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1. Genetic variation in the immunosuppression pathway genes and breast cancer susceptibility: a pooled analysis of 42,510 cases and 40,577 controls from the Breast Cancer Association Consortium

Author: Lei, J, Rudolph, A, Moysich, KB, Behrens, S, Goode, EL, Bolla, MK, Dennis, J, Dunning, AM, Easton, DF, Wang, Q, Benitez, J, Hopper, JL, Southey, MC, Schmidt, MK, Broeks, A, Fasching, PA, Haeberle, L, Peto, J, dos-Santos-Silva, I, Sawyer, EJ, Tomlinson, I, Burwinkel, B, Marmé, F, Guénel, P, Truong, T, Bojesen, SE, Flyger, H, Nielsen, SF, Nordestgaard, BG, González-Neira, A, Menéndez, P, Anton-Culver, H, Neuhausen, SL, Brenner, H, Arndt, V, Meindl, A, Schmutzler, RK, Brauch, H, Hamann, U, Nevanlinna, H, Fagerholm, R, Dörk, T, Bogdanova, NV, Mannermaa, A, Hartikainen, JM, Australian Ovarian Study Group, kConFab Investigators, Van Dijck, L, Smeets, A, Flesch-Janys, D, Eilber, U, Radice, P, Peterlongo, P, Couch, FJ, Hallberg, E, Giles, GG, Milne, RL, Haiman, CA, Schumacher, F, Simard, J, Goldberg, MS, Kristensen, V, Borresen-Dale, AL, Zheng, W, Beeghly-Fadiel, A, Winqvist, R, Grip, M, Andrulis, IL, Glendon, G, García-Closas, M, Figueroa, J, Czene, K, Brand, JS, Darabi, H, Eriksson, M, Hall, P, Li, J, Cox, A, Cross, SS, Pharoah, PDP, Shah, M, Kabisch, M, Torres, D, Jakubowska, A, Lubinski, J, Ademuyiwa, F, Ambrosone, CB, Swerdlow, A, Jones, M, and Chang-Claude, J
Subjects: Genetics, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine, Genetics & Heredity
Abstract: Immunosuppression plays a pivotal role in assisting tumors to evade immune destruction and promoting tumor development. We hypothesized that genetic variation in the immunosuppression pathway genes may be implicated in breast cancer tumorigenesis. We included 42,510 female breast cancer cases and 40,577 controls of European ancestry from 37 studies in the Breast Cancer Association Consortium (2015) with available genotype data for 3595 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 133 candidate genes. Associations between genotyped SNPs and overall breast cancer risk, and secondarily according to estrogen receptor (ER) status, were assessed using multiple logistic regression models. Gene-level associations were assessed based on principal component analysis. Gene expression analyses were conducted using RNA sequencing level 3 data from The Cancer Genome Atlas for 989 breast tumor samples and 113 matched normal tissue samples. SNP rs1905339 (A>G) in the STAT3 region was associated with an increased breast cancer risk (per allele odds ratio 1.05, 95 % confidence interval 1.03–1.08; p value = 1.4 × 10−6). The association did not differ significantly by ER status. On the gene level, in addition to TGFBR2 and CCND1, IL5 and GM-CSF showed the strongest associations with overall breast cancer risk (p value = 1.0 × 10−3 and 7.0 × 10−3, respectively). Furthermore, STAT3 and IL5 but not GM-CSF were differentially expressed between breast tumor tissue and normal tissue (p value = 2.5 × 10−3, 4.5 × 10−4 and 0.63, respectively). Our data provide evidence that the immunosuppression pathway genes STAT3,IL5, and GM-CSF may be novel susceptibility loci for breast cancer in women of European ancestry.
Published: 2016

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

Author: Amankwah, EK, Lin, HY, Tyrer, JP, Lawrenson, K, Dennis, J, Chornokur, G, Aben, KKH, Anton-Culver, H, Antonenkova, N, Bruinsma, F, Bandera, EV, Bean, YT, Beckmann, MW, Bisogna, M, Bjorge, L, Bogdanova, N, Brinton, LA, Brooks-Wilson, A, Bunker, CH, Butzow, R, Campbell, IG, Carty, K, Chen, Z, Chen, YA, Chang-Claude, J, Cook, LS, Cramer, DW, Cunningham, JM, Cybulski, C, Dansonka-Mieszkowska, A, du Bois, A, Despierre, E, Dicks, E, Doherty, JA, Dörk, T, Dürst, M, Easton, DF, Eccles, DM, Edwards, RP, Ekici, AB, Fasching, PA, Fridley, BL, Gao, YT, Gentry-Maharaj, A, Giles, GG, Glasspool, R, Goodman, MT, Gronwald, J, Harrington, P, Harter, P, Hasmad, HN, Hein, A, Heitz, F, Hildebrandt, MAT, Hillemanns, P, Hogdall, CK, Hogdall, E, Hosono, S, Iversen, ES, Jakubowska, A, Jensen, A, Ji, BT, Karlan, BY, Jim, H, Kellar, M, Kiemeney, LA, Krakstad, C, Kjaer, SK, Kupryjanczyk, J, Lambrechts, D, Lambrechts, S, Le, ND, Lee, AW, Lele, S, Leminen, A, Lester, J, Levine, DA, Liang, D, Lim, BK, Lissowska, J, Lu, K, Lubinski, J, Lundvall, L, Massuger, LFAG, Matsuo, K, Mcguire, V, Mclaughlin, JR, Mcneish, I, Menon, U, Milne, RL, Modugno, F, Moysich, KB, Ness, RB, Nevanlinna, H, Eilber, U, Odunsi, K, Olson, SH, Orlow, I, Orsulic, S, and Weber, RP
Subjects: Epidemiology, Public Health and Health Services, Genetics
Abstract: Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a process whereby epithelial cells assume mesenchymal characteristics to facilitate cancer metastasis. However, EMT also contributes to the initiation and development of primary tumors. Prior studies that explored the hypothesis that EMT gene variants contribute to epithelial ovarian carcinoma (EOC) risk have been based on small sample sizes and none have sought replication in an independent population. We screened 15,816 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 296 genes in a discovery phase using data from a genome-wide association study of EOC among women of European ancestry (1,947 cases and 2,009 controls) and identified 793 variants in 278 EMT-related genes that were nominally (P < 0.05) associated with invasive EOC. These SNPs were then genotyped in a larger study of 14,525 invasive-cancer patients and 23,447 controls. A P-value
Published: 2015

3. Evidence of Gene-Environment Interactions between Common Breast Cancer Susceptibility Loci and Established Environmental Risk Factors

Author: Nickels, S, Truong, T, Hein, R, Stevens, K, Buck, K, Behrens, S, Eilber, U, Schmidt, M, Häberle, L, Vrieling, A, Gaudet, M, Figueroa, J, Schoof, N, Spurdle, AB, Rudolph, A, Fasching, PA, Hopper, JL, Makalic, E, Schmidt, DF, Southey, MC, Beckmann, MW, Ekici, AB, Fletcher, O, Gibson, L, dos Santos Silva, I, Peto, J, Humphreys, MK, Wang, J, Cordina-Duverger, E, Menegaux, F, Nordestgaard, BG, Bojesen, SE, Lanng, C, Anton-Culver, H, Ziogas, A, Bernstein, L, Clarke, CA, Brenner, H, Müller, H, Arndt, V, Stegmaier, C, Brauch, H, Brüning, T, Harth, V, Mannermaa, A, Kataja, V, Kosma, VM, Hartikainen, JM, Lambrechts, D, Smeets, D, Neven, P, Paridaens, R, Flesch-Janys, D, Obi, N, Wang-Gohrke, S, Couch, FJ, Olson, JE, Vachon, CM, Giles, GG, Severi, G, Baglietto, L, Offit, K, John, EM, Miron, A, Andrulis, IL, Knight, JA, Glendon, G, Mulligan, AM, Chanock, SJ, Lissowska, J, Liu, J, Cox, A, Cramp, H, Connley, D, Balasubramanian, S, Dunning, AM, Shah, M, Trentham-Dietz, A, Newcomb, P, Titus, L, Egan, K, Cahoon, EK, and Rajaraman, P
Abstract: Various common genetic susceptibility loci have been identified for breast cancer; however, it is unclear how they combine with lifestyle/environmental risk factors to influence risk. We undertook an international collaborative study to assess gene-environment interaction for risk of breast cancer. Data from 24 studies of the Breast Cancer Association Consortium were pooled. Using up to 34,793 invasive breast cancers and 41,099 controls, we examined whether the relative risks associated with 23 single nucleotide polymorphisms were modified by 10 established environmental risk factors (age at menarche, parity, breastfeeding, body mass index, height, oral contraceptive use, menopausal hormone therapy use, alcohol consumption, cigarette smoking, physical activity) in women of European ancestry. We used logistic regression models stratified by study and adjusted for age and performed likelihood ratio tests to assess gene-environment interactions. All statistical tests were two-sided. We replicated previously reported potential interactions between LSP1-rs3817198 and parity (Pinteraction= 2.4×10-6) and between CASP8-rs17468277 and alcohol consumption (Pinteraction= 3.1×10-4). Overall, the per-allele odds ratio (95% confidence interval) for LSP1-rs3817198 was 1.08 (1.01-1.16) in nulliparous women and ranged from 1.03 (0.96-1.10) in parous women with one birth to 1.26 (1.16-1.37) in women with at least four births. For CASP8-rs17468277, the per-allele OR was 0.91 (0.85-0.98) in those with an alcohol intake of
Published: 2013

4. E-cadherin breast tumor expression, risk factors and survival: Pooled analysis of 5,933 cases from 12 studies in the Breast Cancer Association Consortium

Author: Horne, H.N. (Hisani N.), Oh, H. (Hannah), Sherman, M.E. (Mark), Palakal, M. (Maya), Hewitt, S.M. (Stephen), Schmidt, M.K. (Marjanka), Milne, R.L. (Roger), Hardisson, D. (D.), Benítez, J. (Javier), Blomqvist, C. (Carl), Bolla, M.K. (Manjeet K.), Brenner, H. (Hermann), Chang-Claude, J. (Jenny), Cora, R. (Renata), Couch, F.J. (Fergus J.), Cuk, K. (Katarina), Devilee, P. (Peter), Easton, D.F. (Douglas), Eccles, D.M. (Diana M.), Eilber, U. (Ursula), Hartikainen, J.M. (Jaana M.), Heikkilä, P. (Päivi), Holleczek, B. (B.), Hooning, M.J. (Maartje), Jones, M. (Michael), Keeman, J.N., Mannermaa, A. (Arto), Martens, J.W.M. (John), Muranen, T.A. (Taru A.), Nevanlinna, H. (Heli), Olson, J.E. (Janet), Orr, N. (Nick), Perez, J.I.A. (Jose I.A.), Pharoah, P.D.P. (Paul D.P.), Ruddy, K.J. (Kathryn J.), Saum, K.-U. (Kai-Uwe), Schoemaker, M.J. (Minouk J.), Seynaeve, C. (Caroline), Sironen, R. (Reijo), Smit, V.T.H.B.M. (Vincent), Swerdlow, A.J. (Anthony ), Tengström, M. (Maria), Thomas, A.S. (Abigail S.), Timmermans, A.M. (Annemieke), Tollenaar, R.A.E.M. (Rob), Troester, M.A. (Melissa A.), Van Asperen, C.J. (Christi J.), Deurzen, C.H.M. (Carolien) van, Van Leeuwen, F.F. (Flora F.), Veer, L.J. (Laura) van 't, García-Closas, M. (Montserrat), Figueroa, J.D. (Jonine), Horne, H.N. (Hisani N.), Oh, H. (Hannah), Sherman, M.E. (Mark), Palakal, M. (Maya), Hewitt, S.M. (Stephen), Schmidt, M.K. (Marjanka), Milne, R.L. (Roger), Hardisson, D. (D.), Benítez, J. (Javier), Blomqvist, C. (Carl), Bolla, M.K. (Manjeet K.), Brenner, H. (Hermann), Chang-Claude, J. (Jenny), Cora, R. (Renata), Couch, F.J. (Fergus J.), Cuk, K. (Katarina), Devilee, P. (Peter), Easton, D.F. (Douglas), Eccles, D.M. (Diana M.), Eilber, U. (Ursula), Hartikainen, J.M. (Jaana M.), Heikkilä, P. (Päivi), Holleczek, B. (B.), Hooning, M.J. (Maartje), Jones, M. (Michael), Keeman, J.N., Mannermaa, A. (Arto), Martens, J.W.M. (John), Muranen, T.A. (Taru A.), Nevanlinna, H. (Heli), Olson, J.E. (Janet), Orr, N. (Nick), Perez, J.I.A. (Jose I.A.), Pharoah, P.D.P. (Paul D.P.), Ruddy, K.J. (Kathryn J.), Saum, K.-U. (Kai-Uwe), Schoemaker, M.J. (Minouk J.), Seynaeve, C. (Caroline), Sironen, R. (Reijo), Smit, V.T.H.B.M. (Vincent), Swerdlow, A.J. (Anthony ), Tengström, M. (Maria), Thomas, A.S. (Abigail S.), Timmermans, A.M. (Annemieke), Tollenaar, R.A.E.M. (Rob), Troester, M.A. (Melissa A.), Van Asperen, C.J. (Christi J.), Deurzen, C.H.M. (Carolien) van, Van Leeuwen, F.F. (Flora F.), Veer, L.J. (Laura) van 't, García-Closas, M. (Montserrat), and Figueroa, J.D. (Jonine)
Abstract: E-cadherin (CDH1) is a putative tumor suppressor gene implicated in breast carcinogenesis. Yet, whether risk factors or survival differ by E-cadherin tumor expression is unclear. We evaluated E-cadherin tumor immunohistochemistry expression using tissue microarrays of 5,933 female invasive breast cancers from 12 studies from the Breast Cancer Consortium. H-scores were calculated and case-case odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were estimated using logistic regression. Survival analyses were performed using Cox regression models. All analyses were stratified by estrogen receptor (ER) status and histologic subtype. E-cadherin low cases (N = 1191, 20%) were more frequently of lobular histology, low grade, >2 cm, and HER2-negative. Loss of E-cadherin expression (score < 100) was associated with menopausal hormone use among ER-positive tumors (ever compared to never users, OR = 1.24, 95% CI = 0.97-1.59), which was stronger when we evaluated complete loss of E-cadherin (i.e. H-score = 0), OR = 1.57, 95% CI = 1.06-2.33. Breast cancer specific mortality was unrelated to E-cadherin expression in multivariable models. E-cadherin low expression is associated with lobular histology, tumor characteristics and menopausal hormone use, with no evidence of an association with breast cancer specific survival. These data support loss of E-cadherin expression as an important marker of tumor subtypes.
Published: 2018
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5. E-cadherin breast tumor expression, risk factors and survival: Pooled analysis of 5,933 cases from 12 studies in the Breast Cancer Association Consortium

Author: Horne, HN, Oh, H, Sherman, ME, Palakal, M, Hewitt, SM, Schmidt, MK, Milne, RL, Hardisson, D, Benitez, J, Blomqvist, C, Bolla, MK, Brenner, H, Chang-Claude, J, Cora, R, Couch, FJ, Cuk, K, Devilee, P, Easton, DF, Eccles, DM, Eilber, U, Hartikainen, JM, Heikkila, P, Holleczek, B, Hooning, MJ, Jones, M, Keeman, R, Mannermaa, A, Martens, JWM, Muranen, TA, Nevanlinna, H, Olson, JE, Orr, N, Perez, JIA, Pharoah, PDP, Ruddy, KJ, Saum, K-U, Schoemaker, MJ, Seynaeve, C, Sironen, R, Smit, VTHBM, Swerdlow, AJ, Tengstrom, M, Thomas, AS, Timmermans, AM, Tollenaar, RAEM, Troester, MA, van Asperen, CJ, van Deurzen, CHM, Van Leeuwen, FF, Van'tVeer, LJ, Garcia-Closas, M, Figueroa, JD, Horne, HN, Oh, H, Sherman, ME, Palakal, M, Hewitt, SM, Schmidt, MK, Milne, RL, Hardisson, D, Benitez, J, Blomqvist, C, Bolla, MK, Brenner, H, Chang-Claude, J, Cora, R, Couch, FJ, Cuk, K, Devilee, P, Easton, DF, Eccles, DM, Eilber, U, Hartikainen, JM, Heikkila, P, Holleczek, B, Hooning, MJ, Jones, M, Keeman, R, Mannermaa, A, Martens, JWM, Muranen, TA, Nevanlinna, H, Olson, JE, Orr, N, Perez, JIA, Pharoah, PDP, Ruddy, KJ, Saum, K-U, Schoemaker, MJ, Seynaeve, C, Sironen, R, Smit, VTHBM, Swerdlow, AJ, Tengstrom, M, Thomas, AS, Timmermans, AM, Tollenaar, RAEM, Troester, MA, van Asperen, CJ, van Deurzen, CHM, Van Leeuwen, FF, Van'tVeer, LJ, Garcia-Closas, M, and Figueroa, JD
Abstract: E-cadherin (CDH1) is a putative tumor suppressor gene implicated in breast carcinogenesis. Yet, whether risk factors or survival differ by E-cadherin tumor expression is unclear. We evaluated E-cadherin tumor immunohistochemistry expression using tissue microarrays of 5,933 female invasive breast cancers from 12 studies from the Breast Cancer Consortium. H-scores were calculated and case-case odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were estimated using logistic regression. Survival analyses were performed using Cox regression models. All analyses were stratified by estrogen receptor (ER) status and histologic subtype. E-cadherin low cases (N = 1191, 20%) were more frequently of lobular histology, low grade, >2 cm, and HER2-negative. Loss of E-cadherin expression (score < 100) was associated with menopausal hormone use among ER-positive tumors (ever compared to never users, OR = 1.24, 95% CI = 0.97-1.59), which was stronger when we evaluated complete loss of E-cadherin (i.e. H-score = 0), OR = 1.57, 95% CI = 1.06-2.33. Breast cancer specific mortality was unrelated to E-cadherin expression in multivariable models. E-cadherin low expression is associated with lobular histology, tumor characteristics and menopausal hormone use, with no evidence of an association with breast cancer specific survival. These data support loss of E-cadherin expression as an important marker of tumor subtypes.
Published: 2018

6. MyD88 and TLR4 Expression in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer

Author: Block, MS, Vierkant, RA, Rambau, PF, Winham, SJ, Wagner, P, Traficante, N, Toloczko, A, Tiezzi, DG, Taran, FA, Sinn, P, Sieh, W, Sharma, R, Rothstein, JH, Ramon y Cajal, T, Paz-Ares, L, Oszurek, O, Orsulic, S, Ness, RB, Nelson, G, Modugno, F, Menkiszak, J, McGuire, V, McCauley, BM, Mack, M, Lubinski, J, Longacre, TA, Li, Z, Lester, J, Kennedy, CJ, Kalli, KR, Jung, AY, Johnatty, SE, Jimenez-Linan, M, Jensen, A, Intermaggio, MP, Hung, J, Herpel, E, Hernandez, BY, Hartkopf, AD, Harnett, PR, Ghatage, P, Garcia-Bueno, JM, Gao, B, Fereday, S, Eilber, U, Edwards, RP, de Sousa, CB, de Andrade, JM, Chudecka-Glaz, A, Chenevix-Trench, G, Cazorla, A, Brucker, SY, Alsop, J, Whittemore, AS, Steed, H, Staebler, A, Moysich, KB, Menon, U, Koziak, JM, Kommoss, S, Kjaer, SK, Kelemen, LE, Karlan, BY, Huntsman, DG, Hogdall, E, Gronwald, J, Goodman, MT, Gilks, B, Jose Garcia, M, Fasching, PA, de Fazio, A, Deen, S, Chang-Claude, J, dos Reis, FJC, Campbell, IG, Brenton, JD, Bowtell, DD, Benitez, J, Pharoah, PDP, Kobel, M, Ramus, SJ, Goode, EL, Block, MS, Vierkant, RA, Rambau, PF, Winham, SJ, Wagner, P, Traficante, N, Toloczko, A, Tiezzi, DG, Taran, FA, Sinn, P, Sieh, W, Sharma, R, Rothstein, JH, Ramon y Cajal, T, Paz-Ares, L, Oszurek, O, Orsulic, S, Ness, RB, Nelson, G, Modugno, F, Menkiszak, J, McGuire, V, McCauley, BM, Mack, M, Lubinski, J, Longacre, TA, Li, Z, Lester, J, Kennedy, CJ, Kalli, KR, Jung, AY, Johnatty, SE, Jimenez-Linan, M, Jensen, A, Intermaggio, MP, Hung, J, Herpel, E, Hernandez, BY, Hartkopf, AD, Harnett, PR, Ghatage, P, Garcia-Bueno, JM, Gao, B, Fereday, S, Eilber, U, Edwards, RP, de Sousa, CB, de Andrade, JM, Chudecka-Glaz, A, Chenevix-Trench, G, Cazorla, A, Brucker, SY, Alsop, J, Whittemore, AS, Steed, H, Staebler, A, Moysich, KB, Menon, U, Koziak, JM, Kommoss, S, Kjaer, SK, Kelemen, LE, Karlan, BY, Huntsman, DG, Hogdall, E, Gronwald, J, Goodman, MT, Gilks, B, Jose Garcia, M, Fasching, PA, de Fazio, A, Deen, S, Chang-Claude, J, dos Reis, FJC, Campbell, IG, Brenton, JD, Bowtell, DD, Benitez, J, Pharoah, PDP, Kobel, M, Ramus, SJ, and Goode, EL
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To evaluate myeloid differentiation primary response gene 88 (MyD88) and Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) expression in relation to clinical features of epithelial ovarian cancer, histologic subtypes, and overall survival. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We conducted centralized immunohistochemical staining, semi-quantitative scoring, and survival analysis in 5263 patients participating in the Ovarian Tumor Tissue Analysis consortium. Patients were diagnosed between January 1, 1978, and December 31, 2014, including 2865 high-grade serous ovarian carcinomas (HGSOCs), with more than 12,000 person-years of follow-up time. Tissue microarrays were stained for MyD88 and TLR4, and staining intensity was classified using a 2-tiered system for each marker (weak vs strong). RESULTS: Expression of MyD88 and TLR4 was similar in all histotypes except clear cell ovarian cancer, which showed reduced expression compared with other histotypes (P<.001 for both). In HGSOC, strong MyD88 expression was modestly associated with shortened overall survival (hazard ratio [HR], 1.13; 95% CI, 1.01-1.26; P=.04) but was also associated with advanced stage (P<.001). The expression of TLR4 was not associated with survival. In low-grade serous ovarian cancer (LGSOC), strong expression of both MyD88 and TLR4 was associated with favorable survival (HR [95% CI], 0.49 [0.29-0.84] and 0.44 [0.21-0.89], respectively; P=.009 and P=.02, respectively). CONCLUSION: Results are consistent with an association between strong MyD88 staining and advanced stage and poorer survival in HGSOC and demonstrate correlation between strong MyD88 and TLR4 staining and improved survival in LGSOC, highlighting the biological differences between the 2 serous histotypes.
Published: 2018

7. 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

8. E-cadherin breast tumor expression, risk factors and survival: Pooled analysis of 5,933 cases from 12 studies in the Breast Cancer Association Consortium

Author: Horne, H N, Oh, H, Sherman, ME, Palakal, M, Hewitt, SM, Schmidt, MK (Marjanka), Milne, RL, Hardisson, D, Benitez, J, Blomqvist, C, Bolla, MK, Brenner, H, Chang-Claude, J, Cora, R, Couch, FJ, Cuk, K, Devilee, P, Easton, DF, Eccles, DM, Eilber, U, Hartikainen, JM, Heikkila, P, Holleczek, B, Hooning, Maartje, Jones, M, Keeman, R, Mannermaa, A, Martens, John, Muranen, TA, Nevanlinna, H, Olson, JE, Orr, N, Perez, JIA, Pharoah, PDP, Ruddy, KJ, Saum, KU, Schoemaker, MJ, Seynaeve, Caroline, Sironen, R, Smit, V, Swerdlow, AJ, Tengstrom, M, Thomas, AS, Timmermans, Mieke, Tollenaar, R, Troester, MA, van Asperen, CJ, van Deurzen, Carolien, Van Leeuwen, FF, Van'tVeer, LJ, Garcia-Closas, M, Figueroa, JD, Horne, H N, Oh, H, Sherman, ME, Palakal, M, Hewitt, SM, Schmidt, MK (Marjanka), Milne, RL, Hardisson, D, Benitez, J, Blomqvist, C, Bolla, MK, Brenner, H, Chang-Claude, J, Cora, R, Couch, FJ, Cuk, K, Devilee, P, Easton, DF, Eccles, DM, Eilber, U, Hartikainen, JM, Heikkila, P, Holleczek, B, Hooning, Maartje, Jones, M, Keeman, R, Mannermaa, A, Martens, John, Muranen, TA, Nevanlinna, H, Olson, JE, Orr, N, Perez, JIA, Pharoah, PDP, Ruddy, KJ, Saum, KU, Schoemaker, MJ, Seynaeve, Caroline, Sironen, R, Smit, V, Swerdlow, AJ, Tengstrom, M, Thomas, AS, Timmermans, Mieke, Tollenaar, R, Troester, MA, van Asperen, CJ, van Deurzen, Carolien, Van Leeuwen, FF, Van'tVeer, LJ, Garcia-Closas, M, and Figueroa, JD
Published: 2018

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

Author: Wu, L., Shi, W., Long, J., Guo, X., Michailidou, K., Beesley, J., Bolla, M., Shu, X., Lu, Y., Cai, Q., Al-Ejeh, F., Rozali, E., Wang, Q., Dennis, J., Li, B., Zeng, C., Feng, H., Gusev, A., Barfield, R., Andrulis, I., Anton-Culver, H., Arndt, V., Aronson, K., Auer, P., Barrdahl, M., Baynes, C., Beckmann, M., Benitez, J., Bermisheva, M., Blomqvist, C., Bogdanova, N., Bojesen, S., Brauch, H., Brenner, H., Brinton, L., Broberg, P., Brucker, S., Burwinkel, B., Caldés, T., Canzian, F., Carter, B., Castelao, J., Chang-Claude, J., Chen, X., Cheng, T., Christiansen, H., Clarke, C., Collée, M., Cornelissen, S., Couch, F., Cox, D., Cox, A., Cross, S., Cunningham, J., Czene, K., Daly, M., Devilee, P., Doheny, K., Dörk, T., Dos-Santos-Silva, I., Dumont, M., Dwek, M., Eccles, D., Eilber, U., Eliassen, A., Engel, C., Eriksson, M., Fachal, L., Fasching, P., Figueroa, J., Flesch-Janys, D., Fletcher, O., Flyger, H., Fritschi, Lin, Gabrielson, M., Wu, L., Shi, W., Long, J., Guo, X., Michailidou, K., Beesley, J., Bolla, M., Shu, X., Lu, Y., Cai, Q., Al-Ejeh, F., Rozali, E., Wang, Q., Dennis, J., Li, B., Zeng, C., Feng, H., Gusev, A., Barfield, R., Andrulis, I., Anton-Culver, H., Arndt, V., Aronson, K., Auer, P., Barrdahl, M., Baynes, C., Beckmann, M., Benitez, J., Bermisheva, M., Blomqvist, C., Bogdanova, N., Bojesen, S., Brauch, H., Brenner, H., Brinton, L., Broberg, P., Brucker, S., Burwinkel, B., Caldés, T., Canzian, F., Carter, B., Castelao, J., Chang-Claude, J., Chen, X., Cheng, T., Christiansen, H., Clarke, C., Collée, M., Cornelissen, S., Couch, F., Cox, D., Cox, A., Cross, S., Cunningham, J., Czene, K., Daly, M., Devilee, P., Doheny, K., Dörk, T., Dos-Santos-Silva, I., Dumont, M., Dwek, M., Eccles, D., Eilber, U., Eliassen, A., Engel, C., Eriksson, M., Fachal, L., Fasching, P., Figueroa, J., Flesch-Janys, D., Fletcher, O., Flyger, H., Fritschi, Lin, and Gabrielson, M.
Abstract: © 2018 The Author(s) The breast cancer risk variants identified in genome-wide association studies explain only a small fraction of the familial relative risk, and the genes responsible for these associations remain largely unknown. To identify novel risk loci and likely causal genes, we performed a transcriptome-wide association study evaluating associations of genetically predicted gene expression with breast cancer risk in 122,977 cases and 105,974 controls of European ancestry. We used data from the Genotype-Tissue Expression Project to establish genetic models to predict gene expression in breast tissue and evaluated model performance using data from The Cancer Genome Atlas. Of the 8,597 genes evaluated, significant associations were identified for 48 at a Bonferroni-corrected threshold of P < 5.82 × 10-6, including 14 genes at loci not yet reported for breast cancer. We silenced 13 genes and showed an effect for 11 on cell proliferation and/or colony-forming efficiency. Our study provides new insights into breast cancer genetics and biology.
Published: 2018

10. Association analysis identifies 65 new breast cancer risk loci

Author: Michailidou, K, Lindström, S, Dennis, J, Beesley, J, Hui, S, Kar, S, Lemaçon, A, Soucy, P, Glubb, D, Rostamianfar, A, Bolla, MK, Wang, Q, Tyrer, J, Dicks, E, Lee, A, Wang, Z, Allen, J, Keeman, R, Eilber, U, French, JD, Chen, XQ, Fachal, L, McCue, K, Reed, AEMC, Ghoussaini, M, Carroll, JS, Jiang, X, Finucane, H, Adams, M, Adank, MA, Ahsan, H, Aittomäki, K, Anton-Culver, H, Antonenkova, NN, Arndt, V, Aronson, KJ, Arun, B, Auer, PL, Bacot, F, Barrdahl, M, Baynes, C, Beckmann, MW, Behrens, S, Benitez, J, Bermisheva, M, Bernstein, L, Blomqvist, C, Bogdanova, NV, Bojesen, SE, Bonanni, B, Børresen-Dale, AL, Brand, JS, Brauch, H, Brennan, P, Brenner, H, Brinton, L, Broberg, P, Brock, IW, Broeks, A, Brooks-Wilson, A, Brucker, SY, Brüning, T, Burwinkel, B, Butterbach, K, Cai, Q, Cai, H, Caldés, T, Canzian, F, Carracedo, A, Carter, BD, Castelao, JE, Chan, TL, Cheng, TYD, Chia, KS, Choi, JY, Christiansen, H, Clarke, CL, Collée, M, Conroy, DM, Cordina-Duverger, E, and Cornelissen, S
Subjects: skin and connective tissue diseases
Abstract: © 2017 Macmillan Publishers Limited, part of Springer Nature. All rights reserved. Breast cancer risk is influenced by rare coding variants in susceptibility genes, such as BRCA1, and many common, mostly non-coding variants. However, much of the genetic contribution to breast cancer risk remains unknown. Here we report the results of a genome-wide association study of breast cancer in 122,977 cases and 105,974 controls of European ancestry and 14,068 cases and 13,104 controls of East Asian ancestry. We identified 65 new loci that are associated with overall breast cancer risk at P < 5 × 10-8. The majority of credible risk single-nucleotide polymorphisms in these loci fall in distal regulatory elements, and by integrating in silico data to predict target genes in breast cells at each locus, we demonstrate a strong overlap between candidate target genes and somatic driver genes in breast tumours. We also find that heritability of breast cancer due to all single-nucleotide polymorphisms in regulatory features was 2-5-fold enriched relative to the genome-wide average, with strong enrichment for particular transcription factor binding sites. These results provide further insight into genetic susceptibility to breast cancer and will improve the use of genetic risk scores for individualized screening and prevention.
Published: 2017

11. Gene-environment interactions involving functional variants

Author: Barrdahl, M., Rudolph, A., Hopper, J.L., Southey, M.C., Broeks, A., Fasching, P.A., Beckmann, M.W., Gago-Dominguez, M., Castelao, J.E., Guénel, P., Truong, T., Bojesen, S.E., Gapstur, S.M., Gaudet, M.M., Brenner, H., Arndt, V., Brauch, H., Hamann, U., Mannermaa, A., Lambrechts, D., Jongen, L., Flesch-Janys, D., Thoene, K., Couch, F.J., Giles, G.G., Simard, J., Goldberg, M.S., Figueroa, J., Michailidou, K., Bolla, M.K., Dennis, J., Wang, Q., Eilber, U., Behrens, S., Czene, K., Hall, P., Cox, A., Cross, S., Swerdlow, A., Schoemaker, M.J., Dunning, A.M., Kaaks, R., Pharoah, P.D.P., Schmidt, M., Garcia-Closas, M., Easton, D.F., Milne, R.L., Chang-Claude, J., Dennis, Joe [0000-0003-4591-1214], Wang, Jean [0000-0002-9139-0627], Dunning, Alison [0000-0001-6651-7166], Pharoah, Paul [0000-0001-8494-732X], Easton, Douglas [0000-0003-2444-3247], and Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository
Subjects: Alcohol Drinking, Smoking, CASP8 and FADD-Like Apoptosis Regulating Protein, Estrogen Receptor alpha, interaction, Breast Neoplasms, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, Cancer Genetics and Epigenetics, gene–environment, breast cancer, gene-environment, single nucleotide polymorphism, Risk Factors, Breast Cancer Association Consortium, Journal Article, Humans, Female, Gene-Environment Interaction, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Genetic Association Studies
Abstract: Investigating the most likely causal variants identified by fine‐mapping analyses may improve the power to detect gene–environment interactions. We assessed the interplay between 70 single nucleotide polymorphisms identified by genetic fine‐scale mapping of susceptibility loci and 11 epidemiological breast cancer risk factors in relation to breast cancer. Analyses were conducted on up to 58,573 subjects (26,968 cases and 31,605 controls) from the Breast Cancer Association Consortium, in one of the largest studies of its kind. Analyses were carried out separately for estrogen receptor (ER) positive (ER+) and ER negative (ER–) disease. The Bayesian False Discovery Probability (BFDP) was computed to assess the noteworthiness of the results. Four potential gene–environment interactions were identified as noteworthy (BFDP, What's new? Although it is widely acknowledged that genes and environment may interact to cooperatively modify breast cancer risk, no such interaction is known at the single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) level. Here, the authors assessed the interplay of 70 SNPs with 11 known breast cancer risk factors in estrogen receptor‐positive and ‐negative disease. Weak interactions were found with individual SNPs and current smoking or alcohol consumption but no strong gene–environment interaction was identified. These data do not support the model of strong modification of genetic cancer risk by environmental factors.
Published: 2017

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

Author: Phelan, C. (Catherine), Kuchenbaecker, K.B. (Karoline), Tyrer, J.P. (Jonathan P.), Kar, S.P. (Siddhartha P.), Lawrenson, K. (Kate), Winham, S.J. (Stacey J.), Dennis, J. (Joe), Pirie, A. (Ailith), Riggan, M.J. (Marjorie J.), Chornokur, G. (Ganna), Earp, M.A. (Madalene A.), Lyra, P.C. (Paulo C.), Lee, J.M. (Janet M.), Coetzee, S. (Simon), Beesley, J. (Jonathan), McGuffog, L. (Lesley), Soucy, P. (Penny), Dicks, E. (Ed), Lee, A. (Andrew), Barrowdale, D. (Daniel), Lecarpentier, J. (Julie), Leslie, G. (Goska), Aalfs, C.M. (Cora), Aben, K.K.H. (Katja), Adams, M. (Marcia), Adlard, J.W. (Julian), Andrulis, I.L. (Irene), Anton-Culver, H. (Hoda), Antonenkova, N. (Natalia), Aravantinos, G. (Gerasimos), Arnold, N. (Norbert), Arun, B.K. (Banu), Arver, B. (Brita), Azzollini, J., Balmana, J. (Judith), Banerjee, S. (Susana), Barjhoux, L. (Laure), Barkardottir, R.B. (Rosa B.), Bean, Y. (Yukie), Beckmann, M.W. (Matthias), Beeghly-Fadiel, A. (Alicia), Benítez, J. (Javier), Bermisheva, M. (Marina), Bernardini, M.Q. (Marcus Q.), Birrer, M.J. (Michael J.), Bjorge, L. (Line), Black, A., Blankstein, K. (Kenneth), Blok, M.J. (Marinus), Bodelon, C. (Clara), Bogdanova, N. (Natalia), Bojesen, A. (Anders), Bonanni, B. (Bernardo), Borg, Å. (Åke), Bradbury, A.R. (Angela R.), Brenton, J.D. (James D.), Brewer, C. (Carole), Brinton, L.A. (Louise), Broberg, P. (Per), Brooks-Wilson, A. (Angela), Bruinsma, F. (Fiona), Brunet, J. (Joan), Buecher, B. (Bruno), Butzow, R. (Ralf), Buys, S.S. (Saundra), Caldes, T. (Trinidad), Caligo, M.A. (Maria A.), Campbell, I. (Ian), Cannioto, R. (Rikki), Carney, M.E. (Michael), Cescon, T. (Terence), Chan, S. (Salina), Chang-Claude, J. (Jenny), Chanock, S.J. (Stephen), Chen, X.Q. (Xiao Qing), Chiew, Y.-E. (Yoke-Eng), Chiquette, J. (Jocelyne), Chung, W. (Wendy), Claes, K. (Kathleen), Conner, T. (Thomas), Cook, L.S. (Linda S.), Cook, J. (Jackie), Cramer, D.W. (Daniel), Cunningham, J.M. (Julie), D'Aloisio, A.A. (Aimee A.), Daly, M.B. (Mary), Damiola, F. (Francesca), Damirovna, S.D. (Sakaeva Dina), Dansonka-Mieszkowska, A. (Agnieszka), Dao, F. (Fanny), Davidson, R. (Rosemarie), DeFazio, A. (Anna), Delnatte, C.D. (Capucine), Doheny, K.F. (Kimberly), Díez, O. (Orland), Ding, Y.C. (Yuan Chun), Doherty, J.A. (Jennifer), Domchek, S.M. (Susan), Dorfling, C.M. (Cecilia), Dörk, T. (Thilo), Dossus, L. (Laure), Duran, M. (Mercedes), Dürst, M. (Matthias), Dworniczak, B. (Bernd), Eccles, D. (Diana), Edwards, T. (Todd), Eeles, R. (Rosalind), Eilber, U. (Ursula), Ejlertsen, B. (Bent), Ekici, A.B. (Arif), Ellis, S. (Steve), Elvira, M. (Mingajeva), Eng, K.H. (Kevin H.), Engel, C. (Christoph), Evans, D.G. (Gareth), Fasching, P.A. (Peter), Ferguson, S. (Sarah), Ferrer, S.F., Flanagan, J.M. (James), Fogarty, Z.C. (Zachary C.), Fortner, R.T. (Renée T.), Fostira, F. (Florentia), Foulkes, W.D. (William D.), Fountzilas, G. (George), Fridley, B.L. (Brooke), Friebel, M.O.W. (Mark ), Friedman, E. (Eitan), Frost, D. (Debra), Ganz, P.A. (Patricia), Garber, J. (Judy), García, M.J. (María J.), Garcia-Barberan, V. (Vanesa), Gehrig, P.A. (Paola A.), Gentry-Maharaj, A. (Aleksandra), Gerdes, A-M. (Anne-Marie), Giles, G.G. (Graham G.), Glasspool, R. (Rosalind), Glendon, G. (Gord), Godwin, A.K. (Andrew K.), Radice, P. (Paolo), Goranova, T. (Teodora), Gore, M. (Martin), Greene, M.H. (Mark H.), Gronwald, J. (Jacek), Gruber, S.B. (Stephen), Hahnen, E. (Eric), Haiman, C.A. (Christopher), Håkansson, N. (Niclas), Hamann, U. (Ute), Hansen, T.V.O. (Thomas V.O.), Harrington, P.A. (Patricia A.), Harris, H.R. (Holly), Hauke, J. (Jan), Hein, A. (Alexander), Henderson, A. (Alex), Hildebrandt, M.A.T. (Michelle A.T.), Hillemanns, P. (Peter), Hodgson, S. (Shirley), Høgdall, C.K. (Claus), Høgdall, E. (Estrid), Hogervorst, F.B.L. (Frans B. L.), Holland, H. (Helene), Hooning, M.J. (Maartje J.), Hosking, K. (Karen), Huang, R.-Y. (Ruea-Yea), Hulick, P.J. (Peter), Hung, J. (Jillian), Hunter, D.J. (David J.), Huntsman, D.G. (David G.), Huzarski, T. (Tomasz), Imyanitov, E.N. (Evgeny), Isaacs, C. (Claudine), Iversen, E. (Erik), Izatt, L. (Louise), Izquierdo, A. (A.), Jakubowska, A. (Anna), James, P. (Paul), Janavicius, R. (Ramunas), Jernetz, M. (Mats), Jensen, A. (Allan), Jensen, U.B., John, E.M. (Esther), Johnatty, S.E. (Sharon), Jones, M.E. (Michael E.), Kannisto, P. (Päivi), Karlan, B.Y. (Beth), Karnezis, A. (Anthony), Kast, K. (Karin), Kennedy, C.J. (Catherine J.), Khusnutdinova, E.K. (Elza), Kiemeney, L.A.L.M. (Bart), Kiiski, J.I. (Johanna I.), Kim, S.-W. (Sung-Won), Kjaer, M. (Michael), Köbel, M. (Martin), Kopperud, R.K. (Reidun K.), Kruse, T.A. (Torben), Kupryjanczyk, J. (Jolanta), Kwong, A. (Ava), Laitman, Y. (Yael), Lambrechts, D. (Diether), Larrañaga, N. (Nerea), Larson, M.C. (Melissa), Lazaro, C. (Conxi), Le, N.D. (Nhu D.), Le Marchand, L. (Loic), Lee, J.W. (Jong Won), Lele, S.B. (Shashikant B.), Leminen, A. (Arto), Leroux, D. (Dominique), Lester, J. (Jenny), Lesueur, F. (Fabienne), Levine, D.A. (Douglas), Liang, D. (Dong), Liebrich, C. (Clemens), Lilyquist, J. (Jenna), Lipworth, L. (Loren), Lissowska, J. (Jolanta), Lu, K.H. (Karen), Lubinski, J. (Jan), Luccarini, C. (Craig), Lundvall, L. (Lene), Mai, P.L. (Phuong), Mendoza-Fandiño, G. (Gustavo), Manoukian, S. (Siranoush), Massuger, L.F. (Leon), May, T. (Taymaa), Mazoyer, S. (Sylvie), McAlpine, J.N. (Jessica N.), McGuire, V. (Valerie), McLaughlin, J. (John), McNeish, I. (Iain), Meijers-Heijboer, E.J. (Hanne), Meindl, A. (Alfons), Menon, U. (Usha), Mensenkamp, A.R. (Arjen R.), Merritt, M.A. (Melissa A.), Milne, R.L. (Roger), Mitchell, G. (Gillian), Modugno, F. (Francesmary), Moes-Sosnowska, J. (Joanna), Moffitt, M. (Melissa), Montagna, M. (Marco), Moysich, K.B. (Kirsten), Mulligan, A.M. (Anna Marie), Musinsky, J. (Jacob), Nathanson, K.L. (Katherine), Nedergaard, L. (Lotte), Ness, R.B. (Roberta), Neuhausen, S.L. (Susan), Nevanlinna, H. (Heli), Niederacher, D. (Dieter), Nussbaum, R. (Robert), Odunsi, K. (Kunle), Olah, E. (Edith), Olopade, O.I. (Olofunmilayo), Olsson, H. (Håkan), Olswold, C. (Curtis), O'Malley, D.M. (David M.), Ong, K.-R. (Kai-Ren), Onland-Moret, N.C. (Charlotte), Orr, N. (Nick), Orsulic, S. (Sandra), Osorio, A. (Ana), Palli, D. (Domenico), Papi, L. (Laura), Park-Simon, T.-W., Paul, J. (James), Pearce, C.L. (Celeste), Pedersen, I.S. (Inge Søkilde), Peeters, P.H.M., Peissel, B. (Bernard), Peixoto, A. (Ana), Pejovic, T. (Tanja), Pelttari, L.M. (Liisa M.), Permuth, J.B. (Jennifer B.), Peterlongo, P. (Paolo), Pezzani, L. (Lidia), Pfeiler, G. (Georg), Phillips, K.-A. (Kelly-Anne), Piedmonte, M. (Marion), Pike, M.C. (Malcolm), Piskorz, A.M. (Anna M.), Poblete, S.R. (Samantha R.), Pócza, T. (Tímea), Poole, E.M. (Elizabeth M.), Poppe, B. (Bruce), Porteous, M.E. (Mary), Prieur, F. (Fabienne), Prokofyeva, D. (Darya), Pugh, E. (Elizabeth), Pujana, M.A. (Miquel Angel), Pujol, P. (Pascal), Rantala, J. (Johanna), Rappaport-Fuerhauser, C. (Christine), Rennert, G. (Gad), Rhiem, K. (Kerstin), Rice, P. (Patricia), Richardson, A.L. (Andrea), Robson, M. (Mark), Rodriguez, G.C. (Gustavo), Rodríguez-Antona, C. (Cristina), Romm, J. (Jane), Rookus, M.A. (Matti), Rossing, M.A. (Mary Anne), Rothstein, J.H. (Joseph H.), Rudolph, A. (Anja), Runnebaum, I.B. (Ingo), Salvesen, H.B. (Helga), Sandler, D.P. (Dale P.), Schoemaker, M.J. (Minouk J.), Senter, L. (Leigha), Setiawan, V.W. (V. Wendy), Severi, G. (Gianluca), Sharma, P. (Priyanka), Shelford, T. (Tameka), Siddiqui, N. (Nadeem), Side, L. (Lucy), Sieh, W. (Weiva), Singer, C.F. (Christian), Sobol, H. (Hagay), Song, H. (Honglin), Southey, M.C. (Melissa), Spurdle, A.B. (Amanda), Stadler, Z. (Zsofia), Steinemann, D. (Doris), Stoppa-Lyonnet, D. (Dominique), Sucheston-Campbell, L.E. (Lara E.), Sukiennicki, G. (Grzegorz), Sutphen, R. (Rebecca), Sutter, C. (Christian), Swerdlow, A.J. (Anthony ), Szabo, C. (Csilla), Szafron, L. (Lukasz), Tan, Y.Y. (Yen Y.), Taylor, J.A. (Jack A.), Tea, M.-K., Teixeira, P.J., Teo, S.-H. (Soo-Hwang), Terry, K.L. (Kathryn L.), Thompson, P.J. (Pamela J.), Thomsen, L.C.V. (Liv Cecilie Vestrheim), Thull, D.L. (Darcy L.), Tihomirova, L. (Laima), Tinker, A.V. (Anna V.), Tischkowitz, M. (Marc), Tognazzo, S. (Silvia), Toland, A.E. (Amanda Ewart), Tone, A. (Alicia), Trabert, B. (Britton), Travis, S.P.L. (Simon), Trichopoulou, A. (Antonia), Tung, N. (Nadine), Tworoger, S. (Shelley), Van Altena, A.M. (Anne M.), Van Den Berg, D. (David), Van Der Hout, A.H. (Annemarie H.), Luijt, R.B. (Rob) van der, Van Heetvelde, M. (Mattias), Van Nieuwenhuysen, E. (Els), Rensburg, E.J. (Elizabeth) van, Vanderstichele, A. (Adriaan), Varon-Mateeva, R. (Raymonda), Vega, A. (Ana), Edwards, D.V. (Digna Velez), Vergote, I., Vierkant, R.A. (Robert), Vijai, J. (Joseph), Vratimos, A. (Athanassios), Walker, L.J. (Lisa), Walsh, C. (Christine), Wand, D. (Dorothea), Wang-Gohrke, S. (Shan), Wappenschmidt, B. (Barbara), Webb, P.M. (Penelope M.), Weinberg, C.R. (Clarice R.), Weitzel, J.N. 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(Jan), Luccarini, C. (Craig), Lundvall, L. (Lene), Mai, P.L. (Phuong), Mendoza-Fandiño, G. (Gustavo), Manoukian, S. (Siranoush), Massuger, L.F. (Leon), May, T. (Taymaa), Mazoyer, S. (Sylvie), McAlpine, J.N. (Jessica N.), McGuire, V. (Valerie), McLaughlin, J. (John), McNeish, I. (Iain), Meijers-Heijboer, E.J. (Hanne), Meindl, A. (Alfons), Menon, U. (Usha), Mensenkamp, A.R. (Arjen R.), Merritt, M.A. (Melissa A.), Milne, R.L. (Roger), Mitchell, G. (Gillian), Modugno, F. (Francesmary), Moes-Sosnowska, J. (Joanna), Moffitt, M. (Melissa), Montagna, M. (Marco), Moysich, K.B. (Kirsten), Mulligan, A.M. (Anna Marie), Musinsky, J. (Jacob), Nathanson, K.L. (Katherine), Nedergaard, L. (Lotte), Ness, R.B. (Roberta), Neuhausen, S.L. (Susan), Nevanlinna, H. (Heli), Niederacher, D. (Dieter), Nussbaum, R. (Robert), Odunsi, K. (Kunle), Olah, E. (Edith), Olopade, O.I. (Olofunmilayo), Olsson, H. (Håkan), Olswold, C. (Curtis), O'Malley, D.M. (David M.), Ong, K.-R. (Kai-Ren), Onland-Moret, N.C. (Charlotte), Orr, N. (Nick), Orsulic, S. (Sandra), Osorio, A. (Ana), Palli, D. (Domenico), Papi, L. (Laura), Park-Simon, T.-W., Paul, J. (James), Pearce, C.L. (Celeste), Pedersen, I.S. (Inge Søkilde), Peeters, P.H.M., Peissel, B. (Bernard), Peixoto, A. (Ana), Pejovic, T. (Tanja), Pelttari, L.M. (Liisa M.), Permuth, J.B. (Jennifer B.), Peterlongo, P. (Paolo), Pezzani, L. (Lidia), Pfeiler, G. (Georg), Phillips, K.-A. (Kelly-Anne), Piedmonte, M. (Marion), Pike, M.C. (Malcolm), Piskorz, A.M. (Anna M.), Poblete, S.R. (Samantha R.), Pócza, T. (Tímea), Poole, E.M. (Elizabeth M.), Poppe, B. (Bruce), Porteous, M.E. (Mary), Prieur, F. (Fabienne), Prokofyeva, D. (Darya), Pugh, E. (Elizabeth), Pujana, M.A. (Miquel Angel), Pujol, P. (Pascal), Rantala, J. (Johanna), Rappaport-Fuerhauser, C. (Christine), Rennert, G. (Gad), Rhiem, K. (Kerstin), Rice, P. (Patricia), Richardson, A.L. (Andrea), Robson, M. (Mark), Rodriguez, G.C. (Gustavo), Rodríguez-Antona, C. (Cristina), Romm, J. (Jane), Rookus, M.A. (Matti), Rossing, M.A. (Mary Anne), Rothstein, J.H. (Joseph H.), Rudolph, A. (Anja), Runnebaum, I.B. (Ingo), Salvesen, H.B. (Helga), Sandler, D.P. (Dale P.), Schoemaker, M.J. (Minouk J.), Senter, L. (Leigha), Setiawan, V.W. (V. Wendy), Severi, G. (Gianluca), Sharma, P. (Priyanka), Shelford, T. (Tameka), Siddiqui, N. (Nadeem), Side, L. (Lucy), Sieh, W. (Weiva), Singer, C.F. (Christian), Sobol, H. (Hagay), Song, H. (Honglin), Southey, M.C. (Melissa), Spurdle, A.B. (Amanda), Stadler, Z. (Zsofia), Steinemann, D. (Doris), Stoppa-Lyonnet, D. (Dominique), Sucheston-Campbell, L.E. (Lara E.), Sukiennicki, G. (Grzegorz), Sutphen, R. (Rebecca), Sutter, C. (Christian), Swerdlow, A.J. (Anthony ), Szabo, C. (Csilla), Szafron, L. (Lukasz), Tan, Y.Y. (Yen Y.), Taylor, J.A. (Jack A.), Tea, M.-K., Teixeira, P.J., Teo, S.-H. (Soo-Hwang), Terry, K.L. (Kathryn L.), Thompson, P.J. (Pamela J.), Thomsen, L.C.V. (Liv Cecilie Vestrheim), Thull, D.L. (Darcy L.), Tihomirova, L. (Laima), Tinker, A.V. (Anna V.), Tischkowitz, M. (Marc), Tognazzo, S. (Silvia), Toland, A.E. (Amanda Ewart), Tone, A. (Alicia), Trabert, B. (Britton), Travis, S.P.L. (Simon), Trichopoulou, A. (Antonia), Tung, N. (Nadine), Tworoger, S. (Shelley), Van Altena, A.M. (Anne M.), Van Den Berg, D. (David), Van Der Hout, A.H. (Annemarie H.), Luijt, R.B. (Rob) van der, Van Heetvelde, M. (Mattias), Van Nieuwenhuysen, E. (Els), Rensburg, E.J. (Elizabeth) van, Vanderstichele, A. (Adriaan), Varon-Mateeva, R. (Raymonda), Vega, A. (Ana), Edwards, D.V. (Digna Velez), Vergote, I., Vierkant, R.A. (Robert), Vijai, J. (Joseph), Vratimos, A. (Athanassios), Walker, L.J. (Lisa), Walsh, C. (Christine), Wand, D. (Dorothea), Wang-Gohrke, S. (Shan), Wappenschmidt, B. (Barbara), Webb, P.M. (Penelope M.), Weinberg, C.R. (Clarice R.), Weitzel, J.N. (Jeffrey), Wentzensen, N. (N.), Whittemore, A.S. (Alice), Wijnen, J.T. (Juul), Wilkens, L.R. (Lynne), Wolk, K. (Kerstin), Woo, M. (Michelle), Wu, X. (Xifeng), Wu, A.H. (Anna), Yang, H.P. (Hannah), Yannoukakos, D. (Drakoulis), Ziogas, A. (Argyrios), Zorn, K.K. (Kristin K.), Narod, S.A. (Steven A.), Easton, D.F. (Douglas), Amos, W., Schildkraut, J.M. (Joellen), Ramus, S.J. (Susan), Ottini, L. (Laura), Goodman, M.T. (Marc), Park, S.K. (Sue K.), Kelemen, L.E. (Linda), Risch, H. (Harvey), Thomassen, M. (Mads), Offit, K. (Kenneth), Simard, J. (Jacques), Schmutzler, R.K. (Rita), Hazelett, D. (Dennis), Monteiro, A.N.A. (Alvaro N.), Couch, F.J. (Fergus), Berchuck, A. (Andrew), Chenevix-Trench, G. (Georgia), Goode, E.L. (Ellen), Sellers, T.F., Gayther, S.A. (Simon), Antoniou, A.C. (Antonis), and Pharoah, P.D.P. (Paul)
Abstract: To identify common alleles associated with different histotypes of epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC), we pooled data from multiple genome-wide genotyping projects totaling 25,509 EOC cases and 40,941 controls. We identified nine new susceptibility loci for different EOC histotypes: six for serous EOC histotypes (3q28, 4q32.3, 8q21.11, 10q24.33, 18q11.2 and 22q12.1), two for mucinous EOC (3q22.3 and 9q31.1) and one for endometrioid EOC (5q12.3). We then performed meta-analysis on the results for high-grade serous ovarian cancer with the results from analysis of 31,448 BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers, including 3,887 mutation carriers with EOC. This identified three additional susceptibility loci at 2q13, 8q24.1 and 12q24.31. Integrated analyses of genes and regulatory biofeatures at each locus predicted candidate susceptibility genes, including OBFC1, a new candidate susceptibility gene for low-grade and borderline serous EOC.
Published: 2017
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13. Gene-environment interactions involving functional variants: Results from the Breast Cancer Association Consortium

Author: Barrdahl, M, Rudolph, A, Hopper, JL, Southey, MC, Broeks, A, Fasching, PA, Beckmann, MW, Gago-Dominguez, M, Castelao, JE, Guenel, P, Truong, T, Bojesen, SE, Gapstur, SM, Gaudet, MM, Brenner, H, Arndt, V, Brauch, H, Hamann, U, Mannermaa, A, Lambrechts, D, Jongen, L, Flesch-Janys, D, Thoene, K, Couch, FJ, Giles, GG, Simard, J, Goldberg, MS, Figueroa, J, Michailidou, K, Bolla, MK, Dennis, J, Wang, Q, Eilber, U, Behrens, S, Czene, K, Hall, P, Cox, A, Cross, S, Swerdlow, A, Schoemaker, MJ, Dunning, AM, Kaaks, R, Pharoah, PDP, Schmidt, M, Garcia-Closas, M, Easton, DF, Milne, RL, Chang-Claude, J, Barrdahl, M, Rudolph, A, Hopper, JL, Southey, MC, Broeks, A, Fasching, PA, Beckmann, MW, Gago-Dominguez, M, Castelao, JE, Guenel, P, Truong, T, Bojesen, SE, Gapstur, SM, Gaudet, MM, Brenner, H, Arndt, V, Brauch, H, Hamann, U, Mannermaa, A, Lambrechts, D, Jongen, L, Flesch-Janys, D, Thoene, K, Couch, FJ, Giles, GG, Simard, J, Goldberg, MS, Figueroa, J, Michailidou, K, Bolla, MK, Dennis, J, Wang, Q, Eilber, U, Behrens, S, Czene, K, Hall, P, Cox, A, Cross, S, Swerdlow, A, Schoemaker, MJ, Dunning, AM, Kaaks, R, Pharoah, PDP, Schmidt, M, Garcia-Closas, M, Easton, DF, Milne, RL, and Chang-Claude, J
Abstract: Investigating the most likely causal variants identified by fine-mapping analyses may improve the power to detect gene-environment interactions. We assessed the interplay between 70 single nucleotide polymorphisms identified by genetic fine-scale mapping of susceptibility loci and 11 epidemiological breast cancer risk factors in relation to breast cancer. Analyses were conducted on up to 58,573 subjects (26,968 cases and 31,605 controls) from the Breast Cancer Association Consortium, in one of the largest studies of its kind. Analyses were carried out separately for estrogen receptor (ER) positive (ER+) and ER negative (ER-) disease. The Bayesian False Discovery Probability (BFDP) was computed to assess the noteworthiness of the results. Four potential gene-environment interactions were identified as noteworthy (BFDP < 0.80) when assuming a true prior interaction probability of 0.01. The strongest interaction result in relation to overall breast cancer risk was found between CFLAR-rs7558475 and current smoking (ORint = 0.77, 95% CI: 0.67-0.88, pint = 1.8 × 10-4 ). The interaction with the strongest statistical evidence was found between 5q14-rs7707921 and alcohol consumption (ORint =1.36, 95% CI: 1.16-1.59, pint = 1.9 × 10-5 ) in relation to ER- disease risk. The remaining two gene-environment interactions were also identified in relation to ER- breast cancer risk and were found between 3p21-rs6796502 and age at menarche (ORint = 1.26, 95% CI: 1.12-1.43, pint =1.8 × 10-4 ) and between 8q23-rs13267382 and age at first full-term pregnancy (ORint = 0.89, 95% CI: 0.83-0.95, pint = 5.2 × 10-4 ). While these results do not suggest any strong gene-environment interactions, our results may still be useful to inform experimental studies. These may in turn, shed light on the potential interactions observed.
Published: 2017

14. 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

15. Associations between radiotherapy and causes of death as potential late side effects in a German breast cancer cohort

Author: Obi, N, additional, zu Eulenburg, C, additional, Seibold, P, additional, Eilber, U, additional, Thöne, K, additional, Behrens, S, additional, Chang-Claude, J, additional, and Flesch-Janys, D, additional
Published: 2017
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16. Post-diagnostic weight change and all-cause mortality of postmenopausal breast cancer patients

Author: Jung, A, additional, Behrens, S, additional, Eilber, U, additional, Thoene, K, additional, Hüsing, A, additional, and Chang-Claude, J, additional
Published: 2017
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17. Genetic variation in the immunosuppression pathway genes and breast cancer susceptibility: a pooled analysis of 42,510 cases and 40,577 controls from the Breast Cancer Association Consortium

Author: Lei, J., Rudolph, A., Moysich, K.B., Behrens, S., Goode, E.L., Bolla, M.K., Dennis, J., Dunning, A.M., Easton, D.F., Wang, Q., Benitez, J., Hopper, J.L., Southey, M.C., Schmidt, M.K., Broeks, A., Fasching, P.A., Haeberle, L., Peto, J., dos-Santos-Silva, I., Sawyer, E.J., Tomlinson, I., Burwinkel, B., Marmé, F., Guénel, P., Truong, T., Bojesen, S.E., Flyger, H., Nielsen, S.F., Nordestgaard, B.G., González-Neira, A., Menéndez, P., Anton-Culver, H., Neuhausen, S.L., Brenner, H., Arndt, V., Meindl, A., Schmutzler, R.K., Brauch, H., Hamann, U., Nevanlinna, H., Fagerholm, R., Dörk, T., Bogdanova, N.V., Mannermaa, A., Hartikainen, J.M., Australian, O.S.G., kConFab, I., Van Dijck, L., Smeets, A., Flesch-Janys, D., Eilber, U., Radice, P., Peterlongo, P., Couch, F.J., Hallberg, E., Giles, G.G., Milne, R.L., Haiman, C.A., Schumacher, F., Simard, J., Goldberg, M.S., Kristensen, V., Borresen-Dale, A.L., Zheng, W., Beeghly-Fadiel, A., Winqvist, R., Grip, M., Andrulis, I.L., Glendon, G., and García-Closas, M.
Abstract: © 2015 The Author(s) Immunosuppression plays a pivotal role in assisting tumors to evade immune destruction and promoting tumor development. We hypothesized that genetic variation in the immunosuppression pathway genes may be implicated in breast cancer tumorigenesis. We included 42,510 female breast cancer cases and 40,577 controls of European ancestry from 37 studies in the Breast Cancer Association Consortium (2015) with available genotype data for 3595 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 133 candidate genes. Associations between genotyped SNPs and overall breast cancer risk, and secondarily according to estrogen receptor (ER) status, were assessed using multiple logistic regression models. Gene-level associations were assessed based on principal component analysis. Gene expression analyses were conducted using RNA sequencing level 3 data from The Cancer Genome Atlas for 989 breast tumor samples and 113 matched normal tissue samples. SNP rs1905339 (A>G) in the STAT3 region was associated with an increased breast cancer risk (per allele odds ratio 1.05, 95 % confidence interval 1.03–1.08; p value = 1.4 × 10−6). The association did not differ significantly by ER status. On the gene level, in addition to TGFBR2 and CCND1, IL5 and GM-CSF showed the strongest associations with overall breast cancer risk (p value = 1.0 × 10−3 and 7.0 × 10−3, respectively). Furthermore, STAT3 and IL5 but not GM-CSF were differentially expressed between breast tumor tissue and normal tissue (p value = 2.5 × 10−3, 4.5 × 10−4 and 0.63, respectively). Our data provide evidence that the immunosuppression pathway genes STAT3,IL5, and GM-CSF may be novel susceptibility loci for breast cancer in women of European ancestry.
Published: 2015

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

Author: Lawrenson, K, Li, Q, Kar, S, Seo, JH, Tyrer, J, Spindler, TJ, Lee, J, Chen, Y, Karst, A, Drapkin, R, Aben, KKH, Anton-Culver, H, Antonenkova, N, Baker, H, Bandera, EV, Bean, Y, Beckmann, MW, Berchuck, A, Bisogna, M, Bjorge, L, Bogdanova, N, Brinton, LA, Brooks-Wilson, A, Bruinsma, F, Butzow, R, Campbell, IG, Carty, K, Chang-Claude, J, Chenevix-Trench, G, Chen, A, Chen, Z, Cook, LS, Cramer, DW, Cunningham, JM, Cybulski, C, Dansonka-Mieszkowska, A, Dennis, J, Dicks, E, Doherty, JA, Dörk, T, Du Bois, A, Dürst, M, Eccles, D, Easton, DT, Edwards, RP, Eilber, U, Ekici, AB, Fasching, PA, Fridley, BL, Gao, YT, Gentry-Maharaj, A, Giles, GG, Glasspool, R, Goode, EL, Goodman, MT, Grownwald, J, Harrington, P, Harter, P, Hasmad, HN, Hein, A, Heitz, F, Hildebrandt, MAT, Hillemanns, P, Hogdall, E, Hogdall, C, Hosono, S, Iversen, ES, Jakubowska, A, James, P, Jensen, A, Ji, BT, Karlan, BY, Kjaer, SK, Kelemen, LE, Kellar, M, Kelley, JL, Kiemeney, LA, Krakstad, C, Kupryjanczyk, J, and Lambrechts, D
Abstract: © 2015 Macmillan Publishers Limited. All rights reserved. Genome-wide association studies have reported 11 regions conferring risk of high-grade serous epithelial ovarian cancer (HGSOC). Expression quantitative trait locus (eQTL) analyses can identify candidate susceptibility genes at risk loci. Here we evaluate cis-eQTL associations at 47 regions associated with HGSOC risk (P≤10-5). For three cis-eQTL associations (P
Published: 2015

19. Cell-type-specific enrichment of risk-associated regulatory elements at ovarian cancer susceptibility loci

Author: Coetzee, SG, Shen, HC, Hazelett, DJ, Lawrenson, K, Kuchenbaecker, K, Tyrer, J, Rhie, SK, Levanon, K, Karst, A, Drapkin, R, Ramus, SJ, Couch, FJ, Offit, K, Chenevix-Trench, G, Monteiro, ANA, Antoniou, A, Freedman, M, Coetzee, GA, Pharoah, PDP, Noushmehr, H, Gayther, SA, Anton-Culver, H, Antonenkova, N, Baker, H, Bandera, EV, Bean, Y, Beckmann, MW, Berchuck, A, Bisogna, M, Bjorge, L, Bogdanova, N, Brinton, LA, Brooks-Wilson, A, Bruinsma, F, Butzow, R, Campbell, IG, Carty, K, Chang-Claude, J, Chen, A, Chen, Z, Cook, LS, Cramer, DW, Cunningham, JM, Cybulski, C, Dansonka-Mieszkowska, A, Dennis, J, Dicks, E, Doherty, JA, Dörk, T, Bois, AD, Dürst, M, Eccles, D, Easton, DF, Edwards, RP, Eilber, U, Ekici, AB, Fasching, PA, Fridley, BL, Gao, YT, Gentry-Maharaj, A, Giles, GG, Glasspool, R, Goode, EL, Goodman, MT, Grownwald, J, Harrington, P, Harter, P, Hasmad, HN, Hein, A, Heitz, F, Hildebrandt, MAT, Hillemanns, P, Hogdall, E, Hogdall, C, Hosono, S, Iversen, ES, Jakubowska, A, James, P, Jensen, A, Ji, BT, Karlan, BY, Kjaer, SK, Kelemen, LE, Kellar, M, Kelley, JL, Kiemeney, LA, Krakstad, C, Kupryjanczyk, J, Lambrechts, D, Lambrechts, S, Le, ND, Lele, S, Leminen, A, and Lester, J
Abstract: © The Author 2015. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. Understanding the regulatory landscape of the human genome is a central question in complex trait genetics. Most singlenucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with cancer risk lie in non-protein-coding regions, implicating regulatory DNA elements as functional targets of susceptibility variants. Here, we describe genome-wide annotation of regions of open chromatin and histone modification in fallopian tube and ovarian surface epithelial cells (FTSECs, OSECs), the debated cellular origins of high-grade serous ovarian cancers (HGSOCs) and in endometriosis epithelial cells (EECs), the likely precursor of clear cell ovarian carcinomas (CCOCs). The regulatory architecture of these cell types was compared with normal human mammary epithelial cells and LNCaP prostate cancer cells. We observed similar positional patterns of global enhancer signatures across the three different ovarian cancer precursor cell types, and evidence of tissue-specific regulatory signatures compared to nongynecological cell types. We found significant enrichment for risk-associated SNPs intersecting regulatory biofeatures at 17 known HGSOC susceptibility loci in FTSECs (P = 3.8 × 10-30), OSECs (P = 2.4 × 10-23) and HMECs (P = 6.7 × 10-15) but not for EECs (P = 0.45) or LNCaP cells (P = 0.88). Hierarchical clustering of risk SNPs conditioned on the six different cell types indicates FTSECs and OSECs are highly related (96% of samples using multi-scale bootstrapping) suggesting both cell types may be precursors of HGSOC. These data represent the first description of regulatory catalogues of normal precursor cells for different ovarian cancer subtypes, and provide unique insights into the tissue specific regulatory variation with respect to the likely functional targets of germline genetic susceptibility variants for ovarian cancer.
Published: 2015

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

Author: Mavaddat, N., Pharoah, P.D.P., Michailidou, K., Tyrer, J., Brook, M.N., Bolla, M.K., Wang, Q., Dennis, J., Dunning, A.M., Shah, M., Luben, R., Brown, J., Bojesen, S.E., Nordestgaard, B.G., Nielsen, S.F., Flyger, H., Czene, K., Darabi, H., Eriksson, M., Peto, J., dos-Santos-Silva, I., Dudbridge, F., Johnson, N., Schmidt, M.K., Broeks, A., Verhoef, S., Rutgers, E.J., Swerdlow, A., Ashworth, A., Orr, N., Schoemaker, M.J., Figueroa, J., Chanock, S.J., Brinton, L., Lissowska, J., Couch, F.J., Olson, J.E., Vachon, C., Pankratz, V.S., Lambrechts, D., Wildiers, H., Ongeval, C. van, Limbergen, E. van, Kristensen, V., Alnaes, G.G., Nord, S., Borresen-Dale, A.L., Nevanlinna, H., Muranen, T.A., Aittomaki, K., Blomqvist, C., Chang-Claude, J., Rudolph, A., Seibold, P., Flesch-Janys, D., Fasching, P.A., Haeberle, L., Ekici, A.B., Beckmann, M.W., Burwinkel, B., Marme, F., Schneeweiss, A., Sohn, C., Trentham-Dietz, A., Newcomb, P., Titus, L., Egan, K.M., Hunter, D.J., Lindstrom, S., Tamimi, R.M., Kraft, P., Rahman, N., Turnbull, C., Renwick, A., Seal, S., Li, J.M., Liu, J.J., Humphreys, K., Benitez, J., Zamora, M.P., Perez, J.I.A., Menendez, P., Jakubowska, A., Lubinski, J., Jaworska-Bieniek, K., Durda, K., Bogdanova, N.V., Antonenkova, N.N., Dork, T., Anton-Culver, H., Neuhausen, S.L., Ziogas, A., Bernstein, L., Devilee, P., Tollenaar, R.A.E.M., Seynaeve, C., Asperen, C.J. van, Cox, A., Cross, S.S., Reed, M.W.R., Khusnutdinova, E., Bermisheva, M., Prokofyeva, D., Takhirova, Z., Meindl, A., Schmutzler, R.K., Sutter, C., Yang, R.X., Schurmann, P., Bremer, M., Christiansen, H., Park-Simon, T.W., Hillemanns, P., Guenel, P., Truong, T., Menegaux, F., Sanchez, M., Radice, P., Peterlongo, P., Manoukian, S., Pensotti, V., Hopper, J.L., Tsimiklis, H., Apicella, C., Southey, M.C., Brauch, H., Bruning, T., Ko, Y.D., Sigurdson, A.J., Doody, M.M., Hamann, U., Torres, D., Ulmer, H.U., Forsti, A., Sawyer, E.J., Tomlinson, I., Kerin, M.J., Miller, N., Andrulis, I.L., Knight, J.A., Glendon, G., Mulligan, A.M., Chenevix-Trench, G., Balleine, R., Giles, G.G., Milne, R.L., McLean, C., Lindblom, A., Margolin, S., Haiman, C.A., Henderson, B.E., Schumacher, F., Marchand, L. le, Eilber, U., Wang-Gohrke, S., Hooning, M.J., Hollestelle, A., Ouweland, A.M.W. van den, Koppert, L.B., Carpenter, J., Clarke, C., Scott, R., Mannermaa, A., Kataja, V., Kosma, V.M., Hartikainen, J.M., Brenner, H., Arndt, V., Stegmaier, C., Dieffenbach, A.K., Winqvist, R., Pylkas, K., Jukkola-Vuorinen, A., Grip, M., Offit, K., Vijai, J., Robson, M., Rau-Murthy, R., Dwek, M., Swann, R., Perkins, K.A., Goldberg, M.S., Labreche, F., Dumont, M., Eccles, D.M., Tapper, W.J., Rafiq, S., John, E.M., Whittemore, A.S., Slager, S., Yannoukakos, D., Toland, A.E., Yao, S., Zheng, W., Halverson, S.L., Gonzalez-Neira, A., Pita, G., Alonso, M.R., Alvarez, N., Herrero, D., Tessier, D.C., Vincent, D., Bacot, F., Luccarini, C., Baynes, C., Ahmed, S., Maranian, M., Healey, C.S., Simard, J., Hall, P., Easton, D.F., Garcia-Closas, M., Clinical Genetics, Medical Oncology, Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinicum, Medicum, Kristiina Aittomäki / Principal Investigator, Department of Medical and Clinical Genetics, Department of Oncology, HUS Gynecology and Obstetrics, Mavaddat, Nasim [0000-0003-0307-055X], Pharoah, Paul [0000-0001-8494-732X], Tyrer, Jonathan [0000-0003-3724-4757], Wang, Jean [0000-0002-9139-0627], Dennis, Joe [0000-0003-4591-1214], Dunning, Alison [0000-0001-6651-7166], Luben, Robert [0000-0002-5088-6343], Easton, Douglas [0000-0003-2444-3247], and Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository
Subjects: Adult, Genotype, 3122 Cancers, Breast Neoplasms, consortium, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, Risk Assessment, Article, prevention, SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being, Predictive Value of Tests, Risk Factors, 3123 Gynaecology and paediatrics, Biomarkers, Tumor, Odds Ratio, Humans, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, family-history, Aged, prostate, Gene Expression Profiling, subtypes, Middle Aged, susceptibility loci, Europe, Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, Receptors, Estrogen, Tumor Markers, Biological, Cancer and Oncology, genome-wide association, Female, women
Abstract: Background: Data for multiple common susceptibility alleles for breast cancer may be combined to identify women at different levels of breast cancer risk. Such stratification could guide preventive and screening strategies. However, empirical evidence for genetic risk stratification is lacking. Methods: We investigated the value of using 77 breast cancer-associated single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) for risk stratification, in a study of 33 673 breast cancer cases and 33 381 control women of European origin. We tested all possible pair-wise multiplicative interactions and constructed a 77-SNP polygenic risk score (PRS) for breast cancer overall and by estrogen receptor (ER) status. Absolute risks of breast cancer by PRS were derived from relative risk estimates and UK incidence and mortality rates. Results: There was no strong evidence for departure from a multiplicative model for any SNP pair. Women in the highest 1 of the PRS had a three-fold increased risk of developing breast cancer compared with women in the middle quintile (odds ratio [OR] = 3.36, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 2.95 to 3.83). The ORs for ER-positive and ER-negative disease were 3.73 (95% CI = 3.24 to 4.30) and 2.80 (95% CI = 2.26 to 3.46), respectively. Lifetime risk of breast cancer for women in the lowest and highest quintiles of the PRS were 5.2% and 16.6% for a woman without family history, and 8.6% and 24.4% for a woman with a first-degree family history of breast cancer. Conclusions: The PRS stratifies breast cancer risk in women both with and without a family history of breast cancer. The observed level of risk discrimination could inform targeted screening and prevention strategies. Further discrimination may be achievable through combining the PRS with lifestyle/environmental factors, although these were not considered in this report. © 2015 © The Author 2015. Published by Oxford University Press.
Published: 2015

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

Author: Kelemen, LE, Lawrenson, K, Tyrer, J, Li, Q, Lee, JM, Seo, JH, Phelan, CM, Beesley, J, Chen, X, Spindler, TJ, Aben, KKH, Anton-Culver, H, Antonenkova, N, Baker, H, Bandera, EV, Bean, Y, Beckmann, MW, Bisogna, M, Bjorge, L, Bogdanova, N, Brinton, LA, Brooks-Wilson, A, Bruinsma, F, Butzow, R, Campbell, IG, Carty, K, Chang-Claude, J, Chen, YA, Chen, Z, Cook, LS, Cramer, DW, Cunningham, JM, Cybulski, C, Dansonka-Mieszkowska, A, Dennis, J, Dicks, E, Doherty, JA, Dörk, T, Bois, AD, Dürst, M, Eccles, D, Easton, DT, Edwards, RP, Eilber, U, Ekici, AB, Engelholm, SA, Fasching, PA, Fridley, BL, Gao, YT, Gentry-Maharaj, A, Giles, GG, Glasspool, R, Goode, EL, Goodman, MT, Grownwald, J, Harrington, P, Harter, P, Hasmad, HN, Hein, A, Heitz, F, Hildebrandt, MAT, Hillemanns, P, Hogdall, E, Hogdall, C, Hosono, S, Iversen, ES, Jakubowska, A, Jensen, A, Ji, BT, Karlan, BY, Kellar, M, Kelley, JL, Kiemeney, LA, Krakstad, C, Kjaer, SK, Kupryjanczyk, J, Lambrechts, D, Lambrechts, S, and Le, ND
Abstract: © 2015 Nature America, Inc. All rights reserved. Genome-wide association studies have identified several risk associations for ovarian carcinomas but not for mucinous ovarian carcinomas (MOCs). Our analysis of 1,644 MOC cases and 21,693 controls with imputation identified 3 new risk associations: rs752590 at 2q13 (P = 3.3 × 10-8), rs711830 at 2q31.1 (P = 7.5 × 10-12) and rs688187 at 19q13.2 (P = 6.8 × 10-13). We identified significant expression quantitative trait locus (eQTL) associations for HOXD9 at 2q31.1 in ovarian (P = 4.95 × 10-4, false discovery rate (FDR) = 0.003) and colorectal (P = 0.01, FDR = 0.09) tumors and for PAX8 at 2q13 in colorectal tumors (P = 0.03, FDR = 0.09). Chromosome conformation capture analysis identified interactions between the HOXD9 promoter and risk-associated SNPs at 2q31.1. Overexpressing HOXD9 in MOC cells augmented the neoplastic phenotype. These findings provide the first evidence for MOC susceptibility variants and insights into the underlying biology of the disease.
Published: 2015

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

Author: Lee, AW, Tyrer, JP, Doherty, JA, Stram, DA, Kupryjanczyk, J, Dansonka-Mieszkowska, A, Plisiecka-Halasa, J, Spiewankiewicz, B, Myers, EJ, Chenevix-Trench, G, Fasching, PA, Beckmann, MW, Ekici, AB, Hein, A, Vergote, I, Van Nieuwenhuysen, E, Lambrechts, D, Wicklund, KG, Eilber, U, Wang-Gohrke, S, Chang-Claude, J, Rudolph, A, Sucheston-Campbell, L, Odunsi, K, Moysich, KB, Shvetsov, YB, Thompson, PJ, Goodman, MT, Wilkens, LR, Dörk, T, Hillemanns, P, Dürst, M, Runnebaum, IB, Bogdanova, N, Pelttari, LM, Nevanlinna, H, Leminen, A, Edwards, RP, Kelley, JL, Harter, P, Schwaab, I, Heitz, F, Du Bois, A, Orsulic, S, Lester, J, Walsh, C, Karlan, BY, Hogdall, E, Kjaer, SK, Jensen, A, Vierkant, RA, Cunningham, JM, Goode, EL, Fridley, BL, Southey, MC, Giles, GG, Bruinsma, F, Wu, X, Hildebrandt, MAT, Lu, K, Liang, D, Bisogna, M, Levine, DA, Weber, RP, Schildkraut, JM, Iversen, ES, Berchuck, A, Terry, KL, Cramer, DW, Tworoger, SS, Poole, EM, Olson, SH, Orlow, I, Bandera, EV, Bjorge, L, Tangen, IL, Salvesen, HB, Krakstad, C, and Massuger, LFAG
Subjects: endocrine system
Abstract: © 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Objective: Ovarian cancer is a hormone-related disease with a strong genetic basis. However, none of its high-penetrance susceptibility genes and GWAS-identified variants to date are known to be involved in hormonal pathways. Given the hypothesized etiologic role of gonadotropins, an assessment of how variability in genes involved in the gonadotropin signaling pathway impacts disease risk is warranted. Methods: Genetic data from 41 ovarian cancer study sites were pooled and unconditional logistic regression was used to evaluate whether any of the 2185 SNPs from 11 gonadotropin signaling pathway genes was associated with ovarian cancer risk. A burden test using the admixture likelihood (AML) method was also used to evaluate gene-level associations. Results: We did not find any genome-wide significant associations between individual SNPs and ovarian cancer risk. However, there was some suggestion of gene-level associations for four gonadotropin signaling pathway genes: INHBB (p = 0.045, mucinous), LHCGR (p = 0.046, high-grade serous), GNRH (p = 0.041, high-grade serous), and FSHB (p = 0.036, overall invasive). There was also suggestive evidence for INHA (p = 0.060, overall invasive). Conclusions: Ovarian cancer studies have limited sample numbers, thus fewer genome-wide susceptibility alleles, with only modest associations, have been identified relative to breast and prostate cancers. We have evaluated the majority of ovarian cancer studies with biological samples, to our knowledge, leaving no opportunity for replication. Using both our understanding of biology and powerful gene-level tests, we have identified four putative ovarian cancer loci near INHBB, LHCGR, GNRH, and FSHB that warrant a second look if larger sample sizes and denser genotype chips become available.
Published: 2015

23. Identification of independent association signals and putative functional variants for breast cancer risk through fine-scale mapping of the 12p11 locus

Author: Zeng, C. (Chenjie), Guo, X. (Xingyi), Long, J. (Jirong), Kuchenbaecker, K.B. (Karoline), Droit, A. (Arnaud), Michailidou, K. (Kyriaki), Ghoussaini, M. (Maya), Kar, S. (Siddhartha), Freeman, A. (Adam), Hopper, J.L. (John), Milne, R.L. (Roger), Bolla, M.K. (Manjeet K.), Wang, Q. (Qin), Dennis, J. (Joe), Agata, S. (Simona), Ahmed, S. (Shahana), Aittomäki, K. (Kristiina), Andrulis, I.L. (Irene), Anton-Culver, H. (Hoda), Antonenkova, N.N. (Natalia N.), Arason, A. (Adalgeir), Arndt, V. (Volker), Arun, B.K. (Banu), Arver, B. (Brita Wasteson), Bacot, F. (Francois), Barrowdale, D. (Daniel), Baynes, C. (Caroline), Beeghly-Fadiel, A. (Alicia), Benítez, J. (Javier), Bermisheva, M. (Marina), Blomqvist, C. (Carl), Blot, W.J. (William), Bogdanova, N.V. (Natalia), Bojesen, S.E. (Stig), Bonnani, B. (Bernardo), Borresen-Dale, A.-L. (Anne-Lise), Brand, J.S. (Judith S.), Brauch, H. (Hiltrud), Brennan, P. (Paul), Brenner, H. (Hermann), Broeks, A. (Annegien), Brüning, T. (Thomas), Burwinkel, B. (Barbara), Buys, S.S. (Saundra), Cai, Q. (Qiuyin), Caldes, T. (Trinidad), Campbell, I. (Ian), Carpenter, T.A. (Adrian), Chang-Claude, J. (Jenny), Choi, J.-Y. (Ji-Yeob), Claes, K.B.M. (Kathleen B.M.), Clarke, C. (Christine), Cox, A. (Angela), Cross, S.S. (Simon), Czene, K. (Kamila), Daly, M.B. (Mary B.), Hoya, M. (Miguel) de La, De Leeneer, K. (Kim), Devilee, P. (Peter), Díez, O. (Orland), Domchek, S.M. (Susan), Doody, M. (Michele), Dorfling, C.M. (Cecilia), Dörk, T. (Thilo), Santos Silva, I. (Isabel) dos, Dumont, M. (Martine), Dwek, M. (Miriam), Dworniczak, B. (Bernd), Egan, K.M. (Kathleen), Eilber, U. (Ursula), Einbeigi, Z. (Zakaria), Ejlertsen, B. (Bent), Ellis, S.D. (Steve), Frost, D. (Debra), Lalloo, F. (Fiona), Fasching, P.A. (Peter), Figueroa, J.D. (Jonine), Flyger, H. (Henrik), Friedlander, M. (Michael), Friedman, E. (Eitan), Gambino, G. (Gaetana), Gao, Y.-T. (Yu-Tang), Garber, J. (Judy), García-Closas, M. (Montserrat), Gehrig, P.A. (Paola A.), Damiola, F. (Francesca), Lesueur, F. (Fabienne), Mazoyer, S. (Sylvie), Stoppa-Lyonnet, D. (Dominique), Giles, G.G. (Graham G.), Godwin, A.K. (Andrew K.), Goldgar, D. (David), González-Neira, A. (Anna), Greene, M.H. (Mark H.), Guénel, P. (Pascal), Haeberle, L. (Lothar), Haiman, C.A. (Christopher A.), Hallberg, E. (Emily), Hamann, U. (Ute), Hansen, T.V.O. (Thomas), Hart, S. (Stewart), Hartikainen, J.M. (J.), Hartman, J.M. (Joost), Hassan, N. (Norhashimah), Healey, S. (Sue), Hogervorst, F.B.L. (Frans), Verhoef, S., Hendricks, C.B. (Carolyn B.), Hillemanns, P. (Peter), Hollestelle, A. (Antoinette), Hulick, P.J. (Peter), Hunter, D. (David), Imyanitov, E.N. (Evgeny), Isaacs, C. (Claudine), Ito, H. (Hidemi), Jakubowska, A. (Anna), Janavicius, R. (Ramunas), Jaworska-Bieniek, K. (Katarzyna), Jensen, U.B., John, E.M. (Esther), Joly Beauparlant, C. (Charles), Jones, M. (Michael), Kabisch, M. (Maria), Kang, D. (Daehee), Karlan, B.Y. (Beth Y.), Kauppila, S. (Saila), Kerin, M. (Michael), Khan, S. (Sofia), Khusnutdinova, E.K. (Elza), Knight, J.A. (Julia), Konstantopoulou, I. (I.), Kraft, P. (Peter), Kwong, A. (Ava), Laitman, Y. (Yael), Lambrechts, D. (Diether), Lázaro, C. (Conxi), Le Marchand, L. (Loic), Lee, C.N. (Chuen), Lee, M.H. (Min Hyuk), Lester, K.J. (Kathryn), Li, J. (Jingmei), Liljegren, A. (Annelie), Lindblom, A. (Annika), Lophatananon, A. (Artitaya), Lubinski, J. (Jan), Mai, P.L. (Phuong), Mannermaa, A. (Arto), Manoukian, S. (Siranoush), Margolin, S. (Sara), Marme, F. (Frederik), Matsuo, K. (Keitaro), McGuffog, L. (Lesley), Meindl, A. (Alfons), Menegaux, F. (Florence), Montagna, M. (Marco), Muir, K.R. (K.), Mulligan, A.-M. (Anna-Marie), Nathanson, K.L. (Katherine), Neuhausen, S.L. (Susan), Nevanlinna, H. (Heli), Newcomb, P. (Polly), Nord, S. (Silje), Nussbaum, R.L. (Robert L.), Offit, K. (Kenneth), Olah, E., Olopade, O.I. (Olufunmilayo I.), Olswold, C. (Curtis), Osorio, A. (Ana), Papi, L. (Laura), Park-Simon, T.-W., Paulsson-Karlsson, Y. (Ylva), Peeters, S.T.H. 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Abstract: Background: Multiple recent genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), rs10771399, at 12p11 that is associated with breast cancer risk. Method: We performed a fine-scale mapping study of a 700 kb region including 441 genotyped and more than 1300 imputed genetic variants in 48,155 cases and 43,612 controls of European descent, 6269 cases and 6624 controls of East Asian descent and 1116 cases and 932 controls of African descent in the Breast Cancer Association Consortium (BCAC; http://bcac.ccge.medschl.cam.ac.uk/ ), and in 15,252 BRCA1 mutation carriers in the Consortium of Investigators of Modifiers of BRCA1/2 (CIMBA). Stepwise regression analyses were performed to identify independent association signals. Data from the Encyclopedia of DNA Elements project (ENCODE) and the Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) were used for functional annotation. Results: Analysis of data from European descendants found evidence for four independent association signals at 12p11, represented by rs7297051 (odds ratio (OR) = 1.09, 95 % confidence interval (CI) = 1.06-1.12; P = 3 × 10-9), rs805510 (OR = 1.08, 95 % CI = 1.04-1.12, P = 2 × 10-5), and rs1871152 (OR = 1.04, 95 % CI = 1.02-1.06; P = 2 × 10-4) identified in the general populations, and rs113824616 (P = 7 × 10-5) identified in the meta-analysis of BCAC ER-negative cases and BRCA1 mutation carriers. SNPs rs7297051, rs805510 and rs113824616 were also associated with breast cancer risk at P < 0.05 in East Asians, but none of the associations were statistically significant in African descendants. Multiple candidate functional variants are located in putative enhancer sequences. Chromatin interaction data suggested that PTHLH was the likely target gene of these enhancers. Of the six variants with the strongest evidence of potential functionality, rs11049453 was statistically significantly associated with the expression of PTHLH and its nearby gene CCDC91 at P < 0.05. Conclusion: This study id
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24. Identification of independent association signals and putative functional variants for breast cancer risk through fine-scale mapping of the 12p11 locus

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Y., Peeters, S., Peissel, B., Peterlongo, P., Peto, J., Pfeiler, G., Phelan, C.M., Presneau, Nadège, Presneau, N., Radice, P., Rahman, N., Ramus, S.J., Rashid, M.U., Rennert, G., Rhiem, K., Rudolph, A., Salani, R., Sangrajrang, S., Sawyer, E.J., Schmidt, M.K., Schmutzler, R.K., Schoemaker, M.J., Schürmann, P., Seynaeve, C., Shen, C.Y., Shrubsole, M.J., Shu, X.O., Sigurdson, A., Singer, C.F., Slager, S., Soucy, P., Southey, M., Steinemann, D., Swerdlow, A., Szabo, C.I., Tchatchou, S., Teixeira, M.R., Teo, S.H., Terry, M.B., Tessier, D.C., Teulé, A., Thomassen, M., Tihomirova, L., Tischkowitz, M., Toland, A.E., Tung, N., Turnbull, C., van den Ouweland, A.M., van Rensburg, E.J., Ven den Berg, D., Vijai, J., Wang-Gohrke, S., Weitzel, J.N., Whittemore, A.S., Winqvist, R., Wong, T.Y., Wu, A.H., Yannoukakos, D., Yu, J.C., Pharoah, P.D., Hall, P., Chenevix-Trench, G., Dunning, A.M., Simard, J., Couch, F.J., Antoniou, A.C., Easton, D.F., Zheng, W., Zeng, C., Guo, X., Long, J., Kuchenbaecker, K.B., Droit, A., Michailidou, K., Ghoussaini, M., Kar, S., Freeman, A., Hopper, J.L., Milne, R.L., Bolla, M.K., Wang, Q., Dennis, J., Agata, S., Ahmed, S., Aittomaki, K., Andrulis, I.L., Anton-Culver, H., Antonenkova, N.N., Arason, A., Arndt, V., Arun, B.K., Arver, B., Bacot, F., Barrowdale, D., Baynes, C., Beeghly-Fadiel, A., Benitez, J., Bermisheva, M., Blomqvist, C., Blot, W.J., Bogdanova, N.V., Bojesen, S.E., Bonanni, B., Borresen-Dale, A.-L., Brand, J.S., Brauch, H., Brennan, P., Brenner, H., Broeks, A., Brüning, T., Burwinkel, B., Buys, S.S., Cai, Q., Caldes, T., Campbell, I., Carpenter, J., Chang-Claude, J., Choi, J.Y., Claes, K.B.M., Clarke, C., Cox, A., Cross, S.S., Czene, K., Daly, M.B., de la Hoya, M., De Leeneer, K., Devilee, P., Diez, O., Domchek, S.M., Doody, M.M., Dorfling, C.M., Dörk, T., Dos Santos Silva, I., Dumont, M., Dwek, M., Dworniczak, B., Egan, K.M., Eilber, U., Einbeigi, Z., Ejlertsen, B., Ellis, S., Frost, D., Lalloo, F., Fasching, P.A., Figueroa, J.D., Flyger, H., Friedlander, M., Friedman, E., Gambino, G., Gao, Y.T., Garber, J., Garcia-Closas, M., Gehrig, A., Damiola, F., Lesueur, F., Mazoyer, S., Stoppa-Lyonnet, D., Giles, G.G., Godwin, A.K., Goldgar, D.E., González-Neira, A., Greene, M.H., Guenel, P., Haeberle, L., Haiman, C.A., Hallberg, E., Hamann, U., Hansen, T.V.O., Hart, S., Hartikainen, J.M., Hartman, M., Hassan, N., Healey, S., Hogervorst, F.B.L., Verhoef, S., Hendricks, C.B., Hillemanns, P., Hollestelle, A., Hulick, P.J., Hunter, D.J., Imyanitov, E.N., Isaacs, C., Ito, H., Jakubowska, A., Janavicius, R., Jaworska-Bieniek, K., Jensen, U.B., John, E.M., Beauparlant, C.J., Jones, M., Kabisch, M., Kang, D., Karlan, B.Y., Kauppila, S., Kerin, M.J., Khan, S., Khusnutdinova, E., Knight, J.A., Konstantopoulou, I., Kraft, P., Kwong, A., Laitman, Y., Lambrechts, D., Lazaro, C., Le Marchand, L., Lee, C.N., Lee, M.H., Lester, J., Li, J., Liljegren, A., Lindblom, A., Lophatananon, A., Lubinski, J., Mai, P.L., Mannermaa, A., Manoukian, S., Margolin, S., Marme, F., Matsuo, K., McGuffog, L., Meindl, A., Menegaux, F., Montagna, M., Muir, K., Mulligan, A.M., Nathanson, K.L., Neuhausen, S.L., Nevanlinna, H., Newcomb, P.A., Nord, S., Nussbaum, R.L., Offit, K., Olah, E., Olopade, O.I., Olswold, C., Osorio, A., Papi, L., Park-Simon, T.W., Paulsson-Karlsson. Y., Peeters, S., Peissel, B., Peterlongo, P., Peto, J., Pfeiler, G., Phelan, C.M., Presneau, Nadège, Presneau, N., Radice, P., Rahman, N., Ramus, S.J., Rashid, M.U., Rennert, G., Rhiem, K., Rudolph, A., Salani, R., Sangrajrang, S., Sawyer, E.J., Schmidt, M.K., Schmutzler, R.K., Schoemaker, M.J., Schürmann, P., Seynaeve, C., Shen, C.Y., Shrubsole, M.J., Shu, X.O., Sigurdson, A., Singer, C.F., Slager, S., Soucy, P., Southey, M., Steinemann, D., Swerdlow, A., Szabo, C.I., Tchatchou, S., Teixeira, M.R., Teo, S.H., Terry, M.B., Tessier, D.C., Teulé, A., Thomassen, M., Tihomirova, L., Tischkowitz, M., Toland, A.E., Tung, N., Turnbull, C., van den Ouweland, A.M., van Rensburg, E.J., Ven den Berg, D., Vijai, J., Wang-Gohrke, S., Weitzel, J.N., Whittemore, A.S., Winqvist, R., Wong, T.Y., Wu, A.H., Yannoukakos, D., Yu, J.C., Pharoah, P.D., Hall, P., Chenevix-Trench, G., Dunning, A.M., Simard, J., Couch, F.J., Antoniou, A.C., Easton, D.F., and Zheng, W.
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Multiple recent genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), rs10771399, at 12p11 that is associated with breast cancer risk. METHOD: We performed a fine-scale mapping study of a 700 kb region including 441 genotyped and more than 1300 imputed genetic variants in 48,155 cases and 43,612 controls of European descent, 6269 cases and 6624 controls of East Asian descent and 1116 cases and 932 controls of African descent in the Breast Cancer Association Consortium (BCAC; http://bcac.ccge.medschl.cam.ac.uk/ ), and in 15,252 BRCA1 mutation carriers in the Consortium of Investigators of Modifiers of BRCA1/2 (CIMBA). Stepwise regression analyses were performed to identify independent association signals. Data from the Encyclopedia of DNA Elements project (ENCODE) and the Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) were used for functional annotation. RESULTS: Analysis of data from European descendants found evidence for four independent association signals at 12p11, represented by rs7297051 (odds ratio (OR) = 1.09, 95 % confidence interval (CI) = 1.06-1.12; P = 3 × 10(-9)), rs805510 (OR = 1.08, 95 % CI = 1.04-1.12, P = 2 × 10(-5)), and rs1871152 (OR = 1.04, 95 % CI = 1.02-1.06; P = 2 × 10(-4)) identified in the general populations, and rs113824616 (P = 7 × 10(-5)) identified in the meta-analysis of BCAC ER-negative cases and BRCA1 mutation carriers. SNPs rs7297051, rs805510 and rs113824616 were also associated with breast cancer risk at P < 0.05 in East Asians, but none of the associations were statistically significant in African descendants. Multiple candidate functional variants are located in putative enhancer sequences. Chromatin interaction data suggested that PTHLH was the likely target gene of these enhancers. Of the six variants with the strongest evidence of potential functionality, rs11049453 was statistically significantly associated with the expression of PTHLH and its nearby gene CCDC91 at P < 0.05. CONCLUSION: This
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25. Association of vitamin D levels and risk of ovarian cancer: a Mendelian randomization study

Author: Ong, J.S., Cuellar-Partida, G., Lu, Y., Fasching, P.A., Hein, A., Burghaus, S., Beckmann, M.W., Lambrechts, D., Nieuwenhuysen, E. Van, Vergote, I., Vanderstichele, A., Doherty, J., Rossing, M. Anne, Chang-Claude, J., Eilber, U., Rudolph, A., Wang-Gohrke, S., Goodman, M.T., Bogdanova, N., Dork, T., Durst, M., Hillemanns, P., Runnebaum, I.B., Antonenkova, N., Butzow, R., Leminen, A., Nevanlinna, H., Pelttari, L.M., Edwards, R.P., Kelley, J.L., Modugno, F., Moysich, K.B., Ness, R.B., Cannioto, R., Hogdall, E., Hogdall, C.K., Jensen, A., Giles, G.G., Bruinsma, F., Kjaer, S.K., Hildebrandt, M.A.T., Liang, D., Lu, K.H., Wu, X., Bisogna, M., Dao, F., Levine, D.A., Cramer, D.W, Terry, K.L., Tworoger, S.S., Stampfer, M., Missmer, S., Bjorge, L., Salvesen, H.B., Kopperud, R.K., Bischof, K., Aben, K.K.H., Kiemeney, L.A.L.M., Massuger, L.F.A.G., Brooks-Wilson, A., Olson, S.H., McGuire, V., Rothstein, J.H., Sieh, W., Whittemore, A.S., Cook, L.S., Le, N.D., Gilks, C.B., Gronwald, J., Jakubowska, A., Lubinski, J., Kluz, T., Song, H., Tyrer, J.P., Wentzensen, N., Brinton, L., Trabert, B., Lissowska, J., McLaughlin, J.R., Narod, S.A., Phelan, C., Anton-Culver, H., Ziogas, A., Eccles, D., Campbell, I., Gayther, S.A., Gentry-Maharaj, A., Menon, U., Ramus, S.J., Wu, A.H., Dansonka-Mieszkowska, A., Kupryjanczyk, J., Timorek, A., Szafron, L., Cunningham, J.M., Fridley, B.L., Winham, S.J., Bandera, E.V., Poole, E.M., Morgan, T.K., Ong, J.S., Cuellar-Partida, G., Lu, Y., Fasching, P.A., Hein, A., Burghaus, S., Beckmann, M.W., Lambrechts, D., Nieuwenhuysen, E. Van, Vergote, I., Vanderstichele, A., Doherty, J., Rossing, M. Anne, Chang-Claude, J., Eilber, U., Rudolph, A., Wang-Gohrke, S., Goodman, M.T., Bogdanova, N., Dork, T., Durst, M., Hillemanns, P., Runnebaum, I.B., Antonenkova, N., Butzow, R., Leminen, A., Nevanlinna, H., Pelttari, L.M., Edwards, R.P., Kelley, J.L., Modugno, F., Moysich, K.B., Ness, R.B., Cannioto, R., Hogdall, E., Hogdall, C.K., Jensen, A., Giles, G.G., Bruinsma, F., Kjaer, S.K., Hildebrandt, M.A.T., Liang, D., Lu, K.H., Wu, X., Bisogna, M., Dao, F., Levine, D.A., Cramer, D.W, Terry, K.L., Tworoger, S.S., Stampfer, M., Missmer, S., Bjorge, L., Salvesen, H.B., Kopperud, R.K., Bischof, K., Aben, K.K.H., Kiemeney, L.A.L.M., Massuger, L.F.A.G., Brooks-Wilson, A., Olson, S.H., McGuire, V., Rothstein, J.H., Sieh, W., Whittemore, A.S., Cook, L.S., Le, N.D., Gilks, C.B., Gronwald, J., Jakubowska, A., Lubinski, J., Kluz, T., Song, H., Tyrer, J.P., Wentzensen, N., Brinton, L., Trabert, B., Lissowska, J., McLaughlin, J.R., Narod, S.A., Phelan, C., Anton-Culver, H., Ziogas, A., Eccles, D., Campbell, I., Gayther, S.A., Gentry-Maharaj, A., Menon, U., Ramus, S.J., Wu, A.H., Dansonka-Mieszkowska, A., Kupryjanczyk, J., Timorek, A., Szafron, L., Cunningham, J.M., Fridley, B.L., Winham, S.J., Bandera, E.V., Poole, E.M., and Morgan, T.K.
Abstract: Contains fulltext : 171904.pdf (publisher's version ) (Closed access), BACKGROUND: In vitro and observational epidemiological studies suggest that vitamin D may play a role in cancer prevention. However, the relationship between vitamin D and ovarian cancer is uncertain, with observational studies generating conflicting findings. A potential limitation of observational studies is inadequate control of confounding. To overcome this problem, we used Mendelian randomization (MR) to evaluate the association between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] concentration and risk of ovarian cancer. METHODS: We employed SNPs with well-established associations with 25(OH)D concentration as instrumental variables for MR: rs7944926 (DHCR7), rs12794714 (CYP2R1) and rs2282679 (GC). We included 31 719 women of European ancestry (10 065 cases, 21 654 controls) from the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium, who were genotyped using customized Illumina Infinium iSelect (iCOGS) arrays. A two-sample (summary data) MR approach was used and analyses were performed separately for all ovarian cancer (10 065 cases) and for high-grade serous ovarian cancer (4121 cases). RESULTS: The odds ratio for epithelial ovarian cancer risk (10 065 cases) estimated by combining the individual SNP associations using inverse variance weighting was 1.27 (95% confidence interval: 1.06 to 1.51) per 20 nmol/L decrease in 25(OH)D concentration. The estimated odds ratio for high-grade serous epithelial ovarian cancer (4121 cases) was 1.54 (1.19, 2.01). CONCLUSIONS: Genetically lowered 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations were associated with higher ovarian cancer susceptibility in Europeans. These findings suggest that increasing plasma vitamin D levels may reduce risk of ovarian cancer.
Published: 2016

26. Identification of independent association signals and putative functional variants for breast cancer risk through fine-scale mapping of the 12p11 locus

Author: Zeng, C, Guo, X, Long, J, Kuchenbaecker, KB, Droit, A, Michailidou, K, Ghoussaini, M, Kar, S, Freeman, A, Hopper, JL, Milne, RL, Bolla, MK, Wang, Q, Dennis, J, Agata, S, Ahmed, S, Aittomaki, K, Andrulis, IL, Anton-Culver, H, Antonenkova, NN, Arason, A, Arndt, V, Arun, BK, Arver, B, Bacot, F, Barrowdale, D, Baynes, C, Beeghly-Fadiel, A, Benitez, J, Bermisheva, M, Blomqvist, C, Blot, WJ, Bogdanova, NV, Bojesen, SE, Bonanni, B, Borresen-Dale, A-L, Brand, JS, Brauch, H, Brennan, P, Brenner, H, Broeks, A, Bruening, T, Burwinkel, B, Buys, SS, Cai, Q, Caldes, T, Campbell, I, Carpenter, J, Chang-Claude, J, Choi, J-Y, Claes, KBM, Clarke, C, Cox, A, Cross, SS, Czene, K, Daly, MB, de la Hoya, M, De Leeneer, K, Devilee, P, Diez, O, Domchek, SM, Doody, M, Dorfling, CM, Doerk, T, dos-Santos-Silva, I, Dumont, M, Dwek, M, Dworniczak, B, Egan, K, Eilber, U, Einbeigi, Z, Ejlertsen, B, Ellis, S, Frost, D, Lalloo, F, Fasching, PA, Figueroa, J, Flyger, H, Friedlander, M, Friedman, E, Gambino, G, Gao, Y-T, Garber, J, Garcia-Closas, M, Gehrig, A, Damiola, F, Lesueur, F, Mazoyer, S, Stoppa-Lyonnet, D, Giles, GG, Godwin, AK, Goldgar, DE, Gonzalez-Neira, A, Greene, MH, Guenel, P, Haeberle, L, Haiman, CA, Hallberg, E, Hamann, U, Hansen, TVO, Hart, S, Hartikainen, JM, Hartman, M, Hassan, N, Healey, S, Hogervorst, FBL, Verhoef, S, Hendricks, CB, Hillemanns, P, Hollestelle, A, Hulick, PJ, Hunter, DJ, Imyanitov, EN, Isaacs, C, Ito, H, Jakubowska, A, Janavicius, R, Jaworska-Bieniek, K, Jensen, UB, John, EM, Beauparlant, CJ, Jones, M, Kabisch, M, Kang, D, Karlan, BY, Kauppila, S, Kerin, MJ, Khan, S, Khusnutdinova, E, Knight, JA, Konstantopoulou, I, Kraft, P, Kwong, A, Laitman, Y, Lambrechts, D, Lazaro, C, Le Marchand, L, Lee, CN, Lee, MH, Lester, J, Li, J, Liljegren, A, Lindblom, A, Lophatananon, A, Lubinski, J, Mai, PL, Mannermaa, A, Manoukian, S, Margolin, S, Marme, F, Matsuo, K, McGuffog, L, Meindl, A, Menegaux, F, Montagna, M, Muir, K, Mulligan, AM, Nathanson, KL, Neuhausen, SL, Nevanlinna, H, Newcomb, PA, Nord, S, Nussbaum, RL, Offit, K, Olah, E, Olopade, OI, Olswold, C, Osorio, A, Papi, L, Park-Simon, T-W, Paulsson-Karlsson, Y, Peeters, S, Peissel, B, Peterlongo, P, Peto, J, Pfeiler, G, Phelan, CM, Presneau, N, Radice, P, Rahman, N, Ramus, SJ, Rashid, MU, Rennert, G, Rhiem, K, Rudolph, A, Salani, R, Sangrajrang, S, Sawyer, EJ, Schmidt, MK, Schmutzler, RK, Schoemaker, MJ, Schuermann, P, Seynaeve, C, Shen, C-Y, Shrubsole, MJ, Shu, X-O, Sigurdson, A, Singer, CF, Slager, S, Soucy, P, Southey, M, Steinemann, D, Swerdlow, A, Szabo, CI, Tchatchou, S, Teixeira, MR, Teo, SH, Terry, MB, Tessier, DC, Teule, A, Thomassen, M, Tihomirova, L, Tischkowitz, M, Toland, AE, Tung, N, Turnbull, C, van den Ouweland, AMW, van Rensburg, EJ, ven den Berg, D, Vijai, J, Wang-Gohrke, S, Weitzel, JN, Whittemore, AS, Winqvist, R, Wong, TY, Wu, AH, Yannoukakos, D, Yu, J-C, Pharoah, PDP, Hall, P, Chenevix-Trench, G, Dunning, AM, Simard, J, Couch, FJ, Antoniou, AC, Easton, DF, Zheng, W, Zeng, C, Guo, X, Long, J, Kuchenbaecker, KB, Droit, A, Michailidou, K, Ghoussaini, M, Kar, S, Freeman, A, Hopper, JL, Milne, RL, Bolla, MK, Wang, Q, Dennis, J, Agata, S, Ahmed, S, Aittomaki, K, Andrulis, IL, Anton-Culver, H, Antonenkova, NN, Arason, A, Arndt, V, Arun, BK, Arver, B, Bacot, F, Barrowdale, D, Baynes, C, Beeghly-Fadiel, A, Benitez, J, Bermisheva, M, Blomqvist, C, Blot, WJ, Bogdanova, NV, Bojesen, SE, Bonanni, B, Borresen-Dale, A-L, Brand, JS, Brauch, H, Brennan, P, Brenner, H, Broeks, A, Bruening, T, Burwinkel, B, Buys, SS, Cai, Q, Caldes, T, Campbell, I, Carpenter, J, Chang-Claude, J, Choi, J-Y, Claes, KBM, Clarke, C, Cox, A, Cross, SS, Czene, K, Daly, MB, de la Hoya, M, De Leeneer, K, Devilee, P, Diez, O, Domchek, SM, Doody, M, Dorfling, CM, Doerk, T, dos-Santos-Silva, I, Dumont, M, Dwek, M, Dworniczak, B, Egan, K, Eilber, U, Einbeigi, Z, Ejlertsen, B, Ellis, S, Frost, D, Lalloo, F, Fasching, PA, Figueroa, J, Flyger, H, Friedlander, M, Friedman, E, Gambino, G, Gao, Y-T, Garber, J, Garcia-Closas, M, Gehrig, A, Damiola, F, Lesueur, F, Mazoyer, S, Stoppa-Lyonnet, D, Giles, GG, Godwin, AK, Goldgar, DE, Gonzalez-Neira, A, Greene, MH, Guenel, P, Haeberle, L, Haiman, CA, Hallberg, E, Hamann, U, Hansen, TVO, Hart, S, Hartikainen, JM, Hartman, M, Hassan, N, Healey, S, Hogervorst, FBL, Verhoef, S, Hendricks, CB, Hillemanns, P, Hollestelle, A, Hulick, PJ, Hunter, DJ, Imyanitov, EN, Isaacs, C, Ito, H, Jakubowska, A, Janavicius, R, Jaworska-Bieniek, K, Jensen, UB, John, EM, Beauparlant, CJ, Jones, M, Kabisch, M, Kang, D, Karlan, BY, Kauppila, S, Kerin, MJ, Khan, S, Khusnutdinova, E, Knight, JA, Konstantopoulou, I, Kraft, P, Kwong, A, Laitman, Y, Lambrechts, D, Lazaro, C, Le Marchand, L, Lee, CN, Lee, MH, Lester, J, Li, J, Liljegren, A, Lindblom, A, Lophatananon, A, Lubinski, J, Mai, PL, Mannermaa, A, Manoukian, S, Margolin, S, Marme, F, Matsuo, K, McGuffog, L, Meindl, A, Menegaux, F, Montagna, M, Muir, K, Mulligan, AM, Nathanson, KL, Neuhausen, SL, Nevanlinna, H, Newcomb, PA, Nord, S, Nussbaum, RL, Offit, K, Olah, E, Olopade, OI, Olswold, C, Osorio, A, Papi, L, Park-Simon, T-W, Paulsson-Karlsson, Y, Peeters, S, Peissel, B, Peterlongo, P, Peto, J, Pfeiler, G, Phelan, CM, Presneau, N, Radice, P, Rahman, N, Ramus, SJ, Rashid, MU, Rennert, G, Rhiem, K, Rudolph, A, Salani, R, Sangrajrang, S, Sawyer, EJ, Schmidt, MK, Schmutzler, RK, Schoemaker, MJ, Schuermann, P, Seynaeve, C, Shen, C-Y, Shrubsole, MJ, Shu, X-O, Sigurdson, A, Singer, CF, Slager, S, Soucy, P, Southey, M, Steinemann, D, Swerdlow, A, Szabo, CI, Tchatchou, S, Teixeira, MR, Teo, SH, Terry, MB, Tessier, DC, Teule, A, Thomassen, M, Tihomirova, L, Tischkowitz, M, Toland, AE, Tung, N, Turnbull, C, van den Ouweland, AMW, van Rensburg, EJ, ven den Berg, D, Vijai, J, Wang-Gohrke, S, Weitzel, JN, Whittemore, AS, Winqvist, R, Wong, TY, Wu, AH, Yannoukakos, D, Yu, J-C, Pharoah, PDP, Hall, P, Chenevix-Trench, G, Dunning, AM, Simard, J, Couch, FJ, Antoniou, AC, Easton, DF, and Zheng, W
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Multiple recent genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), rs10771399, at 12p11 that is associated with breast cancer risk. METHOD: We performed a fine-scale mapping study of a 700 kb region including 441 genotyped and more than 1300 imputed genetic variants in 48,155 cases and 43,612 controls of European descent, 6269 cases and 6624 controls of East Asian descent and 1116 cases and 932 controls of African descent in the Breast Cancer Association Consortium (BCAC; http://bcac.ccge.medschl.cam.ac.uk/ ), and in 15,252 BRCA1 mutation carriers in the Consortium of Investigators of Modifiers of BRCA1/2 (CIMBA). Stepwise regression analyses were performed to identify independent association signals. Data from the Encyclopedia of DNA Elements project (ENCODE) and the Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) were used for functional annotation. RESULTS: Analysis of data from European descendants found evidence for four independent association signals at 12p11, represented by rs7297051 (odds ratio (OR) = 1.09, 95 % confidence interval (CI) = 1.06-1.12; P = 3 × 10(-9)), rs805510 (OR = 1.08, 95 % CI = 1.04-1.12, P = 2 × 10(-5)), and rs1871152 (OR = 1.04, 95 % CI = 1.02-1.06; P = 2 × 10(-4)) identified in the general populations, and rs113824616 (P = 7 × 10(-5)) identified in the meta-analysis of BCAC ER-negative cases and BRCA1 mutation carriers. SNPs rs7297051, rs805510 and rs113824616 were also associated with breast cancer risk at P < 0.05 in East Asians, but none of the associations were statistically significant in African descendants. Multiple candidate functional variants are located in putative enhancer sequences. Chromatin interaction data suggested that PTHLH was the likely target gene of these enhancers. Of the six variants with the strongest evidence of potential functionality, rs11049453 was statistically significantly associated with the expression of PTHLH and its nearby gene CCDC91 at P < 0.05. CONCLUSION: This
Published: 2016

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

Author: Southey, MC, Goldgar, DE, Winqvist, R, Pylkas, K, Couch, F, Tischkowitz, M, Foulkes, WD, Dennis, J, Michailidou, K, van Rensburg, EJ, Heikkinen, T, Nevanlinna, H, Hopper, JL, Doerk, T, Claes, KBM, Reis-Filho, J, Teo, ZL, Radice, P, Catucci, I, Peterlongo, P, Tsimiklis, H, Odefrey, FA, Dowty, JG, Schmidt, MK, Broeks, A, Hogervorst, FB, Verhoef, S, Carpenter, J, Clarke, C, Scott, RJ, Fasching, PA, Haeberle, L, Ekici, AB, Beckmann, MW, Peto, J, dos-Santos-Silva, I, Fletcher, O, Johnson, N, Bolla, MK, Sawyer, EJ, Tomlinson, I, Kerin, MJ, Miller, N, Marme, F, Burwinkel, B, Yang, R, Guenel, P, Therese, T, Menegaux, F, Sanchez, M, Bojesen, S, Nielsen, SF, Flyger, H, Benitez, J, Pilar Zamora, M, Arias Perez, JI, Menendez, P, Anton-Culver, H, Neuhausen, S, Ziogas, A, Clarke, CA, Brenner, H, Arndt, V, Stegmaier, C, Brauch, H, Bruening, T, Ko, Y-D, Muranen, TA, Aittomaki, K, Blomqvist, C, Bogdanova, NV, Antonenkova, NN, Lindblom, A, Margolin, S, Mannermaa, A, Kataja, V, Kosma, V-M, Hartikainen, JM, Spurdle, AB, Wauters, E, Smeets, D, Beuselinck, B, Floris, G, Chang-Claude, J, Rudolph, A, Seibold, P, Flesch-Janys, D, Olson, JE, Vachon, C, Pankratz, VS, McLean, C, Haiman, CA, Henderson, BE, Schumacher, F, Le Marchand, L, Kristensen, V, Alnaes, GG, Zheng, W, Hunter, DJ, Lindstrom, S, Hankinson, SE, Kraft, P, Andrulis, I, Knight, JA, Glendon, G, Mulligan, AM, Jukkola-Vuorinen, A, Grip, M, Kauppila, S, Devilee, P, Tollenaar, RAEM, Seynaeve, C, Hollestelle, A, Garcia-Closas, M, Figueroa, J, Chanock, SJ, Lissowska, J, Czene, K, Darabi, H, Eriksson, M, Eccles, DM, Rafiq, S, Tapper, WJ, Gerty, SM, Hooning, MJ, Martens, JWM, Collee, JM, Tilanus-Linthorst, M, Hall, P, Li, J, Brand, JS, Humphreys, K, Cox, A, Reed, MWR, Luccarini, C, Baynes, C, Dunning, AM, Hamann, U, Torres, D, Ulmer, HU, Ruediger, T, Jakubowska, A, Lubinski, J, Jaworska, K, Durda, K, Slager, S, Toland, AE, Ambrosone, CB, Yannoukakos, D, Swerdlow, A, Ashworth, A, Orr, N, Jones, M, Gonzalez-Neira, A, Pita, G, Rosario Alonso, M, Alvarez, N, Herrero, D, Tessier, DC, Vincent, D, Bacot, F, Simard, J, Dumont, M, Soucy, P, Eeles, R, Muir, K, Wiklund, F, Gronberg, H, Schleutker, J, Nordestgaard, BG, Weischer, M, Travis, RC, Neal, D, Donovan, JL, Hamdy, FC, Khaw, K-T, Stanford, JL, Blot, WJ, Thibodeau, S, Schaid, DJ, Kelley, JL, Maier, C, Kibel, AS, Cybulski, C, Cannon-Albright, L, Butterbach, K, Park, J, Kaneva, R, Batra, J, Teixeira, MR, Kote-Jarai, Z, Al Olama, AA, Benlloch, S, Renner, SP, Hartmann, A, Hein, A, Ruebner, M, Lambrechts, D, Van Nieuwenhuysen, E, Vergote, I, Lambretchs, S, Doherty, JA, Rossing, MA, Nickels, S, Eilber, U, Wang-Gohrke, S, Odunsi, K, Sucheston-Campbell, LE, Friel, G, Lurie, G, Killeen, JL, Wilkens, LR, Goodman, MT, Runnebaum, I, Hillemanns, PA, Pelttari, LM, Butzow, R, Modugno, F, Edwards, RP, Ness, RB, Moysich, KB, du Bois, A, Heitz, F, Harter, P, Kommoss, S, Karlan, BY, Walsh, C, Lester, J, Jensen, A, Kjaer, SK, Hogdall, E, Peissel, B, Bonanni, B, Bernard, L, Goode, EL, Fridley, BL, Vierkant, RA, Cunningham, JM, Larson, MC, Fogarty, ZC, Kalli, KR, Liang, D, Lu, KH, Hildebrandt, MAT, Wu, X, Levine, DA, Dao, F, Bisogna, M, Berchuck, A, Iversen, ES, Marks, JR, Akushevich, L, Cramer, DW, Schildkraut, J, Terry, KL, Poole, EM, Stampfer, M, Tworoger, SS, Bandera, EV, Orlow, I, Olson, SH, Bjorge, L, Salvesen, HB, van Altena, AM, Aben, KKH, Kiemeney, LA, Massuger, LFAG, Pejovic, T, Bean, Y, Brooks-Wilson, A, Kelemen, LE, Cook, LS, Le, ND, Grski, B, Gronwald, J, Menkiszak, J, Hogdall, CK, Lundvall, L, Nedergaard, L, Engelholm, SA, Dicks, E, Tyrer, J, Campbell, I, McNeish, I, Paul, J, Siddiqui, N, Glasspool, R, Whittemore, AS, Rothstein, JH, McGuire, V, Sieh, W, Cai, H, Shu, X-O, Teten, RT, Sutphen, R, McLaughlin, JR, Narod, SA, Phelan, CM, Monteiro, AN, Fenstermacher, D, Lin, H-Y, Permuth, JB, Sellers, TA, Chen, YA, Tsai, Y-Y, Chen, Z, Gentry-Maharaj, A, Gayther, SA, Ramus, SJ, Menon, U, Wu, AH, Pearce, CL, Van den Berg, D, Pike, MC, Dansonka-Mieszkowska, A, Plisiecka-Halasa, J, Moes-Sosnowska, J, Kupryjanczyk, J, Pharoah, PDP, Song, H, Winship, I, Chenevix-Trench, G, Giles, GG, Tavtigian, SV, Easton, DF, Milne, RL, Southey, MC, Goldgar, DE, Winqvist, R, Pylkas, K, Couch, F, Tischkowitz, M, Foulkes, WD, Dennis, J, Michailidou, K, van Rensburg, EJ, Heikkinen, T, Nevanlinna, H, Hopper, JL, Doerk, T, Claes, KBM, Reis-Filho, J, Teo, ZL, Radice, P, Catucci, I, Peterlongo, P, Tsimiklis, H, Odefrey, FA, Dowty, JG, Schmidt, MK, Broeks, A, Hogervorst, FB, Verhoef, S, Carpenter, J, Clarke, C, Scott, RJ, Fasching, PA, Haeberle, L, Ekici, AB, Beckmann, MW, Peto, J, dos-Santos-Silva, I, Fletcher, O, Johnson, N, Bolla, MK, Sawyer, EJ, Tomlinson, I, Kerin, MJ, Miller, N, Marme, F, Burwinkel, B, Yang, R, Guenel, P, Therese, T, Menegaux, F, Sanchez, M, Bojesen, S, Nielsen, SF, Flyger, H, Benitez, J, Pilar Zamora, M, Arias Perez, JI, Menendez, P, Anton-Culver, H, Neuhausen, S, Ziogas, A, Clarke, CA, Brenner, H, Arndt, V, Stegmaier, C, Brauch, H, Bruening, T, Ko, Y-D, Muranen, TA, Aittomaki, K, Blomqvist, C, Bogdanova, NV, Antonenkova, NN, Lindblom, A, Margolin, S, Mannermaa, A, Kataja, V, Kosma, V-M, Hartikainen, JM, Spurdle, AB, Wauters, E, Smeets, D, Beuselinck, B, Floris, G, Chang-Claude, J, Rudolph, A, Seibold, P, Flesch-Janys, D, Olson, JE, Vachon, C, Pankratz, VS, McLean, C, Haiman, CA, Henderson, BE, Schumacher, F, Le Marchand, L, Kristensen, V, Alnaes, GG, Zheng, W, Hunter, DJ, Lindstrom, S, Hankinson, SE, Kraft, P, Andrulis, I, Knight, JA, Glendon, G, Mulligan, AM, Jukkola-Vuorinen, A, Grip, M, Kauppila, S, Devilee, P, Tollenaar, RAEM, Seynaeve, C, Hollestelle, A, Garcia-Closas, M, Figueroa, J, Chanock, SJ, Lissowska, J, Czene, K, Darabi, H, Eriksson, M, Eccles, DM, Rafiq, S, Tapper, WJ, Gerty, SM, Hooning, MJ, Martens, JWM, Collee, JM, Tilanus-Linthorst, M, Hall, P, Li, J, Brand, JS, Humphreys, K, Cox, A, Reed, MWR, Luccarini, C, Baynes, C, Dunning, AM, Hamann, U, Torres, D, Ulmer, HU, Ruediger, T, Jakubowska, A, Lubinski, J, Jaworska, K, Durda, K, Slager, S, Toland, AE, Ambrosone, CB, Yannoukakos, D, Swerdlow, A, Ashworth, A, Orr, N, Jones, M, Gonzalez-Neira, A, Pita, G, Rosario Alonso, M, Alvarez, N, Herrero, D, Tessier, DC, Vincent, D, Bacot, F, Simard, J, Dumont, M, Soucy, P, Eeles, R, Muir, K, Wiklund, F, Gronberg, H, Schleutker, J, Nordestgaard, BG, Weischer, M, Travis, RC, Neal, D, Donovan, JL, Hamdy, FC, Khaw, K-T, Stanford, JL, Blot, WJ, Thibodeau, S, Schaid, DJ, Kelley, JL, Maier, C, Kibel, AS, Cybulski, C, Cannon-Albright, L, Butterbach, K, Park, J, Kaneva, R, Batra, J, Teixeira, MR, Kote-Jarai, Z, Al Olama, AA, Benlloch, S, Renner, SP, Hartmann, A, Hein, A, Ruebner, M, Lambrechts, D, Van Nieuwenhuysen, E, Vergote, I, Lambretchs, S, Doherty, JA, Rossing, MA, Nickels, S, Eilber, U, Wang-Gohrke, S, Odunsi, K, Sucheston-Campbell, LE, Friel, G, Lurie, G, Killeen, JL, Wilkens, LR, Goodman, MT, Runnebaum, I, Hillemanns, PA, Pelttari, LM, Butzow, R, Modugno, F, Edwards, RP, Ness, RB, Moysich, KB, du Bois, A, Heitz, F, Harter, P, Kommoss, S, Karlan, BY, Walsh, C, Lester, J, Jensen, A, Kjaer, SK, Hogdall, E, Peissel, B, Bonanni, B, Bernard, L, Goode, EL, Fridley, BL, Vierkant, RA, Cunningham, JM, Larson, MC, Fogarty, ZC, Kalli, KR, Liang, D, Lu, KH, Hildebrandt, MAT, Wu, X, Levine, DA, Dao, F, Bisogna, M, Berchuck, A, Iversen, ES, Marks, JR, Akushevich, L, Cramer, DW, Schildkraut, J, Terry, KL, Poole, EM, Stampfer, M, Tworoger, SS, Bandera, EV, Orlow, I, Olson, SH, Bjorge, L, Salvesen, HB, van Altena, AM, Aben, KKH, Kiemeney, LA, Massuger, LFAG, Pejovic, T, Bean, Y, Brooks-Wilson, A, Kelemen, LE, Cook, LS, Le, ND, Grski, B, Gronwald, J, Menkiszak, J, Hogdall, CK, Lundvall, L, Nedergaard, L, Engelholm, SA, Dicks, E, Tyrer, J, Campbell, I, McNeish, I, Paul, J, Siddiqui, N, Glasspool, R, Whittemore, AS, Rothstein, JH, McGuire, V, Sieh, W, Cai, H, Shu, X-O, Teten, RT, Sutphen, R, McLaughlin, JR, Narod, SA, Phelan, CM, Monteiro, AN, Fenstermacher, D, Lin, H-Y, Permuth, JB, Sellers, TA, Chen, YA, Tsai, Y-Y, Chen, Z, Gentry-Maharaj, A, Gayther, SA, Ramus, SJ, Menon, U, Wu, AH, Pearce, CL, Van den Berg, D, Pike, MC, Dansonka-Mieszkowska, A, Plisiecka-Halasa, J, Moes-Sosnowska, J, Kupryjanczyk, J, Pharoah, PDP, Song, H, Winship, I, Chenevix-Trench, G, Giles, GG, Tavtigian, SV, Easton, DF, and Milne, RL
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

28. Investigation of gene-environment interactions between 47 newly identified breast cancer susceptibility loci and environmental risk factors

Author: Rudolph, A., Milne, R. L., Truong, T., Knight, J. A., Seibold, P., Flesch-Janys, D., Behrens, S., Eilber, U., Bolla, M. K., Wang, Q., Dennis, J., Dunning, A. M., Shah, M., Munday, H. R., Darabi, H., Eriksson, M., Brand, J. S., Olson, J., Vachon, C. M., Hallberg, E., Castelao, J. E., Carracedo, A., Torres, M., Li, J., Humphreys, K., Cordina-Duverger, E., Menegaux, F., Flyger, H., Nordestgaard, B. G., Nielsen, S. F., Yesilyurt, B. T., Floris, G., Leunen, K., Engelhardt, E. G., Broeks, A., Rutgers, E. J., Glendon, G., Mulligan, A. M., Cross, S., Reed, M., Gonzalez-Neira, A., Perez, J. I. A., Provenzano, E., Apicella, C., Southey, M. C., Spurdle, A., Häberle, L., Beckmann, M. W., Ekici, A. B., Dieffenbach, A. K., Arndt, V., Stegmaier, C., McLean, C., Baglietto, L., Chanock, S. J., Lissowska, J., Sherman, M. E., Brüning, T., Hamann, U., Ko, Y. D., Orr, N., Schoemaker, M., Ashworth, A., Kosma, V. M., Kataja, V., Hartikainen, J. M., Mannermaa, A., Swerdlow, A., Giles, G. G., Brenner, H., Fasching, P. A., Chenevix-Trench, G., Hopper, J., Benítez, J., Cox, A., Andrulis, I. L., Lambrechts, D., Gago-Dominguez, M., Couch, F., Czene, K., Bojesen, S. E., Easton, D. F., Schmidt, M. K., Guénel, P., Hall, P., Pharoah, P. D. P., Garcia-Closas, M., Chang-Claude, J., and Other departments
Subjects: Cancer Research, Medicine (all), Breast cancer, Gene-environment interaction, Genetic susceptibility, Risk factor, Oncology, Breast Neoplasms, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, Article, Receptors, Estrogen, Genetic Loci, Risk Factors, Humans, Female, Gene-Environment Interaction, Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Abstract: A large genotyping project within the Breast Cancer Association Consortium (BCAC) recently identified 41 associations between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and overall breast cancer (BC) risk. We investigated whether the effects of these 41 SNPs, as well as six SNPs associated with estrogen receptor (ER) negative BC risk are modified by 13 environmental risk factors for BC. Data from 22 studies participating in BCAC were pooled, comprising up to 26,633 cases and 30,119 controls. Interactions between SNPs and environmental factors were evaluated using an empirical Bayes-type shrinkage estimator. Six SNPs showed interactions with associated p-values (p(int))
Published: 2014

29. Variation in NF-κB signaling pathways and survival in invasive epithelial ovarian cancer

Author: Block, MS, Charbonneau, B, Vierkant, RA, Fogarty, Z, Bamlet, WR, Pharoah, PDP, Chenevix-Trench, G, Rossing, MA, Cramer, D, Pearce, CL, Schildkraut, J, Menon, U, Kjaer, SK, Levine, DA, Gronwald, J, Culver, HA, Whittemore, AS, Karlan, BY, Lambrechts, D, Wentzensen, N, Kupryjanczyk, J, Chang-Claude, J, Bandera, EV, Hogdall, E, Heitz, F, Kaye, SB, Fasching, PA, Campbell, I, Goodman, MT, Pejovic, T, Bean, YT, Hays, LE, Lurie, G, Eccles, D, Hein, A, Beckmann, MW, Ekici, AB, Paul, J, Brown, R, Flanagan, JM, Harter, P, Du Bois, A, Schwaab, I, Hogdall, CK, Lundvall, L, Olson, SH, Orlow, I, Paddock, LE, Rudolph, A, Eilber, U, Dansonka-Mieszkowska, A, Rzepecka, IK, Ziolkowska-Seta, I, Brinton, LA, Yang, H, Garcia-Closas, M, Despierre, E, Lambrechts, S, Vergote, I, Walsh, CS, Lester, J, Sieh, W, McGuire, V, Rothstein, JH, Ziogas, A, Lubinski, J, Cybulski, C, Menkiszak, J, Jensen, A, Gayther, SA, Ramus, SJ, Gentry-Maharaj, A, Berchuck, A, Wu, AH, Pike, MC, Van Den Berg, D, Terry, KL, Vitonis, AF, Ramirez, SM, Rider, DN, Knutson, KL, and Sellers, TA
Subjects: endocrine system diseases, female genital diseases and pregnancy complications
Abstract: Survival in epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is influenced by the host immune response, yet the key genetic determinants of inflammation and immunity that affect prognosis are not known. The nuclear factor-kB (NF-kB) transcription factor family plays an important role in many immune and inflammatory responses, including the response to cancer. We studied common inherited variation in 210 genes in the NF-kB family in 10,084 patients with invasive EOC (5,248 high-grade serous, 1,452 endometrioid, 795 clear cell, and 661 mucinous) from the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium. Associations between genotype and overall survival were assessed using Cox regression for all patients and by major histology, adjusting for known prognostic factors and correcting for multiple testing (threshold for statistical significance, P < 2.5 × 10-5). Results were statistically significant when assessed for patients of a single histology. Key associations were with caspase recruitment domain family, member 11 (CARD11) rs41324349 in patients with mucinous EOC [HR, 1.82; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.41-2.35; P = 4.13 × 10-6] and tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily, member 13B (TNFRSF13B) rs7501462 in patients with endometrioid EOC (HR, 0.68; 95% CI, 0.56-0.82; P = 2.33 × 10-5). Other associations of note included TNF receptor-associated factor 2 (TRAF2) rs17250239 in patients with high-grade serous EOC (HR, 0.84; 95% CI, 0.77-0.92; P = 6.49 ± 10-5) and phospholipase C, gamma 1 (PLCG1) rs11696662 in patients with clear cell EOC (HR, 0.43; 95% CI, 0.26-0.73; P = 4.56 × 10-4). These associations highlight the potential importance of genes associated with host inflammation and immunity in modulating clinical outcomes in distinct EOC histologies. © 2014 American Association for Cancer Research.
Published: 2014

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

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

31. Shared genetics underlying epidemiological association between endometriosis and ovarian cancer

Author: Lu, Y., Cuellar-Partida, G., Painter, J.N., Nyholt, D.R., Morris, A.P., Fasching, P.A., Hein, A., Burghaus, S., Beckmann, M.W., Lambrechts, D., Nieuwenhuysen, E. Van, Vergote, I., Vanderstichele, A., Doherty, J.A., Rossing, M.A., Wicklund, K.G., Chang-Claude, J., Eilber, U., Rudolph, A., Wang-Gohrke, S., Goodman, M.T., Bogdanova, N., Dork, T., Durst, M., Hillemanns, P., Runnebaum, I.B., Antonenkova, N., Butzow, R., Leminen, A., Nevanlinna, H., Pelttari, L.M., Edwards, R.P., Kelley, J.L., Modugno, F., Moysich, K.B., Ness, R.B., Cannioto, R., Hogdall, E., Jensen, A., Giles, G.G., Bruinsma, F., Kjaer, S.K., Hildebrandt, M.A., Liang, D., Lu, K.H., Wu, X., Bisogna, M., Dao, F., Levine, D.A., Cramer, D.W, Terry, K.L., Tworoger, S.S., Missmer, S., Bjorge, L., Salvesen, H.B., Kopperud, R.K., Bischof, K., Aben, K.K.H., Kiemeney, L.A.L.M., Massuger, L.F.A.G., Brooks-Wilson, A., Olson, S.H., McGuire, V., Rothstein, J.H., Sieh, W., Whittemore, A.S., Cook, L.S., Le, N.D., Gilks, C.B., Gronwald, J., Jakubowska, A., Lubinski, J., Gawelko, J., Song, H., Tyrer, J.P., Wentzensen, N., Brinton, L., Trabert, B., Lissowska, J., McLaughlin, J.R., Narod, S.A., Phelan, C., Anton-Culver, H., Ziogas, A., Eccles, D., Gayther, S.A., Gentry-Maharaj, A., Menon, U., Ramus, S.J., Wu, A.H., Dansonka-Mieszkowska, A., Kupryjanczyk, J., Timorek, A., Szafron, L., Cunningham, J.M., Fridley, B.L., Winham, S.J., Bandera, E.V., Poole, E.M., Morgan, T.K., et al., Lu, Y., Cuellar-Partida, G., Painter, J.N., Nyholt, D.R., Morris, A.P., Fasching, P.A., Hein, A., Burghaus, S., Beckmann, M.W., Lambrechts, D., Nieuwenhuysen, E. Van, Vergote, I., Vanderstichele, A., Doherty, J.A., Rossing, M.A., Wicklund, K.G., Chang-Claude, J., Eilber, U., Rudolph, A., Wang-Gohrke, S., Goodman, M.T., Bogdanova, N., Dork, T., Durst, M., Hillemanns, P., Runnebaum, I.B., Antonenkova, N., Butzow, R., Leminen, A., Nevanlinna, H., Pelttari, L.M., Edwards, R.P., Kelley, J.L., Modugno, F., Moysich, K.B., Ness, R.B., Cannioto, R., Hogdall, E., Jensen, A., Giles, G.G., Bruinsma, F., Kjaer, S.K., Hildebrandt, M.A., Liang, D., Lu, K.H., Wu, X., Bisogna, M., Dao, F., Levine, D.A., Cramer, D.W, Terry, K.L., Tworoger, S.S., Missmer, S., Bjorge, L., Salvesen, H.B., Kopperud, R.K., Bischof, K., Aben, K.K.H., Kiemeney, L.A.L.M., Massuger, L.F.A.G., Brooks-Wilson, A., Olson, S.H., McGuire, V., Rothstein, J.H., Sieh, W., Whittemore, A.S., Cook, L.S., Le, N.D., Gilks, C.B., Gronwald, J., Jakubowska, A., Lubinski, J., Gawelko, J., Song, H., Tyrer, J.P., Wentzensen, N., Brinton, L., Trabert, B., Lissowska, J., McLaughlin, J.R., Narod, S.A., Phelan, C., Anton-Culver, H., Ziogas, A., Eccles, D., Gayther, S.A., Gentry-Maharaj, A., Menon, U., Ramus, S.J., Wu, A.H., Dansonka-Mieszkowska, A., Kupryjanczyk, J., Timorek, A., Szafron, L., Cunningham, J.M., Fridley, B.L., Winham, S.J., Bandera, E.V., Poole, E.M., Morgan, T.K., and et al.
Abstract: Contains fulltext : 153959.pdf (publisher's version ) (Closed access), Epidemiological studies have demonstrated associations between endometriosis and certain histotypes of ovarian cancer, including clear cell, low-grade serous and endometrioid carcinomas. We aimed to determine whether the observed associations might be due to shared genetic aetiology. To address this, we used two endometriosis datasets genotyped on common arrays with full-genome coverage (3194 cases and 7060 controls) and a large ovarian cancer dataset genotyped on the customized Illumina Infinium iSelect (iCOGS) arrays (10 065 cases and 21 663 controls). Previous work has suggested that a large number of genetic variants contribute to endometriosis and ovarian cancer (all histotypes combined) susceptibility. Here, using the iCOGS data, we confirmed polygenic architecture for most histotypes of ovarian cancer. This led us to evaluate if the polygenic effects are shared across diseases. We found evidence for shared genetic risks between endometriosis and all histotypes of ovarian cancer, except for the intestinal mucinous type. Clear cell carcinoma showed the strongest genetic correlation with endometriosis (0.51, 95% CI = 0.18-0.84). Endometrioid and low-grade serous carcinomas had similar correlation coefficients (0.48, 95% CI = 0.07-0.89 and 0.40, 95% CI = 0.05-0.75, respectively). High-grade serous carcinoma, which often arises from the fallopian tubes, showed a weaker genetic correlation with endometriosis (0.25, 95% CI = 0.11-0.39), despite the absence of a known epidemiological association. These results suggest that the epidemiological association between endometriosis and ovarian adenocarcinoma may be attributable to shared genetic susceptibility loci.
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32. Cis-eQTL analysis and functional validation of candidate susceptibility genes for high-grade serous ovarian cancer

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

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

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

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

35. Prediction of breast cancer risk based on profiling with common genetic variants

Author: Mavaddat, N. (Nasim), Pharoah, P.D.P. (Paul), Michailidou, K. (Kyriaki), Tyrer, J.P. (Jonathan), Brook, M.N. (Mark N.), Bolla, M.K. (Manjeet), Wang, Q. (Qing), Dennis, J. (Joe), Dunning, A.M. (Alison), Shah, M. (Mitul), Luben, R.N. (Robert), Brown, J. (Judith), Bojesen, S.E. (Stig), Nordestgaard, B.G. (Børge), Nielsen, S.F. (Sune F.), Flyger, H. (Henrik), Czene, K. (Kamila), Darabi, H. (Hatef), Eriksson, M. (Mikael), Peto, J. (Julian), Santos Silva, I. (Isabel) dos, Dudbridge, F. (Frank), Johnson, N. (Nichola), Schmidt, M.K. (Marjanka), Broeks, A. (Annegien), Verhoef, S., Rutgers, E.J. (Emiel J.), Swerdlow, A.J. (Anthony ), Ashworth, A. (Alan), Orr, N. (Nick), Schoemaker, M. (Minouk), Figueroa, J.D. (Jonine), Chanock, S.J. (Stephen), Brinton, L.A. (Louise), Lissowska, J. (Jolanta), Couch, F.J. (Fergus), Olson, J.E. (Janet), Vachon, C. (Celine), Pankratz, V.S. (Shane), Lambrechts, D. (Diether), Wildiers, H. (Hans), van Ongeval, C. (Chantal), Limbergen, E. (Erik) van, Kristensen, V. (Vessela), Grenaker Alnæs, G. (Grethe), Nord, S. (Silje), Borresen-Dale, A.-L. (Anne-Lise), Nevanlinna, H. (Heli), Muranen, T.A. (Taru), Aittomäki, K. (Kristiina), Blomqvist, C. (Carl), Chang-Claude, J. (Jenny), Rudolph, A. (Anja), Seibold, P. (Petra), Flesch-Janys, D. (Dieter), Fasching, P.A. (Peter), Haeberle, L. (Lothar), Ekici, A.B. (Arif), Beckmann, M.W. (Matthias), Burwinkel, B. (Barbara), Marme, F. (Federick), Schneeweiss, A. (Andreas), Sohn, C. (Christof), Trentham-Dietz, A. (Amy), Newcomb, P. (Polly), Titus, L. (Linda), Egan, K.M. (Kathleen M.), Hunter, D. (David), Lindstrom, S. (Stephen), Tamimi, R. (Rulla), Kraft, P. (Peter), Rahman, N. (Nazneen), Turnbull, C. (Clare), Renwick, A. (Anthony), Seal, S. (Sheila), Li, J. (Jingmei), Liu, J. (Jianjun), Humphreys, M.K. (Manjeet), Benítez, J. (Javier), Zamora, M.P. (Pilar), Arias Pérez, J.I. (José Ignacio), Menéndez, P. (Primitiva), Jakubowska, A. (Anna), Lubinski, J. (Jan), Jaworska-Bieniek, K. (Katarzyna), Durda, K. (Katarzyna), Bogdanova, N.V. (Natalia), Antonenkova, N.N. (Natalia), Dörk, T. (Thilo), Anton-Culver, H. (Hoda), Neuhausen, S.L. (Susan), Ziogas, A. (Argyrios), Bernstein, L. (Leslie), Devilee, P. (Peter), Tollenaar, R.A.E.M. (Rob), Seynaeve, C.M. (Caroline), Asperen, C.J. (Christi) van, Cox, A. (Angela), Cross, S.S. (Simon), Reed, M.W.R. (Malcolm), Khusnutdinova, E.K. (Elza), Bermisheva, M. (Marina), Prokofyeva, D. (Darya), Takhirova, Z. (Zalina), Meindl, A. (Alfons), Schmutzler, R.K. (Rita), Sutter, C. (Christian), Yang, R. (Rongxi), Schürmann, P. (Peter), Bremer, M. (Michael), Christiansen, H. (Hans), Park-Simon, T.-W., Hillemanns, P. (Peter), Guénel, P. (Pascal), Truong, T. (Thérèse), Menegaux, F. (Florence), Sanchez, M. (Marie), Radice, P. (Paolo), Peterlongo, P. (Paolo), Manoukian, S. (Siranoush), Pensotti, V. (Valeria), Hopper, J. (John), Tsimiklis, H. (Helen), Apicella, C. (Carmel), Southey, M.C. (Melissa), Brauch, H. (Hiltrud), Brüning, T. (Thomas), Ko, Y.-D. (Yon-Dschun), Sigurdson, A.J. (Alice), Doody, M.M. (Michele M.), Hamann, U. (Ute), Torres, D. (Diana), Ulmer, H.U. (Hans), Försti, A. (Asta), Sawyer, E.J. (Elinor), Tomlinson, I.P. (Ian), Kerin, M. (Michael), Miller, N. (Nicola), Andrulis, I.L. (Irene), Knight, J.A. (Julia), Glendon, G. (Gord), Mulligan, A.M. (Anna Marie), Chenevix-Trench, G. (Georgia), Balleine, R. (Rosemary), Giles, G.G. (Graham), Milne, R.L. (Roger), McLean, C.A. (Catriona Ann), Lindblom, A. (Annika), Margolin, S. (Sara), Haiman, C.A. (Christopher), Henderson, B.E. (Brian), Schumacher, F. (Fredrick), Le Marchand, L. (Loic), Eilber, U. (Ursula), Wang-Gohrke, S. (Shan), Hooning, M.J. (Maartje), Hollestelle, A. (Antoinette), Ouweland, A.M.W. (Ans) van den, Koppert, L.B. (Linetta), Carpenter, J. (Jane), Clarke, C. (Christine), Scott, R.J. (Rodney J.), Mannermaa, A. (Arto), Kataja, V. (Vesa), Kosma, V-M. (Veli-Matti), Hartikainen, J.M. (J.), Brenner, H. (Hermann), Arndt, V. (Volker), Stegmaier, C. (Christa), Karina Dieffenbach, A. (Aida), Winqvist, R. (Robert), Pykäs, K. (Katri), Jukkola-Vuorinen, A. (Arja), Grip, M. (Mervi), Offit, K. (Kenneth), Vijai, J. (Joseph), Robson, M. (Mark), Rau-Murthy, R. (Rohini), Dwek, M. (Miriam), Swann, R. (Ruth), Perkins, K.A. (Katherine), Goldberg, M.S. (Mark), Labrèche, F. (France), Dumont, M. (Martine), Eccles, D. (Diana), Tapper, W. (William), Rafiq, M. (Meena), John, E.M. (Esther M.), Whittemore, A.S. (Alice), Slager, S. (Susan), Yannoukakos, D. (Drakoulis), Toland, A.E. (Amanda), Yao, S. (Song), Zheng, W. (Wei), Halverson, S.L. (Sandra L.), González-Neira, A. (Anna), Pita, G. (Guillermo), Rosario Alonso, M., Álvarez, N. (Nuria), Herrero, D. (Daniel), Tessier, D.C. (Daniel C.), Vincent, D. (Daniel), Bacot, F. (Francois), Luccarini, C. (Craig), Baynes, C. (Caroline), Ahmed, S. (Shahana), Maranian, M. (Melanie), Healey, S. (Sue), Simard, J. (Jacques), Hall, P. (Per), Easton, D.F. (Douglas), García-Closas, M. (Montserrat), Mavaddat, N. (Nasim), Pharoah, P.D.P. (Paul), Michailidou, K. (Kyriaki), Tyrer, J.P. (Jonathan), Brook, M.N. (Mark N.), Bolla, M.K. (Manjeet), Wang, Q. (Qing), Dennis, J. (Joe), Dunning, A.M. (Alison), Shah, M. (Mitul), Luben, R.N. (Robert), Brown, J. (Judith), Bojesen, S.E. (Stig), Nordestgaard, B.G. (Børge), Nielsen, S.F. (Sune F.), Flyger, H. (Henrik), Czene, K. (Kamila), Darabi, H. (Hatef), Eriksson, M. (Mikael), Peto, J. (Julian), Santos Silva, I. (Isabel) dos, Dudbridge, F. (Frank), Johnson, N. (Nichola), Schmidt, M.K. (Marjanka), Broeks, A. (Annegien), Verhoef, S., Rutgers, E.J. (Emiel J.), Swerdlow, A.J. (Anthony ), Ashworth, A. (Alan), Orr, N. (Nick), Schoemaker, M. (Minouk), Figueroa, J.D. (Jonine), Chanock, S.J. (Stephen), Brinton, L.A. (Louise), Lissowska, J. (Jolanta), Couch, F.J. (Fergus), Olson, J.E. (Janet), Vachon, C. (Celine), Pankratz, V.S. (Shane), Lambrechts, D. (Diether), Wildiers, H. (Hans), van Ongeval, C. (Chantal), Limbergen, E. (Erik) van, Kristensen, V. (Vessela), Grenaker Alnæs, G. (Grethe), Nord, S. (Silje), Borresen-Dale, A.-L. (Anne-Lise), Nevanlinna, H. (Heli), Muranen, T.A. (Taru), Aittomäki, K. (Kristiina), Blomqvist, C. (Carl), Chang-Claude, J. (Jenny), Rudolph, A. (Anja), Seibold, P. (Petra), Flesch-Janys, D. (Dieter), Fasching, P.A. (Peter), Haeberle, L. (Lothar), Ekici, A.B. (Arif), Beckmann, M.W. (Matthias), Burwinkel, B. (Barbara), Marme, F. (Federick), Schneeweiss, A. (Andreas), Sohn, C. (Christof), Trentham-Dietz, A. (Amy), Newcomb, P. (Polly), Titus, L. (Linda), Egan, K.M. (Kathleen M.), Hunter, D. (David), Lindstrom, S. (Stephen), Tamimi, R. (Rulla), Kraft, P. (Peter), Rahman, N. (Nazneen), Turnbull, C. (Clare), Renwick, A. (Anthony), Seal, S. (Sheila), Li, J. (Jingmei), Liu, J. (Jianjun), Humphreys, M.K. (Manjeet), Benítez, J. (Javier), Zamora, M.P. (Pilar), Arias Pérez, J.I. (José Ignacio), Menéndez, P. (Primitiva), Jakubowska, A. (Anna), Lubinski, J. (Jan), Jaworska-Bieniek, K. (Katarzyna), Durda, K. (Katarzyna), Bogdanova, N.V. (Natalia), Antonenkova, N.N. (Natalia), Dörk, T. (Thilo), Anton-Culver, H. (Hoda), Neuhausen, S.L. (Susan), Ziogas, A. (Argyrios), Bernstein, L. (Leslie), Devilee, P. (Peter), Tollenaar, R.A.E.M. (Rob), Seynaeve, C.M. (Caroline), Asperen, C.J. (Christi) van, Cox, A. (Angela), Cross, S.S. (Simon), Reed, M.W.R. (Malcolm), Khusnutdinova, E.K. (Elza), Bermisheva, M. (Marina), Prokofyeva, D. (Darya), Takhirova, Z. (Zalina), Meindl, A. (Alfons), Schmutzler, R.K. (Rita), Sutter, C. (Christian), Yang, R. (Rongxi), Schürmann, P. (Peter), Bremer, M. (Michael), Christiansen, H. (Hans), Park-Simon, T.-W., Hillemanns, P. (Peter), Guénel, P. (Pascal), Truong, T. (Thérèse), Menegaux, F. (Florence), Sanchez, M. (Marie), Radice, P. (Paolo), Peterlongo, P. (Paolo), Manoukian, S. (Siranoush), Pensotti, V. (Valeria), Hopper, J. (John), Tsimiklis, H. (Helen), Apicella, C. (Carmel), Southey, M.C. (Melissa), Brauch, H. (Hiltrud), Brüning, T. (Thomas), Ko, Y.-D. (Yon-Dschun), Sigurdson, A.J. (Alice), Doody, M.M. (Michele M.), Hamann, U. (Ute), Torres, D. (Diana), Ulmer, H.U. (Hans), Försti, A. (Asta), Sawyer, E.J. (Elinor), Tomlinson, I.P. (Ian), Kerin, M. (Michael), Miller, N. (Nicola), Andrulis, I.L. (Irene), Knight, J.A. (Julia), Glendon, G. (Gord), Mulligan, A.M. (Anna Marie), Chenevix-Trench, G. (Georgia), Balleine, R. (Rosemary), Giles, G.G. (Graham), Milne, R.L. (Roger), McLean, C.A. (Catriona Ann), Lindblom, A. (Annika), Margolin, S. (Sara), Haiman, C.A. (Christopher), Henderson, B.E. (Brian), Schumacher, F. (Fredrick), Le Marchand, L. (Loic), Eilber, U. (Ursula), Wang-Gohrke, S. (Shan), Hooning, M.J. (Maartje), Hollestelle, A. (Antoinette), Ouweland, A.M.W. (Ans) van den, Koppert, L.B. (Linetta), Carpenter, J. (Jane), Clarke, C. (Christine), Scott, R.J. (Rodney J.), Mannermaa, A. (Arto), Kataja, V. (Vesa), Kosma, V-M. (Veli-Matti), Hartikainen, J.M. (J.), Brenner, H. (Hermann), Arndt, V. (Volker), Stegmaier, C. (Christa), Karina Dieffenbach, A. (Aida), Winqvist, R. (Robert), Pykäs, K. (Katri), Jukkola-Vuorinen, A. (Arja), Grip, M. (Mervi), Offit, K. (Kenneth), Vijai, J. (Joseph), Robson, M. (Mark), Rau-Murthy, R. (Rohini), Dwek, M. (Miriam), Swann, R. (Ruth), Perkins, K.A. (Katherine), Goldberg, M.S. (Mark), Labrèche, F. (France), Dumont, M. (Martine), Eccles, D. (Diana), Tapper, W. (William), Rafiq, M. (Meena), John, E.M. (Esther M.), Whittemore, A.S. (Alice), Slager, S. (Susan), Yannoukakos, D. (Drakoulis), Toland, A.E. (Amanda), Yao, S. (Song), Zheng, W. (Wei), Halverson, S.L. (Sandra L.), González-Neira, A. (Anna), Pita, G. (Guillermo), Rosario Alonso, M., Álvarez, N. (Nuria), Herrero, D. (Daniel), Tessier, D.C. (Daniel C.), Vincent, D. (Daniel), Bacot, F. (Francois), Luccarini, C. (Craig), Baynes, C. (Caroline), Ahmed, S. (Shahana), Maranian, M. (Melanie), Healey, S. (Sue), Simard, J. (Jacques), Hall, P. (Per), Easton, D.F. (Douglas), and García-Closas, M. (Montserrat)
Abstract: Background: Data for multiple common susceptibility alleles for breast cancer may be combined to identify women at different levels of breast cancer risk. Such stratification could guide preventive and screening strategies. However, empirical evidence for genetic risk stratification is lacking. Methods: We investigated the value of using 77 breast cancer-associated single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) for risk stratification, in a study of 33 673 breast cancer cases and 33 381 control women of European origin. We tested all possible pair-wise multiplicative interactions and construc
Published: 2015
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36. Assessment of variation in immunosuppressive pathway genes reveals TGFBR2 to be associated with prognosis of estrogen receptor-negative breast cancer after chemotherapy

Author: Lei, J. (Jieping), Rudolph, A. (Anja), Moysich, K.B. (Kirsten), Rafiq, M. (Meena), Behrens, T.W. (Timothy), Goode, E.L. (Ellen), Pharoah, P.D.P. (Paul), Seibold, P. (Petra), Fasching, P.A. (Peter), Andrulis, I.L. (Irene), Kristensen, V. (Vessela), Couch, F.J. (Fergus), Hamann, U. (Ute), Hooning, M.J. (Maartje), Nevanlinna, H. (Heli), Eilber, U. (Ursula), Bolla, M.K. (Manjeet), Dennis, J. (Joe), Wang, Q. (Qing), Lindblom, A. (Annika), Mannermaa, A. (Arto), Lambrechts, D. (Diether), García-Closas, M. (Montserrat), Hall, P. (Per), Chenevix-Trench, G. (Georgia), Shah, M. (Mitul), Luben, R.N. (Robert), Haeberle, L. (Lothar), Ekici, A.B. (Arif), Beckmann, M.W. (Matthias), Knight, J.A. (Julia), Glendon, G. (Gord), Tchatchou, S. (Sandrine), Alnæs, G.G. (Grethe), Borresen-Dale, A.-L. (Anne-Lise), Nord, S. (Silje), Olson, J.E. (Janet), Hallberg, B. (Boubou), Vachon, C. (Celine), Torres, D. (Diana), Ulmer, H.U. (Hans), Rud̈iger, T. (Thomas), Jager, A. (Agnes), Deurzen, C.H.M. (Carolien) van, Tilanus-Linthorst, M.M.A. (Madeleine), Muranen, T.A. (Taru), Aittomäki, K. (Kristiina), Blomqvist, C. (Carl), Margolin, S. (Sara), Kosma, V-M. (Veli-Matti), Hartikainen, J.M. (J.), Kataja, V. (Vesa), Hatse, S. (Sigrid), Wildiers, H. (Hans), Smeets, A. (Ann), Figueroa, J.D. (Jonine), Chanock, S.J. (Stephen), Lissowska, J. (Jolanta), Li, J. (Jingmei), Humphreys, M.K. (Manjeet), Phillips, K.-A. (Kelly-Anne), Linn, S.C. (Sabine), Cornelissen, S. (Sten), van den Broek, S.A.J. (Sandra Alexandra), Kang, D. (Daehee), Choi, J.-Y. (J.), Park, S.K. (Sue), Yoo, K.Y., Hsiung, C.-N. (Chia-Ni), Wu, P.-E. (Pei-Ei), Hou, M.-F. (Ming-Feng), Shen, C-Y. (Chen-Yang), Teo, S.-H. (Soo-Hwang), Taib, N.A.M. (Nur Aishah Mohd), Yip, C.-H. (Cheng-Har), Ho, G.F. (Gwo Fuang), Matsuo, K. (Keitaro), Ito, H. (Hidemi), Iwata, H. (Hisato), Tajima, K. (Kazuo), Dunning, A.M. (Alison), Benítez, J. (Javier), Czene, K. (Kamila), Sucheston, L. (Lara), Maishman, T. (Tom), Tapper, W. (William), Eccles, D. (Diana), Easton, D.F. (Douglas), Schmidt, M.K. (Marjanka), Chang-Claude, J. (Jenny), Lei, J. (Jieping), Rudolph, A. (Anja), Moysich, K.B. (Kirsten), Rafiq, M. (Meena), Behrens, T.W. (Timothy), Goode, E.L. (Ellen), Pharoah, P.D.P. (Paul), Seibold, P. (Petra), Fasching, P.A. (Peter), Andrulis, I.L. (Irene), Kristensen, V. (Vessela), Couch, F.J. (Fergus), Hamann, U. (Ute), Hooning, M.J. (Maartje), Nevanlinna, H. (Heli), Eilber, U. (Ursula), Bolla, M.K. (Manjeet), Dennis, J. (Joe), Wang, Q. (Qing), Lindblom, A. (Annika), Mannermaa, A. (Arto), Lambrechts, D. (Diether), García-Closas, M. (Montserrat), Hall, P. (Per), Chenevix-Trench, G. (Georgia), Shah, M. (Mitul), Luben, R.N. (Robert), Haeberle, L. (Lothar), Ekici, A.B. (Arif), Beckmann, M.W. (Matthias), Knight, J.A. (Julia), Glendon, G. (Gord), Tchatchou, S. (Sandrine), Alnæs, G.G. (Grethe), Borresen-Dale, A.-L. (Anne-Lise), Nord, S. (Silje), Olson, J.E. (Janet), Hallberg, B. (Boubou), Vachon, C. (Celine), Torres, D. (Diana), Ulmer, H.U. (Hans), Rud̈iger, T. (Thomas), Jager, A. (Agnes), Deurzen, C.H.M. (Carolien) van, Tilanus-Linthorst, M.M.A. (Madeleine), Muranen, T.A. (Taru), Aittomäki, K. (Kristiina), Blomqvist, C. (Carl), Margolin, S. (Sara), Kosma, V-M. (Veli-Matti), Hartikainen, J.M. (J.), Kataja, V. (Vesa), Hatse, S. (Sigrid), Wildiers, H. (Hans), Smeets, A. (Ann), Figueroa, J.D. (Jonine), Chanock, S.J. (Stephen), Lissowska, J. (Jolanta), Li, J. (Jingmei), Humphreys, M.K. (Manjeet), Phillips, K.-A. (Kelly-Anne), Linn, S.C. (Sabine), Cornelissen, S. (Sten), van den Broek, S.A.J. (Sandra Alexandra), Kang, D. (Daehee), Choi, J.-Y. (J.), Park, S.K. (Sue), Yoo, K.Y., Hsiung, C.-N. (Chia-Ni), Wu, P.-E. (Pei-Ei), Hou, M.-F. (Ming-Feng), Shen, C-Y. (Chen-Yang), Teo, S.-H. (Soo-Hwang), Taib, N.A.M. (Nur Aishah Mohd), Yip, C.-H. (Cheng-Har), Ho, G.F. (Gwo Fuang), Matsuo, K. (Keitaro), Ito, H. (Hidemi), Iwata, H. (Hisato), Tajima, K. (Kazuo), Dunning, A.M. (Alison), Benítez, J. (Javier), Czene, K. (Kamila), Sucheston, L. (Lara), Maishman, T. (Tom), Tapper, W. (William), Eccles, D. (Diana), Easton, D.F. (Douglas), Schmidt, M.K. (Marjanka), and Chang-Claude, J. (Jenny)
Abstract: Introduction: Tumor lymphocyte infiltration is associated with clinical response to chemotherapy in estrogen receptor (ER) negative breast cancer. To identify variants in immunosuppressive pathway genes associated with prognosis after adjuvant chemotherapy for ER-negative patients, we studied stage I-III invasive breast cancer patients of European ancestry, including 9,334 ER-positive (3,151 treated with chemotherapy) and 2,334 ER-negative patients (1,499 treated with chemotherapy). Methods: We pooled data from sixteen studies from the Breast Cancer Association Consortium (BCAC), and employed two independent studies for replications. Overall 3,610 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 133 genes were genotyped as part of the Collaborative Oncological Gene-environment Study, in which phenotype and clinical data were collected and harmonized. Multivariable Cox proportional hazard regression was used to assess genetic associations with overall survival (OS) and breast c
Published: 2015
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37. Genome-wide association analysis of more than 120,000 individuals identifies 15 new susceptibility loci for breast cancer

Author: Michailidou, K. (Kyriaki), Beesley, J. (Jonathan), Lindstrom, S. (Stephen), Canisius, S. (Sander), Dennis, J. (Joe), Lush, M. (Michael), Maranian, M. (Melanie), Bolla, M.K. (Manjeet), Wang, Q. (Qing), Shah, M. (Mitul), Perkins, B. (Barbara), Czene, K. (Kamila), Eriksson, M. (Mikael), Darabi, H. (Hatef), Brand, J.S. (Judith S.), Bojesen, S.E. (Stig), Nordestgaard, B.G. (Børge), Flyger, H. (Henrik), Nielsen, S.F. (Sune), Rahman, N. (Nazneen), Turnbull, C. (Clare), Fletcher, O. (Olivia), Peto, J. (Julian), Gibson, L.J. (Lorna), Santos Silva, I. (Isabel) dos, Chang-Claude, J. (Jenny), Flesch-Janys, D. (Dieter), Rudolph, A. (Anja), Eilber, U. (Ursula), Behrens, T.W. (Timothy), Nevanlinna, H. (Heli), Muranen, T.A. (Taru), Aittomäki, K. (Kristiina), Blomqvist, C. (Carl), Khan, S. (Sofia), Aaltonen, K. (Kirsimari), Ahsan, H. (Habibul), Kibriya, M.G. (Muhammad), Whittemore, A.S. (Alice S.), John, E.M. (Esther M.), Malone, K.E. (Kathleen E.), Gammon, M.D. (Marilie), Santella, R.M. (Regina M.), Ursin, G. (Giske), Makalic, E. (Enes), Schmidt, D.F. (Daniel), Casey, G. (Graham), Hunter, D.J. (David J.), Gapstur, S.M. (Susan M.), Gaudet, M.M. (Mia), Diver, W.R. (Ryan), Haiman, C.A. (Christopher A.), Schumacher, F.R. (Fredrick), Henderson, B.E. (Brian), Le Marchand, L. (Loic), Berg, C.D. (Christine), Chanock, S.J. (Stephen), Figueroa, J.D. (Jonine), Hoover, R.N. (Robert N.), Lambrechts, D. (Diether), Neven, P. (Patrick), Wildiers, H. (Hans), Limbergen, E. (Erik) van, Schmidt, M.K. (Marjanka), Broeks, A. (Annegien), Verhoef, S., Cornelissen, S. (Sten), Couch, F.J. (Fergus), Olson, J.E. (Janet), Hallberg, B. (Boubou), Vachon, C. (Celine), Waisfisz, Q. (Quinten), Meijers-Heijboer, E.J. (Hanne), Adank, M.A. (Muriel), Luijt, R.B. (Rob) van der, Li, J. (Jingmei), Liu, J. (Jianjun), Humphreys, M.K. (Manjeet), Kang, D. (Daehee), Choi, J.-Y. (Ji-Yeob), Park, S.K. (Sue K.), Yoo, K.Y., Matsuo, K. (Keitaro), Ito, H. (Hidemi), Iwata, H. (Hiroji), Tajima, K. (Kazuo), Guénel, P. (Pascal), Truong, T. (Thérèse), Mulot, C. (Claire), Sanchez, M. (Marie), Burwinkel, B. (Barbara), Marme, F. (Federick), Surowy, H. (Harald), Sohn, C. (Christof), Wu, A.H. (Anna H), Tseng, C.-C. (Chiu-chen), Van Den Berg, D. (David), Stram, D.O. (Daniel O.), González-Neira, A. (Anna), Benítez, J. (Javier), Zamora, M.P. (Pilar), Perez, J.I.A. (Jose Ignacio Arias), Shu, X.-O. (Xiao-Ou), Lu, W. (Wei), Gao, Y. (Ying), Cai, H. (Hui), Cox, A. (Angela), Cross, S.S. (Simon), Reed, M.W.R. (Malcolm), Andrulis, I.L. (Irene), Knight, J.A. (Julia), Glendon, G. (Gord), Mulligan, A.-M. (Anna-Marie), Sawyer, E.J. (Elinor), Tomlinson, I.P. (Ian), Kerin, M. (Michael), Miller, N. (Nicola), Lindblom, A. (Annika), Margolin, S. (Sara), Teo, S.H. (Soo Hwang), Yip, C.H. (Cheng Har), Taib, N.A.M. (Nur Aishah Mohd), Tan, G.-H. (Gie-Hooi), Hooning, M.J. (Maartje), Hollestelle, A. (Antoinette), Martens, J.W.M. (John), Collée, J.M. (Margriet), Blot, W.J. (William), Signorello, L.B. (Lisa B.), Cai, Q. 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Abstract: Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) and large-scale replication studies have identified common variants in 79 loci associated with breast cancer, explaining ∼14% of the familial risk of the disease. To identify new susceptibility loci, we performed a meta-analysis of 11 GWAS, comprising 15,748 breast cancer cases and 18,084 controls together with 46,785 cases and 42,892 controls from 41 studies genotyped on a 211,155-marker custom array (iCOGS). Analyses were restricted to women of European ancestry. We generated genotypes for more than 11 million SNPs by imputation using the 1000 Genomes Project reference panel, and we identified 15 new loci associated with breast cancer at P < 5 × 10 â '8. Combining association analysis with ChIP-seq chromatin binding data in mammary cell lines and ChIA-PET chromatin interaction data from ENCODE, we identified likely target genes in two regions: SETBP1 at 18q12.3 and RNF115 and PDZK1 at 1q21.1. One association appears to be driven by an amino acid substitution encoded in EXO1.
Published: 2015
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38. Fine-scale mapping of the 4q24 locus identifies & pr two Independent loci associated with breast cancer risk

Author: Guo, X. (Xingyi), Long, J. (Jirong), Zeng, C. (Chenjie), Michailidou, K. (Kyriaki), Ghoussaini, M. (Maya), Bolla, M.K. (Manjeet), Wang, Q. (Qing), Milne, R.L. (Roger L.), Shu, X.-O. (Xiao-Ou), Cai, Q. (Qiuyin), Beesley, J. (Jonathan), Kar, S. (Siddhartha), Andrulis, I.L. (Irene), Anton-Culver, H. (Hoda), Arndt, V. (Volker), Beckmann, M.W. (Matthias), Beeghly-Fadiel, A. (Alicia), Benítez, J. (Javier), Blot, W.J. (William), Bogdanova, N.V. (Natalia), Bojesen, S.E. (Stig), Brauch, H. (Hiltrud), Brenner, H. (Hermann), Brinton, L.A. (Louise), Broekss, A. (Annegien), Brüning, T. (Thomas), Burwinkel, B. (Barbara), Cai, H. (Hui), Canisius, S. (Sander), Chang-Claude, J. (Jenny), Choi, J.-Y. (J.), Couch, F.J. (Fergus), Cox, A. (Angela), Cross, S.S. (Simon), Czene, K. (Kamila), Darabi, H. (Hatef), Devilee, P. (Peter), Droit, A. (Arnaud), Dörk, T. (Thilo), Fasching, P.A. (Peter), Fletcher, O. (Olivia), Flyger, H. (Henrik), Fostira, F. (Florentia), Gaborieau, V. 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(Wing-Yee), Justenhoven, C. (Christina), Ko, Y.-D. (Yon-Dschun), Baisch, C. (Christian), Fischer, H.-P. (Hans-Peter), Pesch, B. (Beate), Rabstein, S. (Sylvia), Lotz, A. (Anne), Harth, V. (Volker), Heikkinen, T. (Tuomas), Erkkilä, I. (Irja), Aaltonen, K. (Kirsimari), Smitten, K. (Karl) von, Antonenkova, N.N. (Natalia), Hillemanns, P. (Peter), Christiansen, H. (Hans), Myöhänen, E. (Eija), Kemiläinen, H. (Helena), Thorne, H. (Heather), Niedermayr, E. (Eveline), Bowtell, D., De Fazio, A. (Anna), Gertig, D., Green, A., Webb, P. (Penny), Parsons, P., Hayward, N., Webb, P.M. (P.), Whiteman, D., Fung, A. (Annie), Yashiki, J. (June), Peuteman, G. (Gilian), Smeets, D. (Dominiek), Van Brussel, T. (Thomas), Corthouts, K. (Kathleen), Obi, N. (Nadia), Heinz, J. (Judith), Behrens, T.W. (Timothy), Eilber, U. (Ursula), Celik, M. (Muhabbet), Olchers, T. (Til), Peissel, B. (Bernard), Scuvera, G. (Giulietta), Zaffaroni, D. (Daniela), Bonnani, B. (Bernardo), Feroce, I. (Irene), Maniscalco, A. (Angela), Rossi, A. (Alessandra), Bernard, L. (Loris), Tranchant, M. (Martine), Valois, M.-F. (Marie-France), Turgeon, A. (Annie), Heguy, L. (Lea), Yee, P.S. (Phuah Sze), Kang, P. (Peter), Nee, K.I. (Kang In), Mariapun, S. (Shivaani), Sook-Yee, Y. (Yoon), Lee, D.S.C. (Daphne S.C.), Ching, T.Y. (Teh Yew), Taib, N.A.M. (Nur Aishah Mohd), Otsukka, M. (Meeri), Mononen, K. (Kari), Selander, T. (Teresa), Weerasooriya, N. (Nayana), Krol-Warmerdam, E.M.M. (Elly), Molenaar, J., Blom, J., Szeszenia-Dabrowska, N. (Neonilia), Peplonska, B. (Beata), Zatonski, W. (Witold), Chao, P. (Pei), Stagner, M. (Michael), Bos, P. (Petra), Blom, J. (Jannet), Crepin, E. (Ellen), Nieuwlaat, A. (Anja), Heemskerk, A. (Annette), Higham, S. (Sue), Cramp, H.E. (Helen), Connley, D. (Daniel), Balasubramanian, S. (Sabapathy), Brock, I.W. (Ian), Kerin, M. (Michael), Miller, N. (Nicola), Kerbrat, P. (Pierre), Arveux, P. (Patrick), Le Scodan, R. (Romuald), Raoul, Y. (Yves), Laurent-Puig, P. (Pierre), Mulot, C. (Claire), Stegmaier, C. (Christa), Butterbach, K. (Katja), Karstens, J.H. (Johann), Flesch-Janys, D. (Dieter), Seibold, P. (Petra), Vrieling, A. (Alina), Nickels, S. (Stefan), Radice, P. (Paolo), Pykäs, K. (Katri), Jukkola-Vuorinen, A. (Arja), Kauppila, S. (Saila), Conroy, D. (Don), Baynes, C. (Caroline), Chua, K. (Kimberley), Pilarski, R. (Robert), Guo, X. (Xingyi), Long, J. (Jirong), Zeng, C. (Chenjie), Michailidou, K. (Kyriaki), Ghoussaini, M. (Maya), Bolla, M.K. (Manjeet), Wang, Q. (Qing), Milne, R.L. (Roger L.), Shu, X.-O. (Xiao-Ou), Cai, Q. (Qiuyin), Beesley, J. (Jonathan), Kar, S. (Siddhartha), Andrulis, I.L. (Irene), Anton-Culver, H. (Hoda), Arndt, V. (Volker), Beckmann, M.W. (Matthias), Beeghly-Fadiel, A. (Alicia), Benítez, J. (Javier), Blot, W.J. (William), Bogdanova, N.V. (Natalia), Bojesen, S.E. (Stig), Brauch, H. (Hiltrud), Brenner, H. (Hermann), Brinton, L.A. (Louise), Broekss, A. (Annegien), Brüning, T. (Thomas), Burwinkel, B. (Barbara), Cai, H. (Hui), Canisius, S. (Sander), Chang-Claude, J. (Jenny), Choi, J.-Y. (J.), Couch, F.J. (Fergus), Cox, A. (Angela), Cross, S.S. (Simon), Czene, K. (Kamila), Darabi, H. (Hatef), Devilee, P. (Peter), Droit, A. (Arnaud), Dörk, T. (Thilo), Fasching, P.A. (Peter), Fletcher, O. (Olivia), Flyger, H. (Henrik), Fostira, F. (Florentia), Gaborieau, V. (Valerie), García-Closas, M. (Montserrat), Giles, G.G. (Graham G.), Grip, M. (Mervi), Guénel, P. (Pascal), Haiman, C.A. (Christopher A.), Hamann, U. (Ute), Hartman, J.M. (Joost), Hollestelle, A. (Antoinette), Hopper, J.L. (John L.), Hsiung, C.-N. (Chia-Ni), Ito, H. (Hidemi), Jakubowska, A. (Anna), Johnson, N. (Nichola), Kabisch, M. (Maria), Kang, D. (Daehee), Khan, S. (Sofia), Knight, J.A. (Julia), Kosma, V-M. (Veli-Matti), Lambrechts, D. (Diether), Le Marchand, L. (Loic), Li, J. (Jingmei), Lindblom, A. (Annika), Lophatananon, A. (Artitaya), Lubinski, J. (Jan), Mannermaa, A. (Arto), Manoukian, S. (Siranoush), Margolin, S. (Sara), Marme, F. (Federick), Matsuo, K. (Keitaro), McLean, C.A. (Catriona Ann), Meindl, A. (Alfons), Muir, K. (Kenneth), Neuhausen, S.L. (Susan), Nevanlinna, H. (Heli), Nord, S. (Silje), Olson, J.E. (Janet), Orr, N. (Nick), Peterlongo, P. (Paolo), Putti, T.C. (Thomas Choudary), Rudolph, A. (Anja), Sangrajrang, S. (Suleeporn), Sawyer, E.J. (Elinor), Schmidt, M.K. (Marjanka), Schmutzler, R.K. (Rita), Shen, C-Y. (Chen-Yang), Shi, J. (Jiajun), Shrubsole, M. (Martha), Southey, M.C. (Melissa), Swerdlow, A.J. (Anthony ), Teo, S.H. (Soo Hwang), Thienpont, B. (Bernard), Toland, A.E. (Amanda), Tollenaar, R.A.E.M. (Rob), Tomlinson, I. (Ian), Truong, T. (Thérèse), Tseng, C.-C. (Chiu-chen), Ouweland, A.M.W. (Ans) van den, Wen, W. (Wanqing), Winqvist, R. (Robert), Wu, A. (Anna), Yip, C.H. (Cheng Har), Zamora, M.P. (Pilar), Zheng, Y. (Ying), Hall, P. (Per), Pharoah, P.D.P. (Paul), Simard, J. (Jacques), Chenevix-Trench, G. (Georgia), Dunning, A.M. (Alison), Easton, D.F. (Douglas F.), Zheng, W. (Wei), Eeles, R. (Rosalind), Al Olama, A.A. (Ali Amin), Kote-Jarai, Z., Benlloch, S. (Sara), Antoniou, A.C. (Antonis), McGuffog, L. (Lesley), Offit, K. (Kenneth), Lee, A. (Andrew), Dicks, E. (Ed), Luccarini, C. (Craig), Tessier, D.C. (Daniel C.), Bacot, F. (Francois), Vincent, D. (Daniel), La Boissière, S. (Sylvie), Robidoux, F. (Frederic), Nielsen, S.F. (Sune), Cunningham, J.M. (Julie), Windebank, S.A. (Sharon A.), Hilker, C.A. (Christopher A.), Meyer, J. (Jeffrey), Angelakos, M. (Maggie), Maskiell, J. (Judi), Rutgers, E.J. (Emiel J.), Verhoef, S., Hogervorst, F.B.L. (Frans), Boonyawongviroj, P. (Prat), Siriwanarungsan, P. (Pornthep), Schrauder, A. (André), Rübner, M. (Matthias), Oeser, S. (Sonja), Landrith, S. (Silke), Williams, E. (Eileen), Ryder-Mills, E. (Elaine), Sargus, K. (Kara), McInerney, N. (Niall), Colleran, G. (Gabrielle), Rowan, A. (Andrew), Jones, A. (Angela), Sohn, C. (Christof), Schneeweiß, A. (Andeas), Bugert, P. (Peter), Álvarez, N. (Nuria), Bernstein, L. (Leslie), Lacey, J. (James), Wang, S. (Sophia), Ma, H. (Huiyan), Lu, Y. (Yani), Clague De Hart, J. (Jessica), Deapen, D. (Dennis), Pinder, R. (Rich), Lee, E. (Eunjung), Schumacher, F.R. (Fredrick), Horn-Ross, P. (Pam), Reynolds, P. (Peggy), Nelson, D. (David), Park, H. (Hannah), Ziegler, H. (Hartwig), Wolf, S. (Sonja), Hermann, V. (Volker), Lo, W.-Y. (Wing-Yee), Justenhoven, C. (Christina), Ko, Y.-D. (Yon-Dschun), Baisch, C. (Christian), Fischer, H.-P. (Hans-Peter), Pesch, B. (Beate), Rabstein, S. (Sylvia), Lotz, A. (Anne), Harth, V. (Volker), Heikkinen, T. (Tuomas), Erkkilä, I. (Irja), Aaltonen, K. (Kirsimari), Smitten, K. (Karl) von, Antonenkova, N.N. (Natalia), Hillemanns, P. (Peter), Christiansen, H. (Hans), Myöhänen, E. (Eija), Kemiläinen, H. (Helena), Thorne, H. (Heather), Niedermayr, E. (Eveline), Bowtell, D., De Fazio, A. (Anna), Gertig, D., Green, A., Webb, P. (Penny), Parsons, P., Hayward, N., Webb, P.M. (P.), Whiteman, D., Fung, A. (Annie), Yashiki, J. (June), Peuteman, G. (Gilian), Smeets, D. (Dominiek), Van Brussel, T. (Thomas), Corthouts, K. (Kathleen), Obi, N. (Nadia), Heinz, J. (Judith), Behrens, T.W. (Timothy), Eilber, U. (Ursula), Celik, M. (Muhabbet), Olchers, T. (Til), Peissel, B. (Bernard), Scuvera, G. (Giulietta), Zaffaroni, D. (Daniela), Bonnani, B. (Bernardo), Feroce, I. (Irene), Maniscalco, A. (Angela), Rossi, A. (Alessandra), Bernard, L. (Loris), Tranchant, M. (Martine), Valois, M.-F. (Marie-France), Turgeon, A. (Annie), Heguy, L. (Lea), Yee, P.S. (Phuah Sze), Kang, P. (Peter), Nee, K.I. (Kang In), Mariapun, S. (Shivaani), Sook-Yee, Y. (Yoon), Lee, D.S.C. (Daphne S.C.), Ching, T.Y. (Teh Yew), Taib, N.A.M. (Nur Aishah Mohd), Otsukka, M. (Meeri), Mononen, K. (Kari), Selander, T. (Teresa), Weerasooriya, N. (Nayana), Krol-Warmerdam, E.M.M. (Elly), Molenaar, J., Blom, J., Szeszenia-Dabrowska, N. (Neonilia), Peplonska, B. (Beata), Zatonski, W. (Witold), Chao, P. (Pei), Stagner, M. (Michael), Bos, P. (Petra), Blom, J. (Jannet), Crepin, E. (Ellen), Nieuwlaat, A. (Anja), Heemskerk, A. (Annette), Higham, S. (Sue), Cramp, H.E. (Helen), Connley, D. (Daniel), Balasubramanian, S. (Sabapathy), Brock, I.W. (Ian), Kerin, M. (Michael), Miller, N. (Nicola), Kerbrat, P. (Pierre), Arveux, P. (Patrick), Le Scodan, R. (Romuald), Raoul, Y. (Yves), Laurent-Puig, P. (Pierre), Mulot, C. (Claire), Stegmaier, C. (Christa), Butterbach, K. (Katja), Karstens, J.H. (Johann), Flesch-Janys, D. (Dieter), Seibold, P. (Petra), Vrieling, A. (Alina), Nickels, S. (Stefan), Radice, P. (Paolo), Pykäs, K. (Katri), Jukkola-Vuorinen, A. (Arja), Kauppila, S. (Saila), Conroy, D. (Don), Baynes, C. (Caroline), Chua, K. (Kimberley), and Pilarski, R. (Robert)
Abstract: Background: A recent association study identified a common variant (rs9790517) at 4q24 to be associated with breast cancer risk. Independent association signals and potential functional variants in this locus have not been explored. Methods: We conducted a fine-mapping analysis in 55,540 breast cancer cases and 51,168 controls from the Breast Cancer Association Consortium. Results: Conditional analyses identified two independent association signals among women of European ancestry, represented by rs9790517 [conditional P=2.51 × 10-4; OR, 1.04; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.02-1.07] and rs77928427 (P=1.86 × 10-4; OR, 1.04; 95% CI, 1.02-1.07). Functional annotation using data from the Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) project revealed two putative functional variants, rs62331150 and rs73838678 in linkage disequilibrium (LD) with rs9790517 (r2≥ 0.90) residing in the active promoter or enhancer, respectively, of the nearest gene, TET2. Both variants are located in DNase I hypersensitivity and transcription factor-binding sites. Using data from both The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and Molecular Taxonomy of Breast Cancer International Consortium (METABRIC), we showed that rs62331150 was associated with level of expression of TET2 in breast normal and tumor tissue. Conclusion: Our study identified two independent association signals at 4q24 in relation to breast cancer risk and suggested that observed association in this locus may be mediated through the regulation of TET2. Impact: Fine-mapping study with large sample size warranted for identification of independent loci for breast cancer risk.
Published: 2015
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39. A comprehensive evaluation of interaction between genetic variants and use of menopausal hormone therapy on mammographic density

Author: Rudolph, A, Fasching, PA, Behrens, S, Eilber, U, Bolla, MK, Wang, Q, Thompson, D, Czene, K, Brand, JS, Li, J, Scott, C, Pankratz, VS, Brandt, K, Hallberg, E, Olson, JE, Lee, A, Beckmann, MW, Ekici, AB, Haeberle, L, Maskarinec, G, Le Marchand, L, Schumacher, F, Milne, RL, Knight, JA, Apicella, C, Southey, MC, Kapuscinski, MK, Hopper, JL, Andrulis, IL, Giles, GG, Haiman, CA, Khaw, K-T, Luben, R, Hall, P, Pharoah, PDP, Couch, FJ, Easton, DF, dos-Santos-Silva, I, Vachon, C, Chang-Claude, J, Rudolph, A, Fasching, PA, Behrens, S, Eilber, U, Bolla, MK, Wang, Q, Thompson, D, Czene, K, Brand, JS, Li, J, Scott, C, Pankratz, VS, Brandt, K, Hallberg, E, Olson, JE, Lee, A, Beckmann, MW, Ekici, AB, Haeberle, L, Maskarinec, G, Le Marchand, L, Schumacher, F, Milne, RL, Knight, JA, Apicella, C, Southey, MC, Kapuscinski, MK, Hopper, JL, Andrulis, IL, Giles, GG, Haiman, CA, Khaw, K-T, Luben, R, Hall, P, Pharoah, PDP, Couch, FJ, Easton, DF, dos-Santos-Silva, I, Vachon, C, and Chang-Claude, J
Abstract: INTRODUCTION: Mammographic density is an established breast cancer risk factor with a strong genetic component and can be increased in women using menopausal hormone therapy (MHT). Here, we aimed to identify genetic variants that may modify the association between MHT use and mammographic density. METHODS: The study comprised 6,298 postmenopausal women from the Mayo Mammography Health Study and nine studies included in the Breast Cancer Association Consortium. We selected for evaluation 1327 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) showing the lowest P-values for interaction (P int) in a meta-analysis of genome-wide gene-environment interaction studies with MHT use on risk of breast cancer, 2541 SNPs in candidate genes (AKR1C4, CYP1A1-CYP1A2, CYP1B1, ESR2, PPARG, PRL, SULT1A1-SULT1A2 and TNF) and ten SNPs (AREG-rs10034692, PRDM6-rs186749, ESR1-rs12665607, ZNF365-rs10995190, 8p11.23-rs7816345, LSP1-rs3817198, IGF1-rs703556, 12q24-rs1265507, TMEM184B-rs7289126, and SGSM3-rs17001868) associated with mammographic density in genome-wide studies. We used multiple linear regression models adjusted for potential confounders to evaluate interactions between SNPs and current use of MHT on mammographic density. RESULTS: No significant interactions were identified after adjustment for multiple testing. The strongest SNP-MHT interaction (unadjusted P int <0.0004) was observed with rs9358531 6.5kb 5' of PRL. Furthermore, three SNPs in PLCG2 that had previously been shown to modify the association of MHT use with breast cancer risk were found to modify also the association of MHT use with mammographic density (unadjusted P int <0.002), but solely among cases (unadjusted P int SNP×MHT×case-status <0.02). CONCLUSIONS: The study identified potential interactions on mammographic density between current use of MHT and SNPs near PRL and in PLCG2, which require confirmation. Given the moderate size of the interactions observed, larger studies are needed to identify genetic modifiers of the
Published: 2015

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

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

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

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

42. Genome-wide association analysis of more than 120,000 individuals identifies 15 new susceptibility loci for breast cancer

Author: Michailidou, K, Beesley, J, Lindstrom, S, Canisius, S, Dennis, J, Lush, MJ, Maranian, MJ, Bolla, MK, Wang, Q, Shah, M, Perkins, BJ, Czene, K, Eriksson, M, Darabi, H, Brand, JS, Bojesen, SE, Nordestgaard, BG, Flyger, H, Nielsen, SF, Rahman, N, Turnbull, C, Fletcher, O, Peto, J, Gibson, L, dos-Santos-Silva, I, Chang-Claude, J, Flesch-Janys, D, Rudolph, A, Eilber, U, Behrens, S, Nevanlinna, H, Muranen, TA, Aittomaki, K, Blomqvist, C, Khan, S, Aaltonen, K, Ahsan, H, Kibriya, MG, Whittemore, AS, John, EM, Malone, KE, Gammon, MD, Santella, RM, Ursin, G, Makalic, E, Schmidt, DF, Casey, G, Hunter, DJ, Gapstur, SM, Gaudet, MM, Diver, WR, Haiman, CA, Schumacher, F, Henderson, BE, Le Marchand, L, Berg, CD, Chanock, SJ, Figueroa, J, Hoover, RN, Lambrechts, D, Neven, P, Wildiers, H, van Limbergen, E, Schmidt, MK, Broeks, A, Verhoef, S, Cornelissen, S, Couch, FJ, Olson, JE, Hallberg, E, Vachon, C, Waisfisz, Q, Meijers-Heijboer, H, Adank, MA, van der Luijt, RB, Li, J, Liu, J, Humphreys, K, Kang, D, Choi, J-Y, Park, SK, Yoo, K-Y, Matsuo, K, Ito, H, Iwata, H, Tajima, K, Guenel, P, Truong, T, Mulot, C, Sanchez, M, Burwinkel, B, Marme, F, Surowy, H, Sohn, C, Wu, AH, Tseng, C-C, Van den Berg, D, Stram, DO, Gonzalez-Neira, A, Benitez, J, Zamora, MP, Arias Perez, JI, Shu, X-O, Lu, W, Gao, Y-T, Cai, H, Cox, A, Cross, SS, Reed, MWR, Andrulis, IL, Knight, JA, Glendon, G, Mulligan, AM, Sawyer, EJ, Tomlinson, I, Kerin, MJ, Miller, N, Lindblom, A, Margolin, S, Teo, SH, Yip, CH, Taib, NAM, Tan, G-H, Hooning, MJ, Hollestelle, A, Martens, JWM, Collee, JM, Blot, W, Signorello, LB, Cai, Q, Hopper, JL, Southey, MC, Tsimiklis, H, Apicella, C, Shen, C-Y, Hsiung, C-N, Wu, P-E, Hou, M-F, Kristensen, VN, Nord, S, Alnaes, GIG, Giles, GG, Milne, RL, McLean, C, Canzian, F, Trichopoulos, D, Peeters, P, Lund, E, Sund, M, Khaw, K-T, Gunter, MJ, Palli, D, Mortensen, LM, Dossus, L, Huerta, J-M, Meindl, A, Schmutzler, RK, Sutter, C, Yang, R, Muir, K, Lophatananon, A, Stewart-Brown, S, Siriwanarangsan, P, Hartman, M, Miao, H, Chia, KS, Chan, CW, Fasching, PA, Hein, A, Beckmann, MW, Haeberle, L, Brenner, H, Dieffenbach, AK, Arndt, V, Stegmaier, C, Ashworth, A, Orr, N, Schoemaker, MJ, Swerdlow, AJ, Brinton, L, Garcia-Closas, M, Zheng, W, Halverson, SL, Shrubsole, M, Long, J, Goldberg, MS, Labreche, F, Dumont, M, Winqvist, R, Pylkas, K, Jukkola-Vuorinen, A, Grip, M, Brauch, H, Hamann, U, Bruening, T, Radice, P, Peterlongo, P, Manoukian, S, Bernard, L, Bogdanova, NV, Doerk, T, Mannermaa, A, Kataja, V, Kosma, V-M, Hartikainen, JM, Devilee, P, Tollenaar, RAEM, Seynaeve, C, Van Asperen, CJ, Jakubowska, A, Lubinski, J, Jaworska, K, Huzarski, T, Sangrajrang, S, Gaborieau, V, Brennan, P, Mckay, J, Slager, S, Toland, AE, Ambrosone, CB, Yannoukakos, D, Kabisch, M, Torres, D, Neuhausen, SL, Anton-Culver, H, Luccarini, C, Baynes, C, Ahmed, S, Healey, CS, Tessier, DC, Vincent, D, Bacot, F, Pita, G, Rosario Alonso, M, Alvarez, N, Herrero, D, Simard, J, Pharoah, PPDP, Kraft, P, Dunning, AM, Chenevix-Trench, G, Hall, P, Easton, DF, Michailidou, K, Beesley, J, Lindstrom, S, Canisius, S, Dennis, J, Lush, MJ, Maranian, MJ, Bolla, MK, Wang, Q, Shah, M, Perkins, BJ, Czene, K, Eriksson, M, Darabi, H, Brand, JS, Bojesen, SE, Nordestgaard, BG, Flyger, H, Nielsen, SF, Rahman, N, Turnbull, C, Fletcher, O, Peto, J, Gibson, L, dos-Santos-Silva, I, Chang-Claude, J, Flesch-Janys, D, Rudolph, A, Eilber, U, Behrens, S, Nevanlinna, H, Muranen, TA, Aittomaki, K, Blomqvist, C, Khan, S, Aaltonen, K, Ahsan, H, Kibriya, MG, Whittemore, AS, John, EM, Malone, KE, Gammon, MD, Santella, RM, Ursin, G, Makalic, E, Schmidt, DF, Casey, G, Hunter, DJ, Gapstur, SM, Gaudet, MM, Diver, WR, Haiman, CA, Schumacher, F, Henderson, BE, Le Marchand, L, Berg, CD, Chanock, SJ, Figueroa, J, Hoover, RN, Lambrechts, D, Neven, P, Wildiers, H, van Limbergen, E, Schmidt, MK, Broeks, A, Verhoef, S, Cornelissen, S, Couch, FJ, Olson, JE, Hallberg, E, Vachon, C, Waisfisz, Q, Meijers-Heijboer, H, Adank, MA, van der Luijt, RB, Li, J, Liu, J, Humphreys, K, Kang, D, Choi, J-Y, Park, SK, Yoo, K-Y, Matsuo, K, Ito, H, Iwata, H, Tajima, K, Guenel, P, Truong, T, Mulot, C, Sanchez, M, Burwinkel, B, Marme, F, Surowy, H, Sohn, C, Wu, AH, Tseng, C-C, Van den Berg, D, Stram, DO, Gonzalez-Neira, A, Benitez, J, Zamora, MP, Arias Perez, JI, Shu, X-O, Lu, W, Gao, Y-T, Cai, H, Cox, A, Cross, SS, Reed, MWR, Andrulis, IL, Knight, JA, Glendon, G, Mulligan, AM, Sawyer, EJ, Tomlinson, I, Kerin, MJ, Miller, N, Lindblom, A, Margolin, S, Teo, SH, Yip, CH, Taib, NAM, Tan, G-H, Hooning, MJ, Hollestelle, A, Martens, JWM, Collee, JM, Blot, W, Signorello, LB, Cai, Q, Hopper, JL, Southey, MC, Tsimiklis, H, Apicella, C, Shen, C-Y, Hsiung, C-N, Wu, P-E, Hou, M-F, Kristensen, VN, Nord, S, Alnaes, GIG, Giles, GG, Milne, RL, McLean, C, Canzian, F, Trichopoulos, D, Peeters, P, Lund, E, Sund, M, Khaw, K-T, Gunter, MJ, Palli, D, Mortensen, LM, Dossus, L, Huerta, J-M, Meindl, A, Schmutzler, RK, Sutter, C, Yang, R, Muir, K, Lophatananon, A, Stewart-Brown, S, Siriwanarangsan, P, Hartman, M, Miao, H, Chia, KS, Chan, CW, Fasching, PA, Hein, A, Beckmann, MW, Haeberle, L, Brenner, H, Dieffenbach, AK, Arndt, V, Stegmaier, C, Ashworth, A, Orr, N, Schoemaker, MJ, Swerdlow, AJ, Brinton, L, Garcia-Closas, M, Zheng, W, Halverson, SL, Shrubsole, M, Long, J, Goldberg, MS, Labreche, F, Dumont, M, Winqvist, R, Pylkas, K, Jukkola-Vuorinen, A, Grip, M, Brauch, H, Hamann, U, Bruening, T, Radice, P, Peterlongo, P, Manoukian, S, Bernard, L, Bogdanova, NV, Doerk, T, Mannermaa, A, Kataja, V, Kosma, V-M, Hartikainen, JM, Devilee, P, Tollenaar, RAEM, Seynaeve, C, Van Asperen, CJ, Jakubowska, A, Lubinski, J, Jaworska, K, Huzarski, T, Sangrajrang, S, Gaborieau, V, Brennan, P, Mckay, J, Slager, S, Toland, AE, Ambrosone, CB, Yannoukakos, D, Kabisch, M, Torres, D, Neuhausen, SL, Anton-Culver, H, Luccarini, C, Baynes, C, Ahmed, S, Healey, CS, Tessier, DC, Vincent, D, Bacot, F, Pita, G, Rosario Alonso, M, Alvarez, N, Herrero, D, Simard, J, Pharoah, PPDP, Kraft, P, Dunning, AM, Chenevix-Trench, G, Hall, P, and Easton, DF
Abstract: Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) and large-scale replication studies have identified common variants in 79 loci associated with breast cancer, explaining ∼14% of the familial risk of the disease. To identify new susceptibility loci, we performed a meta-analysis of 11 GWAS, comprising 15,748 breast cancer cases and 18,084 controls together with 46,785 cases and 42,892 controls from 41 studies genotyped on a 211,155-marker custom array (iCOGS). Analyses were restricted to women of European ancestry. We generated genotypes for more than 11 million SNPs by imputation using the 1000 Genomes Project reference panel, and we identified 15 new loci associated with breast cancer at P < 5 × 10(-8). Combining association analysis with ChIP-seq chromatin binding data in mammary cell lines and ChIA-PET chromatin interaction data from ENCODE, we identified likely target genes in two regions: SETBP1 at 18q12.3 and RNF115 and PDZK1 at 1q21.1. One association appears to be driven by an amino acid substitution encoded in EXO1.
Published: 2015

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

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

44. Assessment of variation in immunosuppressive pathway genes reveals TGFBR2 to be associated with prognosis of estrogen receptor-negative breast cancer after chemotherapy

Author: Lei, J, Rudolph, A, Moysich, KB, Rafiq, S, Behrens, S, Goode, EL, Pharoah, PP, Seibold, P, Fasching, PA, Andrulis, IL, Kristensen, VN, Couch, FJ, Hamann, U, Hooning, MJ, Nevanlinna, H, Eilber, U, Bolla, MK, Dennis, J, Wang, Q, Lindblom, A, Mannermaa, A, Lambrechts, D, Garcia-Closas, M, Hall, P, Chenevix-Trench, G, Shah, M, Luben, R, Haeberle, L, Ekici, AB, Beckmann, MW, Knight, JA, Glendon, G, Tchatchou, S, Alnaes, GIG, Borresen-Dale, A-L, Nord, S, Olson, JE, Hallberg, E, Vachon, C, Torres, D, Ulmer, H-U, Ruediger, T, Jager, A, van Deurzen, CH, Tilanus-Linthorst, MM, Muranen, TA, Aittomaki, K, Blomqvist, C, Margolin, S, Kosma, V-M, Hartikainen, JM, Kataja, V, Hatse, S, Wildiers, H, Smeets, A, Figueroa, J, Chanock, SJ, Lissowska, J, Li, J, Humphreys, K, Phillips, K-A, Linn, S, Cornelissen, S, van den Broek, SAJ, Kang, D, Choi, J-Y, Park, SK, Yoo, K-Y, Hsiung, C-N, Wu, P-E, Hou, M-F, Shen, C-Y, Teo, SH, Taib, NAM, Yip, CH, Ho, GF, Matsuo, K, Ito, H, Iwata, H, Tajima, K, Dunning, AM, Benitez, J, Czene, K, Sucheston, LE, Maishman, T, Tapper, WJ, Eccles, D, Easton, DF, Schmidt, MK, Chang-Claude, J, Lei, J, Rudolph, A, Moysich, KB, Rafiq, S, Behrens, S, Goode, EL, Pharoah, PP, Seibold, P, Fasching, PA, Andrulis, IL, Kristensen, VN, Couch, FJ, Hamann, U, Hooning, MJ, Nevanlinna, H, Eilber, U, Bolla, MK, Dennis, J, Wang, Q, Lindblom, A, Mannermaa, A, Lambrechts, D, Garcia-Closas, M, Hall, P, Chenevix-Trench, G, Shah, M, Luben, R, Haeberle, L, Ekici, AB, Beckmann, MW, Knight, JA, Glendon, G, Tchatchou, S, Alnaes, GIG, Borresen-Dale, A-L, Nord, S, Olson, JE, Hallberg, E, Vachon, C, Torres, D, Ulmer, H-U, Ruediger, T, Jager, A, van Deurzen, CH, Tilanus-Linthorst, MM, Muranen, TA, Aittomaki, K, Blomqvist, C, Margolin, S, Kosma, V-M, Hartikainen, JM, Kataja, V, Hatse, S, Wildiers, H, Smeets, A, Figueroa, J, Chanock, SJ, Lissowska, J, Li, J, Humphreys, K, Phillips, K-A, Linn, S, Cornelissen, S, van den Broek, SAJ, Kang, D, Choi, J-Y, Park, SK, Yoo, K-Y, Hsiung, C-N, Wu, P-E, Hou, M-F, Shen, C-Y, Teo, SH, Taib, NAM, Yip, CH, Ho, GF, Matsuo, K, Ito, H, Iwata, H, Tajima, K, Dunning, AM, Benitez, J, Czene, K, Sucheston, LE, Maishman, T, Tapper, WJ, Eccles, D, Easton, DF, Schmidt, MK, and Chang-Claude, J
Abstract: INTRODUCTION: Tumor lymphocyte infiltration is associated with clinical response to chemotherapy in estrogen receptor (ER) negative breast cancer. To identify variants in immunosuppressive pathway genes associated with prognosis after adjuvant chemotherapy for ER-negative patients, we studied stage I-III invasive breast cancer patients of European ancestry, including 9,334 ER-positive (3,151 treated with chemotherapy) and 2,334 ER-negative patients (1,499 treated with chemotherapy). METHODS: We pooled data from sixteen studies from the Breast Cancer Association Consortium (BCAC), and employed two independent studies for replications. Overall 3,610 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 133 genes were genotyped as part of the Collaborative Oncological Gene-environment Study, in which phenotype and clinical data were collected and harmonized. Multivariable Cox proportional hazard regression was used to assess genetic associations with overall survival (OS) and breast cancer-specific survival (BCSS). Heterogeneity according to chemotherapy or ER status was evaluated with the log-likelihood ratio test. RESULTS: Three independent SNPs in TGFBR2 and IL12B were associated with OS (P <10⁻³) solely in ER-negative patients after chemotherapy (267 events). Poorer OS associated with TGFBR2 rs1367610 (G > C) (per allele hazard ratio (HR) 1.54 (95% confidence interval (CI) 1.22 to 1.95), P = 3.08 × 10⁻⁴) was not found in ER-negative patients without chemotherapy or ER-positive patients with chemotherapy (P for interaction <10-3). Two SNPs in IL12B (r² = 0.20) showed different associations with ER-negative disease after chemotherapy: rs2546892 (G > A) with poorer OS (HR 1.50 (95% CI 1.21 to 1.86), P = 1.81 × 10⁻⁴), and rs2853694 (A > C) with improved OS (HR 0.73 (95% CI 0.61 to 0.87), P = 3.67 × 10⁻⁴). Similar associations were observed with BCSS. Association with TGFBR2 rs1367610 but not IL12B variants replicated using BCAC Asian samples and the independent Prospective Study o
Published: 2015

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

Author: Mavaddat, N, Pharoah, PDP, Michailidou, K, Tyrer, J, Brook, MN, Bolla, MK, Wang, Q, Dennis, J, Dunning, AM, Shah, M, Luben, R, Brown, J, Bojesen, SE, Nordestgaard, BG, Nielsen, SF, Flyger, H, Czene, K, Darabi, H, Eriksson, M, Peto, J, dos-Santos-Silva, I, Dudbridge, F, Johnson, N, Schmidt, MK, Broeks, A, Verhoef, S, Rutgers, EJ, Swerdlow, A, Ashworth, A, Orr, N, Schoemaker, MJ, Figueroa, J, Chanock, SJ, Brinton, L, Lissowska, J, Couch, FJ, Olson, JE, Vachon, C, Pankratz, VS, Lambrechts, D, Wildiers, H, Van Ongeval, C, Van Limbergen, E, Kristensen, V, Alnaes, GG, Nord, S, Borresen-Dale, A-L, Nevanlinna, H, Muranen, TA, Aittomaeki, K, Blomqvist, C, Chang-Claude, J, Rudolph, A, Seibold, P, Flesch-Janys, D, Fasching, PA, Haeberle, L, Ekici, AB, Beckmann, MW, Burwinkel, B, Marme, F, Schneeweiss, A, Sohn, C, Trentham-Dietz, A, Newcomb, P, Titus, L, Egan, KM, Hunter, DJ, Lindstrom, S, Tamimi, RM, Kraft, P, Rahman, N, Turnbull, C, Renwick, A, Seal, S, Li, J, Liu, J, Humphreys, K, Benitez, J, Zamora, MP, Perez, JIA, Menendez, P, Jakubowska, A, Lubinski, J, Jaworska-Bieniek, K, Durda, K, Bogdanova, NV, Antonenkova, NN, Doerk, T, Anton-Culver, H, Neuhausen, SL, Ziogas, A, Bernstein, L, Devilee, P, Tollenaar, RAEM, Seynaeve, C, van Asperen, CJ, Cox, A, Cross, SS, Reed, MWR, Khusnutdinova, E, Bermisheva, M, Prokofyeva, D, Takhirova, Z, Meindl, A, Schmutzler, RK, Sutter, C, Yang, R, Schuermann, P, Bremer, M, Christiansen, H, Park-Simon, T-W, Hillemanns, P, Guenel, P, Truong, T, Menegaux, F, Sanchez, M, Radice, P, Peterlongo, P, Manoukian, S, Pensotti, V, Hopper, JL, Tsimiklis, H, Apicella, C, Southey, MC, Brauch, H, Bruening, T, Ko, Y-D, Sigurdson, AJ, Doody, MM, Hamann, U, Torres, D, Ulmer, H-U, Foersti, A, Sawyer, EJ, Tomlinson, I, Kerin, MJ, Miller, N, Andrulis, IL, Knight, JA, Glendon, G, Mulligan, AM, Chenevix-Trench, G, Balleine, R, Giles, GG, Milne, RL, McLean, C, Lindblom, A, Margolin, S, Haiman, CA, Henderson, BE, Schumacher, F, Le Marchand, L, Eilber, U, Wang-Gohrke, S, Hooning, MJ, Hollestelle, A, van den Ouweland, AMW, Koppert, LB, Carpenter, J, Clarke, C, Scott, R, Mannermaa, A, Kataja, V, Kosma, V-M, Hartikainen, JM, Brenner, H, Arndt, V, Stegmaier, C, Dieffenbach, AK, Winqvist, R, Pylkaes, K, Jukkola-Vuorinen, A, Grip, M, Offit, K, Vijai, J, Robson, M, Rau-Murthy, R, Dwek, M, Swann, R, Perkins, KA, Goldberg, MS, Labreche, F, Dumont, M, Eccles, DM, Tapper, WJ, Rafiq, S, John, EM, Whittemore, AS, Slager, S, Yannoukakos, D, Toland, AE, Yao, S, Zheng, W, Halverson, SL, Gonzalez-Neira, A, Pita, G, Alonso, MR, Alvarez, N, Herrero, D, Tessier, DC, Vincent, D, Bacot, F, Luccarini, C, Baynes, C, Ahmed, S, Maranian, M, Healey, CS, Simard, J, Hall, P, Easton, DF, Garcia-Closas, M, Mavaddat, N, Pharoah, PDP, Michailidou, K, Tyrer, J, Brook, MN, Bolla, MK, Wang, Q, Dennis, J, Dunning, AM, Shah, M, Luben, R, Brown, J, Bojesen, SE, Nordestgaard, BG, Nielsen, SF, Flyger, H, Czene, K, Darabi, H, Eriksson, M, Peto, J, dos-Santos-Silva, I, Dudbridge, F, Johnson, N, Schmidt, MK, Broeks, A, Verhoef, S, Rutgers, EJ, Swerdlow, A, Ashworth, A, Orr, N, Schoemaker, MJ, Figueroa, J, Chanock, SJ, Brinton, L, Lissowska, J, Couch, FJ, Olson, JE, Vachon, C, Pankratz, VS, Lambrechts, D, Wildiers, H, Van Ongeval, C, Van Limbergen, E, Kristensen, V, Alnaes, GG, Nord, S, Borresen-Dale, A-L, Nevanlinna, H, Muranen, TA, Aittomaeki, K, Blomqvist, C, Chang-Claude, J, Rudolph, A, Seibold, P, Flesch-Janys, D, Fasching, PA, Haeberle, L, Ekici, AB, Beckmann, MW, Burwinkel, B, Marme, F, Schneeweiss, A, Sohn, C, Trentham-Dietz, A, Newcomb, P, Titus, L, Egan, KM, Hunter, DJ, Lindstrom, S, Tamimi, RM, Kraft, P, Rahman, N, Turnbull, C, Renwick, A, Seal, S, Li, J, Liu, J, Humphreys, K, Benitez, J, Zamora, MP, Perez, JIA, Menendez, P, Jakubowska, A, Lubinski, J, Jaworska-Bieniek, K, Durda, K, Bogdanova, NV, Antonenkova, NN, Doerk, T, Anton-Culver, H, Neuhausen, SL, Ziogas, A, Bernstein, L, Devilee, P, Tollenaar, RAEM, Seynaeve, C, van Asperen, CJ, Cox, A, Cross, SS, Reed, MWR, Khusnutdinova, E, Bermisheva, M, Prokofyeva, D, Takhirova, Z, Meindl, A, Schmutzler, RK, Sutter, C, Yang, R, Schuermann, P, Bremer, M, Christiansen, H, Park-Simon, T-W, Hillemanns, P, Guenel, P, Truong, T, Menegaux, F, Sanchez, M, Radice, P, Peterlongo, P, Manoukian, S, Pensotti, V, Hopper, JL, Tsimiklis, H, Apicella, C, Southey, MC, Brauch, H, Bruening, T, Ko, Y-D, Sigurdson, AJ, Doody, MM, Hamann, U, Torres, D, Ulmer, H-U, Foersti, A, Sawyer, EJ, Tomlinson, I, Kerin, MJ, Miller, N, Andrulis, IL, Knight, JA, Glendon, G, Mulligan, AM, Chenevix-Trench, G, Balleine, R, Giles, GG, Milne, RL, McLean, C, Lindblom, A, Margolin, S, Haiman, CA, Henderson, BE, Schumacher, F, Le Marchand, L, Eilber, U, Wang-Gohrke, S, Hooning, MJ, Hollestelle, A, van den Ouweland, AMW, Koppert, LB, Carpenter, J, Clarke, C, Scott, R, Mannermaa, A, Kataja, V, Kosma, V-M, Hartikainen, JM, Brenner, H, Arndt, V, Stegmaier, C, Dieffenbach, AK, Winqvist, R, Pylkaes, K, Jukkola-Vuorinen, A, Grip, M, Offit, K, Vijai, J, Robson, M, Rau-Murthy, R, Dwek, M, Swann, R, Perkins, KA, Goldberg, MS, Labreche, F, Dumont, M, Eccles, DM, Tapper, WJ, Rafiq, S, John, EM, Whittemore, AS, Slager, S, Yannoukakos, D, Toland, AE, Yao, S, Zheng, W, Halverson, SL, Gonzalez-Neira, A, Pita, G, Alonso, MR, Alvarez, N, Herrero, D, Tessier, DC, Vincent, D, Bacot, F, Luccarini, C, Baynes, C, Ahmed, S, Maranian, M, Healey, CS, Simard, J, Hall, P, Easton, DF, and Garcia-Closas, M
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Data for multiple common susceptibility alleles for breast cancer may be combined to identify women at different levels of breast cancer risk. Such stratification could guide preventive and screening strategies. However, empirical evidence for genetic risk stratification is lacking. METHODS: We investigated the value of using 77 breast cancer-associated single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) for risk stratification, in a study of 33 673 breast cancer cases and 33 381 control women of European origin. We tested all possible pair-wise multiplicative interactions and constructed a 77-SNP polygenic risk score (PRS) for breast cancer overall and by estrogen receptor (ER) status. Absolute risks of breast cancer by PRS were derived from relative risk estimates and UK incidence and mortality rates. RESULTS: There was no strong evidence for departure from a multiplicative model for any SNP pair. Women in the highest 1% of the PRS had a three-fold increased risk of developing breast cancer compared with women in the middle quintile (odds ratio [OR] = 3.36, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 2.95 to 3.83). The ORs for ER-positive and ER-negative disease were 3.73 (95% CI = 3.24 to 4.30) and 2.80 (95% CI = 2.26 to 3.46), respectively. Lifetime risk of breast cancer for women in the lowest and highest quintiles of the PRS were 5.2% and 16.6% for a woman without family history, and 8.6% and 24.4% for a woman with a first-degree family history of breast cancer. CONCLUSIONS: The PRS stratifies breast cancer risk in women both with and without a family history of breast cancer. The observed level of risk discrimination could inform targeted screening and prevention strategies. Further discrimination may be achievable through combining the PRS with lifestyle/environmental factors, although these were not considered in this report.
Published: 2015

46. Common genetic variation in cellular transport genes and epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) risk

Author: Chornokur, G, Lin, HY, Tyrer, JP, Lawrenson, K, Dennis, J, Amankwah, EK, Qu, X, Tsai, YY, Jim, HSL, Chen, Z, Chen, AY, Permuth-Wey, J, Aben, KKH, Anton-Culver, H, Antonenkova, N, Bruinsma, F, Bandera, EV, Bean, YT, Beckmann, MW, Bisogna, M, Bjorge, L, Bogdanova, N, Brinton, LA, Brooks-Wilson, A, Bunker, CH, Butzow, R, Campbell, IG, Carty, K, Chang-Claude, J, Cook, LS, Cramer, DW, Cunningham, JM, Cybulski, C, Dansonka-Mieszkowska, A, Du Bois, A, Despierre, E, Dicks, E, Doherty, JA, Dörk, T, Dürst, M, Easton, DF, Eccles, DM, Edwards, RP, Ekici, AB, Fasching, PA, Fridley, BL, Gao, YT, Gentry-Maharaj, A, Giles, GG, Glasspool, R, Goodman, MT, Gronwald, J, Harrington, P, Harter, P, Hein, A, Heitz, F, Hildebrandt, MAT, Hillemanns, P, Hogdall, CK, Hogdall, E, Hosono, S, Jakubowska, A, Jensen, A, Ji, BT, Karlan, BY, Kelemen, LE, Kellar, M, Kiemeney, LA, Krakstad, C, Kjaer, SK, Kupryjanczyk, J, Lambrechts, D, Lambrechts, S, Le, ND, Lee, AW, Lele, S, Leminen, A, Lester, J, Levine, DA, Liang, D, Lim, BK, Lissowska, J, Lu, K, Lubinski, J, Lundvall, L, Massuger, LFAG, Matsuo, K, McGuire, V, McLaughlin, JR, McNeish, I, Menon, U, Milne, RL, Modugno, F, Moysich, KB, Ness, RB, Nevanlinna, H, Eilber, U, Odunsi, K, Olson, SH, Orlow, I, Chornokur, G, Lin, HY, Tyrer, JP, Lawrenson, K, Dennis, J, Amankwah, EK, Qu, X, Tsai, YY, Jim, HSL, Chen, Z, Chen, AY, Permuth-Wey, J, Aben, KKH, Anton-Culver, H, Antonenkova, N, Bruinsma, F, Bandera, EV, Bean, YT, Beckmann, MW, Bisogna, M, Bjorge, L, Bogdanova, N, Brinton, LA, Brooks-Wilson, A, Bunker, CH, Butzow, R, Campbell, IG, Carty, K, Chang-Claude, J, Cook, LS, Cramer, DW, Cunningham, JM, Cybulski, C, Dansonka-Mieszkowska, A, Du Bois, A, Despierre, E, Dicks, E, Doherty, JA, Dörk, T, Dürst, M, Easton, DF, Eccles, DM, Edwards, RP, Ekici, AB, Fasching, PA, Fridley, BL, Gao, YT, Gentry-Maharaj, A, Giles, GG, Glasspool, R, Goodman, MT, Gronwald, J, Harrington, P, Harter, P, Hein, A, Heitz, F, Hildebrandt, MAT, Hillemanns, P, Hogdall, CK, Hogdall, E, Hosono, S, Jakubowska, A, Jensen, A, Ji, BT, Karlan, BY, Kelemen, LE, Kellar, M, Kiemeney, LA, Krakstad, C, Kjaer, SK, Kupryjanczyk, J, Lambrechts, D, Lambrechts, S, Le, ND, Lee, AW, Lele, S, Leminen, A, Lester, J, Levine, DA, Liang, D, Lim, BK, Lissowska, J, Lu, K, Lubinski, J, Lundvall, L, Massuger, LFAG, Matsuo, K, McGuire, V, McLaughlin, JR, McNeish, I, Menon, U, Milne, RL, Modugno, F, Moysich, KB, Ness, RB, Nevanlinna, H, Eilber, U, Odunsi, K, Olson, SH, and Orlow, I
Abstract: Background: Defective cellular transport processes can lead to aberrant accumulation of trace elements, iron, small molecules and hormones in the cell, which in turn may promote the formation of reactive oxygen species, promoting DNA damage and aberrant expression of key regulatory cancer genes. As DNA damage and uncontrolled proliferation are hallmarks of cancer, including epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC), we hypothesized that inherited variation in the cellular transport genes contributes to EOC risk. Methods: In total, DNA samples were obtained from 14,525 case subjects with invasive EOC and from 23,447 controls from 43 sites in the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium (OCAC). Two hundred seventy nine SNPs, representing 131 genes, were genotyped using an Illumina Infinium iSelect BeadChip as part of the Collaborative Oncological Gene-environment Study (COGS). SNP analyses were conducted using unconditional logistic regression under a log-additive model, and the FDR q<0.2 was applied to adjust for multiple comparisons. Results: The most significant evidence of an association for all invasive cancers combined and for the serous subtype was observed for SNP rs17216603 in the iron transporter gene HEPH (invasive: OR = 0.85, P = 0.00026; serous: OR = 0.81, P = 0.00020); this SNP was also associated with the borderline/low malignant potential (LMP) tumors (P = 0.021). Other genes significantly associated with EOC histological subtypes (p<0.05) included the UGT1A (endometrioid), SLC25A45 (mucinous), SLC39A11 (low malignant potential), and SERPINA7 (clear cell carcinoma). In addition, 1785 SNPs in six genes (HEPH, MGST1, SERPINA, SLC25A45, SLC39A11 and UGT1A) were imputed from the 1000 Genomes Project and examined for association with INV EOC in white-European subjects. The most significant imputed SNP was rs117729793 in SLC39A11 (per allele, OR = 2.55, 95% CI = 1.5-4.35, p = 5.66×10-4). Conclusion: These results, generated on a large cohort of women, revealed associatio
Published: 2015

47. Validity of cause of death statements from relatives

Author: Claude, J., Eilber, U., Chow, K. W., and Frentzel-Beyme, R.
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48. Evidence of gene-environment interactions between common breast cancer susceptibility loci and established environmental risk factors

Author: Nickels, S., Truong, T., Hein, R., Stevens, K., Buck, K., Behrens, S., Eilber, U., Schmidt, M., Haberle, L., Vrieling, A., Gaudet, M., Figueroa, J., Schoof, N., Spurdle, A.B., Rudolph, A., Fasching, P.A., Hopper, J.L., Makalic, E., Schmidt, D.F., Southey, M.C., Beckmann, M.W., Ekici, A.B., Fletcher, O., Gibson, L., Idos, S. Silva, Peto, J., Humphreys, M.K., Wang, J, Cordina-Duverger, E., Menegaux, F., Nordestgaard, B.G., Bojesen, S.E., Lanng, C., Anton-Culver, H., Ziogas, A., Bernstein, L., Clarke, C.A., Brenner, H., Muller, H., Arndt, V., Stegmaier, C., Brauch, H., Bruning, T., Harth, V., Genica, N., Mannermaa, A., Kataja, V., Kosma, V.M., Hartikainen, J.M., Lambrechts, D., Smeets, D., Neven, P., Paridaens, R., Flesch-Janys, D., Obi, N., Wang-Gohrke, S., Couch, F.J., Olson, J.E., Vachon, C.M., Giles, G.G., Severi, G., Baglietto, L., Offit, K., John, E.M., Miron, A., Andrulis, I.L., Knight, J.A., Glendon, G., Mulligan, A.M., Chanock, S.J., Lissowska, J., Liu, J., Cox, A, Cramp, H., Connley, D., Balasubramanian, S., Dunning, A.M., Shah, M., Trentham-Dietz, A., Newcomb, P., Titus, L., Egan, K., Cahoon, E.K., Rajaraman, P., Sigurdson, A.J., Doody, M.M., Guenel, P., Pharoah, P.D., Schmidt, M.K., Hall, P., Easton, D.F., Garcia-Closas, M., Milne, R.L., Chang-Claude, J., et al., Nickels, S., Truong, T., Hein, R., Stevens, K., Buck, K., Behrens, S., Eilber, U., Schmidt, M., Haberle, L., Vrieling, A., Gaudet, M., Figueroa, J., Schoof, N., Spurdle, A.B., Rudolph, A., Fasching, P.A., Hopper, J.L., Makalic, E., Schmidt, D.F., Southey, M.C., Beckmann, M.W., Ekici, A.B., Fletcher, O., Gibson, L., Idos, S. Silva, Peto, J., Humphreys, M.K., Wang, J, Cordina-Duverger, E., Menegaux, F., Nordestgaard, B.G., Bojesen, S.E., Lanng, C., Anton-Culver, H., Ziogas, A., Bernstein, L., Clarke, C.A., Brenner, H., Muller, H., Arndt, V., Stegmaier, C., Brauch, H., Bruning, T., Harth, V., Genica, N., Mannermaa, A., Kataja, V., Kosma, V.M., Hartikainen, J.M., Lambrechts, D., Smeets, D., Neven, P., Paridaens, R., Flesch-Janys, D., Obi, N., Wang-Gohrke, S., Couch, F.J., Olson, J.E., Vachon, C.M., Giles, G.G., Severi, G., Baglietto, L., Offit, K., John, E.M., Miron, A., Andrulis, I.L., Knight, J.A., Glendon, G., Mulligan, A.M., Chanock, S.J., Lissowska, J., Liu, J., Cox, A, Cramp, H., Connley, D., Balasubramanian, S., Dunning, A.M., Shah, M., Trentham-Dietz, A., Newcomb, P., Titus, L., Egan, K., Cahoon, E.K., Rajaraman, P., Sigurdson, A.J., Doody, M.M., Guenel, P., Pharoah, P.D., Schmidt, M.K., Hall, P., Easton, D.F., Garcia-Closas, M., Milne, R.L., Chang-Claude, J., and et al.
Abstract: Contains fulltext : 118401.pdf (publisher's version ) (Open Access), Various common genetic susceptibility loci have been identified for breast cancer; however, it is unclear how they combine with lifestyle/environmental risk factors to influence risk. We undertook an international collaborative study to assess gene-environment interaction for risk of breast cancer. Data from 24 studies of the Breast Cancer Association Consortium were pooled. Using up to 34,793 invasive breast cancers and 41,099 controls, we examined whether the relative risks associated with 23 single nucleotide polymorphisms were modified by 10 established environmental risk factors (age at menarche, parity, breastfeeding, body mass index, height, oral contraceptive use, menopausal hormone therapy use, alcohol consumption, cigarette smoking, physical activity) in women of European ancestry. We used logistic regression models stratified by study and adjusted for age and performed likelihood ratio tests to assess gene-environment interactions. All statistical tests were two-sided. We replicated previously reported potential interactions between LSP1-rs3817198 and parity (Pinteraction = 2.4 x 10(-6)) and between CASP8-rs17468277 and alcohol consumption (Pinteraction = 3.1 x 10(-4)). Overall, the per-allele odds ratio (95% confidence interval) for LSP1-rs3817198 was 1.08 (1.01-1.16) in nulliparous women and ranged from 1.03 (0.96-1.10) in parous women with one birth to 1.26 (1.16-1.37) in women with at least four births. For CASP8-rs17468277, the per-allele OR was 0.91 (0.85-0.98) in those with an alcohol intake of <20 g/day and 1.45 (1.14-1.85) in those who drank >/= 20 g/day. Additionally, interaction was found between 1p11.2-rs11249433 and ever being parous (Pinteraction = 5.3 x 10(-5)), with a per-allele OR of 1.14 (1.11-1.17) in parous women and 0.98 (0.92-1.05) in nulliparous women. These data provide first strong evidence that the risk of breast cancer associated with some common genetic variants may vary with environmental risk factors.
Published: 2013

49. Evidence of Gene-Environment Interactions between Common Breast Cancer Susceptibility Loci and Established Environmental Risk Factors

Author: Horwitz, MS, Nickels, S, Truong, T, Hein, R, Stevens, K, Buck, K, Behrens, S, Eilber, U, Schmidt, M, Haeberle, L, Vrieling, A, Gaudet, M, Figueroa, J, Schoof, N, Spurdle, AB, Rudolph, A, Fasching, PA, Hopper, JL, Makalic, E, Schmidt, DF, Southey, MC, Beckmann, MW, Ekici, AB, Fletcher, O, Gibson, L, Silva, IDS, Peto, J, Humphreys, MK, Wang, J, Cordina-Duverger, E, Menegaux, F, Nordestgaard, BG, Bojesen, SE, Lanng, C, Anton-Culver, H, Ziogas, A, Bernstein, L, Clarke, CA, Brenner, H, Mueller, H, Arndt, V, Stegmaier, C, Brauch, H, Bruening, T, Harth, V, Mannermaa, A, Kataja, V, Kosma, V-M, Hartikainen, JM, Lambrechts, D, Smeets, D, Neven, P, Paridaens, R, Flesch-Janys, D, Obi, N, Wang-Gohrke, S, Couch, FJ, Olson, JE, Vachon, CM, Giles, GG, Severi, G, Baglietto, L, Offit, K, John, EM, Miron, A, Andrulis, IL, Knight, JA, Glendon, G, Mulligan, AM, Chanock, SJ, Lissowska, J, Liu, J, Cox, A, Cramp, H, Connley, D, Balasubramanian, S, Dunning, AM, Shah, M, Trentham-Dietz, A, Newcomb, P, Titus, L, Egan, K, Cahoon, EK, Rajaraman, P, Sigurdson, AJ, Doody, MM, Guenel, P, Pharoah, PDP, Schmidt, MK, Hall, P, Easton, DF, Garcia-Closas, M, Milne, RL, Chang-Claude, J, Horwitz, MS, Nickels, S, Truong, T, Hein, R, Stevens, K, Buck, K, Behrens, S, Eilber, U, Schmidt, M, Haeberle, L, Vrieling, A, Gaudet, M, Figueroa, J, Schoof, N, Spurdle, AB, Rudolph, A, Fasching, PA, Hopper, JL, Makalic, E, Schmidt, DF, Southey, MC, Beckmann, MW, Ekici, AB, Fletcher, O, Gibson, L, Silva, IDS, Peto, J, Humphreys, MK, Wang, J, Cordina-Duverger, E, Menegaux, F, Nordestgaard, BG, Bojesen, SE, Lanng, C, Anton-Culver, H, Ziogas, A, Bernstein, L, Clarke, CA, Brenner, H, Mueller, H, Arndt, V, Stegmaier, C, Brauch, H, Bruening, T, Harth, V, Mannermaa, A, Kataja, V, Kosma, V-M, Hartikainen, JM, Lambrechts, D, Smeets, D, Neven, P, Paridaens, R, Flesch-Janys, D, Obi, N, Wang-Gohrke, S, Couch, FJ, Olson, JE, Vachon, CM, Giles, GG, Severi, G, Baglietto, L, Offit, K, John, EM, Miron, A, Andrulis, IL, Knight, JA, Glendon, G, Mulligan, AM, Chanock, SJ, Lissowska, J, Liu, J, Cox, A, Cramp, H, Connley, D, Balasubramanian, S, Dunning, AM, Shah, M, Trentham-Dietz, A, Newcomb, P, Titus, L, Egan, K, Cahoon, EK, Rajaraman, P, Sigurdson, AJ, Doody, MM, Guenel, P, Pharoah, PDP, Schmidt, MK, Hall, P, Easton, DF, Garcia-Closas, M, Milne, RL, and Chang-Claude, J
Abstract: Various common genetic susceptibility loci have been identified for breast cancer; however, it is unclear how they combine with lifestyle/environmental risk factors to influence risk. We undertook an international collaborative study to assess gene-environment interaction for risk of breast cancer. Data from 24 studies of the Breast Cancer Association Consortium were pooled. Using up to 34,793 invasive breast cancers and 41,099 controls, we examined whether the relative risks associated with 23 single nucleotide polymorphisms were modified by 10 established environmental risk factors (age at menarche, parity, breastfeeding, body mass index, height, oral contraceptive use, menopausal hormone therapy use, alcohol consumption, cigarette smoking, physical activity) in women of European ancestry. We used logistic regression models stratified by study and adjusted for age and performed likelihood ratio tests to assess gene-environment interactions. All statistical tests were two-sided. We replicated previously reported potential interactions between LSP1-rs3817198 and parity (Pinteraction = 2.4 × 10(-6)) and between CASP8-rs17468277 and alcohol consumption (Pinteraction = 3.1 × 10(-4)). Overall, the per-allele odds ratio (95% confidence interval) for LSP1-rs3817198 was 1.08 (1.01-1.16) in nulliparous women and ranged from 1.03 (0.96-1.10) in parous women with one birth to 1.26 (1.16-1.37) in women with at least four births. For CASP8-rs17468277, the per-allele OR was 0.91 (0.85-0.98) in those with an alcohol intake of <20 g/day and 1.45 (1.14-1.85) in those who drank ≥ 20 g/day. Additionally, interaction was found between 1p11.2-rs11249433 and ever being parous (Pinteraction = 5.3 × 10(-5)), with a per-allele OR of 1.14 (1.11-1.17) in parous women and 0.98 (0.92-1.05) in nulliparous women. These data provide first strong evidence that the risk of breast cancer associated with some common genetic variants may vary with environmental risk factors.
Published: 2013

50. Analysis of Over 10,000 Cases Finds No Association between Previously Reported Candidate Polymorphisms and Ovarian Cancer Outcome

Author: White, KL, Vierkant, RA, Fogarty, ZC, Charbonneau, B, Block, MS, Pharoah, PDP, Chenevix-Trench, G, Rossing, MA, Cramer, DW, Pearce, CL, Schildkraut, JM, Menon, U, Kjaer, SK, Levine, DA, Gronwald, J, Culver, HA, Whittemore, AS, Karlan, BY, Lambrechts, D, Wentzensen, N, Kupryjanczyk, J, Chang-Claude, J, Bandera, EV, Hogdall, E, Heitz, F, Kaye, SB, Fasching, PA, Campbell, I, Goodman, MT, Pejovic, T, Bean, Y, Lurie, G, Eccles, D, Hein, A, Beckmann, MW, Ekici, AB, Paul, J, Brown, R, Flanagan, JM, Harter, P, Du Bois, A, Schwaab, I, Hogdall, CK, Lundvall, L, Olson, SH, Orlow, I, Paddock, LE, Rudolph, A, Eilber, U, Dansonka-Mieszkowska, A, Rzepecka, IK, Ziolkowska-Seta, I, Brinton, L, Yang, H, Garcia-Closas, M, Despierre, E, Lambrechts, S, Vergote, I, Walsh, C, Lester, J, Sieh, W, McGuire, V, Rothstein, JH, Ziogas, A, Lubinski, J, Cybulski, C, Menkiszak, J, Jensen, A, Gayther, SA, Ramus, SJ, Gentry-Maharaj, A, Berchuck, A, Wu, AH, Pike, MC, Van denBerg, D, Terry, KL, Vitonis, AF, Doherty, JA, Johnatty, SE, Defazio, A, Song, H, Tyrer, J, Sellers, TA, Phelan, CM, Kalli, KR, Cunningham, JM, Fridley, BL, Goode, EL, White, KL, Vierkant, RA, Fogarty, ZC, Charbonneau, B, Block, MS, Pharoah, PDP, Chenevix-Trench, G, Rossing, MA, Cramer, DW, Pearce, CL, Schildkraut, JM, Menon, U, Kjaer, SK, Levine, DA, Gronwald, J, Culver, HA, Whittemore, AS, Karlan, BY, Lambrechts, D, Wentzensen, N, Kupryjanczyk, J, Chang-Claude, J, Bandera, EV, Hogdall, E, Heitz, F, Kaye, SB, Fasching, PA, Campbell, I, Goodman, MT, Pejovic, T, Bean, Y, Lurie, G, Eccles, D, Hein, A, Beckmann, MW, Ekici, AB, Paul, J, Brown, R, Flanagan, JM, Harter, P, Du Bois, A, Schwaab, I, Hogdall, CK, Lundvall, L, Olson, SH, Orlow, I, Paddock, LE, Rudolph, A, Eilber, U, Dansonka-Mieszkowska, A, Rzepecka, IK, Ziolkowska-Seta, I, Brinton, L, Yang, H, Garcia-Closas, M, Despierre, E, Lambrechts, S, Vergote, I, Walsh, C, Lester, J, Sieh, W, McGuire, V, Rothstein, JH, Ziogas, A, Lubinski, J, Cybulski, C, Menkiszak, J, Jensen, A, Gayther, SA, Ramus, SJ, Gentry-Maharaj, A, Berchuck, A, Wu, AH, Pike, MC, Van denBerg, D, Terry, KL, Vitonis, AF, Doherty, JA, Johnatty, SE, Defazio, A, Song, H, Tyrer, J, Sellers, TA, Phelan, CM, Kalli, KR, Cunningham, JM, Fridley, BL, and Goode, EL
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Ovarian cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related death among women. In an effort to understand contributors to disease outcome, we evaluated single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) previously associated with ovarian cancer recurrence or survival, specifically in angiogenesis, inflammation, mitosis, and drug disposition genes. METHODS: Twenty-seven SNPs in VHL, HGF, IL18, PRKACB, ABCB1, CYP2C8, ERCC2, and ERCC1 previously associated with ovarian cancer outcome were genotyped in 10,084 invasive cases from 28 studies from the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium with over 37,000-observed person-years and 4,478 deaths. Cox proportional hazards models were used to examine the association between candidate SNPs and ovarian cancer recurrence or survival with and without adjustment for key covariates. RESULTS: We observed no association between genotype and ovarian cancer recurrence or survival for any of the SNPs examined. CONCLUSIONS: These results refute prior associations between these SNPs and ovarian cancer outcome and underscore the importance of maximally powered genetic association studies. IMPACT: These variants should not be used in prognostic models. Alternate approaches to uncovering inherited prognostic factors, if they exist, are needed.
Published: 2013

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