2018
Identification of nine new susceptibility loci for endometrial cancer
O’Mara T, Glubb DM, Amant F, Annibali D, Ashton K, Attia J, Auer PL, Beckmann MW, Black A, Bolla MK, Brauch H, Brenner H, Brinton L, Buchanan DD, Burwinkel B, Chang-Claude J, Chanock SJ, Chen C, Chen MM, Cheng THT, Clarke CL, Clendenning M, Cook LS, Couch FJ, Cox A, Crous-Bous M, Czene K, Day F, Dennis J, Depreeuw J, Doherty JA, Dörk T, Dowdy SC, Dürst M, Ekici AB, Fasching PA, Fridley BL, Friedenreich CM, Fritschi L, Fung J, García-Closas M, Gaudet MM, Giles GG, Goode EL, Gorman M, Haiman CA, Hall P, Hankison SE, Healey CS, Hein A, Hillemanns P, Hodgson S, Hoivik EA, Holliday EG, Hopper JL, Hunter DJ, Jones A, Krakstad C, Kristensen VN, Lambrechts D, Marchand LL, Liang X, Lindblom A, Lissowska J, Long J, Lu L, Magliocco AM, Martin L, McEvoy M, Meindl A, Michailidou K, Milne RL, Mints M, Montgomery GW, Nassir R, Olsson H, Orlow I, Otton G, Palles C, Perry JRB, Peto J, Pooler L, Prescott J, Proietto T, Rebbeck TR, Risch HA, Rogers PAW, Rübner M, Runnebaum I, Sacerdote C, Sarto GE, Schumacher F, Scott RJ, Setiawan VW, Shah M, Sheng X, Shu XO, Southey MC, Swerdlow AJ, Tham E, Trovik J, Turman C, Tyrer JP, Vachon C, VanDen Berg D, Vanderstichele A, Wang Z, Webb PM, Wentzensen N, Werner HMJ, Winham SJ, Wolk A, Xia L, Xiang YB, Yang HP, Yu H, Zheng W, Pharoah PDP, Dunning AM, Kraft P, De Vivo I, Tomlinson I, Easton DF, Spurdle AB, Thompson DJ. Identification of nine new susceptibility loci for endometrial cancer. Nature Communications 2018, 9: 3166. PMID: 30093612, PMCID: PMC6085317, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-05427-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesCandidate causal genesCausal genesNovel genome-wide significant lociRisk lociEndometrial cancer risk lociGenome-wide significant lociExpression quantitative trait loci (eQTL) analysisQuantitative trait locus (QTL) analysisSignal transduction proteinsCancer risk lociNew susceptibility lociTransduction proteinsSignificant lociLocus analysisNegative regulatorAssociation studiesFemale reproductive tractSusceptibility lociLoci associateLociGenesDecreased expressionReproductive tractRisk allelesGenome-wide association analysis identifies a meningioma risk locus at 11p15.5
Claus EB, Cornish AJ, Broderick P, Schildkraut JM, Dobbins SE, Holroyd A, Calvocoressi L, Lu L, Hansen HM, Smirnov I, Walsh KM, Schramm J, Hoffmann P, Nöthen MM, Jöckel KH, Swerdlow A, Larsen SB, Johansen C, Simon M, Bondy M, Wrensch M, Houlston RS, Wiemels JL. Genome-wide association analysis identifies a meningioma risk locus at 11p15.5. Neuro-Oncology 2018, 20: 1485-1493. PMID: 29762745, PMCID: PMC6176799, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noy077.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedBiomarkers, TumorCase-Control StudiesChromosomes, Human, Pair 11FemaleFollow-Up StudiesGenetic LociGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyGenotypeHumansLinkage DisequilibriumMaleMeningeal NeoplasmsMeningiomaMiddle AgedPolymorphism, Single NucleotidePrognosisRisk FactorsYoung AdultConceptsGenome-wide association studiesRisk lociGenome-wide association analysisSusceptibility lociNeural crest-derived structuresSignificant heritable basisNumber of genesIndependent sample seriesNew susceptibility lociHeritable basisGenetic basisGenome ProjectAssociation studiesAssociation analysisLinkage disequilibriumLociMeningioma developmentReference panelPolygenic modelCentral roleUK10K dataAdult brain tumorsRIC8AMeningeal coveringsGenesGenome-wide meta-analysis identifies five new susceptibility loci for pancreatic cancer
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, M. Gaziano JM, 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 KT, Klein EA, Kogevinas M, Kooperberg C, Kulke MH, Kupcinskas J, Kurtz RJ, Laheru D, Landi S, Lawlor RT, Lee I, LeMarchand L, Lu L, Malats N, Mambrini A, Mannisto S, Milne RL, Mohelníková-Duchoňová 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 XO, 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. Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies five new susceptibility loci for pancreatic cancer. Nature Communications 2018, 9: 556. PMID: 29422604, PMCID: PMC5805680, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-02942-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCarcinoma, Pancreatic DuctalDatabases, GeneticGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyHepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1-betaHepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4HumansIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsPancreatic NeoplasmsPolymorphism, Single NucleotideProteinsRepressor ProteinsTensinsConceptsNew genome-wide significant lociGenome-wide significant lociExpression quantitative trait loci (eQTL) analysisQuantitative trait locus (QTL) analysisPANcreatic Disease ReseArch (PANDoRA) consortiumNew susceptibility lociPancreatic cancer susceptibility genesCommon susceptibility allelesCancer susceptibility genesSignificant lociPancreatic Cancer Case-Control ConsortiumMolecular supportPancreatic Cancer Cohort ConsortiumLocus analysisSusceptibility lociSusceptibility genesSusceptibility allelesEuropean ancestryNovel associationsLociPancreatic cancerConsortiumGWASGenesAlleles
2017
Environmental factors, seven GWAS‐identified susceptibility loci, and risk of gastric cancer and its precursors in a Chinese population
Cai M, Dai S, Chen W, Xia C, Lu L, Dai S, Qi J, Wang M, Wang M, Zhou L, Lei F, Zuo T, Zeng H, Zhao X. Environmental factors, seven GWAS‐identified susceptibility loci, and risk of gastric cancer and its precursors in a Chinese population. Cancer Medicine 2017, 6: 708-720. PMID: 28220687, PMCID: PMC5345626, DOI: 10.1002/cam4.1038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlcohol DrinkingAMP-Activated Protein KinasesAntigens, NeoplasmAsian PeopleChinaFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyGPI-Linked ProteinsHelicobacter InfectionsHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMembrane Transport ProteinsMucin-1Neoplasm ProteinsNerve Tissue ProteinsRisk FactorsSmokingStomach NeoplasmsTranscription FactorsConceptsRisk of GCPylori infectionAlcohol drinkingPRKAA1 rs13361707Intestinal metaplasiaGastric cancerGene-environment interactionsGastric carcinogenesisChinese populationSevere intestinal metaplasiaHelicobacter pylori infectionUnconditional logistic regressionPrecancerous gastric lesionsGastric cancer riskEnvironmental risk factorsGenetic predisposition factorsGenome-wide association studiesSusceptibility lociMUC1 rs4072037Gastric lesionsRisk factorsEffect modificationCancer riskAlcohol consumptionDisease risk
2016
MNGO-11. REPORT FROM THE MENINGIOMA CONSORTIUM: CONFIRMATION OF A MENINGIOMA RISK LOCUS AT 10p12
Claus E, Calvocoressi L, Schildkraut J, Walsh K, Hansen H, Smirnov I, McCoy L, Lu L, Ma X, Bondy M, Wrensch M, Wiemels J. MNGO-11. REPORT FROM THE MENINGIOMA CONSORTIUM: CONFIRMATION OF A MENINGIOMA RISK LOCUS AT 10p12. Neuro-Oncology 2016, 18: vi103-vi103. DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/now212.432.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOdds ratioMeningioma riskMeningioma casesPrimary brain tumorsPopulation-based controlsCase/control studyNon-Hispanic CaucasiansAllele odds ratioGenome-wide association studiesKaiser Permanente Research ProgramSpinal cordSuch lesionsBrain tumorsControl studyConfidence intervalsFirst genome-wide association studyMeningiomasTumorsRisk lociUnited StatesSusceptibility lociRiskGWAS meta-analysis of 16 852 women identifies new susceptibility locus for endometrial cancer
Chen MM, O'Mara TA, Thompson DJ, Painter JN, Group T, Attia J, Black A, Brinton L, Chanock S, Chen C, Cheng T, Cook L, Crous-Bou M, Doherty J, Friedenreich C, Garcia-Closas M, Gaudet M, Gorman M, Haiman C, Hankinson S, Hartge P, Henderson B, Hodgson S, Holliday E, Horn-Ross P, Hunter D, Le Marchand L, Liang X, Lissowska J, Long J, Lu L, Magliocco A, Martin L, McEvoy M, Group S, Olson S, Orlow I, Pooler L, Prescott J, Rastogi R, Rebbeck T, Risch H, Sacerdote C, Schumacher F, Setiawan V, Scott R, Sheng X, Shu X, Turman C, Van Den Berg D, Wang Z, Weiss N, Wentzensen N, Xia L, Xiang Y, Yang H, Yu H, Zheng W, Pharoah P, Dunning A, Tomlinson I, Easton D, Kraft P, Spurdle A, De Vivo I. GWAS meta-analysis of 16 852 women identifies new susceptibility locus for endometrial cancer. Human Molecular Genetics 2016, 25: 2612-2620. PMID: 27008869, PMCID: PMC5868213, DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddw092.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndometrial cancerCommon gynecological malignancyMeta-analysis resultsGynecological malignanciesGenome-wide significanceGenetic predispositionWide association studyNew susceptibility lociGenetic susceptibilityGenetic riskCancerNew lociAssociation studiesEuropean ancestrySusceptibility lociWomen