2021
Genetic susceptibility to hepatocellular carcinoma in chromosome 22q13.31, findings of a genome‐wide association study
Wang Z, Budhu AS, Shen Y, Wong LL, Hernandez BY, Tiirikainen M, Ma X, Irwin ML, Lu L, Zhao H, Lim JK, Taddei T, Mishra L, Pawlish K, Stroup A, Brown R, Nguyen MH, Koshiol J, Hernandez MO, Forgues M, Yang H, Lee M, Huang Y, Iwasaki M, Goto A, Suzuki S, Matsuda K, Tanikawa C, Kamatani Y, Mann D, Guarnera M, Shetty K, Thomas CE, Yuan J, Khor CC, Koh W, Risch H, Wang XW, Yu H. Genetic susceptibility to hepatocellular carcinoma in chromosome 22q13.31, findings of a genome‐wide association study. JGH Open 2021, 5: 1363-1372. PMID: 34950780, PMCID: PMC8674550, DOI: 10.1002/jgh3.12682.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseCase-control studyHepatocellular carcinomaSingle nucleotide polymorphismsChronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infectionHepatitis C virus infectionGenetic susceptibilityC virus infectionLong-term alcohol useFatty liver diseaseUS case-control studyBody mass indexMajor risk factorGenome-wide association studiesHCV infectionCohort studyLiver diseaseCigarette smokingMass indexRisk factorsHCC casesVirus infectionGene-environment interactionsUS populationDisease riskCross-Cancer Genome-Wide Association Study of Endometrial Cancer and Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Identifies Genetic Risk Regions Associated with Risk of Both Cancers
Glubb DM, Thompson DJ, Aben K, Alsulimani A, Amant F, Annibali D, Attia J, Barricarte A, Beckmann MW, Berchuck A, Bermisheva M, Bernardini MQ, Bischof K, Bjorge L, Bodelon C, Brand AH, Brenton JD, Brinton LA, Bruinsma F, Buchanan DD, Burghaus S, Butzow R, Cai H, Carney ME, Chanock SJ, Chen C, Chen X, Chen Z, Cook LS, Cunningham JM, De Vivo I, deFazio A, Doherty JA, Dörk T, du Bois A, Dunning AM, Dürst M, Edwards T, Edwards RP, Ekici AB, Ewing A, Fasching PA, Ferguson S, Flanagan JM, Fostira F, Fountzilas G, Friedenreich CM, Gao B, Gaudet MM, Gawełko J, Gentry-Maharaj A, Giles GG, Glasspool R, Goodman MT, Gronwald J, Harris HR, Harter P, Hein A, Heitz F, Hildebrandt MAT, Hillemanns P, Høgdall E, Høgdall CK, Holliday EG, Huntsman DG, Huzarski T, Jakubowska A, Jensen A, Jones ME, Karlan BY, Karnezis A, Kelley JL, Khusnutdinova E, Killeen JL, Kjaer SK, Klapdor R, Köbel M, Konopka B, Konstantopoulou I, Kopperud RK, Koti M, Kraft P, Kupryjanczyk J, Lambrechts D, Larson MC, Le Marchand L, Lele S, Lester J, Li AJ, Liang D, Liebrich C, Lipworth L, Lissowska J, Lu L, Lu KH, Macciotta A, Mattiello A, May T, McAlpine JN, McGuire V, McNeish IA, Menon U, Modugno F, Moysich KB, Nevanlinna H, Odunsi K, Olsson H, Orsulic S, Osorio A, Palli D, Park-Simon TW, Pearce CL, Pejovic T, Permuth JB, Podgorska A, Ramus SJ, Rebbeck TR, Riggan MJ, Risch HA, Rothstein JH, Runnebaum IB, Scott RJ, Sellers TA, Senz J, Setiawan VW, Siddiqui N, Sieh W, Spiewankiewicz B, Sutphen R, Swerdlow AJ, Szafron L, Teo SH, Thompson PJ, Thomsen LCV, Titus L, Tone A, Tumino R, Turman C, Vanderstichele A, Edwards D, Vergote I, Vierkant RA, Wang Z, Wang-Gohrke S, Webb PM, Group F, Group F, White E, Whittemore A, Winham S, Wu X, Wu A, Yannoukakos D, Spurdle A, O'Mara T. Cross-Cancer Genome-Wide Association Study of Endometrial Cancer and Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Identifies Genetic Risk Regions Associated with Risk of Both Cancers. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2021, 30: 217-228. PMID: 33144283, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-20-0739.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Agnostic Pathway/Gene Set Analysis of Genome-Wide Association Data Identifies Associations for Pancreatic Cancer
Walsh N, Zhang H, Hyland PL, Yang Q, Mocci E, Zhang M, Childs EJ, Collins I, Wang Z, Arslan AA, Beane-Freeman L, Bracci PM, Brennan P, Canzian F, Duell EJ, Gallinger S, Giles GG, Goggins M, Goodman GE, Goodman PJ, Hung RJ, Kooperberg C, Kurtz RC, Malats N, LeMarchand L, Neale RE, Olson SH, Scelo G, Shu XO, Van Den Eeden SK, Visvanathan K, White E, Zheng W, consortia P, Albanes D, Andreotti G, Babic A, Bamlet W, Berndt S, Borgida A, Boutron-Ruault M, Brais L, Brennan P, Bueno-de-Mesquita B, Buring J, Chaffee K, Chanock S, Cleary S, Cotterchio M, Foretova L, Fuchs C, Gaziano J, Giovannucci E, Goggins M, Hackert T, Haiman C, Hartge P, Hasan M, Helzlsouer K, Herman J, Holcatova I, Holly E, Hoover R, Hung R, Janout V, Klein E, Kurtz R, Laheru D, Lee I, Lu L, Malats N, Mannisto S, Milne R, Oberg A, Orlow I, Patel A, Peters U, Porta M, Real F, Rothman N, Sesso H, Severi G, Silverman D, Strobel O, Sund M, Thornquist M, Tobias G, Wactawski-Wende J, Wareham N, Weiderpass E, Wentzensen N, Wheeler W, Yu H, Zeleniuch-Jacquotte A, Kraft P, Li D, Jacobs E, Petersen G, Wolpin B, Risch H, Amundadottir L, Yu K, Klein A, Stolzenberg-Solomon R. Agnostic Pathway/Gene Set Analysis of Genome-Wide Association Data Identifies Associations for Pancreatic Cancer. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2018, 111: 557-567. PMID: 30541042, PMCID: PMC6579744, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djy155.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesGene setsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsFunctional annotationEpidermal growth factor receptor transactivationExpression quantitative trait loci (eQTL) analysisQuantitative trait locus (QTL) analysisGrowth factor receptor transactivationTop single nucleotide polymorphismsG protein-coupled receptorsGene-set analysisProtein-coupled receptorsIndividual single nucleotide polymorphismsBeta-cell developmentEQTL analysisGWAS dataPCC genesPancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaReceptor transactivationLocus analysisPathway analysisAssociation studiesGenesSusceptibility genesIdentifies associationsIdentification 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 coveringsGenes
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 lociRisk
2015
Body Mass Index Genetic Risk Score and Endometrial Cancer Risk
Prescott J, Setiawan VW, Wentzensen N, Schumacher F, Yu H, Delahanty R, Bernstein L, Chanock SJ, Chen C, Cook LS, Friedenreich C, Garcia-Closas M, Haiman CA, Le Marchand L, Liang X, Lissowska J, Lu L, Magliocco AM, Olson SH, Risch HA, Shu XO, Ursin G, Yang HP, Kraft P, De Vivo I. Body Mass Index Genetic Risk Score and Endometrial Cancer Risk. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0143256. PMID: 26606540, PMCID: PMC4659592, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0143256.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndometrial cancer riskBody mass indexGenotype risk scoreCancer riskRisk scoreHigher body mass indexRisk allelesIndependent risk factorEndometrial cancer casesExcess body weightRisk factor dataGenetic risk scoreGenome-wide association studiesEndometrial cancerMass indexBMI riskRisk factorsEffect modificationCancer casesRisk lociBody weightCancer shareExploratory analysisStudy designControl participants
2014
Genome‐wide association discoveries of alcohol dependence
Zuo L, Lu L, Tan Y, Pan X, Cai Y, Wang X, Hong J, Zhong C, Wang F, Zhang X, Vanderlinden LA, Tabakoff B, Luo X. Genome‐wide association discoveries of alcohol dependence. American Journal On Addictions 2014, 23: 526-539. PMID: 25278008, PMCID: PMC4187224, DOI: 10.1111/j.1521-0391.2014.12147.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesGenome-wide levelPotential biological functionsGWAS samplesADH clusterGenome-wide association discoveryRisk variantsBiological functionsAlcohol dehydrogenase clusterWide significant associationsRobust risk locusCis-eQTLsRisk lociNrd1Association studiesKIAA0040PKNOX2RNA expressionImportant roleHTR7Replicable associationsIndividual samplesSERINC2Mouse brainVariantsCross-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 ancestryExome-Wide Association Study of Endometrial Cancer in a Multiethnic Population
Chen MM, Crous-Bou M, Setiawan VW, Prescott J, Olson SH, Wentzensen N, Black A, Brinton L, Chen C, Chen C, Cook LS, Doherty J, Friedenreich CM, Hankinson SE, Hartge P, Henderson BE, Hunter DJ, Le Marchand L, Liang X, Lissowska J, Lu L, Orlow I, Petruzella S, Polidoro S, Pooler L, Rebbeck TR, Risch H, Sacerdote C, Schumacher F, Sheng X, Shu XO, Weiss NS, Xia L, Van Den Berg D, Yang HP, Yu H, Chanock S, Haiman C, Kraft P, De Vivo I. Exome-Wide Association Study of Endometrial Cancer in a Multiethnic Population. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e97045. PMID: 24810602, PMCID: PMC4014590, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0097045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesExome-wide association studyAssociation studiesPrevious genome-wide association studyRare genetic variantsRare variantsHumanExome BeadChipGenetic variantsCommon variantsEndometrial cancerEC riskGenetic factorsEC pathogenesisGlobal significanceVariantsMultiethnic populationRisk of ECBeadChipEndometrial Cancer ConsortiumLociLarge effectCancer morbidityRisk factors
2013
Genome-wide association study of endometrial cancer in E2C2
De Vivo I, Prescott J, Setiawan VW, Olson SH, Wentzensen N, The Australian National Endometrial Cancer Study Group, Attia J, Black A, Brinton L, Chen C, Chen C, Cook LS, Crous-Bou M, Doherty J, Dunning AM, Easton DF, Friedenreich CM, Garcia-Closas M, Gaudet MM, Haiman C, Hankinson SE, Hartge P, Henderson BE, Holliday E, Horn-Ross PL, Hunter DJ, Le Marchand L, Liang X, Lissowska J, Long J, Lu L, Magliocco AM, McEvoy M, O’Mara T, Orlow I, Painter JN, Pooler L, Rastogi R, Rebbeck TR, Risch H, Sacerdote C, Schumacher F, Scott RJ, Sheng X, Shu XO, Spurdle AB, Thompson D, VanDen Berg D, Weiss NS, Xia L, Xiang YB, Yang HP, Yu H, Zheng W, Chanock S, Kraft P. Genome-wide association study of endometrial cancer in E2C2. Human Genetics 2013, 133: 211-224. PMID: 24096698, PMCID: PMC3898362, DOI: 10.1007/s00439-013-1369-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAsian PeopleBlack or African AmericanCase-Control StudiesCohort StudiesEndometrial NeoplasmsFemaleGenetic LociGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyHepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1-betaHumansMiddle AgedPolymorphism, Single NucleotideRisk FactorsUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsGenome-wide association studiesSingle nucleotide polymorphismsTwo-stage genome-wide association studyAssociation studiesGenome-wide significanceIndependent single nucleotide polymorphismsNovel genetic polymorphismsHNF1B locusGenetic markersEuropean ancestryNovel variantsGenetic polymorphismsGenetic factorsEC susceptibilityPolymorphismLociCommon gynecological malignancyE2C2AncestryReplicationCancerVariants
2012
Genome‐Wide Significant Association Signals in IPO11‐HTR1A Region Specific for Alcohol and Nicotine Codependence
Zuo L, Zhang X, Wang F, Li C, Lu L, Ye L, Zhang H, Krystal JH, Deng H, Luo X. Genome‐Wide Significant Association Signals in IPO11‐HTR1A Region Specific for Alcohol and Nicotine Codependence. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2012, 37: 730-739. PMID: 23216389, PMCID: PMC3610804, DOI: 10.1111/acer.12032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlcoholismBeta KaryopherinsBlack or African AmericanCase-Control StudiesChromosomes, Human, Pair 5FemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyGenotypeHumansMaleMiddle AgedPolymorphism, Single NucleotideQuantitative Trait LociReceptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1ATobacco Use DisorderWhite PeopleConceptsGenome-wide significance levelSingle nucleotide polymorphismsReplication cohortDiscovery cohortAlcohol dependenceExpression quantitative loci (eQTL) analysisPeripheral blood mononuclear cell samplesNeuropsychiatric disordersWide significant association signalsMononuclear cell samplesGenome-wide association studiesQuantitative loci analysisGene-disease association analysisCis-eQTL analysisTop single nucleotide polymorphismsCis-acting regulatory effectsSignificant association signalsBrain tissue samplesAmerican controlsEuropean American controlsRisk single nucleotide polymorphismsAfrican-American controlsSevere subtypeGenomic regionsAfrican American cases
2011
Erratum: Genome-Wide Association Study of Alcohol Dependence Implicates KIAA0040 on Chromosome 1q
Zuo L, Gelernter J, Zhang C, Zhao H, Lu L, Kranzler H, Malison R, Li C, Wang F, Zhang X, Deng H, Krystal J, Zhang F, Luo X. Erratum: Genome-Wide Association Study of Alcohol Dependence Implicates KIAA0040 on Chromosome 1q. Neuropsychopharmacology 2011, 37: 581-582. PMCID: PMC3242324, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2011.271.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGenome-wide association studiesAssociation studiesGenome-Wide Association Study of Alcohol Dependence Implicates KIAA0040 on Chromosome 1q
Zuo L, Gelernter J, Zhang CK, Zhao H, Lu L, Kranzler HR, Malison RT, Li CS, Wang F, Zhang XY, Deng HW, Krystal JH, Zhang F, Luo X. Genome-Wide Association Study of Alcohol Dependence Implicates KIAA0040 on Chromosome 1q. Neuropsychopharmacology 2011, 37: 557-566. PMID: 21956439, PMCID: PMC3242317, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2011.229.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSignificant risk genesHapMap populationsGenome-wide association analysisExpression quantitative trait loci (eQTL) analysisGenome-wide association study data setsQuantitative trait locus (QTL) analysisAssociation analysisMetabolic pathwaysRisk genesGenome-wide association studiesSNP-expression associationsCis-acting regulatory effectsExtracellular matrix proteinsGene expression levelsNumerous genesSignificant SNPsCausal variantsKIAA0040Risk lociRisk of ADLocus analysisAssociation studiesMatrix proteinsRisk SNPsCell migration