2013
Combined and Interactive Effects of Environmental and GWAS-Identified Risk Factors in Ovarian Cancer
Pearce CL, Rossing MA, Lee AW, Ness RB, Webb PM, Study F, Group A, Chenevix-Trench G, Jordan SM, Stram DA, Chang-Claude J, Hein R, Nickels S, Lurie G, Thompson PJ, Carney ME, Goodman MT, Moysich K, Hogdall E, Jensen A, Goode EL, Fridley BL, Cunningham JM, Vierkant RA, Weber RP, Ziogas A, Anton-Culver H, Gayther SA, Gentry-Maharaj A, Menon U, Ramus SJ, Brinton L, Wentzensen N, Lissowska J, Garcia-Closas M, Massuger LF, Kiemeney LA, Van Altena AM, Aben KK, Berchuck A, Doherty JA, Iversen E, McGuire V, Moorman PG, Pharoah P, Pike MC, Risch H, Sieh W, Stram DO, Terry KL, Whittemore A, Wu AH, Schildkraut JM, Kjaer SK, Consortium F. Combined and Interactive Effects of Environmental and GWAS-Identified Risk Factors in Ovarian Cancer. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2013, 22: 880-890. PMID: 23462924, PMCID: PMC3963289, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-12-1030-t.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnvironmental risk factorsGenetic risk scoreOvarian cancer riskRisk factorsHistologic subtypeRisk scoreOvarian cancerCancer riskHigh genetic risk scoreOvarian cancer case-control studiesCancer case-control studyCase-control studySuch risk factorsGenetic risk factorsRecent genome-wide association studiesTubal ligationRisk differenceDisease riskSubtypesMultivariate modelCancerRisk prediction modelingRiskScoresEffects model
2012
Association between endometriosis and risk of histological subtypes of ovarian cancer: a pooled analysis of case–control studies
Pearce CL, Templeman C, Rossing MA, Lee A, Near AM, Webb PM, Nagle CM, Doherty JA, Cushing-Haugen KL, Wicklund KG, Chang-Claude J, Hein R, Lurie G, Wilkens LR, Carney ME, Goodman MT, Moysich K, Kjaer SK, Hogdall E, Jensen A, Goode EL, Fridley BL, Larson MC, Schildkraut JM, Palmieri RT, Cramer DW, Terry KL, Vitonis AF, Titus LJ, Ziogas A, Brewster W, Anton-Culver H, Gentry-Maharaj A, Ramus SJ, Anderson AR, Brueggmann D, Fasching PA, Gayther SA, Huntsman DG, Menon U, Ness RB, Pike MC, Risch H, Wu AH, Berchuck A, Consortium O. Association between endometriosis and risk of histological subtypes of ovarian cancer: a pooled analysis of case–control studies. The Lancet Oncology 2012, 13: 385-394. PMID: 22361336, PMCID: PMC3664011, DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(11)70404-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvasive ovarian cancerSelf-reported endometriosisHistory of endometriosisCase-control studyHistological subtypesOvarian cancerBorderline tumorsOvarian cancer case-control studiesOral contraceptive useBorderline ovarian cancerSubset of womenEpithelial ovarian cancerDanish Cancer SocietyCancer case-control studyOvarian Cancer Association ConsortiumUK National InstituteNational InstituteLogistic regression analysisCancer Research FundCancer Research ProgramMedical Research CouncilCancer Research CenterUS Army Medical ResearchInvasive casesPooled analysis
2010
OC-052 Assessment of novel genetic polymorphisms and risk of upper gastrointestinal carcinoma
Hold G, El-Omar E, Chow W, Risch H, Gammon M, Vaughan T, Lissowska J, Lochhead P, Rabkin C, Ng M. OC-052 Assessment of novel genetic polymorphisms and risk of upper gastrointestinal carcinoma. Gut 2010, 59: a21. DOI: 10.1136/gut.2009.208959z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCase-control studyOesophageal cancerGastric cancer case-control studySolid tumorsNon-cardia gastric cancerMajor global health problemUpper GI cancerSquamous cell oesophageal cancerUpper gastrointestinal malignanciesRisk of gastricUpper gastrointestinal carcinomasCancer case-control studyGastric Cancer StudyGastric adenocarcinoma patientsGlobal health problemGastrointestinal malignanciesAdenocarcinoma patientsColorectal cancerGastrointestinal carcinomasGI cancersGastric adenocarcinomaNovel genetic polymorphismsRisk factorsGastric cancerElevated risk
2009
CD14-159C/T and TLR9-1237T/C polymorphisms are not associated with gastric cancer risk in Caucasian populations
Hold GL, Rabkin CS, Gammon MD, Berry SH, Smith MG, Lissowska J, Risch HA, Chow WH, Mowat NA, Vaughan TL, El-Omar EM. CD14-159C/T and TLR9-1237T/C polymorphisms are not associated with gastric cancer risk in Caucasian populations. European Journal Of Cancer Prevention 2009, 18: 117-119. PMID: 19337058, PMCID: PMC2679029, DOI: 10.1097/cej.0b013e3283101292.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaCase-Control StudiesEsophageal NeoplasmsFemaleGene FrequencyGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenetics, PopulationHumansLinkage DisequilibriumLipopolysaccharide ReceptorsMalePolandPolymorphism, Single NucleotidePromoter Regions, GeneticRisk FactorsStomach NeoplasmsToll-Like Receptor 9United StatesWhite PeopleConceptsCD14-159C/TC promoter polymorphismCase-control studyGastric cancerPromoter polymorphismGastric cancer case-control studyTLR9 -1237T/C polymorphismPopulation-based case-control studyUpper gastrointestinal tract cancerHelicobacter pylori-induced gastritisCD14-159C/T polymorphismToll-like receptor signalingCaucasian populationFrequency-matched controlsGastrointestinal tract cancerPylori-induced gastritisUpper gastrointestinal tractCancer case-control studySingle nucleotide polymorphismsHost genetic factorsPotential confounding factorsGastric cancer riskTaiwanese Chinese populationGastric carcinoma casesNoncardia gastric carcinoma
2008
Progesterone receptor variation and risk of ovarian cancer is limited to the invasive endometrioid subtype: results from the ovarian cancer association consortium pooled analysis
Pearce CL, Wu AH, Gayther SA, Bale AE, Beck P, Beesley J, Chanock S, Cramer D, DiCioccio R, Edwards R, Fredericksen Z, Garcia-Closas M, Goode E, Green A, Hartmann L, Hogdall E, Kjær S, Lissowska J, McGuire V, Modugno F, Moysich K, Ness R, Ramus S, Risch H, Sellers T, Song H, Stram D, Terry K, Webb P, Whiteman D, Whittemore A, Zheng W, Pharoah P, Chenevix-Trench G, Pike M, Schildkraut J, Berchuck A, on behalf of the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium (OCAC). Progesterone receptor variation and risk of ovarian cancer is limited to the invasive endometrioid subtype: results from the ovarian cancer association consortium pooled analysis. British Journal Of Cancer 2008, 98: 282-288. PMID: 18219286, PMCID: PMC2361465, DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6604170.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndometrioid ovarian cancerOvarian cancer riskProgesterone receptor geneCase-control studyOvarian cancerCancer riskSingle nucleotide polymorphismsPGR single-nucleotide polymorphismInvasive epithelial ovarian cancerOvarian cancer case-control studiesEpithelial ovarian cancerUnconditional logistic regressionCancer case-control studyOvarian cancer casesOvarian Cancer Association ConsortiumTwo-sided p valueEndometrioid subtypePROGINS alleleCancer casesBorderline evidencePROGINS variantSubtype analysisSignificant associationT variantCancer