala), Simpson, P. (Peter), Spigelman, A. (Allan), Wilcken, N. (Nicholas), and Yip, D. (Desmond)
Abstract: Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified more than 170 breast cancer susceptibility loci. Here we hypothesize that some risk-associated variants might act in non-breast tissues, specifically adipose tissue and immune cells from blood and spleen. Using expression quantitative trait loci (eQTL) reported in these tissues, we identify 26 previously unreported, likely target genes of overall breast cancer risk variants, and 17 for estrogen receptor (ER)-negative breast cancer, several with a known immune function. We determine the directional effect of gene expression on disease risk measured based on single and multiple eQTL. In addition, using a gene-based test of association that considers eQTL from multiple tissues, we identify seven (and four) regions with variants associated with overall (and ER-negative) breast cancer risk, which were not reported in previous GWAS. Further investigation of the function of the implicated genes in breast and immune cells may provide insights into the etiology of breast cancer.
Published: 2019

14. Polygenic risk scores for prediction of breast cancer and breast cancer subtypes

Author: Mavaddat, N. (Nasim), Michailidou, K. (Kyriaki), Dennis, J. (Joe), Lush, M. (Michael), Fachal, L. (Laura), Lee, A. (Andrew), Tyrer, J. P. (Jonathan P.), Chen, T.-H. (Ting-Huei), Wang, Q. (Qin), Bolla, M. K. (Manjeet K.), Yang, X. (Xin), Adank, M. A. (Muriel A.), Ahearn, T. (Thomas), Aittomaki, K. (Kristiina), Allen, J. (Jamie), Andrulis, I. L. (Irene L.), Anton-Culver, H. (Hoda), Antonenkova, N. N. (Natalia N.), Arndt, V. (Volker), Aronson, K. J. (Kristan J.), Auer, P. L. (Paul L.), Auvinen, P. (Paivi), Barrdahl, M. (Myrto), Freeman, L. E. (Laura E. Beane), Beckmann, M. W. (Matthias W.), Behrens, S. (Sabine), Benitez, J. (Javier), Bermisheva, M. (Marina), Bernstein, L. (Leslie), Blomqvist, C. (Carl), Bogdanova, N. V. (Natalia, V), Bojesen, S. E. (Stig E.), Bonanni, B. (Bernardo), Borresen-Dale, A.-L. (Anne-Lise), Brauch, H. (Hiltrud), Bremer, M. (Michael), Brenner, H. (Hermann), Brentnall, A. (Adam), Brock, I. W. (Ian W.), Brooks-Wilson, A. (Angela), Brucker, S. Y. 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Abstract: Stratification of women according to their risk of breast cancer based on polygenic risk scores (PRSs) could improve screening and prevention strategies. Our aim was to develop PRSs, optimized for prediction of estrogen receptor (ER)-specific disease, from the largest available genome-wide association dataset and to empirically validate the PRSs in prospective studies. The development dataset comprised 94,075 case subjects and 75,017 control subjects of European ancestry from 69 studies, divided into training and validation sets. Samples were genotyped using genome-wide arrays, and single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were selected by stepwise regression or lasso penalized regression. The best performing PRSs were validated in an independent test set comprising 11,428 case subjects and 18,323 control subjects from 10 prospective studies and 190,040 women from UK Biobank (3,215 incident breast cancers). For the best PRSs (313 SNPs), the odds ratio for overall disease per 1 standard deviation in ten prospective studies was 1.61 (95%CI: 1.57–1.65) with area under receiver-operator curve (AUC) = 0.630 (95%CI: 0.628–0.651). The lifetime risk of overall breast cancer in the top centile of the PRSs was 32.6%. Compared with women in the middle quintile, those in the highest 1% of risk had 4.37- and 2.78-fold risks, and those in the lowest 1% of risk had 0.16- and 0.27-fold risks, of developing ER-positive and ER-negative disease, respectively. Goodness-of-fit tests indicated that this PRS was well calibrated and predicts disease risk accurately in the tails of the distribution. This PRS is a powerful and reliable predictor of breast cancer risk that may improve breast cancer prevention programs.
Published: 2019

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

Author: Wu, L. (Lang), Shi, W. (Wei), Long, J. (Jirong), Guo, X. (Xingyi), Michailidou, K. (Kyriaki), Beesley, J. (Jonathan), Bolla, M. K. (Manjeet K.), Shu, X.-O. (Xiao-Ou), Lu, Y. (Yingchang), Cai, Q. (Qiuyin), Al-Ejeh, F. (Fares), Rozali, E. (Esdy), Wang, Q. (Qin), Dennis, J. (Joe), Li, B. (Bingshan), Zeng, C. (Chenjie), Feng, H. (Helian), Gusev, A. (Alexander), Barfield, R. T. (Richard T.), Andrulis, I. L. (Irene L.), Anton-Culver, H. (Hoda), Arndt, V. (Volker), Aronson, K. J. (Kristan J.), Auer, P. L. (Paul L.), Barrdahl, M. (Myrto), Baynes, C. (Caroline), Beckmann, M. W. (Matthias W.), Benitez, J. (Javier), Bermisheva, M. (Marina), Blomqvist, C. (Carl), Bogdanova, N. V. (Natalia V.), Bojesen, S. E. (Stig E.), Brauch, H. (Hiltrud), Brenner, H. (Hermann), Brinton, L. (Louise), Broberg, P. (Per), Brucker, S. Y. (Sara Y.), Burwinkel, B. (Barbara), Caldes, T. (Trinidad), Canzian, F. (Federico), Carter, B. D. (Brian D.), Castelao, J. E. (J. Esteban), Chang-Claude, J. (Jenny), Chen, X. (Xiaoqing), Cheng, T. D. (Ting-Yuan David), Christiansen, H. (Hans), Clarke, C. L. (Christine L.), Collee, M. (Margriet), Cornelissen, S. (Sten), Couch, F. J. (Fergus J.), Cox, D. (David), Cox, A. (Angela), Cross, S. S. (Simon S.), Cunningham, J. M. (Julie M.), Czene, K. (Kamila), Daly, M. B. (Mary B.), Devilee, P. (Peter), Doheny, K. F. (Kimberly F.), Dork, T. (Thilo), dos-Santos-Silva, I. (Isabel), Dumont, M. (Martine), Dwek, M. (Miriam), Eccles, D. M. (Diana M.), Eilber, U. (Ursula), Eliassen, A. H. (A. Heather), Engel, C. (Christoph), Eriksson, M. (Mikael), Fachal, L. (Laura), Fasching, P. A. (Peter A.), Figueroa, J. (Jonine), Flesch-Janys, D. (Dieter), Fletcher, O. (Olivia), Flyger, H. (Henrik), Fritschi, L. (Lin), Gabrielson, M. (Marike), Gago-Dominguez, M. (Manuela), Gapstur, S. M. (Susan M.), Garcia-Closas, M. (Montserrat), Gaudet, M. M. (Mia M.), Ghoussaini, M. (Maya), Giles, G. G. (Graham G.), Goldberg, M. S. (Mark S.), Goldgar, D. E. (David E.), Gonzalez-Neira, A. (Anna), Guenel, P. (Pascal), Hahnen, E. (Eric), Haiman, C. A. (Christopher A.), Hakansson, N. (Niclas), Hall, P. (Per), Hallberg, E. (Emily), Hamann, U. (Ute), Harrington, P. (Patricia), Hein, A. (Alexander), Hicks, B. (Belynda), Hillemanns, P. (Peter), Hollestelle, A. (Antoinette), Hoover, R. N. (Robert N.), Hopper, J. L. (John L.), Huang, G. (Guanmengqian), Humphreys, K. (Keith), Hunter, D. J. (David J.), Jakubowska, A. (Anna), Janni, W. (Wolfgang), John, E. M. (Esther M.), Johnson, N. (Nichola), Jones, K. (Kristine), Jones, M. E. (Michael E.), Jung, A. (Audrey), Kaaks, R. (Rudolf), Kerin, M. J. (Michael J.), Khusnutdinova, E. (Elza), Kosma, V.-M. (Veli-Matti), Kristensen, V. N. (Vessela N.), Lambrechts, D. (Diether), Le Marchand, L. (Loic), Li, J. (Jingmei), Lindstrom, S. (Sara), Lissowska, J. (Jolanta), Lo, W.-Y. (Wing-Yee), Loibl, S. (Sibylle), Lubinski, J. (Jan), Luccarini, C. (Craig), Lux, M. P. (Michael P.), MacInnis, R. J. (Robert J.), Maishman, T. (Tom), Kostovska, I. M. (Ivana Maleva), Mannermaa, A. (Arto), Manson, J. E. (Joann E.), Margolin, S. (Sara), Mavroudis, D. (Dimitrios), Meijers-Heijboer, H. (Hanne), Meindl, A. (Alfons), Menon, U. (Usha), Meyer, J. (Jeffery), Mulligan, A. M. (Anna Marie), Neuhausen, S. L. (Susan L.), Nevanlinna, H. (Heli), Neven, P. (Patrick), Nielsen, S. F. (Sune F.), Nordestgaard, B. G. (Borge G.), Olopade, O. I. (Olufunmilayo I.), Olson, J. E. (Janet E.), Olsson, H. (Hakan), Peterlongo, P. (Paolo), Peto, J. (Julian), Plaseska-Karanfilska, D. (Dijana), Prentice, R. (Ross), Presneau, N. (Nadege), Pylkäs, K. (Katri), Rack, B. (Brigitte), Radice, P. (Paolo), Rahman, N. (Nazneen), Rennert, G. (Gad), Rennert, H. S. (Hedy S.), Rhenius, V. (Valerie), Romero, A. (Atocha), Romm, J. (Jane), Rudolph, A. (Anja), Saloustros, E. (Emmanouil), Sandler, D. P. (Dale P.), Sawyer, E. J. (Elinor J.), Schmidt, M. K. (Marjanka K.), Schmutzler, R. K. (Rita K.), Schneeweiss, A. (Andreas), Scott, R. J. (Rodney J.), Scott, C. G. (Christopher G.), Seal, S. (Sheila), Shah, M. (Mitul), Shrubsole, M. J. (Martha J.), Smeets, A. (Ann), Southey, M. C. (Melissa C.), Spinelli, J. J. (John J.), Stone, J. (Jennifer), Surowy, H. (Harald), Swerdlow, A. J. (Anthony J.), Tamimi, R. M. (Rulla M.), Tapper, W. (William), Taylor, J. A. (Jack A.), Terry, M. B. (Mary Beth), Tessier, D. C. (Daniel C.), Thomas, A. (Abigail), Thone, K. (Kathrin), Tollenaar, R. A. (Rob A. E. M.), Torres, D. (Diana), Truong, T. (Therese), Untch, M. (Michael), Vachon, C. (Celine), Van den Berg, D. (David), Vincent, D. (Daniel), Waisfisz, Q. (Quinten), Weinberg, C. R. (Clarice R.), Wendt, C. (Camilla), Whittemore, A. S. (Alice S.), Wildiers, H. (Hans), Willett, W. C. (Walter C.), Winqvist, R. (Robert), Wolk, A. (Alicja), Xia, L. (Lucy), Yang, X. R. (Xiaohong R.), Ziogas, A. (Argyrios), Ziv, E. (Elad), Dunning, A. M. (Alison M.), Pharoah, P. D. (Paul D. P.), Simard, J. (Jacques), Milne, R. L. (Roger L.), Edwards, S. L. (Stacey L.), Kraft, P. (Peter), Easton, D. F. (Douglas F.), Chenevix-Trench, G. (Georgia), Zheng, W. (Wei), Wu, L. (Lang), Shi, W. (Wei), Long, J. (Jirong), Guo, X. (Xingyi), Michailidou, K. (Kyriaki), Beesley, J. (Jonathan), Bolla, M. K. (Manjeet K.), Shu, X.-O. (Xiao-Ou), Lu, Y. (Yingchang), Cai, Q. (Qiuyin), Al-Ejeh, F. (Fares), Rozali, E. (Esdy), Wang, Q. (Qin), Dennis, J. (Joe), Li, B. (Bingshan), Zeng, C. (Chenjie), Feng, H. (Helian), Gusev, A. (Alexander), Barfield, R. T. (Richard T.), Andrulis, I. L. (Irene L.), Anton-Culver, H. (Hoda), Arndt, V. (Volker), Aronson, K. J. (Kristan J.), Auer, P. L. (Paul L.), Barrdahl, M. (Myrto), Baynes, C. (Caroline), Beckmann, M. W. (Matthias W.), Benitez, J. (Javier), Bermisheva, M. (Marina), Blomqvist, C. (Carl), Bogdanova, N. V. (Natalia V.), Bojesen, S. E. (Stig E.), Brauch, H. (Hiltrud), Brenner, H. (Hermann), Brinton, L. (Louise), Broberg, P. (Per), Brucker, S. Y. (Sara Y.), Burwinkel, B. (Barbara), Caldes, T. (Trinidad), Canzian, F. (Federico), Carter, B. D. (Brian D.), Castelao, J. E. (J. Esteban), Chang-Claude, J. (Jenny), Chen, X. (Xiaoqing), Cheng, T. D. (Ting-Yuan David), Christiansen, H. (Hans), Clarke, C. L. (Christine L.), Collee, M. (Margriet), Cornelissen, S. (Sten), Couch, F. J. (Fergus J.), Cox, D. (David), Cox, A. (Angela), Cross, S. S. (Simon S.), Cunningham, J. M. (Julie M.), Czene, K. (Kamila), Daly, M. B. (Mary B.), Devilee, P. (Peter), Doheny, K. F. (Kimberly F.), Dork, T. (Thilo), dos-Santos-Silva, I. (Isabel), Dumont, M. (Martine), Dwek, M. (Miriam), Eccles, D. M. (Diana M.), Eilber, U. (Ursula), Eliassen, A. H. (A. Heather), Engel, C. (Christoph), Eriksson, M. (Mikael), Fachal, L. (Laura), Fasching, P. A. (Peter A.), Figueroa, J. (Jonine), Flesch-Janys, D. (Dieter), Fletcher, O. (Olivia), Flyger, H. (Henrik), Fritschi, L. (Lin), Gabrielson, M. (Marike), Gago-Dominguez, M. (Manuela), Gapstur, S. M. (Susan M.), Garcia-Closas, M. (Montserrat), Gaudet, M. M. (Mia M.), Ghoussaini, M. (Maya), Giles, G. G. (Graham G.), Goldberg, M. S. (Mark S.), Goldgar, D. E. (David E.), Gonzalez-Neira, A. (Anna), Guenel, P. (Pascal), Hahnen, E. (Eric), Haiman, C. A. (Christopher A.), Hakansson, N. (Niclas), Hall, P. (Per), Hallberg, E. (Emily), Hamann, U. (Ute), Harrington, P. (Patricia), Hein, A. (Alexander), Hicks, B. (Belynda), Hillemanns, P. (Peter), Hollestelle, A. (Antoinette), Hoover, R. N. (Robert N.), Hopper, J. L. (John L.), Huang, G. (Guanmengqian), Humphreys, K. (Keith), Hunter, D. J. (David J.), Jakubowska, A. (Anna), Janni, W. (Wolfgang), John, E. M. (Esther M.), Johnson, N. (Nichola), Jones, K. (Kristine), Jones, M. E. (Michael E.), Jung, A. (Audrey), Kaaks, R. (Rudolf), Kerin, M. J. (Michael J.), Khusnutdinova, E. (Elza), Kosma, V.-M. (Veli-Matti), Kristensen, V. N. (Vessela N.), Lambrechts, D. (Diether), Le Marchand, L. (Loic), Li, J. (Jingmei), Lindstrom, S. (Sara), Lissowska, J. (Jolanta), Lo, W.-Y. (Wing-Yee), Loibl, S. (Sibylle), Lubinski, J. (Jan), Luccarini, C. (Craig), Lux, M. P. (Michael P.), MacInnis, R. J. (Robert J.), Maishman, T. (Tom), Kostovska, I. M. (Ivana Maleva), Mannermaa, A. (Arto), Manson, J. E. (Joann E.), Margolin, S. (Sara), Mavroudis, D. (Dimitrios), Meijers-Heijboer, H. (Hanne), Meindl, A. (Alfons), Menon, U. (Usha), Meyer, J. (Jeffery), Mulligan, A. M. (Anna Marie), Neuhausen, S. L. (Susan L.), Nevanlinna, H. (Heli), Neven, P. (Patrick), Nielsen, S. F. (Sune F.), Nordestgaard, B. G. (Borge G.), Olopade, O. I. (Olufunmilayo I.), Olson, J. E. (Janet E.), Olsson, H. (Hakan), Peterlongo, P. (Paolo), Peto, J. (Julian), Plaseska-Karanfilska, D. (Dijana), Prentice, R. (Ross), Presneau, N. (Nadege), Pylkäs, K. (Katri), Rack, B. (Brigitte), Radice, P. (Paolo), Rahman, N. (Nazneen), Rennert, G. (Gad), Rennert, H. S. (Hedy S.), Rhenius, V. (Valerie), Romero, A. (Atocha), Romm, J. (Jane), Rudolph, A. (Anja), Saloustros, E. (Emmanouil), Sandler, D. P. (Dale P.), Sawyer, E. J. (Elinor J.), Schmidt, M. K. (Marjanka K.), Schmutzler, R. K. (Rita K.), Schneeweiss, A. (Andreas), Scott, R. J. (Rodney J.), Scott, C. G. (Christopher G.), Seal, S. (Sheila), Shah, M. (Mitul), Shrubsole, M. J. (Martha J.), Smeets, A. (Ann), Southey, M. C. (Melissa C.), Spinelli, J. J. (John J.), Stone, J. (Jennifer), Surowy, H. (Harald), Swerdlow, A. J. (Anthony J.), Tamimi, R. M. (Rulla M.), Tapper, W. (William), Taylor, J. A. (Jack A.), Terry, M. B. (Mary Beth), Tessier, D. C. (Daniel C.), Thomas, A. (Abigail), Thone, K. (Kathrin), Tollenaar, R. A. (Rob A. E. M.), Torres, D. (Diana), Truong, T. (Therese), Untch, M. (Michael), Vachon, C. (Celine), Van den Berg, D. (David), Vincent, D. (Daniel), Waisfisz, Q. (Quinten), Weinberg, C. R. (Clarice R.), Wendt, C. (Camilla), Whittemore, A. S. (Alice S.), Wildiers, H. (Hans), Willett, W. C. (Walter C.), Winqvist, R. (Robert), Wolk, A. (Alicja), Xia, L. (Lucy), Yang, X. R. (Xiaohong R.), Ziogas, A. (Argyrios), Ziv, E. (Elad), Dunning, A. M. (Alison M.), Pharoah, P. D. (Paul D. P.), Simard, J. (Jacques), Milne, R. L. (Roger L.), Edwards, S. L. (Stacey L.), Kraft, P. (Peter), Easton, D. F. (Douglas F.), Chenevix-Trench, G. (Georgia), and Zheng, W. (Wei)
Abstract: The breast cancer risk variants identified in genome-wide association studies explain only a small fraction of the familial relative risk, and the genes responsible for these associations remain largely unknown. To identify novel risk loci and likely causal genes, we performed a transcriptome-wide association study evaluating associations of genetically predicted gene expression with breast cancer risk in 122,977 cases and 105,974 controls of European ancestry. We used data from the Genotype-Tissue Expression Project to establish genetic models to predict gene expression in breast tissue and evaluated model performance using data from The Cancer Genome Atlas. Of the 8,597 genes evaluated, significant associations were identified for 48 at a Bonferroni-corrected threshold of P < 5.82 × 10−6, including 14 genes at loci not yet reported for breast cancer. We silenced 13 genes and showed an effect for 11 on cell proliferation and/or colony-forming efficiency. Our study provides new insights into breast cancer genetics and biology.
Published: 2018

16. The BRCA2 c.68‐7T > A variant is not pathogenic:a model for clinical calibration of spliceogenicity

Author: Colombo, M. (Mara), Lopez-Perolio, I. (Irene), Meeks, H. D. (Huong D.), Caleca, L. (Laura), Parsons, M. T. (Michael T.), Li, H. (Hongyan), De Vecchi, G. (Giovanna), Tudini, E. (Emma), Foglia, C. (Claudia), Mondini, P. (Patrizia), Manoukian, S. (Siranoush), Behar, R. (Raquel), Garcia, E. B. (Encarna B. Gomez), Meindl, A. (Alfons), Montagna, M. (Marco), Niederacher, D. (Dieter), Schmidt, A. Y. (Ane Y.), Varesco, L. (Liliana), Wappenschmidt, B. (Barbara), Bolla, M. K. (Manjeet K.), Dennis, J. (Joe), Michailidou, K. (Kyriaki), Wang, Q. (Qin), Aittomäki, K. (Kristiina), Andrulis, I. L. (Irene L.), Anton-Culver, H. (Hoda), Arndt, V. (Volker), Beckmann, M. W. (Matthias W.), Beeghly-Fadel, A. (Alicia), Benitez, J. (Javier), Boeckx, B. (Bram), Bogdanova, N. V. (Natalia V.), Bojesen, S. E. (Stig E.), Bonanni, B. (Bernardo), Brauch, H. (Hiltrud), Brenner, H. (Hermann), Burwinkel, B. (Barbara), Chang-Claude, J. (Jenny), Conroy, D. M. (Don M.), Couch, F. J. (Fergus J.), Cox, A. (Angela), Cross, S. S. (Simon S.), Czene, K. (Kamila), Devilee, P. (Peter), Dork, T. (Thilo), Eriksson, M. (Mikael), Fasching, P. A. (Peter A.), Figueroa, J. (Jonine), Fletcher, O. (Olivia), Flyger, H. (Henrik), Gabrielson, M. (Marike), Garcia-Closas, M. (Montserrat), Giles, G. G. (Graham G.), Gonzalez-Neira, A. (Anna), Guenel, P. (Pascal), Haiman, C. A. (Christopher A.), Hall, P. (Per), Hamann, U. (Ute), Hartman, M. (Mikael), Hauke, J. (Jan), Hollestelle, A. (Antoinette), Hopper, J. L. (John L.), Jakubowska, A. (Anna), Jung, A. (Audrey), Kosma, V.-M. (Veli-Matti), Lambrechts, D. (Diether), Le Marchand, L. (Loid), Lindblom, A. (Annika), Lubinski, J. (Jan), Mannermaa, A. (Arto), Margolin, S. (Sara), Miao, H. (Hui), Milne, R. L. (Roger L.), Neuhausen, S. L. (Susan L.), Nevanlinna, H. (Heli), Olson, J. E. (Janet E.), Peterlongo, P. (Paolo), Peto, J. (Julian), Pylkäs, K. (Katri), Sawyer, E. J. (Elinor J.), Schmidt, M. K. (Marjanka K.), Schmutzler, R. K. (Rita K.), Schneeweiss, A. (Andreas), Schoemaker, M. J. (Minouk J.), See, M. H. (Mee Hoong), Southey, M. C. (Melissa C.), Swerdlow, A. (Anthony), Teo, S. H. (Soo H.), Toland, A. E. (Amanda E.), Tomlinson, I. (Ian), Truong, T. (Therese), van Asperen, C. J. (Christi J.), van den Ouweland, A. M. (Ans M. W.), van der Kolk, L. E. (Lizet E.), Winqvist, R. (Robert), Yannoukakos, D. (Drakoulis), Zheng, W. (Wei), Dunning, A. M. (Alison M.), Easton, D. F. (Douglas F.), Henderson, A. (Alex), Hogervorst, F. B. (Frans B. L.), Izatt, L. (Louise), Offitt, K. (Kenneth), Side, L. E. (Lucy E.), van Rensburg, E. J. (Elizabeth J.), McGuffog, L. (Lesley), Antoniou, A. C. (Antonis C.), Chenevix-Trench, G. (Georgia), Spurdle, A. B. (Amanda B.), Goldgar, D. E. (David E.), de la Hoya, M. (Miguel), Radice, P. (Paolo), Colombo, M. (Mara), Lopez-Perolio, I. (Irene), Meeks, H. D. (Huong D.), Caleca, L. (Laura), Parsons, M. T. (Michael T.), Li, H. (Hongyan), De Vecchi, G. (Giovanna), Tudini, E. (Emma), Foglia, C. (Claudia), Mondini, P. (Patrizia), Manoukian, S. (Siranoush), Behar, R. (Raquel), Garcia, E. B. (Encarna B. Gomez), Meindl, A. (Alfons), Montagna, M. (Marco), Niederacher, D. (Dieter), Schmidt, A. Y. (Ane Y.), Varesco, L. (Liliana), Wappenschmidt, B. (Barbara), Bolla, M. K. (Manjeet K.), Dennis, J. (Joe), Michailidou, K. (Kyriaki), Wang, Q. (Qin), Aittomäki, K. (Kristiina), Andrulis, I. L. (Irene L.), Anton-Culver, H. (Hoda), Arndt, V. (Volker), Beckmann, M. W. (Matthias W.), Beeghly-Fadel, A. (Alicia), Benitez, J. (Javier), Boeckx, B. (Bram), Bogdanova, N. V. (Natalia V.), Bojesen, S. E. (Stig E.), Bonanni, B. (Bernardo), Brauch, H. (Hiltrud), Brenner, H. (Hermann), Burwinkel, B. (Barbara), Chang-Claude, J. (Jenny), Conroy, D. M. (Don M.), Couch, F. J. (Fergus J.), Cox, A. (Angela), Cross, S. S. (Simon S.), Czene, K. (Kamila), Devilee, P. (Peter), Dork, T. (Thilo), Eriksson, M. (Mikael), Fasching, P. A. (Peter A.), Figueroa, J. (Jonine), Fletcher, O. (Olivia), Flyger, H. (Henrik), Gabrielson, M. (Marike), Garcia-Closas, M. (Montserrat), Giles, G. G. (Graham G.), Gonzalez-Neira, A. (Anna), Guenel, P. (Pascal), Haiman, C. A. (Christopher A.), Hall, P. (Per), Hamann, U. (Ute), Hartman, M. (Mikael), Hauke, J. (Jan), Hollestelle, A. (Antoinette), Hopper, J. L. (John L.), Jakubowska, A. (Anna), Jung, A. (Audrey), Kosma, V.-M. (Veli-Matti), Lambrechts, D. (Diether), Le Marchand, L. (Loid), Lindblom, A. (Annika), Lubinski, J. (Jan), Mannermaa, A. (Arto), Margolin, S. (Sara), Miao, H. (Hui), Milne, R. L. (Roger L.), Neuhausen, S. L. (Susan L.), Nevanlinna, H. (Heli), Olson, J. E. (Janet E.), Peterlongo, P. (Paolo), Peto, J. (Julian), Pylkäs, K. (Katri), Sawyer, E. J. (Elinor J.), Schmidt, M. K. (Marjanka K.), Schmutzler, R. K. (Rita K.), Schneeweiss, A. (Andreas), Schoemaker, M. J. (Minouk J.), See, M. H. (Mee Hoong), Southey, M. C. (Melissa C.), Swerdlow, A. (Anthony), Teo, S. H. (Soo H.), Toland, A. E. (Amanda E.), Tomlinson, I. (Ian), Truong, T. (Therese), van Asperen, C. J. (Christi J.), van den Ouweland, A. M. (Ans M. W.), van der Kolk, L. E. (Lizet E.), Winqvist, R. (Robert), Yannoukakos, D. (Drakoulis), Zheng, W. (Wei), Dunning, A. M. (Alison M.), Easton, D. F. (Douglas F.), Henderson, A. (Alex), Hogervorst, F. B. (Frans B. L.), Izatt, L. (Louise), Offitt, K. (Kenneth), Side, L. E. (Lucy E.), van Rensburg, E. J. (Elizabeth J.), McGuffog, L. (Lesley), Antoniou, A. C. (Antonis C.), Chenevix-Trench, G. (Georgia), Spurdle, A. B. (Amanda B.), Goldgar, D. E. (David E.), de la Hoya, M. (Miguel), and Radice, P. (Paolo)
Abstract: Although the spliceogenic nature of the BRCA2 c.68‐7T > A variant has been demonstrated, its association with cancer risk remains controversial. In this study, we accurately quantified by real‐time PCR and digital PCR (dPCR), the BRCA2 isoforms retaining or missing exon 3. In addition, the combined odds ratio for causality of the variant was estimated using genetic and clinical data, and its associated cancer risk was estimated by case‐control analysis in 83,636 individuals. Co‐occurrence in trans with pathogenic BRCA2 variants was assessed in 5,382 families. Exon 3 exclusion rate was 4.5‐fold higher in variant carriers (13%) than controls (3%), indicating an exclusion rate for the c.68‐7T > A allele of approximately 20%. The posterior probability of pathogenicity was 7.44 × 10⁻¹¹⁵. There was neither evidence for increased risk of breast cancer (OR 1.03; 95% CI 0.86–1.24) nor for a deleterious effect of the variant when co‐occurring with pathogenic variants. Our data provide for the first time robust evidence of the nonpathogenicity of the BRCA2 c.68‐7T > A. Genetic and quantitative transcript analyses together inform the threshold for the ratio between functional and altered BRCA2 isoforms compatible with normal cell function. These findings might be exploited to assess the relevance for cancer risk of other BRCA2 spliceogenic variants.
Published: 2018

17. Body mass index and breast cancer survival:a Mendelian randomization analysis

Author: Guo, Q. (Qi), Burgess, S. (Stephen), Turman, C. (Constance), Bolla, M. K. (Manjeet K.), Wang, Q. (Qin), Lush, M. (Michael), Abraham, J. (Jean), Aittomaki, K. (Kristiina), Andrulis, I. L. (Irene L.), Apicella, C. (Carmel), Arndt, V. (Volker), Barrdahl, M. (Myrto), Benitez, J. (Javier), Berg, C. D. (Christine D.), Blomqvist, C. (Carl), Bojesen, S. E. (Stig E.), Bonanni, B. (Bernardo), Brand, J. S. (Judith S.), Brenner, H. (Hermann), Broeks, A. (Annegien), Burwinkel, B. (Barbara), Caldas, C. (Carlos), Campa, D. (Daniele), Canzian, F. (Federico), Chang-Claude, J. (Jenny), Chanock, S. J. (Stephen J.), Chin, S.-F. (Suet-Feung), Couch, F. J. (Fergus J.), Cox, A. (Angela), Cross, S. S. (Simon S.), Cybulski, C. (Cezary), Czene, K. (Kamila), Darabi, H. (Hatef), Devilee, P. (Peter), Diver, W. R. (W. Ryan), Dunning, A. M. (Alison M.), Earl, H. M. (Helena M.), Eccles, D. M. (Diana M.), Ekici, A. B. (Arif B.), Eriksson, M. (Mikael), Evans, D. G. (D. Gareth), Fasching, P. A. (Peter A.), Figueroa, J. (Jonine), Flesch-Janys, D. (Dieter), Flyger, H. (Henrik), Gapstur, S. M. (Susan M.), Gaudet, M. M. (Mia M.), Giles, G. G. (Graham G.), Glendon, G. (Gord), Grip, M. (Mervi), Gronwald, J. (Jacek), Haeberle, L. (Lothar), Haiman, C. A. (Christopher A.), Hall, P. (Per), Hamann, U. (Ute), Hankinson, S. (Susan), Hartikainen, J. M. (Jaana M.), Hein, A. (Alexander), Hiller, L. (Louise), Hogervorst, F. B. (Frans B.), Holleczek, B. (Bernd), Hooning, M. J. (Maartje J.), Hoover, R. N. (Robert N.), Humphreys, K. (Keith), Hunter, D. J. (David J.), Husing, A. (Anika), Jakubowska, A. (Anna), Jukkola-Vuorinen, A. (Arja), Kaaks, R. (Rudolf), Kabisch, M. (Maria), Kataja, V. (Vesa), Knight, J. A. (Julia A.), Koppert, L. B. (Linetta B.), Kosma, V.-M. (Veli-Matti), Kristensen, V. N. (Vessela N.), Lambrechts, D. (Diether), Le Marchand, L. (Loic), Li, J. (Jingmei), Lindblom, A. (Annika), Lindstrom, S. (Sara), Lissowska, J. (Jolanta), Lubinski, J. (Jan), Machiela, M. J. (Mitchell J.), Mannermaa, A. (Arto), Manoukian, S. (Siranoush), Margolin, S. (Sara), Marme, F. (Federik), Martens, J. W. (John W. M.), McLean, C. (Catriona), Menendez, P. (Primitiva), Milne, R. L. (Roger L.), Mulligan, A. M. (Anna Marie), Muranen, T. A. (Taru A.), Nevanlinna, H. (Heli), Neven, P. (Patrick), Nielsen, S. F. (Sune F.), Nordestgaard, B. G. (Borge G.), Olson, J. E. (Janet E.), Perez, J. I. (Jose I. A.), Peterlongo, P. (Paolo), Phillips, K.-A. (Kelly-Anne), Poole, C. J. (Christopher J.), Pylkas, K. (Katri), Radice, P. (Paolo), Rahman, N. (Nazneen), Rudiger, T. (Thomas), Rudolph, A. (Anja), Sawyer, E. J. (Elinor J.), Schumacher, F. (Fredrick), Seibold, P. (Petra), Seynaeve, C. (Caroline), Shah, M. (Mitul), Smeets, A. (Ann), Southey, M. C. (Melissa C.), Tollenaar, R. A. (Rob A. E. M.), Tomlinson, I. (Ian), Tsimiklis, H. (Helen), Ulmer, H.-U. (Hans-Ulrich), Vachon, C. (Celine), van den Ouweland, A. M. (Ans M. W.), Van't Veer, L. J. (Laura J.), Wildiers, H. (Hans), Willett, W. (Walter), Winqvist, R. (Robert), Zamora, M. P. (M. Pilar), Chenevix-Trench, G. (Georgia), Dork, T. (Thilo), Easton, D. F. (Douglas F.), Garcia-Closas, M. (Montserrat), Kraft, P. (Peter), Hopper, J. L. (John L.), Zheng, W. (Wei), Schmidt, M. K. (Marjanka K.), and Pharoah, P. D. (Paul D. P.)
Subjects: Mendelian randomization, breast cancer survival, body mass index, epidemiology, genetics
Abstract: Background: There is increasing evidence that elevated body mass index (BMI) is associated with reduced survival for women with breast cancer. However, the underlying reasons remain unclear. We conducted a Mendelian randomization analysis to investigate a possible causal role of BMI in survival from breast cancer. Methods: We used individual-level data from six large breast cancer case-cohorts including a total of 36 210 individuals (2475 events) of European ancestry. We created a BMI genetic risk score (GRS) based on genotypes at 94 known BMI-associated genetic variants. Association between the BMI genetic score and breast cancer survival was analysed by Cox regression for each study separately. Study-specific hazard ratios were pooled using fixed-effect meta-analysis. Results: BMI genetic score was found to be associated with reduced breast cancer-specific survival for estrogen receptor (ER)-positive cases [hazard ratio (HR) = 1.11, per one-unit increment of GRS, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.01–1.22, P = 0.03). We observed no association for ER-negative cases (HR = 1.00, per one-unit increment of GRS, 95% CI 0.89–1.13, P = 0.95). Conclusions: Our findings suggest a causal effect of increased BMI on reduced breast cancer survival for ER-positive breast cancer. There is no evidence of a causal effect of higher BMI on survival for ER-negative breast cancer cases.
Published: 2017

18. PHIP:a novel candidate breast cancer susceptibility locus on 6q14.1

Author: Jiao, X. (Xiang), Aravidis, C. (Christos), Marikkannu, R. (Rajeshwari), Rantala, J. (Johanna), Picelli, S. (Simone), Adamovic, T. (Tatjana), Liu, T. (Tao), Maguire, P. (Paula), Kremeyer, B. (Barbara), Luo, L. (Liping), Von Holst, S. (Susanna), Kontham, V. (Vinaykumar), Thutkawkorapin, J. (Jessada), Margolin, S. (Sara), Du, Q. (Quan), Lundin, J. (Johanna), Michailidou, K. (Kyriaki), Bolla, M. K. (Manjeet K.), Wang, Q. (Qin), Dennis, J. (Joe), Lush, M. (Michael), Ambrosone, C. B. (Christine B.), Andrulis, I. L. (Irene L.), Anton-Culver, H. (Hoda), Antonenkova, N. N. (Natalia N.), Arndt, V. (Volker), Beckmann, M. W. (Matthias W.), Blomqvist, C. (Carl), Blot, W. (William), Boeckx, B. (Bram), Bojesen, S. E. (Stig E.), Bonanni, B. (Bernardo), Brand, J. S. (Judith S.), Brauch, H. (Hiltrud), Brenner, H. (Hermann), Broeks, A. (Annegien), Bruning, T. (Thomas), Burwinkel, B. (Barbara), Cai, Q. (Qiuyin), Chang-Claude, J. (Jenny), Couch, F. J. (Fergus J.), Cox, A. (Angela), Cross, S. S. (Simon S.), Deming-Halverson, S. L. (Sandra L.), Devilee, P. (Peter), dos-Santos-Silva, I. (Isabel), Dork, T. (Thilo), Eriksson, M. (Mikael), Fasching, P. A. (Peter A.), Figueroa, J. (Jonine), Flesch-Janys, D. (Dieter), Flyger, H. (Henrik), Gabrielson, M. (Marike), Garcia-Closas, M. (Montserrat), Giles, G. G. (Graham G.), Gonzalez-Neira, A. (Anna), Guenel, P. (Pascal), Guo, Q. (Qi), Gundert, M. (Melanie), Haiman, C. A. (Christopher A.), Hallberg, E. (Emily), Hamann, U. (Ute), Harrington, P. (Patricia), Hooning, M. J. (Maartje J.), Hopper, J. L. (John L.), Huang, G. (Guanmengqian), Jakubowska, A. (Anna), Jones, M. E. (Michael E.), Kerin, M. J. (Michael J.), Kosma, V.-M. (Veli-Matti), Kristensen, V. N. (Vessela N.), Lambrechts, D. (Diether), Le Marchand, L. (Loic), Lubinski, J. (Jan), Mannermaa, A. (Arto), Martens, J. W. (John W. M.), Meindl, A. (Alfons), Milne, R. L. (Roger L.), Mulligan, A. M. (Anna Marie), Neuhausen, S. L. (Susan L.), Nevanlinna, H. (Heli), Peto, J. (Julian), Pylkas, K. (Katri), Radice, P. (Paolo), Rhenius, V. (Valerie), Sawyer, E. J. (Elinor J.), Schmidt, M. K. (Marjanka K.), Schmutzler, R. K. (Rita K.), Seynaeve, C. (Caroline), Shah, M. (Mitul), Simard, J. (Jacques), Southey, M. C. (Melissa C.), Swerdlow, A. J. (Anthony J.), Truong, T. (Therese), Wendt, C. (Camilla), Winqvist, R. (Robert), Zheng, W. (Wei), Benitez, J. (Javier), Dunning, A. M. (Alison M.), Pharoah, P. D. (Paul D. P.), Easton, D. F. (Douglas F.), Czene, K. (Kamila), Hall, P. (Per), Lindblom, A. (Annika), Jiao, X. (Xiang), Aravidis, C. (Christos), Marikkannu, R. (Rajeshwari), Rantala, J. (Johanna), Picelli, S. (Simone), Adamovic, T. (Tatjana), Liu, T. (Tao), Maguire, P. (Paula), Kremeyer, B. (Barbara), Luo, L. (Liping), Von Holst, S. (Susanna), Kontham, V. (Vinaykumar), Thutkawkorapin, J. (Jessada), Margolin, S. (Sara), Du, Q. (Quan), Lundin, J. (Johanna), Michailidou, K. (Kyriaki), Bolla, M. K. (Manjeet K.), Wang, Q. (Qin), Dennis, J. (Joe), Lush, M. (Michael), Ambrosone, C. B. (Christine B.), Andrulis, I. L. (Irene L.), Anton-Culver, H. (Hoda), Antonenkova, N. N. (Natalia N.), Arndt, V. (Volker), Beckmann, M. W. (Matthias W.), Blomqvist, C. (Carl), Blot, W. (William), Boeckx, B. (Bram), Bojesen, S. E. (Stig E.), Bonanni, B. (Bernardo), Brand, J. S. (Judith S.), Brauch, H. (Hiltrud), Brenner, H. (Hermann), Broeks, A. (Annegien), Bruning, T. (Thomas), Burwinkel, B. (Barbara), Cai, Q. (Qiuyin), Chang-Claude, J. (Jenny), Couch, F. J. (Fergus J.), Cox, A. (Angela), Cross, S. S. (Simon S.), Deming-Halverson, S. L. (Sandra L.), Devilee, P. (Peter), dos-Santos-Silva, I. (Isabel), Dork, T. (Thilo), Eriksson, M. (Mikael), Fasching, P. A. (Peter A.), Figueroa, J. (Jonine), Flesch-Janys, D. (Dieter), Flyger, H. (Henrik), Gabrielson, M. (Marike), Garcia-Closas, M. (Montserrat), Giles, G. G. (Graham G.), Gonzalez-Neira, A. (Anna), Guenel, P. (Pascal), Guo, Q. (Qi), Gundert, M. (Melanie), Haiman, C. A. (Christopher A.), Hallberg, E. (Emily), Hamann, U. (Ute), Harrington, P. (Patricia), Hooning, M. J. (Maartje J.), Hopper, J. L. (John L.), Huang, G. (Guanmengqian), Jakubowska, A. (Anna), Jones, M. E. (Michael E.), Kerin, M. J. (Michael J.), Kosma, V.-M. (Veli-Matti), Kristensen, V. N. (Vessela N.), Lambrechts, D. (Diether), Le Marchand, L. (Loic), Lubinski, J. (Jan), Mannermaa, A. (Arto), Martens, J. W. (John W. M.), Meindl, A. (Alfons), Milne, R. L. (Roger L.), Mulligan, A. M. (Anna Marie), Neuhausen, S. L. (Susan L.), Nevanlinna, H. (Heli), Peto, J. (Julian), Pylkas, K. (Katri), Radice, P. (Paolo), Rhenius, V. (Valerie), Sawyer, E. J. (Elinor J.), Schmidt, M. K. (Marjanka K.), Schmutzler, R. K. (Rita K.), Seynaeve, C. (Caroline), Shah, M. (Mitul), Simard, J. (Jacques), Southey, M. C. (Melissa C.), Swerdlow, A. J. (Anthony J.), Truong, T. (Therese), Wendt, C. (Camilla), Winqvist, R. (Robert), Zheng, W. (Wei), Benitez, J. (Javier), Dunning, A. M. (Alison M.), Pharoah, P. D. (Paul D. P.), Easton, D. F. (Douglas F.), Czene, K. (Kamila), Hall, P. (Per), and Lindblom, A. (Annika)
Abstract: Most non-BRCA1/2 breast cancer families have no identified genetic cause. We used linkage and haplotype analyses in familial and sporadic breast cancer cases to identify a susceptibility locus on chromosome 6q. Two independent genome-wide linkage analysis studies suggested a 3 Mb locus on chromosome 6q and two unrelated Swedish families with a LOD >2 together seemed to share a haplotype in 6q14.1. We hypothesized that this region harbored a rare high-risk founder allele contributing to breast cancer in these two families. Sequencing of DNA and RNA from the two families did not detect any pathogenic mutations. Finally, 29 SNPs in the region were analyzed in 44,214 cases and 43,532 controls from BCAC, and the original haplotypes in the two families were suggested as low-risk alleles for European and Swedish women specifically. There was also some support for one additional independent moderate-risk allele in Swedish familial samples. The results were consistent with our previous findings in familial breast cancer and supported a breast cancer susceptibility locus at 6q14.1 around the PHIP gene.
Published: 2017

19. PALB2, CHEK2 and ATM rare variants and cancer risk:data from COGS

Author: Southey, M. C. (Melissa C.), Goldgar, D. E. (David E.), Winqvist, R. (Robert), Pylkäs, K. (Katri), Couch, F. (Fergus), Tischkowitz, M. (Marc), Foulkes, W. D. (William D.), Dennis, J. (Joe), Michailidou, K. (Kyriaki), van Rensburg, E. J. (Elizabeth J.), Heikkinen, T. (Tuomas), Nevanlinna, H. (Heli), Hopper, J. L. (John L.), Doerk, T. (Thilo), Claes, K. B. (Kathleen B. M.), Reis-Filho, J. (Jorge), Teo, Z. L. (Zhi Ling), Radice, P. (Paolo), Catucci, I. (Irene), Peterlongo, P. (Paolo), Tsimiklis, H. (Helen), Odefrey, F. A. (Fabrice A.), Dowty, J. G. (James G.), Schmidt, M. K. (Marjanka K.), Broeks, A. (Annegien), Hogervorst, F. B. (Frans B.), Verhoef, S. (Senno), Carpenter, J. (Jane), Clarke, C. (Christine), Scott, R. J. (Rodney J.), Fasching, P. A. (Peter A.), Haeberle, L. (Lothar), Ekici, A. B. (Arif B.), Beckmann, M. W. (Matthias W.), Peto, J. (Julian), dos-Santos-Silva, I. (Isabel), Fletcher, O. (Olivia), Johnson, N. (Nichola), Bolla, M. K. (Manjeet K.), Sawyer, E. J. (Elinor J.), Tomlinson, I. (Ian), Kerin, M. J. (Michael J.), Miller, N. (Nicola), Marme, F. (Federik), Burwinkel, B. (Barbara), Yang, R. (Rongxi), Guenel, P. (Pascal), Menegaux, F. (Florence), Sanchez, M. (Marie), Bojesen, S. (Stig), Nielsen, S. F. (Sune F.), Flyger, H. (Henrik), Benitez, J. (Javier), Pilar Zamora, M. (M.), Arias Perez, J. I. (Jose Ignacio), Menendez, P. (Primitiva), Anton-Culver, H. (Hoda), Neuhausen, S. (Susan), Ziogas, A. (Argyrios), Clarke, C. A. (Christina A.), Brenner, H. (Hermann), Arndt, V. (Volker), Stegmaier, C. (Christa), Brauch, H. (Hiltrud), Bruening, T. (Thomas), Ko, Y.-D. (Yon-Dschun), Muranen, T. A. (Taru A.), Aittomaki, K. (Kristiina), Blomqvist, C. (Carl), Bogdanova, N. V. (Natalia V.), Antonenkova, N. N. (Natalia N.), Lindblom, A. (Annika), Margolin, S. (Sara), Mannermaa, A. (Arto), Kataja, V. (Vesa), Kosma, V.-M. (Veli-Matti), Hartikainen, J. M. (Jaana M.), Spurdle, A. B. (Amanda B.), Wauters, E. (Els), Smeets, D. (Dominiek), Beuselinck, B. (Benoit), Floris, G. (Giuseppe), Chang-Claude, J. (Jenny), Rudolph, A. (Anja), Seibold, P. (Petra), Flesch-Janys, D. (Dieter), Olson, J. E. (Janet E.), Vachon, C. (Celine), Pankratz, V. S. (Vernon S.), McLean, C. (Catriona), Haiman, C. A. (Christopher A.), Henderson, B. E. (Brian E.), Schumacher, F. (Fredrick), Le Marchand, L. (Loic), Kristensen, V. (Vessela), Alnaes, G. G. (Grethe Grenaker), Zheng, W. (Wei), Hunter, D. J. (David J.), Lindstrom, S. (Sara), Hankinson, S. E. (Susan E.), Kraft, P. (Peter), Andrulis, I. (Irene), Knight, J. A. (Julia A.), Glendon, G. (Gord), Mulligan, A. M. (Anna Marie), Jukkola-Vuorinen, A. (Arja), Grip, M. (Mervi), Kauppila, S. (Saila), Devilee, P. (Peter), Tollenaar, R. A. (Robert A. E. M.), Seynaeve, C. (Caroline), Hollestelle, A. (Antoinette), Garcia-Closas, M. (Montserrat), Figueroa, J. (Jonine), Chanock, S. J. (Stephen J.), Lissowska, J. (Jolanta), Czene, K. (Kamila), Darabi, H. (Hatef), Eriksson, M. (Mikael), Eccles, D. M. (Diana M.), Rafiq, S. (Sajjad), Tapper, W. J. (William J.), Gerty, S. M. (Sue M.), Hooning, M. J. (Maartje J.), Martens, J. W. (John W. M.), Collee, J. M. (J. Margriet), Tilanus-Linthorst, M. (Madeleine), Hall, P. (Per), Li, J. (Jingmei), Brand, J. S. (Judith S.), Humphreys, K. (Keith), Cox, A. (Angela), Reed, M. W. (Malcolm W. R.), Luccarini, C. (Craig), Baynes, C. (Caroline), Dunning, A. M. (Alison M.), Hamann, U. (Ute), Torres, D. (Diana), Ulmer, H. U. (Hans Ulrich), Ruediger, T. (Thomas), Jakubowska, A. (Anna), Lubinski, J. (Jan), Jaworska, K. (Katarzyna), Durda, K. (Katarzyna), Slager, S. (Susan), Toland, A. E. (Amanda E.), Ambrosone, C. B. (Christine B.), Yannoukakos, D. (Drakoulis), Swerdlow, A. (Anthony), Ashworth, A. (Alan), Orr, N. (Nick), Jones, M. (Michael), Gonzalez-Neira, A. (Anna), Pita, G. (Guillermo), Rosario Alonso, M. (M.), Alvarez, N. (Nuria), Herrero, D. (Daniel), Tessier, D. C. (Daniel C.), Vincent, D. (Daniel), Bacot, F. (Francois), Simard, J. (Jacques), Dumont, M. (Martine), Soucy, P. (Penny), Eeles, R. (Rosalind), Muir, K. (Kenneth), Wiklund, F. (Fredrik), Gronberg, H. (Henrik), Schleutker, J. (Johanna), Nordestgaard, B. G. (Borge G.), Weischer, M. (Maren), Travis, R. C. (Ruth C.), Neal, D. (David), Donovan, J. L. (Jenny L.), Hamdy, F. C. (Freddie C.), Khaw, K.-T. (Kay-Tee), Stanford, J. L. (Janet L.), Blot, W. J. (William J.), Thibodeau, S. (Stephen), Schaid, D. J. (Daniel J.), Kelley, J. L. (Joseph L.), Maier, C. (Christiane), Kibel, A. S. (Adam S.), Cybulski, C. (Cezary), Cannon-Albright, L. (Lisa), Butterbach, K. (Katja), Park, J. (Jong), Kaneva, R. (Radka), Batra, J. (Jyotsna), Teixeira, M. R. (Manuel R.), Kote-Jarai, Z. (Zsofia), Al Olama, A. A. (Ali Amin), Benlloch, S. (Sara), Renner, S. P. (Stefan P.), Hartmann, A. (Arndt), Hein, A. (Alexander), Ruebner, M. (Matthias), Lambrechts, D. (Diether), Van Nieuwenhuysen, E. (Els), Vergote, I. (Ignace), Lambretchs, S. (Sandrina), Doherty, J. A. (Jennifer A.), Rossing, M. A. (Mary Anne), Nickels, S. (Stefan), Eilber, U. (Ursula), Wang-Gohrke, S. (Shan), Odunsi, K. (Kunle), Sucheston-Campbell, L. E. (Lara E.), Friel, G. (Grace), Lurie, G. (Galina), Killeen, J. L. (Jeffrey L.), Wilkens, L. R. (Lynne R.), Goodman, M. T. (Marc T.), Runnebaum, I. (Ingo), Hillemanns, P. A. (Peter A.), Pelttari, L. M. (Liisa M.), Butzow, R. (Ralf), Modugno, F. (Francesmary), Edwards, R. P. (Robert P.), Ness, R. B. (Roberta B.), Moysich, K. B. (Kirsten B.), du Bois, A. (Andreas), Heitz, F. (Florian), Harter, P. (Philipp), Kommoss, S. (Stefan), Karlan, B. Y. (Beth Y.), Walsh, C. (Christine), Lester, J. (Jenny), Jensen, A. (Allan), Kjaer, S. K. (Susanne Kruger), Hogdall, E. (Estrid), Peissel, B. (Bernard), Bonanni, B. (Bernardo), Bernard, L. (Loris), Goode, E. L. (Ellen L.), Fridley, B. L. (Brooke L.), Vierkant, R. A. (Robert A.), Cunningham, J. M. (Julie M.), Larson, M. C. (Melissa C.), Fogarty, Z. C. (Zachary C.), Kalli, K. R. (Kimberly R.), Liang, D. (Dong), Lu, K. H. (Karen H.), Hildebrandt, M. A. (Michelle A. T.), Wu, X. (Xifeng), Levine, D. A. (Douglas A.), Dao, F. (Fanny), Bisogna, M. (Maria), Berchuck, A. (Andrew), Iversen, E. S. (Edwin S.), Marks, J. R. (Jeffrey R.), Akushevich, L. (Lucy), Cramer, D. W. (Daniel W.), Schildkraut, J. (Joellen), Terry, K. L. (Kathryn L.), Poole, E. M. (Elizabeth M.), Stampfer, M. (Meir), Tworoger, S. S. (Shelley S.), Bandera, E. V. (Elisa V.), Orlow, I. (Irene), Olson, S. H. (Sara H.), Bjorge, L. (Line), Salvesen, H. B. (Helga B.), van Altena, A. M. (Anne M.), Aben, K. K. (Katja K. H.), Kiemeney, L. A. (Lambertus A.), Massuger, L. F. (Leon F. A. G.), Pejovic, T. (Tanja), Bean, Y. (Yukie), Brooks-Wilson, A. (Angela), Kelemen, L. E. (Linda E.), Cook, L. S. (Linda S.), Le, N. D. (Nhu D.), Grski, B. (Bohdan), Gronwald, J. (Jacek), Menkiszak, J. (Janusz), Hogdall, C. K. (Claus K.), Lundvall, L. (Lene), Nedergaard, L. (Lotte), Engelholm, S. A. (Svend Aage), Dicks, E. (Ed), Tyrer, J. (Jonathan), Campbell, I. (Ian), McNeish, I. (Iain), Paul, J. (James), Siddiqui, N. (Nadeem), Glasspool, R. (Rosalind), Whittemore, A. S. (Alice S.), Rothstein, J. H. (Joseph H.), McGuire, V. (Valerie), Sieh, W. (Weiva), Cai, H. (Hui), Shu, X.-O. (Xiao-Ou), Teten, R. T. (Rachel T.), Sutphen, R. (Rebecca), McLaughlin, J. R. (John R.), Narod, S. A. (Steven A.), Phelan, C. M. (Catherine M.), Monteiro, A. N. (Alvaro N.), Fenstermacher, D. (David), Lin, H.-Y. (Hui-Yi), Permuth, J. B. (Jennifer B.), Sellers, T. A. (Thomas A.), Chen, Y. A. (Y. Ann), Tsai, Y.-Y. (Ya-Yu), Chen, Z. (Zhihua), Gentry-Maharaj, A. (Aleksandra), Gayther, S. A. (Simon A.), Ramus, S. J. (Susan J.), Menon, U. (Usha), Wu, A. H. (Anna H.), Pearce, C. L. (Celeste L.), Van den Berg, D. (David), Pike, M. C. (Malcolm C.), Dansonka-Mieszkowska, A. (Agnieszka), Plisiecka-Halasa, J. (Joanna), Moes-Sosnowska, J. (Joanna), Kupryjanczyk, J. (Jolanta), Pharoah, P. D. (Paul D. P.), Song, H. (Honglin), Winship, I. (Ingrid), Chenevix-Trench, G. (Georgia), Giles, G. G. (Graham G.), Tavtigian, S. V. (Sean V.), Easton, D. F. (Doug F.), and Milne, R. L. (Roger L.)
Subjects: skin and connective tissue diseases
Abstract: Background: The rarity of mutations in PALB2, CHEK2 and ATM make it difficult to estimate precisely associated cancer risks. Population-based family studies have provided evidence that at least some of these mutations are associated with breast cancer risk as high as those associated with rare BRCA2 mutations. We aimed to estimate the relative risks associated with specific rare variants in PALB2, CHEK2 and ATM via a multicentre case-control study. Methods: We genotyped 10 rare mutations using the custom iCOGS array: PALB2 c.1592delT, c.2816T>G and c.3113G>A, CHEK2 c.349A>G, c.538C>T, c.715G>A, c.1036C>T, c.1312G>T, and c.1343T>G and ATM c.7271T>G. We assessed associations with breast cancer risk (42 671 cases and 42 164 controls), as well as prostate (22 301 cases and 22 320 controls) and ovarian (14 542 cases and 23 491 controls) cancer risk, for each variant. Results: For European women, strong evidence of association with breast cancer risk was observed for PALB2 c.1592delT OR 3.44 (95% CI 1.39 to 8.52, p = 7.1 × 10⁻⁵), PALB2 c.3113G>A OR 4.21 (95% CI 1.84 to 9.60, p = 6.9 × 10⁻⁸) and ATM c.7271T>G OR 11.0 (95% CI 1.42 to 85.7, p = 0.0012). We also found evidence of association with breast cancer risk for three variants in CHEK2, c.349A>G OR 2.26 (95% CI 1.29 to 3.95), c.1036C>T OR 5.06 (95% CI 1.09 to 23.5) and c.538C>T OR 1.33 (95% CI 1.05 to 1.67) (p ≤ 0.017). Evidence for prostate cancer risk was observed for CHEK2 c.1343T>G OR 3.03 (95% CI 1.53 to 6.03, p = 0.0006) for African men and CHEK2 c.1312G>T OR 2.21 (95% CI 1.06 to 4.63, p = 0.030) for European men. No evidence of association with ovarian cancer was found for any of these variants. Conclusions: This report adds to accumulating evidence that at least some variants in these genes are associated with an increased risk of breast cancer that is clinically important.
Published: 2016

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1. Common variants in breast cancer risk loci predispose to distinct tumor subtypes

2. Rare germline copy number variants (CNVs) and breast cancer risk

3. CYP3A7*1C allele:linking premenopausal oestrone and progesterone levels with risk of hormone receptor-positive breast cancers

4. Gene-environment interactions relevant to estrogen and risk of breast cancer:can gene-environment interactions be detected only among candidate SNPs from genome-wide association studies?

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

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

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

8. 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

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

10. A network analysis to identify mediators of germline-driven differences in breast cancer prognosis

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

12. Shared heritability and functional enrichment across six solid cancers

13. Genome-wide association and transcriptome studies identify target genes and risk loci for breast cancer

14. Polygenic risk scores for prediction of breast cancer and breast cancer subtypes

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

16. The BRCA2 c.68‐7T > A variant is not pathogenic:a model for clinical calibration of spliceogenicity

17. Body mass index and breast cancer survival:a Mendelian randomization analysis

18. PHIP:a novel candidate breast cancer susceptibility locus on 6q14.1

19. PALB2, CHEK2 and ATM rare variants and cancer risk:data from COGS

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