2019
Shared heritability and functional enrichment across six solid cancers
Jiang X, Finucane HK, Schumacher FR, Schmit SL, Tyrer JP, Han Y, Michailidou K, Lesseur C, Kuchenbaecker KB, Dennis J, Conti DV, Casey G, Gaudet MM, Huyghe JR, Albanes D, Aldrich MC, Andrew AS, Andrulis IL, Anton-Culver H, Antoniou AC, Antonenkova NN, Arnold SM, Aronson KJ, Arun BK, Bandera EV, Barkardottir RB, Barnes DR, Batra J, Beckmann MW, Benitez J, Benlloch S, Berchuck A, Berndt SI, Bickeböller H, Bien SA, Blomqvist C, Boccia S, Bogdanova NV, Bojesen SE, Bolla MK, Brauch H, Brenner H, Brenton JD, Brook MN, Brunet J, Brunnström H, Buchanan DD, Burwinkel B, Butzow R, Cadoni G, Caldés T, Caligo MA, Campbell I, Campbell PT, Cancel-Tassin G, Cannon-Albright L, Campa D, Caporaso N, Carvalho AL, Chan AT, Chang-Claude J, Chanock SJ, Chen C, Christiani DC, Claes KBM, Claessens F, Clements J, Collée JM, Correa MC, Couch FJ, Cox A, Cunningham JM, Cybulski C, Czene K, Daly MB, deFazio A, Devilee P, Diez O, Gago-Dominguez M, Donovan JL, Dörk T, Duell EJ, Dunning AM, Dwek M, Eccles DM, Edlund CK, Edwards DRV, Ellberg C, Evans DG, Fasching PA, Ferris RL, Liloglou T, Figueiredo JC, Fletcher O, Fortner RT, Fostira F, Franceschi S, Friedman E, Gallinger SJ, Ganz PA, Garber J, García-Sáenz JA, Gayther SA, Giles GG, Godwin AK, Goldberg MS, Goldgar DE, Goode EL, Goodman MT, Goodman G, Grankvist K, Greene MH, Gronberg H, Gronwald J, Guénel P, Håkansson N, Hall P, Hamann U, Hamdy FC, Hamilton RJ, Hampe J, Haugen A, Heitz F, Herrero R, Hillemanns P, Hoffmeister M, Høgdall E, Hong YC, Hopper JL, Houlston R, Hulick PJ, Hunter DJ, Huntsman DG, Idos G, Imyanitov EN, Ingles SA, Isaacs C, Jakubowska A, James P, Jenkins MA, Johansson M, Johansson M, John EM, Joshi AD, Kaneva R, Karlan BY, Kelemen LE, Kühl T, Khaw KT, Khusnutdinova E, Kibel AS, Kiemeney LA, Kim J, Kjaer SK, Knight JA, Kogevinas M, Kote-Jarai Z, Koutros S, Kristensen VN, Kupryjanczyk J, Lacko M, Lam S, Lambrechts D, Landi MT, Lazarus P, Le ND, Lee E, Lejbkowicz F, Lenz HJ, Leslie G, Lessel D, Lester J, Levine DA, Li L, Li CI, Lindblom A, Lindor NM, Liu G, Loupakis F, Lubiński J, Maehle L, Maier C, Mannermaa A, Marchand LL, Margolin S, May T, McGuffog L, Meindl A, Middha P, Miller A, Milne RL, MacInnis RJ, Modugno F, Montagna M, Moreno V, Moysich KB, Mucci L, Muir K, Mulligan AM, Nathanson KL, Neal DE, Ness AR, Neuhausen SL, Nevanlinna H, Newcomb PA, Newcomb LF, Nielsen FC, Nikitina-Zake L, Nordestgaard BG, Nussbaum RL, Offit K, Olah E, Olama AAA, Olopade OI, Olshan AF, Olsson H, Osorio A, Pandha H, Park JY, Pashayan N, Parsons MT, Pejovic T, Penney KL, Peters WHM, Phelan CM, Phipps AI, Plaseska-Karanfilska D, Pring M, Prokofyeva D, Radice P, Stefansson K, Ramus SJ, Raskin L, Rennert G, Rennert HS, van Rensburg EJ, Riggan MJ, Risch HA, Risch A, Roobol MJ, Rosenstein BS, Rossing MA, De Ruyck K, Saloustros E, Sandler DP, Sawyer EJ, Schabath MB, Schleutker J, Schmidt MK, Setiawan VW, Shen H, Siegel EM, Sieh W, Singer CF, Slattery ML, Sorensen KD, Southey MC, Spurdle AB, Stanford JL, Stevens VL, Stintzing S, Stone J, Sundfeldt K, Sutphen R, Swerdlow AJ, Tajara EH, Tangen CM, Tardon A, Taylor JA, Teare MD, Teixeira MR, Terry MB, Terry KL, Thibodeau SN, Thomassen M, Bjørge L, Tischkowitz M, Toland AE, Torres D, Townsend PA, Travis RC, Tung N, Tworoger SS, Ulrich CM, Usmani N, Vachon CM, Van Nieuwenhuysen E, Vega A, Aguado-Barrera ME, Wang Q, Webb PM, Weinberg CR, Weinstein S, Weissler MC, Weitzel JN, West CML, White E, Whittemore AS, Wichmann HE, Wiklund F, Winqvist R, Wolk A, Woll P, Woods M, Wu AH, Wu X, Yannoukakos D, Zheng W, Zienolddiny S, Ziogas A, Zorn KK, Lane JM, Saxena R, Thomas D, Hung RJ, Diergaarde B, McKay J, Peters U, Hsu L, García-Closas M, Eeles RA, Chenevix-Trench G, Brennan PJ, Haiman CA, Simard J, Easton DF, Gruber SB, Pharoah PDP, Price AL, Pasaniuc B, Amos CI, Kraft P, Lindström S. Shared heritability and functional enrichment across six solid cancers. Nature Communications 2019, 10: 431. PMID: 30683880, PMCID: PMC6347624, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-08054-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBreast NeoplasmsCase-Control StudiesColorectal NeoplasmsFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansInheritance PatternsLung NeoplasmsMaleMental DisordersNeoplasm ProteinsOvarian NeoplasmsPhenotypePolymorphism, Single NucleotideProstatic NeoplasmsSmokingWhite PeopleConceptsHead/neck cancerHead/neckColorectal cancerLung cancerNeck cancerOvarian cancerProstate cancerSolid cancersGenetic correlationsPsychiatric diseasesSolid tumorsMultiple cancersCancerCancer etiologyCancer typesBreastFunctional enrichment analysisMetabolic characteristicsGenome-wide association study summary statisticsLungDiseaseSignificant genetic correlationsEuropean ancestryEnrichment analysisFunctional enrichment
2017
Quantifying the Genetic Correlation between Multiple Cancer Types
Lindström S, GECCO and the GAME-ON Network: CORECT D, Finucane H, Bulik-Sullivan B, Schumacher F, Amos C, Hung R, Rand K, Gruber S, Conti D, Permuth J, Lin H, Goode E, Sellers T, Amundadottir L, Stolzenberg-Solomon R, Klein A, Petersen G, Risch H, Wolpin B, Hsu L, Huyghe J, Chang-Claude J, Chan A, Berndt S, Eeles R, Easton D, Haiman C, Hunter D, Neale B, Price A, Kraft P. Quantifying the Genetic Correlation between Multiple Cancer Types. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2017, 26: 1427-1435. PMID: 28637796, PMCID: PMC5582139, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-17-0211.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsColorectal cancerLung cancerRisk factorsBreast cancerRare high-penetrance mutationsCancer typesBody mass indexSpecific genetic risk factorsGenetic risk factorsHigh-penetrance mutationsMass indexControl subjectsOvarian cancerObservational studyProstate cancerNoncancer diseasesGenome-wide association studiesCancerDistinct cancersPrevious observational studiesAssociation studiesColorectalLungSummary statistics dataModest genetic correlation
2016
Association between family cancer history and risk of pancreatic cancer
Schulte A, Pandeya N, Fawcett J, Fritschi L, Klein K, Risch HA, Webb PM, Whiteman DC, Neale RE. Association between family cancer history and risk of pancreatic cancer. Cancer Epidemiology 2016, 45: 145-150. PMID: 27810486, DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2016.10.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPancreatic cancerFamily historyOdds ratioAustralian population-based case-control studyPopulation-based case-control studyLaird random-effects modelHistory of cancerAdjusted odds ratioPancreatic cancer patientsConfidence intervalsFamily cancer historyCase-control studyPancreatic cancer riskFirst-degree relativesRandom-effects modelMelanoma family historyPancreatic cancer studiesCancer historyCancer patientsRisk factorsPancreatic adenocarcinomaProstate cancerCancer riskMEDLINE databaseCancerTelomere structure and maintenance gene variants and risk of five cancer types
Karami S, Han Y, Pande M, Cheng I, Rudd J, Pierce BL, Nutter EL, Schumacher FR, Kote‐Jarai Z, Lindstrom S, Witte JS, Fang S, Han J, Kraft P, Hunter DJ, Song F, Hung RJ, McKay J, Gruber SB, Chanock SJ, Risch A, Shen H, Haiman CA, Boardman L, Ulrich CM, Casey G, Peters U, Al Olama A, Berchuck A, Berndt SI, Bezieau S, Brennan P, Brenner H, Brinton L, Caporaso N, Chan AT, Chang‐Claude J, Christiani DC, Cunningham JM, Easton D, Eeles RA, Eisen T, Gala M, Gallinger SJ, Gayther SA, Goode EL, Grönberg H, Henderson BE, Houlston R, Joshi AD, Küry S, Landi MT, Le Marchand L, Muir K, Newcomb PA, Permuth‐Wey J, Pharoah P, Phelan C, Potter JD, Ramus SJ, Risch H, Schildkraut J, Slattery ML, Song H, Wentzensen N, White E, Wiklund F, Zanke BW, Sellers TA, Zheng W, Chatterjee N, Amos CI, Doherty JA, on behalf of GECCO and the GAME‐ON Network: CORECT D. Telomere structure and maintenance gene variants and risk of five cancer types. International Journal Of Cancer 2016, 139: 2655-2670. PMID: 27459707, PMCID: PMC5198774, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.30288.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung cancerCancer riskProstate cancerCancer typesLung cancer riskInfluences cancer riskSNP minor allelesIndependent associationCancer casesColorectalMultiple cancersCancerProstateBreastMinor alleleOvarianGene variantsEuropean descentRiskNovel findingsReverse transcriptaseTelomere dysfunctionIndependent SNPsAssociationCap chromosomeCross-Cancer Genome-Wide Analysis of Lung, Ovary, Breast, Prostate, and Colorectal Cancer Reveals Novel Pleiotropic Associations
Fehringer G, Kraft P, Pharoah PD, Eeles RA, Chatterjee N, Schumacher FR, Schildkraut JM, Lindström S, Brennan P, Bickeböller H, Houlston RS, Landi MT, Caporaso N, Risch A, Amin Al Olama A, Berndt SI, Giovannucci EL, Grönberg H, Kote-Jarai Z, Ma J, Muir K, Stampfer MJ, Stevens VL, Wiklund F, Willett WC, Goode EL, Permuth JB, Risch HA, Reid BM, Bezieau S, Brenner H, Chan AT, Chang-Claude J, Hudson TJ, Kocarnik JK, Newcomb PA, Schoen RE, Slattery ML, White E, Adank MA, Ahsan H, Aittomäki K, Baglietto L, Blomquist C, Canzian F, Czene K, Dos-Santos-Silva I, Eliassen AH, Figueroa JD, Flesch-Janys D, Fletcher O, Garcia-Closas M, Gaudet MM, Johnson N, Hall P, Hazra A, Hein R, Hofman A, Hopper JL, Irwanto A, Johansson M, Kaaks R, Kibriya MG, Lichtner P, Liu J, Lund E, Makalic E, Meindl A, Müller-Myhsok B, Muranen TA, Nevanlinna H, Peeters PH, Peto J, Prentice RL, Rahman N, Sanchez MJ, Schmidt DF, Schmutzler RK, Southey MC, Tamimi R, Travis RC, Turnbull C, Uitterlinden AG, Wang Z, Whittemore AS, Yang XR, Zheng W, Buchanan DD, Casey G, Conti DV, Edlund CK, Gallinger S, Haile RW, Jenkins M, Le Marchand L, Li L, Lindor NM, Schmit SL, Thibodeau SN, Woods MO, Rafnar T, Gudmundsson J, Stacey SN, Stefansson K, Sulem P, Chen YA, Tyrer JP, Christiani DC, Wei Y, Shen H, Hu Z, Shu XO, Shiraishi K, Takahashi A, Bossé Y, Obeidat M, Nickle D, Timens W, Freedman ML, Li Q, Seminara D, Chanock SJ, Gong J, Peters U, Gruber SB, Amos CI, Sellers TA, Easton DF, Hunter DJ, Haiman CA, Henderson BE, Hung RJ. Cross-Cancer Genome-Wide Analysis of Lung, Ovary, Breast, Prostate, and Colorectal Cancer Reveals Novel Pleiotropic Associations. Cancer Research 2016, 76: 5103-5114. PMID: 27197191, PMCID: PMC5010493, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-15-2980.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate cancerLung squamous cell carcinomaSquamous cell carcinomaSerous ovarian cancerCell carcinomaColorectal cancerOvarian cancerLung adenocarcinomaMultiple cancersLarger studyCancerCancer developmentCDKN2B-AS1LungIndependent association studiesCommon pathwayAssociation studiesCancer lociBRCA2 locusBreastGenetic variantsAssociationPleiotropic associationsCommon mechanismCancer-associated lociAssociation of Common Susceptibility Variants of Pancreatic Cancer in Higher-Risk Patients: A PACGENE Study
Childs EJ, Chaffee KG, Gallinger S, Syngal S, Schwartz AG, Cote ML, Bondy ML, Hruban RH, Chanock SJ, Hoover RN, Fuchs CS, Rider DN, Amundadottir LT, Stolzenberg-Solomon R, Wolpin BM, Risch HA, Goggins MG, Petersen GM, Klein AP. Association of Common Susceptibility Variants of Pancreatic Cancer in Higher-Risk Patients: A PACGENE Study. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2016, 25: 1185-1191. PMID: 27197284, PMCID: PMC5321211, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-15-1217.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk populationPancreatic cancerEarly onset pancreatic cancerPancreatic cancer familiesHigh-risk patientsMagnitude of associationHigh-penetrance genesGenetic variantsPancreatic cancer susceptibilityUnselected patientsFamily historyProstate cancerColon cancerCommon genetic variantsCancerCancer familiesLogistic regressionCancer susceptibilityCancer susceptibility lociPatientsCancer lociOvarianCommon variantsBreastRisk
2015
BRCA2 Polymorphic Stop Codon K3326X and the Risk of Breast, Prostate, and Ovarian Cancers
Meeks HD, Song H, Michailidou K, Bolla MK, Dennis J, Wang Q, Barrowdale D, Frost D, EMBRACE, McGuffog L, Ellis S, Feng B, Buys S, Hopper J, Southey M, Tesoriero A, Investigators K, James P, Bruinsma F, Campbell I, Group A, Broeks A, Schmidt M, Hogervorst F, HEBON, Beckman M, Fasching P, Fletcher O, Johnson N, Sawyer E, Riboli E, Banerjee S, Menon U, Tomlinson I, Burwinkel B, Hamann U, Marme F, Rudolph A, Janavicius R, Tihomirova L, Tung N, Garber J, Cramer D, Terry K, Poole E, Tworoger S, Dorfling C, van Rensburg E, Godwin A, Guénel P, Truong T, Collaborators G, Stoppa-Lyonnet D, Damiola F, Mazoyer S, Sinilnikova O, Isaacs C, Maugard C, Bojesen S, Flyger H, Gerdes A, Hansen T, Jensen A, Kjaer S, Hogdall C, Hogdall E, Pedersen I, Thomassen M, Benitez J, González-Neira A, Osorio A, de la Hoya M, Segura P, Diez O, Lazaro C, Brunet J, Anton-Culver H, Eunjung L, John E, Neuhausen S, Ding Y, Castillo D, Weitzel J, Ganz P, Nussbaum R, Chan S, Karlan B, Lester J, Wu A, Gayther S, Ramus S, Sieh W, Whittermore A, Monteiro A, Phelan C, Terry M, Piedmonte M, Offit K, Robson M, Levine D, Moysich K, Cannioto R, Olson S, Daly M, Nathanson K, Domchek S, Lu K, Liang D, Hildebrant M, Ness R, Modugno F, Pearce L, Goodman M, Thompson P, Brenner H, Butterbach K, Meindl A, Hahnen E, Wappenschmidt B, Brauch H, Brüning T, Blomqvist C, Khan S, Nevanlinna H, Pelttari L, Aittomäki K, Butzow R, Bogdanova N, Dörk T, Lindblom A, Margolin S, Rantala J, Kosma V, Mannermaa A, Lambrechts D, Neven P, Claes K, Van Maerken T, Chang-Claude J, Flesch-Janys D, Heitz F, Varon-Mateeva R, Peterlongo P, Radice P, Viel A, Barile M, Peissel B, Manoukian S, Montagna M, Oliani C, Peixoto A, Teixeira M, Collavoli A, Hallberg E, Olson J, Goode E, Hart S, Shimelis H, Cunningham J, Giles G, Milne R, Healey S, Tucker K, Haiman C, Henderson B, Goldberg M, Tischkowitz M, Simard J, Soucy P, Eccles D, Le N, Borresen-Dale A, Kristensen V, Salvesen H, Bjorge L, Bandera E, Risch H, Zheng W, Beeghly-Fadiel A, Cai H, Pylkäs K, Tollenaar R, van der Ouweland A, Andrulis I, Knight J, OCGN, Narod S, Devilee P, Winqvist R, Figueroa J, Greene M, L. P, Loud J, García-Closas M, Schoemaker M, Czene K, Darabi H, McNeish I, Siddiquil N, Glasspool R, Kwong A, Park S, Teo S, Yoon S, Matsuo K, Hosono S, Woo Y, Gao Y, Foretova L, Singer C, Rappaport-Feurhauser C, Friedman E, Laitman Y, Rennert G, Imyanitov E, Hulick P, Olopade O, Senter L, Olah E, Doherty J, Schildkraut J, Koppert L, Kiemeney L, Massuger L, Cook L, Pejovic T, Li J, Borg A, Öfverholm A, Rossing M, Wentzensen N, Henriksson K, Cox A, Cross S, Pasini B, Shah M, Kabisch M, Torres D, Jakubowska A, Lubinski J, Gronwald J, Agnarsson B, Kupryjanczyk J, Moes-Sosnowska J, Fostira F, Konstantopoulou I, Slager S, Jones M, in the genome P, Antoniou A, Berchuck A, Swerdlow A, Chenevix-Trench G, Dunning A, Pharoah P, Hall P, Easton D, Couch F, Spurdle A, Goldgar D. BRCA2 Polymorphic Stop Codon K3326X and the Risk of Breast, Prostate, and Ovarian Cancers. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2015, 108: djv315. PMID: 26586665, PMCID: PMC4907358, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djv315.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian cancerBreast cancerVariant carriersCancer riskEstrogen receptor-negative breast cancerReceptor-negative breast cancerCancer case patientsInvasive ovarian cancerHormone-related cancersProstate cancer riskConfidence intervalsOvarian cancer riskSignificant inverse associationCox proportional hazardsSerous ovarian cancerRisk of breastBRCA1 mutation carriersPathogenic BRCA2 variantsControl patientsCase patientsInverse associationOdds ratioProstate cancerMutation carriersProportional hazards
2014
Evaluating the ovarian cancer gonadotropin hypothesis: A candidate gene study
Lee AW, Tyrer JP, Doherty JA, Stram DA, Kupryjanczyk J, Dansonka-Mieszkowska A, Plisiecka-Halasa J, Spiewankiewicz B, Myers EJ, Study A, Group A, Chenevix-Trench G, Fasching PA, Beckmann MW, Ekici AB, Hein A, Vergote I, Van Nieuwenhuysen E, Lambrechts D, Wicklund KG, Eilber U, Wang-Gohrke S, Chang-Claude J, Rudolph A, Sucheston-Campbell L, Odunsi K, Moysich KB, Shvetsov YB, Thompson PJ, Goodman MT, Wilkens LR, Dörk T, Hillemanns P, Dürst M, Runnebaum IB, Bogdanova N, Pelttari LM, Nevanlinna H, Leminen A, Edwards RP, Kelley JL, Harter P, Schwaab I, Heitz F, du Bois A, Orsulic S, Lester J, Walsh C, Karlan BY, Hogdall E, Kjaer SK, Jensen A, Vierkant RA, Cunningham JM, Goode EL, Fridley BL, Southey MC, Giles GG, Bruinsma F, Wu X, Hildebrandt MA, Lu K, Liang D, Bisogna M, Levine DA, Weber RP, Schildkraut JM, Iversen ES, Berchuck A, Terry KL, Cramer DW, Tworoger SS, Poole EM, Olson SH, Orlow I, Bandera EV, Bjorge L, Tangen IL, Salvesen HB, Krakstad C, Massuger LF, Kiemeney LA, Aben KK, van Altena AM, Bean Y, Pejovic T, Kellar M, Le ND, Cook LS, Kelemen LE, Brooks-Wilson A, Lubinski J, Gronwald J, Cybulski C, Jakubowska A, Wentzensen N, Brinton LA, Lissowska J, Yang H, Nedergaard L, Lundvall L, Hogdall C, Song H, Campbell IG, Eccles D, Glasspool R, Siddiqui N, Carty K, Paul J, McNeish IA, Sieh W, McGuire V, Rothstein JH, Whittemore AS, McLaughlin JR, Risch HA, Phelan CM, Anton-Culver H, Ziogas A, Menon U, Ramus SJ, Gentry-Maharaj A, Harrington P, Pike MC, Modugno F, Rossing MA, Ness RB, Pharoah PD, Stram DO, Wu AH, Pearce CL. Evaluating the ovarian cancer gonadotropin hypothesis: A candidate gene study. Gynecologic Oncology 2014, 136: 542-548. PMID: 25528498, PMCID: PMC4892108, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2014.12.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian cancer riskOvarian Cancer StudyCancer riskGene-level associationsOnly modest associationsUnconditional logistic regressionCancer studiesHormone-related diseasesPathway genesGonadotropin hypothesisEtiologic roleGenome-wide significant associationOvarian cancerProstate cancerLarger sample sizeGonadotropinSignificant associationDisease riskModest associationLogistic regressionGene-level testsHigh-penetrance susceptibility genesCandidate gene studiesStrong genetic basisUnderstanding of biologyCross-cancer pleiotropic analysis of endometrial cancer: PAGE and E2C2 consortia
Setiawan VW, Schumacher F, Prescott J, Haessler J, Malinowski J, Wentzensen N, Yang H, Chanock S, Brinton L, Hartge P, Lissowska J, Park SL, Cheng I, Bush WS, Crawford DC, Ursin G, Horn-Ross P, Bernstein L, Lu L, Risch H, Yu H, Sakoda LC, Doherty J, Chen C, Jackson R, Yasmeen S, Cote M, Kocarnik JM, Peters U, Kraft P, De Vivo I, Haiman CA, Kooperberg C, Le Marchand L. Cross-cancer pleiotropic analysis of endometrial cancer: PAGE and E2C2 consortia. Carcinogenesis 2014, 35: 2068-2073. PMID: 24832084, PMCID: PMC4146418, DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgu107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndometrial cancer riskEndometrial cancerCancer riskSingle nucleotide polymorphismsEndometrial Cancer ConsortiumEndometrial cancer casesBody mass indexProstate cancer riskMultiple cancer sitesEvidence of heterogeneityMass indexCancer sitesProstate cancerBonferroni-corrected P valueCancer casesCancer-associated single nucleotide polymorphismsCancer ConsortiumGenome-wide association studiesCancerStatistical significanceP-valueEpidemiologyRiskBiological mechanismsEuropean ancestry
2009
Molecular markers and death from prostate cancer.
Concato J, Jain D, Uchio E, Risch H, Li WW, Wells CK. Molecular markers and death from prostate cancer. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2009, 150: 595-603. PMID: 19414838, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-150-9-200905050-00005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate-specific antigen levelProstate cancerLong-term riskAntigen levelsMicrovessel densityMedian prostate-specific antigen levelIncreased long-term riskVeterans Affairs Healthcare SystemIncident prostate cancerObservational cohort studyProportional hazards analysisTime of diagnosisHigher microvessel densityVeterans Health AdministrationBcl-2Years of ageProstate cancer biopsiesClinical care recordsClinical characteristicsCohort studyPatient ageMedian ageComorbid conditionsHistologic gradeResidual confounding
2007
Molecular markers and mortality in prostate cancer
Concato J, Jain D, Li WW, Risch HA, Uchio EM, Wells CK. Molecular markers and mortality in prostate cancer. BJU International 2007, 100: 1259-1263. PMID: 17850375, DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410x.2007.07136.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate cancerPrognostic factorsMedical recordsMicrovessel densityMedian prostate-specific antigen levelProstate-specific antigen levelVeterans Affairs Medical CenterIncident prostate cancerLong-term mortalityCommunity-based populationPotential prognostic factorsTraditional prognostic factorsHigher microvessel densityTraditional clinical factorsAvailable medical recordsIndependent effectsBcl-2 stainingClinical factorsIndependent predictorsMedian ageOverall mortalityAdjusted analysisAntigen levelsMedical CenterAmbulatory care
2001
Family history of cancer and risk of esophageal and gastric cancers in the United States
Dhillon P, Farrow D, Vaughan T, Chow W, Risch H, Gammon M, Mayne S, Stanford J, Schoenberg J, Ahsan H, Dubrow R, West A, Rotterdam H, Blot W, Fraumeni J. Family history of cancer and risk of esophageal and gastric cancers in the United States. International Journal Of Cancer 2001, 93: 148-152. PMID: 11391635, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.1294.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-cardia gastric adenocarcinomaFamily historyGastric cancerEsophageal cancerGastric adenocarcinomaEsophageal adenocarcinomaEsophageal squamous cell cancerNon-cardia gastric cancerEsophageal squamous cell carcinomaSquamous cell cancerRisk of esophagealSquamous cell carcinomaCase-control studyGastric cardia adenocarcinomaHigh incidence areaGastric cardiaIncreased riskCell carcinomaDigestive cancersRisk factorsStomach cancerProstate cancerBreast cancerGastric tumorsCardia adenocarcinoma