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

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

2. PredictCBC-2.0: a contralateral breast cancer risk prediction model developed and validated in similar to 200,000 patients (vol 24, 69, 2022)

Author: Giardiello, D., Hooning, M.J., Hauptmann, M., Keeman, R., Heemskerk-Gerritsen, B.A.M., Becher, H., Blomqvist, C., Bojesen, S.E., Bolla, M.K., Camp, N.J., Czene, K., Devilee, P., Eccles, D.M., Fasching, P.A., Figueroa, J.D., Flyger, H., Garcia-Closas, M., Haiman, C.A., Hamann, U., Hopper, J.L., Jakubowska, A., Leeuwen, F.E., Lindblom, A., Lubinski, J., Margolin, S., Martinez, M.E., Nevanlinna, H., Nevelsteen, I., Pelders, S., Pharoah, P.D.P., Siesling, S., Southey, M.C., Hout, A.H. van der, Hest, L.P. van, Chang-Claude, J., Hall, P., Easton, D.F., Steyerberg, E.W., and Schmidt, M.K.
Published: 2022

3. PredictCBC-2.0: a contralateral breast cancer risk prediction model developed and validated in ~ 200,000 patients

Author: Giardiello, D., Hooning, M.J., Hauptmann, M., Keeman, R., Heemskerk-Gerritsen, B.A.M., Becher, H., Blomqvist, C., Bojesen, S.E., Bolla, M.K., Camp, N.J., Czene, K., Devilee, P., Eccles, D.M., Fasching, P.A., Figueroa, J.D., Flyger, H., Garcia-Closas, M., Haiman, C.A., Hamann, U., Hopper, J.L., Jakubowska, A., Leeuwen, F.E., Lindblom, A., Lubinski, J., Margolin, S., Martinez, M.E., Nevanlinna, H., Nevelsteen, I., Pelders, S., Pharoah, P.D.P., Siesling, S., Southey, M.C., Hout, A.H. van der, Hest, L.P. van, Chang-Claude, J., Hall, P., Easton, D.F., Steyerberg, E.W., Schmidt, M.K., Medical Oncology, Public Health, Human genetics, CCA - Cancer Treatment and quality of life, Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository, Faculteit Medische Wetenschappen/UMCG, Medicum, HUS Comprehensive Cancer Center, Department of Oncology, Clinicum, University of Helsinki, HUS Gynecology and Obstetrics, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and García-Closas, Montserrat [0000-0003-1033-2650]
Subjects: Clinical Decision-making, 3122 Cancers, Oncology and Carcinogenesis, Breast Neoplasms, BRCA1/2 germline mutation, Polygenic risk score, SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being, Breast Cancer Genetic Predisposition, Risk Factors, Breast Cancer, Genetics, Humans, ddc:610, Oncology & Carcinogenesis, Contralateral Preventive Mastectomy, BCAC, Breast cancer genetic predisposition, Mastectomy, Germ-Line Mutation, Cancer, Polygenic Risk Score, Prevention, Research, Brca1/2 Germline Mutation, Risk prediction, Contralateral preventive mastectomy, Prophylactic Mastectomy, Prediction Performance, Contralateral breast cancer, Breast Cancer Association Consortium, Prediction performance, Contralateral Breast Cancer, Female, Risk Prediction, Bcac, Clinical decision-making
Abstract: Background Prediction of contralateral breast cancer (CBC) risk is challenging due to moderate performances of the known risk factors. We aimed to improve our previous risk prediction model (PredictCBC) by updated follow-up and including additional risk factors. Methods We included data from 207,510 invasive breast cancer patients participating in 23 studies. In total, 8225 CBC events occurred over a median follow-up of 10.2 years. In addition to the previously included risk factors, PredictCBC-2.0 included CHEK2 c.1100delC, a 313 variant polygenic risk score (PRS-313), body mass index (BMI), and parity. Fine and Gray regression was used to fit the model. Calibration and a time-dependent area under the curve (AUC) at 5 and 10 years were assessed to determine the performance of the models. Decision curve analysis was performed to evaluate the net benefit of PredictCBC-2.0 and previous PredictCBC models. Results The discrimination of PredictCBC-2.0 at 10 years was higher than PredictCBC with an AUC of 0.65 (95% prediction intervals (PI) 0.56–0.74) versus 0.63 (95%PI 0.54–0.71). PredictCBC-2.0 was well calibrated with an observed/expected ratio at 10 years of 0.92 (95%PI 0.34–2.54). Decision curve analysis for contralateral preventive mastectomy (CPM) showed the potential clinical utility of PredictCBC-2.0 between thresholds of 4 and 12% 10-year CBC risk for BRCA1/2 mutation carriers and non-carriers. Conclusions Additional genetic information beyond BRCA1/2 germline mutations improved CBC risk prediction and might help tailor clinical decision-making toward CPM or alternative preventive strategies. Identifying patients who benefit from CPM, especially in the general breast cancer population, remains challenging.
Published: 2022
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4. OA17.06 Impact of Using Smoking Duration in Place of Pack-Years as Eligibility Criteria for Lung Cancer Screening to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Disparities

Author: Su, C.C., Ding, V.Y., Haaf, K.t., Wu, J.T., Freedman, N.D., Backhus, L.M., Leung, A.N., Lui, N.S., Haiman, C.A., Park, S.-S.L., Neal, J.W., Meza, R., Tammemägi, M.C., Cheng, I., Marchand, L.L., Wakelee, H.A., Choi, E., and Han, S.S.
Published: 2024
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5. An integrative multi-omics analysis to identify candidate DNA methylation biomarkers related to prostate cancer risk

Author: Wu, L. (Lang), Yang, Y. (Yaohua), Guo, X. (Xingyi), Shu, X.-O. (Xiao-Ou), Cai, Q. (Qiuyin), Shu, X. (Xiang), Li, B. (Bingshan), Tao, R. (Ran), Wu, C. (Chong), Nikas, J.B. (Jason B.), Sun, Y. (Yanfa), Zhu, J. (Jingjing), Roobol-Bouts, M.J. (Monique), Giles, G.G. (Graham G.), Brenner, H. (Hermann), John, E.M. (Esther M.), Clements, J. (Judith), Grindedal, E.M. (Eli Marie), Park, J.Y. (Jong Y.), Stanford, J.L. (Janet L.), Kote-Jarai, Z. (Zsofia), Haiman, C.A. (Christopher), Eeles, R.A. (Rosalind A.), Zheng, W. (Wei), Long, J. (Jirong), Henderson, B.E. (Brian E.), Haiman, C.A. (Christopher A.), Kote-Jarai, Z., Schumacher, F.R. (Fredrick R), Easton, D. (Douglas), Benlloch, S. (Sara), Olama, A.A.A. (Ali Amin Al), Muir, K.R. (K.), Berndt, S.I. (Sonja I.), Conti, G. (Giario), Wiklund, F. (Fredrik), Chanock, S.J. (Stephen), Gapstur, S.M. (Susan M.), Stevens, V.L. (Victoria L.), Tangen, C.M. (Catherine M.), Batra, J. (Jyotsna), Grönberg, H. (Henrik), Pashayan, N. (Nora), Schleutker, J. (Johanna), Albanes, D. (Demetrius), Weinstein, S. (Stephanie), Wolk, K. (Kerstin), West, C. (Catharine), Mucci, L. (Lorelei), Cancel-Tassin, G. (Géraldine), Koutros, S. (Stella), Sorensen, K.D. (Karina Dalsgaard), Neal, D. (David), Hamdy, F.C. (Freddie C.), Donovan, J. (Jenny), Travis, R.C. (Ruth C.), Hamilton, R.J. (Robert J.), Ingles, S.A. (Sue), Rosenstein, B.S. (Barry S.), Lu, Y.-J. (Yong-Jie), Kibel, A. (Adam), Vega, A. (Ana), Kogevinas, M. (Manolis), Penney, K.L. (Kathryn L.), Cybulski, C. (Cezary), Nordestgaard, B.G. (Børge), Maier, C. (Christiane), Kim, J. (Jongoh), John, E.M. (Esther), Teixeira, P.J., Floris, O.A.M., De Ruyck, K. (Kim), Razack, A. (Azad), Newcomb, L.F. (Lisa F.), Gamulin, M. (Marija), Kaneva, R. (Radka), Usmani, N. (Nawaid), Claessens, F. (Frank), Townsend, P.A. (Paul A.), Dominguez, M.G. (Manuela Gago), Menegaux, F. (Florence), Khaw, K.-T. (Kay-Tee), Cannon-Albright, L.A. (Lisa), Pandha, H. (Hardev), Thibodeau, S.N. (Stephen), Hunter, D.J. (David), Blot, W.J. (William), Riboli, E. (Elio), Eeles, R. (Rosalind), Neal, D.E. (David E.), Hamdy, F. (Freddie), Donovan, J.L. (Jenny L.), Schumacher, F.R. (Fredrick R.), Berndt, S.I. (Sonja), Chanock, S. (Stephen), Travis, S.P.L. (Simon), Hunter, D.J. (David J.), Gronberg, H. (Henrik), Wu, L. (Lang), Yang, Y. (Yaohua), Guo, X. (Xingyi), Shu, X.-O. (Xiao-Ou), Cai, Q. (Qiuyin), Shu, X. (Xiang), Li, B. (Bingshan), Tao, R. (Ran), Wu, C. (Chong), Nikas, J.B. (Jason B.), Sun, Y. (Yanfa), Zhu, J. (Jingjing), Roobol-Bouts, M.J. (Monique), Giles, G.G. (Graham G.), Brenner, H. (Hermann), John, E.M. (Esther M.), Clements, J. (Judith), Grindedal, E.M. (Eli Marie), Park, J.Y. (Jong Y.), Stanford, J.L. (Janet L.), Kote-Jarai, Z. (Zsofia), Haiman, C.A. (Christopher), Eeles, R.A. (Rosalind A.), Zheng, W. (Wei), Long, J. (Jirong), Henderson, B.E. (Brian E.), Haiman, C.A. (Christopher A.), Kote-Jarai, Z., Schumacher, F.R. (Fredrick R), Easton, D. (Douglas), Benlloch, S. (Sara), Olama, A.A.A. (Ali Amin Al), Muir, K.R. (K.), Berndt, S.I. (Sonja I.), Conti, G. (Giario), Wiklund, F. (Fredrik), Chanock, S.J. (Stephen), Gapstur, S.M. (Susan M.), Stevens, V.L. (Victoria L.), Tangen, C.M. (Catherine M.), Batra, J. (Jyotsna), Grönberg, H. (Henrik), Pashayan, N. (Nora), Schleutker, J. (Johanna), Albanes, D. (Demetrius), Weinstein, S. (Stephanie), Wolk, K. (Kerstin), West, C. (Catharine), Mucci, L. (Lorelei), Cancel-Tassin, G. (Géraldine), Koutros, S. (Stella), Sorensen, K.D. (Karina Dalsgaard), Neal, D. (David), Hamdy, F.C. (Freddie C.), Donovan, J. (Jenny), Travis, R.C. (Ruth C.), Hamilton, R.J. (Robert J.), Ingles, S.A. (Sue), Rosenstein, B.S. (Barry S.), Lu, Y.-J. (Yong-Jie), Kibel, A. (Adam), Vega, A. (Ana), Kogevinas, M. (Manolis), Penney, K.L. (Kathryn L.), Cybulski, C. (Cezary), Nordestgaard, B.G. (Børge), Maier, C. (Christiane), Kim, J. (Jongoh), John, E.M. (Esther), Teixeira, P.J., Floris, O.A.M., De Ruyck, K. (Kim), Razack, A. (Azad), Newcomb, L.F. (Lisa F.), Gamulin, M. (Marija), Kaneva, R. (Radka), Usmani, N. (Nawaid), Claessens, F. (Frank), Townsend, P.A. (Paul A.), Dominguez, M.G. (Manuela Gago), Menegaux, F. (Florence), Khaw, K.-T. (Kay-Tee), Cannon-Albright, L.A. (Lisa), Pandha, H. (Hardev), Thibodeau, S.N. (Stephen), Hunter, D.J. (David), Blot, W.J. (William), Riboli, E. (Elio), Eeles, R. (Rosalind), Neal, D.E. (David E.), Hamdy, F. (Freddie), Donovan, J.L. (Jenny L.), Schumacher, F.R. (Fredrick R.), Berndt, S.I. (Sonja), Chanock, S. (Stephen), Travis, S.P.L. (Simon), Hunter, D.J. (David J.), and Gronberg, H. (Henrik)
Abstract: It remains elusive whether some of the associations identified in genome-wide association studies of prostate cancer (PrCa) may be due to regulatory effects of genetic variants on CpG sites, which may further influence expression of PrCa target genes. To search for CpG
Published: 2020
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6. Polygenic risk modeling for prediction of epithelial ovarian cancer risk

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

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

Author: Baxter, J.S., Johnson, N., Tomczyk, K., Gillespie, A., Maguire, S., Brough, R., Fachal, L., Michailidou, K., Bolla, M.K., Wang, Q., Dennis, J., Ahearn, T.U., Andrulis, I.L., Anton-Culver, H., Antonenkova, N.N., Arndt, V., Aronson, K.J., Augustinsson, A., Becher, H., Beckmann, M.W., Behrens, S., Benitez, J., Bermisheva, M., Bogdanova, N.V., Bojesen, S.E., Brenner, H., Brucker, S.Y., Cai, Q.Y., Campa, D., Canzian, F., Castelao, J.E., Chan, T.L., Chang-Claude, J., Chanock, S.J., Chenevix-Trench, G., Choi, J.Y., Clarke, C.L., Collaborators, N., Colonna, S., Conroy, D.M., Couch, F.J., Cox, A., Cross, S.S., Czene, K., Daly, M.B., Devilee, P., Dork, T., Dossus, L., Dwek, M., Eccles, D.M., Ekici, A.B., Eliassen, A.H., Engel, C., Fasching, P.A., Figueroa, J., Flyger, H., Gago-Dominguez, M., Gao, C., Garcia-Closas, M., Garcia-Saenz, J.A., Ghoussaini, M., Giles, G.G., Goldberg, M.S., Gonzalez-Neira, A., Guenel, P., Gundert, M., Haeberle, L., Hahnen, E., Haiman, C.A., Hall, P., Hamann, U., Hartman, M., Hatse, S., Hauke, J., Hollestelle, A., Hoppe, R., Hopper, J.L., Hou, M.F., Ito, H., Iwasaki, M., Jager, A., Jakubowska, A., Janni, W., John, E.M., Joseph, V., Jung, A., Kaaks, R., Kang, D., Keeman, R., Khusnutdinova, E., Kim, S.W., Kosma, V.M., Kraft, P., Kristensen, V.N., Kubelka-Sabit, K., Kurian, A.W., Kwong, A., Lacey, J.V., Lambrechts, D., Larson, N.L., Larsson, S.C., Marchand, L. le, Lejbkowicz, F., Li, J.M., Long, J.R., Lophatananon, A., LubiNski, J., Mannermaa, A., Manoochehri, M., Manoukian, S., Margolin, S., Matsuo, K., Mavroudis, D., Mayes, R., Menon, U., Milne, R.L., Taib, N.A.M., Muir, K., Muranen, T.A., Murphy, R.A., Nevanlinna, H., O'Brien, K.M., Offit, K., Olson, J.E., Olsson, H., Park, S.K., Park-Simon, T.W., Patel, A.V., Peterlongo, P., Peto, J., Plaseska-Karanfilska, D., Presneau, N., Pylkas, K., Rack, B., Rennert, G., Romero, A., Ruebner, M., Rudiger, T., Saloustros, E., Sandler, D.P., Sawyer, E.J., Schmidt, M.K., Schmutzler, R.K., Schneeweiss, A., Schoemaker, M.J., Shah, M., Shen, C.Y., Shu, X.O., Simard, J., Southey, M.C., Stone, J., Surowy, H., Swerdlow, A.J., Tamimi, R.M., Tapper, W.J., Taylor, J.A., Teo, S.H., Teras, L.R., Terry, M.B., Toland, A.E., Tomlinson, I., Truong, T., Tseng, C.C., Untch, M., Vachon, C.M., Ouweland, A.M.W. van den, Wang, S.S., Weinberg, C.R., Wendt, C., Winham, S.J., Winqvist, R., Wolk, A., Wu, A.H., Yamaji, T., Zheng, W., Ziogas, A., Pharoah, P.D.P., Dunning, A.M., Easton, D.F., Pettitt, S.J., Lord, C.J., Haider, S., Orr, N., Fletcher, O., kConFab Investigators, ABCTB Investigators, Medical Oncology, Clinical Genetics, HUS Gynecology and Obstetrics, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Biosciences, Dennis, Joe [0000-0003-4591-1214], Pharoah, Paul [0000-0001-8494-732X], Dunning, Alison [0000-0001-6651-7166], Easton, Douglas [0000-0003-2444-3247], and Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository
Subjects: Basic medicine, breast cancer risk, 0302 clinical medicine, Transcription (biology), Risk Factors, WIDE ASSOCIATION, TRANSCRIPTION, Promoter Regions, Genetic, Genetics (clinical), Sequence Deletion, Genetics, Genetics & Heredity, 0303 health sciences, Chromosome Mapping, 3. Good health, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, Chromosomes, Human, Pair 2, Pair 2, Female, Medical Genetics, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Human, Tumor suppressor gene, SUSCEPTIBILITY LOCI, In silico, 3122 Cancers, Locus (genetics), Breast Neoplasms, Biology, Chromosomes, Article, Cell Line, RNAS, Promoter Regions, 03 medical and health sciences, functional annotation, risk locus, CRISPR-Cas Systems, Genetic Association Studies, Genetic Variation, Humans, Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 5, Molecular Sequence Annotation, 11Q13, Genetic, SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being, Enhancer, Transcription factor, 030304 developmental biology, Medicinsk genetik, Reporter gene, Science & Technology, IDENTIFICATION, Clinical medicine, Estrogen receptor alpha
Abstract: A combination of genetic and functional approaches has identified three independent breast cancer risk loci at 2q35. A recent fine-scale mapping analysis to refine these associations resulted in 1 (signal 1), 5 (signal 2), and 42 (signal 3) credible causal variants at these loci. We used publicly available in silico DNase I and ChIP-seq data with in vitro reporter gene and CRISPR assays to annotate signals 2 and 3. We identified putative regulatory elements that enhanced cell-type-specific transcription from the IGFBP5 promoter at both signals (30- to 40-fold increased expression by the putative regulatory element at signal 2, 2- to 3-fold by the putative regulatory element at signal 3). We further identified one of the five credible causal variants at signal 2, a 1.4 kb deletion (esv3594306), as the likely causal variant; the deletion allele of this variant was associated with an average additional increase in IGFBP5 expression of 1.3-fold (MCF-7) and 2.2-fold (T-47D). We propose a model in which the deletion allele of esv3594306 juxtaposes two transcription factor binding regions (annotated by estrogen receptor alpha ChIP-seq peaks) to generate a single extended regulatory element. This regulatory element increases cell-type-specific expression of the tumor suppressor gene IGFBP5 and, thereby, reduces risk of estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer (odds ratio = 0.77, 95% CI 0.74-0.81, p = 3.1 × 10-31). ispartof: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS vol:108 issue:7 pages:1190-1203 ispartof: location:United States status: published
Published: 2021

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

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

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

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

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K.L., Neuhausen S.L., Nevanlinna H., Nielsen F.C., O'Brien K.M., Olopade O.I., Olson J.E., Olsson H., Osorio A., Ottini L., Park-Simon T.-W., Parsons M.T., Pedersen I.S., Peshkin B., Peterlongo P., Peto J., Pharoah P.D.P., Phillips K.-A., Polley E.C., Poppe B., Presneau N., Pujana M.A., Punie K., Radice P., Rantala J., Rashid M.U., Rennert G., Rennert H.S., Robson M., Romero A., Rossing M., Saloustros E., Sandler D.P., Santella R., Scheuner M.T., Schmidt M.K., Schmidt G., Scott C., Sharma P., Soucy P., Southey M.C., Spinelli J.J., Steinsnyder Z., Stone J., Stoppa-Lyonnet D., Swerdlow A., Tamimi R.M., Tapper W.J., Taylor J.A., Terry M.B., Teule A., Thull D.L., Tischkowitz M., Toland A.E., Torres D., Trainer A.H., Truong T., Tung N., Vachon C.M., Vega A., Vijai J., Wang Q., Wappenschmidt B., Weinberg C.R., Weitzel J.N., Wendt C., Wolk A., Yadav S., Yang X.R., Yannoukakos D., Zheng W., Ziogas A., Zorn K.K., Park S.K., Thomassen M., Offit K., Schmutzler R.K., Couch F.J., Simard J., Chenevix-Trench G., Easton D.F., Andrieu N., and Antoniou A.C.
Abstract: The original version of this Article contained an error in the spelling of the author Heiko Becher, which was incorrectly given as Heko Becher. This has now been corrected in both the PDF and HTML versions of the Article.Copyright © 2021, The Author(s).
Published: 2021

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. KLK3 SNP-SNP interactions for prediction of prostate cancer aggressiveness.

Author: Pandha H., Berglund A.E., Chen A., French-Kwawu J., Harris D., Pow-Sang J., Yamoah K., Cleveland J.L., Awasthi S., Rounbehler R.J., Gerke T., Dhillon J., Eeles R., Teixeira M.R., Cannon-Albright L., Brenner H., Kaneva R., Fang Z., Srinivasan S., Clements J., Batra J., Park J.Y., Lin H.-Y., Huang P.-Y., Cheng C.-H., Tung H.-Y., Kote-Jarai Z., Muir K., Schleutker J., Pashayan N., Neal D.E., Nielsen S.F., Nordestgaard B.G., Gronberg H., Wiklund F., Giles G.G., Haiman C.A., Travis R.C., Stanford J.L., Kibel A.S., Cybulski C., Khaw K.-T., Maier C., Thibodeau S.N., Pandha H., Berglund A.E., Chen A., French-Kwawu J., Harris D., Pow-Sang J., Yamoah K., Cleveland J.L., Awasthi S., Rounbehler R.J., Gerke T., Dhillon J., Eeles R., Teixeira M.R., Cannon-Albright L., Brenner H., Kaneva R., Fang Z., Srinivasan S., Clements J., Batra J., Park J.Y., Lin H.-Y., Huang P.-Y., Cheng C.-H., Tung H.-Y., Kote-Jarai Z., Muir K., Schleutker J., Pashayan N., Neal D.E., Nielsen S.F., Nordestgaard B.G., Gronberg H., Wiklund F., Giles G.G., Haiman C.A., Travis R.C., Stanford J.L., Kibel A.S., Cybulski C., Khaw K.-T., Maier C., and Thibodeau S.N.
Abstract: Risk classification for prostate cancer (PCa) aggressiveness and underlying mechanisms remain inadequate. Interactions between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) may provide a solution to fill these gaps. To identify SNP-SNP interactions in the four pathways (the angiogenesis-, mitochondria-, miRNA-, and androgen metabolism-related pathways) associated with PCa aggressiveness, we tested 8587 SNPs for 20,729 cases from the PCa consortium. We identified 3 KLK3 SNPs, and 1083 (P<3.5x10-9) and 3145 (P<1x10-5) SNP-SNP interaction pairs significantly associated with PCa aggressiveness. These SNP pairs associated with PCa aggressiveness were more significant than each of their constituent SNP individual effects. The majority (98.6%) of the 3145 pairs involved KLK3. The 3 most common gene-gene interactions were KLK3-COL4A1:COL4A2, KLK3-CDH13, and KLK3-TGFBR3. Predictions from the SNP interaction-based polygenic risk score based on 24 SNP pairs are promising. The prevalence of PCa aggressiveness was 49.8%, 21.9%, and 7.0% for the PCa cases from our cohort with the top 1%, middle 50%, and bottom 1% risk profiles. Potential biological functions of the identified KLK3 SNP-SNP interactions were supported by gene expression and protein-protein interaction results. Our findings suggest KLK3 SNP interactions may play an important role in PCa aggressiveness.
Published: 2021

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

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

17. Erratum: Author Correction: A case-only study to identify genetic modifiers of breast cancer risk for BRCA1/BRCA2 mutation carriers (Nature communications (2021) 12 1 (1078)).

Author: Coignard J., Lush M., Beesley J., O'Mara T.A., Dennis J., Tyrer J.P., Barnes D.R., McGuffog L., Leslie G., Bolla M.K., Adank M.A., Agata S., Ahearn T., Aittomaki K., Andrulis I.L., Anton-Culver H., Arndt V., Arnold N., Aronson K.J., Arun B.K., Augustinsson A., Azzollini J., Barrowdale D., Baynes C., Becher H., Bermisheva M., Bernstein L., Bialkowska K., Blomqvist C., Bojesen S.E., Bonanni B., Borg A., Brauch H., Brenner H., Burwinkel B., Buys S.S., Caldes T., Caligo M.A., Campa D., Carter B.D., Castelao J.E., Chang-Claude J., Chanock S.J., Chung W.K., Claes K.B.M., Clarke C.L., Collee J.M., Conroy D.M., Czene K., Daly M.B., Devilee P., Diez O., Ding Y.C., Domchek S.M., Dork T., Dos-Santos-Silva I., Dunning A.M., Dwek M., Eccles D.M., Eliassen A.H., Engel C., Eriksson M., Evans D.G., Fasching P.A., Flyger H., Fostira F., Friedman E., Fritschi L., Frost D., Gago-Dominguez M., Gapstur S.M., Garber J., Garcia-Barberan V., Garcia-Closas M., Garcia-Saenz J.A., Gaudet M.M., Gayther S.A., Gehrig A., Georgoulias V., Giles G.G., Godwin A.K., Goldberg M.S., Goldgar D.E., Gonzalez-Neira A., Greene M.H., Guenel P., Haeberle L., Hahnen E., Haiman C.A., Hakansson N., Hall P., Hamann U., Harrington P.A., Hart S.N., He W., Hogervorst F.B.L., Hollestelle A., Hopper J.L., Horcasitas D.J., Hulick P.J., Hunter D.J., Imyanitov E.N., Jager A., Jakubowska A., James P.A., Jensen U.B., John E.M., Jones M.E., Kaaks R., Kapoor P.M., Karlan B.Y., Keeman R., Khusnutdinova E., Kiiski J.I., Ko Y.-D., Kosma V.-M., Kraft P., Kurian A.W., Laitman Y., Lambrechts D., Le Marchand L., Lester J., Lesueur F., Lindstrom T., Lopez-Fernandez A., Loud J.T., Luccarini C., Mannermaa A., Manoukian S., Margolin S., Martens J.W.M., Mebirouk N., Meindl A., Miller A., Milne R.L., Montagna M., Nathanson K.L., Neuhausen S.L., Nevanlinna H., Nielsen F.C., O'Brien K.M., Olopade O.I., Olson J.E., Olsson H., Osorio A., Ottini L., Park-Simon T.-W., Parsons M.T., Pedersen I.S., Peshkin B., Peterlongo P., Peto J., Pharoah P.D.P., Phillips K.-A., Polley E.C., Poppe B., Presneau N., Pujana M.A., Punie K., Radice P., Rantala J., Rashid M.U., Rennert G., Rennert H.S., Robson M., Romero A., Rossing M., Saloustros E., Sandler D.P., Santella R., Scheuner M.T., Schmidt M.K., Schmidt G., Scott C., Sharma P., Soucy P., Southey M.C., Spinelli J.J., Steinsnyder Z., Stone J., Stoppa-Lyonnet D., Swerdlow A., Tamimi R.M., Tapper W.J., Taylor J.A., Terry M.B., Teule A., Thull D.L., Tischkowitz M., Toland A.E., Torres D., Trainer A.H., Truong T., Tung N., Vachon C.M., Vega A., Vijai J., Wang Q., Wappenschmidt B., Weinberg C.R., Weitzel J.N., Wendt C., Wolk A., Yadav S., Yang X.R., Yannoukakos D., Zheng W., Ziogas A., Zorn K.K., Park S.K., Thomassen M., Offit K., Schmutzler R.K., Couch F.J., Simard J., Chenevix-Trench G., Easton D.F., Andrieu N., Antoniou A.C., Coignard J., Lush M., Beesley J., O'Mara T.A., Dennis J., Tyrer J.P., Barnes D.R., McGuffog L., Leslie G., Bolla M.K., Adank M.A., Agata S., Ahearn T., Aittomaki K., Andrulis I.L., Anton-Culver H., Arndt V., Arnold N., Aronson K.J., Arun B.K., Augustinsson A., Azzollini J., Barrowdale D., Baynes C., Becher H., Bermisheva M., Bernstein L., Bialkowska K., Blomqvist C., Bojesen S.E., Bonanni B., Borg A., Brauch H., Brenner H., Burwinkel B., Buys S.S., Caldes T., Caligo M.A., Campa D., Carter B.D., Castelao J.E., Chang-Claude J., Chanock S.J., Chung W.K., Claes K.B.M., Clarke C.L., Collee J.M., Conroy D.M., Czene K., Daly M.B., Devilee P., Diez O., Ding Y.C., Domchek S.M., Dork T., Dos-Santos-Silva I., Dunning A.M., Dwek M., Eccles D.M., Eliassen A.H., Engel C., Eriksson M., Evans D.G., Fasching P.A., Flyger H., Fostira F., Friedman E., Fritschi L., Frost D., Gago-Dominguez M., Gapstur S.M., Garber J., Garcia-Barberan V., Garcia-Closas M., Garcia-Saenz J.A., Gaudet M.M., Gayther S.A., Gehrig A., Georgoulias V., Giles G.G., Godwin A.K., Goldberg M.S., Goldgar D.E., Gonzalez-Neira A., Greene M.H., Guenel P., Haeberle L., Hahnen E., Haiman C.A., Hakansson N., Hall P., Hamann U., Harrington P.A., Hart S.N., He W., Hogervorst F.B.L., Hollestelle A., Hopper J.L., Horcasitas D.J., Hulick P.J., Hunter D.J., Imyanitov E.N., Jager A., Jakubowska A., James P.A., Jensen U.B., John E.M., Jones M.E., Kaaks R., Kapoor P.M., Karlan B.Y., Keeman R., Khusnutdinova E., Kiiski J.I., Ko Y.-D., Kosma V.-M., Kraft P., Kurian A.W., Laitman Y., Lambrechts D., Le Marchand L., Lester J., Lesueur F., Lindstrom T., Lopez-Fernandez A., Loud J.T., Luccarini C., Mannermaa A., Manoukian S., Margolin S., Martens J.W.M., Mebirouk N., Meindl A., Miller A., Milne R.L., Montagna M., Nathanson K.L., Neuhausen S.L., Nevanlinna H., Nielsen F.C., O'Brien K.M., Olopade O.I., Olson J.E., Olsson H., Osorio A., Ottini L., Park-Simon T.-W., Parsons M.T., Pedersen I.S., Peshkin B., Peterlongo P., Peto J., Pharoah P.D.P., Phillips K.-A., Polley E.C., Poppe B., Presneau N., Pujana M.A., Punie K., Radice P., Rantala J., Rashid M.U., Rennert G., Rennert H.S., Robson M., Romero A., Rossing M., Saloustros E., Sandler D.P., Santella R., Scheuner M.T., Schmidt M.K., Schmidt G., Scott C., Sharma P., Soucy P., Southey M.C., Spinelli J.J., Steinsnyder Z., Stone J., Stoppa-Lyonnet D., Swerdlow A., Tamimi R.M., Tapper W.J., Taylor J.A., Terry M.B., Teule A., Thull D.L., Tischkowitz M., Toland A.E., Torres D., Trainer A.H., Truong T., Tung N., Vachon C.M., Vega A., Vijai J., Wang Q., Wappenschmidt B., Weinberg C.R., Weitzel J.N., Wendt C., Wolk A., Yadav S., Yang X.R., Yannoukakos D., Zheng W., Ziogas A., Zorn K.K., Park S.K., Thomassen M., Offit K., Schmutzler R.K., Couch F.J., Simard J., Chenevix-Trench G., Easton D.F., Andrieu N., and Antoniou A.C.
Abstract: A Correction to this paper has been published: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23162-4.
Published: 2021

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

22. The CHEK2 variant C.349A>G is associated with prostate cancer risk and carriers share a common ancestor.

Author: Neuhausen S.L., Brandao A., Paulo P., Maia S., Pinheiro M., Peixoto A., Cardoso M., Silva M.P., Santos C., Eeles R.A., John E.M., Kaneva R., Logothetis C.J., De Ruyck K., Razack A., Newcomb L.F., Lessel D., Usmani N., Claessens F., Gago-Dominguez M., Townsend P.A., Roobol M.J., Teixeira M.R., Kote-Jarai Z., Muir K., Schleutker J., Wang Y., Pashayan N., Batra J., Gronberg H., Neal D.E., Nordestgaard B.G., Tangen C.M., Southey M.C., Wolk A., Albanes D., Haiman C.A., Travis R.C., Stanford J.L., Mucci L.A., West C.M.L., Nielsen S.F., Kibel A.S., Cussenot O., Berndt S.I., Koutros S., Sorensen K.D., Cybulski C., Grindedal E.M., Park J.Y., Ingles S.A., Maier C., Hamilton R.J., Rosenstein B.S., Vega A., Kogevinas M., Wiklund F., Penney K.L., Brenner H., Neuhausen S.L., Brandao A., Paulo P., Maia S., Pinheiro M., Peixoto A., Cardoso M., Silva M.P., Santos C., Eeles R.A., John E.M., Kaneva R., Logothetis C.J., De Ruyck K., Razack A., Newcomb L.F., Lessel D., Usmani N., Claessens F., Gago-Dominguez M., Townsend P.A., Roobol M.J., Teixeira M.R., Kote-Jarai Z., Muir K., Schleutker J., Wang Y., Pashayan N., Batra J., Gronberg H., Neal D.E., Nordestgaard B.G., Tangen C.M., Southey M.C., Wolk A., Albanes D., Haiman C.A., Travis R.C., Stanford J.L., Mucci L.A., West C.M.L., Nielsen S.F., Kibel A.S., Cussenot O., Berndt S.I., Koutros S., Sorensen K.D., Cybulski C., Grindedal E.M., Park J.Y., Ingles S.A., Maier C., Hamilton R.J., Rosenstein B.S., Vega A., Kogevinas M., Wiklund F., Penney K.L., and Brenner H.
Abstract: The identification of recurrent founder variants in cancer predisposing genes may have important implications for implementing cost-effective targeted genetic screening strategies. In this study, we evaluated the prevalence and relative risk of the CHEK2 recurrent variant c.349A>G in a series of 462 Portuguese patients with early-onset and/or familial/hereditary prostate cancer (PrCa), as well as in the large multicentre PRACTICAL case-control study comprising 55,162 prostate cancer cases and 36,147 controls. Additionally, we investigated the potential shared ancestry of the carriers by performing identity-by-descent, haplotype and age estimation analyses using high-density SNP data from 70 variant carriers belonging to 11 different populations included in the PRACTICAL consortium. The CHEK2 missense variant c.349A>G was found significantly associated with an increased risk for PrCa (OR 1.9; 95% CI: 1.1-3.2). A shared haplotype flanking the variant in all carriers was identified, strongly suggesting a common founder of European origin. Additionally, using two independent statistical algorithms, implemented by DMLE+2.3 and ESTIAGE, we were able to estimate the age of the variant between 2300 and 3125 years. By extending the haplotype analysis to 14 additional carrier families, a shared core haplotype was revealed among all carriers matching the conserved region previously identified in the high-density SNP analysis. These findings are consistent with CHEK2 c.349A>G being a founder variant associated with increased PrCa risk, suggesting its potential usefulness for cost-effective targeted genetic screening in PrCa families.Copyright © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
Published: 2021

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

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

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

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

25. Associations between genetically predicted blood protein biomarkers and pancreatic cancer risk.

Author: Haiman C.A., Bracci P., Katzke V., Neale R.E., Gallinger S., van Den Eeden S.K., Arslan A.A., Canzian F., Kooperberg C., Beane Freeman L.E., Scelo G., Visvanathan K., Li D., Le Marchand L., Yu H., Petersen G.M., Stolzenberg-Solomon R., Klein A.P., Cai Q., Long J., Shu X.-O., Zheng W., Wu L., Shu X., Guo X., Liu D., Bao J., Milne R.L., Giles G.G., Wu C., Du M., White E., Risch H.A., Malats N., Duell E.J., Goodman P.J., Zhu J., Haiman C.A., Bracci P., Katzke V., Neale R.E., Gallinger S., van Den Eeden S.K., Arslan A.A., Canzian F., Kooperberg C., Beane Freeman L.E., Scelo G., Visvanathan K., Li D., Le Marchand L., Yu H., Petersen G.M., Stolzenberg-Solomon R., Klein A.P., Cai Q., Long J., Shu X.-O., Zheng W., Wu L., Shu X., Guo X., Liu D., Bao J., Milne R.L., Giles G.G., Wu C., Du M., White E., Risch H.A., Malats N., Duell E.J., Goodman P.J., and Zhu J.
Abstract: Background: Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is one of the most lethal malignancies, with few known risk factors and biomarkers. Several blood protein biomarkers have been linked to PDAC in previous studies, but these studies have assessed only a limited number of biomarkers, usually in small samples. In this study, we evaluated associations of circulating protein levels and PDAC risk using genetic instruments. Method(s): To identify novel circulating protein biomarkers of PDAC, we studied 8,280 cases and 6,728 controls of European descent from the Pancreatic Cancer Cohort Consortium and the Pancreatic Cancer Case-Control Consortium, using genetic instruments of protein quantitative trait loci. Result(s): We observed associations between predicted concentrations of 38 proteins and PDAC risk at an FDR of < 0.05, including 23 of those proteins that showed an association even after Bonferroni correction. These include the protein encoded by ABO, which has been implicated as a potential target gene of PDAC risk variant. Eight of the identified proteins (LMA2L, TM11D, IP-10, ADH1B, STOM, TENC1, DOCK9, and CRBB2) were associated with PDAC risk after adjusting for previously reported PDAC risk variants (OR ranged from 0.79 to 1.52). Pathway enrichment analysis showed that the encoding genes for implicated proteins were significantly enriched in cancer-related pathways, such as STAT3 and IL15 production. Conclusion(s): We identified 38 candidates of protein biomarkers for PDAC risk. Impact: This study identifies novel protein biomarker candidates for PDAC, which if validated by additional studies, may contribute to the etiologic understanding of PDAC development.Copyright © 2020 American Association for Cancer Research.
Published: 2021

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

Author: Park J.Y., Choi J.-Y., Choi J., Chung S., Song N., Park S.K., Han W., Noh D.-Y., Ahn S.-H., Lee J.W., Kim M.K., Jee S.H., Wen W., Bolla M.K., Wang Q., Dennis J., Michailidou K., Shah M., Conroy D.M., Harrington P.A., Mayes R., Czene K., Hall P., Teras L.R., Patel A.V., Couch F.J., Olson J.E., Sawyer E.J., Roylance R., Bojesen S.E., Flyger H., Lambrechts D., Baten A., Matsuo K., Ito H., Guenel P., Truong T., Keeman R., Schmidt M.K., Wu A.H., Tseng C.-C., Cox A., Cross S.S., Investigators K., Andrulis I.L., Hopper J.L., Southey M.C., Wu P.-E., Shen C.-Y., Fasching P.A., Ekici A.B., Muir K., Lophatananon A., Brenner H., Arndt V., Jones M.E., Swerdlow A.J., Hoppe R., Ko Y.-D., Hartman M., Li J., Mannermaa A., Hartikainen J.M., Benitez J., Gonzalez-Neira A., Haiman C.A., Dork T., Bogdanova N.V., Teo S.H., Taib N.A.M., Fletcher O., Johnson N., Grip M., Winqvist R., Blomqvist C., Nevanlinna H., Lindblom A., Wendt C., Kristensen V.N., Collaborators N.B.C.S., Tollenaar R.A.E.M., Heemskerk-Gerritsen B.A.M., Radice P., Bonanni B., Hamann U., Manoochehri M., Lacey J.V., Martinez M.E., Dunning A.M., Pharoah P.D.P., Easton D.F., Yoo K.-Y., Kang D., Park J.Y., Choi J.-Y., Choi J., Chung S., Song N., Park S.K., Han W., Noh D.-Y., Ahn S.-H., Lee J.W., Kim M.K., Jee S.H., Wen W., Bolla M.K., Wang Q., Dennis J., Michailidou K., Shah M., Conroy D.M., Harrington P.A., Mayes R., Czene K., Hall P., Teras L.R., Patel A.V., Couch F.J., Olson J.E., Sawyer E.J., Roylance R., Bojesen S.E., Flyger H., Lambrechts D., Baten A., Matsuo K., Ito H., Guenel P., Truong T., Keeman R., Schmidt M.K., Wu A.H., Tseng C.-C., Cox A., Cross S.S., Investigators K., Andrulis I.L., Hopper J.L., Southey M.C., Wu P.-E., Shen C.-Y., Fasching P.A., Ekici A.B., Muir K., Lophatananon A., Brenner H., Arndt V., Jones M.E., Swerdlow A.J., Hoppe R., Ko Y.-D., Hartman M., Li J., Mannermaa A., Hartikainen J.M., Benitez J., Gonzalez-Neira A., Haiman C.A., Dork T., Bogdanova N.V., Teo S.H., Taib N.A.M., Fletcher O., Johnson N., Grip M., Winqvist R., Blomqvist C., Nevanlinna H., Lindblom A., Wendt C., Kristensen V.N., Collaborators N.B.C.S., Tollenaar R.A.E.M., Heemskerk-Gerritsen B.A.M., Radice P., Bonanni B., Hamann U., Manoochehri M., Lacey J.V., Martinez M.E., Dunning A.M., Pharoah P.D.P., Easton D.F., Yoo K.-Y., and Kang D.
Abstract: In this study we aim to examine gene-environment interactions (GxEs) between genes involved with estrogen metabolism and environmental factors related to estrogen exposure. GxE analyses were conducted with 1970 Korean breast cancer cases and 2052 controls in the case-control study, the Seoul Breast Cancer Study (SEBCS). A total of 11,555 SNPs from the 137 candidate genes were included in the GxE analyses with eight established environmental factors. A replication test was conducted by using an independent population from the Breast Cancer Association Consortium (BCAC), with 62,485 Europeans and 9047 Asians. The GxE tests were performed by using two-step methods in GxEScan software. Two interactions were found in the SEBCS. The first interaction was shown between rs13035764 of NCOA1 and age at menarche in the GE2df model (p-2df = 1.2 x 10-3 ). The age at menarche before 14 years old was associated with the high risk of breast cancer, and the risk was higher when subjects had homozygous minor allele G. The second GxE was shown between rs851998 near ESR1 and height in the GE2df model (p-2df = 1.1 x 10-4 ). Height taller than 160 cm was associated with a high risk of breast cancer, and the risk increased when the minor allele was added. The findings were not replicated in the BCAC. These results would suggest specificity in Koreans for breast cancer risk.Copyright © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
Published: 2021

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

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

28. Germline Sequencing DNA Repair Genes in 5545 Men with Aggressive and Nonaggressive Prostate Cancer.

Author: Darst B.F., Dadaev T., Saunders E., Sheng X., Wan P., Pooler L., Xia L.Y., Chanock S., Berndt S.I., Gapstur S.M., Stevens V., Albanes D., Weinstein S.J., Gnanapragasam V., Giles G.G., Nguyen-Dumont T., Milne R.L., Pomerantz M., Schmidt J.A., Mucci L., Catalona W.J., Hetrick K.N., Doheny K.F., MacInnis R.J., Southey M.C., Eeles R.A., Wiklund F., Kote-Jarai Z., Conti D.V., Haiman C.A., Darst B.F., Dadaev T., Saunders E., Sheng X., Wan P., Pooler L., Xia L.Y., Chanock S., Berndt S.I., Gapstur S.M., Stevens V., Albanes D., Weinstein S.J., Gnanapragasam V., Giles G.G., Nguyen-Dumont T., Milne R.L., Pomerantz M., Schmidt J.A., Mucci L., Catalona W.J., Hetrick K.N., Doheny K.F., MacInnis R.J., Southey M.C., Eeles R.A., Wiklund F., Kote-Jarai Z., Conti D.V., and Haiman C.A.
Abstract: Background: There is an urgent need to identify factors specifically associated with aggressive prostate cancer (PCa) risk. We investigated whether rare pathogenic, likely pathogenic, or deleterious (P/LP/D) germline variants in DNA repair genes are associated with aggressive PCa risk in a case-case study of aggressive vs nonaggressive disease. Method(s): Participants were 5545 European-ancestry men, including 2775 nonaggressive and 2770 aggressive PCa cases, which included 467 metastatic cases (16.9%). Samples were assembled from 12 international studies and germline sequenced together. Rare (minor allele frequency < 0.01) P/LP/D variants were analyzed for 155 DNA repair genes. We compared single variant, gene-based, and DNA repair pathway-based burdens by disease aggressiveness. All statistical tests are 2-sided. Result(s): BRCA2 and PALB2 had the most statistically significant gene-based associations, with 2.5% of aggressive and 0.8% of nonaggressive cases carrying P/LP/D BRCA2 alleles (odds ratio [OR] = 3.19, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.94 to 5.25, P = 8.58 x 10-7) and 0.65% of aggressive and 0.11% of nonaggressive cases carrying P/LP/D PALB2 alleles (OR = 6.31, 95% CI = 1.83 to 21.68, P = 4.79 x 10-4). ATM had a nominal association, with 1.6% of aggressive and 0.8% of nonaggressive cases carrying P/LP/D ATM alleles (OR = 1.88, 95% CI = 1.10 to 3.22, P =. 02). In aggregate, P/LP/D alleles within 24 literature-curated candidate PCa DNA repair genes were more common in aggressive than nonaggressive cases (carrier frequencies = 14.2% vs 10.6%, respectively; P = 5.56 x 10-5). However, this difference was non-statistically significant (P =. 18) on excluding BRCA2, PALB2, and ATM. Among these 24 genes, P/LP/D carriers had a 1.06-year younger diagnosis age (95% CI = -1.65 to 0.48, P = 3.71 x 10-4). Conclusion(s): Risk conveyed by DNA repair genes is largely driven by rare P/LP/D alleles within BRCA2, PALB2, and ATM. These findings support the importance of these g
Published: 2021

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

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

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

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

31. Fine-mapping of 150 breast cancer risk regions identifies 191 likely target genes

Author: Fachal, L., Aschard, H., Beesley, J., Barnes, D.R., Allen, J., Kar, S., Pooley, K.A., Dennis, J., Michailidou, K., Turman, C., Soucy, P., Lemaçon, A., Lush, M., Tyrer, J.P., Ghoussaini, M., Marjaneh, M.M., Jiang, X., Agata, S., Aittomäki, K., Alonso, M.R., Andrulis, I.L., Anton-Culver, H., Antonenkova, N.N., Arason, A., Arndt, V., Aronson, K.J., Arun, B.K., Auber, B., Auer, P.L., Azzollini, J., Balmaña, J., Barkardottir, R.B., Barrowdale, D., Beeghly-Fadiel, A., Benitez, J., Bermisheva, M., Białkowska, K., Blanco, A.M., Blomqvist, C., Blot, W., Bogdanova, N.V., Bojesen, S.E., Bolla, M.K., Bonanni, B., Borg, A., Bosse, K., Brauch, H., Brenner, H., Briceno, I., Brock, I.W., Brooks-Wilson, A., Brüning, T., Burwinkel, B., Buys, S.S., Cai, Q., Caldés, T., Caligo, M.A., Camp, N.J., Campbell, I., Canzian, F., Carroll, J.S., Carter, B.D., Castelao, J.E., Chiquette, J., Christiansen, H., Chung, W.K., Claes, K.B.M., Clarke, C.L., Mari, V., Berthet, P., Castera, L., Vaur, D., Lallaoui, H., Bignon, Y.-J., Uhrhammer, N., Bonadona, V., Lasset, C., Révillion, F., Vennin, P., Muller, D., Gomes, D.M., Ingster, O., Coupier, I., Pujol, P., Collonge-Rame, M.-A., Mortemousque, I., Bera, O., Rose, M., Baurand, A., Bertolone, G., Faivre, L., Dreyfus, H., Leroux, D., Venat-Bouvet, L., Bézieau, S., Delnatte, C., Chiesa, J., Gilbert-Dussardier, B., Gesta, P., Prieur, F.P., Bronner, M., Sokolowska, J., Coulet, F., Boutry-Kryza, N., Calender, A., Giraud, S., Leone, M., Fert-Ferrer, S., Stoppa-Lyonnet, D., Jiao, Y., Lesueur, F.L., Mebirouk, N., Barouk-Simonet, E., Bubien, V., Longy, M., Sevenet, N., Gladieff, L., Toulas, C., Reimineras, A., Sobol, H., Paillerets, B.B.-D., Cabaret, O., Caron, O., Guillaud-Bataille, M., Rouleau, E., Belotti, M., Buecher, B., Caputo, S., Colas, C., Pauw, A.D., Fourme, E., Gauthier-Villars, M., Golmard, L., Moncoutier, V., Saule, C., Donaldson, A., Murray, A., Brady, A., Brewer, C., Pottinger, C., Miller, C., Gallagher, D., Gregory, H., Cook, J., Eason, J., Adlard, J., Barwell, J., Ong, K.-R., Snape, K., Walker, L., Izatt, L., Side, L., Tischkowitz, M., Rogers, M.T., Porteous, M.E., Ahmed, M., Morrison, P.J., Brennan, P., Eeles, R., Davidson, R., Collée, M., Cornelissen, S., Couch, F.J., Cox, A., Cross, S.S., Cybulski, C., Czene, K., Daly, M.B., de la Hoya, M., Devilee, P., Diez, O., Ding, Y.C., Dite, G.S., Domchek, S.M., Dörk, T., dos-Santos-Silva, I., Droit, A., Dubois, S., Dumont, M., Duran, M., Durcan, L., Dwek, M., Eccles, D.M., Engel, C., Eriksson, M., Evans, D.G., Fasching, P.A., Fletcher, O., Floris, G., Flyger, H., Foretova, L., Foulkes, W.D., Friedman, E., Fritschi, L., Frost, D., Gabrielson, M., Gago-Dominguez, M., Gambino, G., Ganz, P.A., Gapstur, S.M., Garber, J., García-Sáenz, J.A., Gaudet, M.M., Georgoulias, V., Giles, G., Glendon, G., Godwin, A.K., Goldberg, M.S., Goldgar, D.E., González-Neira, A., Tibiletti, M.G., Greene, M.H., Grip, M., Gronwald, J., Grundy, A., Guénel, P., Hahnen, E., Haiman, C.A., Håkansson, N., Hall, P., Hamann, U., Harrington, P.A., Hartikainen, J.M., Hartman, M., He, W., Healey, C.S., Heemskerk-Gerritsen, B.A.M., Heyworth, J., Hillemanns, P., Hogervorst, F.B.L., Hollestelle, A., Hooning, M., Hopper, J., Howell, A., Huang, G., Hulick, P.J., Imyanitov, E.N., Sexton, A., Christian, A., Trainer, A., Spigelman, A., Fellows, A., Shelling, A., Fazio, A.D., Blackburn, A., Crook, A., Meiser, B., Patterson, B., Clarke, C., Saunders, C., Hunt, C., Scott, C., Amor, D., Marsh, D., Edkins, E., Salisbury, E., Haan, E., Neidermayr, E., Macrea, F., Farshid, G., Lindeman, G., Chenevix-Trench, G., Mann, G., Gill, G., Thorne, H., Hickie, I., Winship, I., Flanagan, J., Kollias, J., Visvader, J., Stone, J., Taylor, J., Burke, J., Saunus, J., Forbes, J., Kirk, J., French, J., Tucker, K., Wu, K., Phillips, K., Lipton, L., Andrews, L., Lobb, L., Kentwell, M., Spurdle, M., Cummings, M., Gleeson, M., Harris, M., Jenkins, M., Young, M.A., Delatycki, M., Wallis, M., Burgess, M., Price, M., Brown, M., Southey, M., Bogwitz, M., Field, M., Friedlander, M., Gattas, M., Saleh, M., Hayward, N., Pachter, N., Cohen, P., Duijf, P., James, P., Simpson, P., Fong, P., Butow, P., Williams, R., Kefford, R., Scott, R., Milne, R.L., Balleine, R., Dawson, S.–J., Lok, S., O’Connell, S., Greening, S., Nightingale, S., Edwards, S., Fox, S., McLachlan, S.-A., Lakhani, S., Antill, Y., Aalfs, C., Meijers-Heijboer, H., van Engelen, K., Gille, H., Boere, I., van Deurzen, C., Obdeijn, I.-M., van den Ouweland, A., Seynaeve, C., Siesling, S., Verloop, J., van Asperen, C.J., van Cronenburg, T., Blok, R., de Boer, M., Garcia, E.G., Adank, M., Hogervorst, F., Jenner, D., van Leeuwen, F., Rookus, M., Russell, N., Schmidt, M., van den Belt-Dusebout, S., Kets, C., Mensenkamp, A., de Bock, T., van der Hout, A., Mourits, M., Oosterwijk, J., Ausems, M., Koudijs, M., Baxter, R., Yip, D., Carpenter, J., Davis, A., Pathmanathan, N., Graham, D., Sachchithananthan, M., Isaacs, C., Iwasaki, M., Jager, A., Jakimovska, M., 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Chan School of Public Health, This work was supported by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under Marie Sklodowska-Curie grant agreement number 656144. Genotyping of the OncoArray was principally funded from three sources: the PERSPECTIVE project (funded by the Government of Canada through Genome Canada and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the ‘Ministère de l’Économie de la Science et de l’Innovation du Québec’ (through Genome Québec) and the Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation), the NCI Genetic Associations and Mechanisms in Oncology (GAME-ON) initiative and the Discovery, Biology and Risk of Inherited Variants in Breast Cancer (DRIVE) project (NIH grants U19 CA148065 and X01HG007492), and Cancer Research UK (C1287/A10118, C8197/A16565 and C1287/A16563). BCAC is funded by Cancer Research UK (C1287/A16563), by the European Community’s Seventh Framework Programme under grant agreement 223175 (HEALTH-F2-2009-223175) (COGS) and by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under grant agreements 633784 (B-CAST) and 634935 (BRIDGES). Genotyping of the iCOGS array was funded by the European Union (HEALTH-F2-2009-223175), Cancer Research UK (C1287/A10710), the Canadian Institutes of Health Research for the ‘CIHR Team in Familial Risks of Breast Cancer’ program, and the Ministry of Economic Development, Innovation and Export Trade of Quebec (grant PSR-SIIRI-701). Combining of the GWAS data was supported in part by NIH Cancer Post-Cancer GWAS initiative grant U19 CA 148065 (DRIVE, part of the GAME-ON initiative). 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University of Cambridge Repository, Academic Medical Center, ARD - Amsterdam Reproduction and Development, Human genetics, CCA - Cancer biology and immunology, Molecular cell biology and Immunology, Medicum, Kristiina Aittomäki / Principal Investigator, HUSLAB, Department of Medical and Clinical Genetics, University of Helsinki, HUS Comprehensive Cancer Center, Department of Oncology, Clinicum, Doctoral Programme in Clinical Research, Staff Services, INDIVIDRUG - Individualized Drug Therapy, HUS Gynecology and Obstetrics, and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Subjects: CHROMATIN, Linkage disequilibrium, Genome-wide association study, Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid, Genome-wide association studies, Linkage Disequilibrium, Basic medicine, 0302 clinical medicine, Breast cancer, MESH: Risk Factors, Risk Factors, COMPREHENSIVE MOLECULAR PORTRAITS, 11 Medical and Health Sciences, HEBON Investigators, Genetics & Heredity, 0303 health sciences, [STAT.AP]Statistics [stat]/Applications [stat.AP], PROTEIN FUNCTION, Tumor, breast tumor, MESH: Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, 1184 Genetics, developmental biology, physiology, MESH: Genetic Predisposition to Disease, apoptosis, Chromosome Mapping, Single Nucleotide, 3. Good health, MESH: Linkage Disequilibrium, Female, MESH: Biomarkers, Tumor, Biomarkers, Tumor/genetics, [STAT.ME]Statistics [stat]/Methodology [stat.ME], Life Sciences & Biomedicine, SUSCEPTIBILITY LOCI, MESH: Bayes Theorem, Quantitative Trait Loci, ABCTB Investigators, INTEGRATIVE ANALYSIS, Breast Neoplasms, Computational biology, Biology, Quantitative trait locus, Breast Neoplasms/genetics, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, Article, ENHANCER, GEMO Study Collaborators, 03 medical and health sciences, breast cancer, SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being, REVEALS, Genetics, Biomarkers, Tumor, MESH: Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid, Humans, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Polymorphism, GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION, FUNCTIONAL VARIANTS, EMBRACE Collaborators, Gene, 030304 developmental biology, Genetic association, Bayes Theorem, Genome-Wide Association Study, MESH: Humans, Science & Technology, Nucleic Acid, gene mapping, 06 Biological Sciences, MESH: Quantitative Trait Loci, DNA binding site, ESTROGEN-RECEPTOR, [SDV.GEN.GH]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Genetics/Human genetics, Clinical medicine, Expression quantitative trait loci, MESH: Genome-Wide Association Study, Human genome, [SDV.SPEE]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Santé publique et épidémiologie, KConFab Investigators, [INFO.INFO-BI]Computer Science [cs]/Bioinformatics [q-bio.QM], MESH: Chromosome Mapping, Chromosome Mapping/methods, Regulatory Sequences, MESH: Female, Biomarkers, 030217 neurology & neurosurgery, MESH: Breast Neoplasms, Developmental Biology
Abstract: Genome-wide association studies have identified breast cancer risk variants in over 150 genomic regions, but the mechanisms underlying risk remain largely unknown. These regions were explored by combining association analysis with in silico genomic feature annotations. We defined 205 independent risk-associated signals with the set of credible causal variants in each one. In parallel, we used a Bayesian approach (PAINTOR) that combines genetic association, linkage disequilibrium and enriched genomic features to determine variants with high posterior probabilities of being causal. Potentially causal variants were significantly over-represented in active gene regulatory regions and transcription factor binding sites. We applied our INQUSIT pipeline for prioritizing genes as targets of those potentially causal variants, using gene expression (expression quantitative trait loci), chromatin interaction and functional annotations. Known cancer drivers, transcription factors and genes in the developmental, apoptosis, immune system and DNA integrity checkpoint gene ontology pathways were over-represented among the highest-confidence target genes., This work was supported by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under Marie Sklodowska-Curie grant agreement number 656144. Genotyping of the OncoArray was principally funded from three sources: the PERSPECTIVE project (funded by the Government of Canada through Genome Canada and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the ‘Ministère de l’Économie de la Science et de l’Innovation du Québec’ (through Genome Québec) and the Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation); the NCI Genetic Associations and Mechanisms in Oncology (GAME-ON) initiative and the Discovery, Biology and Risk of Inherited Variants in Breast Cancer (DRIVE) project (NIH grants U19 CA148065 and X01HG007492); and Cancer Research UK (C1287/A10118, C8197/A16565 and C1287/A16563). BCAC is funded by Cancer Research UK (C1287/A16563), by the European Community’s Seventh Framework Programme under grant agreement 223175 (HEALTH-F2-2009-223175) (COGS) and by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under grant agreements 633784 (B-CAST) and 634935 (BRIDGES). Genotyping of the iCOGS array was funded by the European Union (HEALTH-F2-2009-223175), Cancer Research UK (C1287/A10710), the Canadian Institutes of Health Research for the ‘CIHR Team in Familial Risks of Breast Cancer’ program, and the Ministry of Economic Development, Innovation and Export Trade of Quebec (grant PSR-SIIRI-701). Combining of the GWAS data was supported in part by NIH Cancer Post-Cancer GWAS initiative grant U19 CA 148065 (DRIVE; part of the GAME-ON initiative).
Published: 2020

32. The CHEK2 variant C.349A>G is associated with prostate cancer risk and carriers share a common ancestor

Author: Brandão, A. (Andreia), Paulo, P. (Paula), Maia, S. (Sofia), Pinheiro, M. (Manuela), Peixoto, A. (Ana), Cardoso, M. (Marta), Silva, M.P. (Maria P.), Santos, C. (Catarina), Eeles, R. (Rosalind), Kote-Jarai, Z., Muir, K.R. (K.), Schleutker, J. (Johanna), Wang, Y. (Ying), Pashayan, N. (Nora), Batra, J. (Jyotsna), Grönberg, H. (Henrik), Neal, D. (David), Nordestgaard, B.G. (Børge), Tangen, C.M. (Catherine M.), Southey, M.C. (Melissa), Wolk, K. (Kerstin), Albanes, D. (Demetrius), Haiman, C.A. (Christopher), Travis, S.P.L. (Simon), Stanford, J.L. (Janet L.), Mucci, L.A. (Lorelei A.), West, C.M.L. (Catharine M. L.), Nielsen, S.F. (Sune F.), Kibel, A. (Adam), Cussenot, O. (Olivier), Berndt, S.I. (Sonja), Koutros, S. (Stella), Sørensen, K.D. (Karina Dalsgaard), Cybulski, C. (Cezary), Grindedal, E.M. (Eli Marie), Park, J.Y. (Jong Y.), Ingles, S.A. (Sue), Maier, C. (Christiane), Hamilton, R.J. (Robert J.), Rosenstein, B.S. (Barry S.), Vega, A. (Ana), Kogevinas, M. (Manolis), Wiklund, F. (Fredrik), Penney, K.L. (Kathryn L.), Brenner, H. (Hermann), John, E.M. (Esther), Kaneva, R. (Radka), Logothetis, N.K. (Nikos), Floris, O.A.M., De Ruyck, K. (Kim), Razack, A. (Azad), Newcomb, L.F. (Lisa F.), Lessel, D. (Davor), Usmani, N. (Nawaid), Claessens, F., Gago-Dominguez, M. (Manuela), Townsend, P.A. (Paul A.), Roobol-Bouts, M.J. (Monique), Teixeira, P.J., Brandão, A. (Andreia), Paulo, P. (Paula), Maia, S. (Sofia), Pinheiro, M. (Manuela), Peixoto, A. (Ana), Cardoso, M. (Marta), Silva, M.P. (Maria P.), Santos, C. (Catarina), Eeles, R. (Rosalind), Kote-Jarai, Z., Muir, K.R. (K.), Schleutker, J. (Johanna), Wang, Y. (Ying), Pashayan, N. (Nora), Batra, J. (Jyotsna), Grönberg, H. (Henrik), Neal, D. (David), Nordestgaard, B.G. (Børge), Tangen, C.M. (Catherine M.), Southey, M.C. (Melissa), Wolk, K. (Kerstin), Albanes, D. (Demetrius), Haiman, C.A. (Christopher), Travis, S.P.L. (Simon), Stanford, J.L. (Janet L.), Mucci, L.A. (Lorelei A.), West, C.M.L. (Catharine M. L.), Nielsen, S.F. (Sune F.), Kibel, A. (Adam), Cussenot, O. (Olivier), Berndt, S.I. (Sonja), Koutros, S. (Stella), Sørensen, K.D. (Karina Dalsgaard), Cybulski, C. (Cezary), Grindedal, E.M. (Eli Marie), Park, J.Y. (Jong Y.), Ingles, S.A. (Sue), Maier, C. (Christiane), Hamilton, R.J. (Robert J.), Rosenstein, B.S. (Barry S.), Vega, A. (Ana), Kogevinas, M. (Manolis), Wiklund, F. (Fredrik), Penney, K.L. (Kathryn L.), Brenner, H. (Hermann), John, E.M. (Esther), Kaneva, R. (Radka), Logothetis, N.K. (Nikos), Floris, O.A.M., De Ruyck, K. (Kim), Razack, A. (Azad), Newcomb, L.F. (Lisa F.), Lessel, D. (Davor), Usmani, N. (Nawaid), Claessens, F., Gago-Dominguez, M. (Manuela), Townsend, P.A. (Paul A.), Roobol-Bouts, M.J. (Monique), and Teixeira, P.J.
Abstract: The identification of recurrent founder variants in cancer predisposing genes may have important implications for implementing cost-effective targeted genetic screening strategies. In this study, we evaluated the prevalence and relative risk of the CHEK2 recurrent variant c.349A>G in a series of 462 Portuguese patients with early-onset and/or familial/hereditary prostate cancer (PrCa), as well as in the large multicentre PRACTICAL case–control study comprising 55,162 prostate cancer cases and 36,147 controls. Additionally, we investigated the potential shared ancestry of the carriers by performing identity-by-descent, haplotype and age estimation analyses using high-density SNP data from 70 variant carriers belonging to 11 different populations included in the PRACTICAL consortium. The CHEK2 missense variant c.349A>G was found significantly associated with an increased risk for PrCa (OR 1.9; 95% CI: 1.1–3.2). A shared haplotype flanking the variant in all carriers was identified, strongly suggesting a common founder of European origin. Additionally, using two independent statistical algorithms, implemented by DMLE+2.3 and ESTIAGE, we were able to estimate the age of the variant between 2300 and 3125 years. By extending the haplotype analysis to 14 additional carrier families, a shared core haplotype was revealed among all carriers matching the conserved region previously identified in the high-density SNP analysis. These findings are consistent with CHEK2 c.349A>G being a founder variant associated with increased PrCa risk, suggesting its potential usefulness for cost-effective targeted genetic screening in PrCa families.
Published: 2020
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33. Two truncating variants in FANCC and breast cancer risk.

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

Author: Houlston R., Choudhury P.P., Easton D.F., Milne R.L., Simard J., Hall P., Michailidou K., Dennis J., Schmidt M.K., Chang-Claude J., Gharahkhani P., Whiteman D., O'Mara T.A., Spurdle A.B., Thompson D.J., Tomlinson I., De Vivo I., Campbell P.T., Hoffmeister M., Jenkins M., Peters U., Hsu L., Gruber S.B., Casey G., Schmit S.L., Landi M.T., Law M.H., Iles M.M., Demenais F., Kumar R., MacGregor S., Bishop D.T., Ward S.V., Bondy M.L., Wiencke J.K., Melin B., Barnholtz-Sloan J., Kinnersley B., Wrensch M.R., Hung R.J., Caporaso N.E., Berndt S.I., Birmann B.M., Camp N.J., Kraft P., Rothman N., Slager S.L., Berchuck A., Pharoah P.D.P., Sellers T.A., Gayther S.A., Pearce C.L., Goode E.L., Schildkraut J.M., Moysich K.B., Amos C.I., Brennan P., McKay J., Amundadottir L.T., Jacobs E.J., Klein A.P., Petersen G.M., Risch H.A., Stolzenberg-Solomon R.Z., Wolpin B.M., Li D., Eeles R.A., Haiman C.A., Kote-Jarai Z., Schumacher F.R., Al Olama A.A., Purdue M.P., Scelo G., Dalgaard M.D., Greene M.H., Grotmol T., Kanetsky P.A., McGlynn K.A., Nathanson K.L., Turnbull C., Wiklund F., Chanock S.J., Chatterjee N., Garcia-Closas M., Zhang Y.D., Hurson A.N., Zhang H., Houlston R., Choudhury P.P., Easton D.F., Milne R.L., Simard J., Hall P., Michailidou K., Dennis J., Schmidt M.K., Chang-Claude J., Gharahkhani P., Whiteman D., O'Mara T.A., Spurdle A.B., Thompson D.J., Tomlinson I., De Vivo I., Campbell P.T., Hoffmeister M., Jenkins M., Peters U., Hsu L., Gruber S.B., Casey G., Schmit S.L., Landi M.T., Law M.H., Iles M.M., Demenais F., Kumar R., MacGregor S., Bishop D.T., Ward S.V., Bondy M.L., Wiencke J.K., Melin B., Barnholtz-Sloan J., Kinnersley B., Wrensch M.R., Hung R.J., Caporaso N.E., Berndt S.I., Birmann B.M., Camp N.J., Kraft P., Rothman N., Slager S.L., Berchuck A., Pharoah P.D.P., Sellers T.A., Gayther S.A., Pearce C.L., Goode E.L., Schildkraut J.M., Moysich K.B., Amos C.I., Brennan P., McKay J., Amundadottir L.T., Jacobs E.J., Klein A.P., Petersen G.M., Risch H.A., Stolzenberg-Solomon R.Z., Wolpin B.M., Li D., Eeles R.A., Haiman C.A., Kote-Jarai Z., Schumacher F.R., Al Olama A.A., Purdue M.P., Scelo G., Dalgaard M.D., Greene M.H., Grotmol T., Kanetsky P.A., McGlynn K.A., Nathanson K.L., Turnbull C., Wiklund F., Chanock S.J., Chatterjee N., Garcia-Closas M., Zhang Y.D., Hurson A.N., and Zhang H.
Abstract: Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have led to the identification of hundreds of susceptibility loci across cancers, but the impact of further studies remains uncertain. Here we analyse summary-level data from GWAS of European ancestry across fourteen cancer sites to estimate the number of common susceptibility variants (polygenicity) and underlying effect-size distribution. All cancers show a high degree of polygenicity, involving at a minimum of thousands of loci. We project that sample sizes required to explain 80% of GWAS heritability vary from 60,000 cases for testicular to over 1,000,000 cases for lung cancer. The maximum relative risk achievable for subjects at the 99th risk percentile of underlying polygenic risk scores (PRS), compared to average risk, ranges from 12 for testicular to 2.5 for ovarian cancer. We show that PRS have potential for risk stratification for cancers of breast, colon and prostate, but less so for others because of modest heritability and lower incidence.Copyright © 2020, This is a U.S. government work and not under copyright protection in the U.S.; foreign copyright protection may apply.
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35. Prediction of contralateral breast cancer: external validation of risk calculators in 20 international cohorts.

Author: Smit V.T.H.B.M., Pharoah P.D.P., Shah M., Siesling S., Southey M.C., Schmidt M.K., Hooning M.J., Westenend P.J., Wendt C., Wang Q., Van't Veer L.J., van Ongeval C., van Leeuwen F.E., van Deurzen C.H.M., van den Broek A.J., Tollenaar R.A.E.M., Tapper W.J., Giardiello D., Hauptmann M., Steyerberg E.W., Adank M.A., Akdeniz D., Blom J.C., Blomqvist C., Bojesen S.E., Bolla M.K., Brinkhuis M., Chang-Claude J., Czene K., Devilee P., Dunning A.M., Easton D.F., Eccles D.M., Fasching P.A., Figueroa J., Flyger H., Garcia-Closas M., Haeberle L., Haiman C.A., Hall P., Hamann U., Hopper J.L., Jager A., Jakubowska A., Jung A., Keeman R., Koppert L.B., Kramer I., Lambrechts D., Le Marchand L., Lindblom A., Lubinski J., Manoochehri M., Mariani L., Nevanlinna H., Oldenburg H.S.A., Pelders S., Smit V.T.H.B.M., Pharoah P.D.P., Shah M., Siesling S., Southey M.C., Schmidt M.K., Hooning M.J., Westenend P.J., Wendt C., Wang Q., Van't Veer L.J., van Ongeval C., van Leeuwen F.E., van Deurzen C.H.M., van den Broek A.J., Tollenaar R.A.E.M., Tapper W.J., Giardiello D., Hauptmann M., Steyerberg E.W., Adank M.A., Akdeniz D., Blom J.C., Blomqvist C., Bojesen S.E., Bolla M.K., Brinkhuis M., Chang-Claude J., Czene K., Devilee P., Dunning A.M., Easton D.F., Eccles D.M., Fasching P.A., Figueroa J., Flyger H., Garcia-Closas M., Haeberle L., Haiman C.A., Hall P., Hamann U., Hopper J.L., Jager A., Jakubowska A., Jung A., Keeman R., Koppert L.B., Kramer I., Lambrechts D., Le Marchand L., Lindblom A., Lubinski J., Manoochehri M., Mariani L., Nevanlinna H., Oldenburg H.S.A., and Pelders S.
Abstract: Background: Three tools are currently available to predict the risk of contralateral breast cancer (CBC). We aimed to compare the performance of the Manchester formula, CBCrisk, and PredictCBC in patients with invasive breast cancer (BC). Method(s): We analyzed data of 132,756 patients (4682 CBC) from 20 international studies with a median follow-up of 8.8 years. Prediction performance included discrimination, quantified as a time-dependent Area-Under-the-Curve (AUC) at 5 and 10 years after diagnosis of primary BC, and calibration, quantified as the expected-observed (E/O) ratio at 5 and 10 years and the calibration slope. Result(s): The AUC at 10 years was: 0.58 (95% confidence intervals [CI] 0.57-0.59) for CBCrisk; 0.60 (95% CI 0.59-0.61) for the Manchester formula; 0.63 (95% CI 0.59-0.66) and 0.59 (95% CI 0.56-0.62) for PredictCBC-1A (for settings where BRCA1/2 mutation status is available) and PredictCBC-1B (for the general population), respectively. The E/O at 10 years: 0.82 (95% CI 0.51-1.32) for CBCrisk; 1.53 (95% CI 0.63-3.73) for the Manchester formula; 1.28 (95% CI 0.63-2.58) for PredictCBC-1A and 1.35 (95% CI 0.65-2.77) for PredictCBC-1B. The calibration slope was 1.26 (95% CI 1.01-1.50) for CBCrisk; 0.90 (95% CI 0.79-1.02) for PredictCBC-1A; 0.81 (95% CI 0.63-0.99) for PredictCBC-1B, and 0.39 (95% CI 0.34-0.43) for the Manchester formula. Conclusion(s): Current CBC risk prediction tools provide only moderate discrimination and the Manchester formula was poorly calibrated. Better predictors and re-calibration are needed to improve CBC prediction and to identify low- and high-CBC risk patients for clinical decision-making.Copyright © 2020, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
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36. Germline sequencing DNA repair genes in 5,545 men with aggressive and non-aggressive prostate cancer.

Author: Wiklund F., Southey M.C., Eeles R.A., Kote-Jarai Z., Haiman C.A., Conti D.V., Darst B.F., Dadaev T., Saunders E., Sheng X., Wan P., Pooler L., Xia L.Y., Chanock S., Berndt S.I., Gapstur S.M., Stevens V., Albanes D., Weinstein S.J., Gnanapragasam V., Giles G.G., Nguyen-Dumont T., Milne R.L., Pomerantz M., Schmidt J.A., Mucci L., Catalona W.J., Hetrick K.N., Doheny K.F., MacInnis R.J., Wiklund F., Southey M.C., Eeles R.A., Kote-Jarai Z., Haiman C.A., Conti D.V., Darst B.F., Dadaev T., Saunders E., Sheng X., Wan P., Pooler L., Xia L.Y., Chanock S., Berndt S.I., Gapstur S.M., Stevens V., Albanes D., Weinstein S.J., Gnanapragasam V., Giles G.G., Nguyen-Dumont T., Milne R.L., Pomerantz M., Schmidt J.A., Mucci L., Catalona W.J., Hetrick K.N., Doheny K.F., and MacInnis R.J.
Abstract: BACKGROUND: There is an urgent need to identify factors specifically associated with aggressive prostate cancer (PCa) risk. We investigated whether rare pathogenic, likely pathogenic, or deleterious (P/LP/D) germline variants in DNA repair genes are associated with aggressive PCa risk in a case-case study of aggressive versus non-aggressive disease. METHOD(S): Participants were 5,545 European-ancestry men, including 2,775 non-aggressive and 2,770 aggressive PCa cases, which included 467 metastatic cases (16.9%). Samples were assembled from 12 international studies and germline sequenced together. Rare (minor allele frequency<0.01) P/LP/D variants were analyzed for 155 DNA repair genes. We compared single variant, gene-based, and DNA repair pathway-based burdens by disease aggressiveness. All statistical tests are two-sided. RESULT(S): BRCA2 and PALB2 had the most statistically significant gene-based associations, with 2.5% of aggressive and 0.8% of non-aggressive cases carrying P/LP/D BRCA2 alleles (OR=3.19, 95% CI=1.94 to 5.25, P=8.58x10-7) and 0.65% of aggressive and 0.11% of non-aggressive cases carrying P/LP/D PALB2 alleles (OR=6.31, 95% CI=1.83 to 21.68, P=4.79x10-4). ATM had a nominal association, with 1.6% of aggressive and 0.8% of non-aggressive cases carrying P/LP/D ATM alleles (OR=1.88, 95% CI=1.10 to 3.22, P=.02). In aggregate, P/LP/D alleles within 24 literature-curated candidate PCa DNA repair genes were more common in aggressive than non-aggressive cases (carrier frequencies=14.2% versus 10.6%, respectively; P=5.56x10-5). However, this difference was statistically non-significant (P=.18) upon excluding BRCA2, PALB2, and ATM. Among these 24 genes, P/LP/D carriers had a 1.06-year younger diagnosis age (95% CI=-1,65 to 0.48, P=3.71x10-4). CONCLUSION(S): Risk conveyed by DNA repair genes is largely driven by rare P/LP/D alleles within BRCA2, PALB2, and ATM. These findings support the importance of these genes in both screening and disease management consid
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37. Prediction and clinical utility of a contralateral breast cancer risk model.

Author: Wendt C., Van Leeuwen F.E., Van Ongeval C., Van't Veer L.J., Wang Q., Westenend P.J., Schmidt M.K., Hooning M.J., Giardiello D., Steyerberg E.W., Hauptmann M., Adank M.A., Akdeniz D., Blomqvist C., Bojesen S.E., Bolla M.K., Brinkhuis M., Chang-Claude J., Czene K., Devilee P., Dunning A.M., Easton D.F., Eccles D.M., Fasching P.A., Figueroa J., Flyger H., Garcia-Closas M., Haeberle L., Haiman C.A., Hall P., Hamann U., Hopper J.L., Jager A., Jakubowska A., Jung A., Keeman R., Kramer I., Lambrechts D., Le Marchand L., Lindblom A., Lubinski J., Manoochehri M., Mariani L., Nevanlinna H., Oldenburg H.S.A., Pelders S., Pharoah P.D.P., Shah M., Siesling S., Smit V.T.H.B.M., Southey M.C., Tapper W.J., Tollenaar R.A.E.M., Van Den Broek A.J., Van Deurzen C.H.M., Wendt C., Van Leeuwen F.E., Van Ongeval C., Van't Veer L.J., Wang Q., Westenend P.J., Schmidt M.K., Hooning M.J., Giardiello D., Steyerberg E.W., Hauptmann M., Adank M.A., Akdeniz D., Blomqvist C., Bojesen S.E., Bolla M.K., Brinkhuis M., Chang-Claude J., Czene K., Devilee P., Dunning A.M., Easton D.F., Eccles D.M., Fasching P.A., Figueroa J., Flyger H., Garcia-Closas M., Haeberle L., Haiman C.A., Hall P., Hamann U., Hopper J.L., Jager A., Jakubowska A., Jung A., Keeman R., Kramer I., Lambrechts D., Le Marchand L., Lindblom A., Lubinski J., Manoochehri M., Mariani L., Nevanlinna H., Oldenburg H.S.A., Pelders S., Pharoah P.D.P., Shah M., Siesling S., Smit V.T.H.B.M., Southey M.C., Tapper W.J., Tollenaar R.A.E.M., Van Den Broek A.J., and Van Deurzen C.H.M.
Abstract: Background: Breast cancer survivors are at risk for contralateral breast cancer (CBC), with the consequent burden of further treatment and potentially less favorable prognosis. We aimed to develop and validate a CBC risk prediction model and evaluate its applicability for clinical decision-making. Method(s): We included data of 132,756 invasive non-metastatic breast cancer patients from 20 studies with 4682 CBC events and a median follow-up of 8.8 years. We developed a multivariable Fine and Gray prediction model (PredictCBC-1A) including patient, primary tumor, and treatment characteristics and BRCA1/2 germline mutation status, accounting for the competing risks of death and distant metastasis. We also developed a model without BRCA1/2 mutation status (PredictCBC-1B) since this information was available for only 6% of patients and is routinely unavailable in the general breast cancer population. Prediction performance was evaluated using calibration and discrimination, calculated by a time-dependent area under the curve (AUC) at 5 and 10 years after diagnosis of primary breast cancer, and an internal-external cross-validation procedure. Decision curve analysis was performed to evaluate the net benefit of the model to quantify clinical utility. Result(s): In the multivariable model, BRCA1/2 germline mutation status, family history, and systemic adjuvant treatment showed the strongest associations with CBC risk. The AUC of PredictCBC-1A was 0.63 (95% prediction interval (PI) at 5 years, 0.52-0.74; at 10 years, 0.53-0.72). Calibration-in-the-large was-0.13 (95% PI:-1.62-1.37), and the calibration slope was 0.90 (95% PI: 0.73-1.08). The AUC of Predict-1B at 10 years was 0.59 (95% PI: 0.52-0.66); calibration was slightly lower. Decision curve analysis for preventive contralateral mastectomy showed potential clinical utility of PredictCBC-1A between thresholds of 4-10% 10-year CBC risk for BRCA1/2 mutation carriers and non-carriers. Conclusion(s): We developed a reasonab
Published: 2020

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

Author: Garcia-Closas M., John E.M., Kaaks R., Kapoor P.M., Keeman R., Kitahara C.M., Koppert L.B., Kraft P., Kristensen V.N., Lambrechts D., Le Marchand L., Lejbkowicz F., Lindblom A., Lubinski J., Mannermaa A., Manoochehri M., Manoukian S., Margolin S., Martinez M.E., Maurer T., Mavroudis D., Meindl A., Milne R.L., Mulligan A.M., Neuhausen S.L., Nevanlinna H., Newman W.G., Olshan A.F., Olson J.E., Olsson H., Orr N., Peterlongo P., Petridis C., Prentice R.L., Presneau N., Punie K., Ramachandran D., Rennert G., Romero A., Sachchithananthan M., Saloustros E., Sawyer E.J., Schmutzler R.K., Schwentner L., Scott C., Simard J., Sohn C., Southey M.C., Swerdlow A.J., Tamimi R.M., Tapper W.J., Teixeira M.R., Terry M.B., Thorne H., Tollenaar R.A.E.M., Tomlinson I., Troester M.A., Truong T., Turnbull C., Vachon C.M., van der Kolk L.E., Wang Q., Winqvist R., Wolk A., Yang X.R., Ziogas A., Pharoah P.D.P., Hall P., Wessels L.F.A., Chenevix-Trench G., Bader G.D., Dork T., Easton D.F., Canisius S., Schmidt M.K., Escala-Garcia M., Abraham J., Andrulis I.L., Anton-Culver H., Arndt V., Ashworth A., Auer P.L., Auvinen P., Beckmann M.W., Beesley J., Behrens S., Benitez J., Bermisheva M., Blomqvist C., Blot W., Bogdanova N.V., Bojesen S.E., Bolla M.K., Borresen-Dale A.-L., Brauch H., Brenner H., Brucker S.Y., Burwinkel B., Caldas C., Canzian F., Chang-Claude J., Chanock S.J., Chin S.-F., Clarke C.L., Couch F.J., Cox A., Cross S.S., Czene K., Daly M.B., Dennis J., Devilee P., Dunn J.A., Dunning A.M., Dwek M., Earl H.M., Eccles D.M., Eliassen A.H., Ellberg C., Evans D.G., Fasching P.A., Figueroa J., Flyger H., Gago-Dominguez M., Gapstur S.M., Garcia-Saenz J.A., Gaudet M.M., George A., Giles G.G., Goldgar D.E., Gonzalez-Neira A., Grip M., Guenel P., Guo Q., Haiman C.A., Hakansson N., Hamann U., Harrington P.A., Hiller L., Hooning M.J., Hopper J.L., Howell A., Huang C.-S., Huang G., Hunter D.J., Jakubowska A., Garcia-Closas M., John E.M., Kaaks R., Kapoor P.M., Keeman R., Kitahara C.M., Koppert L.B., Kraft P., Kristensen V.N., Lambrechts D., Le Marchand L., Lejbkowicz F., Lindblom A., Lubinski J., Mannermaa A., Manoochehri M., Manoukian S., Margolin S., Martinez M.E., Maurer T., Mavroudis D., Meindl A., Milne R.L., Mulligan A.M., Neuhausen S.L., Nevanlinna H., Newman W.G., Olshan A.F., Olson J.E., Olsson H., Orr N., Peterlongo P., Petridis C., Prentice R.L., Presneau N., Punie K., Ramachandran D., Rennert G., Romero A., Sachchithananthan M., Saloustros E., Sawyer E.J., Schmutzler R.K., Schwentner L., Scott C., Simard J., Sohn C., Southey M.C., Swerdlow A.J., Tamimi R.M., Tapper W.J., Teixeira M.R., Terry M.B., Thorne H., Tollenaar R.A.E.M., Tomlinson I., Troester M.A., Truong T., Turnbull C., Vachon C.M., van der Kolk L.E., Wang Q., Winqvist R., Wolk A., Yang X.R., Ziogas A., Pharoah P.D.P., Hall P., Wessels L.F.A., Chenevix-Trench G., Bader G.D., Dork T., Easton D.F., Canisius S., Schmidt M.K., Escala-Garcia M., Abraham J., Andrulis I.L., Anton-Culver H., Arndt V., Ashworth A., Auer P.L., Auvinen P., Beckmann M.W., Beesley J., Behrens S., Benitez J., Bermisheva M., Blomqvist C., Blot W., Bogdanova N.V., Bojesen S.E., Bolla M.K., Borresen-Dale A.-L., Brauch H., Brenner H., Brucker S.Y., Burwinkel B., Caldas C., Canzian F., Chang-Claude J., Chanock S.J., Chin S.-F., Clarke C.L., Couch F.J., Cox A., Cross S.S., Czene K., Daly M.B., Dennis J., Devilee P., Dunn J.A., Dunning A.M., Dwek M., Earl H.M., Eccles D.M., Eliassen A.H., Ellberg C., Evans D.G., Fasching P.A., Figueroa J., Flyger H., Gago-Dominguez M., Gapstur S.M., Garcia-Saenz J.A., Gaudet M.M., George A., Giles G.G., Goldgar D.E., Gonzalez-Neira A., Grip M., Guenel P., Guo Q., Haiman C.A., Hakansson N., Hamann U., Harrington P.A., Hiller L., Hooning M.J., Hopper J.L., Howell A., Huang C.-S., Huang G., Hunter D.J., and Jakubowska A.
Abstract: Identifying the underlying genetic drivers of the heritability of breast cancer prognosis remains elusive. We adapt a network-based approach to handle underpowered complex datasets to provide new insights into the potential function of germline variants in breast cancer prognosis. This network-based analysis studies ~7.3 million variants in 84,457 breast cancer patients in relation to breast cancer survival and confirms the results on 12,381 independent patients. Aggregating the prognostic effects of genetic variants across multiple genes, we identify four gene modules associated with survival in estrogen receptor (ER)-negative and one in ER-positive disease. The modules show biological enrichment for cancer-related processes such as G-alpha signaling, circadian clock, angiogenesis, and Rho-GTPases in apoptosis.Copyright © 2020, The Author(s).
Published: 2020

39. Fine-mapping of 150 breast cancer risk regions identifies 191 likely target genes.

Author: Ramus S.J., Carroll J.S., Schneeweiss A., Schoemaker M.J., Schottker B., Schurmann P., Scott C., Scott R.J., Senter L., Shah M., Sharma P., Shen C.-Y., Shu X.-O., Singer C.F., Slavin T.P., Smichkoska S., Spinelli J.J., Spurdle A.B., Sutter C., Swerdlow A.J., Tamimi R.M., Tan Y.Y., Tapper W.J., Taylor J., Teixeira M.R., Tengstrom M., Teo S.H., Terry M.B., Teule A., Thomassen M., Thull D.L., Toland A.E., Tollenaar R.A.E.M., Tomlinson I., Torres D., Torres-Mejia G., Troester M.A., Truong T., Tung N., Tzardi M., Ulmer H.-U., Vachon C.M., van der Kolk L.E., van Rensburg E.J., Vega A., Viel A., Vijai J., Vogel M.J., Wang Q., Wappenschmidt B., Weinberg C.R., Weitzel J.N., Wendt C., Wildiers H., Winqvist R., Wolk A., Wu A.H., Yannoukakos D., Zhang Y., Zheng W., Hunter D., Pharoah P.D.P., Chang-Claude J., Garcia-Closas M., Schmidt M.K., Kristensen V.N., French J.D., Antoniou A.C., Chenevix-Trench G., Simard J., Easton D.F., Kraft P., Allen J., Harris M., Fachal L., Aschard H., Beesley J., Barnes D.R., Kar S., Pooley K.A., Dennis J., Michailidou K., Turman C., Soucy P., Lemacon A., Lush M., Tyrer J.P., Ghoussaini M., Marjaneh M.M., Jiang X., Agata S., Aittomaki K., Alonso M.R., Andrulis I.L., Anton-Culver H., Antonenkova N.N., Arason A., Arndt V., Aronson K.J., Arun B.K., Auber B., Auer P.L., Azzollini J., Balmana J., Barkardottir R.B., Barrowdale D., Beeghly-Fadiel A., Benitez J., Bermisheva M., Bialkowska K., Blanco A.M., Blomqvist C., Blot W., Bogdanova N.V., Bojesen S.E., Bolla M.K., Bonanni B., Borg A., Bosse K., Brauch H., Brenner H., Briceno I., Brock I.W., Brooks-Wilson A., Bruning T., Burwinkel B., Buys S.S., Cai Q., Caldes T., Caligo M.A., Camp N.J., Campbell I., Carter B.D., Castelao J.E., Chiquette J., Christiansen H., Chung W.K., Claes K.B.M., Clarke C.L., Mari V., Berthet P., Castera L., Vaur D., Lallaoui H., Bignon Y.-J., Uhrhammer N., Bonadona V., Lasset C., Revillion F., Vennin P., Muller D., Gomes D.M., Ingster O., Coupier I., Pujol P., Collonge-Rame M.-A., Mortemousque I., Bera O., Rose M., Baurand A., Bertolone G., Faivre L., Dreyfus H., Leroux D., Venat-Bouvet L., Bezieau S., Delnatte C., Chiesa J., Gilbert-Dussardier B., Gesta P., Prieur F.P., Bronner M., Sokolowska J., Coulet F., Boutry-Kryza N., Calender A., Giraud S., Leone M., Fert-Ferrer S., Stoppa-Lyonnet D., Jiao Y., Lesueur F.L., Mebirouk N., Barouk-Simonet E., Bubien V., Longy M., Sevenet N., Gladieff L., Toulas C., Reimineras A., Sobol H., Paillerets B.B.-D., Cabaret O., Caron O., Guillaud-Bataille M., Rouleau E., Belotti M., Buecher B., Caputo S., Colas C., Pauw A.D., Fourme E., Gauthier-Villars M., Golmard L., Moncoutier V., Saule C., Donaldson A., Murray A., Brady A., Brewer C., Pottinger C., Miller C., Gallagher D., Gregory H., Cook J., Eason J., Adlard J., Barwell J., Ong K.-R., Snape K., Walker L., Izatt L., Side L., Tischkowitz M., Rogers M.T., Porteous M.E., Ahmed M., Morrison P.J., Brennan P., Eeles R., Davidson R., Collee J.M., Cornelissen S., Couch F.J., Cox A., Cross S.S., Cybulski C., Czene K., Daly M.B., de la Hoya M., Devilee P., Diez O., Ding Y.C., Dite G.S., Domchek S.M., Dork T., dos-Santos-Silva I., Droit A., Dubois S., Dumont M., Duran M., Durcan L., Dwek M., Eccles D.M., Engel C., Eriksson M., Evans D.G., Fasching P.A., Fletcher O., Floris G., Flyger H., Foretova L., Foulkes W.D., Friedman E., Fritschi L., Frost D., Gabrielson M., Gago-Dominguez M., Gambino G., Ganz P.A., Gapstur S.M., Garber J., Garcia-Saenz J.A., Gaudet M.M., Georgoulias V., Giles G., Glendon G., Godwin A.K., Goldberg M.S., Goldgar D.E., Gonzalez-Neira A., Tibiletti M.G., Greene M.H., Grip M., Gronwald J., Grundy A., Guenel P., Hahnen E., Haiman C.A., Hakansson N., Hall P., Hamann U., Harrington P.A., Hartikainen J.M., Hartman M., He W., Healey C.S., Heemskerk-Gerritsen B.A.M., Heyworth J., Hillemanns P., Hogervorst F.B.L., Hollestelle A., Hooning M., Hopper J., Howell A., Huang G., Hulick P.J., Imyanitov E.N., Sexton A., Christian A., Trainer A., Spigelman A., Fellows A., Shelling A., Fazio A.D., Blackburn A., Crook A., Meiser B., Patterson B., Clarke C., Saunders C., Hunt C., Amor D., Marsh D., Edkins E., Salisbury E., Haan E., Neidermayr E., Macrea F., Farshid G., Lindeman G., Trench G., Mann G., Gill G., Thorne H., Hickie I., Winship I., Flanagan J., Kollias J., Visvader J., Stone J., Burke J., Saunus J., Forbes J., French J., Tucker K., Wu K., Phillips K., Lipton L., Andrews L., Lobb L., Kentwell M., Spurdle M., Cummings M., Gleeson M., Jenkins M., Young M.A., Delatycki M., Wallis M., Burgess M., Price M., Brown M., Southey M., Bogwitz M., Field M., Friedlander M., Gattas M., Saleh M., Hayward N., Pachter N., Cohen P., Duijf P., James P., Simpson P., Fong P., Butow P., Williams R., Kefford R., Scott R., Milne R.L., Balleine R., Dawson S.-J., Lok S., O'Connell S., Greening S., Nightingale S., Edwards S., Fox S., McLachlan S.-A., Lakhani S., Antill Y., Aalfs C., Meijers-Heijboer H., van Engelen K., Gille H., Boere I., Collee M., van Deurzen C., Obdeijn I.-M., van den Ouweland A., Seynaeve C., Siesling S., Verloop J., van Asperen C., van Cronenburg T., Blok R., de Boer M., Garcia E.G., Adank M., Hogervorst F., Jenner D., van Leeuwen F., Rookus M., Russell N., Schmidt M., van den Belt-Dusebout S., Kets C., Mensenkamp A., de Bock T., van der Hout A., Mourits M., Oosterwijk J., Ausems M., Koudijs M., Baxter R., Yip D., Carpenter J., Davis A., Pathmanathan N., Graham D., Sachchithananthan M., Isaacs C., Iwasaki M., Jager A., Jakimovska M., Jakubowska A., Janavicius R., Jankowitz R.C., John E.M., Johnson N., Jones M.E., Jukkola-Vuorinen A., Jung A., Kaaks R., Kang D., Kapoor P.M., Karlan B.Y., Keeman R., Kerin M.J., Khusnutdinova E., Kiiski J.I., Kirk J., Kitahara C.M., Ko Y.-D., Konstantopoulou I., Kosma V.-M., Koutros S., Kubelka-Sabit K., Kwong A., Kyriacou K., Laitman Y., Lambrechts D., Lee E., Leslie G., Lester J., Lesueur F., Lindblom A., Lo W.-Y., Long J., Lophatananon A., Loud J.T., Lubinski J., MacInnis R.J., Maishman T., Makalic E., Mannermaa A., Manoochehri M., Manoukian S., Margolin S., Martinez M.E., Matsuo K., Maurer T., Mavroudis D., Mayes R., McGuffog L., McLean C., Meindl A., Miller A., Miller N., Montagna M., Moreno F., Muir K., Mulligan A.M., Munoz-Garzon V.M., Muranen T.A., Narod S.A., Nassir R., Nathanson K.L., Neuhausen S.L., Nevanlinna H., Neven P., Nielsen F.C., Nikitina-Zake L., Norman A., Offit K., Olah E., Olopade O.I., Olsson H., Orr N., Osorio A., Pankratz V.S., Papp J., Park S.K., Park-Simon T.-W., Parsons M.T., Paul J., Pedersen I.S., Peissel B., Peshkin B., Peterlongo P., Peto J., Plaseska-Karanfilska D., Prajzendanc K., Prentice R., Presneau N., Prokofyeva D., Pujana M.A., Pylkas K., Radice P., Canzian F., Rantala J., Rau-Murthy R., Rennert G., Risch H.A., Robson M., Romero A., Rossing M., Saloustros E., Sanchez-Herrero E., Sandler D.P., Santamarina M., Sawyer E.J., Scheuner M.T., Schmidt D.F., Schmutzler R.K., Ramus S.J., Carroll J.S., Schneeweiss A., Schoemaker M.J., Schottker B., Schurmann P., Scott C., Scott R.J., Senter L., Shah M., Sharma P., Shen C.-Y., Shu X.-O., Singer C.F., Slavin T.P., Smichkoska S., Spinelli J.J., Spurdle A.B., Sutter C., Swerdlow A.J., Tamimi R.M., Tan Y.Y., Tapper W.J., Taylor J., Teixeira M.R., Tengstrom M., Teo S.H., Terry M.B., Teule A., Thomassen M., Thull D.L., Toland A.E., Tollenaar R.A.E.M., Tomlinson I., Torres D., Torres-Mejia G., Troester M.A., Truong T., Tung N., Tzardi M., Ulmer H.-U., Vachon C.M., van der Kolk L.E., van Rensburg E.J., Vega A., Viel A., Vijai J., Vogel M.J., Wang Q., Wappenschmidt B., Weinberg C.R., Weitzel J.N., Wendt C., Wildiers H., Winqvist R., Wolk A., Wu A.H., Yannoukakos D., Zhang Y., Zheng W., Hunter D., Pharoah P.D.P., Chang-Claude J., Garcia-Closas M., Schmidt M.K., Kristensen V.N., French J.D., Antoniou A.C., Chenevix-Trench G., Simard J., Easton D.F., Kraft P., Allen J., Harris M., Fachal L., Aschard H., Beesley J., Barnes D.R., Kar S., Pooley K.A., Dennis J., Michailidou K., Turman C., Soucy P., Lemacon A., Lush M., Tyrer J.P., Ghoussaini M., Marjaneh M.M., Jiang X., Agata S., Aittomaki K., Alonso M.R., Andrulis I.L., Anton-Culver H., Antonenkova N.N., Arason A., Arndt V., Aronson K.J., Arun B.K., Auber B., Auer P.L., Azzollini J., Balmana J., Barkardottir R.B., Barrowdale D., Beeghly-Fadiel A., Benitez J., Bermisheva M., Bialkowska K., Blanco A.M., Blomqvist C., Blot W., Bogdanova N.V., Bojesen S.E., Bolla M.K., Bonanni B., Borg A., Bosse K., Brauch H., Brenner H., Briceno I., Brock I.W., Brooks-Wilson A., Bruning T., Burwinkel B., Buys S.S., Cai Q., Caldes T., Caligo M.A., Camp N.J., Campbell I., Carter B.D., Castelao J.E., Chiquette J., Christiansen H., Chung W.K., Claes K.B.M., Clarke C.L., Mari V., Berthet P., Castera L., Vaur D., Lallaoui H., Bignon Y.-J., Uhrhammer N., Bonadona V., Lasset C., Revillion F., Vennin P., Muller D., Gomes D.M., Ingster O., Coupier I., Pujol P., Collonge-Rame M.-A., Mortemousque I., Bera O., Rose M., Baurand A., Bertolone G., Faivre L., Dreyfus H., Leroux D., Venat-Bouvet L., Bezieau S., Delnatte C., Chiesa J., Gilbert-Dussardier B., Gesta P., Prieur F.P., Bronner M., Sokolowska J., Coulet F., Boutry-Kryza N., Calender A., Giraud S., Leone M., Fert-Ferrer S., Stoppa-Lyonnet D., Jiao Y., Lesueur F.L., Mebirouk N., Barouk-Simonet E., Bubien V., Longy M., Sevenet N., Gladieff L., Toulas C., Reimineras A., Sobol H., Paillerets B.B.-D., Cabaret O., Caron O., Guillaud-Bataille M., Rouleau E., Belotti M., Buecher B., Caputo S., Colas C., Pauw A.D., Fourme E., Gauthier-Villars M., Golmard L., Moncoutier V., Saule C., Donaldson A., Murray A., Brady A., Brewer C., Pottinger C., Miller C., Gallagher D., Gregory H., Cook J., Eason J., Adlard J., Barwell J., Ong K.-R., Snape K., Walker L., Izatt L., Side L., Tischkowitz M., Rogers M.T., Porteous M.E., Ahmed M., Morrison P.J., Brennan P., Eeles R., Davidson R., Collee J.M., Cornelissen S., Couch F.J., Cox A., Cross S.S., Cybulski C., Czene K., Daly M.B., de la Hoya M., Devilee P., Diez O., Ding Y.C., Dite G.S., Domchek S.M., Dork T., dos-Santos-Silva I., Droit A., Dubois S., Dumont M., Duran M., Durcan L., Dwek M., Eccles D.M., Engel C., Eriksson M., Evans D.G., Fasching P.A., Fletcher O., Floris G., Flyger H., Foretova L., Foulkes W.D., Friedman E., Fritschi L., Frost D., Gabrielson M., Gago-Dominguez M., Gambino G., Ganz P.A., Gapstur S.M., Garber J., Garcia-Saenz J.A., Gaudet M.M., Georgoulias V., Giles G., Glendon G., Godwin A.K., Goldberg M.S., Goldgar D.E., Gonzalez-Neira A., Tibiletti M.G., Greene M.H., Grip M., Gronwald J., Grundy A., Guenel P., Hahnen E., Haiman C.A., Hakansson N., Hall P., Hamann U., Harrington P.A., Hartikainen J.M., Hartman M., He W., Healey C.S., Heemskerk-Gerritsen B.A.M., Heyworth J., Hillemanns P., Hogervorst F.B.L., Hollestelle A., Hooning M., Hopper J., Howell A., Huang G., Hulick P.J., Imyanitov E.N., Sexton A., Christian A., Trainer A., Spigelman A., Fellows A., Shelling A., Fazio A.D., Blackburn A., Crook A., Meiser B., Patterson B., Clarke C., Saunders C., Hunt C., Amor D., Marsh D., Edkins E., Salisbury E., Haan E., Neidermayr E., Macrea F., Farshid G., Lindeman G., Trench G., Mann G., Gill G., Thorne H., Hickie I., Winship I., Flanagan J., Kollias J., Visvader J., Stone J., Burke J., Saunus J., Forbes J., French J., Tucker K., Wu K., Phillips K., Lipton L., Andrews L., Lobb L., Kentwell M., Spurdle M., Cummings M., Gleeson M., Jenkins M., Young M.A., Delatycki M., Wallis M., Burgess M., Price M., Brown M., Southey M., Bogwitz M., Field M., Friedlander M., Gattas M., Saleh M., Hayward N., Pachter N., Cohen P., Duijf P., James P., Simpson P., Fong P., Butow P., Williams R., Kefford R., Scott R., Milne R.L., Balleine R., Dawson S.-J., Lok S., O'Connell S., Greening S., Nightingale S., Edwards S., Fox S., McLachlan S.-A., Lakhani S., Antill Y., Aalfs C., Meijers-Heijboer H., van Engelen K., Gille H., Boere I., Collee M., van Deurzen C., Obdeijn I.-M., van den Ouweland A., Seynaeve C., Siesling S., Verloop J., van Asperen C., van Cronenburg T., Blok R., de Boer M., Garcia E.G., Adank M., Hogervorst F., Jenner D., van Leeuwen F., Rookus M., Russell N., Schmidt M., van den Belt-Dusebout S., Kets C., Mensenkamp A., de Bock T., van der Hout A., Mourits M., Oosterwijk J., Ausems M., Koudijs M., Baxter R., Yip D., Carpenter J., Davis A., Pathmanathan N., Graham D., Sachchithananthan M., Isaacs C., Iwasaki M., Jager A., Jakimovska M., Jakubowska A., Janavicius R., Jankowitz R.C., John E.M., Johnson N., Jones M.E., Jukkola-Vuorinen A., Jung A., Kaaks R., Kang D., Kapoor P.M., Karlan B.Y., Keeman R., Kerin M.J., Khusnutdinova E., Kiiski J.I., Kirk J., Kitahara C.M., Ko Y.-D., Konstantopoulou I., Kosma V.-M., Koutros S., Kubelka-Sabit K., Kwong A., Kyriacou K., Laitman Y., Lambrechts D., Lee E., Leslie G., Lester J., Lesueur F., Lindblom A., Lo W.-Y., Long J., Lophatananon A., Loud J.T., Lubinski J., MacInnis R.J., Maishman T., Makalic E., Mannermaa A., Manoochehri M., Manoukian S., Margolin S., Martinez M.E., Matsuo K., Maurer T., Mavroudis D., Mayes R., McGuffog L., McLean C., Meindl A., Miller A., Miller N., Montagna M., Moreno F., Muir K., Mulligan A.M., Munoz-Garzon V.M., Muranen T.A., Narod S.A., Nassir R., Nathanson K.L., Neuhausen S.L., Nevanlinna H., Neven P., Nielsen F.C., Nikitina-Zake L., Norman A., Offit K., Olah E., Olopade O.I., Olsson H., Orr N., Osorio A., Pankratz V.S., Papp J., Park S.K., Park-Simon T.-W., Parsons M.T., Paul J., Pedersen I.S., Peissel B., Peshkin B., Peterlongo P., Peto J., Plaseska-Karanfilska D., Prajzendanc K., Prentice R., Presneau N., Prokofyeva D., Pujana M.A., Pylkas K., Radice P., Canzian F., Rantala J., Rau-Murthy R., Rennert G., Risch H.A., Robson M., Romero A., Rossing M., Saloustros E., Sanchez-Herrero E., Sandler D.P., Santamarina M., Sawyer E.J., Scheuner M.T., Schmidt D.F., and Schmutzler R.K.
Abstract: Genome-wide association studies have identified breast cancer risk variants in over 150 genomic regions, but the mechanisms underlying risk remain largely unknown. These regions were explored by combining association analysis with in silico genomic feature annotations. We defined 205 independent risk-associated signals with the set of credible causal variants in each one. In parallel, we used a Bayesian approach (PAINTOR) that combines genetic association, linkage disequilibrium and enriched genomic features to determine variants with high posterior probabilities of being causal. Potentially causal variants were significantly over-represented in active gene regulatory regions and transcription factor binding sites. We applied our INQUSIT pipeline for prioritizing genes as targets of those potentially causal variants, using gene expression (expression quantitative trait loci), chromatin interaction and functional annotations. Known cancer drivers, transcription factors and genes in the developmental, apoptosis, immune system and DNA integrity checkpoint gene ontology pathways were over-represented among the highest-confidence target genes.Copyright © 2020, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature America, Inc.
Published: 2020

40. Germline HOXB13 mutations p.G84E and p.R217C do not confer an increased breast cancer risk.

Author: Briceno I., Guenel P., Haiman C.A., Hakansson N., Hall P., Harrington P.A., Hart S.N., Hartman M., Hillemanns P., Hopper J.L., Hou M.-F., Hunter D.J., Huo D., Ito H., Iwasaki M., Jakimovska M., Jakubowska A., John E.M., Presneau N., Rack B., Rau-Murthy R., Rennert G., Rennert H.S., Rhenius V., Romero A., Ruebner M., Saloustros E., Schmutzler R.K., Schneeweiss A., Scott C., Shah M., Shen C.-Y., Shu X.-O., Simard J., Sohn C., Southey M.C., Spinelli J.J., Tamimi R.M., Tapper W.J., Teo S.H., Terry M.B., Torres D., Truong T., Untch M., Vachon C.M., van Asperen C.J., Wolk A., Yamaji T., Zheng W., Ziogas A., Ziv E., Torres-Mejia G., Dork T., Swerdlow A.J., Hamann U., Schmidt M.K., Dunning A.M., Pharoah P.D.P., Easton D.F., Hooning M.J., Martens J.W.M., Hollestelle A., Liu J., Prager-van der Smissen W.J.C., Collee J.M., Bolla M.K., Wang Q., Michailidou K., Dennis J., Ahearn T.U., Aittomaki K., Ambrosone C.B., Andrulis I.L., Anton-Culver H., Antonenkova N.N., Arndt V., Arnold N., Aronson K.J., Augustinsson A., Auvinen P., Becher H., Beckmann M.W., Behrens S., Bermisheva M., Bernstein L., Bogdanova N.V., Bogdanova-Markov N., Bojesen S.E., Brauch H., Brenner H., Brucker S.Y., Bruning T., Burwinkel B., Cai Q., Cai H., Campa D., Canzian F., Castelao J.E., Chang-Claude J., Chanock S.J., Choi J.-Y., Christiaens M., Clarke C.L., Couch F.J., Czene K., Daly M.B., Devilee P., Dos-Santos-Silva I., Dwek M., Eccles D.M., Eliassen A.H., Fasching P.A., Figueroa J., Flyger H., Fritschi L., Gago-Dominguez M., Gapstur S.M., Garcia-Closas M., Garcia-Saenz J.A., Gaudet M.M., Giles G.G., Goldberg M.S., Goldgar D.E., Kaaks R., Kang D., Keeman R., Khusnutdinova E., Kim S.-W., Kraft P., Kristensen V.N., Kurian A.W., Le Marchand L., Li J., Lindblom A., Lophatananon A., Luben R.N., Lubinski J., Mannermaa A., Manoochehri M., Manoukian S., Margolin S., Mariapun S., Matsuo K., Maurer T., Mavroudis D., Meindl A., Menon U., Milne R.L., Muir K., Mulligan A.M., Neuhausen S.L., Nevanlinna H., Offit K., Olopade O.I., Olson J.E., Olsson H., Orr N., Park S.K., Peterlongo P., Peto J., Plaseska-Karanfilska D., Briceno I., Guenel P., Haiman C.A., Hakansson N., Hall P., Harrington P.A., Hart S.N., Hartman M., Hillemanns P., Hopper J.L., Hou M.-F., Hunter D.J., Huo D., Ito H., Iwasaki M., Jakimovska M., Jakubowska A., John E.M., Presneau N., Rack B., Rau-Murthy R., Rennert G., Rennert H.S., Rhenius V., Romero A., Ruebner M., Saloustros E., Schmutzler R.K., Schneeweiss A., Scott C., Shah M., Shen C.-Y., Shu X.-O., Simard J., Sohn C., Southey M.C., Spinelli J.J., Tamimi R.M., Tapper W.J., Teo S.H., Terry M.B., Torres D., Truong T., Untch M., Vachon C.M., van Asperen C.J., Wolk A., Yamaji T., Zheng W., Ziogas A., Ziv E., Torres-Mejia G., Dork T., Swerdlow A.J., Hamann U., Schmidt M.K., Dunning A.M., Pharoah P.D.P., Easton D.F., Hooning M.J., Martens J.W.M., Hollestelle A., Liu J., Prager-van der Smissen W.J.C., Collee J.M., Bolla M.K., Wang Q., Michailidou K., Dennis J., Ahearn T.U., Aittomaki K., Ambrosone C.B., Andrulis I.L., Anton-Culver H., Antonenkova N.N., Arndt V., Arnold N., Aronson K.J., Augustinsson A., Auvinen P., Becher H., Beckmann M.W., Behrens S., Bermisheva M., Bernstein L., Bogdanova N.V., Bogdanova-Markov N., Bojesen S.E., Brauch H., Brenner H., Brucker S.Y., Bruning T., Burwinkel B., Cai Q., Cai H., Campa D., Canzian F., Castelao J.E., Chang-Claude J., Chanock S.J., Choi J.-Y., Christiaens M., Clarke C.L., Couch F.J., Czene K., Daly M.B., Devilee P., Dos-Santos-Silva I., Dwek M., Eccles D.M., Eliassen A.H., Fasching P.A., Figueroa J., Flyger H., Fritschi L., Gago-Dominguez M., Gapstur S.M., Garcia-Closas M., Garcia-Saenz J.A., Gaudet M.M., Giles G.G., Goldberg M.S., Goldgar D.E., Kaaks R., Kang D., Keeman R., Khusnutdinova E., Kim S.-W., Kraft P., Kristensen V.N., Kurian A.W., Le Marchand L., Li J., Lindblom A., Lophatananon A., Luben R.N., Lubinski J., Mannermaa A., Manoochehri M., Manoukian S., Margolin S., Mariapun S., Matsuo K., Maurer T., Mavroudis D., Meindl A., Menon U., Milne R.L., Muir K., Mulligan A.M., Neuhausen S.L., Nevanlinna H., Offit K., Olopade O.I., Olson J.E., Olsson H., Orr N., Park S.K., Peterlongo P., Peto J., and Plaseska-Karanfilska D.
Abstract: In breast cancer, high levels of homeobox protein Hox-B13 (HOXB13) have been associated with disease progression of ER-positive breast cancer patients and resistance to tamoxifen treatment. Since HOXB13 p.G84E is a prostate cancer risk allele, we evaluated the association between HOXB13 germline mutations and breast cancer risk in a previous study consisting of 3,270 familial non-BRCA1/2 breast cancer cases and 2,327 controls from the Netherlands. Although both recurrent HOXB13 mutations p.G84E and p.R217C were not associated with breast cancer risk, the risk estimation for p.R217C was not very precise. To provide more conclusive evidence regarding the role of HOXB13 in breast cancer susceptibility, we here evaluated the association between HOXB13 mutations and increased breast cancer risk within 81 studies of the international Breast Cancer Association Consortium containing 68,521 invasive breast cancer patients and 54,865 controls. Both HOXB13 p.G84E and p.R217C did not associate with the development of breast cancer in European women, neither in the overall analysis (OR=1.035, 95% CI=0.859-1.246, P=0.718 and OR=0.798, 95% CI=0.482-1.322, P=0.381 respectively), nor in specific high-risk subgroups or breast cancer subtypes. Thus, although involved in breast cancer progression, HOXB13 is not a material breast cancer susceptibility gene.
Published: 2020

41. Transcriptome-wide association study of breast cancer risk by estrogen-receptor status.

Author: Eriksson M., Peterlongo P., Peto J., Pharoah P.D.P., Phillips K.-A., Plaseska-Karanfilska D., Poppe B., Pradhan N., Prajzendanc K., Presneau N., Punie K., Pylkas K., Radice P., Rantala J., Rashid M.U., Rennert G., Risch H.A., Robson M., Romero A., Saloustros E., Sandler D.P., Santos C., Sawyer E.J., Schmidt M.K., Schmidt D.F., Schmutzler R.K., Schoemaker M.J., Scott R.J., Sharma P., Shu X.-O., Simard J., Singer C.F., Skytte A.-B., Soucy P., Southey M.C., Spinelli J.J., Spurdle A.B., Stone J., Swerdlow A.J., Tapper W.J., Taylor J.A., Teixeira M.R., Terry M.B., Teule A., Thomassen M., Thone K., Thull D.L., Tischkowitz M., Toland A.E., Tollenaar R.A.E.M., Torres D., Truong T., Tung N., Vachon C.M., van Asperen C.J., van den Ouweland A.M.W., van Rensburg E.J., Vega A., Viel A., Vieiro-Balo P., Wang Q., Wappenschmidt B., Weinberg C.R., Weitzel J.N., Wendt C., Winqvist R., Yang X.R., Yannoukakos D., Ziogas A., Milne R.L., Easton D.F., Chenevix-Trench G., Zheng W., Kraft P., Jiang X., Feng H., Gusev A., Pasaniuc B., Wu L., Long J., Abu-full Z., Aittomaki K., Andrulis I.L., Anton-Culver H., Antoniou A.C., Arason A., Arndt V., Aronson K.J., Arun B.K., Asseryanis E., Auer P.L., Azzollini J., Balmana J., Barkardottir R.B., Barnes D.R., Barrowdale D., Beckmann M.W., Behrens S., Benitez J., Bermisheva M., Bialkowska K., Blanco A., Blomqvist C., Boeckx B., Bogdanova N.V., Bojesen S.E., Bolla M.K., Bonanni B., Borg A., Brauch H., Brenner H., Briceno I., Broeks A., Bruning T., Burwinkel B., Cai Q., Caldes T., Caligo M.A., Campbell I., Canisius S., Campa D., Carter B.D., Carter J., Castelao J.E., Chang-Claude J., Chanock S.J., Christiansen H., Chung W.K., Claes K.B.M., Clarke C.L., Couch F.J., Cox A., Cross S.S., Cybulski C., Czene K., Daly M.B., de la Hoya M., De Leeneer K., Dennis J., Devilee P., Diez O., Domchek S.M., Dork T., dos-Santos-Silva I., Dunning A.M., Dwek M., Eccles D.M., Ejlertsen B., Ellberg C., Engel C., Fasching P.A., Fletcher O., Flyger H., Fostira F., Friedman E., Fritschi L., Frost D., Gabrielson M., Ganz P.A., Gapstur S.M., Garber J., Garcia-Closas M., Garcia-Saenz J.A., Gaudet M.M., Giles G.G., Glendon G., Godwin A.K., Goldberg M.S., Goldgar D.E., Gonzalez-Neira A., Greene M.H., Gronwald J., Guenel P., Haiman C.A., Hall P., Hamann U., Hake C., He W., Heyworth J., Hogervorst F.B.L., Hollestelle A., Hooning M.J., Hoover R.N., Hopper J.L., Huang G., Hulick P.J., Humphreys K., Imyanitov E.N., Isaacs C., Jakimovska M., Jakubowska A., James P., Janavicius R., Jankowitz R.C., John E.M., Johnson N., Joseph V., Jung A., Karlan B.Y., Khusnutdinova E., Kiiski J.I., Konstantopoulou I., Kristensen V.N., Laitman Y., Lambrechts D., Lazaro C., Leroux D., Leslie G., Lester J., Lesueur F., Lindor N., Lindstrom S., Lo W.-Y., Loud J.T., Lubinski J., Makalic E., Mannermaa A., Manoochehri M., Manoukian S., Margolin S., Martens J.W.M., Martinez M.E., Matricardi L., Maurer T., Mavroudis D., McGuffog L., Meindl A., Menon U., Michailidou K., Kapoor P.M., Miller A., Montagna M., Moreno F., Moserle L., Mulligan A.M., Muranen T.A., Nathanson K.L., Neuhausen S.L., Nevanlinna H., Nevelsteen I., Nielsen F.C., Nikitina-Zake L., Offit K., Olah E., Olopade O.I., Olsson H., Osorio A., Papp J., Park-Simon T.-W., Parsons M.T., Pedersen I.S., Peixoto A., Eriksson M., Peterlongo P., Peto J., Pharoah P.D.P., Phillips K.-A., Plaseska-Karanfilska D., Poppe B., Pradhan N., Prajzendanc K., Presneau N., Punie K., Pylkas K., Radice P., Rantala J., Rashid M.U., Rennert G., Risch H.A., Robson M., Romero A., Saloustros E., Sandler D.P., Santos C., Sawyer E.J., Schmidt M.K., Schmidt D.F., Schmutzler R.K., Schoemaker M.J., Scott R.J., Sharma P., Shu X.-O., Simard J., Singer C.F., Skytte A.-B., Soucy P., Southey M.C., Spinelli J.J., Spurdle A.B., Stone J., Swerdlow A.J., Tapper W.J., Taylor J.A., Teixeira M.R., Terry M.B., Teule A., Thomassen M., Thone K., Thull D.L., Tischkowitz M., Toland A.E., Tollenaar R.A.E.M., Torres D., Truong T., Tung N., Vachon C.M., van Asperen C.J., van den Ouweland A.M.W., van Rensburg E.J., Vega A., Viel A., Vieiro-Balo P., Wang Q., Wappenschmidt B., Weinberg C.R., Weitzel J.N., Wendt C., Winqvist R., Yang X.R., Yannoukakos D., Ziogas A., Milne R.L., Easton D.F., Chenevix-Trench G., Zheng W., Kraft P., Jiang X., Feng H., Gusev A., Pasaniuc B., Wu L., Long J., Abu-full Z., Aittomaki K., Andrulis I.L., Anton-Culver H., Antoniou A.C., Arason A., Arndt V., Aronson K.J., Arun B.K., Asseryanis E., Auer P.L., Azzollini J., Balmana J., Barkardottir R.B., Barnes D.R., Barrowdale D., Beckmann M.W., Behrens S., Benitez J., Bermisheva M., Bialkowska K., Blanco A., Blomqvist C., Boeckx B., Bogdanova N.V., Bojesen S.E., Bolla M.K., Bonanni B., Borg A., Brauch H., Brenner H., Briceno I., Broeks A., Bruning T., Burwinkel B., Cai Q., Caldes T., Caligo M.A., Campbell I., Canisius S., Campa D., Carter B.D., Carter J., Castelao J.E., Chang-Claude J., Chanock S.J., Christiansen H., Chung W.K., Claes K.B.M., Clarke C.L., Couch F.J., Cox A., Cross S.S., Cybulski C., Czene K., Daly M.B., de la Hoya M., De Leeneer K., Dennis J., Devilee P., Diez O., Domchek S.M., Dork T., dos-Santos-Silva I., Dunning A.M., Dwek M., Eccles D.M., Ejlertsen B., Ellberg C., Engel C., Fasching P.A., Fletcher O., Flyger H., Fostira F., Friedman E., Fritschi L., Frost D., Gabrielson M., Ganz P.A., Gapstur S.M., Garber J., Garcia-Closas M., Garcia-Saenz J.A., Gaudet M.M., Giles G.G., Glendon G., Godwin A.K., Goldberg M.S., Goldgar D.E., Gonzalez-Neira A., Greene M.H., Gronwald J., Guenel P., Haiman C.A., Hall P., Hamann U., Hake C., He W., Heyworth J., Hogervorst F.B.L., Hollestelle A., Hooning M.J., Hoover R.N., Hopper J.L., Huang G., Hulick P.J., Humphreys K., Imyanitov E.N., Isaacs C., Jakimovska M., Jakubowska A., James P., Janavicius R., Jankowitz R.C., John E.M., Johnson N., Joseph V., Jung A., Karlan B.Y., Khusnutdinova E., Kiiski J.I., Konstantopoulou I., Kristensen V.N., Laitman Y., Lambrechts D., Lazaro C., Leroux D., Leslie G., Lester J., Lesueur F., Lindor N., Lindstrom S., Lo W.-Y., Loud J.T., Lubinski J., Makalic E., Mannermaa A., Manoochehri M., Manoukian S., Margolin S., Martens J.W.M., Martinez M.E., Matricardi L., Maurer T., Mavroudis D., McGuffog L., Meindl A., Menon U., Michailidou K., Kapoor P.M., Miller A., Montagna M., Moreno F., Moserle L., Mulligan A.M., Muranen T.A., Nathanson K.L., Neuhausen S.L., Nevanlinna H., Nevelsteen I., Nielsen F.C., Nikitina-Zake L., Offit K., Olah E., Olopade O.I., Olsson H., Osorio A., Papp J., Park-Simon T.-W., Parsons M.T., Pedersen I.S., and Peixoto A.
Abstract: Previous transcriptome-wide association studies (TWAS) have identified breast cancer risk genes by integrating data from expression quantitative loci and genome-wide association studies (GWAS), but analyses of breast cancer subtype-specific associations have been limited. In this study, we conducted a TWAS using gene expression data from GTEx and summary statistics from the hitherto largest GWAS meta-analysis conducted for breast cancer overall, and by estrogen receptor subtypes (ER+ and ER-). We further compared associations with ER+ and ER- subtypes, using a case-only TWAS approach. We also conducted multigene conditional analyses in regions with multiple TWAS associations. Two genes, STXBP4 and HIST2H2BA, were specifically associated with ER+ but not with ER- breast cancer. We further identified 30 TWAS-significant genes associated with overall breast cancer risk, including four that were not identified in previous studies. Conditional analyses identified single independent breast-cancer gene in three of six regions harboring multiple TWAS-significant genes. Our study provides new information on breast cancer genetics and biology, particularly about genomic differences between ER+ and ER- breast cancer.Copyright © 2020 The Authors. Genetic Epidemiology published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Published: 2020

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

Author: Goldgar D.E., Newman W.G., Nielsen F.C., Nikitina-Zake L., Nodora J., Offit K., Olah E., Olopade O.I., Olsson H., Orr N., Papi L., Papp J., Park-Simon T.-W., Parsons M.T., Peissel B., Peixoto A., Peshkin B., Peterlongo P., Peto J., Phillips K.-A., Piedmonte M., Plaseska-Karanfilska D., Prajzendanc K., Prentice R., Prokofyeva D., Rack B., Radice P., Ramus S.J., Rantala J., Rashid M.U., Rennert G., Rennert H.S., Risch H.A., Romero A., Rookus M.A., Rubner M., Rudiger T., Saloustros E., Sampson S., Sandler D.P., Sawyer E.J., Scheuner M.T., Schmutzler R.K., Schneeweiss A., Schoemaker M.J., Schottker B., Schurmann P., Senter L., Sharma P., Sherman M.E., Shu X.-O., Singer C.F., Smichkoska S., Soucy P., Southey M.C., Spinelli J.J., Stone J., Stoppa-Lyonnet D., Swerdlow A.J., Szabo C.I., Tamimi R.M., Tapper W.J., Taylor J.A., Teixeira M.R., Terry M.B., Thomassen M., Thull D.L., Tischkowitz M., Toland A.E., Tollenaar R.A.E.M., Tomlinson I., Torres D., Troester M.A., Truong T., Tung N., Untch M., Vachon C.M., van den Ouweland A.M.W., van der Kolk L.E., van Veen E.M., vanRensburg E.J., Vega A., Wappenschmidt B., Weinberg C.R., Weitzel J.N., Wildiers H., Winqvist R., Wolk A., Yang X.R., Yannoukakos D., Zheng W., Zorn K.K., Milne R.L., Kraft P., Simard J., Pharoah P.D.P., Michailidou K., Antoniou A.C., Schmidt M.K., Chenevix-Trench G., Easton D.F., Chatterjee N., Garcia-Closas M., Zhang H., Ahearn T.U., Lecarpentier J., Barnes D., Beesley J., Qi G., Jiang X., O'Mara T.A., Zhao N., Bolla M.K., Dunning A.M., Dennis J., Wang Q., Ful Z.A., Aittomaki K., Andrulis I.L., Anton-Culver H., Arndt V., Aronson K.J., Arun B.K., Auer P.L., Azzollini J., Barrowdale D., Becher H., Beckmann M.W., Behrens S., Benitez J., Bermisheva M., Bialkowska K., Blanco A., Blomqvist C., Bogdanova N.V., Bojesen S.E., Bonanni B., Bondavalli D., Borg A., Brauch H., Brenner H., Briceno I., Broeks A., Brucker S.Y., Bruning T., Burwinkel B., Buys S.S., Byers H., Caldes T., Caligo M.A., Calvello M., Campa D., Castelao J.E., Chang-Claude J., Chanock S.J., Christiaens M., Christiansen H., Chung W.K., Claes K.B.M., Clarke C.L., Cornelissen S., Couch F.J., Cox A., Cross S.S., Czene K., Daly M.B., Devilee P., Diez O., Domchek S.M., Dork T., Dwek M., Eccles D.M., Ekici A.B., Evans D.G., Fasching P.A., Figueroa J., Foretova L., Fostira F., Friedman E., Frost D., Gago-Dominguez M., Gapstur S.M., Garber J., Garcia-Saenz J.A., Gaudet M.M., Gayther S.A., Giles G.G., Godwin A.K., Goldberg M.S., Gonzalez-Neira A., Greene M.H., Gronwald J., Guenel P., Haberle L., Hahnen E., Haiman C.A., Hake C.R., Hall P., Hamann U., Harkness E.F., Heemskerk-Gerritsen B.A.M., Hillemanns P., Hogervorst F.B.L., Holleczek B., Hollestelle A., Hooning M.J., Hoover R.N., Hopper J.L., Howell A., Huebner H., Hulick P.J., Imyanitov E.N., Isaacs C., Izatt L., Jager A., Jakimovska M., Jakubowska A., James P., Janavicius R., Janni W., John E.M., Jones M.E., Jung A., Kaaks R., Kapoor P.M., Karlan B.Y., Keeman R., Khan S., Khusnutdinova E., Kitahara C.M., Ko Y.-D., Konstantopoulou I., Koppert L.B., Koutros S., Kristensen V.N., Laenkholm A.-V., Lambrechts D., Larsson S.C., Laurent-Puig P., Lazaro C., Lazarova E., Lejbkowicz F., Leslie G., Lesueur F., Lindblom A., Lissowska J., Lo W.-Y., Loud J.T., Lubinski J., Lukomska A., MacInnis R.J., Mannermaa A., Manoochehri M., Manoukian S., Margolin S., Martinez M.E., Matricardi L., McGuffog L., McLean C., Mebirouk N., Meindl A., Menon U., Miller A., Mingazheva E., Montagna M., Mulligan A.M., Mulot C., Muranen T.A., Nathanson K.L., Neuhausen S.L., Nevanlinna H., Neven P., Goldgar D.E., Newman W.G., Nielsen F.C., Nikitina-Zake L., Nodora J., Offit K., Olah E., Olopade O.I., Olsson H., Orr N., Papi L., Papp J., Park-Simon T.-W., Parsons M.T., Peissel B., Peixoto A., Peshkin B., Peterlongo P., Peto J., Phillips K.-A., Piedmonte M., Plaseska-Karanfilska D., Prajzendanc K., Prentice R., Prokofyeva D., Rack B., Radice P., Ramus S.J., Rantala J., Rashid M.U., Rennert G., Rennert H.S., Risch H.A., Romero A., Rookus M.A., Rubner M., Rudiger T., Saloustros E., Sampson S., Sandler D.P., Sawyer E.J., Scheuner M.T., Schmutzler R.K., Schneeweiss A., Schoemaker M.J., Schottker B., Schurmann P., Senter L., Sharma P., Sherman M.E., Shu X.-O., Singer C.F., Smichkoska S., Soucy P., Southey M.C., Spinelli J.J., Stone J., Stoppa-Lyonnet D., Swerdlow A.J., Szabo C.I., Tamimi R.M., Tapper W.J., Taylor J.A., Teixeira M.R., Terry M.B., Thomassen M., Thull D.L., Tischkowitz M., Toland A.E., Tollenaar R.A.E.M., Tomlinson I., Torres D., Troester M.A., Truong T., Tung N., Untch M., Vachon C.M., van den Ouweland A.M.W., van der Kolk L.E., van Veen E.M., vanRensburg E.J., Vega A., Wappenschmidt B., Weinberg C.R., Weitzel J.N., Wildiers H., Winqvist R., Wolk A., Yang X.R., Yannoukakos D., Zheng W., Zorn K.K., Milne R.L., Kraft P., Simard J., Pharoah P.D.P., Michailidou K., Antoniou A.C., Schmidt M.K., Chenevix-Trench G., Easton D.F., Chatterjee N., Garcia-Closas M., Zhang H., Ahearn T.U., Lecarpentier J., Barnes D., Beesley J., Qi G., Jiang X., O'Mara T.A., Zhao N., Bolla M.K., Dunning A.M., Dennis J., Wang Q., Ful Z.A., Aittomaki K., Andrulis I.L., Anton-Culver H., Arndt V., Aronson K.J., Arun B.K., Auer P.L., Azzollini J., Barrowdale D., Becher H., Beckmann M.W., Behrens S., Benitez J., Bermisheva M., Bialkowska K., Blanco A., Blomqvist C., Bogdanova N.V., Bojesen S.E., Bonanni B., Bondavalli D., Borg A., Brauch H., Brenner H., Briceno I., Broeks A., Brucker S.Y., Bruning T., Burwinkel B., Buys S.S., Byers H., Caldes T., Caligo M.A., Calvello M., Campa D., Castelao J.E., Chang-Claude J., Chanock S.J., Christiaens M., Christiansen H., Chung W.K., Claes K.B.M., Clarke C.L., Cornelissen S., Couch F.J., Cox A., Cross S.S., Czene K., Daly M.B., Devilee P., Diez O., Domchek S.M., Dork T., Dwek M., Eccles D.M., Ekici A.B., Evans D.G., Fasching P.A., Figueroa J., Foretova L., Fostira F., Friedman E., Frost D., Gago-Dominguez M., Gapstur S.M., Garber J., Garcia-Saenz J.A., Gaudet M.M., Gayther S.A., Giles G.G., Godwin A.K., Goldberg M.S., Gonzalez-Neira A., Greene M.H., Gronwald J., Guenel P., Haberle L., Hahnen E., Haiman C.A., Hake C.R., Hall P., Hamann U., Harkness E.F., Heemskerk-Gerritsen B.A.M., Hillemanns P., Hogervorst F.B.L., Holleczek B., Hollestelle A., Hooning M.J., Hoover R.N., Hopper J.L., Howell A., Huebner H., Hulick P.J., Imyanitov E.N., Isaacs C., Izatt L., Jager A., Jakimovska M., Jakubowska A., James P., Janavicius R., Janni W., John E.M., Jones M.E., Jung A., Kaaks R., Kapoor P.M., Karlan B.Y., Keeman R., Khan S., Khusnutdinova E., Kitahara C.M., Ko Y.-D., Konstantopoulou I., Koppert L.B., Koutros S., Kristensen V.N., Laenkholm A.-V., Lambrechts D., Larsson S.C., Laurent-Puig P., Lazaro C., Lazarova E., Lejbkowicz F., Leslie G., Lesueur F., Lindblom A., Lissowska J., Lo W.-Y., Loud J.T., Lubinski J., Lukomska A., MacInnis R.J., Mannermaa A., Manoochehri M., Manoukian S., Margolin S., Martinez M.E., Matricardi L., McGuffog L., McLean C., Mebirouk N., Meindl A., Menon U., Miller A., Mingazheva E., Montagna M., Mulligan A.M., Mulot C., Muranen T.A., Nathanson K.L., Neuhausen S.L., Nevanlinna H., and Neven P.
Abstract: Breast cancer susceptibility variants frequently show heterogeneity in associations by tumor subtype1-3. To identify novel loci, we performed a genome-wide association study including 133,384 breast cancer cases and 113,789 controls, plus 18,908 BRCA1 mutation carriers (9,414 with breast cancer) of European ancestry, using both standard and novel methodologies that account for underlying tumor heterogeneity by estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 status and tumor grade. We identified 32 novel susceptibility loci (P < 5.0 x 10-8), 15 of which showed evidence for associations with at least one tumor feature (false discovery rate < 0.05). Five loci showed associations (P < 0.05) in opposite directions between luminal and non-luminal subtypes. In silico analyses showed that these five loci contained cell-specific enhancers that differed between normal luminal and basal mammary cells. The genetic correlations between five intrinsic-like subtypes ranged from 0.35 to 0.80. The proportion of genome-wide chip heritability explained by all known susceptibility loci was 54.2% for luminal A-like disease and 37.6% for triple-negative disease. The odds ratios of polygenic risk scores, which included 330 variants, for the highest 1% of quantiles compared with middle quantiles were 5.63 and 3.02 for luminal A-like and triple-negative disease, respectively. These findings provide an improved understanding of genetic predisposition to breast cancer subtypes and will inform the development of subtype-specific polygenic risk scores.Copyright © 2020, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature America, Inc.
Published: 2020

43. Germline HOXB13 mutations p.G84E and p.R217C do not confer an increased breast cancer risk

Author: Liu, J. (Jingjing), Prager-van der Smissen, W.J.C. (Wendy), Collée, J.M. (J Margriet), Bolla, M.K. (Manjeet K.), Wang, Q. (Qin), Michailidou, K. (Kyriaki), Dennis, J. (Joe), Ahearn, T.U. (Thomas U.), Aittomäki, K. (Kristiina), Ambrosone, C.B. (Christine), Andrulis, I.L. (Irene L.), Anton-Culver, H. (Hoda), Antonenkova, N.N. (Natalia N.), Arndt, V. (Volker), Arnold, N. (Norbert), Aronson, K.J. (Kristan J.), Augustinsson, A. (Annelie), Auvinen, P. (Päivi), Becher, H. (Heiko), Beckmann, M.W. (Matthias), Behrens, T.W. (Timothy), Bermisheva, M. (Marina), Bernstein, L. (Leslie), Bogdanova, N.V. (Natalia V.), Bogdanova-Markov, N. (Nadja), Bojesen, S.E. (Stig), Brauch, H. (Hiltrud), Brenner, H. (Hermann), Briceno, I. (Ignacio), Brucker, S.Y. (Sara Y.), Brüning, T. (Thomas), Burwinkel, B. (Barbara), Cai, Q. (Qiuyin), Cai, H. (Hui), Campa, D. (Daniele), Canzian, F. (Federico), Castelao, J.E. (Jose ), Chang-Claude, J. (Jenny), Chanock, S.J. (Stephen), Choi, J.-Y. (J.), Christiaens, M. (Melissa), Clarke, C. (Christine), Couch, F.J. (Fergus), Czene, K. (Kamila), Daly, M.B. (Mary), Devilee, P. (Peter), Santos Silva, I. (Isabel) dos, Dwek, M. (Miriam), Eccles, D.M. (Diana M.), Eliassen, A.H. (A Heather), Fasching, P.A. (Peter), Figueroa, J.D. (Jonine), Flyger, H. (Henrik), Fritschi, L. (Lin), Gago-Dominguez, M. (Manuela), Gapstur, S.M. (Susan M.), García-Closas, M. (Montserrat), García-Sáenz, J.A. (José A), Gaudet, M.M. (Mia M.), Giles, G.G. (Graham G.), Goldberg, M.S. (Mark), Radice, P. (Paolo), Guénel, P. (Pascal), Haiman, C.A. (Christopher), Håkansson, N. (Niclas), Hall, P. (Per), Harrington, P.A. (Patricia A.), Hart, S.N. (Steven N.), Hartman, J.M. (Joost), Hillemanns, P. (Peter), Hopper, J.L. (John), Hou, M.-F. (Ming-Feng), Hunter, D.J. (David), Huo, D. (Dezheng), Ito, H. (Hidemi), Iwasaki, M. (Motoki), Jakimovska, M. (Milena), Jakubowska, A. (Anna), John, E.M. (Esther), Kaaks, R. (Rudolf), Kang, D. (Daehee), Keeman, R. (Renske), Khusnutdinova, E.K. (Elza), Kim, S.-W. (Sung-Won), Kraft, P. (Peter), Kristensen, V. (Vessela), Kurian, A.W. (Allison W.), Le Marchand, L. (Loic), Li, J. (Jingmei), Lindblom, A. (Annika), Lophatananon, A. (Artitaya), Luben, R.N. (Robert N.), Lubinski, J. (Jan), Mannermaa, A. (Arto), Manoochehri, M. (Mehdi), Manoukian, S. (Siranoush), Margolin, S. (Sara), Mariapun, S. (Shivaani), Matsuo, K. (Keitaro), Maurer, T. (Tabea), Mavroudis, D. (Dimitris), Meindl, A. (Alfons), Menon, U. (Usha), Milne, R.L. (Roger), Muir, K. (Kenneth), Mulligan, A.-M. (Anna-Marie), Floris, O.A.M., Nevanlinna, H. (Heli), Offit, K. (Kenneth), Olopade, O.I. (Olofunmilayo), Olson, J.E. (Janet), Olsson, H. (Håkan), Orr, N. (Nick), Park, S.K. (Sue K.), Peterlongo, P. (Paolo), Peto, J. (Julian), Plaseska-Karanfilska, D. (Dijana), Presneau, N. (Nadege), Rack, B. (Brigitte), Rau-Murthy, R. (Rohini), Rennert, G. (Gad), Rennert, H.S. (Hedy S.), Rhenius, V. (Valerie), Romero, A. (Atocha), Ruebner, M. (Matthias), Saloustros, E. (Emmanouil), Schmutzler, R.K. (Rita), Schneeweiss, A. (Andreas), Scott, C.G. (Christopher G.), Shah, M. (Mitul), Shen, C.-Y. (Chen-Yang), Shu, X.-O. (Xiao-Ou), Simard, J. (Jacques), Sohn, C. (Christof), Southey, M.C. (Melissa), Spinelli, J.J. (John J.), Tamimi, R. (Rulla), Tapper, W.J. (William J.), Teo, S.H. (Soo H.), Terry, M.B. (Mary Beth), Torres, D. (Diana), Truong, T. (Thérèse), Untch, M. (Michael), Vachon, C. (Celine), van Asperen, C.J. (Christi J.), Wolk, K. (Kerstin), Yamaji, T. (Taiki), Zheng, W. (Wei), Ziogas, A. (Argyrios), Ziv, E. (Elad), Torres-Mejía, G. (Gabriela), Dörk, T. (Thilo), Swerdlow, A.J. (Anthony ), Hamann, U. (Ute), Schmidt, M.K. (Marjanka), Dunning, A.M. (Alison M.), Pharoah, P.D.P. (Paul), Adamo, P. (Pio) d', Hooning, M.J. (Maartje J.), Martens, J.W.M. (John), Hollestelle, A. (Antoinette), Liu, J. (Jingjing), Prager-van der Smissen, W.J.C. (Wendy), Collée, J.M. (J Margriet), Bolla, M.K. (Manjeet K.), Wang, Q. (Qin), Michailidou, K. (Kyriaki), Dennis, J. (Joe), Ahearn, T.U. (Thomas U.), Aittomäki, K. (Kristiina), Ambrosone, C.B. (Christine), Andrulis, I.L. (Irene L.), Anton-Culver, H. (Hoda), Antonenkova, N.N. (Natalia N.), Arndt, V. (Volker), Arnold, N. (Norbert), Aronson, K.J. (Kristan J.), Augustinsson, A. (Annelie), Auvinen, P. (Päivi), Becher, H. (Heiko), Beckmann, M.W. (Matthias), Behrens, T.W. (Timothy), Bermisheva, M. (Marina), Bernstein, L. (Leslie), Bogdanova, N.V. (Natalia V.), Bogdanova-Markov, N. (Nadja), Bojesen, S.E. (Stig), Brauch, H. (Hiltrud), Brenner, H. (Hermann), Briceno, I. (Ignacio), Brucker, S.Y. (Sara Y.), Brüning, T. (Thomas), Burwinkel, B. (Barbara), Cai, Q. (Qiuyin), Cai, H. (Hui), Campa, D. (Daniele), Canzian, F. (Federico), Castelao, J.E. (Jose ), Chang-Claude, J. (Jenny), Chanock, S.J. (Stephen), Choi, J.-Y. (J.), Christiaens, M. (Melissa), Clarke, C. (Christine), Couch, F.J. (Fergus), Czene, K. (Kamila), Daly, M.B. (Mary), Devilee, P. (Peter), Santos Silva, I. (Isabel) dos, Dwek, M. (Miriam), Eccles, D.M. (Diana M.), Eliassen, A.H. (A Heather), Fasching, P.A. (Peter), Figueroa, J.D. (Jonine), Flyger, H. (Henrik), Fritschi, L. (Lin), Gago-Dominguez, M. (Manuela), Gapstur, S.M. (Susan M.), García-Closas, M. (Montserrat), García-Sáenz, J.A. (José A), Gaudet, M.M. (Mia M.), Giles, G.G. (Graham G.), Goldberg, M.S. (Mark), Radice, P. (Paolo), Guénel, P. (Pascal), Haiman, C.A. (Christopher), Håkansson, N. (Niclas), Hall, P. (Per), Harrington, P.A. (Patricia A.), Hart, S.N. (Steven N.), Hartman, J.M. (Joost), Hillemanns, P. (Peter), Hopper, J.L. (John), Hou, M.-F. (Ming-Feng), Hunter, D.J. (David), Huo, D. (Dezheng), Ito, H. (Hidemi), Iwasaki, M. (Motoki), Jakimovska, M. (Milena), Jakubowska, A. (Anna), John, E.M. (Esther), Kaaks, R. (Rudolf), Kang, D. (Daehee), Keeman, R. (Renske), Khusnutdinova, E.K. (Elza), Kim, S.-W. (Sung-Won), Kraft, P. (Peter), Kristensen, V. (Vessela), Kurian, A.W. (Allison W.), Le Marchand, L. (Loic), Li, J. (Jingmei), Lindblom, A. (Annika), Lophatananon, A. (Artitaya), Luben, R.N. (Robert N.), Lubinski, J. (Jan), Mannermaa, A. (Arto), Manoochehri, M. (Mehdi), Manoukian, S. (Siranoush), Margolin, S. (Sara), Mariapun, S. (Shivaani), Matsuo, K. (Keitaro), Maurer, T. (Tabea), Mavroudis, D. (Dimitris), Meindl, A. (Alfons), Menon, U. (Usha), Milne, R.L. (Roger), Muir, K. (Kenneth), Mulligan, A.-M. (Anna-Marie), Floris, O.A.M., Nevanlinna, H. (Heli), Offit, K. (Kenneth), Olopade, O.I. (Olofunmilayo), Olson, J.E. (Janet), Olsson, H. (Håkan), Orr, N. (Nick), Park, S.K. (Sue K.), Peterlongo, P. (Paolo), Peto, J. (Julian), Plaseska-Karanfilska, D. (Dijana), Presneau, N. (Nadege), Rack, B. (Brigitte), Rau-Murthy, R. (Rohini), Rennert, G. (Gad), Rennert, H.S. (Hedy S.), Rhenius, V. (Valerie), Romero, A. (Atocha), Ruebner, M. (Matthias), Saloustros, E. (Emmanouil), Schmutzler, R.K. (Rita), Schneeweiss, A. (Andreas), Scott, C.G. (Christopher G.), Shah, M. (Mitul), Shen, C.-Y. (Chen-Yang), Shu, X.-O. (Xiao-Ou), Simard, J. (Jacques), Sohn, C. (Christof), Southey, M.C. (Melissa), Spinelli, J.J. (John J.), Tamimi, R. (Rulla), Tapper, W.J. (William J.), Teo, S.H. (Soo H.), Terry, M.B. (Mary Beth), Torres, D. (Diana), Truong, T. (Thérèse), Untch, M. (Michael), Vachon, C. (Celine), van Asperen, C.J. (Christi J.), Wolk, K. (Kerstin), Yamaji, T. (Taiki), Zheng, W. (Wei), Ziogas, A. (Argyrios), Ziv, E. (Elad), Torres-Mejía, G. (Gabriela), Dörk, T. (Thilo), Swerdlow, A.J. (Anthony ), Hamann, U. (Ute), Schmidt, M.K. (Marjanka), Dunning, A.M. (Alison M.), Pharoah, P.D.P. (Paul), Adamo, P. (Pio) d', Hooning, M.J. (Maartje J.), Martens, J.W.M. (John), and Hollestelle, A. (Antoinette)
Abstract: In breast cancer, high levels of homeobox protein Hox-B13 (HOXB13) have been associated with disease progression of ER-positive breast cancer patients and resistance to tamoxifen treatment. Since HOXB13 p.G84E is a prostate cancer risk allele, we evaluated the association between HOXB13 germline mutations and breast cancer risk in a previous study consisting of 3,270 familial non-BRCA1/2 breast cancer cases and 2,327 controls from the Netherlands. Although both recurrent HOXB13 mutations p.G84E and p.R217C were not associated with breast cancer risk, the risk estimation for p.R217C was not very precise. To provide more conclusive evidence regarding the role of HOXB13 in breast cancer susceptibility, we here evaluated the association between HOXB13 mutations and increased breast cancer risk within 81 studies of the international Breast Cancer Association Consortium containing 68,521 invasive breast cancer patients and 54,865 controls. Both HOXB13 p.G84E and p.R217C did not associate with the development of breast cancer in European women, neither in the overall analysis (OR = 1.035, 95% CI = 0.859-1.246, P = 0.718 and OR = 0.798, 95% CI = 0.482-1.322, P = 0.381 respectively), nor in specific high-risk subgroups or breast cancer subtypes. Thus, although involved in breast cancer progression, HOXB13 is not a material breast cancer susceptibility gene.
Published: 2020
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44. Transcriptome-wide association study of breast cancer risk by estrogen-receptor status

Author: Feng, H. (Helian), Gusev, A. (Alexander), Pasaniuc, B. (Bogdan), Wu, L. (Lang), Long, J. (Jirong), Abu-full, Z. (Zomoroda), Aittomäki, K. (Kristiina), Andrulis, I.L. (Irene L.), Anton-Culver, H. (Hoda), Antoniou, A.C. (Antonis C.), Arason, A. (Adalgeir), Arndt, V. (Volker), Aronson, K.J. (Kristan J.), Arun, B.K. (Banu), Asseryanis, E. (Ella), Auer, P.L. (Paul L.), Azzollini, J., Balmaña, J. (Judith), Barkardottir, R.B. (Rosa B.), Barnes, D. (Daniel), Barrowdale, D. (Daniel), Beckmann, M.W. (Matthias), Behrens, T.W. (Timothy), Benítez, J. (Javier), Bermisheva, M. (Marina), Białkowska, K. (Katarzyna), Blanco, A. (Ana), Blomqvist, C. (Carl), Boeckx, B. (Bram), Bogdanova, N.V. (Natalia V.), Bojesen, S.E. (Stig), Bolla, M.K. (Manjeet K.), Bonnani, B. (Bernardo), Borg, Å. (Åke), Brauch, H. (Hiltrud), Brenner, H. (Hermann), Briceno, I. (Ignacio), Broeks, A. (Annegien), Brüning, T. (Thomas), Burwinkel, B. (Barbara), Cai, Q. (Qiuyin), Caldes, T. (Trinidad), Caligo, M.A. (Maria A.), Campbell, I. (Ian), Canisius, S. (Sander), Campa, D. (Daniele), Carter, B.D. (Brian D.), Carter, J. (Jonathan), Castelao, J.E. (Jose ), Chang-Claude, J. (Jenny), Chanock, S.J. (Stephen), Christiansen, H. (Hans), Chung, W. (Wendy), Claes, K.B.M. (Kathleen B. M.), Clarke, C. (Christine), Couch, F.J. (Fergus), Cox, A. (Angela), Cross, S.S. (Simon S.), Cybulski, C. (Cezary), Czene, K. (Kamila), Daly, M.B. (Mary), de la Hoya, M. (Miguel), De Leeneer, K. (Kim), Dennis, J. (Joe), Devilee, P. (Peter), Diez, O. (Orland), Domchek, S.M. (Susan), Dörk, T. (Thilo), Santos Silva, I. (Isabel) dos, Dunning, A.M. (Alison M.), Dwek, M. (Miriam), Eccles, D.M. (Diana M.), Ejlertsen, B. (Bent), Ellberg, C. (Carolina), Engel, C. (Christoph), Eriksson, M. (Mikael), Fasching, P.A. (Peter), Fletcher, O. (Olivia), Flyger, H. (Henrik), Fostira, F. (Florentia), Friedman, E. (Eitan), Fritschi, L. (Lin), Frost, D. (Debra), Gabrielson, M. (Marike), Ganz, P.A. (Patricia A.), Gapstur, S.M. (Susan M.), Garber, J. (Judy), García-Closas, M. (Montserrat), García-Sáenz, J.A. (José A.), Gaudet, M.M. (Mia M.), Giles, G.G. (Graham G.), Glendon, G. (Gord), Godwin, A.K. (Andrew), Goldberg, M.S. (Mark), Radice, P. (Paolo), González-Neira, A. (Anna), Greene, M.H. (Mark H.), Gronwald, J. (Jacek), Guénel, P. (Pascal), Haiman, C.A. (Christopher), Hall, P. (Per), Hamann, U. (Ute), Hake, C. (Christopher), He, W. (Wei), Heyworth, J. (Jane), Hogervorst, F.B.L. (Frans B.L.), Hollestelle, A. (Antoinette), Hooning, M.J. (Maartje J.), Hoover, R.N. (Robert), Hopper, J.L. (John), Huang, G. (Guanmengqian), Hulick, P.J. (Peter J.), Humphreys, K. (Keith), Imyanitov, E.N. (Evgeny), Isaacs, C. (Claudine), Jakimovska, M. (Milena), Jakubowska, A. (Anna), James, M. (Margaret), Janavicius, R. (Ramunas), Jankowitz, R.C. (Rachel C.), John, E.M. (Esther), Johnson, N. (Nichola), Joseph, V. (Vijai), Jung, A. (Audrey), Karlan, B.Y. (Beth), Khusnutdinova, E.K. (Elza), Kiiski, J.I. (Johanna I.), Konstantopoulou, I. (Irene), Kristensen, V. (Vessela), Laitman, Y. (Yael), Lambrechts, D. (Diether), Lázaro, C. (Conxi), Leroux, D. (Dominique), Leslie, G. (Goska), Lester, J. (Jenny), Lesueur, F. (Fabienne), Lindor, N.M. (Noralane), Lindström, S. (Sara), Lo, W.-Y. (Wing-Yee), Loud, J.T. (Jennifer T.), Lubinski, J. (Jan), Makalic, E. (Enes), Mannermaa, A. (Arto), Manoochehri, M. (Mehdi), Manoukian, S. (Siranoush), Margolin, S. (Sara), Martens, J.W.M. (John), Martinez, M.E. (Maria E.), Matricardi, L. (Laura), Maurer, T. (Tabea), Mavroudis, D. (Dimitris), McGuffog, L. (Lesley), Meindl, A. (Alfons), Menon, U. (Usha), Michailidou, K. (Kyriaki), Kapoor, P.M. (Pooja M.), Miller, A. (Austin), Montagna, M. (Marco), Moreno, F. (Fernando), Moserle, L. (Lidia), Mulligan, A.-M. (Anna-Marie), Muranen, T.A. (Taru A.), Nathanson, K.L. (Katherine), Floris, O.A.M., Nevanlinna, H. (Heli), Nevelsteen, I. (Ines), Nielsen, F. (Finn), Nikitina-Zake, L. (Liene), Offit, K. (Kenneth), Olah, E., Olopade, O.I. (Olofunmilayo), Olsson, H. (Håkan), Osorio, A. (Ana), Papp, J. (Janos), Park-Simon, T.-W. (Tjoung-Won), Parsons, M. (Marilyn), Pedersen, I.S. (Inge S.), Peixoto, A. (Ana), Peterlongo, P. (Paolo), Peto, J. (Julian), Pharoah, P.D.P. (Paul), Phillips, K.-A. (Kelly-Anne), Plaseska-Karanfilska, D. (Dijana), Poppe, B. (Bruce), Pradhan, N. (Nisha), Prajzendanc, K. (Karolina), Presneau, N. (Nadege), Punie, K. (Kevin), Pylkäs, K. (Katri), Rantala, J. (Johanna), Rashid, M.U. (Muhammad), Rennert, G. (Gad), Risch, H.A. (Harvey A.), Robson, M. (Mark), Romero, A. (Atocha), Saloustros, E. (Emmanouil), Sandler, D.P. (Dale P.), Santos, C. (Catarina), Sawyer, E.J. (Elinor), Schmidt, M.K. (Marjanka), Schmidt, D.F. (Daniel), Schmutzler, R.K. (Rita), Schoemaker, M.J. (Minouk J.), Scott, R.J. (Rodney), Sharma, P. (Priyanka), Shu, X.-O. (Xiao-Ou), Simard, J. (Jacques), Singer, C.F. (Christian), Skytte, A.-B. (Anne-Bine), Soucy, P. (Penny), Southey, M.C. (Melissa), Spinelli, J.J. (John J.), Spurdle, A.B. (Amanda), Stone, J. (Jennifer), Swerdlow, A.J. (Anthony ), Tapper, W.J. (William J.), Taylor, J.A. (Jack A.), Teixeira, P.J., Terry, M.B. (Mary Beth), Teulé, A. (Alex), Thomassen, M. (Mads), Thöne, K. (Kathrin), Thull, D.L. (Darcy L.), Tischkowitz, M. (Marc), Toland, A.E. (Amanda), Tollenaar, R.A.E.M. (Rob), Torres, D. (Diana), Truong, T. (Thérèse), Tung, N. (Nadine), Vachon, C. (Celine), van Asperen, C.J. (Christi J.), Ouweland, A.M.W. (Ans) van den, Rensburg, E.J. (Elizabeth) van, Vega, A. (Ana), Viel, A. (Alessandra), Vieiro-Balo, P. (Paula), Wang, Q. (Qin), Wappenschmidt, B. (Barbara), Weinberg, C.R. (Clarice R.), Weitzel, J.N. (Jeffrey), Wendt, C. (Camilla), Winqvist, R. (Robert), Yang, X.R. (Xiaohong R.), Yannoukakos, D. (Drakoulis), Ziogas, A. (Argyrios), Milne, R.L. (Roger), Adamo, P. (Pio) d', Chenevix-Trench, G. (Georgia), Zheng, W. (Wei), Kraft, P. (Peter), Jiang, X. (Xia), Feng, H. (Helian), Gusev, A. (Alexander), Pasaniuc, B. (Bogdan), Wu, L. (Lang), Long, J. (Jirong), Abu-full, Z. (Zomoroda), Aittomäki, K. (Kristiina), Andrulis, I.L. (Irene L.), Anton-Culver, H. (Hoda), Antoniou, A.C. (Antonis C.), Arason, A. (Adalgeir), Arndt, V. (Volker), Aronson, K.J. (Kristan J.), Arun, B.K. (Banu), Asseryanis, E. (Ella), Auer, P.L. (Paul L.), Azzollini, J., Balmaña, J. (Judith), Barkardottir, R.B. (Rosa B.), Barnes, D. (Daniel), Barrowdale, D. (Daniel), Beckmann, M.W. (Matthias), Behrens, T.W. (Timothy), Benítez, J. (Javier), Bermisheva, M. (Marina), Białkowska, K. (Katarzyna), Blanco, A. (Ana), Blomqvist, C. (Carl), Boeckx, B. (Bram), Bogdanova, N.V. (Natalia V.), Bojesen, S.E. (Stig), Bolla, M.K. (Manjeet K.), Bonnani, B. (Bernardo), Borg, Å. (Åke), Brauch, H. (Hiltrud), Brenner, H. (Hermann), Briceno, I. (Ignacio), Broeks, A. (Annegien), Brüning, T. (Thomas), Burwinkel, B. (Barbara), Cai, Q. (Qiuyin), Caldes, T. (Trinidad), Caligo, M.A. (Maria A.), Campbell, I. (Ian), Canisius, S. (Sander), Campa, D. (Daniele), Carter, B.D. (Brian D.), Carter, J. (Jonathan), Castelao, J.E. (Jose ), Chang-Claude, J. (Jenny), Chanock, S.J. (Stephen), Christiansen, H. (Hans), Chung, W. (Wendy), Claes, K.B.M. (Kathleen B. M.), Clarke, C. (Christine), Couch, F.J. (Fergus), Cox, A. (Angela), Cross, S.S. (Simon S.), Cybulski, C. (Cezary), Czene, K. (Kamila), Daly, M.B. (Mary), de la Hoya, M. (Miguel), De Leeneer, K. (Kim), Dennis, J. (Joe), Devilee, P. (Peter), Diez, O. (Orland), Domchek, S.M. (Susan), Dörk, T. (Thilo), Santos Silva, I. (Isabel) dos, Dunning, A.M. (Alison M.), Dwek, M. (Miriam), Eccles, D.M. (Diana M.), Ejlertsen, B. (Bent), Ellberg, C. (Carolina), Engel, C. (Christoph), Eriksson, M. (Mikael), Fasching, P.A. (Peter), Fletcher, O. (Olivia), Flyger, H. (Henrik), Fostira, F. (Florentia), Friedman, E. (Eitan), Fritschi, L. (Lin), Frost, D. (Debra), Gabrielson, M. (Marike), Ganz, P.A. (Patricia A.), Gapstur, S.M. (Susan M.), Garber, J. (Judy), García-Closas, M. (Montserrat), García-Sáenz, J.A. (José A.), Gaudet, M.M. (Mia M.), Giles, G.G. (Graham G.), Glendon, G. (Gord), Godwin, A.K. (Andrew), Goldberg, M.S. (Mark), Radice, P. (Paolo), González-Neira, A. (Anna), Greene, M.H. (Mark H.), Gronwald, J. (Jacek), Guénel, P. (Pascal), Haiman, C.A. (Christopher), Hall, P. (Per), Hamann, U. (Ute), Hake, C. (Christopher), He, W. (Wei), Heyworth, J. (Jane), Hogervorst, F.B.L. (Frans B.L.), Hollestelle, A. (Antoinette), Hooning, M.J. (Maartje J.), Hoover, R.N. (Robert), Hopper, J.L. (John), Huang, G. (Guanmengqian), Hulick, P.J. (Peter J.), Humphreys, K. (Keith), Imyanitov, E.N. (Evgeny), Isaacs, C. (Claudine), Jakimovska, M. (Milena), Jakubowska, A. (Anna), James, M. (Margaret), Janavicius, R. (Ramunas), Jankowitz, R.C. (Rachel C.), John, E.M. (Esther), Johnson, N. (Nichola), Joseph, V. (Vijai), Jung, A. (Audrey), Karlan, B.Y. (Beth), Khusnutdinova, E.K. (Elza), Kiiski, J.I. (Johanna I.), Konstantopoulou, I. (Irene), Kristensen, V. (Vessela), Laitman, Y. (Yael), Lambrechts, D. (Diether), Lázaro, C. (Conxi), Leroux, D. (Dominique), Leslie, G. (Goska), Lester, J. (Jenny), Lesueur, F. (Fabienne), Lindor, N.M. (Noralane), Lindström, S. (Sara), Lo, W.-Y. (Wing-Yee), Loud, J.T. (Jennifer T.), Lubinski, J. (Jan), Makalic, E. (Enes), Mannermaa, A. (Arto), Manoochehri, M. (Mehdi), Manoukian, S. (Siranoush), Margolin, S. (Sara), Martens, J.W.M. (John), Martinez, M.E. (Maria E.), Matricardi, L. (Laura), Maurer, T. (Tabea), Mavroudis, D. (Dimitris), McGuffog, L. (Lesley), Meindl, A. (Alfons), Menon, U. (Usha), Michailidou, K. (Kyriaki), Kapoor, P.M. (Pooja M.), Miller, A. (Austin), Montagna, M. (Marco), Moreno, F. (Fernando), Moserle, L. (Lidia), Mulligan, A.-M. (Anna-Marie), Muranen, T.A. (Taru A.), Nathanson, K.L. (Katherine), Floris, O.A.M., Nevanlinna, H. (Heli), Nevelsteen, I. (Ines), Nielsen, F. (Finn), Nikitina-Zake, L. (Liene), Offit, K. (Kenneth), Olah, E., Olopade, O.I. (Olofunmilayo), Olsson, H. (Håkan), Osorio, A. (Ana), Papp, J. (Janos), Park-Simon, T.-W. (Tjoung-Won), Parsons, M. (Marilyn), Pedersen, I.S. (Inge S.), Peixoto, A. (Ana), Peterlongo, P. (Paolo), Peto, J. (Julian), Pharoah, P.D.P. (Paul), Phillips, K.-A. (Kelly-Anne), Plaseska-Karanfilska, D. (Dijana), Poppe, B. (Bruce), Pradhan, N. (Nisha), Prajzendanc, K. (Karolina), Presneau, N. (Nadege), Punie, K. (Kevin), Pylkäs, K. (Katri), Rantala, J. (Johanna), Rashid, M.U. (Muhammad), Rennert, G. (Gad), Risch, H.A. (Harvey A.), Robson, M. (Mark), Romero, A. (Atocha), Saloustros, E. (Emmanouil), Sandler, D.P. (Dale P.), Santos, C. (Catarina), Sawyer, E.J. (Elinor), Schmidt, M.K. (Marjanka), Schmidt, D.F. (Daniel), Schmutzler, R.K. (Rita), Schoemaker, M.J. (Minouk J.), Scott, R.J. (Rodney), Sharma, P. (Priyanka), Shu, X.-O. (Xiao-Ou), Simard, J. (Jacques), Singer, C.F. (Christian), Skytte, A.-B. (Anne-Bine), Soucy, P. (Penny), Southey, M.C. (Melissa), Spinelli, J.J. (John J.), Spurdle, A.B. (Amanda), Stone, J. (Jennifer), Swerdlow, A.J. (Anthony ), Tapper, W.J. (William J.), Taylor, J.A. (Jack A.), Teixeira, P.J., Terry, M.B. (Mary Beth), Teulé, A. (Alex), Thomassen, M. (Mads), Thöne, K. (Kathrin), Thull, D.L. (Darcy L.), Tischkowitz, M. (Marc), Toland, A.E. (Amanda), Tollenaar, R.A.E.M. (Rob), Torres, D. (Diana), Truong, T. (Thérèse), Tung, N. (Nadine), Vachon, C. (Celine), van Asperen, C.J. (Christi J.), Ouweland, A.M.W. (Ans) van den, Rensburg, E.J. (Elizabeth) van, Vega, A. (Ana), Viel, A. (Alessandra), Vieiro-Balo, P. (Paula), Wang, Q. (Qin), Wappenschmidt, B. (Barbara), Weinberg, C.R. (Clarice R.), Weitzel, J.N. (Jeffrey), Wendt, C. (Camilla), Winqvist, R. (Robert), Yang, X.R. (Xiaohong R.), Yannoukakos, D. (Drakoulis), Ziogas, A. (Argyrios), Milne, R.L. (Roger), Adamo, P. (Pio) d', Chenevix-Trench, G. (Georgia), Zheng, W. (Wei), Kraft, P. (Peter), and Jiang, X. (Xia)
Abstract: Previous transcriptome-wide association studies (TWAS) have identified breast cancer risk genes by integrating data from expression quantitative loci and genome-wide association studies (GWAS), but analyses of breast cancer subtype-specific associations have been limited. In this study, we conducted a TWAS using gene expression data from GTEx and summary statistics from the hitherto largest GWAS meta-analysis conducted for breast cancer overall, and by estrogen receptor subtypes (ER+ and ER−). We further compared associations with ER+ and ER− subtypes, using a case-only TWAS approach. We also conducted multigene conditional analyses in regions with multiple TWAS associations. Two genes, STXBP4 and HIST2H2BA, were specifically associated with ER+ but not with ER– breast cancer. We further identified 30 TWAS-significant genes associated with overall breast cancer risk, including four that were not identified in previous studies. Conditional analyses identified single independent breast-cancer gene in three of six regions harboring multiple TWAS-significant genes. Our study provides new information on breast cancer genetics and biology, particularly about genomic differences between ER+ and ER− breast cancer.
Published: 2020
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45. Breast Cancer Polygenic Risk Score and Contralateral Breast Cancer Risk.

Author: Heemskerk-Gerritsen B.A.M., Ito H., Jakimovska M., Jakubowska A., Janni W., John E.M., Jung A., Kang D., Kets C.M., Khusnutdinova E., Ko Y.-D., Kristensen V.N., Kurian A.W., Kwong A., Lambrechts D., Le Marchand L., Li J., Lindblom A., Lubinski J., Mannermaa A., Manoochehri M., Margolin S., Matsuo K., Mavroudis D., Meindl A., Milne R.L., Mulligan A.M., Muranen T.A., Neuhausen S.L., Nevanlinna H., Newman W.G., Olshan A.F., Olson J.E., Olsson H., Park-Simon T.-W., Peto J., Petridis C., Plaseska-Karanfilska D., Presneau N., Pylkas K., Radice P., Rennert G., Romero A., Roylance R., Saloustros E., Sawyer E.J., Schmutzler R.K., Schwentner L., Scott C., See M.-H., Shah M., Shen C.-Y., Shu X.-O., Siesling S., Slager S., Sohn C., Spinelli J.J., Stone J., Tapper W.J., Tengstrom M., Teo S.H., Terry M.B., Tollenaar R.A.E.M., Tomlinson I., Troester M.A., Vachon C.M., van Ongeval C., van Veen E.M., Winqvist R., Wolk A., Zheng W., Ziogas A., Easton D.F., Hall P., Schmidt M.K., Kramer I., Hooning M.J., Mavaddat N., Hauptmann M., Keeman R., Steyerberg E.W., Giardiello D., Antoniou A.C., Pharoah P.D.P., Canisius S., Abu-Ful Z., Andrulis I.L., Anton-Culver H., Aronson K.J., Augustinsson A., Becher H., Beckmann M.W., Behrens S., Benitez J., Bermisheva M., Bogdanova N.V., Bojesen S.E., Bolla M.K., Bonanni B., Brauch H., Bremer M., Brucker S.Y., Burwinkel B., Castelao J.E., Chan T.L., Chang-Claude J., Chanock S.J., Chenevix-Trench G., Choi J.-Y., Clarke C.L., Borresen-Dale A.-L., Sahlberg K., Ottestad L., Karesen R., Schlichting E., Holmen M.M., Sauer T., Haakensen V., Engebraten O., Naume B., Fossa A., Kiserud C., Reinertsen K., Helland A., Riis M., Geisler J., Alnaes G.G., Collee J.M., Couch F.J., Cox A., Cross S.S., Czene K., Daly M.B., Devilee P., Dork T., dos-Santos-Silva I., Dunning A.M., Dwek M., Eccles D.M., Evans D.G., Fasching P.A., Flyger H., Gago-Dominguez M., Garcia-Closas M., Garcia-Saenz J.A., Giles G.G., Goldgar D.E., Gonzalez-Neira A., Haiman C.A., Hakansson N., Hamann U., Hartman M., Hollestelle A., Hopper J.L., Hou M.-F., Howell A., Clarke C., Marsh D., Scott R., Baxter R., Yip D., Carpenter J., Davis A., Pathmanathan N., Simpson P., Graham J.D., Sachchithananthan M., Amor D., Andrews L., Antill Y., Balleine R., Beesley J., Bennett I., Bogwitz M., Botes L., Brennan M., Brown M., Buckley M., Burke J., Butow P., Caldon L., Campbell I., Chauhan D., Chauhan M., Christian A., Cohen P., Colley A., Crook A., Cui J., Cummings M., Dawson S.-J., deFazio A., Delatycki M., Dickson R., Dixon J., Edkins T., Edwards S., Farshid G., Fellows A., Fenton G., Field M., Flanagan J., Fong P., Forrest L., Fox S., French J., Friedlander M., Gaff C., Gattas M., George P., Greening S., Harris M., Hart S., Hayward N., Hopper J., Hoskins C., Hunt C., James P., Jenkins M., Kidd A., Kirk J., Koehler J., Kollias J., Lakhani S., Lawrence M., Lindeman G., Lipton L., Lobb L., Mann G., McLachlan S.A., Meiser B., Nightingale S., O'Connell S., O'Sullivan S., Ortega D.G., Pachter N., Patterson B., Pearn A., Phillips K., Pieper E., Rickard E., Robinson B., Saleh M., Salisbury E., Saunders C., Saunus J., Sexton A., Shelling A., Southey M.C., Spurdle A., Taylor J., Taylor R., Thorne H., Trainer A., Tucker K., Visvader J., Walker L., Williams R., Winship I., Young M.A., Heemskerk-Gerritsen B.A.M., Ito H., Jakimovska M., Jakubowska A., Janni W., John E.M., Jung A., Kang D., Kets C.M., Khusnutdinova E., Ko Y.-D., Kristensen V.N., Kurian A.W., Kwong A., Lambrechts D., Le Marchand L., Li J., Lindblom A., Lubinski J., Mannermaa A., Manoochehri M., Margolin S., Matsuo K., Mavroudis D., Meindl A., Milne R.L., Mulligan A.M., Muranen T.A., Neuhausen S.L., Nevanlinna H., Newman W.G., Olshan A.F., Olson J.E., Olsson H., Park-Simon T.-W., Peto J., Petridis C., Plaseska-Karanfilska D., Presneau N., Pylkas K., Radice P., Rennert G., Romero A., Roylance R., Saloustros E., Sawyer E.J., Schmutzler R.K., Schwentner L., Scott C., See M.-H., Shah M., Shen C.-Y., Shu X.-O., Siesling S., Slager S., Sohn C., Spinelli J.J., Stone J., Tapper W.J., Tengstrom M., Teo S.H., Terry M.B., Tollenaar R.A.E.M., Tomlinson I., Troester M.A., Vachon C.M., van Ongeval C., van Veen E.M., Winqvist R., Wolk A., Zheng W., Ziogas A., Easton D.F., Hall P., Schmidt M.K., Kramer I., Hooning M.J., Mavaddat N., Hauptmann M., Keeman R., Steyerberg E.W., Giardiello D., Antoniou A.C., Pharoah P.D.P., Canisius S., Abu-Ful Z., Andrulis I.L., Anton-Culver H., Aronson K.J., Augustinsson A., Becher H., Beckmann M.W., Behrens S., Benitez J., Bermisheva M., Bogdanova N.V., Bojesen S.E., Bolla M.K., Bonanni B., Brauch H., Bremer M., Brucker S.Y., Burwinkel B., Castelao J.E., Chan T.L., Chang-Claude J., Chanock S.J., Chenevix-Trench G., Choi J.-Y., Clarke C.L., Borresen-Dale A.-L., Sahlberg K., Ottestad L., Karesen R., Schlichting E., Holmen M.M., Sauer T., Haakensen V., Engebraten O., Naume B., Fossa A., Kiserud C., Reinertsen K., Helland A., Riis M., Geisler J., Alnaes G.G., Collee J.M., Couch F.J., Cox A., Cross S.S., Czene K., Daly M.B., Devilee P., Dork T., dos-Santos-Silva I., Dunning A.M., Dwek M., Eccles D.M., Evans D.G., Fasching P.A., Flyger H., Gago-Dominguez M., Garcia-Closas M., Garcia-Saenz J.A., Giles G.G., Goldgar D.E., Gonzalez-Neira A., Haiman C.A., Hakansson N., Hamann U., Hartman M., Hollestelle A., Hopper J.L., Hou M.-F., Howell A., Clarke C., Marsh D., Scott R., Baxter R., Yip D., Carpenter J., Davis A., Pathmanathan N., Simpson P., Graham J.D., Sachchithananthan M., Amor D., Andrews L., Antill Y., Balleine R., Beesley J., Bennett I., Bogwitz M., Botes L., Brennan M., Brown M., Buckley M., Burke J., Butow P., Caldon L., Campbell I., Chauhan D., Chauhan M., Christian A., Cohen P., Colley A., Crook A., Cui J., Cummings M., Dawson S.-J., deFazio A., Delatycki M., Dickson R., Dixon J., Edkins T., Edwards S., Farshid G., Fellows A., Fenton G., Field M., Flanagan J., Fong P., Forrest L., Fox S., French J., Friedlander M., Gaff C., Gattas M., George P., Greening S., Harris M., Hart S., Hayward N., Hopper J., Hoskins C., Hunt C., James P., Jenkins M., Kidd A., Kirk J., Koehler J., Kollias J., Lakhani S., Lawrence M., Lindeman G., Lipton L., Lobb L., Mann G., McLachlan S.A., Meiser B., Nightingale S., O'Connell S., O'Sullivan S., Ortega D.G., Pachter N., Patterson B., Pearn A., Phillips K., Pieper E., Rickard E., Robinson B., Saleh M., Salisbury E., Saunders C., Saunus J., Sexton A., Shelling A., Southey M.C., Spurdle A., Taylor J., Taylor R., Thorne H., Trainer A., Tucker K., Visvader J., Walker L., Williams R., Winship I., and Young M.A.
Abstract: Previous research has shown that polygenic risk scores (PRSs) can be used to stratify women according to their risk of developing primary invasive breast cancer. This study aimed to evaluate the association between a recently validated PRS of 313 germline variants (PRS313) and contralateral breast cancer (CBC) risk. We included 56,068 women of European ancestry diagnosed with first invasive breast cancer from 1990 onward with follow-up from the Breast Cancer Association Consortium. Metachronous CBC risk (N = 1,027) according to the distribution of PRS313 was quantified using Cox regression analyses. We assessed PRS313 interaction with age at first diagnosis, family history, morphology, ER status, PR status, and HER2 status, and (neo)adjuvant therapy. In studies of Asian women, with limited follow-up, CBC risk associated with PRS313 was assessed using logistic regression for 340 women with CBC compared with 12,133 women with unilateral breast cancer. Higher PRS313 was associated with increased CBC risk: hazard ratio per standard deviation (SD) = 1.25 (95%CI = 1.18-1.33) for Europeans, and an OR per SD = 1.15 (95%CI = 1.02-1.29) for Asians. The absolute lifetime risks of CBC, accounting for death as competing risk, were 12.4% for European women at the 10th percentile and 20.5% at the 90th percentile of PRS313. We found no evidence of confounding by or interaction with individual characteristics, characteristics of the primary tumor, or treatment. The C-index for the PRS313 alone was 0.563 (95%CI = 0.547-0.586). In conclusion, PRS313 is an independent factor associated with CBC risk and can be incorporated into CBC risk prediction models to help improve stratification and optimize surveillance and treatment strategies.Copyright © 2020 American Society of Human Genetics
Published: 2020

46. Replication of genetic loci for ages at menarche and menopause in the multi-ethnic Population Architecture using Genomics and Epidemiology (PAGE) study

Author: Carty, C.L., Spencer, K.L., Setiawan, V.W., Fernandez-Rhodes, L., Malinowski, J., Buyske, S., Young, A., Jorgensen, N.W., Cheng, I., Carlson, C.S., Brown-Gentry, K., Goodloe, R., Park, A., Parikh, N.I., Henderson, B., Le Marchand, L., Wactawski-Wende, J., Fornage, M., Matise, T.C., Hindorff, L.A., Arnold, A.M., Haiman, C.A., Franceschini, N., Peters, U., and Crawford, D.C.
Published: 2013
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47. Two truncating variants in FANCC and breast cancer risk

Author: Dork, T., Peterlongo, P., Mannermaa, A., Bolla, M.K., Wang, Q., Dennis, J., Ahearn, T., Andrulis, I.L., Anton-Culver, H., Arndt, V., Aronson, K.J., Augustinsson, A., Freeman, L.E.B., Beckmann, M.W., Beeghly-Fadiel, A., Behrens, S., Bermisheva, M., Blomqvist, C., Bogdanova, N., Bojesen, S.E., Brauch, H., Brenner, H., Burwinkel, B., Canzian, F., Chan, T.L., Chang-Claude, J., Chanock, S.J., Choi, J.Y., Christiansen, H., Clarke, C.L., Couch, F.J., Czene, K., Daly, M.B., dos-Santos-Silva, I., Dwek, M., Eccles, D.M., Ekici, A.B., Eriksson, M., Evans, D.G., Fasching, P.A., Figueroa, J., Flyger, H., Fritschisl, L., Gabrielson, M., Gago-Dominguez, M., Gao, C., Gapstur, S.M., Garcia-Closas, M., Garcia-Saenz, J.A., Gaudet, M.M., Giles, G.G., Goldberg, M.S., Goldgar, D.E., Guenel, P., Haeberle, L., Haiman, C.A., Hakansson, N., Hall, P., Hamann, U., Hartman, M., Hauke, J., Hein, A., Hillemanns, P., Hogervorst, F.B.L., Hooning, M.J., Hopper, J.L., Howell, T., Huo, D.Z., Ito, H., Iwasaki, M., Jakubowska, A., Janni, W., John, E.M., Jung, A., Kaaks, R., Kang, D., Kapoor, P.M., Khusnutdinova, E., Kim, S.W., Kitahara, C.M., Koutros, S., Kraft, P., Kristensen, V.N., Kwon, A., Lambrechts, D., Marchand, L. le, Li, J.M., Lindstrom, S., Linet, M., W.Y. lo, Long, J.R., Lophatananon, A., Lubinski, J., Manoochehri, M., Manoukian, S., Margolin, S., Martinez, E., Matsuo, K., Mavroudis, D., Meindl, A., Menon, U., Milne, R.L., Taib, N.A.M., Muir, K., Mulligan, A.M., Neuhausen, S.L., Nevanlinna, H., Neven, P., Newman, W.G., Offit, K., Olopade, O.I., Olshan, A.F., Olson, J.E., Olsson, H., Park, S.K., Park-Simon, T.W., Peto, J., Plaseska-Karanfilska, D., Pohl-Rescigno, E., Presneau, N., Rack, B., Radice, P., Rashid, M.U., Rennert, G., Rennert, H.S., Romero, A., Ruebner, M., Saloustros, E., Schmidt, M.K., Schmutzler, R.K., Schneider, M.O., Schoemaker, M.J., Scott, C., Shen, C.Y., Shu, X.O., Simard, J., Slager, S., Smichkoska, S., Southey, M.C., Spinelli, J.J., Stone, J., Surowy, H., Swerdlow, A.J., Tamimi, R.M., Tapper, W.J., Teo, S.H., Terry, M.B., Toland, A.E., Tollenaar, R.A.E.M., Torres, D., Torres-Mejia, G., Troester, M.A., Truong, T., Tsugane, S., Untch, M., Vachon, C.M., Ouweland, A.M.W. van den, Veen, E.M. van, Vijai, J., Wendt, C., Wolk, A., Yu, J.C., Zheng, W., Ziogas, A., Ziv, E., Dunning, A.M., Pharoah, P.D.P., Schindler, D., Devilee, P., Easton, D.F., Balleine, R., Baxter, R., Braye, S., Carpenter, J., Dahlstrom, J., Forbes, J., Lee, C.S., Marsh, D., Morey, A., Pathmanathan, N., Scott, R., Simpson, P., Spigelman, A., Wilcken, N., Yip, D., Zeps, N., Borresen-Dale, A.L., Alnaes, G.I.G., Sahlberg, K.K., Ottestad, L., Karesen, R., Schlichting, E., Holmen, M.M., Sauer, T., Haakensen, V., Engebraten, O., Naume, B., Fossa, A., Kiserud, C.E., Reinertsen, K.V., Helland, A., Riis, M., Geisler, J., ABCTB Investigators, NBCS Collaborators, Andrulis, Irene L [0000-0002-4226-6435], Arndt, Volker [0000-0001-9320-8684], Brauch, Hiltrud [0000-0001-7531-2736], Dwek, Miriam [0000-0001-7184-2932], Ekici, Arif B [0000-0001-6099-7066], Fasching, Peter A [0000-0003-4885-8471], Figueroa, Jonine [0000-0002-5100-623X], Hein, Alexander [0000-0003-2601-3398], Ito, Hidemi [0000-0002-8023-4581], Matsuo, Keitaro [0000-0003-1761-6314], Menon, Usha [0000-0003-3708-1732], Milne, Roger L [0000-0001-5764-7268], Muir, Kenneth [0000-0001-6429-988X], Nevanlinna, Heli [0000-0002-0916-2976], Newman, William G [0000-0002-6382-4678], Peto, Julian [0000-0002-1685-8912], Rennert, Gad [0000-0002-8512-068X], Romero, Atocha [0000-0002-1634-7397], Schmidt, Marjanka K [0000-0002-2228-429X], Scott, Christopher [0000-0003-1340-0647], Stone, Jennifer [0000-0001-5077-0124], Truong, Thérèse [0000-0002-2943-6786], Tsugane, Shoichiro [0000-0003-4105-2774], Ziogas, Argyrios [0000-0003-4529-3727], Dunning, Alison M [0000-0001-6651-7166], Pharoah, Paul DP [0000-0001-8494-732X], Devilee, Peter [0000-0002-8023-2009], Easton, Douglas F [0000-0003-2444-3247], Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository, Andrulis, Irene L. [0000-0002-4226-6435], Ekici, Arif B. [0000-0001-6099-7066], Fasching, Peter A. [0000-0003-4885-8471], Milne, Roger L. [0000-0001-5764-7268], Newman, William G. [0000-0002-6382-4678], Schmidt, Marjanka K. [0000-0002-2228-429X], Dunning, Alison M. [0000-0001-6651-7166], Pharoah, Paul D. P. [0000-0001-8494-732X], Easton, Douglas F. [0000-0003-2444-3247], HUS Comprehensive Cancer Center, Clinicum, University Management, Department of Oncology, University of Helsinki, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, HUS Gynecology and Obstetrics, Medical Oncology, and Clinical Genetics
Subjects: 0301 basic medicine, Oncology, PROTEIN, lcsh:Medicine, 45/47, 0302 clinical medicine, Fanconi anemia, Genotype, lcsh:Science, Sequence Deletion, Multidisciplinary, BRCA1 Protein, Fanconi Anemia Complementation Group C Protein, 1184 Genetics, developmental biology, physiology, BRCA2 Protein, 3. Good health, BIALLELIC MUTATIONS, DNA-REPAIR, Female, 692/499, Medical Genetics, medicine.medical_specialty, PALB2, 3122 Cancers, ABCTB Investigators, Breast Neoplasms, FANCONIS ANEMIA, Article, 692/4028, NBCS Collaborators, 03 medical and health sciences, Breast cancer, SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being, Internal medicine, medicine, Humans, NONSENSE MUTATION, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Medicinsk genetik, 45, business.industry, Genetic heterogeneity, lcsh:R, Case-control study, Genetic Variation, Odds ratio, medicine.disease, GENE, Fanconi Anemia, 030104 developmental biology, Risk factors, Case-Control Studies, lcsh:Q, 3111 Biomedicine, business, 030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Abstract: Fanconi anemia (FA) is a genetically heterogeneous disorder with 22 disease-causing genes reported to date. In some FA genes, monoallelic mutations have been found to be associated with breast cancer risk, while the risk associations of others remain unknown. The gene for FA type C, FANCC, has been proposed as a breast cancer susceptibility gene based on epidemiological and sequencing studies. We used the Oncoarray project to genotype two truncating FANCC variants (p.R185X and p.R548X) in 64,760 breast cancer cases and 49,793 controls of European descent. FANCC mutations were observed in 25 cases (14 with p.R185X, 11 with p.R548X) and 26 controls (18 with p.R185X, 8 with p.R548X). There was no evidence of an association with the risk of breast cancer, neither overall (odds ratio 0.77, 95%CI 0.44–1.33, p = 0.4) nor by histology, hormone receptor status, age or family history. We conclude that the breast cancer risk association of these two FANCC variants, if any, is much smaller than for BRCA1, BRCA2 or PALB2 mutations. If this applies to all truncating variants in FANCC it would suggest there are differences between FA genes in their roles on breast cancer risk and demonstrates the merit of large consortia for clarifying risk associations of rare variants.
Published: 2019

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

Author: Escala-Garcia, M., Guo, Q., Dork, T., Canisius, S., Keeman, R., Dennis, J., Beesley, J., Lecarpentier, J., Bolla, M.K., Wang, Q., Abraham, J., Andrulis, I.L., Anton-Culver, H., Arndt, V., Auer, P.L., Beckmann, M.W., Behrens, S., Benitez, J., Bermisheva, M., Bernstein, L., Blomqvist, C., Boeckx, B., Bojesen, S.E., Bonanni, B., Borresen-Dale, A.L., Brauch, H., Brenner, H., Brentnall, A., Brinton, L., Broberg, P., Brock, I.W., Brucker, S.Y., Burwinkel, B., Caldas, C., Caldes, T., Campa, D., Canzian, F., Carracedo, A., Carter, B.D., Castelao, J.E., Chang-Claude, J., Chanock, S.J., Chenevix-Trench, G., Cheng, T.Y.D., Chin, S.F., Clarke, C.L., Cordina-Duverger, E., Couch, F.J., Cox, D.G., Cox, A., Cross, S.S., Czene, K., Daly, M.B., Devilee, P., Dunn, J.A., Dunning, A.M., Durcan, L., Dwek, M., Earl, H.M., Ekici, A.B., Eliassen, A.H., Ellberg, C., Engel, C., Eriksson, M., Evans, D.G., Figueroa, J., Flesch-Janys, D., Flyger, H., Gabrielson, M., Gago-Dominguez, M., Galle, E., Gapstur, S.M., Garcia-Closas, M., Garcia-Saenz, J.A., Gaudet, M.M., George, A., Georgoulias, V., Giles, G.G., Glendon, G., Goldgar, D.E., Gonzalez-Neira, A., Alnaes, G.I.G., Grip, M., Guenel, P., Haeberle, L., Hahnen, E., Haiman, C.A., Hakansson, N., Hall, P., Hamann, U., Hankinson, S., Harkness, E.F., Harrington, P.A., Hart, S.N., Hartikainen, J.M., Hein, A., Hillemanns, P., Hiller, L., Holleczek, B., Hollestelle, A., Hooning, M.J., Hoover, R.N., Hopper, J.L., Howell, A., Huang, G.M.Q., Humphreys, K., Hunter, D.J., Janni, W., John, E.M., Jones, M.E., Jukkola-Vuorinen, A., Jung, A., Kaaks, R., Kabisch, M., Kaczmarek, K., Kerin, M.J., Khan, S., Khusnutdinova, E., Kiiski, J.I., Kitahara, C.M., Knight, J.A., Ko, Y.D., Koppert, L.B., Kosma, V.M., Kraft, P., Kristensen, V.N., Kruger, U., Kuhl, T., Lambrechts, D., Marchand, L. le, Lee, E., Lejbkowicz, F., Li, L., Lindblom, A., Lindstrom, S., Linet, M., Lissowska, J., W.Y. lo, Loibl, S., Lubinski, J., Lux, M.P., MacInnis, R.J., Maierthaler, M., Maishman, T., Makalic, E., Mannermaa, A., Manoochehri, M., Manoukian, S., Margolin, S., Martinez, M.E., Mavroudis, D., McLean, C., Meindl, A., Middha, P., Miller, N., Milne, R.L., Moreno, F., Mulligan, A.M., Mulot, C., Nassir, R., Neuhausen, S.L., Newman, W.T., Nielsen, S.F., Nordestgaard, B.G., Norman, A., Olsson, H., Orr, N., Pankratz, V.S., Park-Simon, T.W., Perez, J.I.A., Perez-Barrios, C., Peterlongo, P., Petridis, C., Pinchev, M., Prajzendanc, K., Prentice, R., Presneau, N., Prokofieva, D., Pylkas, K., Rack, B., Radice, P., Ramachandran, D., Rennert, G., Rennert, H.S., Rhenius, V., Romero, A., Roylance, R., Saloustros, E., Sawyer, E.J., Schmidt, D.F., Schmutzler, R.K., Schneeweiss, A., Schoemaker, M.J., Schumacher, F., Schwentner, L., Scott, R.J., Scott, C., Seynaeve, C., Shah, M., Simard, J., Smeets, A., Sohn, C., Southey, M.C., Swerdlow, A.J., Talhouk, A., Tamimi, R.M., Tapper, W.J., Teixeira, M.R., Tengstrom, M., Terry, M.B., Thone, K., Tollenaar, R.A.E.M., Tomlinson, I., Torres, D., Truong, T., Turman, C., Turnbull, C., Ulmer, H.U., Untch, M., Vachon, C., Asperen, C.J. van, Ouweland, A.M.W. van den, Veen, E.M. van, Wendt, C., Whittemore, A.S., Willett, W., Winqvist, R., Wolk, A., Yang, X.R., Zhang, Y., Easton, D.F., Fasching, P.A., Nevanlinna, H., Eccles, D.M., Pharoah, P.D.P., Schmidt, M.K., and NBCS Collaborators
Abstract: BACKGROUND: We examined the associations between germline variants and breast cancer mortality using a large meta-analysis of women of European ancestry.METHODS: Meta-analyses included summary estimates based on Cox models of twelve datasets using similar to 10.4 million variants for 96,661 women with breast cancer and 7697 events (breast cancer-specific deaths). Oestrogen receptor (ER)-specific analyses were based on 64,171 ER-positive (4116) and 16,172 ER-negative (2125) patients. We evaluated the probability of a signal to be a true positive using the Bayesian false discovery probability (BFDP).RESULTS: We did not find any variant associated with breast cancer-specific mortality at P
Published: 2019

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

Author: Shu, X., Wu, L., Khankari, N.K., Shu, X.O., Wang, T.J., Michailidou, K., Bolla, M.K., Wang, Q., Dennis, J., Milne, R.L., Schmidt, M.K., Pharoah, P.D.P., Andrulis, I.L., Hunter, D.J., Simard, J., Easton, D.F., Zheng, W., Alicia, B.F.J., Anton-Culver, H., Antonenkova, N.N., Arndt, V., Aronson, K.J., Auer, P.L., Barrdahl, M., Baynes, C., Freeman, L.E.B., Beckmann, M.W., Behrens, S., Benitez, J., Bermisheva, M., Blomqvist, C., Bogdanova, N.V., Bojesen, S.E., Brauch, H., Brenner, H., Brinton, L., Broberg, P., Brucker, S.Y., Bruning, T., Burwinkel, B., Cai, Q.Y., Caldes, T., Canzian, F., Carter, B.D., Castelao, J.E., Chang-Claude, J., Chenevix-Trench, G., Cheng, T.Y.D., Clarke, C.L., Conroy, D.M., Couch, F.J., Cox, D.G., Cox, A., Cross, S.S., Cunningham, J.M., Czene, K., Daly, M.B., Doheny, K.F., Dork, T., dos-Santos-Silva, I., Dumont, M., Dunning, A.M., Dwek, M., Earp, H.S., Eccles, D.M., Eliassen, A.H., Engel, C., Eriksson, M., Evans, D.G., Fachal, L., Fasching, P.A., Figueroa, J., Fletcher, O., Flyger, H., Fritschi, L., Gabrielson, M., Gago-Dominguez, M., Gapstur, S.M., Garcia-Closas, M., Gaudet, M.M., Ghoussaini, M., Giles, G.G., Goldberg, M.S., Goldgar, D.E., Gonzalez-Neira, A., Guenel, P., Hahnen, E., Haiman, C.A., Hakansson, N., Hall, P., Hallberg, E., Hamann, U., Harrington, P., He, W., Hein, A., Hicks, B., Hillemanns, P., Hogervorst, F.B., Hollestelle, A., Hoover, R.N., Hopper, J.L., Howell, A., Huang, G., Jakubowska, A., Janni, W., John, E.M., Johnson, N., Jones, K., Jung, A., Kaaks, R., Kabisch, M., Kerin, M.J., Khusnutdinova, E., Kitahara, C.M., Kosma, V.M., Koutros, S., Kraft, P., Kristensen, V.N., Lambrechts, D., Marchand, L. le, Lindstrom, S., Linet, M.S., Lissowska, J., Loibl, S., Lubinski, J., Luccarini, C., Lux, M.P., Maishman, T., Kostovska, I.M., Mannermaa, A., Manoukian, S., Manson, J.E., Margolin, S., Mavroudis, D., Meijers-Heijboer, H., Meindl, A., Menon, U., Meyer, J., Mulligan, A.M., Neuhausen, S.L., Nevanlinna, H., Neven, P., Newman, W.T., Nielsen, S.F., Nordestgaard, B.G., Olopade, O.I., Olshan, A.F., Olson, J.E., Olsson, H., Olswol, C., Orr, N., Perou, C.M., Peto, J., Plaseska-Karanfilska, D., Prentice, R., Presneau, N., Pylkas, K., Rack, B., Radice, P., Rahman, N., Rennert, G., Rennert, H.S., Romero, A., Romm, J., Saloustros, E., Sandler, D.P., Sawyer, E.J., Schmutzler, R.K., Schneeweiss, A., Scott, R.J., Scott, C., Seal, S., Seynaeve, C., Smeets, A., Southey, M.C., Spinelli, J.J., Stone, J., Surowy, H., Swerdlow, A.J., Tamimi, R., Tapper, W., Taylor, J.A., Terry, M.B., Tessier, D.C., Thone, K., Tollenaar, R.A.E.M., Torres, D., Troester, M.A., Truong, T., Untch, M., Vachon, C., Berg, D. van den, Ouweland, A.M.W. van den, Veen, E.M. van, Vincent, D., Waisfisz, Q., Weinberg, C.R., Wendt, C., Whittemore, A.S., Wildiers, H., Winqvist, R., Wolk, A., Xia, L., Yang, X.H.R., Ziogas, A., Ziv, E., Breast Canc Assoc Consortium, NBCS Collaborators, and Clinical Genetics
Subjects: 0301 basic medicine, Oncology, medicine.medical_specialty, insulin, obesity, Epidemiology, medicine.medical_treatment, Mendelian randomization analysis, Type 2 diabetes, VARIANTS, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Breast cancer, Waist–hip ratio, FATNESS, SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being, Mendelian Randomization, Internal medicine, Diabetes mellitus, medicine, genetics, COHORT, 030212 general & internal medicine, glucose, Public, Environmental & Occupational Health, 2. Zero hunger, Science & Technology, business.industry, Insulin, Cancer, PATHWAYS, General Medicine, Odds ratio, INSTRUMENTS, medicine.disease, 3. Good health, BODY-MASS INDEX, INSIGHTS, 030104 developmental biology, FASTING PLASMA-GLUCOSE, business, Body mass index, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, RESISTANCE, EXPENDITURE
Abstract: Background In addition to the established association between general obesity and breast cancer risk, central obesity and circulating fasting insulin and glucose have been linked to the development of this common malignancy. Findings from previous studies, however, have been inconsistent, and the nature of the associations is unclear. Methods We conducted Mendelian randomization analyses to evaluate the association of breast cancer risk, using genetic instruments, with fasting insulin, fasting glucose, 2-h glucose, body mass index (BMI) and BMI-adjusted waist-hip-ratio (WHRadj BMI). We first confirmed the association of these instruments with type 2 diabetes risk in a large diabetes genome-wide association study consortium. We then investigated their associations with breast cancer risk using individual-level data obtained from 98 842 cases and 83 464 controls of European descent in the Breast Cancer Association Consortium. Results All sets of instruments were associated with risk of type 2 diabetes. Associations with breast cancer risk were found for genetically predicted fasting insulin [odds ratio (OR) = 1.71 per standard deviation (SD) increase, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.26-2.31, p = 5.09 × 10–4], 2-h glucose (OR = 1.80 per SD increase, 95% CI = 1.3 0-2.49, p = 4.02 × 10–4), BMI (OR = 0.70 per 5-unit increase, 95% CI = 0.65-0.76, p = 5.05 × 10–19) and WHRadj BMI (OR = 0.85, 95% CI = 0.79-0.91, p = 9.22 × 10–6). Stratified analyses showed that genetically predicted fasting insulin was more closely related to risk of estrogen-receptor [ER]-positive cancer, whereas the associations with instruments of 2-h glucose, BMI and WHRadj BMI were consistent regardless of age, menopausal status, estrogen receptor status and family history of breast cancer. Conclusions We confirmed the previously reported inverse association of genetically predicted BMI with breast cancer risk, and showed a positive association of genetically predicted fasting insulin and 2-h glucose and an inverse association of WHRadj BMI with breast cancer risk. Our study suggests that genetically determined obesity and glucose/insulin-related traits have an important role in the aetiology of breast cancer.
Published: 2019

50. The FANCM:p.Arg658* truncating variant is associated with risk of triple-negative breast cancer.

Author: Boutry-Kryza N., Rantala J., Rashid M.U., Rau-Murthy R., Rennert G., Lejbkowicz F., Rhenius V., Romero A., Rookus M.A., Ross E.A., Rossing M., Rudaitis V., Ruebner M., Saloustros E., Sanden K., Santamarina M., Scheuner M.T., Schmutzler R.K., Schneider M., Scott C., Senter L., Shah M., Sharma P., Shu X.-O., Simard J., Singer C.F., Sohn C., Soucy P., Southey M.C., Spinelli J.J., Steele L., Stoppa-Lyonnet D., Tapper W.J., Teixeira M.R., Terry M.B., Thomassen M., Thompson J., Thull D.L., Tischkowitz M., Tollenaar R.A.E.M., Torres D., Troester M.A., Truong T., Tung N., Untch M., Vachon C.M., van Rensburg E.J., van Veen E.M., Vega A., Viel A., Wappenschmidt B., Weitzel J.N., Wendt C., Wieme G., Wolk A., Yang X.R., Zheng W., Ziogas A., Zorn K.K., Dunning A.M., Lush M., Wang Q., McGuffog L., Parsons M.T., Pharoah P.D.P., Fostira F., Toland A.E., Andrulis I.L., Ramus S.J., Swerdlow A.J., Greene M.H., Chung W.K., Milne R.L., Chenevix-Trench G., Dork T., Schmidt M.K., Easton D.F., Radice P., Hahnen E., Antoniou A.C., Couch F.J., Nevanlinna H., Surralles J., Peterlongo P., Harris M., Figlioli G., Bogliolo M., Catucci I., Caleca L., Lasheras S.V., Pujol R., Kiiski J.I., Muranen T.A., Barnes D.R., Dennis J., Michailidou K., Bolla M.K., Leslie G., Aalfs C.M., Balleine R., Baxter R., Braye S., Carpenter J., Dahlstrom J., Forbes J., Lee C.S., Marsh D., Morey A., Pathmanathan N., Scott R., Simpson P., Spigelman A., Wilcken N., Yip D., Zeps N., Adank M.A., Adlard J., Agata S., Cadoo K., Agnarsson B.A., Ahearn T., Aittomaki K., Ambrosone C.B., Andrews L., Anton-Culver H., Antonenkova N.N., Arndt V., Arnold N., Aronson K.J., Arun B.K., Asseryanis E., Auber B., Auvinen P., Azzollini J., Balmana J., Barkardottir R.B., Barrowdale D., Barwell J., Beane Freeman L.E., Beauparlant C.J., Beckmann M.W., Behrens S., Benitez J., Berger R., Bermisheva M., Blanco A.M., Blomqvist C., Bogdanova N.V., Bojesen A., Bojesen S.E., Bonanni B., Borg A., Brady A.F., Brauch H., Brenner H., Bruning T., 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Abstract: Breast cancer is a common disease partially caused by genetic risk factors. Germline pathogenic variants in DNA repair genes BRCA1, BRCA2, PALB2, ATM, and CHEK2 are associated with breast cancer risk. FANCM, which encodes for a DNA translocase, has been proposed as a breast cancer predisposition gene, with greater effects for the ER-negative and triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) subtypes. We tested the three recurrent protein-truncating variants FANCM:p.Arg658*, p.Gln1701*, and p.Arg1931* for association with breast cancer risk in 67,112 cases, 53,766 controls, and 26,662 carriers of pathogenic variants of BRCA1 or BRCA2. These three variants were also studied functionally by measuring survival and chromosome fragility in FANCM-/- patient-derived immortalized fibroblasts treated with diepoxybutane or olaparib. We observed that FANCM:p.Arg658* was associated with increased risk of ER-negative disease and TNBC (OR = 2.44, P = 0.034 and OR = 3.79; P = 0.009, respectively). In a country-restricted analysis, we confirmed the associations detected for FANCM:p.Arg658* and found that also FANCM:p.Arg1931* was associated with ER-negative breast cancer risk (OR = 1.96; P = 0.006). The functional results indicated that all three variants were deleterious affecting cell survival and chromosome stability with FANCM:p.Arg658* causing more severe phenotypes. In conclusion, we confirmed that the two rare FANCM deleterious variants p.Arg658* and p.Arg1931* are risk factors for ER-negative and TNBC subtypes. Overall our data suggest that the effect of truncating variants on breast cancer risk may depend on their position in the gene. Cell sensitivity to olaparib exposure, identifies a possible therapeutic option to treat FANCM-associated tumors.Copyright © 2019, The Author(s).
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