Search

Your search keyword '"Smichkoska, Snezhana"' showing total 45 results
Start Over Author "Smichkoska, Snezhana"
45 results on '"Smichkoska, Snezhana"'

1. Real-world data of cardiotoxicity during long-term therapy with trastuzumab in human epidermal growth factor receptor-2-positive metastatic breast cancer

Author

Iljovska Marina, Lazareva Emilija, Smichkoska Snezhana, Klisarovska Violeta, Stojkovski Igor, Petkovska Gordana, and Mitreski Nenad

Subjects
breast cancer, cardiotoxicity, ejection fraction, safety, trastuzumab, Medicine
Abstract

Introduction/Objective. This study aims to investigate the cardiotoxicity of long-term therapy with trastuzumab in patients with HER-2-positive metastatic breast cancer. Methods. A total of 48 patients with metastatic HER-2-positive breast cancer were analyzed. The patients received long-term trastuzumab (time of application was longer than 20 months). The analyzed characteristics of the patients were the following: age, initial stage of the disease, application of anti-HER-2 therapy and anthracyclines in the adjuvant setting, the number and type of applied systemic therapies concomitant with trastuzumab in the metastatic setting. Cardiac toxicity was assessed using left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) values at three time-points: at the beginning, in the middle, and at the end of treatment period for each patient separately. Results. In 17 (35.4%) patients the trastuzumab treatment was temporary discontinued. The average time of trastuzumab therapy interval was 52.2 ± 23.5 months. The mean LVEF values were 66.73 ± 7.02%, 64.62 ± 5.7%, and 63.44 ± 6.1%, respectively. The mean values of LVEF differed significantly in the three observed time-points (F = 4.9 p = 0.009). Post hoc pairwise comparison, using Bonferroni correction, confirmed significantly lower mean LVEF values at the end point (at the end of treatment) compared with the mean LVEF values at the beginning of anti-HER-2 treatment (p = 0.019), but within the reference range of LVEF ≥ 50%. Conclusion. The data confirm good safety profile of long-term trastuzumab therapy in HER-2 positive metastatic breast cancer patients considering cardiotoxicity.

Published
2023
Full Text
View/download PDF

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

Author

Ahearn, Thomas U., Zhang, Haoyu, Michailidou, Kyriaki, Milne, Roger L., Bolla, Manjeet K., Dennis, Joe, Dunning, Alison M., Lush, Michael, Wang, Qin, Andrulis, Irene L., Anton-Culver, Hoda, Arndt, Volker, Aronson, Kristan J., Auer, Paul L., Augustinsson, Annelie, Baten, Adinda, Becher, Heiko, Behrens, Sabine, Benitez, Javier, Bermisheva, Marina, Blomqvist, Carl, Bojesen, Stig E., Bonanni, Bernardo, Børresen-Dale, Anne-Lise, Brauch, Hiltrud, Brenner, Hermann, Brooks-Wilson, Angela, Brüning, Thomas, Burwinkel, Barbara, Buys, Saundra S., Canzian, Federico, Castelao, Jose E., Chang-Claude, Jenny, Chanock, Stephen J., Chenevix-Trench, Georgia, Clarke, Christine L., Collée, J. Margriet, Cox, Angela, Cross, Simon S., Czene, Kamila, Daly, Mary B., Devilee, Peter, Dörk, Thilo, Dwek, Miriam, Eccles, Diana M., Evans, D. Gareth, Fasching, Peter A., Figueroa, Jonine, Floris, Giuseppe, Gago-Dominguez, Manuela, Gapstur, Susan M., García-Sáenz, José A., Gaudet, Mia M., Giles, Graham G., Goldberg, Mark S., González-Neira, Anna, Alnæs, Grethe I. Grenaker, Grip, Mervi, Guénel, Pascal, Haiman, Christopher A., Hall, Per, Hamann, Ute, Harkness, Elaine F., Heemskerk-Gerritsen, Bernadette A. M., Holleczek, Bernd, Hollestelle, Antoinette, Hooning, Maartje J., Hoover, Robert N., Hopper, John L., Howell, Anthony, Jakimovska, Milena, Jakubowska, Anna, John, Esther M., Jones, Michael E., Jung, Audrey, Kaaks, Rudolf, Kauppila, Saila, Keeman, Renske, Khusnutdinova, Elza, Kitahara, Cari M., Ko, Yon-Dschun, Koutros, Stella, Kristensen, Vessela N., Krüger, Ute, Kubelka-Sabit, Katerina, Kurian, Allison W., Kyriacou, Kyriacos, Lambrechts, Diether, Lee, Derrick G., Lindblom, Annika, Linet, Martha, Lissowska, Jolanta, Llaneza, Ana, Lo, Wing-Yee, MacInnis, Robert J., Mannermaa, Arto, Manoochehri, Mehdi, Margolin, Sara, Martinez, Maria Elena, McLean, Catriona, Meindl, Alfons, Menon, Usha, Nevanlinna, Heli, Newman, William G., Nodora, Jesse, Offit, Kenneth, Olsson, Håkan, Orr, Nick, Park-Simon, Tjoung-Won, Patel, Alpa V., Peto, Julian, Pita, Guillermo, Plaseska-Karanfilska, Dijana, Prentice, Ross, Punie, Kevin, Pylkäs, Katri, Radice, Paolo, Rennert, Gad, Romero, Atocha, Rüdiger, Thomas, Saloustros, Emmanouil, Sampson, Sarah, Sandler, Dale P., Sawyer, Elinor J., Schmutzler, Rita K., Schoemaker, Minouk J., Schöttker, Ben, Sherman, Mark E., Shu, Xiao-Ou, Smichkoska, Snezhana, Southey, Melissa C., Spinelli, John J., Swerdlow, Anthony J., Tamimi, Rulla M., Tapper, William J., Taylor, Jack A., Teras, Lauren R., Terry, Mary Beth, Torres, Diana, Troester, Melissa A., Vachon, Celine M., van Deurzen, Carolien H. M., van Veen, Elke M., Wagner, Philippe, Weinberg, Clarice R., Wendt, Camilla, Wesseling, Jelle, Winqvist, Robert, Wolk, Alicja, Yang, Xiaohong R., Zheng, Wei, Couch, Fergus J., Simard, Jacques, Kraft, Peter, Easton, Douglas F., Pharoah, Paul D. P., Schmidt, Marjanka K., García-Closas, Montserrat, and Chatterjee, Nilanjan

Published
2022
Full Text
View/download PDF

3. Final Efficacy Results of Neratinib in HER2-positive Hormone Receptor-positive Early-stage Breast Cancer From the Phase III ExteNET Trial

Author

Chan, Arlene, Moy, Beverly, Mansi, Janine, Ejlertsen, Bent, Holmes, Frankie Ann, Chia, Stephen, Iwata, Hiroji, Gnant, Michael, Loibl, Sibylle, Barrios, Carlos H., Somali, Isil, Smichkoska, Snezhana, Martinez, Noelia, Alonso, Mirta Garcia, Link, John S., Mayer, Ingrid A., Cold, Søren, Murillo, Serafin Morales, Senecal, Francis, Inoue, Kenichi, Ruiz-Borrego, Manuel, Hui, Rina, Denduluri, Neelima, Patt, Debra, Rugo, Hope S., Johnston, Stephen R.D., Bryce, Richard, Zhang, Bo, Xu, Feng, Wong, Alvin, and Martin, Miguel

Published
2021
Full Text
View/download PDF

4. How public health services pay for radiotherapy in Europe: an ESTRO–HERO analysis of reimbursement

Author

Kozma, Elvisa, Sedlmayer, Felix, Slobina, Elena, Daisne, Jean-François, Hadjieva, Tatiana, Petera, Jiri, Kristensen, Brian H, Valgma, Margit, Minn, Heikki, Chauvet, Bruno, Troost, Esther GC, Lopez Medina, Antonio, Kouloulias, Vassilis, Takácsi-Nagy, Zoltan, Coffey, Mary, Russi, Elvio, Jarusevicius, Laimonas, Untereiner, Michel, Smichkoska, Snezhana, Karadjinovic, Vanja, Van Loon, Judith, Malicki, Julian, Trigo, Maria Lurdes, Coza, Ovidiu, Roques, Tom, Mohammed, Nazia, Rolles, Martin, Lievens, Yolande, Defourny, Noémie, Corral, Julieta, Gasparotto, Chiara, Grau, Cai, and Borras, Josep Maria

Published
2020
Full Text
View/download PDF

5. Association of the CHEK2 c.1100delC variant, radiotherapy, and systemic treatment with contralateral breast cancer risk and breast cancer-specific survival

Author

Morra, Anna, Schreurs, Maartje A C, Andrulis, Irene L, Anton-Culver, Hoda, Augustinsson, Annelie, Beckmann, Matthias W, Behrens, Sabine, Bojesen, Stig E, Bolla, Manjeet K, Brauch, Hiltrud, Broeks, Annegien, Buys, Saundra S, Camp, Nicola J, Castelao, Jose E, Cessna, Melissa H, Chang-Claude, Jenny, Chung, Wendy K, Colonna, Sarah V, Couch, Fergus J, Cox, Angela, Cross, Simon S, Czene, Kamila, Daly, Mary B, Dennis, Joe, Devilee, Peter, Dörk, Thilo, Dunning, Alison M, Dwek, Miriam, Easton, Douglas F, Eccles, Diana M, Eriksson, Mikael, Evans, D Gareth, Fasching, Peter A, Fehm, Tanja N, Figueroa, Jonine D, Flyger, Henrik, Gabrielson, Marike, Gago-Dominguez, Manuela, García-Closas, Montserrat, García-Sáenz, José A, Genkinger, Jeanine, Grassmann, Felix, Gündert, Melanie, Hahnen, Eric, Haiman, Christopher A, Hamann, Ute, Harrington, Patricia A, Hartikainen, Jaana M, Hoppe, Reiner, Hopper, John L, Houlston, Richard S, Howell, Anthony, Jakubowska, Anna, Janni, Wolfgang, Jernström, Helena, John, Esther M, Johnson, Nichola, Jones, Michael E, Kristensen, Vessela N, Kurian, Allison W, Lambrechts, Diether, Le Marchand, Loic, Lindblom, Annika, Lubiński, Jan, Lux, Michael P, Mannermaa, Arto, Mavroudis, Dimitrios, Mulligan, Anna Marie, Muranen, Taru A, Nevanlinna, Heli, Nevelsteen, Ines, Neven, Patrick, Newman, William G, Obi, Nadia, Offit, Kenneth, Olshan, Andrew F, Park-Simon, Tjoung-Won, Patel, Alpa V, Peterlongo, Paolo, Phillips, Kelly-Anne, Plaseska-Karanfilska, Dijana, Polley, Eric C, Presneau, Nadege, Pylkäs, Katri, Rack, Brigitte, Radice, Paolo, Rashid, Muhammad U, Rhenius, Valerie, Robson, Mark, Romero, Atocha, Saloustros, Emmanouil, Sawyer, Elinor J, Schmutzler, Rita K, Schuetze, Sabine, Scott, Christopher, Shah, Mitul, Smichkoska, Snezhana, Southey, Melissa C, Tapper, William J, Teras, Lauren R, Tollenaar, Rob A E M, Tomczyk, Katarzyna, Tomlinson, Ian, Troester, Melissa A, Vachon, Celine M, van Veen, Elke M, Wang, Qin, Wendt, Camilla, Wildiers, Hans, Winqvist, Robert, Ziogas, Argyrios, Hall, Per, Pharoah, Paul D P, Adank, Muriel A, Hollestelle, Antoinette, Schmidt, Marjanka K, and Hooning, Maartje J

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Breast cancer (BC) patients with a germline CHEK2 c.1100delC variant have an increased risk of contralateral BC (CBC) and worse BC-specific survival (BCSS) compared to non-carriers.AIM: To assessed the associations of CHEK2 c.1100delC, radiotherapy, and systemic treatment with CBC risk and BCSS.METHODS: Analyses were based on 82,701 women diagnosed with a first primary invasive BC including 963 CHEK2 c.1100delC carriers; median follow-up was 9.1 years. Differential associations with treatment by CHEK2 c.1100delC status were tested by including interaction terms in a multivariable Cox regression model. A multi-state model was used for further insight into the relation between CHEK2 c.1100delC status, treatment, CBC risk and death.RESULTS: There was no evidence for differential associations of therapy with CBC risk by CHEK2 c.1100delC status. The strongest association with reduced CBC risk was observed for the combination of chemotherapy and endocrine therapy [HR (95% CI): 0.66 (0.55-0.78)]. No association was observed with radiotherapy. Results from the multi-state model showed shorter BCSS for CHEK2 c.1100delC carriers versus non-carriers also after accounting for CBC occurrence [HR (95% CI): 1.30 (1.09-1.56)].CONCLUSION: Systemic therapy was associated with reduced CBC risk irrespective of CHEK2 c.1100delC status. Moreover, CHEK2 c.1100delC carriers had shorter BCSS, which appears not to be fully explained by their CBC risk.

Published
2023

6. Dosimetric comparison of two-dimensional versus three-dimensional intracavitary brachytherapy in locally advanced cervical cancer

Author

Klisarovska Violeta, Smichkoska Snezhana, Chakalaroski Petar, Krstevska Valentina, Dimitrovska Nadica, Stefanovski Zoran, and Lazarova Emilija

Subjects
cervical cancer, intracavitary brachytherapy, organs at risk, target volume, Medicine
Abstract

Introduction/Objective. The aim of this study was to dosimetric comparison of two-dimensional (2D) with three-dimensional (3D) planning for high-dose-rate intracavitary brachytherapy (HDR-BT) in locally advanced cervical cancer by dose evaluation in given International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements (ICRU) reference points, as well as in target volume and organs at risk (OAR). Methods. 66 sessions of HDR-BT were performed in 22 patients, with 3D planning, but also virtual 2D plan for dosimetric comparison was made. 2D planning was performed on radiography obtained by C-arm in ICRU points, while 3D planning in volumes delineated on computer tomography. Results. The comparative analysis has indicated a significant mean dose difference of point “A” left (p=0.00014) and right (p=0.003), through higher doses in 2D and lower doses in 3D reconstructed points "A". According to the dose volume histograms 56.88% and 61.41% mean target volume received 100% and 90% of prescribed dose, respectively. 2D bladder analysis showed a mean dose of 3.487 Gy in ICRU point, while in 3D analysis a maximum mean dose of 8.804 Gy and mean dose of 4.716 Gy in 2ccm volume. 2D analysis showed rectal mean dose of 2.892 Gy in ICRU points, while 3D analysis maximum mean dose of 6.411 Gy and 3.947 Gy mean dose in 2ccm volume. Conclusion. 2D planning showed unreal higher doses in the ICRU points for the target and lower doses for the OAR.

Published
2018
Full Text
View/download PDF

7. Impact on radiation dose and volume V57 Gy of the brain on recurrence and survival of patients with glioblastoma multiformae

Author

Stojkovski Igor, Krstevska Valentina, and Smichkoska Snezhana

Subjects
irradiation v57, glioblastoma, Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine, R895-920
Abstract

The aim of the study was to analyze impact of irradiated brain volume V57 Gy (volume receiving 57 Gy and more) on time to progression and survival of patients with glioblastoma.

Published
2017
Full Text
View/download PDF

9. Association of the CHEK2 c.1100delC variant, radiotherapy, and systemic treatment with contralateral breast cancer risk and breast cancer-specific survival

Author

Morra, Anna, primary, Schreurs, Maartje A. C., additional, Andrulis, Irene L., additional, Anton-Culver, Hoda, additional, Augustinsson, Annelie, additional, Beckmann, Matthias W., additional, Behrens, Sabine, additional, Bojesen, Stig E., additional, Bolla, Manjeet K., additional, Brauch, Hiltrud, additional, Broeks, Annegien, additional, Buys, Saundra S., additional, Camp, Nicola J., additional, Castelao, Jose E., additional, Cessna, Melissa H., additional, Chang-Claude, Jenny, additional, Chung, Wendy K., additional, Collaborators, NBCS, additional, Colonna, Sarah V., additional, Couch, Fergus J., additional, Cox, Angela, additional, Cross, Simon S., additional, Czene, Kamila, additional, Daly, Mary B., additional, Dennis, Joe, additional, Devilee, Peter, additional, Dörk, Thilo, additional, Dunning, Alison M., additional, Dwek, Miriam, additional, Easton, Douglas F., additional, Eccles, Diana M., additional, Eriksson, Mikael, additional, Evans, D. Gareth, additional, Fasching, Peter A., additional, Fehm, Tanja N., additional, Figueroa, Jonine D., additional, Flyger, Henrik, additional, Gabrielson, Marike, additional, Gago-Dominguez, Manuela, additional, García-Closas, Montserrat, additional, García-Sáenz, José A., additional, Genkinger, Jeanine, additional, Grassmann, Felix, additional, Gündert, Melanie, additional, Hahnen, Eric, additional, Haiman, Christopher A., additional, Hamann, Ute, additional, Harrington, Patricia A., additional, Hartikainen, Jaana M., additional, Hoppe, Reiner, additional, Hopper, John L., additional, Houlston, Richard S., additional, Howell, Anthony, additional, Investigators, ABCTB, additional, Investigators, kConFab, additional, Jakubowska, Anna, additional, Janni, Wolfgang, additional, Jernström, Helena, additional, John, Esther M., additional, Johnson, Nichola, additional, Jones, Michael E., additional, Kristensen, Vessela N., additional, Kurian, Allison W., additional, Lambrechts, Diether, additional, Marchand, Loic Le, additional, Lindblom, Annika, additional, Lubiński, Jan, additional, Lux, Michael P., additional, Mannermaa, Arto, additional, Mavroudis, Dimitrios, additional, Mulligan, Anna Marie, additional, Muranen, Taru A., additional, Nevanlinna, Heli, additional, Nevelsteen, Ines, additional, Neven, Patrick, additional, Newman, William G., additional, Obi, Nadia, additional, Offit, Kenneth, additional, Olshan, Andrew F., additional, Park-Simon, Tjoung-Won, additional, Patel, Alpa V., additional, Peterlongo, Paolo, additional, Phillips, Kelly-Anne, additional, Plaseska-Karanfilska, Dijana, additional, Polley, Eric C., additional, Presneau, Nadege, additional, Pylkäs, Katri, additional, Rack, Brigitte, additional, Radice, Paolo, additional, Rashid, Muhammad U., additional, Rhenius, Valerie, additional, Robson, Mark, additional, Romero, Atocha, additional, Saloustros, Emmanouil, additional, Sawyer, Elinor J., additional, Schmutzler, Rita K., additional, Schuetze, Sabine, additional, Scott, Christopher, additional, Shah, Mitul, additional, Smichkoska, Snezhana, additional, Southey, Melissa C., additional, Tapper, William J., additional, Teras, Lauren R., additional, Tollenaar, Rob A.E.M., additional, Tomczyk, Katarzyna, additional, Tomlinson, Ian, additional, Troester, Melissa A., additional, Vachon, Celine M., additional, Veen, Elke M. van, additional, Wang, Qin, additional, Wendt, Camilla, additional, Wildiers, Hans, additional, Winqvist, Robert, additional, Ziogas, Argyrios, additional, Hall, Per, additional, Pharoah, Paul D.P., additional, Adank, Muriel A., additional, Hollestelle, Antoinette, additional, Schmidt, Marjanka K., additional, and Hooning, Maartje J., additional

Published
2023
Full Text
View/download PDF

10. Two truncating variants in FANCC and breast cancer risk

Author

Dörk, Thilo, Peterlongo, Paolo, Mannermaa, Arto, Bolla, Manjeet K., Wang, Qin, Dennis, Joe, Ahearn, Thomas, Andrulis, Irene L., Anton-Culver, Hoda, Arndt, Volker, Aronson, Kristan J., Augustinsson, Annelie, Freeman, Laura E. Beane, Beckmann, Matthias W., Beeghly-Fadiel, Alicia, Behrens, Sabine, Bermisheva, Marina, Blomqvist, Carl, Bogdanova, Natalia V., Bojesen, Stig E., Brauch, Hiltrud, Brenner, Hermann, Burwinkel, Barbara, Canzian, Federico, Chan, Tsun L., Chang-Claude, Jenny, Chanock, Stephen J., Choi, Ji-Yeob, Christiansen, Hans, Clarke, Christine L., Couch, Fergus J., Czene, Kamila, Daly, Mary B., dos-Santos-Silva, Isabel, Dwek, Miriam, Eccles, Diana M., Ekici, Arif B., Eriksson, Mikael, Evans, D. Gareth, Fasching, Peter A., Figueroa, Jonine, Flyger, Henrik, Fritschi, Lin, Gabrielson, Marike, Gago-Dominguez, Manuela, Gao, Chi, Gapstur, Susan M., García-Closas, Montserrat, García-Sáenz, José A., Gaudet, Mia M., Giles, Graham G., Goldberg, Mark S., Goldgar, David E., Guénel, Pascal, Haeberle, Lothar, Haiman, Christopher A., Håkansson, Niclas, Hall, Per, Hamann, Ute, Hartman, Mikael, Hauke, Jan, Hein, Alexander, Hillemanns, Peter, Hogervorst, Frans B. L., Hooning, Maartje J., Hopper, John L., Howell, Tony, Huo, Dezheng, Ito, Hidemi, Iwasaki, Motoki, Jakubowska, Anna, Janni, Wolfgang, John, Esther M., Jung, Audrey, Kaaks, Rudolf, Kang, Daehee, Kapoor, Pooja Middha, Khusnutdinova, Elza, Kim, Sung-Won, Kitahara, Cari M., Koutros, Stella, Kraft, Peter, Kristensen, Vessela N., Kwong, Ava, Lambrechts, Diether, Marchand, Loic Le, Li, Jingmei, Lindström, Sara, Linet, Martha, Lo, Wing-Yee, Long, Jirong, Lophatananon, Artitaya, Lubiński, Jan, Manoochehri, Mehdi, Manoukian, Siranoush, Margolin, Sara, Martinez, Elena, Matsuo, Keitaro, Mavroudis, Dimitris, Meindl, Alfons, Menon, Usha, Milne, Roger L., Mohd Taib, Nur Aishah, Muir, Kenneth, Mulligan, Anna Marie, Neuhausen, Susan L., Nevanlinna, Heli, Neven, Patrick, Newman, William G., Offit, Kenneth, Olopade, Olufunmilayo I., Olshan, Andrew F., Olson, Janet E., Olsson, Håkan, Park, Sue K., Park-Simon, Tjoung-Won, Peto, Julian, Plaseska-Karanfilska, Dijana, Pohl-Rescigno, Esther, Presneau, Nadege, Rack, Brigitte, Radice, Paolo, Rashid, Muhammad U., Rennert, Gad, Rennert, Hedy S., Romero, Atocha, Ruebner, Matthias, Saloustros, Emmanouil, Schmidt, Marjanka K., Schmutzler, Rita K., Schneider, Michael O., Schoemaker, Minouk J., Scott, Christopher, Shen, Chen-Yang, Shu, Xiao-Ou, Simard, Jacques, Slager, Susan, Smichkoska, Snezhana, Southey, Melissa C., Spinelli, John J., Stone, Jennifer, Surowy, Harald, Swerdlow, Anthony J., Tamimi, Rulla M., Tapper, William J., Teo, Soo H., Terry, Mary Beth, Toland, Amanda E., Tollenaar, Rob A. E. M., Torres, Diana, Torres-Mejía, Gabriela, Troester, Melissa A., Truong, Thérèse, Tsugane, Shoichiro, Untch, Michael, Vachon, Celine M., Ouweland, Ans M. W. van den, Veen, Elke M. van, Vijai, Joseph, Wendt, Camilla, Wolk, Alicja, Yu, Jyh-Cherng, Zheng, Wei, Ziogas, Argyrios, Ziv, Elad, ABCTB Investigators, NBCS Collaborators, Dunning, Alison M., Pharoah, Paul D. P., Schindler, Detlev, Devilee, Peter, and Easton, Douglas F.

Published
2019
Full Text
View/download PDF

12. The highest frequency of c.3700_3704del detected among Albanians from Kosovo

Author

Kostovska, Ivana Maleva, Jakovchevska, Simona, Özdemir, Milena Jakimovska, Kiprijanovska, Sanja, Kubelka-Sabit, Katerina, Jasar, Dzengis, Iljovska, Marina, Lazareva, Emilija, Smichkoska, Snezhana, and Plaseska-Karanfilska, Dijana

Subjects
Basic medicine, Clinical medicine, Health sciences, Health biotechnology
Abstract

BACKGROUND The spectrum of and mutations varies among populations; however, some mutations may be frequent in particular ethnic groups due to the "founder" effect. The c.3700_3704del mutation was previously described as a recurrent variant in Eastern European countries. This study aimed to investigate the frequency of c.3700_3704del mutation in Albanian breast and ovarian cancer patients from North Macedonia and Kosovo. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 327 patients with invasive breast and/or ovarian cancer (111 Albanian women from North Macedonia and 216 from Kosovo) were screened for 13 recurrent mutations. Targeted NGS with a panel of 94 cancer-associated genes including and was performed in a selected group of 118 patients. RESULTS We have identified 21 /2 pathogenic variants, 17 (14 and 3 ) in patients from Kosovo (7.9%) and 4 (1 and 3 ) in patients from North Macedonia (3.6%). All mutations were found in one patient each, except for c.3700_3704del mutation which was observed in 14 unrelated families, all except one originating from Kosovo. The c.3700_3704del mutation accounts for 93% of mutation positive cases and is present with a frequency of 6% among breast cancer patients from Kosovo. CONCLUSIONS This is the first report of mutations among breast and ovarian cancer patients from Kosovo. The finding that c.3700_3704del represents a founder mutation in Kosovo with the highest worldwide reported frequency supports the implementation of fast and low-cost screening protocol, regardless of the family history and even a pilot population-based screening in at-risk population.

Published
2022

13. Additional file 4 of Common variants in breast cancer risk loci predispose to distinct tumor subtypes

Author

Ahearn, Thomas U., Zhang, Haoyu, Michailidou, Kyriaki, Milne, Roger L., Bolla, Manjeet K., Dennis, Joe, Dunning, Alison M., Lush, Michael, Wang, Qin, Andrulis, Irene L., Anton-Culver, Hoda, Arndt, Volker, Aronson, Kristan J., Auer, Paul L., Augustinsson, Annelie, Baten, Adinda, Becher, Heiko, Behrens, Sabine, Benitez, Javier, Bermisheva, Marina, Blomqvist, Carl, Bojesen, Stig E., Bonanni, Bernardo, B��rresen-Dale, Anne-Lise, Brauch, Hiltrud, Brenner, Hermann, Brooks-Wilson, Angela, Br��ning, Thomas, Burwinkel, Barbara, Buys, Saundra S., Canzian, Federico, Castelao, Jose E., Chang-Claude, Jenny, Chanock, Stephen J., Chenevix-Trench, Georgia, Clarke, Christine L., Coll��e, J. Margriet, Cox, Angela, Cross, Simon S., Czene, Kamila, Daly, Mary B., Devilee, Peter, D��rk, Thilo, Dwek, Miriam, Eccles, Diana M., Evans, D. Gareth, Fasching, Peter A., Figueroa, Jonine, Floris, Giuseppe, Gago-Dominguez, Manuela, Gapstur, Susan M., Garc��a-S��enz, Jos�� A., Gaudet, Mia M., Giles, Graham G., Goldberg, Mark S., Gonz��lez-Neira, Anna, Aln��s, Grethe I. Grenaker, Grip, Mervi, Gu��nel, Pascal, Haiman, Christopher A., Hall, Per, Hamann, Ute, Harkness, Elaine F., Heemskerk-Gerritsen, Bernadette A. M., Holleczek, Bernd, Hollestelle, Antoinette, Hooning, Maartje J., Hoover, Robert N., Hopper, John L., Howell, Anthony, Jakimovska, Milena, Jakubowska, Anna, John, Esther M., Jones, Michael E., Jung, Audrey, Kaaks, Rudolf, Kauppila, Saila, Keeman, Renske, Khusnutdinova, Elza, Kitahara, Cari M., Ko, Yon-Dschun, Koutros, Stella, Kristensen, Vessela N., Kr��ger, Ute, Kubelka-Sabit, Katerina, Kurian, Allison W., Kyriacou, Kyriacos, Lambrechts, Diether, Lee, Derrick G., Lindblom, Annika, Linet, Martha, Lissowska, Jolanta, Llaneza, Ana, Lo, Wing-Yee, MacInnis, Robert J., Mannermaa, Arto, Manoochehri, Mehdi, Margolin, Sara, Martinez, Maria Elena, McLean, Catriona, Meindl, Alfons, Menon, Usha, Nevanlinna, Heli, Newman, William G., Nodora, Jesse, Offit, Kenneth, Olsson, H��kan, Orr, Nick, Park-Simon, Tjoung-Won, Patel, Alpa V., Peto, Julian, Pita, Guillermo, Plaseska-Karanfilska, Dijana, Prentice, Ross, Punie, Kevin, Pylk��s, Katri, Radice, Paolo, Rennert, Gad, Romero, Atocha, R��diger, Thomas, Saloustros, Emmanouil, Sampson, Sarah, Sandler, Dale P., Sawyer, Elinor J., Schmutzler, Rita K., Schoemaker, Minouk J., Sch��ttker, Ben, Sherman, Mark E., Shu, Xiao-Ou, Smichkoska, Snezhana, Southey, Melissa C., Spinelli, John J., Swerdlow, Anthony J., Tamimi, Rulla M., Tapper, William J., Taylor, Jack A., Teras, Lauren R., Terry, Mary Beth, Torres, Diana, Troester, Melissa A., Vachon, Celine M., van Deurzen, Carolien H. M., van Veen, Elke M., Wagner, Philippe, Weinberg, Clarice R., Wendt, Camilla, Wesseling, Jelle, Winqvist, Robert, Wolk, Alicja, Yang, Xiaohong R., Zheng, Wei, Couch, Fergus J., Simard, Jacques, Kraft, Peter, Easton, Douglas F., Pharoah, Paul D. P., Schmidt, Marjanka K., Garc��a-Closas, Montserrat, and Chatterjee, Nilanjan

Subjects
Data_FILES
Abstract

Additional file 4. Funding and Acknowledgement. This file contains the additional funding not included in the main text, the acknowledgments, and the names of the people in the collaboration groups.

Published
2022
Full Text
View/download PDF

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

Author

Johnson, Nichola, Maguire, Sarah, Morra, Anna, Kapoor, Pooja Middha, Tomczyk, Katarzyna, Jones, Michael E., Schoemaker, Minouk J., Gilham, Clare, Bolla, Manjeet K., Wang, Qin, Dennis, Joe, Ahearn, Thomas U., Andrulis, Irene L., Anton-Culver, Hoda, Antonenkova, Natalia N., Arndt, Volker, Aronson, Kristan J., Augustinsson, Annelie, Baynes, Caroline, Freeman, Laura E. Beane, Beckmann, Matthias W., Benitez, Javier, Bermisheva, Marina, Blomqvist, Carl, Boeckx, Bram, Bogdanova, Natalia V., Bojesen, Stig E., Brauch, Hiltrud, Brenner, Hermann, Burwinkel, Barbara, Campa, Daniele, Canzian, Federico, Castelao, Jose E., Chanock, Stephen J., Chenevix-Trench, Georgia, Clarke, Christine L., Conroy, Don M., Couch, Fergus J., Cox, Angela, Cross, Simon S., Czene, Kamila, Dörk, Thilo, Eliassen, A. Heather, Engel, Christoph, Evans, D. Gareth, Fasching, Peter A., Figueroa, Jonine, Floris, Giuseppe, Flyger, Henrik, Gago-Dominguez, Manuela, Gapstur, Susan M., García-Closas, Montserrat, Gaudet, Mia M., Giles, Graham G., Goldberg, Mark S., González-Neira, Anna, Guénel, Pascal, Hahnen, Eric, Haiman, Christopher A., Håkansson, Niclas, Hall, Per, Hamann, Ute, Harrington, Patricia A., Hart, Steven N., Hooning, Maartje J., Hopper, John L., Howell, Anthony, Hunter, David J., Jager, Agnes, Jakubowska, Anna, John, Esther M., Kaaks, Rudolf, Keeman, Renske, Khusnutdinova, Elza, Kitahara, Cari M., Kosma, Veli-Matti, Koutros, Stella, Kraft, Peter, Kristensen, Vessela N., Kurian, Allison W., Lambrechts, Diether, Le Marchand, Loic, Linet, Martha, Lubiński, Jan, Mannermaa, Arto, Manoukian, Siranoush, Margolin, Sara, Martens, John W. M., Mavroudis, Dimitrios, Mayes, Rebecca, Meindl, Alfons, Milne, Roger L., Neuhausen, Susan L., Nevanlinna, Heli, Newman, William G., Nielsen, Sune F., Nordestgaard, Børge G., Obi, Nadia, Olshan, Andrew F., Olson, Janet E., Olsson, Håkan, Orban, Ester, Park-Simon, Tjoung-Won, Peterlongo, Paolo, Plaseska-Karanfilska, Dijana, Pylkäs, Katri, Rennert, Gad, Rennert, Hedy S., Ruddy, Kathryn J., Saloustros, Emmanouil, Sandler, Dale P., Sawyer, Elinor J., Schmutzler, Rita K., Scott, Christopher, Shu, Xiao-Ou, Simard, Jacques, Smichkoska, Snezhana, Sohn, Christof, Southey, Melissa C., Spinelli, John J., Stone, Jennifer, Tamimi, Rulla M., Taylor, Jack A., Tollenaar, Rob A. E. M., Tomlinson, Ian, Troester, Melissa A., Truong, Thérèse, Vachon, Celine M., van Veen, Elke M., Wang, Sophia S., Weinberg, Clarice R., Wendt, Camilla, Wildiers, Hans, Winqvist, Robert, Wolk, Alicja, Zheng, Wei, Ziogas, Argyrios, Dunning, Alison M., Pharoah, Paul D. P., Easton, Douglas F., Howie, A. Forbes, Peto, Julian, dos-Santos-Silva, Isabel, Swerdlow, Anthony J., Chang-Claude, Jenny, Schmidt, Marjanka K., Orr, Nick, Fletcher, Olivia, Børresen-Dale, Anne-Lise, Alnæs, Grethe I. Grenaker, Sahlberg, Kristine K., Ottestad, Lars, Kåresen, Rolf, Schlichting, Ellen, Holmen, Marit Muri, Sauer, Toril, Haakensen, Vilde, Engebråten, Olav, Naume, Bjørn, Fosså, Alexander, Kiserud, Cecile E., Reinertsen, Kristin V., Helland, Åslaug, Riis, Margit, Geisler, Jürgen, Bowtell, David D. L., deFazio, Anna, Webb, Penelope M., Clarke, Christine, Marsh, Deborah, Scott, Rodney, Baxter, Robert, Yip, Desmond, Carpenter, Jane, Davis, Alison, Pathmanathan, Nirmala, Simpson, Peter, Graham, Dinny, Sachchithananthan, Mythily, Amor, David, Andrews, Lesley, Antill, Yoland, Balleine, Rosemary, Beesley, Jonathan, Bennett, Ian, Bogwitz, Michael, Botes, Leon, Brennan, Meagan, Brown, Melissa, Buckley, Michael, Burke, Jo, Butow, Phyllis, Caldon, Liz, Campbell, Ian, Chauhan, Deepa, Chauhan, Manisha, Christian, Alice, Cohen, Paul, Colley, Alison, Crook, Ashley, Cui, James, Cummings, Margaret, Dawson, Sarah-Jane, DeFazio, Anna, Delatycki, Martin, Dickson, Rebecca, Dixon, Joanne, Edkins, Ted, Edwards, Stacey, Farshid, Gelareh, Fellows, Andrew, Fenton, Georgina, Field, Michael, Flanagan, James, Fong, Peter, Forrest, Laura, Fox, Stephen, French, Juliet, Friedlander, Michael, Gaff, Clara, Gattas, Mike, George, Peter, Greening, Sian, Harris, Marion, Hart, Stewart, Hayward, Nick, Hopper, John, Hoskins, Cass, Hunt, Clare, James, Paul, Jenkins, Mark, Kidd, Alexa, Kirk, Judy, Koehler, Jessica, Kollias, James, Lakhani, Sunil, Lawrence, Mitchell, Lindeman, Geoff, Lipton, Lara, Lobb, Liz, Mann, Graham, McLachlan, Sue Anne, Meiser, Bettina, Milne, Roger, Nightingale, Sophie, O’Connell, Shona, O’Sullivan, Sarah, Ortega, David Gallego, Pachter, Nick, Patterson, Briony, Pearn, Amy, Phillips, Kelly, Pieper, Ellen, Rickard, Edwina, Robinson, Bridget, Saleh, Mona, Salisbury, Elizabeth, Saunders, Christobel, Saunus, Jodi, Scott, Clare, Sexton, Adrienne, Shelling, Andrew, Southey, Melissa, Spurdle, Amanda, Taylor, Jessica, Taylor, Renea, Thorne, Heather, Trainer, Alison, Tucker, Kathy, Visvader, Jane, Walker, Logan, Williams, Rachael, Winship, Ingrid, Young, Mary Ann, Johnson, Nichola [0000-0002-8230-5662], Kapoor, Pooja Middha [0000-0001-5503-8215], Dennis, Joe [0000-0003-4591-1214], Brenner, Hermann [0000-0002-6129-1572], Canzian, Federico [0000-0002-4261-4583], Cox, Angela [0000-0002-5138-1099], Fasching, Peter A. [0000-0003-4885-8471], Hart, Steven N. [0000-0001-7714-2734], Jakubowska, Anna [0000-0002-5650-0501], Kurian, Allison W. [0000-0002-6175-9470], Peterlongo, Paolo [0000-0001-6951-6855], Sawyer, Elinor J. [0000-0001-8285-4111], Tomlinson, Ian [0000-0003-3037-1470], Truong, Thérèse [0000-0002-2943-6786], Pharoah, Paul D. P. [0000-0001-8494-732X], Peto, Julian [0000-0002-1685-8912], Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository, Medical Oncology, HUS Comprehensive Cancer Center, Department of Oncology, Clinicum, Helsinki University Hospital Area, University of Helsinki, HUS Gynecology and Obstetrics, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fasching, Peter A [0000-0003-4885-8471], Hart, Steven N [0000-0001-7714-2734], Kurian, Allison W [0000-0002-6175-9470], Sawyer, Elinor J [0000-0001-8285-4111], and Pharoah, Paul DP [0000-0001-8494-732X]

Subjects
Cancer Research, CYP3A5, Physiology, Genome-wide association study, Breast cancer, 0302 clinical medicine, Epidemiology, Receptors, IMPUTATION, Medicine, Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A, Cancer genetics, Progesterone, 0303 health sciences, article, 1112 Oncology and Carcinogenesis, 1117 Public Health and Health Services, AOCS Group, Single Nucleotide, humanities, 3. Good health, Receptors, Estrogen, Oncology, Hormone receptor, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, kConFab Investigators, Pregnanediol, Female, Receptors, Progesterone, Medical Genetics, medicine.medical_specialty, Estrone, Urinary system, 3122 Cancers, ABCTB Investigators, 631/67/2324, Breast Neoplasms, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, NBCS Collaborators, 03 medical and health sciences, Cancer epidemiology, SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being, 631/67/68, Humans, Oncology & Carcinogenesis, Allele, GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION, Polymorphism, CYP3A7, Alleles, 030304 developmental biology, Medicinsk genetik, business.industry, 631/67/1347, medicine.disease, Case-Control Studies, Genome-Wide Association Study, Premenopause, Estrogen, business, Hormone
Abstract

Background Epidemiological studies provide strong evidence for a role of endogenous sex hormones in the aetiology of breast cancer. The aim of this analysis was to identify genetic variants that are associated with urinary sex-hormone levels and breast cancer risk. Methods We carried out a genome-wide association study of urinary oestrone-3-glucuronide and pregnanediol-3-glucuronide levels in 560 premenopausal women, with additional analysis of progesterone levels in 298 premenopausal women. To test for the association with breast cancer risk, we carried out follow-up genotyping in 90,916 cases and 89,893 controls from the Breast Cancer Association Consortium. All women were of European ancestry. Results For pregnanediol-3-glucuronide, there were no genome-wide significant associations; for oestrone-3-glucuronide, we identified a single peak mapping to the CYP3A locus, annotated by rs45446698. The minor rs45446698-C allele was associated with lower oestrone-3-glucuronide (−49.2%, 95% CI −56.1% to −41.1%, P = 3.1 × 10–18); in follow-up analyses, rs45446698-C was also associated with lower progesterone (−26.7%, 95% CI −39.4% to −11.6%, P = 0.001) and reduced risk of oestrogen and progesterone receptor-positive breast cancer (OR = 0.86, 95% CI 0.82–0.91, P = 6.9 × 10–8). Conclusions The CYP3A7*1C allele is associated with reduced risk of hormone receptor-positive breast cancer possibly mediated via an effect on the metabolism of endogenous sex hormones in premenopausal women.

Published
2021

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

Author

Zhang, Haoyu, Ahearn, Thomas U, Lecarpentier, Julie, Barnes, Daniel, Beesley, Jonathan, Qi, Guanghao, Jiang, Xia, O'Mara, Tracy A, Zhao, Ni, Bolla, Manjeet K, Dunning, Alison M, Dennis, Joe, Wang, Qin, Ful, Zumuruda Abu, Aittomäki, Kristiina, Andrulis, Irene L, Anton-Culver, Hoda, Arndt, Volker, Aronson, Kristan J, Arun, Banu K, Auer, Paul L, Azzollini, Jacopo, Barrowdale, Daniel, Becher, Heiko, Beckmann, Matthias W, Behrens, Sabine, Benitez, Javier, Bermisheva, Marina, Bialkowska, Katarzyna, Blanco, Ana, Blomqvist, Carl, Bogdanova, Natalia V, Bojesen, Stig E, Bonanni, Bernardo, Bondavalli, Davide, Borg, Ake, Brauch, Hiltrud, Brenner, Hermann, Briceno, Ignacio, Broeks, Annegien, Brucker, Sara Y, Brüning, Thomas, Burwinkel, Barbara, Buys, Saundra S, Byers, Helen, Caldés, Trinidad, Caligo, Maria A, Calvello, Mariarosaria, Campa, Daniele, Castelao, Jose E, Chang-Claude, Jenny, Chanock, Stephen J, Christiaens, Melissa, Christiansen, Hans, Chung, Wendy K, Claes, Kathleen BM, Clarke, Christine L, Cornelissen, Sten, Couch, Fergus J, Cox, Angela, Cross, Simon S, Czene, Kamila, Daly, Mary B, Devilee, Peter, Diez, Orland, Domchek, Susan M, Dörk, Thilo, Dwek, Miriam, Eccles, Diana M, Ekici, Arif B, Evans, D Gareth, Fasching, Peter A, Figueroa, Jonine, Foretova, Lenka, Fostira, Florentia, Friedman, Eitan, Frost, Debra, Gago-Dominguez, Manuela, Gapstur, Susan M, Garber, Judy, García-Sáenz, José A, Gaudet, Mia M, Gayther, Simon A, Giles, Graham G, Godwin, Andrew K, Goldberg, Mark S, Goldgar, David E, González-Neira, Anna, Greene, Mark H, Gronwald, Jacek, Guénel, Pascal, Häberle, Lothar, Hahnen, Eric, Haiman, Christopher A, Hake, Christopher R, Hall, Per, Hamann, Ute, Harkness, Elaine F, Heemskerk-Gerritsen, Bernadette AM, Hillemanns, Peter, Hogervorst, Frans BL, Holleczek, Bernd, Hollestelle, Antoinette, Hooning, Maartje J, Hoover, Robert N, Hopper, John L, Howell, Anthony, Huebner, Hanna, Hulick, Peter J, Imyanitov, Evgeny N, kConFab Investigators, ABCTB Investigators, Isaacs, Claudine, Izatt, Louise, Jager, Agnes, Jakimovska, Milena, Jakubowska, Anna, James, Paul, Janavicius, Ramunas, Janni, Wolfgang, John, Esther M, Jones, Michael E, Jung, Audrey, Kaaks, Rudolf, Kapoor, Pooja Middha, Karlan, Beth Y, Keeman, Renske, Khan, Sofia, Khusnutdinova, Elza, Kitahara, Cari M, Ko, Yon-Dschun, Konstantopoulou, Irene, Koppert, Linetta B, Koutros, Stella, Kristensen, Vessela N, Laenkholm, Anne-Vibeke, Lambrechts, Diether, Larsson, Susanna C, Laurent-Puig, Pierre, Lazaro, Conxi, Lazarova, Emilija, Lejbkowicz, Flavio, Leslie, Goska, Lesueur, Fabienne, Lindblom, Annika, Lissowska, Jolanta, Lo, Wing-Yee, Loud, Jennifer T, Lubinski, Jan, Lukomska, Alicja, MacInnis, Robert J, Mannermaa, Arto, Manoochehri, Mehdi, Manoukian, Siranoush, Margolin, Sara, Martinez, Maria Elena, Matricardi, Laura, McGuffog, Lesley, McLean, Catriona, Mebirouk, Noura, Meindl, Alfons, Menon, Usha, Miller, Austin, Mingazheva, Elvira, Montagna, Marco, Mulligan, Anna Marie, Mulot, Claire, Muranen, Taru A, Nathanson, Katherine L, Neuhausen, Susan L, Nevanlinna, Heli, Neven, Patrick, Newman, William G, Nielsen, Finn C, Nikitina-Zake, Liene, Nodora, Jesse, Offit, Kenneth, Olah, Edith, Olopade, Olufunmilayo I, Olsson, Håkan, Orr, Nick, Papi, Laura, Papp, Janos, Park-Simon, Tjoung-Won, Parsons, Michael T, Peissel, Bernard, Peixoto, Ana, Peshkin, Beth, Peterlongo, Paolo, Peto, Julian, Phillips, Kelly-Anne, Piedmonte, Marion, Plaseska-Karanfilska, Dijana, Prajzendanc, Karolina, Prentice, Ross, Prokofyeva, Darya, Rack, Brigitte, Radice, Paolo, Ramus, Susan J, Rantala, Johanna, Rashid, Muhammad U, Rennert, Gad, Rennert, Hedy S, Risch, Harvey A, Romero, Atocha, Rookus, Matti A, Rübner, Matthias, Rüdiger, Thomas, Saloustros, Emmanouil, Sampson, Sarah, Sandler, Dale P, Sawyer, Elinor J, Scheuner, Maren T, Schmutzler, Rita K, Schneeweiss, Andreas, Schoemaker, Minouk J, Schöttker, Ben, Schürmann, Peter, Senter, Leigha, Sharma, Priyanka, Sherman, Mark E, Shu, Xiao-Ou, Singer, Christian F, Smichkoska, Snezhana, Soucy, Penny, Southey, Melissa C, Spinelli, John J, Stone, Jennifer, Stoppa-Lyonnet, Dominique, EMBRACE Study, GEMO Study Collaborators, Swerdlow, Anthony J, Szabo, Csilla I, Tamimi, Rulla M, Tapper, William J, Taylor, Jack A, Teixeira, Manuel R, Terry, MaryBeth, Thomassen, Mads, Thull, Darcy L, Tischkowitz, Marc, Toland, Amanda E, Tollenaar, Rob AEM, Tomlinson, Ian, Torres, Diana, Troester, Melissa A, Truong, Thérèse, Tung, Nadine, Untch, Michael, Vachon, Celine M, van den Ouweland, Ans MW, van der Kolk, Lizet E, van Veen, Elke M, vanRensburg, Elizabeth J, Vega, Ana, Wappenschmidt, Barbara, Weinberg, Clarice R, Weitzel, Jeffrey N, Wildiers, Hans, Winqvist, Robert, Wolk, Alicja, Yang, Xiaohong R, Yannoukakos, Drakoulis, Zheng, Wei, Zorn, Kristin K, Milne, Roger L, Kraft, Peter, Simard, Jacques, Pharoah, Paul DP, Michailidou, Kyriaki, Antoniou, Antonis C, Schmidt, Marjanka K, Chenevix-Trench, Georgia, Easton, Douglas F, Chatterjee, Nilanjan, García-Closas, Montserrat, Barnes, Daniel [0000-0002-3781-7570], O'Mara, Tracy A [0000-0002-5436-3232], Dunning, Alison M [0000-0001-6651-7166], Dennis, Joe [0000-0003-4591-1214], Andrulis, Irene L [0000-0002-4226-6435], Arndt, Volker [0000-0001-9320-8684], Azzollini, Jacopo [0000-0002-9364-9778], Bojesen, Stig E [0000-0002-4061-4133], Bonanni, Bernardo [0000-0003-3589-2128], Brauch, Hiltrud [0000-0001-7531-2736], Caldés, Trinidad [0000-0002-1038-5392], Calvello, Mariarosaria [0000-0003-2113-8503], Chanock, Stephen J [0000-0002-2324-3393], Claes, Kathleen BM [0000-0003-0841-7372], Devilee, Peter [0000-0002-8023-2009], Dörk, Thilo [0000-0002-9458-0282], Dwek, Miriam [0000-0001-7184-2932], Ekici, Arif B [0000-0001-6099-7066], Fasching, Peter A [0000-0003-4885-8471], García-Sáenz, José A [0000-0001-6880-0301], Gayther, Simon A [0000-0001-7937-5443], Giles, Graham G [0000-0003-4946-9099], Greene, Mark H [0000-0003-1852-9239], Guénel, Pascal [0000-0002-8359-518X], Harkness, Elaine F [0000-0001-6625-7739], Heemskerk-Gerritsen, Bernadette AM [0000-0002-9724-6693], Hollestelle, Antoinette [0000-0003-1166-1966], Huebner, Hanna [0000-0001-6889-1493], Hulick, Peter J [0000-0001-8397-4078], Jakimovska, Milena [0000-0002-1506-0669], Jakubowska, Anna [0000-0002-5650-0501], James, Paul [0000-0002-4361-4657], Jones, Michael E [0000-0001-7479-3451], Kapoor, Pooja Middha [0000-0001-5503-8215], Keeman, Renske [0000-0002-5452-9933], Konstantopoulou, Irene [0000-0002-0470-0309], Larsson, Susanna C [0000-0003-0118-0341], Laurent-Puig, Pierre [0000-0001-8475-5459], Leslie, Goska [0000-0001-5756-6222], Lesueur, Fabienne [0000-0001-7404-4549], Lissowska, Jolanta [0000-0003-2695-5799], Matricardi, Laura [0000-0002-0241-1810], McLean, Catriona [0000-0002-0302-5727], Menon, Usha [0000-0003-3708-1732], Miller, Austin [0000-0001-9739-8462], Muranen, Taru A [0000-0002-5895-1808], Nathanson, Katherine L [0000-0002-6740-0901], Nevanlinna, Heli [0000-0002-0916-2976], Newman, William G [0000-0002-6382-4678], Olopade, Olufunmilayo I [0000-0002-9936-1599], Orr, Nick [0000-0003-2866-942X], Parsons, Michael T [0000-0003-3242-8477], Peshkin, Beth [0000-0002-2997-4701], Peterlongo, Paolo [0000-0001-6951-6855], Peto, Julian [0000-0002-1685-8912], Plaseska-Karanfilska, Dijana [0000-0001-8877-2416], Radice, Paolo [0000-0001-6298-4111], Rennert, Gad [0000-0002-8512-068X], Romero, Atocha [0000-0002-1634-7397], Saloustros, Emmanouil [0000-0002-0485-0120], Stone, Jennifer [0000-0001-5077-0124], Teixeira, Manuel R [0000-0002-4896-5982], Toland, Amanda E [0000-0002-0271-1792], Tomlinson, Ian [0000-0003-3037-1470], van Veen, Elke M [0000-0001-8618-2332], vanRensburg, Elizabeth J [0000-0003-2077-230X], Weitzel, Jeffrey N [0000-0001-6714-092X], Winqvist, Robert [0000-0003-0932-9104], Wolk, Alicja [0000-0001-7387-6845], Yannoukakos, Drakoulis [0000-0001-7509-3510], Zheng, Wei [0000-0003-1226-070X], Milne, Roger L [0000-0001-5764-7268], Kraft, Peter [0000-0002-4472-8103], Simard, Jacques [0000-0001-6906-3390], Pharoah, Paul DP [0000-0001-8494-732X], Michailidou, Kyriaki [0000-0001-7065-1237], Schmidt, Marjanka K [0000-0002-2228-429X], Easton, Douglas F [0000-0003-2444-3247], Chatterjee, Nilanjan [0000-0002-9060-008X], García-Closas, Montserrat [0000-0003-1033-2650], and Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository

Subjects
BRCA1 Protein, Case-Control Studies, Mutation, Humans, Breast Neoplasms, Female, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms, Linkage Disequilibrium, Genome-Wide Association Study
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

Published
2020

17. The highest frequency of BRCA1 c.3700_3704del detected among Albanians from Kosovo.

Author

Kostovska, Ivana Maleva, Jakovchevska, Simona, Özdemir, Milena Jakimovska, Kiprijanovska, Sanja, Kubelka-Sabit, Katerina, Jasar, Dzengis, Iljovska, Marina, Lazareva, Emilija, Smichkoska, Snezhana, and Plaseska-Karanfilska, Dijana

Abstract

Background: The spectrum of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations varies among populations; however, some mutations may be frequent in particular ethnic groups due to the “founder” effect. The c.3700_3704del mutation was previously described as a recurrent BRCA1 variant in Eastern European countries. This study aimed to investigate the frequency of c.3700_3704del BRCA1 mutation in Albanian breast and ovarian cancer patients from North Macedonia and Kosovo. Materials and methods: A total of 327 patients with invasive breast and/or ovarian cancer (111 Albanian women from North Macedonia and 216 from Kosovo) were screened for 13 recurrent BRCA1/2 mutations. Targeted NGS with a panel of 94 can)cer-associated genes including BRCA1 and BRCA2 was performed in a selected group of 118 patients. Results: We have identified 21 BRCA1/2 pathogenic variants, 17 (14 BRCA1 and 3 BRCA2) in patients from Kosovo (7.9%) and 4 (1 BRCA1 and 3 BRCA2) in patients from North Macedonia (3.6%). All BRCA1/2 mutations were found in one patient each, except for c.3700_3704del BRCA1 mutation which was observed in 14 unrelated families, all except one originating from Kosovo. The c.3700_3704del mutation accounts for 93% of BRCA1 mutation positive cases and is present with a frequency of 6% among breast cancer patients from Kosovo. Conclusions: This is the first report of BRCA1/2 mutations among breast and ovarian cancer patients from Kosovo. The finding that BRCA1 c.3700_3704del represents a founder mutation in Kosovo with the highest worldwide reported frequency supports the implementation of fast and low-cost screening protocol, regardless of the family history and even a pilot population-based screening in at-risk population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2022
Full Text
View/download PDF

18. How public health services pay for radiotherapy in Europe: an ESTRO–HERO analysis of reimbursement

Author

Lievens, Yolande, primary, Defourny, Noémie, additional, Corral, Julieta, additional, Gasparotto, Chiara, additional, Grau, Cai, additional, Borras, Josep Maria, additional, Kozma, Elvisa, additional, Sedlmayer, Felix, additional, Slobina, Elena, additional, Daisne, Jean-François, additional, Hadjieva, Tatiana, additional, Petera, Jiri, additional, Kristensen, Brian H, additional, Valgma, Margit, additional, Minn, Heikki, additional, Chauvet, Bruno, additional, Troost, Esther GC, additional, Lopez Medina, Antonio, additional, Kouloulias, Vassilis, additional, Takácsi-Nagy, Zoltan, additional, Coffey, Mary, additional, Russi, Elvio, additional, Jarusevicius, Laimonas, additional, Untereiner, Michel, additional, Smichkoska, Snezhana, additional, Karadjinovic, Vanja, additional, Van Loon, Judith, additional, Malicki, Julian, additional, Trigo, Maria Lurdes, additional, Coza, Ovidiu, additional, Roques, Tom, additional, Mohammed, Nazia, additional, and Rolles, Martin, additional

Published
2020
Full Text
View/download PDF

19. Common breast cancer risk loci predispose to distinct tumor subtypes

Author

Ahearn, Thomas U., Zhang, Haoyu, Michailidou, Kyriaki, Milne, Roger L., Bolla, Manjeet K., Dennis, Joe, Dunning, Alison M., Lush, Michael, Wang, Qin, Andrulis, Irene L., Anton-Culver, Hoda, Arndt, Volker, Aronson, Kristan J., Auer, Paul L., Augustinsson, Annelie, Baten, Adinda, Becher, Heiko, Behrens, Sabine, Benitez, Javier, Bermisheva, Marina, Blomqvist, Carl, Bojesen, Stig E., Bonanni, Bernardo, Børresen-Dale, Anne-Lise, Brauch, Hiltrud, Brenner, Hermann, Brooks-Wilson, Angela, Brüning, Thomas, Burwinkel, Barbara, Canzian, Federico, Castelao, Jose E., Chang-Claude, Jenny, Chanock, Stephen J., Chenevix-Trench, Georgia, Clarke, Christine L., Collée, J. Margriet, Cox, Angela, Cross, Simon S., Czene, Kamila, Daly, Mary B., Devilee, Peter, Dörk, Thilo, Dwek, Miriam, Eccles, Diana M., Evans, D. Gareth, Fasching, Peter A., Figueroa, Jonine, Floris, Giuseppe, Gago-Dominguez, Manuela, Gapstur, Susan M., García-Sáenz, José A., Gaudet, Mia M., Giles, Graham G., Goldberg, Mark S., Goldgar, David E., González-Neira, Anna, GrenakerAlnæs, Grethe I., Grip, Mervi, Guénel, Pascal, Haiman, Christopher A., Hall, Per, Torres, Ute, Harkness, Elaine F., Heemskerk-Gerritsen, Bernadette A.M., Holleczek, Bernd, Hollestelle, Antoinette, Hooning, Maartje J., Hoover, Robert N., Hopper, John L., Howell, Anthony, Jakimovska, Milena, Jakubowska, Anna, John, Esther M., Jones, Michael E., Jung, Audrey, Kaaks, Rudolf, Kauppila, Saila, Keeman, Renske, Khusnutdinova, Elza, Kitahara, Cari M., Ko, Yon-Dschun, Koutros, Stella, Kristensen, Vessela N., Krüger, Ute, Kubelka-Sabit, Katerina, Kurian, Allison W., Kyriacou, Kyriacos, Lambrechts, Diether, Lee, Derrick G., Lindblom, Annika, Linet, Martha, Lissowska, Jolanta, Llaneza, Ana, Lo, Wing-Yee, MacInnis, Robert J., Mannermaa, Arto, Manoochehri, Mehdi, Margolin, Sara, Martinez, Maria Elena, McLean, Catriona, Meindl, Alfons, Menon, Usha, Nevanlinna, Heli, Newman, William G., Nodora, Jesse, Offit, Kenneth, Olsson, Håkan, Orr, Nick, Park-Simon, Tjoung-Won, Peto, Julian, Pita, Guillermo, Plaseska-Karanfilska, Dijana, Prentice, Ross, Punie, Kevin, Pylkäs, Katri, Radice, Paolo, Rennert, Gad, Romero, Atocha, Rüdiger, Thomas, Saloustros, Emmanouil, Sampson, Sarah, Sandler, Dale P., Sawyer, Elinor J., Schmutzler, Rita K., Schoemaker, Minouk J., Schöttker, Ben, Sherman, Mark E., Shu, Xiao-Ou, Smichkoska, Snezhana, Southey, Melissa C., Spinelli, John J., Swerdlow, Anthony J., Tamimi, Rulla M., Tapper, William J., Taylor, Jack A., Terry, MaryBeth, Torres, Diana, Troester, Melissa A., Vachon, Celine M., van Deurzen, Carolien H.M., van Veen, Elke M., Wagner, Philippe, Weinberg, Clarice R., Wendt, Camilla, Wesseling, Jelle, Winqvist, Robert, Wolk, Alicja, Yang, Xiaohong R., Zheng, Wei, Couch, Fergus J., Simard, Jacques, Kraft, Peter, Easton, Douglas F., Pharoah, Paul D.P., Schmidt, Marjanka K., García-Closas, Montserrat, and Chatterjee, Nilanjan

Abstract

Background Genome-wide association studies have identified over 170 common breast cancer susceptibility variants, many of them with differential associations by estrogen receptor (ER). How these variants are related to other tumor features is unclear. Methods Analyses included 106,571 invasive breast cancer cases and 95,762 controls of European ancestry with data on 178 genotyped or imputed single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). We used two-stage polytomous logistic regression models to evaluate SNPs in relation to multiple tumor features (ER, progesterone receptor (PR), human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) and grade) adjusting for each other, and to intrinsic-like subtypes. Results Nearly half of the SNPs (85 of 178) were associated with at least one tumor feature (false discovery rate

Published
2019
Full Text
View/download PDF

20. Fine-mapping of 150 breast cancer risk regions identifies 178 high confidence target genes

Author

Fachal, Laura, Aschard, Hugues, Beesley, Jonathan, Barnes, Daniel, Allen, Jamie, Kar, Siddhartha, Pooley, Karen, Dennis, Joe, Michailidou, Kyriaki, Turman, Constance, Soucy, Penny, Lemacon, Audrey, Lush, Michael, Tyrer, Jonathan, Ghoussaini, Maya, Moradi Marjaneh, Mahdi, Jiang, Xia, Agata, Simona, Aittomaki, Kristiina, Alonso, M. Rosario, Andrulis, Irene, Anton-Culver, Hoda, Antonenkova, Natalia, Arason, Adalgeir, Arndt, Volker, Aronson, Kristan, Arun, Banu, Auber, Bernd, Auer, Paul, Azzollini, Jacopo, Balmana, Judith, Barkardottir, Rosa, Barrowdale, Daniel, Beeghly-Fadiel, Alicia, Benitez, Javier, Bermisheva, Marina, Bialkowska, Katarzyna, Blanco, Amie, Blomqvist, Carl, Blot, William, Bogdanova, Natalia, Bojesen, Stig, Bolla, Manjeet, Bonanni, Bernardo, Borg, Ake, Bosse, Kristin, Brauch, Hiltrud, Brenner, Hermann, Briceno, Ignacio, Brock, Ian, Brooks-Wilson, Angela, Bruning, Thomas, Burwinkel, Barbara, Buys, Saundra, Cai, Qiuyin, Caldes, Trinidad, Caligo, Maria, Camp, Nicola, Campbell, Ian, Canzian, Federico, Carroll, Jason, Carter, Brian, Castelao, Jose, Chiquette, Jocelyne, Christiansen, Hans, Chung, Wendy, Claes, Kathleen, Clarke, Christine, Collee, J. Margriet, Cornelissen, Sten, Couch, Fergus, Cox, Angela, Cross, Simon, Cybulski, Cezary, Czene, Kamila, Daly, Mary, de la Hoya, Miguel, Devilee, Peter, Diez, Orland, Ding, Yuan Chun, Dite, Gillian, Domchek, Susan, Dork, Thilo, dos-Santos-Silva, Isabel, Droit, Arnaud, Dubois, Stephane, Dumont, Martine, Duran, Mercedes, Durcan, Lorraine, Dwek, Miriam, Eccles, Diana, Engel, Christoph, Eriksson, Mikael, Evans, D. Gareth, Fasching, Peter, Fletcher, Olivia, Floris, Giuseppe, Flyger, Henrik, Foretova, Lenka, Foulkes, William, Friedman, Eitan, Fritschi, Lin, Frost, Debra, Gabrielson, Marike, Gago-Dominguez, Manuela, Gambino, Gaetana, Ganz, Patricia, Gapstur, Susan, Garber, Judy, Garcia-Saenz, Jose, Gaudet, Mia, Georgoulias, Vassilios, Giles, Graham, Glendon, Gord, Godwin, Andrew, Goldberg, Mark, Goldgar, David, Gonzalez-Neira, Anna, Greene, Mark, Grip, Mervi, Gronwald, Jacek, Grundy, Anne, Guenel, Pascal, Hahnen, Eric, Haiman, Christopher, Hakansson, Niclas, Hall, Per, Hamann, Ute, Harrington, Patricia, Hartikainen, Jaana, Hartman, Mikael, He, Wei, Healey, Catherine, Heemskerk-Gerritsen, Bernadette, Heyworth, Jane, Hillemanns, Peter, Hogervorst, Frans, Hollestelle, Antoinette, Hooning, Maartje, Hopper, John, Howell, Anthony, Huang, Guanmengqian, Hulick, Peter, Imyanitov, Evgeny, Isaacs, Claudine, Iwasaki, Motoki, Jager, Agnes, Jakimovska, Milena, Jakubowska, Anna, James, Paul, Janavicius, Ramunas, Jankowitz, Rachel, John, Esther, Johnson, Nichola, Jones, Michael, Jukkola-Vuorinen, Arja, Jung, Audrey, Kaaks, Rudolf, Kang, Daehee, Karlan, Beth, Keeman, Renske, Kerin, Michael, Khusnutdinova, Elza, Kiiski, Johanna, Kirk, Judy, Kitahara, Cari, Ko, Yon-Dschun, Konstantopoulou, Irene, Kosma, Veli-Matti, Koutros, Stella, Kubelka-Sabit, Katerina, Kwong, Ava, Kyriacou, Kyriacos, Laitman, Yael, Lambrechts, Diether, Lee, Eunjung, Leslie, Goska, Lester, Jenny, Lesueur, Fabienne, Lindblom, Annika, Lo, Wing-Yee, Long, Jirong, Lophatananon, Artitaya, Loud, Jennifer, Lubinski, Jan, MacInnis, Robert, Maishman, Tom, Makalic, Enes, Mannermaa, Arto, Manoochehri, Mehdi, Manoukian, Siranoush, Margolin, Sara, Martinez, Maria Elena, Matsuo, Keitaro, Maurer, Tabea, Mavroudis, Dimitrios, Mayes, Rebecca, McGuffog, Lesley, McLean, Catriona, Mebirouk, Noura, Meindl, Alfons, Middha, Pooja, Miller, Nicola, Miller, Austin, Montagna, Marco, Moreno, Fernando, Mulligan, Anna Marie, Munoz-Garzon, Victor, Muranen, Taru, Narod, Steven, Nassir, Rami, Nathanson, Katherine, Neuhausen, Susan, Nevanlinna, Heli, Neven, Patrick, Nielsen, Finn, Nikitina-Zake, Liene, Norman, Aaron, Offit, Kenneth, Olah, Edith, Olopade, Olufunmilayo, Olsson, Hakan, Orr, Nick, Osorio, Ana, Pankratz, V. Shane, Papp, Janos, Park, Sue, Park-Simon, Tjoung-Won, Parsons, Michael, Paul, James, Pedersen, Inge Sokilde, Peissel, Bernard, Peshkin, Beth, Peterlongo, Paolo, Peto, Julian, Plaseska-Karanfilska, Dijana, Prajzendanz, Karolina, Prentice, Ross, Presneau, Nadege, Prokofyeva, Darya, Pujana, Miquel Angel, Pylkas, Katri, Radice, Paolo, Ramus, Susan, Rantala, Johanna, Rau-Murthy, Rohini, Rennert, Gad, Risch, Harvey, Robson, Mark, Romero, Atocha, Rossing, Caroline Maria, Saloustros, Emmanouil, Sanchez-Herrero, Estela, Sandler, Dale, Santamarina, Marta, Saunders, Christobel, Sawyer, Elinor, Scheuner, Maren, Schmidt, Daniel, Schmutzler, Rita, Schneeweiss, Andreas, Schoemaker, Minouk, Schottker, Ben, Schurmann, Peter, Scott, Christopher, Scott, Rodney, Senter, Leigha, Seynaeve, Caroline, Shah, Mitul, Sharma, Priyanka, Shen, Chen-Yang, Shu, Xiao-Ou, Singer, Christian, Slavin, Thomas, Smichkoska, Snezhana, Southey, Melissa, Spinelli, John, Spurdle, Amanda, Stone, Jennifer, Stoppa-Lyonnet, Dominique, Sutter, Christian, Swerdlow, Anthony, Tamimi, Rulla, Tan, Yen Yen, Tapper, William, Taylor, Jack, Teixeira, Manuel, Tengstrom, Maria, Teo, Soo, Terry, Mary Beth, Teule, Alex, Thomassen, Mads, Thull, Darcy, Tibiletti, Maria Grazia, Tischkowitz, Marc, Toland, Amanda, Tollenaar, Rob, Tomlinson, Ian, Torres, Diana, Torres-Mejia, Gabriela, Troester, Melissa, Tung, Nadine, Tzardi, Maria, Ulmer, Hans-Ulrich, Vachon, Celine, van Asperen, Christi, van der Kolk, Lizet, van Rensburg, Elizabeth, Vega, Ana, Viel, Alessandra, Vijai, Joseph, Vogel, Maatje, Wang, Qin, Wappenschmidt, Barbara, Weinberg, Clarice, Weitzel, Jeffrey, Wendt, Camilla, Wildiers, Hans, Winqvist, Robert, Wolk, Alicja, Wu, Anna, Yannoukakos, Drakoulis, Zhang, Yan, Zheng, Wei, Pharoah, Paul, Chang-Claude, Jenny, Garcia-Closas, Montserrat, Schmidt, Marjanka, Milne, Roger, Kristensen, Vessela, French, Juliet, Edwards, Stacey, Antoniou, Antonis, Chenevix-Trench, Georgia, Simard, Jacques, Easton, Douglas, Kraft, Peter, and Dunning, Alison

Subjects
0303 health sciences, Linkage disequilibrium, In silico, Computational biology, Biology, 3. Good health, Chromatin, DNA binding site, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, Expression quantitative trait loci, Transcription factor, Gene, 030304 developmental biology, Genetic association
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 (CCVs) 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 (HPPs) 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 potentially causal variants, using gene expression (eQTL), 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 178 highest confidence target genes.

Published
2019
Full Text
View/download PDF

22. Expenditures on Oncology Drugs and Cancer Mortality-to-Incidence Ratio in Central and Eastern Europe

Author

Vrdoljak, Eduard, primary, Bodoky, Gyorgy, additional, Jassem, Jacek, additional, Popescu, Razvan, additional, Pirker, Robert, additional, Čufer, Tanja, additional, Bešlija, Semir, additional, Eniu, Alexandru, additional, Todorović, Vladimir, additional, Kopečková, Katerina, additional, Kurteva, Galia, additional, Tomašević, Zorica, additional, Sallaku, Agim, additional, Smichkoska, Snezhana, additional, Bajić, Žarko, additional, and Sikic, Branimir, additional

Published
2018
Full Text
View/download PDF

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

Author

Fachal, Laura, Aschard, Hugues, Beesley, Jonathan, Barnes, Daniel R., Allen, Jamie, Kar, Siddhartha, Pooley, Karen A., Dennis, Joe, Michailidou, Kyriaki, Turman, Constance, Soucy, Penny, Lemaçon, Audrey, Lush, Michael, Tyrer, Jonathan P., Ghoussaini, Maya, Moradi Marjaneh, Mahdi, Jiang, Xia, Agata, Simona, Aittomäki, Kristiina, Alonso, M. Rosario, Andrulis, Irene L., Anton-Culver, Hoda, Antonenkova, Natalia N., Arason, Adalgeir, Arndt, Volker, Aronson, Kristan J., Arun, Banu K., Auber, Bernd, Auer, Paul L., Azzollini, Jacopo, Balmaña, Judith, Barkardottir, Rosa B., Barrowdale, Daniel, Beeghly-Fadiel, Alicia, Benitez, Javier, Bermisheva, Marina, Białkowska, Katarzyna, Blanco, Amie M., Blomqvist, Carl, Blot, William, Bogdanova, Natalia V., Bojesen, Stig E., Bolla, Manjeet K., Bonanni, Bernardo, Borg, Ake, Bosse, Kristin, Brauch, Hiltrud, Brenner, Hermann, Briceno, Ignacio, Brock, Ian W., Brooks-Wilson, Angela, Brüning, Thomas, Burwinkel, Barbara, Buys, Saundra S., Cai, Qiuyin, Caldés, Trinidad, Caligo, Maria A., Camp, Nicola J., Campbell, Ian, Canzian, Federico, Carroll, Jason S., Carter, Brian D., Castelao, Jose E., Chiquette, Jocelyne, Christiansen, Hans, Chung, Wendy K., Claes, Kathleen B. M., Clarke, Christine L., Collée, J. Margriet, Cornelissen, Sten, Couch, Fergus J., Cox, Angela, Cross, Simon S., Cybulski, Cezary, Czene, Kamila, Daly, Mary B., de la Hoya, Miguel, Devilee, Peter, Diez, Orland, Ding, Yuan Chun, Dite, Gillian S., Domchek, Susan M., Dörk, Thilo, dos-Santos-Silva, Isabel, Droit, Arnaud, Dubois, Stéphane, Dumont, Martine, Duran, Mercedes, Durcan, Lorraine, Dwek, Miriam, Eccles, Diana M., Engel, Christoph, Eriksson, Mikael, Evans, D. Gareth, Fasching, Peter A., Fletcher, Olivia, Floris, Giuseppe, Flyger, Henrik, Foretova, Lenka, Foulkes, William D., Friedman, Eitan, Fritschi, Lin, Frost, Debra, Gabrielson, Marike, Gago-Dominguez, Manuela, Gambino, Gaetana, Ganz, Patricia A., Gapstur, Susan M., Garber, Judy, García-Sáenz, José A., Gaudet, Mia M., Georgoulias, Vassilios, Giles, Graham G., Glendon, Gord, Godwin, Andrew K., Goldberg, Mark S., Goldgar, David E., González-Neira, Anna, Tibiletti, Maria Grazia, Greene, Mark H., Grip, Mervi, Gronwald, Jacek, Grundy, Anne, Guénel, Pascal, Hahnen, Eric, Haiman, Christopher A., Håkansson, Niclas, Hall, Per, Hamann, Ute, Harrington, Patricia A., Hartikainen, Jaana M., Hartman, Mikael, He, Wei, Healey, Catherine S., Heemskerk-Gerritsen, Bernadette A. M., Heyworth, Jane, Hillemanns, Peter, Hogervorst, Frans B. L., Hollestelle, Antoinette, Hooning, Maartje J., Hopper, John L., Howell, Anthony, Huang, Guanmengqian, Hulick, Peter J., Imyanitov, Evgeny N., Isaacs, Claudine, Iwasaki, Motoki, Jager, Agnes, Jakimovska, Milena, Jakubowska, Anna, James, Paul A., Janavicius, Ramunas, Jankowitz, Rachel C., John, Esther M., Johnson, Nichola, Jones, Michael E., Jukkola-Vuorinen, Arja, Jung, Audrey, Kaaks, Rudolf, Kang, Daehee, Kapoor, Pooja Middha, Karlan, Beth Y., Keeman, Renske, Kerin, Michael J., Khusnutdinova, Elza, Kiiski, Johanna I., Kirk, Judy, Kitahara, Cari M., Ko, Yon-Dschun, Konstantopoulou, Irene, Kosma, Veli-Matti, Koutros, Stella, Kubelka-Sabit, Katerina, Kwong, Ava, Kyriacou, Kyriacos, Laitman, Yael, Lambrechts, Diether, Lee, Eunjung, Leslie, Goska, Lester, Jenny, Lesueur, Fabienne, Lindblom, Annika, Lo, Wing-Yee, Long, Jirong, Lophatananon, Artitaya, Loud, Jennifer T., Lubiński, Jan, MacInnis, Robert J., Maishman, Tom, Makalic, Enes, Mannermaa, Arto, Manoochehri, Mehdi, Manoukian, Siranoush, Margolin, Sara, Martinez, Maria Elena, Matsuo, Keitaro, Maurer, Tabea, Mavroudis, Dimitrios, Mayes, Rebecca, McGuffog, Lesley, McLean, Catriona, Mebirouk, Noura, Meindl, Alfons, Miller, Austin, Miller, Nicola, Montagna, Marco, Moreno, Fernando, Muir, Kenneth, Mulligan, Anna Marie, Muñoz-Garzon, Victor M., Muranen, Taru A., Narod, Steven A., Nassir, Rami, Nathanson, Katherine L., Neuhausen, Susan L., Nevanlinna, Heli, Neven, Patrick, Nielsen, Finn C., Nikitina-Zake, Liene, Norman, Aaron, Offit, Kenneth, Olah, Edith, Olopade, Olufunmilayo I., Olsson, Håkan, Orr, Nick, Osorio, Ana, Pankratz, V. Shane, Papp, Janos, Park, Sue K., Park-Simon, Tjoung-Won, Parsons, Michael T., Paul, James, Pedersen, Inge Sokilde, Peissel, Bernard, Peshkin, Beth, Peterlongo, Paolo, Peto, Julian, Plaseska-Karanfilska, Dijana, Prajzendanc, Karolina, Prentice, Ross, Presneau, Nadege, Prokofyeva, Darya, Pujana, Miquel Angel, Pylkäs, Katri, Radice, Paolo, Ramus, Susan J., Rantala, Johanna, Rau-Murthy, Rohini, Rennert, Gad, Risch, Harvey A., Robson, Mark, Romero, Atocha, Rossing, Maria, Saloustros, Emmanouil, Sánchez-Herrero, Estela, Sandler, Dale P., Santamariña, Marta, Saunders, Christobel, Sawyer, Elinor J., Scheuner, Maren T., Schmidt, Daniel F., Schmutzler, Rita K., Schneeweiss, Andreas, Schoemaker, Minouk J., Schöttker, Ben, Schürmann, Peter, Scott, Christopher, Scott, Rodney J., Senter, Leigha, Seynaeve, Caroline M., Shah, Mitul, Sharma, Priyanka, Shen, Chen-Yang, Shu, Xiao-Ou, Singer, Christian F., Slavin, Thomas P., Smichkoska, Snezhana, Southey, Melissa C., Spinelli, John J., Spurdle, Amanda B., Stone, Jennifer, Stoppa-Lyonnet, Dominique, Sutter, Christian, Swerdlow, Anthony J., Tamimi, Rulla M., Tan, Yen Yen, Tapper, William J., Taylor, Jack A., Teixeira, Manuel R., Tengström, Maria, Teo, Soo Hwang, Terry, Mary Beth, Teulé, Alex, Thomassen, Mads, Thull, Darcy L., Tischkowitz, Marc, Toland, Amanda E., Tollenaar, Rob A. E. M., Tomlinson, Ian, Torres, Diana, Torres-Mejía, Gabriela, Troester, Melissa A., Truong, Thérèse, Tung, Nadine, Tzardi, Maria, Ulmer, Hans-Ulrich, Vachon, Celine M., van Asperen, Christi J., van der Kolk, Lizet E., van Rensburg, Elizabeth J., Vega, Ana, Viel, Alessandra, Vijai, Joseph, Vogel, Maartje J., Wang, Qin, Wappenschmidt, Barbara, Weinberg, Clarice R., Weitzel, Jeffrey N., Wendt, Camilla, Wildiers, Hans, Winqvist, Robert, Wolk, Alicja, Wu, Anna H., Yannoukakos, Drakoulis, Zhang, Yan, Zheng, Wei, Hunter, David, Pharoah, Paul D. P., Chang-Claude, Jenny, García-Closas, Montserrat, Schmidt, Marjanka K., Milne, Roger L., Kristensen, Vessela N., French, Juliet D., Edwards, Stacey L., Antoniou, Antonis C., Chenevix-Trench, Georgia, Simard, Jacques, Easton, Douglas F., Kraft, Peter, and Dunning, Alison M.

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.

Published
2020
Full Text
View/download PDF

25. Expenditures on Oncology Drugs and Cancer Mortality‐to‐Incidence Ratio in Central and Eastern Europe.

Author

Vrdoljak, Eduard, Bodoky, Gyorgy, Jassem, Jacek, Popescu, Razvan, Pirker, Robert, Čufer, Tanja, Bešlija, Semir, Eniu, Alexandru, Todorović, Vladimir, Kopečková, Katerina, Kurteva, Galia, Tomašević, Zorica, Sallaku, Agim, Smichkoska, Snezhana, Bajić, Žarko, and Sikic, Branimir

Subjects
ANTINEOPLASTIC agents, MEDICAL care costs, STATISTICS, TUMORS, DATA analysis, DISEASE incidence, CROSS-sectional method, ECONOMICS
Abstract

Background: There is a steady decline in cancer mortality in Western Europe (WE), but this trend is not so obvious in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). One of the largest discrepancies between WE and CEE is the level of investment in cancer care. The objective of our analysis was to examine the correlation between mortality‐to‐incidence (M/I) ratio and expenditures on oncology drugs in CEE and WE. Materials and Methods: This cross‐sectional analysis was done on publicly available data. Data on expenditures for oncology drugs were obtained from QuintilesIMS, and data on M/I ratio from Globocan. The main outcome was mortality‐to‐incidence ratio, and the primary analysis was performed by Spearman's rank correlation. Results: There is a large discrepancy in expenditure on oncology drugs per cancer case between WE and CEE, and within CEE. Average expenditure on oncology drugs per capita as well as per new cancer case was 2.5 times higher in WE than in CEE. Availability of oncology drugs was highest in Germany (100%), relatively similar in WE (average of 91%), but in CEE it ranged from 37% to 86%, with an average of 70%. Annual expenditures on all oncology drugs per new cancer case was significantly negatively correlated with the M/I ratio (Spearman's ρ = −0.90, p <.001). Conclusion: There is a financial threshold for oncology drugs per cancer case needed to increase survival. Based on significantly lower expenditures for oncology drugs in CEE in comparison with WE, more investment for drugs as well as better, more organized, value‐ oriented consumption is needed. Implications for Practice: Cancer is not treated equally successfully in Western Europe (WE) and in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). This study showed that success in treatment of cancer is associated with the amount of money invested in oncology drugs. CEE countries spend on average 2.5 times less than WE countries for oncology drugs per new cancer case. These findings should be used by health care providers and oncologists struggling for more resources and better, more organized, evidence‐based allocation of these resources as well as better oncology outcomes. This article examines the relationship between expenditures on oncology drugs and the mortality‐to‐incidence ratio in Central and Eastern Europe compared with Western Europe, analyzing the differences in expenditures on oncology drugs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2019
Full Text
View/download PDF

26. Cancer Control in Central and Eastern Europe: Current Situation and Recommendations for Improvement

Author

Vrdoljak, Eduard, primary, Bodoky, Gyorgy, additional, Jassem, Jacek, additional, Popescu, Razvan A., additional, Mardiak, Jozef, additional, Pirker, Robert, additional, Čufer, Tanja, additional, Bešlija, Semir, additional, Eniu, Alexandru, additional, Todorović, Vladimir, additional, Kubáčková, Kateřina, additional, Kurteva, Galia, additional, Tomašević, Zorica, additional, Sallaku, Agim, additional, Smichkoska, Snezhana, additional, Bajić, Žarko, additional, and Šikić, Branimir I., additional

Published
2016
Full Text
View/download PDF

28. <italic>BRCA1</italic> and <italic>BRCA2</italic> germline variants in breast cancer patients from the Republic of Macedonia.

Author

Jakimovska, Milena, Maleva Kostovska, Ivana, Popovska-Jankovic, Katerina, Kubelka-Sabit, Katerina, Karadjozov, Mitko, Stojanovska, Liljana, Arsovski, Andreja, Smichkoska, Snezhana, Lazarova, Emilija, Jakimovska Dimitrovska, Maja, and Plaseska-Karanfilska, Dijana

Abstract

Purpose: We aimed to establish the spectrum of BRCA1/2 mutations among the breast cancer (BC) patients from the Republic of Macedonia.Methods: We used targeted next-generation sequencing (NGS), Sanger DNA sequencing, and multiplex ligation probe amplification analysis (MLPA) to search for point mutations and deletions/duplications involving BRCA1 and BRCA2-coding regions.Results: We have analyzed a total of 313 BC patients, enriched for family history of cancer, early age of onset and bilateral and/or triple negative (TN) BC. A total of 26 pathogenic mutations were observed in 49 unrelated BC patients (49/313, 15.7%). BRCA2 mutations (27/49, 55.1%) were more common than BRCA1 mutations (22/49, 44.9%). We identified five novel point mutations, one in BRCA1 (c.4352_4356delA) and four in BRCA2 (c.151G>T, c.4707_4708delCA, c.7811_7814delTGTG, and c.9304_9305delG), as well as two novel deletions involving parts of the BRCA1 gene (c.81−?_593+?del and c.5470−?_5530+?del). The most common mutations were c.181T>G, c.5266dupC, and c.3700_3704del5 in BRCA1 and c.7879A>T, c.8317_8330del14 and c.5722_5723delCT in BRCA2 gene. Thus far, BRCA2 c.7879A>T and c.8317_8330del14 mutations have been described in several isolated cases; however, our study is the first one showing that they have a founder effect among Macedonian population. Nine recurrent mutations account for 65.3% of all of the detected mutations allowing for implementation of a fast first-step BRCA1/2 mutational screening strategy in our country.Conclusion: This study provides a comprehensive view of known and novel BRCA1/2 mutations in BC patients from the Republic of Macedonia and contributes to the global spectrum of BRCA1/2 mutations in breast cancer. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2018
Full Text
View/download PDF

29. Režimi alteriranog frakcioniranja u primarnoj radioterapiji kod planocelularnog karcinoma larinksa, orofarinksa i hipofarinksa - analiza prognostičkih faktora lokoregionalne kontrole i preživljavanja

Author

Krstevska, Valentina, Smichkoska, Snezhana, and Crvenkova, Simonida

Subjects
alterirano frakcioniranje, prognostički faktor, karcinom glave i vrata, altered fractionation, prognostic factor, head and neck cancer
Abstract

Detailed evaluation of the most important factors influencing prognosis was one of the objectives of our randomized study comparing altered fractionation schedules with conventional fractionation in primary definitive radiotherapy for squamous cell carcinomas of the larynx, oropharynx and hypopharynx. Conventional fractionation (66 to 70 Gy, 2 Gy per fraction, 5 fractions per week) was performed in 51 of 152 (33.5%) patients, hyperfractionation (74.4 to 79.2 Gy, two fractions of 1.2 Gy per day, 10 fractions per week) in 50 (33.0%) patients, and accelerated fractionation (54 Gy, 1.8 Gy dose per fraction, 5 fractions per week in the basic course and concomitant boost with 1.5 Gy per fraction as a second daily fraction during the last 10 to 12 days) was used in 51 (33.5%) patients. The univariate analysis of six clinical prognostic factors and one histological prognostic factor allowed us to identify the age, Karnofsky index, tumor size (T stage), nodal involvement (N stage), tumor site, and degree of histological differentiation as strongly associated with prognosis. A multivariate analysis was carried out and the size of the tumor (T stage) and the nodal involvement (N stage) were found as two independent variables significantly influencing locoregional control (p < 0.0008; 2 = 11.26 and p < 0.00001; 2 = 19.58, respectively). T stage and N stage were also found to be the significant independent prognostic factors for survival (p < 0.0007; 2 = 11.53 and p < 0.00001; 2 = 33.26, respectively)., Detaljna procjena najvažnijih faktora koji utječu na prognozu bolesti bio je jedan od ciljeva naše randomizirane studije u kojoj smo uspoređivali shemu alteriranog frakcioniranja s konvencionalnim frakcioniranjem u primarnoj definitivnoj radioterapiji kod planocelularnih karcinoma larinksa, orofarinksa i hipofarinksa. Konvencionalno frakcioniranje (66 do 70 Gy, 2 Gy u frakciji, 5 frakcija tjedno) provedeno je u 51 od 152 (33,5%) pacijenata, hiperfrakcioniranje (74,4 do 79,2 Gy, dvije frakcije od 1,2 Gy na dan, 10 frakcija tjedno) u 50 (33,0%) pacijenata, i akcelerirano frakcioniranje (54 Gy, 1,8 Gy u frakciji, 5 frakcija tjedno u bazičnom kursu i konkomitantni boost sa 1,5 Gy u frakciji kao druga dnevna frakcija tijekom posljednjih 10 do 12 dana) primijenjeno je u 51 (33,5%) pacijenata. Univarijantnom analizom šest kliničkih prognostič kih faktora i jednog histološkog utvrdili smo da su dob, Karnofsky indeks, veličina tumora (stadij T), nodalna zahvaćenost (stadij N), sijelo i stupanj histološke diferencijacije tumora čvrsto povezani s prognozom. Multivarijantnom analizom utvrđeno je da su veličina (stadij T) i nodalna zahvaćenost (stadij N) tumora nezavisne varijable koje znatno utječu na lokoregionalnu kontrolu (p

Published
2004

31. 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, Anna, Escala-Garcia, Maria, Beesley, Jonathan, Keeman, Renske, Canisius, Sander, Ahearn, Thomas U., Andrulis, Irene L., Anton-Culver, Hoda, Arndt, Volker, Auer, Paul L., Augustinsson, Annelie, Beane Freeman, Laura E., Becher, Heiko, Beckmann, Matthias W., Behrens, Sabine, Bojesen, Stig E., Bolla, Manjeet K., Brenner, Hermann, Brüning, Thomas, Buys, Saundra S., Caan, Bette, Campa, Daniele, Canzian, Federico, Castelao, Jose E., Chang-Claude, Jenny, Chanock, Stephen J., Cheng, Ting-Yuan David, Clarke, Christine L., Colonna, Sarah V., Couch, Fergus J., Cox, Angela, Cross, Simon S., Czene, Kamila, Daly, Mary B., Dennis, Joe, Dörk, Thilo, Dossus, Laure, Dunning, Alison M., Dwek, Miriam, Eccles, Diana M., Ekici, Arif B., Eliassen, A. Heather, Eriksson, Mikael, Evans, D. Gareth, Fasching, Peter A., Flyger, Henrik, Fritschi, Lin, Gago-Dominguez, Manuela, García-Sáenz, José A., Giles, Graham G., Grip, Mervi, Guénel, Pascal, Gündert, Melanie, Hahnen, Eric, Haiman, Christopher A., Håkansson, Niclas, Hall, Per, Hamann, Ute, Hart, Steven N., Hartikainen, Jaana M., Hartmann, Arndt, He, Wei, Hooning, Maartje J., Hoppe, Reiner, Hopper, John L., Howell, Anthony, Hunter, David J., Jager, Agnes, Jakubowska, Anna, Janni, Wolfgang, John, Esther M., Jung, Audrey Y., Kaaks, Rudolf, Keupers, Machteld, Kitahara, Cari M., Koutros, Stella, Kraft, Peter, Kristensen, Vessela N., Kurian, Allison W., Lacey, James V., Lambrechts, Diether, Le Marchand, Loic, Lindblom, Annika, Linet, Martha, Luben, Robert N., Lubiński, Jan, Lush, Michael, Mannermaa, Arto, Manoochehri, Mehdi, Margolin, Sara, Martens, John W. M., Martinez, Maria Elena, Mavroudis, Dimitrios, Michailidou, Kyriaki, Milne, Roger L., Mulligan, Anna Marie, Muranen, Taru A., Nevanlinna, Heli, Newman, William G., Nielsen, Sune F., Nordestgaard, Børge G., Olshan, Andrew F., Olsson, Håkan, Orr, Nick, Park-Simon, Tjoung-Won, Patel, Alpa V., Peissel, Bernard, Peterlongo, Paolo, Plaseska-Karanfilska, Dijana, Prajzendanc, Karolina, Prentice, Ross, Presneau, Nadege, Rack, Brigitte, Rennert, Gad, Rennert, Hedy S., Rhenius, Valerie, Romero, Atocha, Roylance, Rebecca, Ruebner, Matthias, Saloustros, Emmanouil, Sawyer, Elinor J., Schmutzler, Rita K., Schneeweiss, Andreas, Scott, Christopher, Shah, Mitul, Smichkoska, Snezhana, Southey, Melissa C., Stone, Jennifer, Surowy, Harald, Swerdlow, Anthony J., Tamimi, Rulla M., Tapper, William J., Teras, Lauren R., Terry, Mary Beth, Tollenaar, Rob A. E. M., Tomlinson, Ian, Troester, Melissa A., Truong, Thérèse, Vachon, Celine M., Wang, Qin, Hurson, Amber N., Winqvist, Robert, Wolk, Alicja, Ziogas, Argyrios, Brauch, Hiltrud, García-Closas, Montserrat, Pharoah, Paul D. P., Easton, Douglas F., Chenevix-Trench, Georgia, Schmidt, Marjanka K., Børresen-Dale, Anne-Lise, Sahlberg, Kristine K., Ottestad, Lars, Kåresen, Rolf, Schlichting, Ellen, Holmen, Marit Muri, Sauer, Toril, Haakensen, Vilde, Engebråten, Olav, Naume, Bjørn, Fosså, Alexander, Kiserud, Cecile E., Reinertsen, Kristin V., Helland, Åslaug, Riis, Margit, Geisler, Jürgen, Grenaker Alnæs, Grethe I., Clarke, Christine, Marsh, Deborah, Scott, Rodney, Baxter, Robert, Yip, Desmond, Carpenter, Jane, Davis, Alison, Pathmanathan, Nirmala, Simpson, Peter, Graham, J. Dinny, and Sachchithananthan, Mythily

Subjects
Tumor biology, Systemic treatment, Common germline genetic variants, Patient subgroups, 3. Good health, Research Article, Breast cancer-specific survival
Abstract

Funder: FP7 Ideas: European Research Council; doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100011199; Grant(s): HEALTH-F2-2009-223175, Background: Given the high heterogeneity among breast tumors, associations between common germline genetic variants and survival that may exist within specific subgroups could go undetected in an unstratified set of breast cancer patients. Methods: We performed genome-wide association analyses within 15 subgroups of breast cancer patients based on prognostic factors, including hormone receptors, tumor grade, age, and type of systemic treatment. Analyses were based on 91,686 female patients of European ancestry from the Breast Cancer Association Consortium, including 7531 breast cancer-specific deaths over a median follow-up of 8.1 years. Cox regression was used to assess associations of common germline variants with 15-year and 5-year breast cancer-specific survival. We assessed the probability of these associations being true positives via the Bayesian false discovery probability (BFDP < 0.15). Results: Evidence of associations with breast cancer-specific survival was observed in three patient subgroups, with variant rs5934618 in patients with grade 3 tumors (15-year-hazard ratio (HR) [95% confidence interval (CI)] 1.32 [1.20, 1.45], P = 1.4E−08, BFDP = 0.01, per G allele); variant rs4679741 in patients with ER-positive tumors treated with endocrine therapy (15-year-HR [95% CI] 1.18 [1.11, 1.26], P = 1.6E−07, BFDP = 0.09, per G allele); variants rs1106333 (15-year-HR [95% CI] 1.68 [1.39,2.03], P = 5.6E−08, BFDP = 0.12, per A allele) and rs78754389 (5-year-HR [95% CI] 1.79 [1.46,2.20], P = 1.7E−08, BFDP = 0.07, per A allele), in patients with ER-negative tumors treated with chemotherapy. Conclusions: We found evidence of four loci associated with breast cancer-specific survival within three patient subgroups. There was limited evidence for the existence of associations in other patient subgroups. However, the power for many subgroups is limited due to the low number of events. Even so, our results suggest that the impact of common germline genetic variants on breast cancer-specific survival might be limited.

32. Two truncating variants in FANCC and breast cancer risk

Author

Dörk, Thilo, Peterlongo, Paolo, Mannermaa, Arto, Bolla, Manjeet K., Wang, Qin, Dennis, Joe, Ahearn, Thomas, Andrulis, Irene L., Anton-Culver, Hoda, Arndt, Volker, Aronson, Kristan J., Augustinsson, Annelie, Freeman, Laura E. Beane, Beckmann, Matthias W., Beeghly-Fadiel, Alicia, Behrens, Sabine, Bermisheva, Marina, Blomqvist, Carl, Bogdanova, Natalia V., Bojesen, Stig E., Brauch, Hiltrud, Brenner, Hermann, Burwinkel, Barbara, Canzian, Federico, Chan, Tsun L., Chang-Claude, Jenny, Chanock, Stephen J., Choi, Ji-Yeob, Christiansen, Hans, Clarke, Christine L., Couch, Fergus J., Czene, Kamila, Daly, Mary B., Dos-Santos-Silva, Isabel, Dwek, Miriam, Eccles, Diana M., Ekici, Arif B., Eriksson, Mikael, Evans, D. Gareth, Fasching, Peter A., Figueroa, Jonine, Flyger, Henrik, Fritschi, Lin, Gabrielson, Marike, Gago-Dominguez, Manuela, Gao, Chi, Gapstur, Susan M., García-Closas, Montserrat, García-Sáenz, José A., Gaudet, Mia M., Giles, Graham G., Goldberg, Mark S., Goldgar, David E., Guénel, Pascal, Haeberle, Lothar, Haiman, Christopher A., Håkansson, Niclas, Hall, Per, Hamann, Ute, Hartman, Mikael, Hauke, Jan, Hein, Alexander, Hillemanns, Peter, Hogervorst, Frans B. L., Hooning, Maartje J., Hopper, John L., Howell, Tony, Huo, Dezheng, Ito, Hidemi, Iwasaki, Motoki, Jakubowska, Anna, Janni, Wolfgang, John, Esther M., Jung, Audrey, Kaaks, Rudolf, Kang, Daehee, Kapoor, Pooja Middha, Khusnutdinova, Elza, Kim, Sung-Won, Kitahara, Cari M., Koutros, Stella, Kraft, Peter, Kristensen, Vessela N., Kwong, Ava, Lambrechts, Diether, Marchand, Loic Le, Li, Jingmei, Lindström, Sara, Linet, Martha, Lo, Wing-Yee, Long, Jirong, Lophatananon, Artitaya, Lubiński, Jan, Manoochehri, Mehdi, Manoukian, Siranoush, Margolin, Sara, Martinez, Elena, Matsuo, Keitaro, Mavroudis, Dimitris, Meindl, Alfons, Menon, Usha, Milne, Roger L., Mohd Taib, Nur Aishah, Muir, Kenneth, Mulligan, Anna Marie, Neuhausen, Susan L., Nevanlinna, Heli, Neven, Patrick, Newman, William G., Offit, Kenneth, Olopade, Olufunmilayo I., Olshan, Andrew F., Olson, Janet E., Olsson, Håkan, Park, Sue K., Park-Simon, Tjoung-Won, Peto, Julian, Plaseska-Karanfilska, Dijana, Pohl-Rescigno, Esther, Presneau, Nadege, Rack, Brigitte, Radice, Paolo, Rashid, Muhammad U., Rennert, Gad, Rennert, Hedy S., Romero, Atocha, Ruebner, Matthias, Saloustros, Emmanouil, Schmidt, Marjanka K., Schmutzler, Rita K., Schneider, Michael O., Schoemaker, Minouk J., Scott, Christopher, Shen, Chen-Yang, Shu, Xiao-Ou, Simard, Jacques, Slager, Susan, Smichkoska, Snezhana, Southey, Melissa C., Spinelli, John J., Stone, Jennifer, Surowy, Harald, Swerdlow, Anthony J., Tamimi, Rulla M., Tapper, William J., Teo, Soo H., Terry, Mary Beth, Toland, Amanda E., Tollenaar, Rob A. E. M., Torres, Diana, Torres-Mejía, Gabriela, Troester, Melissa A., Truong, Thérèse, Tsugane, Shoichiro, Untch, Michael, Vachon, Celine M., Ouweland, Ans M. W. Van Den, Veen, Elke M. Van, Vijai, Joseph, Wendt, Camilla, Wolk, Alicja, Yu, Jyh-Cherng, Zheng, Wei, Ziogas, Argyrios, Ziv, Elad, Dunning, Alison M., Pharoah, Paul D. P., Schindler, Detlev, Devilee, Peter, Easton, Douglas F., Balleine, Rosemary, Baxter, Robert, Braye, Stephen, Carpenter, Jane, Dahlstrom, Jane, Forbes, John, Lee, C. Soon, Marsh, Deborah, Morey, Adrienne, Pathmanathan, Nirmala, Scott, Rodney, Simpson, Peter, Spigelman, Allan, Wilcken, Nicholas, Yip, Desmond, Zeps, Nikolajs, Børresen-Dale, Anne-Lise, Grenaker Alnæs, Grethe I., Sahlberg, Kristine K., Ottestad, Lars, Kåresen, Rolf, Schlichting, Ellen, Holmen, Marit Muri, Sauer, Toril, Haakensen, Vilde, Engebråten, Olav, Naume, Bjørn, Fosså, Alexander, Kiserud, Cecile E., Reinertsen, Kristin V., Helland, Åslaug, Riis, Margit, and Geisler, Jürgen

Subjects
45, article, 45/47, 692/499, 3. Good health, 692/4028
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.

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

Author

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

Subjects
Estrone, Breast Neoplasms, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, 3. Good health, Premenopause, Receptors, Estrogen, Case-Control Studies, Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A, Humans, Pregnanediol, Female, Receptors, Progesterone, Alleles, Progesterone, Genome-Wide Association Study
Abstract

BACKGROUND: Epidemiological studies provide strong evidence for a role of endogenous sex hormones in the aetiology of breast cancer. The aim of this analysis was to identify genetic variants that are associated with urinary sex-hormone levels and breast cancer risk. METHODS: We carried out a genome-wide association study of urinary oestrone-3-glucuronide and pregnanediol-3-glucuronide levels in 560 premenopausal women, with additional analysis of progesterone levels in 298 premenopausal women. To test for the association with breast cancer risk, we carried out follow-up genotyping in 90,916 cases and 89,893 controls from the Breast Cancer Association Consortium. All women were of European ancestry. RESULTS: For pregnanediol-3-glucuronide, there were no genome-wide significant associations; for oestrone-3-glucuronide, we identified a single peak mapping to the CYP3A locus, annotated by rs45446698. The minor rs45446698-C allele was associated with lower oestrone-3-glucuronide (-49.2%, 95% CI -56.1% to -41.1%, P = 3.1 × 10-18); in follow-up analyses, rs45446698-C was also associated with lower progesterone (-26.7%, 95% CI -39.4% to -11.6%, P = 0.001) and reduced risk of oestrogen and progesterone receptor-positive breast cancer (OR = 0.86, 95% CI 0.82-0.91, P = 6.9 × 10-8). CONCLUSIONS: The CYP3A7*1C allele is associated with reduced risk of hormone receptor-positive breast cancer possibly mediated via an effect on the metabolism of endogenous sex hormones in premenopausal women.

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

Author

Ahearn, Thomas U, Zhang, Haoyu, Michailidou, Kyriaki, Milne, Roger L, Bolla, Manjeet K, Dennis, Joe, Dunning, Alison M, Lush, Michael, Wang, Qin, Andrulis, Irene L, Anton-Culver, Hoda, Arndt, Volker, Aronson, Kristan J, Auer, Paul L, Augustinsson, Annelie, Baten, Adinda, Becher, Heiko, Behrens, Sabine, Benitez, Javier, Bermisheva, Marina, Blomqvist, Carl, Bojesen, Stig E, Bonanni, Bernardo, Børresen-Dale, Anne-Lise, Brauch, Hiltrud, Brenner, Hermann, Brooks-Wilson, Angela, Brüning, Thomas, Burwinkel, Barbara, Buys, Saundra S, Canzian, Federico, Castelao, Jose E, Chang-Claude, Jenny, Chanock, Stephen J, Chenevix-Trench, Georgia, Clarke, Christine L, NBCS Collaborators, Collée, J Margriet, Cox, Angela, Cross, Simon S, Czene, Kamila, Daly, Mary B, Devilee, Peter, Dörk, Thilo, Dwek, Miriam, Eccles, Diana M, Evans, D Gareth, Fasching, Peter A, Figueroa, Jonine, Floris, Giuseppe, Gago-Dominguez, Manuela, Gapstur, Susan M, García-Sáenz, José A, Gaudet, Mia M, Giles, Graham G, Goldberg, Mark S, González-Neira, Anna, Alnæs, Grethe I Grenaker, Grip, Mervi, Guénel, Pascal, Haiman, Christopher A, Hall, Per, Hamann, Ute, Harkness, Elaine F, Heemskerk-Gerritsen, Bernadette AM, Holleczek, Bernd, Hollestelle, Antoinette, Hooning, Maartje J, Hoover, Robert N, Hopper, John L, Howell, Anthony, ABCTB Investigators, KConFab/AOCS Investigators, Jakimovska, Milena, Jakubowska, Anna, John, Esther M, Jones, Michael E, Jung, Audrey, Kaaks, Rudolf, Kauppila, Saila, Keeman, Renske, Khusnutdinova, Elza, Kitahara, Cari M, Ko, Yon-Dschun, Koutros, Stella, Kristensen, Vessela N, Krüger, Ute, Kubelka-Sabit, Katerina, Kurian, Allison W, Kyriacou, Kyriacos, Lambrechts, Diether, Lee, Derrick G, Lindblom, Annika, Linet, Martha, Lissowska, Jolanta, Llaneza, Ana, Lo, Wing-Yee, MacInnis, Robert J, Mannermaa, Arto, Manoochehri, Mehdi, Margolin, Sara, Martinez, Maria Elena, McLean, Catriona, Meindl, Alfons, Menon, Usha, Nevanlinna, Heli, Newman, William G, Nodora, Jesse, Offit, Kenneth, Olsson, Håkan, Orr, Nick, Park-Simon, Tjoung-Won, Patel, Alpa V, Peto, Julian, Pita, Guillermo, Plaseska-Karanfilska, Dijana, Prentice, Ross, Punie, Kevin, Pylkäs, Katri, Radice, Paolo, Rennert, Gad, Romero, Atocha, Rüdiger, Thomas, Saloustros, Emmanouil, Sampson, Sarah, Sandler, Dale P, Sawyer, Elinor J, Schmutzler, Rita K, Schoemaker, Minouk J, Schöttker, Ben, Sherman, Mark E, Shu, Xiao-Ou, Smichkoska, Snezhana, Southey, Melissa C, Spinelli, John J, Swerdlow, Anthony J, Tamimi, Rulla M, Tapper, William J, Taylor, Jack A, Teras, Lauren R, Terry, Mary Beth, Torres, Diana, Troester, Melissa A, Vachon, Celine M, Van Deurzen, Carolien HM, Van Veen, Elke M, Wagner, Philippe, Weinberg, Clarice R, Wendt, Camilla, Wesseling, Jelle, Winqvist, Robert, Wolk, Alicja, Yang, Xiaohong R, Zheng, Wei, Couch, Fergus J, Simard, Jacques, Kraft, Peter, Easton, Douglas F, Pharoah, Paul DP, Schmidt, Marjanka K, García-Closas, Montserrat, and Chatterjee, Nilanjan

Subjects
Common breast cancer susceptibility variants, Risk, Receptor, ErbB-2, Genetic predisposition, Etiologic heterogeneity, Breast Neoplasms, 3. Good health, Breast cancer, Receptors, Estrogen, Biomarkers, Tumor, Humans, Female, Receptors, Progesterone, Genome-Wide Association Study
Abstract

BACKGROUND: Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified multiple common breast cancer susceptibility variants. Many of these variants have differential associations by estrogen receptor (ER) status, but how these variants relate with other tumor features and intrinsic molecular subtypes is unclear. METHODS: Among 106,571 invasive breast cancer cases and 95,762 controls of European ancestry with data on 173 breast cancer variants identified in previous GWAS, we used novel two-stage polytomous logistic regression models to evaluate variants in relation to multiple tumor features (ER, progesterone receptor (PR), human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) and grade) adjusting for each other, and to intrinsic-like subtypes. RESULTS: Eighty-five of 173 variants were associated with at least one tumor feature (false discovery rate < 5%), most commonly ER and grade, followed by PR and HER2. Models for intrinsic-like subtypes found nearly all of these variants (83 of 85) associated at p < 0.05 with risk for at least one luminal-like subtype, and approximately half (41 of 85) of the variants were associated with risk of at least one non-luminal subtype, including 32 variants associated with triple-negative (TN) disease. Ten variants were associated with risk of all subtypes in different magnitude. Five variants were associated with risk of luminal A-like and TN subtypes in opposite directions. CONCLUSION: This report demonstrates a high level of complexity in the etiology heterogeneity of breast cancer susceptibility variants and can inform investigations of subtype-specific risk prediction.

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

Author

Fachal, Laura, Aschard, Hugues, Beesley, Jonathan, Barnes, Daniel R, Allen, Jamie, Kar, Siddhartha, Pooley, Karen A, Dennis, Joe, Michailidou, Kyriaki, Turman, Constance, Soucy, Penny, Lemaçon, Audrey, Lush, Michael, Tyrer, Jonathan P, Ghoussaini, Maya, Moradi Marjaneh, Mahdi, Jiang, Xia, Agata, Simona, Aittomäki, Kristiina, Alonso, M Rosario, Andrulis, Irene L, Anton-Culver, Hoda, Antonenkova, Natalia N, Arason, Adalgeir, Arndt, Volker, Aronson, Kristan J, Arun, Banu K, Auber, Bernd, Auer, Paul L, Azzollini, Jacopo, Balmaña, Judith, Barkardottir, Rosa B, Barrowdale, Daniel, Beeghly-Fadiel, Alicia, Benitez, Javier, Bermisheva, Marina, Białkowska, Katarzyna, Blanco, Amie M, Blomqvist, Carl, Blot, William, Bogdanova, Natalia V, Bojesen, Stig E, Bolla, Manjeet K, Bonanni, Bernardo, Borg, Ake, Bosse, Kristin, Brauch, Hiltrud, Brenner, Hermann, Briceno, Ignacio, Brock, Ian W, Brooks-Wilson, Angela, Brüning, Thomas, Burwinkel, Barbara, Buys, Saundra S, Cai, Qiuyin, Caldés, Trinidad, Caligo, Maria A, Camp, Nicola J, Campbell, Ian, Canzian, Federico, Carroll, Jason S, Carter, Brian D, Castelao, Jose E, Chiquette, Jocelyne, Christiansen, Hans, Chung, Wendy K, Claes, Kathleen BM, Clarke, Christine L, GEMO Study Collaborators, EMBRACE Collaborators, Collée, J Margriet, Cornelissen, Sten, Couch, Fergus J, Cox, Angela, Cross, Simon S, Cybulski, Cezary, Czene, Kamila, Daly, Mary B, De La Hoya, Miguel, Devilee, Peter, Diez, Orland, Ding, Yuan Chun, Dite, Gillian S, Domchek, Susan M, Dörk, Thilo, Dos-Santos-Silva, Isabel, Droit, Arnaud, Dubois, Stéphane, Dumont, Martine, Duran, Mercedes, Durcan, Lorraine, Dwek, Miriam, Eccles, Diana M, Engel, Christoph, Eriksson, Mikael, Evans, D Gareth, Fasching, Peter A, Fletcher, Olivia, Floris, Giuseppe, Flyger, Henrik, Foretova, Lenka, Foulkes, William D, Friedman, Eitan, Fritschi, Lin, Frost, Debra, Gabrielson, Marike, Gago-Dominguez, Manuela, Gambino, Gaetana, Ganz, Patricia A, Gapstur, Susan M, Garber, Judy, García-Sáenz, José A, Gaudet, Mia M, Georgoulias, Vassilios, Giles, Graham G, Glendon, Gord, Godwin, Andrew K, Goldberg, Mark S, Goldgar, David E, González-Neira, Anna, Tibiletti, Maria Grazia, Greene, Mark H, Grip, Mervi, Gronwald, Jacek, Grundy, Anne, Guénel, Pascal, Hahnen, Eric, Haiman, Christopher A, Håkansson, Niclas, Hall, Per, Hamann, Ute, Harrington, Patricia A, Hartikainen, Jaana M, Hartman, Mikael, He, Wei, Healey, Catherine S, Heemskerk-Gerritsen, Bernadette AM, Heyworth, Jane, Hillemanns, Peter, Hogervorst, Frans BL, Hollestelle, Antoinette, Hooning, Maartje J, Hopper, John L, Howell, Anthony, Huang, Guanmengqian, Hulick, Peter J, Imyanitov, Evgeny N, KConFab Investigators, HEBON Investigators, ABCTB Investigators, Isaacs, Claudine, Iwasaki, Motoki, Jager, Agnes, Jakimovska, Milena, Jakubowska, Anna, James, Paul A, Janavicius, Ramunas, Jankowitz, Rachel C, John, Esther M, Johnson, Nichola, Jones, Michael E, Jukkola-Vuorinen, Arja, Jung, Audrey, Kaaks, Rudolf, Kang, Daehee, Kapoor, Pooja Middha, Karlan, Beth Y, Keeman, Renske, Kerin, Michael J, Khusnutdinova, Elza, Kiiski, Johanna I, Kirk, Judy, Kitahara, Cari M, Ko, Yon-Dschun, Konstantopoulou, Irene, Kosma, Veli-Matti, Koutros, Stella, Kubelka-Sabit, Katerina, Kwong, Ava, Kyriacou, Kyriacos, Laitman, Yael, Lambrechts, Diether, Lee, Eunjung, Leslie, Goska, Lester, Jenny, Lesueur, Fabienne, Lindblom, Annika, Lo, Wing-Yee, Long, Jirong, Lophatananon, Artitaya, Loud, Jennifer T, Lubiński, Jan, MacInnis, Robert J, Maishman, Tom, Makalic, Enes, Mannermaa, Arto, Manoochehri, Mehdi, Manoukian, Siranoush, Margolin, Sara, Martinez, Maria Elena, Matsuo, Keitaro, Maurer, Tabea, Mavroudis, Dimitrios, Mayes, Rebecca, McGuffog, Lesley, McLean, Catriona, Mebirouk, Noura, Meindl, Alfons, Miller, Austin, Miller, Nicola, Montagna, Marco, Moreno, Fernando, Muir, Kenneth, Mulligan, Anna Marie, Muñoz-Garzon, Victor M, Muranen, Taru A, Narod, Steven A, Nassir, Rami, Nathanson, Katherine L, Neuhausen, Susan L, Nevanlinna, Heli, Neven, Patrick, Nielsen, Finn C, Nikitina-Zake, Liene, Norman, Aaron, Offit, Kenneth, Olah, Edith, Olopade, Olufunmilayo I, Olsson, Håkan, Orr, Nick, Osorio, Ana, Pankratz, V Shane, Papp, Janos, Park, Sue K, Park-Simon, Tjoung-Won, Parsons, Michael T, Paul, James, Pedersen, Inge Sokilde, Peissel, Bernard, Peshkin, Beth, Peterlongo, Paolo, Peto, Julian, Plaseska-Karanfilska, Dijana, Prajzendanc, Karolina, Prentice, Ross, Presneau, Nadege, Prokofyeva, Darya, Pujana, Miquel Angel, Pylkäs, Katri, Radice, Paolo, Ramus, Susan J, Rantala, Johanna, Rau-Murthy, Rohini, Rennert, Gad, Risch, Harvey A, Robson, Mark, Romero, Atocha, Rossing, Maria, Saloustros, Emmanouil, Sánchez-Herrero, Estela, Sandler, Dale P, Santamariña, Marta, Saunders, Christobel, Sawyer, Elinor J, Scheuner, Maren T, Schmidt, Daniel F, Schmutzler, Rita K, Schneeweiss, Andreas, Schoemaker, Minouk J, Schöttker, Ben, Schürmann, Peter, Scott, Christopher, Scott, Rodney J, Senter, Leigha, Seynaeve, Caroline M, Shah, Mitul, Sharma, Priyanka, Shen, Chen-Yang, Shu, Xiao-Ou, Singer, Christian F, Slavin, Thomas P, Smichkoska, Snezhana, Southey, Melissa C, Spinelli, John J, Spurdle, Amanda B, Stone, Jennifer, Stoppa-Lyonnet, Dominique, Sutter, Christian, Swerdlow, Anthony J, Tamimi, Rulla M, Tan, Yen Yen, Tapper, William J, Taylor, Jack A, Teixeira, Manuel R, Tengström, Maria, Teo, Soo Hwang, Terry, Mary Beth, Teulé, Alex, Thomassen, Mads, Thull, Darcy L, Tischkowitz, Marc, Toland, Amanda E, Tollenaar, Rob AEM, Tomlinson, Ian, Torres, Diana, Torres-Mejía, Gabriela, Troester, Melissa A, Truong, Thérèse, Tung, Nadine, Tzardi, Maria, Ulmer, Hans-Ulrich, Vachon, Celine M, Van Asperen, Christi J, Van Der Kolk, Lizet E, Van Rensburg, Elizabeth J, Vega, Ana, Viel, Alessandra, Vijai, Joseph, Vogel, Maartje J, Wang, Qin, Wappenschmidt, Barbara, Weinberg, Clarice R, Weitzel, Jeffrey N, Wendt, Camilla, Wildiers, Hans, Winqvist, Robert, Wolk, Alicja, Wu, Anna H, Yannoukakos, Drakoulis, Zhang, Yan, Zheng, Wei, Hunter, David, Pharoah, Paul DP, Chang-Claude, Jenny, García-Closas, Montserrat, Schmidt, Marjanka K, Milne, Roger L, Kristensen, Vessela N, French, Juliet D, Edwards, Stacey L, Antoniou, Antonis C, Chenevix-Trench, Georgia, Simard, Jacques, Easton, Douglas F, Kraft, Peter, and Dunning, Alison M

Subjects
Quantitative Trait Loci, Chromosome Mapping, Bayes Theorem, Breast Neoplasms, Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, Linkage Disequilibrium, 3. Good health, Risk Factors, Biomarkers, Tumor, Humans, Female, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Genome-Wide Association Study
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.

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

Author

Ahearn, Thomas U, Zhang, Haoyu, Michailidou, Kyriaki, Milne, Roger L, Bolla, Manjeet K, Dennis, Joe, Dunning, Alison M, Lush, Michael, Wang, Qin, Andrulis, Irene L, Anton-Culver, Hoda, Arndt, Volker, Aronson, Kristan J, Auer, Paul L, Augustinsson, Annelie, Baten, Adinda, Becher, Heiko, Behrens, Sabine, Benitez, Javier, Bermisheva, Marina, Blomqvist, Carl, Bojesen, Stig E, Bonanni, Bernardo, B��rresen-Dale, Anne-Lise, Brauch, Hiltrud, Brenner, Hermann, Brooks-Wilson, Angela, Br��ning, Thomas, Burwinkel, Barbara, Buys, Saundra S, Canzian, Federico, Castelao, Jose E, Chang-Claude, Jenny, Chanock, Stephen J, Chenevix-Trench, Georgia, Clarke, Christine L, NBCS Collaborators, Coll��e, J Margriet, Cox, Angela, Cross, Simon S, Czene, Kamila, Daly, Mary B, Devilee, Peter, D��rk, Thilo, Dwek, Miriam, Eccles, Diana M, Evans, D Gareth, Fasching, Peter A, Figueroa, Jonine, Floris, Giuseppe, Gago-Dominguez, Manuela, Gapstur, Susan M, Garc��a-S��enz, Jos�� A, Gaudet, Mia M, Giles, Graham G, Goldberg, Mark S, Gonz��lez-Neira, Anna, Aln��s, Grethe I Grenaker, Grip, Mervi, Gu��nel, Pascal, Haiman, Christopher A, Hall, Per, Hamann, Ute, Harkness, Elaine F, Heemskerk-Gerritsen, Bernadette AM, Holleczek, Bernd, Hollestelle, Antoinette, Hooning, Maartje J, Hoover, Robert N, Hopper, John L, Howell, Anthony, ABCTB Investigators, KConFab/AOCS Investigators, Jakimovska, Milena, Jakubowska, Anna, John, Esther M, Jones, Michael E, Jung, Audrey, Kaaks, Rudolf, Kauppila, Saila, Keeman, Renske, Khusnutdinova, Elza, Kitahara, Cari M, Ko, Yon-Dschun, Koutros, Stella, Kristensen, Vessela N, Kr��ger, Ute, Kubelka-Sabit, Katerina, Kurian, Allison W, Kyriacou, Kyriacos, Lambrechts, Diether, Lee, Derrick G, Lindblom, Annika, Linet, Martha, Lissowska, Jolanta, Llaneza, Ana, Lo, Wing-Yee, MacInnis, Robert J, Mannermaa, Arto, Manoochehri, Mehdi, Margolin, Sara, Martinez, Maria Elena, McLean, Catriona, Meindl, Alfons, Menon, Usha, Nevanlinna, Heli, Newman, William G, Nodora, Jesse, Offit, Kenneth, Olsson, H��kan, Orr, Nick, Park-Simon, Tjoung-Won, Patel, Alpa V, Peto, Julian, Pita, Guillermo, Plaseska-Karanfilska, Dijana, Prentice, Ross, Punie, Kevin, Pylk��s, Katri, Radice, Paolo, Rennert, Gad, Romero, Atocha, R��diger, Thomas, Saloustros, Emmanouil, Sampson, Sarah, Sandler, Dale P, Sawyer, Elinor J, Schmutzler, Rita K, Schoemaker, Minouk J, Sch��ttker, Ben, Sherman, Mark E, Shu, Xiao-Ou, Smichkoska, Snezhana, Southey, Melissa C, Spinelli, John J, Swerdlow, Anthony J, Tamimi, Rulla M, Tapper, William J, Taylor, Jack A, Teras, Lauren R, Terry, Mary Beth, Torres, Diana, Troester, Melissa A, Vachon, Celine M, Van Deurzen, Carolien HM, Van Veen, Elke M, Wagner, Philippe, Weinberg, Clarice R, Wendt, Camilla, Wesseling, Jelle, Winqvist, Robert, Wolk, Alicja, Yang, Xiaohong R, Zheng, Wei, Couch, Fergus J, Simard, Jacques, Kraft, Peter, Easton, Douglas, Pharoah, Paul, Schmidt, Marjanka K, Garc��a-Closas, Montserrat, and Chatterjee, Nilanjan

Subjects
Common breast cancer susceptibility variants, Breast cancer, Genetic predisposition, Etiologic heterogeneity, 3. Good health, Research Article
Abstract

Funder: Genome Canada and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Funder: G��nome Qu��bec; doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100013062, Funder: Foundation for the National Institutes of Health; doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100000009, Funder: Center for Inherited Disease Research, Funder: Cancer Research UK, Funder: Odense University Hospital Research Foundation, Funder: National R&D Program for Cancer Control���Ministry of Health and Welfare, Funder: Italian Association for Cancer Research, Funder: Carol M. Baldwin Breast Cancer Research Fund; doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100002645, Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council, Funder: Deutsche Kinderkrebsstiftung; doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100007311, Funder: European Union, Funder: National Institutes of Health; doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100000002, Funder: National Cancer Institute, Funder: Canadian Institutes of Health Research; doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000024, Funder: Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Komen Wyoming Affiliate; doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100005987, Funder: Ovarian Cancer Research Fund; doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100001282, Funder: National Cancer Institute (NCI), BACKGROUND: Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified multiple common breast cancer susceptibility variants. Many of these variants have differential associations by estrogen receptor (ER) status, but how these variants relate with other tumor features and intrinsic molecular subtypes is unclear. METHODS: Among 106,571 invasive breast cancer cases and 95,762 controls of European ancestry with data on 173 breast cancer variants identified in previous GWAS, we used novel two-stage polytomous logistic regression models to evaluate variants in relation to multiple tumor features (ER, progesterone receptor (PR), human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) and grade) adjusting for each other, and to intrinsic-like subtypes. RESULTS: Eighty-five of 173 variants were associated with at least one tumor feature (false discovery rate

37. Additional file 2 of 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, Anna, Escala-Garcia, Maria, Beesley, Jonathan, Keeman, Renske, Canisius, Sander, Ahearn, Thomas U., Andrulis, Irene L., Anton-Culver, Hoda, Arndt, Volker, Auer, Paul L., Augustinsson, Annelie, Beane Freeman, Laura E., Becher, Heiko, Beckmann, Matthias W., Behrens, Sabine, Bojesen, Stig E., Bolla, Manjeet K., Brenner, Hermann, Brüning, Thomas, Buys, Saundra S., Caan, Bette, Campa, Daniele, Canzian, Federico, Castelao, Jose E., Chang-Claude, Jenny, Chanock, Stephen J., Cheng, Ting-Yuan David, Clarke, Christine L., Colonna, Sarah V., Couch, Fergus J., Cox, Angela, Cross, Simon S., Czene, Kamila, Daly, Mary B., Dennis, Joe, Dörk, Thilo, Dossus, Laure, Dunning, Alison M., Dwek, Miriam, Eccles, Diana M., Ekici, Arif B., Eliassen, A. Heather, Eriksson, Mikael, Evans, D. Gareth, Fasching, Peter A., Flyger, Henrik, Fritschi, Lin, Gago-Dominguez, Manuela, García-Sáenz, José A., Giles, Graham G., Grip, Mervi, Guénel, Pascal, Gündert, Melanie, Hahnen, Eric, Haiman, Christopher A., Håkansson, Niclas, Hall, Per, Hamann, Ute, Hart, Steven N., Hartikainen, Jaana M., Hartmann, Arndt, He, Wei, Hooning, Maartje J., Hoppe, Reiner, Hopper, John L., Howell, Anthony, Hunter, David J., Jager, Agnes, Jakubowska, Anna, Janni, Wolfgang, John, Esther M., Jung, Audrey Y., Kaaks, Rudolf, Keupers, Machteld, Kitahara, Cari M., Koutros, Stella, Kraft, Peter, Kristensen, Vessela N., Kurian, Allison W., Lacey, James V., Lambrechts, Diether, Le Marchand, Loic, Lindblom, Annika, Linet, Martha, Luben, Robert N., Lubiński, Jan, Lush, Michael, Mannermaa, Arto, Manoochehri, Mehdi, Margolin, Sara, Martens, John W. M., Martinez, Maria Elena, Mavroudis, Dimitrios, Michailidou, Kyriaki, Milne, Roger L., Mulligan, Anna Marie, Muranen, Taru A., Nevanlinna, Heli, Newman, William G., Nielsen, Sune F., Nordestgaard, Børge G., Olshan, Andrew F., Olsson, Håkan, Orr, Nick, Park-Simon, Tjoung-Won, Patel, Alpa V., Peissel, Bernard, Peterlongo, Paolo, Plaseska-Karanfilska, Dijana, Prajzendanc, Karolina, Prentice, Ross, Presneau, Nadege, Rack, Brigitte, Rennert, Gad, Rennert, Hedy S., Rhenius, Valerie, Romero, Atocha, Roylance, Rebecca, Ruebner, Matthias, Saloustros, Emmanouil, Sawyer, Elinor J., Schmutzler, Rita K., Schneeweiss, Andreas, Scott, Christopher, Shah, Mitul, Smichkoska, Snezhana, Southey, Melissa C., Stone, Jennifer, Surowy, Harald, Swerdlow, Anthony J., Tamimi, Rulla M., Tapper, William J., Teras, Lauren R., Terry, Mary Beth, Tollenaar, Rob A. E. M., Tomlinson, Ian, Troester, Melissa A., Truong, Thérèse, Vachon, Celine M., Wang, Qin, Hurson, Amber N., Winqvist, Robert, Wolk, Alicja, Ziogas, Argyrios, Brauch, Hiltrud, García-Closas, Montserrat, Pharoah, Paul D. P., Easton, Douglas F., Chenevix-Trench, Georgia, and Schmidt, Marjanka K.

Subjects
3. Good health
Abstract

Additional file 2: Supplementary Methods, Supplementary Table S5, Supplementary Table S6, Supplementary Table S7, Supplementary Figure S1, Supplementary Figure S2, Supplementary Figure S3, Supplementary Figure S4, Supplementary Figure S5, Supplementary Figure S6, Supplementary Figure S7, Supplementary Figure S8, Supplementary Figure S9, Supplementary Figure S10, Supplementary Figure S11, Supplementary Figure S12. The Supplementary methods section includes details about: multiple imputation of missing data; power calculations. Supplementary Table S5. Shows an overview of number of breast cancer patients, breast cancer deaths and follow-up information by subgroup and endpoint. Supplementary Table S6. Shows a list of imputed variables with corresponding percentage of missing values, imputation method and processing. Supplementary Table S7. Shows an overview of the GWAS significant associations (P 5E-08) variants from the 15-year and 5-year genome-wide breast cancer-specific survival analyses. Supplementary Figure S7 shows the unadjusted association of variant rs5934618 with 15-year breast cancer-specific survival by tumor grade and in all breast cancer patients. Supplementary Figure S8. Shows the functional annotation and position of variants rs5934618, rs4830644, rs3810742, rs4830642, and rs72611496 relative to TBL1X. Supplementary Figure S9. Shows Kaplan-Meier distant metastasis-free survival plots (based on KMPlotter data) for high versus low expression level of gene TBL1X by tumor grade. Supplementary Figure S10. Shows the association of genetic variants with TBL1X expression, based on GTEx v8 data on samples of normal breast tissue from 396 individuals (male and female). Supplementary Figure S11. Shows a Kaplan-Meier distant metastasis-free survival plot for high versus low expression level of gene GRIP2, restricted to patients with an ER- tumor who received chemotherapy (based on KMPlotter data). Supplementary Figure S12. Shows a Kaplan-Meier distant metastasis-free survival plot for high versus low expression level of gene ARAP2, restricted to patients with an ER- tumor who received chemotherapy (based on KMPlotter data).

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

Author

Johnson, Nichola, Maguire, Sarah, Morra, Anna, Kapoor, Pooja Middha, Tomczyk, Katarzyna, Jones, Michael E., Schoemaker, Minouk J., Gilham, Clare, Bolla, Manjeet K., Wang, Qin, Dennis, Joe, Ahearn, Thomas U., Andrulis, Irene L., Anton-Culver, Hoda, Antonenkova, Natalia N., Arndt, Volker, Aronson, Kristan J., Augustinsson, Annelie, Baynes, Caroline, Freeman, Laura E. Beane, Beckmann, Matthias W., Benitez, Javier, Bermisheva, Marina, Blomqvist, Carl, Boeckx, Bram, Bogdanova, Natalia V., Bojesen, Stig E., Brauch, Hiltrud, Brenner, Hermann, Burwinkel, Barbara, Campa, Daniele, Canzian, Federico, Castelao, Jose E., Chanock, Stephen J., Chenevix-Trench, Georgia, Clarke, Christine L., Conroy, Don M., Couch, Fergus J., Cox, Angela, Cross, Simon S., Czene, Kamila, Dörk, Thilo, Eliassen, A. Heather, Engel, Christoph, Evans, D. Gareth, Fasching, Peter A., Figueroa, Jonine, Floris, Giuseppe, Flyger, Henrik, Gago-Dominguez, Manuela, Gapstur, Susan M., García-Closas, Montserrat, Gaudet, Mia M., Giles, Graham G., Goldberg, Mark S., González-Neira, Anna, Guénel, Pascal, Hahnen, Eric, Haiman, Christopher A., Håkansson, Niclas, Hall, Per, Hamann, Ute, Harrington, Patricia A., Hart, Steven N., Hooning, Maartje J., Hopper, John L., Howell, Anthony, Hunter, David J., Jager, Agnes, Jakubowska, Anna, John, Esther M., Kaaks, Rudolf, Keeman, Renske, Khusnutdinova, Elza, Kitahara, Cari M., Kosma, Veli-Matti, Koutros, Stella, Kraft, Peter, Kristensen, Vessela N., Kurian, Allison W., Lambrechts, Diether, Le Marchand, Loic, Linet, Martha, Lubiński, Jan, Mannermaa, Arto, Manoukian, Siranoush, Margolin, Sara, Martens, John W. M., Mavroudis, Dimitrios, Mayes, Rebecca, Meindl, Alfons, Milne, Roger L., Neuhausen, Susan L., Nevanlinna, Heli, Newman, William G., Nielsen, Sune F., Nordestgaard, Børge G., Obi, Nadia, Olshan, Andrew F., Olson, Janet E., Olsson, Håkan, Orban, Ester, Park-Simon, Tjoung-Won, Peterlongo, Paolo, Plaseska-Karanfilska, Dijana, Pylkäs, Katri, Rennert, Gad, Rennert, Hedy S., Ruddy, Kathryn J., Saloustros, Emmanouil, Sandler, Dale P., Sawyer, Elinor J., Schmutzler, Rita K., Scott, Christopher, Shu, Xiao-Ou, Simard, Jacques, Smichkoska, Snezhana, Sohn, Christof, Southey, Melissa C., Spinelli, John J., Stone, Jennifer, Tamimi, Rulla M., Taylor, Jack A., Tollenaar, Rob A. E. M., Tomlinson, Ian, Troester, Melissa A., Truong, Thérèse, Vachon, Celine M., Van Veen, Elke M., Wang, Sophia S., Weinberg, Clarice R., Wendt, Camilla, Wildiers, Hans, Winqvist, Robert, Wolk, Alicja, Zheng, Wei, Ziogas, Argyrios, Dunning, Alison M., Pharoah, Paul D. P., Easton, Douglas F., Howie, A. Forbes, Peto, Julian, Dos-Santos-Silva, Isabel, Swerdlow, Anthony J., Chang-Claude, Jenny, Schmidt, Marjanka K., Orr, Nick, Fletcher, Olivia, Børresen-Dale, Anne-Lise, Alnæs, Grethe I. Grenaker, Sahlberg, Kristine K., Ottestad, Lars, Kåresen, Rolf, Schlichting, Ellen, Holmen, Marit Muri, Sauer, Toril, Haakensen, Vilde, Engebråten, Olav, Naume, Bjørn, Fosså, Alexander, Kiserud, Cecile E., Reinertsen, Kristin V., Helland, Åslaug, Riis, Margit, Geisler, Jürgen, Bowtell, David D. L., DeFazio, Anna, Webb, Penelope M., Clarke, Christine, Marsh, Deborah, Scott, Rodney, Baxter, Robert, Yip, Desmond, Carpenter, Jane, Davis, Alison, Pathmanathan, Nirmala, Simpson, Peter, Graham, Dinny, Sachchithananthan, Mythily, Amor, David, Andrews, Lesley, Antill, Yoland, Balleine, Rosemary, Beesley, Jonathan, Bennett, Ian, Bogwitz, Michael, Botes, Leon, Brennan, Meagan, Brown, Melissa, Buckley, Michael, Burke, Jo, Butow, Phyllis, Caldon, Liz, Campbell, Ian, Chauhan, Deepa, Chauhan, Manisha, Christian, Alice, Cohen, Paul, Colley, Alison, Crook, Ashley, Cui, James, Cummings, Margaret, Dawson, Sarah-Jane, Delatycki, Martin, Dickson, Rebecca, Dixon, Joanne, Edkins, Ted, Edwards, Stacey, Farshid, Gelareh, Fellows, Andrew, Fenton, Georgina, Field, Michael, Flanagan, James, Fong, Peter, Forrest, Laura, Fox, Stephen, French, Juliet, Friedlander, Michael, Gaff, Clara, Gattas, Mike, George, Peter, Greening, Sian, Harris, Marion, Hart, Stewart, Hayward, Nick, Hopper, John, Hoskins, Cass, Hunt, Clare, James, Paul, Jenkins, Mark, Kidd, Alexa, Kirk, Judy, Koehler, Jessica, Kollias, James, Lakhani, Sunil, Lawrence, Mitchell, Lindeman, Geoff, Lipton, Lara, Lobb, Liz, Mann, Graham, McLachlan, Sue Anne, Meiser, Bettina, Milne, Roger, Nightingale, Sophie, O’Connell, Shona, O’Sullivan, Sarah, Ortega, David Gallego, Pachter, Nick, Patterson, Briony, Pearn, Amy, Phillips, Kelly, Pieper, Ellen, Rickard, Edwina, Robinson, Bridget, Saleh, Mona, Salisbury, Elizabeth, Saunders, Christobel, Saunus, Jodi, Scott, Clare, Sexton, Adrienne, Shelling, Andrew, Southey, Melissa, Spurdle, Amanda, Taylor, Jessica, Taylor, Renea, Thorne, Heather, Trainer, Alison, Tucker, Kathy, Visvader, Jane, Walker, Logan, Williams, Rachael, Winship, Ingrid, and Young, Mary Ann

Subjects
631/67/68, article, 631/67/2324, 631/67/1347, 3. Good health
Abstract

Funder: Breast Cancer Now (BCN); doi: https://doi.org/10.13039/100009794, Funder: Cancer Research UK (CRUK); doi: https://doi.org/10.13039/501100000289, Funder: RCUK | Medical Research Council (MRC); doi: https://doi.org/10.13039/501100000265, Funder: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | National Institutes of Health (NIH), Funder: Wellcome Trust (Wellcome); doi: https://doi.org/10.13039/100004440, Funder: EC | EC Seventh Framework Programm | FP7 Ideas: European Research Council (FP7-IDEAS-ERC - Specific Programme: "Ideas" Implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration Activities (2007 to 2013)); doi: https://doi.org/10.13039/100011199; Grant(s): HEALTH-F2-2009-223175, HEALTH-F2-2009-223175, Funder: Genome Canada (Génome Canada); doi: https://doi.org/10.13039/100008762, Funder: Gouvernement du Canada | Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Instituts de Recherche en Santé du Canada); doi: https://doi.org/10.13039/501100000024, Funder: Quebec Breast cancer Foundation Genome Quebec, Funder: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM); doi: https://doi.org/10.13039/100000092, Funder: EC | EC Seventh Framework Programm | FP7 Ideas: European Research Council (FP7-IDEAS-ERC - Specific Programme: "Ideas" Implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration Activities (2007 to 2013)), Funder: European Union’s Horizon 2020, Funder: Deutsche Krebshilfe (German Cancer Aid); doi: https://doi.org/10.13039/501100005972, Funder: BCAST - European Union’s Horizon 2020, Funder: Breast Cancer Now; doi: https://doi.org/10.13039/501100007913, Background: Epidemiological studies provide strong evidence for a role of endogenous sex hormones in the aetiology of breast cancer. The aim of this analysis was to identify genetic variants that are associated with urinary sex-hormone levels and breast cancer risk. Methods: We carried out a genome-wide association study of urinary oestrone-3-glucuronide and pregnanediol-3-glucuronide levels in 560 premenopausal women, with additional analysis of progesterone levels in 298 premenopausal women. To test for the association with breast cancer risk, we carried out follow-up genotyping in 90,916 cases and 89,893 controls from the Breast Cancer Association Consortium. All women were of European ancestry. Results: For pregnanediol-3-glucuronide, there were no genome-wide significant associations; for oestrone-3-glucuronide, we identified a single peak mapping to the CYP3A locus, annotated by rs45446698. The minor rs45446698-C allele was associated with lower oestrone-3-glucuronide (−49.2%, 95% CI −56.1% to −41.1%, P = 3.1 × 10–18); in follow-up analyses, rs45446698-C was also associated with lower progesterone (−26.7%, 95% CI −39.4% to −11.6%, P = 0.001) and reduced risk of oestrogen and progesterone receptor-positive breast cancer (OR = 0.86, 95% CI 0.82–0.91, P = 6.9 × 10–8). Conclusions: The CYP3A7*1C allele is associated with reduced risk of hormone receptor-positive breast cancer possibly mediated via an effect on the metabolism of endogenous sex hormones in premenopausal women.

39. Additional file 2 of 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, Anna, Escala-Garcia, Maria, Beesley, Jonathan, Keeman, Renske, Canisius, Sander, Ahearn, Thomas U., Andrulis, Irene L., Anton-Culver, Hoda, Arndt, Volker, Auer, Paul L., Augustinsson, Annelie, Beane Freeman, Laura E., Becher, Heiko, Beckmann, Matthias W., Behrens, Sabine, Bojesen, Stig E., Bolla, Manjeet K., Brenner, Hermann, Brüning, Thomas, Buys, Saundra S., Caan, Bette, Campa, Daniele, Canzian, Federico, Castelao, Jose E., Chang-Claude, Jenny, Chanock, Stephen J., Cheng, Ting-Yuan David, Clarke, Christine L., Colonna, Sarah V., Couch, Fergus J., Cox, Angela, Cross, Simon S., Czene, Kamila, Daly, Mary B., Dennis, Joe, Dörk, Thilo, Dossus, Laure, Dunning, Alison M., Dwek, Miriam, Eccles, Diana M., Ekici, Arif B., Eliassen, A. Heather, Eriksson, Mikael, Evans, D. Gareth, Fasching, Peter A., Flyger, Henrik, Fritschi, Lin, Gago-Dominguez, Manuela, García-Sáenz, José A., Giles, Graham G., Grip, Mervi, Guénel, Pascal, Gündert, Melanie, Hahnen, Eric, Haiman, Christopher A., Håkansson, Niclas, Hall, Per, Hamann, Ute, Hart, Steven N., Hartikainen, Jaana M., Hartmann, Arndt, He, Wei, Hooning, Maartje J., Hoppe, Reiner, Hopper, John L., Howell, Anthony, Hunter, David J., Jager, Agnes, Jakubowska, Anna, Janni, Wolfgang, John, Esther M., Jung, Audrey Y., Kaaks, Rudolf, Keupers, Machteld, Kitahara, Cari M., Koutros, Stella, Kraft, Peter, Kristensen, Vessela N., Kurian, Allison W., Lacey, James V., Lambrechts, Diether, Le Marchand, Loic, Lindblom, Annika, Linet, Martha, Luben, Robert N., Lubiński, Jan, Lush, Michael, Mannermaa, Arto, Manoochehri, Mehdi, Margolin, Sara, Martens, John W. M., Martinez, Maria Elena, Mavroudis, Dimitrios, Michailidou, Kyriaki, Milne, Roger L., Mulligan, Anna Marie, Muranen, Taru A., Nevanlinna, Heli, Newman, William G., Nielsen, Sune F., Nordestgaard, Børge G., Olshan, Andrew F., Olsson, Håkan, Orr, Nick, Park-Simon, Tjoung-Won, Patel, Alpa V., Peissel, Bernard, Peterlongo, Paolo, Plaseska-Karanfilska, Dijana, Prajzendanc, Karolina, Prentice, Ross, Presneau, Nadege, Rack, Brigitte, Rennert, Gad, Rennert, Hedy S., Rhenius, Valerie, Romero, Atocha, Roylance, Rebecca, Ruebner, Matthias, Saloustros, Emmanouil, Sawyer, Elinor J., Schmutzler, Rita K., Schneeweiss, Andreas, Scott, Christopher, Shah, Mitul, Smichkoska, Snezhana, Southey, Melissa C., Stone, Jennifer, Surowy, Harald, Swerdlow, Anthony J., Tamimi, Rulla M., Tapper, William J., Teras, Lauren R., Terry, Mary Beth, Tollenaar, Rob A. E. M., Tomlinson, Ian, Troester, Melissa A., Truong, Thérèse, Vachon, Celine M., Wang, Qin, Hurson, Amber N., Winqvist, Robert, Wolk, Alicja, Ziogas, Argyrios, Brauch, Hiltrud, García-Closas, Montserrat, Pharoah, Paul D. P., Easton, Douglas F., Chenevix-Trench, Georgia, and Schmidt, Marjanka K.

Subjects
3. Good health
Abstract

Additional file 2: Supplementary Methods, Supplementary Table S5, Supplementary Table S6, Supplementary Table S7, Supplementary Figure S1, Supplementary Figure S2, Supplementary Figure S3, Supplementary Figure S4, Supplementary Figure S5, Supplementary Figure S6, Supplementary Figure S7, Supplementary Figure S8, Supplementary Figure S9, Supplementary Figure S10, Supplementary Figure S11, Supplementary Figure S12. The Supplementary methods section includes details about: multiple imputation of missing data; power calculations. Supplementary Table S5. Shows an overview of number of breast cancer patients, breast cancer deaths and follow-up information by subgroup and endpoint. Supplementary Table S6. Shows a list of imputed variables with corresponding percentage of missing values, imputation method and processing. Supplementary Table S7. Shows an overview of the GWAS significant associations (P 5E-08) variants from the 15-year and 5-year genome-wide breast cancer-specific survival analyses. Supplementary Figure S7 shows the unadjusted association of variant rs5934618 with 15-year breast cancer-specific survival by tumor grade and in all breast cancer patients. Supplementary Figure S8. Shows the functional annotation and position of variants rs5934618, rs4830644, rs3810742, rs4830642, and rs72611496 relative to TBL1X. Supplementary Figure S9. Shows Kaplan-Meier distant metastasis-free survival plots (based on KMPlotter data) for high versus low expression level of gene TBL1X by tumor grade. Supplementary Figure S10. Shows the association of genetic variants with TBL1X expression, based on GTEx v8 data on samples of normal breast tissue from 396 individuals (male and female). Supplementary Figure S11. Shows a Kaplan-Meier distant metastasis-free survival plot for high versus low expression level of gene GRIP2, restricted to patients with an ER- tumor who received chemotherapy (based on KMPlotter data). Supplementary Figure S12. Shows a Kaplan-Meier distant metastasis-free survival plot for high versus low expression level of gene ARAP2, restricted to patients with an ER- tumor who received chemotherapy (based on KMPlotter data).

40. Two truncating variants in FANCC and breast cancer risk

Author

Dörk, Thilo, Peterlongo, Paolo, Mannermaa, Arto, Bolla, Manjeet K, Wang, Qin, Dennis, Joe, Ahearn, Thomas, Andrulis, Irene L, Anton-Culver, Hoda, Arndt, Volker, Aronson, Kristan J, Augustinsson, Annelie, Freeman, Laura E Beane, Beckmann, Matthias W, Beeghly-Fadiel, Alicia, Behrens, Sabine, Bermisheva, Marina, Blomqvist, Carl, Bogdanova, Natalia V, Bojesen, Stig E, Brauch, Hiltrud, Brenner, Hermann, Burwinkel, Barbara, Canzian, Federico, Chan, Tsun L, Chang-Claude, Jenny, Chanock, Stephen J, Choi, Ji-Yeob, Christiansen, Hans, Clarke, Christine L, Couch, Fergus J, Czene, Kamila, Daly, Mary B, Dos-Santos-Silva, Isabel, Dwek, Miriam, Eccles, Diana M, Ekici, Arif B, Eriksson, Mikael, Evans, D Gareth, Fasching, Peter A, Figueroa, Jonine, Flyger, Henrik, Fritschi, Lin, Gabrielson, Marike, Gago-Dominguez, Manuela, Gao, Chi, Gapstur, Susan M, García-Closas, Montserrat, García-Sáenz, José A, Gaudet, Mia M, Giles, Graham G, Goldberg, Mark S, Goldgar, David E, Guénel, Pascal, Haeberle, Lothar, Haiman, Christopher A, Håkansson, Niclas, Hall, Per, Hamann, Ute, Hartman, Mikael, Hauke, Jan, Hein, Alexander, Hillemanns, Peter, Hogervorst, Frans BL, Hooning, Maartje J, Hopper, John L, Howell, Tony, Huo, Dezheng, Ito, Hidemi, Iwasaki, Motoki, Jakubowska, Anna, Janni, Wolfgang, John, Esther M, Jung, Audrey, Kaaks, Rudolf, Kang, Daehee, Kapoor, Pooja Middha, Khusnutdinova, Elza, Kim, Sung-Won, Kitahara, Cari M, Koutros, Stella, Kraft, Peter, Kristensen, Vessela N, Kwong, Ava, Lambrechts, Diether, Marchand, Loic Le, Li, Jingmei, Lindström, Sara, Linet, Martha, Lo, Wing-Yee, Long, Jirong, Lophatananon, Artitaya, Lubiński, Jan, Manoochehri, Mehdi, Manoukian, Siranoush, Margolin, Sara, Martinez, Elena, Matsuo, Keitaro, Mavroudis, Dimitris, Meindl, Alfons, Menon, Usha, Milne, Roger L, Mohd Taib, Nur Aishah, Muir, Kenneth, Mulligan, Anna Marie, Neuhausen, Susan L, Nevanlinna, Heli, Neven, Patrick, Newman, William G, Offit, Kenneth, Olopade, Olufunmilayo I, Olshan, Andrew F, Olson, Janet E, Olsson, Håkan, Park, Sue K, Park-Simon, Tjoung-Won, Peto, Julian, Plaseska-Karanfilska, Dijana, Pohl-Rescigno, Esther, Presneau, Nadege, Rack, Brigitte, Radice, Paolo, Rashid, Muhammad U, Rennert, Gad, Rennert, Hedy S, Romero, Atocha, Ruebner, Matthias, Saloustros, Emmanouil, Schmidt, Marjanka K, Schmutzler, Rita K, Schneider, Michael O, Schoemaker, Minouk J, Scott, Christopher, Shen, Chen-Yang, Shu, Xiao-Ou, Simard, Jacques, Slager, Susan, Smichkoska, Snezhana, Southey, Melissa C, Spinelli, John J, Stone, Jennifer, Surowy, Harald, Swerdlow, Anthony J, Tamimi, Rulla M, Tapper, William J, Teo, Soo H, Terry, Mary Beth, Toland, Amanda E, Tollenaar, Rob AEM, Torres, Diana, Torres-Mejía, Gabriela, Troester, Melissa A, Truong, Thérèse, Tsugane, Shoichiro, Untch, Michael, Vachon, Celine M, Ouweland, Ans MW Van Den, Veen, Elke M Van, Vijai, Joseph, Wendt, Camilla, Wolk, Alicja, Yu, Jyh-Cherng, Zheng, Wei, Ziogas, Argyrios, Ziv, Elad, ABCTB Investigators, NBCS Collaborators, Dunning, Alison M, Pharoah, Paul DP, Schindler, Detlev, Devilee, Peter, and Easton, Douglas F

Subjects
BRCA2 Protein, Fanconi Anemia, BRCA1 Protein, Case-Control Studies, Fanconi Anemia Complementation Group C Protein, Genetic Variation, Humans, Breast Neoplasms, Female, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, 3. Good health, Sequence Deletion
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.

41. Association of the CHEK2 c.1100delC variant, radiotherapy, and systemic treatment with contralateral breast cancer risk and breast cancer-specific survival.

Author

Morra A, Schreurs MAC, Andrulis IL, Anton-Culver H, Augustinsson A, Beckmann MW, Behrens S, Bojesen SE, Bolla MK, Brauch H, Broeks A, Buys SS, Camp NJ, Castelao JE, Cessna MH, Chang-Claude J, Chung WK, Colonna SV, Couch FJ, Cox A, Cross SS, Czene K, Daly MB, Dennis J, Devilee P, Dörk T, Dunning AM, Dwek M, Easton DF, Eccles DM, Eriksson M, Evans DG, Fasching PA, Fehm TN, Figueroa JD, Flyger H, Gabrielson M, Gago-Dominguez M, García-Closas M, García-Sáenz JA, Genkinger J, Grassmann F, Gündert M, Hahnen E, Haiman CA, Hamann U, Harrington PA, Hartikainen JM, Hoppe R, Hopper JL, Houlston RS, Howell A, Jakubowska A, Janni W, Jernström H, John EM, Johnson N, Jones ME, Kristensen VN, Kurian AW, Lambrechts D, Le Marchand L, Lindblom A, Lubiński J, Lux MP, Mannermaa A, Mavroudis D, Mulligan AM, Muranen TA, Nevanlinna H, Nevelsteen I, Neven P, Newman WG, Obi N, Offit K, Olshan AF, Park-Simon TW, Patel AV, Peterlongo P, Phillips KA, Plaseska-Karanfilska D, Polley EC, Presneau N, Pylkäs K, Rack B, Radice P, Rashid MU, Rhenius V, Robson M, Romero A, Saloustros E, Sawyer EJ, Schmutzler RK, Schuetze S, Scott C, Shah M, Smichkoska S, Southey MC, Tapper WJ, Teras LR, Tollenaar RAEM, Tomczyk K, Tomlinson I, Troester MA, Vachon CM, van Veen EM, Wang Q, Wendt C, Wildiers H, Winqvist R, Ziogas A, Hall P, Pharoah PDP, Adank MA, Hollestelle A, Schmidt MK, and Hooning MJ

Subjects
Female, Humans, Checkpoint Kinase 2 genetics, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Germ-Line Mutation, Heterozygote, Proportional Hazards Models, Breast Neoplasms genetics, Breast Neoplasms radiotherapy
Abstract

Background: Breast cancer (BC) patients with a germline CHEK2 c.1100delC variant have an increased risk of contralateral BC (CBC) and worse BC-specific survival (BCSS) compared to non-carriers., Aim: To assessed the associations of CHEK2 c.1100delC, radiotherapy, and systemic treatment with CBC risk and BCSS., Methods: Analyses were based on 82,701 women diagnosed with a first primary invasive BC including 963 CHEK2 c.1100delC carriers; median follow-up was 9.1 years. Differential associations with treatment by CHEK2 c.1100delC status were tested by including interaction terms in a multivariable Cox regression model. A multi-state model was used for further insight into the relation between CHEK2 c.1100delC status, treatment, CBC risk and death., Results: There was no evidence for differential associations of therapy with CBC risk by CHEK2 c.1100delC status. The strongest association with reduced CBC risk was observed for the combination of chemotherapy and endocrine therapy [HR (95% CI): 0.66 (0.55-0.78)]. No association was observed with radiotherapy. Results from the multi-state model showed shorter BCSS for CHEK2 c.1100delC carriers versus non-carriers also after accounting for CBC occurrence [HR (95% CI): 1.30 (1.09-1.56)]., Conclusion: Systemic therapy was associated with reduced CBC risk irrespective of CHEK2 c.1100delC status. Moreover, CHEK2 c.1100delC carriers had shorter BCSS, which appears not to be fully explained by their CBC risk., (© 2023 The Authors. Cancer Medicine published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)

Published
2023
Full Text
View/download PDF

42. 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 TU, Andrulis IL, Anton-Culver H, Arndt V, Auer PL, Augustinsson A, Beane Freeman LE, Becher H, Beckmann MW, Behrens S, Bojesen SE, Bolla MK, Brenner H, Brüning T, Buys SS, Caan B, Campa D, Canzian F, Castelao JE, Chang-Claude J, Chanock SJ, Cheng TD, Clarke CL, Colonna SV, Couch FJ, Cox A, Cross SS, Czene K, Daly MB, Dennis J, Dörk T, Dossus L, Dunning AM, Dwek M, Eccles DM, Ekici AB, Eliassen AH, Eriksson M, Evans DG, Fasching PA, Flyger H, Fritschi L, Gago-Dominguez M, García-Sáenz JA, Giles GG, Grip M, Guénel P, Gündert M, Hahnen E, Haiman CA, Håkansson N, Hall P, Hamann U, Hart SN, Hartikainen JM, Hartmann A, He W, Hooning MJ, Hoppe R, Hopper JL, Howell A, Hunter DJ, Jager A, Jakubowska A, Janni W, John EM, Jung AY, Kaaks R, Keupers M, Kitahara CM, Koutros S, Kraft P, Kristensen VN, Kurian AW, Lacey JV, Lambrechts D, Le Marchand L, Lindblom A, Linet M, Luben RN, Lubiński J, Lush M, Mannermaa A, Manoochehri M, Margolin S, Martens JWM, Martinez ME, Mavroudis D, Michailidou K, Milne RL, Mulligan AM, Muranen TA, Nevanlinna H, Newman WG, Nielsen SF, Nordestgaard BG, Olshan AF, Olsson H, Orr N, Park-Simon TW, Patel AV, Peissel B, Peterlongo P, Plaseska-Karanfilska D, Prajzendanc K, Prentice R, Presneau N, Rack B, Rennert G, Rennert HS, Rhenius V, Romero A, Roylance R, Ruebner M, Saloustros E, Sawyer EJ, Schmutzler RK, Schneeweiss A, Scott C, Shah M, Smichkoska S, Southey MC, Stone J, Surowy H, Swerdlow AJ, Tamimi RM, Tapper WJ, Teras LR, Terry MB, Tollenaar RAEM, Tomlinson I, Troester MA, Truong T, Vachon CM, Wang Q, Hurson AN, Winqvist R, Wolk A, Ziogas A, Brauch H, García-Closas M, Pharoah PDP, Easton DF, Chenevix-Trench G, and Schmidt MK

Subjects
Breast Neoplasms drug therapy, Breast Neoplasms pathology, Female, Genome-Wide Association Study, Humans, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, Prognosis, Survival Analysis, Breast Neoplasms genetics, Breast Neoplasms mortality, Germ-Line Mutation
Abstract

Background: Given the high heterogeneity among breast tumors, associations between common germline genetic variants and survival that may exist within specific subgroups could go undetected in an unstratified set of breast cancer patients., Methods: We performed genome-wide association analyses within 15 subgroups of breast cancer patients based on prognostic factors, including hormone receptors, tumor grade, age, and type of systemic treatment. Analyses were based on 91,686 female patients of European ancestry from the Breast Cancer Association Consortium, including 7531 breast cancer-specific deaths over a median follow-up of 8.1 years. Cox regression was used to assess associations of common germline variants with 15-year and 5-year breast cancer-specific survival. We assessed the probability of these associations being true positives via the Bayesian false discovery probability (BFDP < 0.15)., Results: Evidence of associations with breast cancer-specific survival was observed in three patient subgroups, with variant rs5934618 in patients with grade 3 tumors (15-year-hazard ratio (HR) [95% confidence interval (CI)] 1.32 [1.20, 1.45], P = 1.4E-08, BFDP = 0.01, per G allele); variant rs4679741 in patients with ER-positive tumors treated with endocrine therapy (15-year-HR [95% CI] 1.18 [1.11, 1.26], P = 1.6E-07, BFDP = 0.09, per G allele); variants rs1106333 (15-year-HR [95% CI] 1.68 [1.39,2.03], P = 5.6E-08, BFDP = 0.12, per A allele) and rs78754389 (5-year-HR [95% CI] 1.79 [1.46,2.20], P = 1.7E-08, BFDP = 0.07, per A allele), in patients with ER-negative tumors treated with chemotherapy., Conclusions: We found evidence of four loci associated with breast cancer-specific survival within three patient subgroups. There was limited evidence for the existence of associations in other patient subgroups. However, the power for many subgroups is limited due to the low number of events. Even so, our results suggest that the impact of common germline genetic variants on breast cancer-specific survival might be limited., (© 2021. The Author(s).)

Published
2021
Full Text
View/download PDF

43. 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 PM, Tomczyk K, Jones ME, Schoemaker MJ, Gilham C, Bolla MK, Wang Q, Dennis J, Ahearn TU, Andrulis IL, Anton-Culver H, Antonenkova NN, Arndt V, Aronson KJ, Augustinsson A, Baynes C, Freeman LEB, Beckmann MW, Benitez J, Bermisheva M, Blomqvist C, Boeckx B, Bogdanova NV, Bojesen SE, Brauch H, Brenner H, Burwinkel B, Campa D, Canzian F, Castelao JE, Chanock SJ, Chenevix-Trench G, Clarke CL, Conroy DM, Couch FJ, Cox A, Cross SS, Czene K, Dörk T, Eliassen AH, Engel C, Evans DG, Fasching PA, Figueroa J, Floris G, Flyger H, Gago-Dominguez M, Gapstur SM, García-Closas M, Gaudet MM, Giles GG, Goldberg MS, González-Neira A, Guénel P, Hahnen E, Haiman CA, Håkansson N, Hall P, Hamann U, Harrington PA, Hart SN, Hooning MJ, Hopper JL, Howell A, Hunter DJ, Jager A, Jakubowska A, John EM, Kaaks R, Keeman R, Khusnutdinova E, Kitahara CM, Kosma VM, Koutros S, Kraft P, Kristensen VN, Kurian AW, Lambrechts D, Le Marchand L, Linet M, Lubiński J, Mannermaa A, Manoukian S, Margolin S, Martens JWM, Mavroudis D, Mayes R, Meindl A, Milne RL, Neuhausen SL, Nevanlinna H, Newman WG, Nielsen SF, Nordestgaard BG, Obi N, Olshan AF, Olson JE, Olsson H, Orban E, Park-Simon TW, Peterlongo P, Plaseska-Karanfilska D, Pylkäs K, Rennert G, Rennert HS, Ruddy KJ, Saloustros E, Sandler DP, Sawyer EJ, Schmutzler RK, Scott C, Shu XO, Simard J, Smichkoska S, Sohn C, Southey MC, Spinelli JJ, Stone J, Tamimi RM, Taylor JA, Tollenaar RAEM, Tomlinson I, Troester MA, Truong T, Vachon CM, van Veen EM, Wang SS, Weinberg CR, Wendt C, Wildiers H, Winqvist R, Wolk A, Zheng W, Ziogas A, Dunning AM, Pharoah PDP, Easton DF, Howie AF, Peto J, Dos-Santos-Silva I, Swerdlow AJ, Chang-Claude J, Schmidt MK, Orr N, and Fletcher O

Subjects
Alleles, Breast Neoplasms enzymology, Breast Neoplasms urine, Case-Control Studies, Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A metabolism, Estrone genetics, Estrone urine, Female, Genome-Wide Association Study, Humans, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, Pregnanediol genetics, Pregnanediol urine, Premenopause, Breast Neoplasms genetics, Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A genetics, Estrone analogs & derivatives, Pregnanediol analogs & derivatives, Progesterone urine, Receptors, Estrogen metabolism, Receptors, Progesterone metabolism
Abstract

Background: Epidemiological studies provide strong evidence for a role of endogenous sex hormones in the aetiology of breast cancer. The aim of this analysis was to identify genetic variants that are associated with urinary sex-hormone levels and breast cancer risk., Methods: We carried out a genome-wide association study of urinary oestrone-3-glucuronide and pregnanediol-3-glucuronide levels in 560 premenopausal women, with additional analysis of progesterone levels in 298 premenopausal women. To test for the association with breast cancer risk, we carried out follow-up genotyping in 90,916 cases and 89,893 controls from the Breast Cancer Association Consortium. All women were of European ancestry., Results: For pregnanediol-3-glucuronide, there were no genome-wide significant associations; for oestrone-3-glucuronide, we identified a single peak mapping to the CYP3A locus, annotated by rs45446698. The minor rs45446698-C allele was associated with lower oestrone-3-glucuronide (-49.2%, 95% CI -56.1% to -41.1%, P = 3.1 × 10 -18 ); in follow-up analyses, rs45446698-C was also associated with lower progesterone (-26.7%, 95% CI -39.4% to -11.6%, P = 0.001) and reduced risk of oestrogen and progesterone receptor-positive breast cancer (OR = 0.86, 95% CI 0.82-0.91, P = 6.9 × 10 -8 )., Conclusions: The CYP3A7*1C allele is associated with reduced risk of hormone receptor-positive breast cancer possibly mediated via an effect on the metabolism of endogenous sex hormones in premenopausal women.

Published
2021
Full Text
View/download PDF

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

Author

Zhang H, Ahearn TU, Lecarpentier J, Barnes D, Beesley J, Qi G, Jiang X, O'Mara TA, Zhao N, Bolla MK, Dunning AM, Dennis J, Wang Q, Ful ZA, Aittomäki K, Andrulis IL, Anton-Culver H, Arndt V, Aronson KJ, Arun BK, Auer PL, Azzollini J, Barrowdale D, Becher H, Beckmann MW, Behrens S, Benitez J, Bermisheva M, Bialkowska K, Blanco A, Blomqvist C, Bogdanova NV, Bojesen SE, Bonanni B, Bondavalli D, Borg A, Brauch H, Brenner H, Briceno I, Broeks A, Brucker SY, Brüning T, Burwinkel B, Buys SS, Byers H, Caldés T, Caligo MA, Calvello M, Campa D, Castelao JE, Chang-Claude J, Chanock SJ, Christiaens M, Christiansen H, Chung WK, Claes KBM, Clarke CL, Cornelissen S, Couch FJ, Cox A, Cross SS, Czene K, Daly MB, Devilee P, Diez O, Domchek SM, Dörk T, Dwek M, Eccles DM, Ekici AB, Evans DG, Fasching PA, Figueroa J, Foretova L, Fostira F, Friedman E, Frost D, Gago-Dominguez M, Gapstur SM, Garber J, García-Sáenz JA, Gaudet MM, Gayther SA, Giles GG, Godwin AK, Goldberg MS, Goldgar DE, González-Neira A, Greene MH, Gronwald J, Guénel P, Häberle L, Hahnen E, Haiman CA, Hake CR, Hall P, Hamann U, Harkness EF, Heemskerk-Gerritsen BAM, Hillemanns P, Hogervorst FBL, Holleczek B, Hollestelle A, Hooning MJ, Hoover RN, Hopper JL, Howell A, Huebner H, Hulick PJ, Imyanitov EN, Isaacs C, Izatt L, Jager A, Jakimovska M, Jakubowska A, James P, Janavicius R, Janni W, John EM, Jones ME, Jung A, Kaaks R, Kapoor PM, Karlan BY, Keeman R, Khan S, Khusnutdinova E, Kitahara CM, Ko YD, Konstantopoulou I, Koppert LB, Koutros S, Kristensen VN, Laenkholm AV, Lambrechts D, Larsson SC, Laurent-Puig P, Lazaro C, Lazarova E, Lejbkowicz F, Leslie G, Lesueur F, Lindblom A, Lissowska J, Lo WY, Loud JT, Lubinski J, Lukomska A, MacInnis RJ, Mannermaa A, Manoochehri M, Manoukian S, Margolin S, Martinez ME, Matricardi L, McGuffog L, McLean C, Mebirouk N, Meindl A, Menon U, Miller A, Mingazheva E, Montagna M, Mulligan AM, Mulot C, Muranen TA, Nathanson KL, Neuhausen SL, Nevanlinna H, Neven P, Newman WG, Nielsen FC, Nikitina-Zake L, Nodora J, Offit K, Olah E, Olopade OI, Olsson H, Orr N, Papi L, Papp J, Park-Simon TW, Parsons MT, Peissel B, Peixoto A, Peshkin B, Peterlongo P, Peto J, Phillips KA, Piedmonte M, Plaseska-Karanfilska D, Prajzendanc K, Prentice R, Prokofyeva D, Rack B, Radice P, Ramus SJ, Rantala J, Rashid MU, Rennert G, Rennert HS, Risch HA, Romero A, Rookus MA, Rübner M, Rüdiger T, Saloustros E, Sampson S, Sandler DP, Sawyer EJ, Scheuner MT, Schmutzler RK, Schneeweiss A, Schoemaker MJ, Schöttker B, Schürmann P, Senter L, Sharma P, Sherman ME, Shu XO, Singer CF, Smichkoska S, Soucy P, Southey MC, Spinelli JJ, Stone J, Stoppa-Lyonnet D, Swerdlow AJ, Szabo CI, Tamimi RM, Tapper WJ, Taylor JA, Teixeira MR, Terry M, Thomassen M, Thull DL, Tischkowitz M, Toland AE, Tollenaar RAEM, Tomlinson I, Torres D, Troester MA, Truong T, Tung N, Untch M, Vachon CM, van den Ouweland AMW, van der Kolk LE, van Veen EM, vanRensburg EJ, Vega A, Wappenschmidt B, Weinberg CR, Weitzel JN, Wildiers H, Winqvist R, Wolk A, Yang XR, Yannoukakos D, Zheng W, Zorn KK, Milne RL, Kraft P, Simard J, Pharoah PDP, Michailidou K, Antoniou AC, Schmidt MK, Chenevix-Trench G, Easton DF, Chatterjee N, and García-Closas M

Subjects
BRCA1 Protein genetics, Breast Neoplasms pathology, Case-Control Studies, Female, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Humans, Linkage Disequilibrium, Mutation, Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms genetics, Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms pathology, Breast Neoplasms genetics, Genome-Wide Association Study
Abstract

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 × 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
Full Text
View/download PDF

45. The Spectrum of FANCM Protein Truncating Variants in European Breast Cancer Cases.

Author

Figlioli G, Kvist A, Tham E, Soukupova J, Kleiblova P, Muranen TA, Andrieu N, Azzollini J, Balmaña J, Barroso A, Benítez J, Bertelsen B, Blanco A, Bonanni B, Borg Å, Brunet J, Calistri D, Calvello M, Chvojka S, Cortesi L, Darder E, Del Valle J, Diez O, Eon-Marchais S, Fostira F, Gensini F, Houdayer C, Janatova M, Kiiski JI, Konstantopoulou I, Kubelka-Sabit K, Lázaro C, Lesueur F, Manoukian S, Marcinkute R, Mickys U, Moncoutier V, Myszka A, Nguyen-Dumont T, Nielsen FC, Norvilas R, Olah E, Osorio A, Papi L, Peissel B, Peixoto A, Plaseska-Karanfilska D, Pócza T, Rossing M, Rudaitis V, Santamariña M, Santos C, Smichkoska S, Southey MC, Stoppa-Lyonnet D, Teixeira M, Törngren T, Toss A, Urioste M, Vega A, Vlckova Z, Yannoukakos D, Zampiga V, Kleibl Z, Radice P, Nevanlinna H, Ehrencrona H, Janavicius R, and Peterlongo P

Abstract

Germline protein truncating variants (PTVs) in the FANCM gene have been associated with a 2-4-fold increased breast cancer risk in case-control studies conducted in different European populations. However, the distribution and the frequency of FANCM PTVs in Europe have never been investigated. In the present study, we collected the data of 114 European female breast cancer cases with FANCM PTVs ascertained in 20 centers from 13 European countries. We identified 27 different FANCM PTVs. The p.Gln1701* PTV is the most common PTV in Northern Europe with a maximum frequency in Finland and a lower relative frequency in Southern Europe. On the contrary, p.Arg1931* seems to be the most common PTV in Southern Europe. We also showed that p.Arg658*, the third most common PTV, is more frequent in Central Europe, and p.Gln498Thrfs*7 is probably a founder variant from Lithuania. Of the 23 rare or unique FANCM PTVs, 15 have not been previously reported. We provide here the initial spectrum of FANCM PTVs in European breast cancer cases., Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Published
2020
Full Text
View/download PDF

Catalog

Books, media, physical & digital resources
See catalog results