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1. Dissecting the genetic heterogeneity of gastric cancer

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Hess, T., Maj, C., Gehlen, J., Borisov, O., Haas, S. L., Gockel, I., Vieth, M., Piessen, G., Alakus, H., Vashist, Y., Pereira, C., Knapp, M., Schuller, V., Quaas, A., Grabsch, H. I., Trautmann, J., Malecka-Wojciesko, E., Mokrowiecka, A., Speller, J., Mayr, A., Schroder, J., Hillmer, A. M., Heider, D., Lordick, F., Perez-Aisa, A., Campo, R., Espinel, J., Geijo, F., Thomson, C., Bujanda, L., Sopena, F., Lanas, A., Pellise, M., Pauligk, C., Goetze, T. O., Zelck, C., Reingruber, J., Hassanin, E., Elbe, P., Alsabeah, S., Lindblad, M., Nilsson, M., Kreuser, N., Thieme, R., Tavano, F., Pastorino, Roberta, Arzani, D., Persiani, Roberto, Jung, J. -O., Nienhuser, H., Ott, K., Schumann, R. R., Kumpf, O., Burock, S., Arndt, V., Jakubowska, A., Lawniczak, M., Moreno, V., Martin, V., Kogevinas, M., Pollan, M., Dabrowska, J., Salas, A., Cussenot, O., Boland-Auge, A., Daian, D., Deleuze, J. -F., Salvi, E., Teder-Laving, M., Tomasello, G., Ratti, M., Senti, C., De Re, V., Steffan, A., Holscher, A. H., Messerle, K., Bruns, C. J., Sivins, A., Bogdanova, I., Skieceviciene, J., Arstikyte, J., Moehler, M., Lang, H., Grimminger, P. P., Kruschewski, M., Vassos, N., Schildberg, C., Lingohr, P., Ridwelski, K., Lippert, H., Fricker, N., Krawitz, P., Hoffmann, Christian Pieter, Nothen, M. M., Veits, L., Izbicki, J. R., Mostowska, A., Martinon-Torres, F., Cusi, D., Adolfsson, R., Cancel-Tassin, G., Hoblinger, A., Rodermann, E., Ludwig, M., Keller, G., Metspalu, A., Brenner, H., Heller, J., Neef, M., Schepke, M., Dumoulin, F. L., Hamann, L., Cannizzaro, Rino, Ghidini, Maria Candida, Plassmann, D., Geppert, M., Malfertheiner, P., Gehlen, O., Skoczylas, T., Majewski, M., Lubinski, J., Palmieri, O., Boccia, Stefania, Latiano, A., Aragones, N., Schmidt, T., Dinis-Ribeiro, M., Medeiros, R., Al-Batran, S. -E., Leja, M., Kupcinskas, J., Garcia-Gonzalez, M. A., Venerito, M., Schumacher, J., Pastorino R. (ORCID:0000-0001-5013-0733), Persiani R. (ORCID:0000-0002-1537-5097), Hoffmann P., Cannizzaro R., Ghidini M., Boccia S. (ORCID:0000-0002-1864-749X), Hess, T., Maj, C., Gehlen, J., Borisov, O., Haas, S. L., Gockel, I., Vieth, M., Piessen, G., Alakus, H., Vashist, Y., Pereira, C., Knapp, M., Schuller, V., Quaas, A., Grabsch, H. I., Trautmann, J., Malecka-Wojciesko, E., Mokrowiecka, A., Speller, J., Mayr, A., Schroder, J., Hillmer, A. M., Heider, D., Lordick, F., Perez-Aisa, A., Campo, R., Espinel, J., Geijo, F., Thomson, C., Bujanda, L., Sopena, F., Lanas, A., Pellise, M., Pauligk, C., Goetze, T. O., Zelck, C., Reingruber, J., Hassanin, E., Elbe, P., Alsabeah, S., Lindblad, M., Nilsson, M., Kreuser, N., Thieme, R., Tavano, F., Pastorino, Roberta, Arzani, D., Persiani, Roberto, Jung, J. -O., Nienhuser, H., Ott, K., Schumann, R. R., Kumpf, O., Burock, S., Arndt, V., Jakubowska, A., Lawniczak, M., Moreno, V., Martin, V., Kogevinas, M., Pollan, M., Dabrowska, J., Salas, A., Cussenot, O., Boland-Auge, A., Daian, D., Deleuze, J. -F., Salvi, E., Teder-Laving, M., Tomasello, G., Ratti, M., Senti, C., De Re, V., Steffan, A., Holscher, A. H., Messerle, K., Bruns, C. J., Sivins, A., Bogdanova, I., Skieceviciene, J., Arstikyte, J., Moehler, M., Lang, H., Grimminger, P. P., Kruschewski, M., Vassos, N., Schildberg, C., Lingohr, P., Ridwelski, K., Lippert, H., Fricker, N., Krawitz, P., Hoffmann, Christian Pieter, Nothen, M. M., Veits, L., Izbicki, J. R., Mostowska, A., Martinon-Torres, F., Cusi, D., Adolfsson, R., Cancel-Tassin, G., Hoblinger, A., Rodermann, E., Ludwig, M., Keller, G., Metspalu, A., Brenner, H., Heller, J., Neef, M., Schepke, M., Dumoulin, F. L., Hamann, L., Cannizzaro, Rino, Ghidini, Maria Candida, Plassmann, D., Geppert, M., Malfertheiner, P., Gehlen, O., Skoczylas, T., Majewski, M., Lubinski, J., Palmieri, O., Boccia, Stefania, Latiano, A., Aragones, N., Schmidt, T., Dinis-Ribeiro, M., Medeiros, R., Al-Batran, S. -E., Leja, M., Kupcinskas, J., Garcia-Gonzalez, M. A., Venerito, M., Schumacher, J., Pastorino R. (ORCID:0000-0001-5013-0733), Persiani R. (ORCID:0000-0002-1537-5097), Hoffmann P., Cannizzaro R., Ghidini M., and Boccia S. (ORCID:0000-0002-1864-749X)

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Background: Gastric cancer (GC) is clinically heterogenous according to location (cardia/non-cardia) and histopathology (diffuse/intestinal). We aimed to characterize the genetic risk architecture of GC according to its subtypes. Another aim was to examine whether cardia GC and oesophageal adenocarcinoma (OAC) and its precursor lesion Barrett's oesophagus (BO), which are all located at the gastro-oesophageal junction (GOJ), share polygenic risk architecture. Methods: We did a meta-analysis of ten European genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of GC and its subtypes. All patients had a histopathologically confirmed diagnosis of gastric adenocarcinoma. For the identification of risk genes among GWAS loci we did a transcriptome-wide association study (TWAS) and expression quantitative trait locus (eQTL) study from gastric corpus and antrum mucosa. To test whether cardia GC and OAC/BO share genetic aetiology we also used a European GWAS sample with OAC/BO. Findings: Our GWAS consisting of 5816 patients and 10,999 controls highlights the genetic heterogeneity of GC according to its subtypes. We newly identified two and replicated five GC risk loci, all of them with subtype-specific association. The gastric transcriptome data consisting of 361 corpus and 342 antrum mucosa samples revealed that an upregulated expression of MUC1, ANKRD50, PTGER4, and PSCA are plausible GC-pathomechanisms at four GWAS loci. At another risk locus, we found that the blood-group 0 exerts protective effects for non-cardia and diffuse GC, while blood-group A increases risk for both GC subtypes. Furthermore, our GWAS on cardia GC and OAC/BO (10,279 patients, 16,527 controls) showed that both cancer entities share genetic aetiology at the polygenic level and identified two new risk loci on the single-marker level. Interpretation: Our findings show that the pathophysiology of GC is genetically heterogenous according to location and histopathology. Moreover, our findings point to common molecular me

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2023

12. Association of genetic variants affecting microRNAs and pancreatic cancer risk

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Lu, Y., Corradi, C., Gentiluomo, M., Theodoropoulos, G.E., Roth, S., Maiello, E., Morelli, L., L.Archibugi, Izbicki, J.R., Sarlós, P., Kiudelis, V., Oliverius, M., López de Maturana, E., Aoki, M.N., Vashist, Y., van Eijck, C.H.J., Gazouli, M., Talar-Wojnarowska, R., Mambrini, A., Pezzilli, R., Bueno-de-Mesquita, B., Hegyi, P., Souček, P., Neoptolemos, J., Di Franco, G., Sperti, C., Kauffmann, E.F., Hlaváč, V., Uzunoğlu, F.G., Ermini, S., Małecka-Panas, E., Lucchesi, M., Vanella, G., Dijk, F., Mohelníková-Duchoňová, B., Bambi, F., Petrone, M.C., Jamroziak, K., Guo, F., Kolarova, K., Capretti, G., Milanetto, A.C., Ginocchi, L., Loveček, M., Puzzono, M., van Laarhoven, H.W.M., Carrara, S., Ivanauskas, A., Papiris, K., Basso, D., Arcidiacono, P.G., Izbéki, F., Chammas, R., Vodicka, P., Hackert, T., Pasquali, C., Piredda, M.L., Costello-Goldring, E., Cavestro, G.M., Szentesi, A., Tavano, F., Włodarczyk, B., Brenner, H., Kreivenaite, E., Gao, X., Bunduc, S., Schneider, M.A., Latiano, A., Gioffreda, D., Testoni, S.G.G., Malats, N., Kupcinskas, J., Lawlor, R.T., Capurso, G., Campa, D., and Canzian, F.

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2021
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13. Genome-wide scan of long noncoding RNA single nucleotide polymorphisms and pancreatic cancer susceptibility

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Corradi, C. Gentiluomo, M. Gajdán, L. Cavestro, G.M. Kreivenaite, E. Di Franco, G. Sperti, C. Giaccherini, M. Petrone, M.C. Tavano, F. Gioffreda, D. Morelli, L. Soucek, P. Andriulli, A. Izbicki, J.R. Napoli, N. Małecka-Panas, E. Hegyi, P. Neoptolemos, J.P. Landi, S. Vashist, Y. Pasquali, C. Lu, Y. Cervena, K. Theodoropoulos, G.E. Moz, S. Capurso, G. Strobel, O. Carrara, S. Hackert, T. Hlavac, V. Archibugi, L. Oliverius, M. Vanella, G. Vodicka, P. Arcidiacono, P.G. Pezzilli, R. Milanetto, A.C. Lawlor, R.T. Ivanauskas, A. Szentesi, A. Kupcinskas, J. Testoni, S.G.G. Lovecek, M. Nentwich, M. Gazouli, M. Luchini, C. Zuppardo, R.A. Darvasi, E. Brenner, H. Gheorghe, C. Jamroziak, K. Canzian, F. Campa, D.

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Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is projected to become the second cancer-related cause of death by 2030. Identifying novel risk factors, including genetic risk loci, could be instrumental in risk stratification and implementation of prevention strategies. Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are involved in regulation of key biological processes, and the possible role of their genetic variability has been unexplored so far. Combining genome wide association studies and functional data, we investigated the genetic variability in all lncRNAs. We analyzed 9893 PDAC cases and 9969 controls and identified a genome-wide significant association between the rs7046076 SNP and risk of developing PDAC (P = 9.73 × 10−9). This SNP is located in the NONHSAG053086.2 (lnc-SMC2-1) gene and the risk allele is predicted to disrupt the binding of the lncRNA with the micro-RNA (miRNA) hsa-mir-1256 that regulates several genes involved in cell cycle, such as CDKN2B. The CDKN2B region is pleiotropic and its genetic variants have been associated with several human diseases, possibly though an imperfect interaction between lncRNA and miRNA. We present a novel PDAC risk locus, supported by a genome-wide statistical significance and a plausible biological mechanism. © 2021 UICC

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2021

14. Germline variation in the insulin-like growth factor pathway and risk of Barrett's esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma

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Dighe, S.G., Chen, J., Yan, L., He, Q., Gharahkhani, P., Onstad, L., Levine, D.M., Palles, C., Ye, W., Gammon, M.D., Iyer, P.G., Anderson, L.A., Liu, G., Wu, A.H., Dai, J.Y., Chow, W.H., Risch, H.A., Lagergren, J., Shaheen, N.J., Bernstein, L., Corley, D.A., Prenen, H., DeCaestecker, J., MacDonald, D., Moayyedi, P., Barr, H., Love, S.B., Chegwidden, L., Attwood, S., Watson, P., Harrison, R., Ott, K., Moebus, S., Venerito, M., Lang, H., Mayershofer, R., Knapp, M., Veits, L., Gerges, C., Weismüller, J., Gockel, I., Vashist, Y., Nöthen, M.M., Izbicki, J.R., Manner, H., Neuhaus, H., Rösch, T., Böhmer, A.C., Hölscher, A.H., Anders, M., Pech, O., Schumacher, B., Schmidt, C., Schmidt, T., Noder, T., Lorenz, D., Vieth, M., May, A., Hess, T., Kreuser, N., Becker, J., Ell, C., Ambrosone, C.B., Moysich, K.B., MacGregor, S., Tomlinson, I., Whiteman, D.C., Jankowski, J., Schumacher, J., Vaughan, T.L., Madeleine, M.M., Hardie, L.J., Buas, M.F., Dighe, S.G., Chen, J., Yan, L., He, Q., Gharahkhani, P., Onstad, L., Levine, D.M., Palles, C., Ye, W., Gammon, M.D., Iyer, P.G., Anderson, L.A., Liu, G., Wu, A.H., Dai, J.Y., Chow, W.H., Risch, H.A., Lagergren, J., Shaheen, N.J., Bernstein, L., Corley, D.A., Prenen, H., DeCaestecker, J., MacDonald, D., Moayyedi, P., Barr, H., Love, S.B., Chegwidden, L., Attwood, S., Watson, P., Harrison, R., Ott, K., Moebus, S., Venerito, M., Lang, H., Mayershofer, R., Knapp, M., Veits, L., Gerges, C., Weismüller, J., Gockel, I., Vashist, Y., Nöthen, M.M., Izbicki, J.R., Manner, H., Neuhaus, H., Rösch, T., Böhmer, A.C., Hölscher, A.H., Anders, M., Pech, O., Schumacher, B., Schmidt, C., Schmidt, T., Noder, T., Lorenz, D., Vieth, M., May, A., Hess, T., Kreuser, N., Becker, J., Ell, C., Ambrosone, C.B., Moysich, K.B., MacGregor, S., Tomlinson, I., Whiteman, D.C., Jankowski, J., Schumacher, J., Vaughan, T.L., Madeleine, M.M., Hardie, L.J., and Buas, M.F.

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Contains fulltext : 235640.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Closed access), Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) and its precursor, Barrett's esophagus (BE), have uncovered significant genetic components of risk, but most heritability remains unexplained. Targeted assessment of genetic variation in biologically relevant pathways using novel analytical approaches may identify missed susceptibility signals. Central obesity, a key BE/EAC risk factor, is linked to systemic inflammation, altered hormonal signaling and insulin-like growth factor (IGF) axis dysfunction. Here, we assessed IGF-related genetic variation and risk of BE and EAC. Principal component analysis was employed to evaluate pathway-level and gene-level associations with BE/EAC, using genotypes for 270 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in or near 12 IGF-related genes, ascertained from 3295 BE cases, 2515 EAC cases and 3207 controls in the Barrett's and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Consortium (BEACON) GWAS. Gene-level signals were assessed using Multi-marker Analysis of GenoMic Annotation (MAGMA) and SNP summary statistics from BEACON and an expanded GWAS meta-analysis (6167 BE cases, 4112 EAC cases, 17 159 controls). Global variation in the IGF pathway was associated with risk of BE (P = 0.0015). Gene-level associations with BE were observed for GHR (growth hormone receptor; P = 0.00046, false discovery rate q = 0.0056) and IGF1R (IGF1 receptor; P = 0.0090, q = 0.0542). These gene-level signals remained significant at q < 0.1 when assessed using data from the largest available BE/EAC GWAS meta-analysis. No significant associations were observed for EAC. This study represents the most comprehensive evaluation to date of inherited genetic variation in the IGF pathway and BE/EAC risk, providing novel evidence that variation in two genes encoding cell-surface receptors, GHR and IGF1R, may influence risk of BE.

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2021

15. Association of Genetic Variants Affecting microRNAs and Pancreatic Cancer Risk

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Sub ISEP overig, IRAS OH Epidemiology Chemical Agents, dIRAS RA-2, Lu, Y., Corradi, C., Gentiluomo, M., López de Maturana, E., Theodoropoulos, G.E., Roth, S., Maiello, E., Morelli, L., Archibugi, L., Izbicki, J.R., Sarlós, P., Kiudelis, V., Oliverius, M., Aoki, M.N., Vashist, Y., van Eijck, C.H.J., Gazouli, M., Talar-Wojnarowska, R., Mambrini, A., Pezzilli, R., Bueno-de-Mesquita, B., Hegyi, P., Souček, P., Neoptolemos, J.P., Di Franco, G., Sperti, C., Kauffmann, E.F., Hlaváč, V., Uzunoğlu, F.G., Ermini, S., Małecka-Panas, E., Lucchesi, M., Vanella, G., Dijk, F., Mohelníková-Duchoňová, B., Bambi, F., Petrone, M.C., Jamroziak, K., Guo, F., Kolarova, K., Capretti, G., Milanetto, A.C., Ginocchi, L., Loveček, M., Puzzono, M., van Laarhoven, H.W.M., Carrara, S., Ivanauskas, A., Papiris, K., Basso, D., Arcidiacono, P.G., Izbéki, F., Chammas, R., Vodicka, P., Hackert, T., Pasquali, C., Piredda, M.L., Costello-Goldring, E., Cavestro, G.M., Szentesi, A., Tavano, F., Włodarczyk, B., Brenner, H., Kreivenaite, E., Gao, X., Bunduc, S., Vermeulen, R.C.H., Schneider, M.A., Latiano, A., Gioffreda, D., Testoni, S.G.G., Kupcinskas, J., Lawlor, R.T., Capurso, G., Malats, N., Campa, D., Canzian, F., Sub ISEP overig, IRAS OH Epidemiology Chemical Agents, dIRAS RA-2, Lu, Y., Corradi, C., Gentiluomo, M., López de Maturana, E., Theodoropoulos, G.E., Roth, S., Maiello, E., Morelli, L., Archibugi, L., Izbicki, J.R., Sarlós, P., Kiudelis, V., Oliverius, M., Aoki, M.N., Vashist, Y., van Eijck, C.H.J., Gazouli, M., Talar-Wojnarowska, R., Mambrini, A., Pezzilli, R., Bueno-de-Mesquita, B., Hegyi, P., Souček, P., Neoptolemos, J.P., Di Franco, G., Sperti, C., Kauffmann, E.F., Hlaváč, V., Uzunoğlu, F.G., Ermini, S., Małecka-Panas, E., Lucchesi, M., Vanella, G., Dijk, F., Mohelníková-Duchoňová, B., Bambi, F., Petrone, M.C., Jamroziak, K., Guo, F., Kolarova, K., Capretti, G., Milanetto, A.C., Ginocchi, L., Loveček, M., Puzzono, M., van Laarhoven, H.W.M., Carrara, S., Ivanauskas, A., Papiris, K., Basso, D., Arcidiacono, P.G., Izbéki, F., Chammas, R., Vodicka, P., Hackert, T., Pasquali, C., Piredda, M.L., Costello-Goldring, E., Cavestro, G.M., Szentesi, A., Tavano, F., Włodarczyk, B., Brenner, H., Kreivenaite, E., Gao, X., Bunduc, S., Vermeulen, R.C.H., Schneider, M.A., Latiano, A., Gioffreda, D., Testoni, S.G.G., Kupcinskas, J., Lawlor, R.T., Capurso, G., Malats, N., Campa, D., and Canzian, F.

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2021

16. Association of Genetic Variants Affecting microRNAs and Pancreatic Cancer Risk

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Sub IER overig, IRAS OH Epidemiology Chemical Agents, dIRAS RA-2, Lu, Y., Corradi, C., Gentiluomo, M., López de Maturana, E., Theodoropoulos, G.E., Roth, S., Maiello, E., Morelli, L., Archibugi, L., Izbicki, J.R., Sarlós, P., Kiudelis, V., Oliverius, M., Aoki, M.N., Vashist, Y., van Eijck, C.H.J., Gazouli, M., Talar-Wojnarowska, R., Mambrini, A., Pezzilli, R., Bueno-de-Mesquita, B., Hegyi, P., Souček, P., Neoptolemos, J.P., Di Franco, G., Sperti, C., Kauffmann, E.F., Hlaváč, V., Uzunoğlu, F.G., Ermini, S., Małecka-Panas, E., Lucchesi, M., Vanella, G., Dijk, F., Mohelníková-Duchoňová, B., Bambi, F., Petrone, M.C., Jamroziak, K., Guo, F., Kolarova, K., Capretti, G., Milanetto, A.C., Ginocchi, L., Loveček, M., Puzzono, M., van Laarhoven, H.W.M., Carrara, S., Ivanauskas, A., Papiris, K., Basso, D., Arcidiacono, P.G., Izbéki, F., Chammas, R., Vodicka, P., Hackert, T., Pasquali, C., Piredda, M.L., Costello-Goldring, E., Cavestro, G.M., Szentesi, A., Tavano, F., Włodarczyk, B., Brenner, H., Kreivenaite, E., Gao, X., Bunduc, S., Vermeulen, R.C.H., Schneider, M.A., Latiano, A., Gioffreda, D., Testoni, S.G.G., Kupcinskas, J., Lawlor, R.T., Capurso, G., Malats, N., Campa, D., Canzian, F., Sub IER overig, IRAS OH Epidemiology Chemical Agents, dIRAS RA-2, Lu, Y., Corradi, C., Gentiluomo, M., López de Maturana, E., Theodoropoulos, G.E., Roth, S., Maiello, E., Morelli, L., Archibugi, L., Izbicki, J.R., Sarlós, P., Kiudelis, V., Oliverius, M., Aoki, M.N., Vashist, Y., van Eijck, C.H.J., Gazouli, M., Talar-Wojnarowska, R., Mambrini, A., Pezzilli, R., Bueno-de-Mesquita, B., Hegyi, P., Souček, P., Neoptolemos, J.P., Di Franco, G., Sperti, C., Kauffmann, E.F., Hlaváč, V., Uzunoğlu, F.G., Ermini, S., Małecka-Panas, E., Lucchesi, M., Vanella, G., Dijk, F., Mohelníková-Duchoňová, B., Bambi, F., Petrone, M.C., Jamroziak, K., Guo, F., Kolarova, K., Capretti, G., Milanetto, A.C., Ginocchi, L., Loveček, M., Puzzono, M., van Laarhoven, H.W.M., Carrara, S., Ivanauskas, A., Papiris, K., Basso, D., Arcidiacono, P.G., Izbéki, F., Chammas, R., Vodicka, P., Hackert, T., Pasquali, C., Piredda, M.L., Costello-Goldring, E., Cavestro, G.M., Szentesi, A., Tavano, F., Włodarczyk, B., Brenner, H., Kreivenaite, E., Gao, X., Bunduc, S., Vermeulen, R.C.H., Schneider, M.A., Latiano, A., Gioffreda, D., Testoni, S.G.G., Kupcinskas, J., Lawlor, R.T., Capurso, G., Malats, N., Campa, D., and Canzian, F.

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2021

18. Associations between pancreatic expression quantitative trait loci (eQTLs) and pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma risk

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Gentiluomo, M., Pistoni, L., Peduzzi, G., Lu, Y., Macauda, A., Hlavac, V., Vanella, G., Darvasi, E., Milanetto, A. C., Oliverius, M., Vashist, Y., Di Leo, M., Mohelnikova-Duchonova, B., Talar-Wojnarowska, R., Gheorghe, C., Petrone, M., Strobel, O., Arcidiacono, P., Vodickova, L., Szentesi, A., Capurso, G., Gajdan, L., Malleo, G., Theodoropoulos, G., Basso, D., Soucek, P., Brenner, H., Lawlor, R., Morelli, L., Ivanauskas, A., Kauffmann, E., Gazouli, M. Archibugi L., Nentwich, M., Lovecek, M., Cavestro, G., Vodicka, P., Landi, S., Tavano, F., Sperti, C., Hackert, T., Kupcinsckas, J., Pezzilli, R., Andriulli, A., Pollina, L., Kreivenaite, E., Gioffreda, D., Jamroziak, K., Hegyi, P., Izbicki, J., Testoni, S., Zuppardo, R., Bozzato, D., Neoptolemos, J., Canzian, F., and Campa, D

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2020

19. Polymorphic variants with non-coding RNA and risk of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

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Gentiluomo, M., Corradi, C., Lu, Y., Giaccherini, M., Hegyi, P., Pezzilli, R., Tavano, F., Szentesi, A., Gajdan, L., Nentwich, M., Strobel, O., Gazouli, M., Cavestro, G., Darvasi, E., Arcidiacono, P., Landi, S., Luchini, C., Gioffreda, D., Kupcinsckas, J., Hackert, T., Neoptolemos, J., Morelli, L., Kreivenaite, E., Zuppardo, R., Carrara, S., Di Franco, G., Brenner, H., Hlavac, V., Sperti, C., Milanetto, A. C., Moz, S., Mohelnikova-Duchonova, B., Petrone, M., Lawlor, R., Vanella, G., Vashist, Y., Soucek, P., Vodicka, P., Cervena, K., Capurso, G., Malenka-Panas, E., Pasquali, C., Archibugi, L., Gheorghe, C., Andriulli, A., Ivanauskas, A., Theodoropoulos, G., Jamroziak, K., Izbicki, J., Testoni, S., Oliverius, M., Napoli, N., Canzian, F., and Campa, D.

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2020

20. Genome-wide association study identifies an early onset pancreatic cancer risk locus

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Campa, D. Gentiluomo, M. Obazee, O. Ballerini, A. Vodickova, L. Hegyi, P. Soucek, P. Brenner, H. Milanetto, A.C. Landi, S. Gao, X. Bozzato, D. Capurso, G. Tavano, F. Vashist, Y. Hackert, T. Bambi, F. Bursi, S. Oliverius, M. Gioffreda, D. Schöttker, B. Ivanauskas, A. Mohelnikova-Duchonova, B. Darvasi, E. Pezzilli, R. Małecka-Panas, E. Strobel, O. Gazouli, M. Katzke, V. Szentesi, A. Cavestro, G.M. Farkas, G., Jr. Izbicki, J.R. Moz, S. Archibugi, L. Hlavac, V. Vincze, Á. Talar-Wojnarowska, R. Rusev, B. Kupcinskas, J. Greenhalf, B. Dijk, F. Giese, N. Boggi, U. Andriulli, A. Busch, O.R. Vanella, G. Vodicka, P. Nentwich, M. Lawlor, R.T. Theodoropoulos, G.E. Jamroziak, K. Zuppardo, R.A. Moletta, L. Ginocchi, L. Kaaks, R. Neoptolemos, J.P. Lucchesi, M. Canzian, F.

Abstract

Early onset pancreatic cancer (EOPC) is a rare disease with a very high mortality rate. Almost nothing is known on the genetic susceptibility of EOPC, therefore, we performed a genome-wide association study (GWAS) to identify novel genetic variants specific for patients diagnosed with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) at younger ages. In the first phase, conducted on 821 cases with age of onset ≤60 years, of whom 198 with age of onset ≤50, and 3227 controls from PanScan I-II, we observed four SNPs (rs7155613, rs2328991, rs4891017 and rs12610094) showing an association with EOPC risk (P < 1 × 10−4). We replicated these SNPs in the PANcreatic Disease ReseArch (PANDoRA) consortium and used additional in silico data from PanScan III and PanC4. Among these four variants rs2328991 was significant in an independent set of 855 cases with age of onset ≤60 years, of whom 265 with age of onset ≤50, and 4142 controls from the PANDoRA consortium while in the in silico data, we observed no statistically significant association. However, the resulting meta-analysis supported the association (P = 1.15 × 10−4). In conclusion, we propose a novel variant rs2328991 to be involved in EOPC risk. Even though it was not possible to find a mechanistic link between the variant and the function, the association is supported by a solid statistical significance obtained in the largest study on EOPC genetics present so far in the literature. © 2020 UICC

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2020

21. Shared Genetic Etiology of Obesity-Related Traits and Barrett's Esophagus/Adenocarcinoma: Insights from Genome-Wide Association Studies

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Böhmer, A.C., Hecker, J., Schröder, J., Gharahkhani, P., May, A., Gerges, C., Anders, M., Becker, J., Hess, T., Kreuser, N., Thieme, R., Noder, T., Venerito, M., Veits, L., Schmidt, T., Fuchs, C., Izbicki, J.R., Hölscher, A.H., Dietrich, A., Moulla, Y., Lyros, O., Lang, H., Lorenz, D., Schumacher, B., Mayershofer, R., Vashist, Y., Ott, K., Vieth, M., Weismüller, J., Moebus, S., Knapp, M., Neuhaus, H., Rösch, T., Ell, C., Nöthen, M.M., Whiteman, D.C., Tomlinson, I., Jankowski, J., Fitzgerald, R.C., Palles, C., Vaughan, T.L., Gockel, I., Thrift, A.P., Fier, H., Schumacher, J., Böhmer, A.C., Hecker, J., Schröder, J., Gharahkhani, P., May, A., Gerges, C., Anders, M., Becker, J., Hess, T., Kreuser, N., Thieme, R., Noder, T., Venerito, M., Veits, L., Schmidt, T., Fuchs, C., Izbicki, J.R., Hölscher, A.H., Dietrich, A., Moulla, Y., Lyros, O., Lang, H., Lorenz, D., Schumacher, B., Mayershofer, R., Vashist, Y., Ott, K., Vieth, M., Weismüller, J., Moebus, S., Knapp, M., Neuhaus, H., Rösch, T., Ell, C., Nöthen, M.M., Whiteman, D.C., Tomlinson, I., Jankowski, J., Fitzgerald, R.C., Palles, C., Vaughan, T.L., Gockel, I., Thrift, A.P., Fier, H., and Schumacher, J.

Abstract

Contains fulltext : 220009.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Closed access), BACKGROUND: Obesity is a major risk factor for esophageal adenocarcinoma (EA) and its precursor Barrett's esophagus (BE). Research suggests that individuals with high genetic risk to obesity have a higher BE/EA risk. To facilitate understanding of biological factors that lead to progression from BE to EA, the present study investigated the shared genetic background of BE/EA and obesity-related traits. METHODS: Cross-trait linkage disequilibrium score regression was applied to summary statistics from genome-wide association meta-analyses on BE/EA and on obesity traits. Body mass index (BMI) was used as a proxy for general obesity, and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) for abdominal obesity. For single marker analyses, all genome-wide significant risk alleles for BMI and WHR were compared with summary statistics of the BE/EA meta-analyses. RESULTS: Sex-combined analyses revealed a significant genetic correlation between BMI and BE/EA (r(g) = 0.13, P = 2 × 10(-04)) and a r(g) of 0.12 between WHR and BE/EA (P = 1 × 10(-02)). Sex-specific analyses revealed a pronounced genetic correlation between BMI and EA in females (r(g) = 0.17, P = 1.2 × 10(-03)), and WHR and EA in males (r(g) = 0.18, P = 1.51 × 10(-02)). On the single marker level, significant enrichment of concordant effects was observed for BMI and BE/EA risk variants (P = 8.45 × 10(-03)) and WHR and BE/EA risk variants (P = 2 × 10(-02)). CONCLUSIONS: Our study provides evidence for sex-specific genetic correlations that might reflect specific biological mecha-nisms. The data demonstrate that shared genetic factors are particularly relevant in progression from BE to EA. IMPACT: Our study quantifies the genetic correlation between BE/EA and obesity. Further research is now warranted to elucidate these effects and to understand the shared pathophysiology.

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2020

22. Sex-Specific Genetic Associations for Barrett's Esophagus and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma

Author

Dong, J., Maj, C., Tsavachidis, S., Ostrom, Q.T., Gharahkhani, P., Anderson, L.A., Wu, A.H., Ye, W., Bernstein, L., Borisov, O., Schröder, J., Chow, W.H., Gammon, M.D., Liu, G., Caldas, C., Pharoah, P.D., Risch, H.A., May, A., Gerges, C., Anders, M., Venerito, M., Schmidt, T., Izbicki, J.R., Hölscher, A.H., Schumacher, B., Vashist, Y., Neuhaus, H., Rösch, T., Knapp, M., Krawitz, P., Böhmer, A., Iyer, P.G., Reid, B.J., Lagergren, J., Shaheen, N.J., Corley, D.A., Gockel, I., Fitzgerald, R.C., Cook, M.B., Whiteman, D.C., Vaughan, T.L., Schumacher, J., Thrift, A.P., Dong, J., Maj, C., Tsavachidis, S., Ostrom, Q.T., Gharahkhani, P., Anderson, L.A., Wu, A.H., Ye, W., Bernstein, L., Borisov, O., Schröder, J., Chow, W.H., Gammon, M.D., Liu, G., Caldas, C., Pharoah, P.D., Risch, H.A., May, A., Gerges, C., Anders, M., Venerito, M., Schmidt, T., Izbicki, J.R., Hölscher, A.H., Schumacher, B., Vashist, Y., Neuhaus, H., Rösch, T., Knapp, M., Krawitz, P., Böhmer, A., Iyer, P.G., Reid, B.J., Lagergren, J., Shaheen, N.J., Corley, D.A., Gockel, I., Fitzgerald, R.C., Cook, M.B., Whiteman, D.C., Vaughan, T.L., Schumacher, J., and Thrift, A.P.

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Contains fulltext : 229320.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Closed access), BACKGROUND & AIMS: Esophageal adenocarcinoma (EA) and its premalignant lesion, Barrett's esophagus (BE), are characterized by a strong and yet unexplained male predominance (with a male-to-female ratio in EA incidence of up to 6:1). Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified more than 20 susceptibility loci for these conditions. However, potential sex differences in genetic associations with BE/EA remain largely unexplored. METHODS: Given strong genetic overlap, BE and EA cases were combined into a single case group for analysis. These were compared with population-based controls. We performed sex-specific GWAS of BE/EA in 3 separate studies and then used fixed-effects meta-analysis to provide summary estimates for >9 million variants for male and female individuals. A series of downstream analyses were conducted separately in male and female individuals to identify genes associated with BE/EA and the genetic correlations between BE/EA and other traits. RESULTS: We included 6758 male BE/EA cases, 7489 male controls, 1670 female BE/EA cases, and 6174 female controls. After Bonferroni correction, our meta-analysis of sex-specific GWAS identified 1 variant at chromosome 6q11.1 (rs112894788, KHDRBS2-MTRNR2L9, P(BONF) = .039) that was statistically significantly associated with BE/EA risk in male individuals only, and 1 variant at chromosome 8p23.1 (rs13259457, PRSS55-RP1L1, P(BONF) = 0.057) associated, at borderline significance, with BE/EA risk in female individuals only. We also observed strong genetic correlations of BE/EA with gastroesophageal reflux disease in male individuals and obesity in female individuals. CONCLUSIONS: The identified novel sex-specific variants associated with BE/EA could improve the understanding of the genetic architecture of the disease and the reasons for the male predominance.

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2020

29. Germline BRCA2 K3326X and CHEK2 I157T mutations increase risk for sporadic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

Author

Obazee, O., Archibugi, L., Andriulli, A., Soucek, P., Malecka-Panas, E., Ivanauskas, A., Johnson, T., Gazouli, M., Pausch, T., Lawlor, R. T., Cavestro, G. M., Milanetto, A. C., Di Leo, M., Pasquali, C., Hegyi, P., Szentesi, A., Radu, C. E., Gheorghe, C., Theodoropoulos, G. E., Bergmann, F., Brenner, H., Vodickova, L., Katzke, V., Campa, D., Strobel, O., Kaiser, J., Pezzilli, R., Federici, F., Mohelnikova-Duchonova, B., Boggi, U., Lemstrova, R., Johansen, J. S., Bojesen, S. E., Chen, I., Jensen, B. V., Capurso, G., Pazienza, V., Dervenis, C., Sperti, C., Mambrini, A., Hackert, T., Kaaks, R., Basso, D., Talar-Wojnarowska, R., Maiello, E., Izbicki, J. R., Cuk, K., Saum, K. U., Cantore, M., Kupcinskas, J., Palmieri, O., Delle Fave, G., Landi, S., Salvia, R., Fogar, P., Vashist, Y. K., Scarpa, A., Vodicka, P., Tjaden, C., Iskierka-Jazdzewska, E., Canzian, F., Obazee, O., Archibugi, L., Andriulli, A., Soucek, P., Malecka-Panas, E., Ivanauskas, A., Johnson, T., Gazouli, M., Pausch, T., Lawlor, R. T., Cavestro, G. M., Milanetto, A. C., Di Leo, M., Pasquali, C., Hegyi, P., Szentesi, A., Radu, C. E., Gheorghe, C., Theodoropoulos, G. E., Bergmann, F., Brenner, H., Vodickova, L., Katzke, V., Campa, D., Strobel, O., Kaiser, J., Pezzilli, R., Federici, F., Mohelnikova-Duchonova, B., Boggi, U., Lemstrova, R., Johansen, J. S., Bojesen, S. E., Chen, I., Jensen, B. V., Capurso, G., Pazienza, V., Dervenis, C., Sperti, C., Mambrini, A., Hackert, T., Kaaks, R., Basso, D., Talar-Wojnarowska, R., Maiello, E., Izbicki, J. R., Cuk, K., Saum, K. U., Cantore, M., Kupcinskas, J., Palmieri, O., Delle Fave, G., Landi, S., Salvia, R., Fogar, P., Vashist, Y. K., Scarpa, A., Vodicka, P., Tjaden, C., Iskierka-Jazdzewska, E., and Canzian, F.

Subjects
Male, Cancer Research, pancreatic cancer, Genes, BRCA2, I157T, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, Humans, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Germ-Line Mutation, Aged, BRCA2 Protein, K3326X, PANDoRA consortium, rs11571833, rs17879961, Oncology, Pancreatic cancer, Middle Aged, Pancreatic Neoplasms, Checkpoint Kinase 2, Case-Control Studies, Female, Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal
Abstract

Rare truncating BRCA2 K3326X (rs11571833) and pathogenic CHEK2 I157T (rs17879961) variants have previously been implicated in familial pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), but not in sporadic cases. The effect of both mutations in important DNA repair genes on sporadic PDAC risk may shed light on the genetic architecture of this disease. Both mutations were genotyped in germline DNA from 2,935 sporadic PDAC cases and 5,626 control subjects within the PANcreatic Disease ReseArch (PANDoRA) consortium. Risk estimates were evaluated using multivariate unconditional logistic regression with adjustment for possible confounders such as sex, age and country of origin. Statistical analyses were two-sided with p values

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2018

31. Genome-wide association study identifies an early onset pancreatic cancer risk locus

Author

Gentiluomo, M., Obazee, O., Ballerini, A., Vodickova, L., Hegyi, P., Soucek, P., Brenner, H., Milanetto, A. C., Landi, S., Gao, X., Bozzato, D., Capurso, G., Tavano, F., Vashist, Y., Hackert, T., Bambi, F., Bursi, S., Oliverius, M., Gioffreda, D., Schöttker, B., Ivanauskas, A., Mohelnikova-Duchonova, B., Darvasi, E., Pezzilli, R., Małecka-Panas, E., Strobel, O., Gazouli, M., Katzke, V., Szentesi, A., Cavestro, G. M., Farkas, G. Jr., Izbicki, J. R., Moz, S., Archibugi, L., Hlavac, V., Vincze, A., Talar-Wojnarowska, R., Borislav, R., Kupcinskas, J., Greenhalf, B., Dijk, F., Giese, N., Boggi, U., Andriulli, A., Busch, O. R., Vanella, G., Vodicka, P., Nentwich, M., Lawlor, R. T., Theodoropoulos, G. E., Jamroziak, K., Zuppardo, R. A., Moletta, L., Ginocchi, L., Kaaks, R., Neoptolemos, J. P., Lucchesi, M., Canzian, F., and Campa, D.

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2019

38. No Association Between Vitamin D Status and Risk of Barrett's Esophagus or Esophageal Adenocarcinoma: A Mendelian Randomization Study

Author

Dong, J., Gharahkhani, P., Chow, W.H., Gammon, M.D., Liu, G., Caldas, C., Wu, A.H., Ye, W., Onstad, L., Anderson, L.A., Bernstein, L., Pharoah, P.D., Risch, H.A., Corley, D.A., Fitzgerald, R.C., Iyer, P.G., Reid, B.J., Lagergren, J., Shaheen, N.J., Vaughan, T.L., MacGregor, S., Love, S., Palles, C., Tomlinson, I., Gockel, I., May, A., Gerges, C., Anders, M., Bohmer, A.C., Becker, J., Kreuser, N., Thieme, R., Noder, T., Venerito, M., Veits, L., Schmidt, T., Schmidt, C., Izbicki, J.R., Holscher, A.H., Lang, H., Lorenz, D., Schumacher, B., Mayershofer, R., Vashist, Y., Ott, K., Vieth, M., Weismuller, J., Nothen, M.M., Moebus, S., Knapp, M., Peters, W.H.M., Neuhaus, H., Rosch, T., Ell, C., Jankowski, J., Schumacher, J., Neale, R.E., Whiteman, D.C., Thrift, A.P., Dong, J., Gharahkhani, P., Chow, W.H., Gammon, M.D., Liu, G., Caldas, C., Wu, A.H., Ye, W., Onstad, L., Anderson, L.A., Bernstein, L., Pharoah, P.D., Risch, H.A., Corley, D.A., Fitzgerald, R.C., Iyer, P.G., Reid, B.J., Lagergren, J., Shaheen, N.J., Vaughan, T.L., MacGregor, S., Love, S., Palles, C., Tomlinson, I., Gockel, I., May, A., Gerges, C., Anders, M., Bohmer, A.C., Becker, J., Kreuser, N., Thieme, R., Noder, T., Venerito, M., Veits, L., Schmidt, T., Schmidt, C., Izbicki, J.R., Holscher, A.H., Lang, H., Lorenz, D., Schumacher, B., Mayershofer, R., Vashist, Y., Ott, K., Vieth, M., Weismuller, J., Nothen, M.M., Moebus, S., Knapp, M., Peters, W.H.M., Neuhaus, H., Rosch, T., Ell, C., Jankowski, J., Schumacher, J., Neale, R.E., Whiteman, D.C., and Thrift, A.P.

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Contains fulltext : 215282.pdf (publisher's version ) (Closed access), BACKGROUND & AIMS: Epidemiology studies of circulating concentrations of 25 hydroxy vitamin D (25(OH)D) and risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) have produced conflicting results. We conducted a Mendelian randomization study to determine the associations between circulating concentrations of 25(OH)D and risks of EAC and its precursor, Barrett's esophagus (BE). METHODS: We conducted a Mendelian randomization study using a 2-sample (summary data) approach. Six single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs; rs3755967, rs10741657, rs12785878, rs10745742, rs8018720, and rs17216707) associated with circulating concentrations of 25(OH)D were used as instrumental variables. We collected data from 6167 patients with BE, 4112 patients with EAC, and 17,159 individuals without BE or EAC (controls) participating in the Barrett's and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Consortium, as well as studies from Bonn, Germany, and Cambridge and Oxford, United Kingdom. Analyses were performed separately for BE and EAC. RESULTS: Overall, we found no evidence for an association between genetically estimated 25(OH)D concentration and risk of BE or EAC. The odds ratio per 20 nmol/L increase in genetically estimated 25(OH)D concentration for BE risk estimated by combining the individual SNP association using inverse variance weighting was 1.21 (95% CI, 0.77-1.92; P = .41). The odds ratio for EAC risk, estimated by combining the individual SNP association using inverse variance weighting, was 0.68 (95% CI, 0.39-1.19; P = .18). CONCLUSIONS: In a Mendelian randomization study, we found that low genetically estimated 25(OH)D concentrations were not associated with risk of BE or EAC.

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2019

39. Germline BRCA2 K3326X and CHEK2 I157T mutations increase risk for sporadic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

Author

Obazee, O, Archibugi, L, Andriulli, A, Soucek, P, Małecka-Panas, E, Ivanauskas, A, Johnson, T, Gazouli, M, Pausch, T, Lawlor, R T, Cavestro, G M, Milanetto, A C, Di Leo, M, Pasquali, C, Hegyi, P, Szentesi, A, Radu, C E, Gheorghe, C, Theodoropoulos, G E, Bergmann, F, Brenner, H, Vodickova, L, Katzke, V, Campa, D, Strobel, O, Kaiser, J, Pezzilli, R, Federici, F, Mohelnikova-Duchonova, B, Boggi, U, Lemstrova, R, Johansen, J S, Bojesen, S E, Chen, I, Jensen, B V, Capurso, G, Pazienza, V, Dervenis, C, Sperti, C, Mambrini, A, Hackert, T, Kaaks, R, Basso, D, Talar-Wojnarowska, R, Maiello, E, Izbicki, J R, Cuk, K, Saum, K U, Cantore, M, Kupcinskas, J, Palmieri, O, Delle Fave, G, Landi, S, Salvia, R, Fogar, P, Vashist, Y K, Scarpa, A, Vodicka, P, Tjaden, C, Iskierka-Jazdzewska, E, Canzian, F, Obazee, O, Archibugi, L, Andriulli, A, Soucek, P, Małecka-Panas, E, Ivanauskas, A, Johnson, T, Gazouli, M, Pausch, T, Lawlor, R T, Cavestro, G M, Milanetto, A C, Di Leo, M, Pasquali, C, Hegyi, P, Szentesi, A, Radu, C E, Gheorghe, C, Theodoropoulos, G E, Bergmann, F, Brenner, H, Vodickova, L, Katzke, V, Campa, D, Strobel, O, Kaiser, J, Pezzilli, R, Federici, F, Mohelnikova-Duchonova, B, Boggi, U, Lemstrova, R, Johansen, J S, Bojesen, S E, Chen, I, Jensen, B V, Capurso, G, Pazienza, V, Dervenis, C, Sperti, C, Mambrini, A, Hackert, T, Kaaks, R, Basso, D, Talar-Wojnarowska, R, Maiello, E, Izbicki, J R, Cuk, K, Saum, K U, Cantore, M, Kupcinskas, J, Palmieri, O, Delle Fave, G, Landi, S, Salvia, R, Fogar, P, Vashist, Y K, Scarpa, A, Vodicka, P, Tjaden, C, Iskierka-Jazdzewska, E, and Canzian, F

Abstract

Rare truncating BRCA2 K3326X (rs11571833) and pathogenic CHEK2 I157T (rs17879961) variants have previously been implicated in familial pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), but not in sporadic cases. The effect of both mutations in important DNA repair genes on sporadic PDAC risk may shed light on the genetic architecture of this disease. Both mutations were genotyped in germline DNA from 2,935 sporadic PDAC cases and 5,626 control subjects within the PANcreatic Disease ReseArch (PANDoRA) consortium. Risk estimates were evaluated using multivariate unconditional logistic regression with adjustment for possible confounders such as sex, age and country of origin. Statistical analyses were two-sided with p values <0.05 considered significant. K3326X and I157T were associated with increased risk of developing sporadic PDAC (odds ratio (ORdom ) = 1.78, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.26-2.52, p = 1.19 × 10-3 and ORdom = 1.74, 95% CI = 1.15-2.63, p = 8.57 × 10-3 , respectively). Neither mutation was significantly associated with risk of developing early-onset PDAC. This retrospective study demonstrates novel risk estimates of K3326X and I157T in sporadic PDAC which suggest that upon validation and in combination with other established genetic and non-genetic risk factors, these mutations may be used to improve pancreatic cancer risk assessment in European populations. Identification of carriers of these risk alleles as high-risk groups may also facilitate screening or prevention strategies for such individuals, regardless of family history.

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2019

40. Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies five new susceptibility loci for pancreatic cancer

Author

Klein, A.P. Wolpin, B.M. Risch, H.A. Stolzenberg-Solomon, R.Z. Mocci, E. Zhang, M. Canzian, F. Childs, E.J. Hoskins, J.W. Jermusyk, A. Zhong, J. Chen, F. Albanes, D. Andreotti, G. Arslan, A.A. Babic, A. Bamlet, W.R. Beane-Freeman, L. Berndt, S.I. Blackford, A. Borges, M. Borgida, A. Bracci, P.M. Brais, L. Brennan, P. Brenner, H. Bueno-De-Mesquita, B. Buring, J. Campa, D. Capurso, G. Cavestro, G.M. Chaffee, K.G. Chung, C.C. Cleary, S. Cotterchio, M. Dijk, F. Duell, E.J. Foretova, L. Fuchs, C. Funel, N. Gallinger, S. Gaziano, J.M.M. Gazouli, M. Giles, G.G. Giovannucci, E. Goggins, M. Goodman, G.E. Goodman, P.J. Hackert, T. Haiman, C. Hartge, P. Hasan, M. Hegyi, P. Helzlsouer, K.J. Herman, J. Holcatova, I. Holly, E.A. Hoover, R. Hung, R.J. Jacobs, E.J. Jamroziak, K. Janout, V. Kaaks, R. Khaw, K.-T. Klein, E.A. Kogevinas, M. Kooperberg, C. Kulke, M.H. Kupcinskas, J. Kurtz, R.J. Laheru, D. Landi, S. Lawlor, R.T. Lee, I.-M. Lemarchand, L. Lu, L. Malats, N. Mambrini, A. Mannisto, S. Milne, R.L. Mohelníková-Duchoňová, B. Neale, R.E. Neoptolemos, J.P. Oberg, A.L. Olson, S.H. Orlow, I. Pasquali, C. Patel, A.V. Peters, U. Pezzilli, R. Porta, M. Real, F.X. Rothman, N. Scelo, G. Sesso, H.D. Severi, G. Shu, X.-O. Silverman, D. Smith, J.P. Soucek, P. Sund, M. Talar-Wojnarowska, R. Tavano, F. Thornquist, M.D. Tobias, G.S. Van Den Eeden, S.K. Vashist, Y. Visvanathan, K. Vodicka, P. Wactawski-Wende, J. Wang, Z. Wentzensen, N. White, E. Yu, H. Yu, K. Zeleniuch-Jacquotte, A. Zheng, W. Kraft, P. Li, D. Chanock, S. Obazee, O. Petersen, G.M. Amundadottir, L.T.

Abstract

In 2020, 146,063 deaths due to pancreatic cancer are estimated to occur in Europe and the United States combined. To identify common susceptibility alleles, we performed the largest pancreatic cancer GWAS to date, including 9040 patients and 12,496 controls of European ancestry from the Pancreatic Cancer Cohort Consortium (PanScan) and the Pancreatic Cancer Case-Control Consortium (PanC4). Here, we find significant evidence of a novel association at rs78417682 (7p12/TNS3, P = 4.35 × 10-8). Replication of 10 promising signals in up to 2737 patients and 4752 controls from the PANcreatic Disease ReseArch (PANDoRA) consortium yields new genome-wide significant loci: Rs13303010 at 1p36.33 (NOC2L, P = 8.36 × 10-14), rs2941471 at 8q21.11 (HNF4G, P = 6.60 × 10-10), rs4795218 at 17q12 (HNF1B, P = 1.32 × 10-8), and rs1517037 at 18q21.32 (GRP, P = 3.28 × 10-8). rs78417682 is not statistically significantly associated with pancreatic cancer in PANDoRA. Expression quantitative trait locus analysis in three independent pancreatic data sets provides molecular support of NOC2L as a pancreatic cancer susceptibility gene. © 2018 The Author(s).

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2018

41. Germline BRCA2 K3326X and CHEK2 I157T mutations increase risk for sporadic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

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Obazee, O., primary, Archibugi, L., additional, Andriulli, A., additional, Soucek, P., additional, Małecka-Panas, E., additional, Ivanauskas, A., additional, Johnson, T., additional, Gazouli, M., additional, Pausch, T., additional, Lawlor, R. T., additional, Cavestro, G. M., additional, Milanetto, A. C., additional, Di Leo, M., additional, Pasquali, C., additional, Hegyi, P., additional, Szentesi, A., additional, Radu, C. E., additional, Gheorghe, C., additional, Theodoropoulos, G. E., additional, Bergmann, F., additional, Brenner, H., additional, Vodickova, L., additional, Katzke, V., additional, Campa, D., additional, Strobel, O., additional, Kaiser, J., additional, Pezzilli, R., additional, Federici, F., additional, Mohelnikova-Duchonova, B., additional, Boggi, U., additional, Lemstrova, R., additional, Johansen, J. S., additional, Bojesen, S. E., additional, Chen, I., additional, Jensen, B. V., additional, Capurso, G., additional, Pazienza, V., additional, Dervenis, C., additional, Sperti, C., additional, Mambrini, A., additional, Hackert, T., additional, Kaaks, R., additional, Basso, D., additional, Talar-Wojnarowska, R., additional, Maiello, E., additional, Izbicki, J. R., additional, Cuk, K., additional, Saum, K. U., additional, Cantore, M., additional, Kupcinskas, J., additional, Palmieri, O., additional, Delle Fave, G., additional, Landi, S., additional, Salvia, R., additional, Fogar, P., additional, Vashist, Y. K., additional, Scarpa, A., additional, Vodicka, P., additional, Tjaden, C., additional, Iskierka-Jazdzewska, E., additional, and Canzian, F., additional

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2019
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44. Supportive evidence for FOXP1, BARX1, and FOXF1 as genetic risk loci for the development of esophageal adenocarcinoma

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Becker, J., May, A., Gerges, C., Anders, M., Veits, L., Weise, K., Czamara, D., Lyros, O., Manner, H., Terheggen, G., Venerito, M., Noder, T., Mayershofer, R., Hofer, J., Karch, H., Ahlbrand, C., Arras, M., Hofer, S., Mangold, E., Heilmann-Heimbach, S., Heinrichs, S., Hess, T., Kiesslich, R., Izbicki, J., Hoelscher, A., Bollschweiler, E., Malfertheiner, P., Lang, H., Moehler, M., Lorenz, D., Müller-Myhsok, B., Ott, K., Schmidt, T., Whiteman, D., Vaughan, T., Noethen, M., Hackelsberger, A., Schumacher, B., Pech, O., Vashist, Y., Vieth, M., Weismueller, J., Neuhaus, H., Roesch, T., Ell, C., Gockel, I., and Schumacher, J.

Subjects
Adult, Male, esophageal adenocarcinoma, Adolescent, Esophageal Neoplasms, Genotype, FOXP1, Adenocarcinoma, BARX1, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, Young Adult, Odds Ratio, Humans, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, FOXF1, Alleles, Genetic Association Studies, Cancer Biology, Homeodomain Proteins, Forkhead Transcription Factors, Repressor Proteins, Genetic Loci, genetic association study, Case-Control Studies, Female, Genome-Wide Association Study, Transcription Factors
Abstract

The Barrett's and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Consortium (BEACON) recently performed a genome-wide association study (GWAS) on esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) and Barrett's esophagus. They identified genome-wide significant association for variants at three genes, namely CRTC1, FOXP1, and BARX1. Furthermore, they replicated an association at the FOXF1 gene that has been previously found in a GWAS on Barrett's esophagus. We aimed at further replicating the association at these and other loci that showed suggestive association with P< 10(-4) in the BEACON sample. In total, we tested 88 SNPs in an independent sample consisting of 1065 EAC cases and 1019 controls of German descent. We could replicate the association at FOXP1, BARX1, and FOXF1 with nominal significance and thereby confirm that genetic variants at these genes confer EAC risk. In addition, we found association of variants near the genes XRCC2 and GATA6 that were strongly (P

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2015

45. Follow-up of a CFTR association with Barrett's esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma

Author

Boehmer, A. C., Schueller, V., Hess, T., Becker, J., Gerges, C., Anders, M., Venerito, M., Schmidt, T., Schmidt, C., Izbicki, J. R., Hoelscher, A. H., Schumacher, B., Mayershofer, R., Pech, O., Vashist, Y., Weismueller, J., Knapp, M., Moebus, S., Peters, W. H. M., Neuhaus, H., Roesch, T., Noethen, M. M., Gockel, I., Schumacher, J., Boehmer, A. C., Schueller, V., Hess, T., Becker, J., Gerges, C., Anders, M., Venerito, M., Schmidt, T., Schmidt, C., Izbicki, J. R., Hoelscher, A. H., Schumacher, B., Mayershofer, R., Pech, O., Vashist, Y., Weismueller, J., Knapp, M., Moebus, S., Peters, W. H. M., Neuhaus, H., Roesch, T., Noethen, M. M., Gockel, I., and Schumacher, J.

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2018

46. Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies five new susceptibility loci for pancreatic cancer

Author

Klein, AP, Wolpin, BM, Risch, HA, Stolzenberg-Solomon, RZ, Mocci, E, Zhang, M, Canzian, F, Childs, EJ, Hoskins, JW, Jermusyk, A, Zhong, J, Chen, F, Albanes, D, Andreotti, G, Arslan, AA, Babic, A, Bamlet, WR, Beane-Freeman, L, Berndt, SI, Blackford, A, Borges, M, Borgida, A, Bracci, PM, Brais, L, Brennan, P, Brenner, H, Bueno-de-Mesquita, B, Buring, J, Campa, D, Capurso, G, Cavestro, GM, Chaffee, KG, Chung, CC, Cleary, S, Cotterchio, M, Dijk, F, Duell, EJ, Foretova, L, Fuchs, C, Funel, N, Gallinger, S, Gaziano, JMM, Gazouli, M, Giles, GG, Giovannucci, E, Goggins, M, Goodman, GE, Goodman, PJ, Hackert, T, Haiman, C, Hartge, P, Hasan, M, Hegyi, P, Helzlsouer, KJ, Herman, J, Holcatova, I, Holly, EA, Hoover, R, Hung, RJ, Jacobs, EJ, Jamroziak, K, Janout, V, Kaaks, R, Khaw, K-T, Klein, EA, Kogevinas, M, Kooperberg, C, Kulke, MH, Kupcinskas, J, Kurtz, RJ, Laheru, D, Landi, S, Lawlor, RT, Lee, I-M, LeMarchand, L, Lu, L, Malats, N, Mambrini, A, Mannisto, S, Milne, RL, Mohelnikova-Duchonova, B, Neale, RE, Neoptolemos, JP, Oberg, AL, Olson, SH, Orlow, I, Pasquali, C, Patel, AV, Peters, U, Pezzilli, R, Porta, M, Real, FX, Rothman, N, Scelo, G, Sesso, HD, Severi, G, Shu, X-O, Silverman, D, Smith, JP, Soucek, P, Sund, M, Talar-Wojnarowska, R, Tavano, F, Thornquist, MD, Tobias, GS, Van Den Eeden, SK, Vashist, Y, Visvanathan, K, Vodicka, P, Wactawski-Wende, J, Wang, Z, Wentzensen, N, White, E, Yu, H, Yu, K, Zeleniuch-Jacquotte, A, Zheng, W, Kraft, P, Li, D, Chanock, S, Obazee, O, Petersen, GM, Amundadottir, LT, Klein, AP, Wolpin, BM, Risch, HA, Stolzenberg-Solomon, RZ, Mocci, E, Zhang, M, Canzian, F, Childs, EJ, Hoskins, JW, Jermusyk, A, Zhong, J, Chen, F, Albanes, D, Andreotti, G, Arslan, AA, Babic, A, Bamlet, WR, Beane-Freeman, L, Berndt, SI, Blackford, A, Borges, M, Borgida, A, Bracci, PM, Brais, L, Brennan, P, Brenner, H, Bueno-de-Mesquita, B, Buring, J, Campa, D, Capurso, G, Cavestro, GM, Chaffee, KG, Chung, CC, Cleary, S, Cotterchio, M, Dijk, F, Duell, EJ, Foretova, L, Fuchs, C, Funel, N, Gallinger, S, Gaziano, JMM, Gazouli, M, Giles, GG, Giovannucci, E, Goggins, M, Goodman, GE, Goodman, PJ, Hackert, T, Haiman, C, Hartge, P, Hasan, M, Hegyi, P, Helzlsouer, KJ, Herman, J, Holcatova, I, Holly, EA, Hoover, R, Hung, RJ, Jacobs, EJ, Jamroziak, K, Janout, V, Kaaks, R, Khaw, K-T, Klein, EA, Kogevinas, M, Kooperberg, C, Kulke, MH, Kupcinskas, J, Kurtz, RJ, Laheru, D, Landi, S, Lawlor, RT, Lee, I-M, LeMarchand, L, Lu, L, Malats, N, Mambrini, A, Mannisto, S, Milne, RL, Mohelnikova-Duchonova, B, Neale, RE, Neoptolemos, JP, Oberg, AL, Olson, SH, Orlow, I, Pasquali, C, Patel, AV, Peters, U, Pezzilli, R, Porta, M, Real, FX, Rothman, N, Scelo, G, Sesso, HD, Severi, G, Shu, X-O, Silverman, D, Smith, JP, Soucek, P, Sund, M, Talar-Wojnarowska, R, Tavano, F, Thornquist, MD, Tobias, GS, Van Den Eeden, SK, Vashist, Y, Visvanathan, K, Vodicka, P, Wactawski-Wende, J, Wang, Z, Wentzensen, N, White, E, Yu, H, Yu, K, Zeleniuch-Jacquotte, A, Zheng, W, Kraft, P, Li, D, Chanock, S, Obazee, O, Petersen, GM, and Amundadottir, LT

Abstract

In 2020, 146,063 deaths due to pancreatic cancer are estimated to occur in Europe and the United States combined. To identify common susceptibility alleles, we performed the largest pancreatic cancer GWAS to date, including 9040 patients and 12,496 controls of European ancestry from the Pancreatic Cancer Cohort Consortium (PanScan) and the Pancreatic Cancer Case-Control Consortium (PanC4). Here, we find significant evidence of a novel association at rs78417682 (7p12/TNS3, P = 4.35 × 10-8). Replication of 10 promising signals in up to 2737 patients and 4752 controls from the PANcreatic Disease ReseArch (PANDoRA) consortium yields new genome-wide significant loci: rs13303010 at 1p36.33 (NOC2L, P = 8.36 × 10-14), rs2941471 at 8q21.11 (HNF4G, P = 6.60 × 10-10), rs4795218 at 17q12 (HNF1B, P = 1.32 × 10-8), and rs1517037 at 18q21.32 (GRP, P = 3.28 × 10-8). rs78417682 is not statistically significantly associated with pancreatic cancer in PANDoRA. Expression quantitative trait locus analysis in three independent pancreatic data sets provides molecular support of NOC2L as a pancreatic cancer susceptibility gene.

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2018

47. Identification of recessively inherited genetic variants for pancreatic cancer risk

Author

Lu, Y., Gentiluomo, M., Macauda, A., Gioffreda, D., Gazouli, M., Petrone, M.C., Kelemen, D., L.Ginocchi, Morelli, L., Papiris, K., Greenhalf, W., Izbicki, J.R., Kiudelis, V., Mohelníková-Duchoňová, B., Bueno-de-Mesquita, B., Vodicka, P., Brenner, H., Diener, M.K., Pezzilli, R., Ivanauskas, A., Salvia, R., Szentesi, A., Aoki, M.N., Németh, B.C., Sperti, C., Jamroziak, K., Chammas, R., Oliverius, M., Archibugi, L., Ermini, S., Novák, J., Kupcinskas, J., Strouhal, O., Souček, P., Cavestro, G.M., Milanetto, A.C., Vanella, G., Neoptolemos, J.P., Theodoropoulos, G.E., van Laarhoven, H.W.M., Mambrini, A., Moz, S., Kala, Z., Loveček, M., Basso, D., Uzunoglu, F.G., Hackert, T., Testoni, S.G.G., Hlavac, V., Andriulli, A., Lucchesi, M., Tavano, F., Carrara, S., Hegyi, P., Arcidiacono, P.G., Busch, O.R., Lawlor, R.T., Puzzono, M., Boggi, U., Guo, F., Małecka-Panas, E., Capurso, G., Landi, S., R.Talar-Wojnarowska, Strobel, O., Gao, X., Vashist, Y., Campa, D., and Canzian, F.

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2021
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48. Germline genetic variants and risk of Barrett's esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma: a large scale meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies

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Palles, C, Tomlinson, I, Chegwidden, L, Gharahkhani, P, MacGregor, S, Vaughan, T, Schumacher, J, Jankowski, J, Fitzgerald, R, Gockel, I, Buas, M, May, A, Gerges, C, Anders, M, Becker, J, Kreuser, N, Noder, T, Venerito, M, Veits, L, Schmidt, T, Manner, H, Schmidt, C, Hess, T, Böhmer, A, Izbicki, J, Hölscher, A, Lang, H, Lorenz, D, Schumacher, B, Hackelsberger, A, Mayershofer, R, Pech, O, Vashist, Y, Ott, K, Vieth, M, Weismüller, J, Nöthen, M, Attwood, S, Barr, H, de Caestecker, J, Harrison, R, Love, S, MacDonald, D, Moayyed, P, Prenen, H, Watson, R, Iyer, P, Anderson, L, Bernstein, L, Chow, W, Hardie, L, Lagergren, J, Liu, G, Risch, H, Wu, A, Ye, W, Bird, N, Shaheen, N, Gammon, M, Corley, D, Caldas, C, Moebus, S, Knapp, M, Peters, W, Neuhaus, H, Rösch, T, Ell, C, Pharaoh, P, and Whiteman, D

Abstract

Background Esophageal adenocarcinoma (EA) is one of the fastest rising cancers in western countries. Barrett’s Esophagus (BE) is the premalignant precursor of EA. However, only a subset of BE patients develop EA, which complicates the clinical management in the absence of valid predictors. Genetic risk factors for BE and EA are incompletely understood. This study aimed to identify novel genetic risk factors for BE and EA. Methods Within an international consortium of groups involved in the genetics of BE/EA, we performed the first meta-analysis of all genome-wide association studies (GWAS) available, involving 6,167 BE patients, 4,112 EA patients, and 17,159 representative controls, all of European ancestry, genotyped on Illumina high-density SNP-arrays, collected from four separate studies within North America, Europe, and Australia. Meta-analysis was conducted using the fixed-effects inverse variance-weighting approach. We used the standard genome-wide significant threshold of 5×10-8 for this study. We also conducted an association analysis following reweighting of loci using an approach that investigates annotation enrichment among the genome-wide significant loci. The entire GWAS-data set was also analyzed using bioinformatics approaches including functional annotation databases as well as gene-based and pathway-based methods in order to identify pathophysiologically relevant cellular pathways. Findings We identified eight new associated risk loci for BE and EA, within or near the CFTR (rs17451754, P=4·8×10-10), MSRA (rs17749155, P=5·2×10-10), BLK (rs10108511, P=2·1×10-9), KHDRBS2 (rs62423175, P=3·0×10-9), TPPP/CEP72 (rs9918259, P=3·2×10-9), TMOD1 (rs7852462, P=1·5×10-8), SATB2 (rs139606545, P=2·0×10-8), and HTR3C/ABCC5 genes (rs9823696, P=1·6×10-8). A further novel risk locus at LPA (rs12207195, posteriori probability=0·925) was identified after re-weighting using significantly enriched annotations. This study thereby doubled the number of known risk loci. The strongest disease pathways identified (P Interpretation The identified disease loci and pathways reveal new insights into the etiology of BE and EA. Furthermore, the EA-specific association at HTR3C/ABCC5 may constitute a novel genetic marker for the prediction of transition from BE to EA. Mutations in CFTR, one of the new risk loci identified in this study, cause cystic fibrosis (CF), the most common recessive disorder in Europeans. Gastroesophageal reflux (GER) belongs to the phenotypic CF-spectrum and represents the main risk factor for BE/EA. Thus, the CFTR locus may trigger a common GER-mediated pathophysiology.

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2016

49. Three new pancreatic cancer susceptibility signals identified on chromosomes 1q32.1, 5p15.33 and 8q24.21

Author

Zhang, M. Wang, Z. Obazee, O. Jia, J. Childs, E.J. Hoskins, J. Figlioli, G. Mocci, E. Collins, I. Chung, C.C. Hautman, C. Arslan, A.A. Beane-Freeman, L. Bracci, P.M. Buring, J. Duell, E.J. Gallinger, S. Giles, G.G. Goodman, G.E. Goodman, P.J. Kamineni, A. Kolonel, L.N. Kulke, M.H. Malats, N. Olson, S.H. Sesso, H.D. Visvanathan, K. White, E. Zheng, W. Abnet, C.C. Albanes, D. Andreotti, G. Brais, L. Bas Bueno-de-Mesquita, H. Basso, D. Berndt, S.I. Boutron-Ruault, M.-C. Bijlsma, M.F. Brenner, H. Burdette, L. Campa, D. Caporaso, N.E. Capurso, G. Cavestro, G.M. Cotterchio, M. Costello, E. Elena, J. Boggi, U. Michael Gaziano, J. Gazouli, M. Giovannucci, E.L. Goggins, M. Gross, M. Haiman, C.A. Hassan, M. Helzlsouer, K.J. Hu, N. Hunter, D.J. Iskierka-Jazdzewska, E. Jenab, M. Kaaks, R. Key, T.J. Khaw, K.-T. Klein, E.A. Kogevinas, M. Krogh, V. Kupcinskas, J. Kurtz, R.C. Landi, M.T. Landi, S. Marchand, L.L. Mambrini, A. Mannisto, S. Milne, R.L. Neale, R.E. Oberg, A.L. Panico, S. Patel, A.V. Peeters, P.H.M. Peters, U. Pezzilli, R. Porta, M. Purdue, M. Ramón Quiros, J. Riboli, E. Rothman, N. Scarpa, A. Scelo, G. Shu, X.-O. Silverman, D.T. Soucek, P. Strobel, O. Sund, M. Malecka-Panas, E. Taylor, P.R. Tavano, F. Travis, R.C. Thornquist, M. Tjønneland, A. Tobias, G.S. Trichopoulos, D. Vashist, Y. Vodicka, P. Wactawski-Wende, J. Wentzensen, N. Yu, H. Yu, K. Zeleniuch-Jacquotte, A. Kooperberg, C. Risch, H.A. Jacobs, E.J. Li, D. Fuchs, C. Hoover, R. Hartge, P. Chanock, S.J. Petersen, G.M. Stolzenberg-Solomon, R.S. Wolpin, B.M. Kraft, P. Klein, A.P. Canzian, F. Amundadottir, L.T.

Abstract

Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified common pancreatic cancer susceptibility variants at 13 chromosomal loci in individuals of European descent. To identify new susceptibility variants, we performed imputation based on 1000 Genomes (1000G) Project data and association analysis using 5,107 case and 8,845 control subjects from 27 cohort and case-control studies that participated in the PanScan I-III GWAS. This analysis, in combination with a two-staged replication in an additional 6,076 case and 7,555 control subjects from the PANcreatic Disease ReseArch (PANDoRA) and Pancreatic Cancer Case-Control (PanC4) Consortia uncovered 3 new pancreatic cancer risk signals marked by single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) rs2816938 at chromosome 1q32.1 (per allele odds ratio (OR) = 1.20, P = 4.88x10-15), rs10094872 at 8q24.21 (OR = 1.15, P = 3.22x10-9) and rs35226131 at 5p15.33 (OR = 0.71, P = 1.70x10-8). These SNPs represent independent risk variants at previously identified pancreatic cancer risk loci on chr1q32.1 (NR5A2), chr8q24.21 (MYC) and chr5p15.33 (CLPTM1L-TERT) as per analyses conditioned on previously reported susceptibility variants. We assessed expression of candidate genes at the three risk loci in histologically normal (n = 10) and tumor (n = 8) derived pancreatic tissue samples and observed a marked reduction of NR5A2 expression (chr1q32.1) in the tumors (fold change -7.6, P = 5.7x10-8). This finding was validated in a second set of paired (n = 20) histologically normal and tumor derived pancreatic tissue samples (average fold change for three NR5A2 isoforms -31.3 to -95.7, P = 7.5x10-4-2.0x10-3). Our study has identified new susceptibility variants independently conferring pancreatic cancer risk that merit functional follow-up to identify target genes and explain the underlying biology.

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2016

50. Functional single nucleotide polymorphisms within the cyclindependent kinase inhibitor 2A/2B region affect pancreatic cancer risk

Author

Campa, D. Pastore, M. Gentiluomo, M. Talar-Wojnarowska, R. Kupcinskas, J. Malecka-Panas, E. Neoptolemos, J.P. Niesen, W. Vodicka, P. Delle Fave, G. Bas Bueno-de-Mesquita, H. Gazouli, M. Pacetti, P. Di Leo, M. Ito, H. Klüter, H. Soucek, P. Corbo, V. Yamao, K. Hosono, S. Kaaks, R. Vashist, Y. Gioffreda, D. Strobel, O. Shimizu, Y. Dijk, F. Andriulli, A. Ivanauskas, A. Bugert, P. Tavano, F. Vodickova, L. Zambon, C.F. Lovecek, M. Landi, S. Key, T.J. Boggi, U. Pezzilli, R. Jamroziak, K. Mohelnikova-Duchonova, B. Mambrini, A. Bambi, F. Busch, O. Pazienza, V. Valente, R. Theodoropoulos, G.E. Hackert, T. Capurso, G. Cavestro, G.M. Pasquali, C. Basso, D. Sperti, C. Matsuo, K. Büchler, M. Khaw, K.-T. Izbicki, J. Costello, E. Katzke, V. Michalski, C. Stepien, A. Rizzato, C. Canzian, F.

Abstract

The CDKN2A (p16) gene plays a key role in pancreatic cancer etiology. It is one of the most commonly somatically mutated genes in pancreatic cancer, rare germline mutations have been found to be associated with increased risk of developing familiar pancreatic cancer and CDKN2A promoter hyper-methylation has been suggested to play a critical role both in pancreatic cancer onset and prognosis. In addition several unrelated SNPs in the 9p21.3 region, that includes the CDNK2A, CDNK2B and the CDNK2B-AS1 genes, are associated with the development of cancer in various organs. However, association between the common genetic variability in this region and pancreatic cancer risk is not clearly understood. We sought to fill this gap in a case-control study genotyping 13 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 2,857 pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) patients and 6,111 controls in the context of the Pancreatic Disease Research (PANDoRA) consortium. We found that the A allele of the rs3217992 SNP was associated with an increased pancreatic cancer risk (ORhet=1.14, 95% CI 1.01-1.27, p=0.026, ORhom=1.30, 95% CI 1.12-1.51, p=0.00049). This pleiotropic variant is reported to be a mir-SNP that, by changing the binding site of one or more miRNAs, could influence the normal cell cycle progression and in turn increase PDAC risk. In conclusion, we observed a novel association in a pleiotropic region that has been found to be of key relevance in the susceptibility to various types of cancer and diabetes suggesting that the CDKN2A/B locus could represent a genetic link between diabetes and pancreatic cancer risk.

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2016

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