2021
On cross-ancestry cancer polygenic risk scores
Fritsche L, Ma Y, Zhang D, Salvatore M, Lee S, Zhou X, Mukherjee B. On cross-ancestry cancer polygenic risk scores. PLOS Genetics 2021, 17: e1009670. PMID: 34529658, PMCID: PMC8445431, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1009670.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolygenic risk scoresGenome-wide association studiesProstate cancer polygenic risk scoresPolygenic risk score distributionRecruitment of diverse participantsAncestry groupsPolygenic risk score methodsRisk scoreNon-genetic risk factorsElectronic health recordsBreast cancer casesHealth recordsUK BiobankGWAS effortsDisease risk assessmentCancer casesAssociation studiesGenetic dataEuropean ancestryPersonalized risk stratificationSummary statisticsRisk factorsAncestryDiverse participantsField of cancer
2020
Expanding Our Understanding of Ovarian Cancer Risk: The Role of Incomplete Pregnancies
Lee AW, Rosenzweig S, Wiensch A, Group T, Ramus SJ, Menon U, Gentry-Maharaj A, Ziogas A, Anton-Culver H, Whittemore AS, Sieh W, Rothstein JH, McGuire V, Wentzensen N, Bandera EV, Qin B, Terry KL, Cramer DW, Titus L, Schildkraut JM, Berchuck A, Goode EL, Kjaer SK, Jensen A, Jordan SJ, Ness RB, Modugno F, Moysich K, Thompson PJ, Goodman MT, Carney ME, Chang-Claude J, Rossing MA, Harris HR, Doherty JA, Risch HA, Khoja L, Alimujiang A, Phung MT, Brieger K, Mukherjee B, Pharoah PDP, Wu AH, Pike MC, Webb PM, Pearce CL. Expanding Our Understanding of Ovarian Cancer Risk: The Role of Incomplete Pregnancies. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2020, 113: 301-308. PMID: 32766851, PMCID: PMC7936053, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djaa099.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian cancer riskInvasive epithelial ovarian cancerClear cell ovarian cancerIncomplete pregnanciesEpithelial ovarian cancerOvarian cancerOvarian Cancer Association ConsortiumCancer riskOdds ratioInvasive epithelial ovarian cancer casesEpithelial ovarian cancer casesHistotype-specific analysesHistotype-specific associationsOral contraceptive useInvasive ovarian cancerHistory of breastfeedingConfidence intervalsOvarian cancer casesCase-control studyOCAC studiesMajor histotypesPooled analysisInverse associationCancer casesComplete pregnancy
2019
A comprehensive gene–environment interaction analysis in Ovarian Cancer using genome‐wide significant common variants
Kim S, Wang M, Tyrer J, Jensen A, Wiensch A, Liu G, Lee A, Ness R, Salvatore M, Tworoger S, Whittemore A, Anton‐Culver H, Sieh W, Olson S, Berchuck A, Goode E, Goodman M, Doherty J, Chenevix‐Trench G, Rossing M, Webb P, Giles G, Terry K, Ziogas A, Fortner R, Menon U, Gayther S, Wu A, Song H, Brooks‐Wilson A, Bandera E, Cook L, Cramer D, Milne R, Winham S, Kjaer S, Modugno F, Thompson P, Chang‐Claude J, Harris H, Schildkraut J, Le N, Wentzensen N, Trabert B, Høgdall E, Huntsman D, Pike M, Pharoah P, Pearce C, Mukherjee B. A comprehensive gene–environment interaction analysis in Ovarian Cancer using genome‐wide significant common variants. International Journal Of Cancer 2019, 144: 2192-2205. PMID: 30499236, PMCID: PMC6399057, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.32029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOral contraceptive pill useExcess risk due to additive interactionOvarian cancer risk factorsOral contraceptive pillsGene-environment interaction analysisCancer risk factorsGene-environment analysisOvarian cancer casesOCP useCase-control studyGenome-wide association analysisAdditive scaleCancer casesOvarian cancerOdds ratioCommon variantsDuration of OCP useRisk allelesRisk factorsGenetic variantsAdditive interactionAssociation analysisWomenFollow-upC allele