2021
A 584 bp deletion in CTRB2 inhibits chymotrypsin B2 activity and secretion and confers risk of pancreatic cancer
Jermusyk A, Zhong J, Connelly KE, Gordon N, Perera S, Abdolalizadeh E, Zhang T, O’Brien A, Hoskins JW, Collins I, Eiser D, Yuan C, Consortium P, Consortium P, Albanes D, Arslan A, Gurrea A, Beane-Freeman L, Bracci P, Bueno-de-Mesquita B, Buring J, Canzian F, Gallinger S, Gaziano J, Giles G, Goodman P, Johansson M, Kooperberg C, LeMarchand L, Malats N, Neale R, Panico S, Peters U, Real F, Shu X, Sund M, Thornquist M, Tjønneland A, Travis R, Van Den Eeden S, Visvanathan K, Zheng W, Kraft P, Risch H, Jacobs E, Li D, Du M, Stolzenberg-Solomon R, Klein A, Smith J, Wolpin B, Chanock S, Shi J, Petersen G, Westlake C, Amundadottir L. A 584 bp deletion in CTRB2 inhibits chymotrypsin B2 activity and secretion and confers risk of pancreatic cancer. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2021, 108: 1852-1865. PMID: 34559995, PMCID: PMC8546220, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2021.09.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCase-Control StudiesChymotrypsinGenome-Wide Association StudyGenotypeHumansPancreatic NeoplasmsPolymorphism, Single NucleotideQuantitative Trait LociSequence DeletionConceptsGenome-wide association studiesB2 proteinEndoplasmic reticulumDeletion allelePremature stop codonHuman genomeGWAS datasetsSuch lociRisk lociAssociation studiesStop codonER stressCTRB2Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaBp deletionExon 6European ancestryLociExon 7Intracellular accumulationExon 5ProteinGermline variantsChymotrypsin activityAlleles
2020
A Transcriptome-Wide Association Study Identifies Novel Candidate Susceptibility Genes for Pancreatic Cancer
Zhong J, Jermusyk A, Wu L, Hoskins JW, Collins I, Mocci E, Zhang M, Song L, Chung CC, Zhang T, Xiao W, Albanes D, Andreotti G, Arslan AA, Babic A, Bamlet WR, Beane-Freeman L, Berndt S, Borgida A, Bracci PM, Brais L, Brennan P, Bueno-de-Mesquita B, Buring J, Canzian F, Childs EJ, Cotterchio M, Du M, Duell EJ, Fuchs C, Gallinger S, Gaziano JM, Giles GG, Giovannucci E, Goggins M, Goodman GE, Goodman PJ, Haiman C, Hartge P, Hasan M, Helzlsouer KJ, Holly EA, Klein EA, Kogevinas M, Kurtz RJ, LeMarchand L, Malats N, Männistö S, Milne R, Neale RE, Ng K, Obazee O, Oberg AL, Orlow I, Patel AV, Peters U, Porta M, Rothman N, Scelo G, Sesso HD, Severi G, Sieri S, Silverman D, Sund M, Tjønneland A, Thornquist MD, Tobias GS, Trichopoulou A, Van Den Eeden SK, Visvanathan K, Wactawski-Wende J, Wentzensen N, White E, Yu H, Yuan C, Zeleniuch-Jacquotte A, Hoover R, Brown K, Kooperberg C, Risch HA, Jacobs EJ, Li D, Yu K, Shu XO, Chanock SJ, Wolpin BM, Stolzenberg-Solomon RZ, Chatterjee N, Klein AP, Smith JP, Kraft P, Shi J, Petersen GM, Zheng W, Amundadottir LT. A Transcriptome-Wide Association Study Identifies Novel Candidate Susceptibility Genes for Pancreatic Cancer. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2020, 112: 1003-1012. PMID: 31917448, PMCID: PMC7566474, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djz246.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscriptome-wide association studyCancer risk lociRisk lociAssociation studiesPancreatic cancer susceptibility lociGene expression prediction modelsNovel candidate susceptibility genesPossible causal genesGenome-wide association studiesGenome-wide associationCancer susceptibility lociCandidate susceptibility genesNormal pancreatic tissue samplesFunctional genesTranscriptome dataCausal genesNovel lociCandidate genesGene expressionSusceptibility lociGenesGenotype dataLociSusceptibility genesDifferent tissuesFine-mapping of 150 breast cancer risk regions identifies 191 likely target genes
Fachal L, Aschard H, Beesley J, Barnes DR, Allen J, Kar S, Pooley KA, Dennis J, Michailidou K, Turman C, Soucy P, Lemaçon A, Lush M, Tyrer JP, Ghoussaini M, Moradi Marjaneh M, Jiang X, Agata S, Aittomäki K, Alonso MR, Andrulis IL, Anton-Culver H, Antonenkova NN, Arason A, Arndt V, Aronson KJ, Arun BK, Auber B, Auer PL, Azzollini J, Balmaña J, Barkardottir RB, Barrowdale D, Beeghly-Fadiel A, Benitez J, Bermisheva M, Białkowska K, Blanco AM, Blomqvist C, Blot W, Bogdanova NV, Bojesen SE, Bolla MK, Bonanni B, Borg A, Bosse K, Brauch H, Brenner H, Briceno I, Brock IW, Brooks-Wilson A, Brüning T, Burwinkel B, Buys SS, Cai Q, Caldés T, Caligo MA, Camp NJ, Campbell I, Canzian F, Carroll JS, Carter BD, Castelao JE, Chiquette J, Christiansen H, Chung WK, Claes KBM, Clarke CL, Collée J, Cornelissen S, Couch F, Cox A, Cross S, Cybulski C, Czene K, Daly M, de la Hoya M, Devilee P, Diez O, Ding Y, Dite G, Domchek S, Dörk T, dos-Santos-Silva I, Droit A, Dubois S, Dumont M, Duran M, Durcan L, Dwek M, Eccles D, Engel C, Eriksson M, Evans D, Fasching P, Fletcher O, Floris G, Flyger H, Foretova L, Foulkes W, Friedman E, Fritschi L, Frost D, Gabrielson M, Gago-Dominguez M, Gambino G, Ganz P, Gapstur S, Garber J, García-Sáenz J, Gaudet M, Georgoulias V, Giles G, Glendon G, Godwin A, Goldberg M, Goldgar D, González-Neira A, Tibiletti M, Greene M, Grip M, Gronwald J, Grundy A, Guénel P, Hahnen E, Haiman C, Håkansson N, Hall P, Hamann U, Harrington P, Hartikainen J, Hartman M, He W, Healey C, Heemskerk-Gerritsen B, Heyworth J, Hillemanns P, Hogervorst F, Hollestelle A, Hooning M, Hopper J, Howell A, Huang G, Hulick P, Imyanitov E, Isaacs C, Iwasaki M, Jager A, Jakimovska M, Jakubowska A, James P, Janavicius R, Jankowitz R, John E, Johnson N, Jones M, Jukkola-Vuorinen A, Jung A, Kaaks R, Kang D, Kapoor P, Karlan B, Keeman R, Kerin M, Khusnutdinova E, Kiiski J, Kirk J, Kitahara C, Ko Y, Konstantopoulou I, Kosma V, Koutros S, Kubelka-Sabit K, Kwong A, Kyriacou K, Laitman Y, Lambrechts D, Lee E, Leslie G, Lester J, Lesueur F, Lindblom A, Lo W, Long J, Lophatananon A, Loud J, Lubiński J, MacInnis R, Maishman T, Makalic E, Mannermaa A, Manoochehri M, Manoukian S, Margolin S, Martinez M, Matsuo K, Maurer T, Mavroudis D, Mayes R, McGuffog L, McLean C, Mebirouk N, Meindl A, Miller A, Miller N, Montagna M, Moreno F, Muir K, Mulligan A, Muñoz-Garzon V, Muranen T, Narod S, Nassir R, Nathanson K, Neuhausen S, Nevanlinna H, Neven P, Nielsen F, Nikitina-Zake L, Norman A, Offit K, Olah E, Olopade O, Olsson H, Orr N, Osorio A, Pankratz V, Papp J, Park S, Park-Simon T, Parsons M, Paul J, Pedersen I, Peissel B, Peshkin B, Peterlongo P, Peto J, Plaseska-Karanfilska D, Prajzendanc K, Prentice R, Presneau N, Prokofyeva D, Pujana M, Pylkäs K, Radice P, Ramus S, Rantala J, Rau-Murthy R, Rennert G, Risch H, Robson M, Romero A, Rossing M, Saloustros E, Sánchez-Herrero E, Sandler D, Santamariña M, Saunders C, Sawyer E, Scheuner M, Schmidt D, Schmutzler R, Schneeweiss A, Schoemaker M, Schöttker B, Schürmann P, Scott C, Scott R, Senter L, Seynaeve C, Shah M, Sharma P, Shen C, Shu X, Singer C, Slavin T, Smichkoska S, Southey M, Spinelli J, Spurdle A, Stone J, Stoppa-Lyonnet D, Sutter C, Swerdlow A, Tamimi R, Tan Y, Tapper W, Taylor J, Teixeira M, Tengström M, Teo S, Terry M, Teulé A, Thomassen M, Thull D, Tischkowitz M, Toland A, Tollenaar R, Tomlinson I, Torres D, Torres-Mejía G, Troester M, Truong T, Tung N, Tzardi M, Ulmer H, Vachon C, van Asperen C, van der Kolk L, van Rensburg E, Vega A, Viel A, Vijai J, Vogel M, Wang Q, Wappenschmidt B, Weinberg C, Weitzel J, Wendt C, Wildiers H, Winqvist R, Wolk A, Wu A, Yannoukakos D, Zhang Y, Zheng W, Hunter D, Pharoah P, Chang-Claude J, García-Closas M, Schmidt M, Milne R, Kristensen V, French J, Edwards S, Antoniou A, Chenevix-Trench G, Simard J, Easton D, Kraft P, Dunning A. Fine-mapping of 150 breast cancer risk regions identifies 191 likely target genes. Nature Genetics 2020, 52: 56-73. PMID: 31911677, PMCID: PMC6974400, DOI: 10.1038/s41588-019-0537-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCausal variantsTranscription factorsTarget genesActive gene regulatory regionsHigh-confidence target genesGenomic feature annotationsGenome-wide association studiesBreast cancer risk variantsGene regulatory regionsCredible causal variantsGene ontology pathwaysChromatin interactionsFunctional annotationGenomic regionsOntology pathwaysRegulatory regionsGenomic featuresCancer driversGene expressionAssociation studiesAssociation analysisGenesLinkage disequilibriumRisk variantsHigh posterior probability
2019
Genome-wide association and transcriptome studies identify target genes and risk loci for breast cancer
Ferreira MA, Gamazon ER, Al-Ejeh F, Aittomäki K, Andrulis IL, Anton-Culver H, Arason A, Arndt V, Aronson KJ, Arun BK, Asseryanis E, Azzollini J, Balmaña J, Barnes DR, Barrowdale D, Beckmann MW, Behrens S, Benitez J, Bermisheva M, Białkowska K, Blomqvist C, Bogdanova NV, Bojesen SE, Bolla MK, Borg A, Brauch H, Brenner H, Broeks A, Burwinkel B, Caldés T, Caligo MA, Campa D, Campbell I, Canzian F, Carter J, Carter BD, Castelao JE, Chang-Claude J, Chanock SJ, Christiansen H, Chung WK, Claes KBM, Clarke CL, Couch F, Cox A, Cross S, Czene K, Daly M, de la Hoya M, Dennis J, Devilee P, Diez O, Dörk T, Dunning A, Dwek M, Eccles D, Ejlertsen B, Ellberg C, Engel C, Eriksson M, Fasching P, Fletcher O, Flyger H, Friedman E, Frost D, Gabrielson M, Gago-Dominguez M, Ganz P, Gapstur S, Garber J, García-Closas M, García-Sáenz J, Gaudet M, Giles G, Glendon G, Godwin A, Goldberg M, Goldgar D, González-Neira A, Greene M, Gronwald J, Guénel P, Haiman C, Hall P, Hamann U, He W, Heyworth J, Hogervorst F, Hollestelle A, Hoover R, Hopper J, Hulick P, Humphreys K, Imyanitov E, Isaacs C, Jakimovska M, Jakubowska A, James P, Janavicius R, Jankowitz R, John E, Johnson N, Joseph V, Karlan B, Khusnutdinova E, Kiiski J, Ko Y, Jones M, Konstantopoulou I, Kristensen V, Laitman Y, Lambrechts D, Lazaro C, Leslie G, Lester J, Lesueur F, Lindström S, Long J, Loud J, Lubiński J, Makalic E, Mannermaa A, Manoochehri M, Margolin S, Maurer T, Mavroudis D, McGuffog L, Meindl A, Menon U, Michailidou K, Miller A, Montagna M, Moreno F, Moserle L, Mulligan A, Nathanson K, Neuhausen S, Nevanlinna H, Nevelsteen I, Nielsen F, Nikitina-Zake L, Nussbaum R, Offit K, Olah E, Olopade O, Olsson H, Osorio A, Papp J, Park-Simon T, Parsons M, Pedersen I, Peixoto A, Peterlongo P, Pharoah P, Plaseska-Karanfilska D, Poppe B, Presneau N, Radice P, Rantala J, Rennert G, Risch H, Saloustros E, Sanden K, Sawyer E, Schmidt M, Schmutzler R, Sharma P, Shu X, Simard J, Singer C, Soucy P, Southey M, Spinelli J, Spurdle A, Stone J, Swerdlow A, Tapper W, Taylor J, Teixeira M, Terry M, Teulé A, Thomassen M, Thöne K, Thull D, Tischkowitz M, Toland A, Torres D, Truong T, Tung N, Vachon C, van Asperen C, van den Ouweland A, van Rensburg E, Vega A, Viel A, Wang Q, Wappenschmidt B, Weitzel J, Wendt C, Winqvist R, Yang X, Yannoukakos D, Ziogas A, Kraft P, Antoniou A, Zheng W, Easton D, Milne R, Beesley J, Chenevix-Trench G. Genome-wide association and transcriptome studies identify target genes and risk loci for breast cancer. Nature Communications 2019, 10: 1741. PMID: 30988301, PMCID: PMC6465407, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-08053-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBreast NeoplasmsFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansQuantitative Trait LociConceptsExpression quantitative trait lociGenome-wide association studiesTarget genesMultiple expression quantitative trait lociBreast cancer risk variantsPrevious genome-wide association studyQuantitative trait lociGenome-wide associationGene-based testsBreast cancerBreast cancer susceptibility lociCancer susceptibility lociRisk-associated variantsImmune cellsTrait lociTranscriptome studiesRisk lociGene expressionAssociation studiesOverall breast cancer riskSusceptibility lociMultiple tissuesBreast cancer riskNegative breast cancerRisk variants
2018
A Transcriptome-Wide Association Study Among 97,898 Women to Identify Candidate Susceptibility Genes for Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Risk
Lu Y, Beeghly-Fadiel A, Wu L, Guo X, Li B, Schildkraut JM, Im HK, Chen YA, Permuth JB, Reid BM, Teer JK, Moysich KB, Andrulis IL, Anton-Culver H, Arun BK, Bandera EV, Barkardottir RB, Barnes DR, Benitez J, Bjorge L, Brenton J, Butzow R, Caldes T, Caligo MA, Campbell I, Chang-Claude J, Claes KBM, Couch FJ, Cramer DW, Daly MB, deFazio A, Dennis J, Diez O, Domchek SM, Dörk T, Easton DF, Eccles DM, Fasching PA, Fortner RT, Fountzilas G, Friedman E, Ganz PA, Garber J, Giles GG, Godwin AK, Goldgar DE, Goodman MT, Greene MH, Gronwald J, Hamann U, Heitz F, Hildebrandt MAT, Høgdall CK, Hollestelle A, Hulick PJ, Huntsman DG, Imyanitov EN, Isaacs C, Jakubowska A, James P, Karlan BY, Kelemen LE, Kiemeney LA, Kjaer SK, Kwong A, Le ND, Leslie G, Lesueur F, Levine DA, Mattiello A, May T, McGuffog L, McNeish IA, Merritt MA, Modugno F, Montagna M, Neuhausen SL, Nevanlinna H, Nielsen FC, Nikitina-Zake L, Nussbaum RL, Offit K, Olah E, Olopade OI, Olson SH, Olsson H, Osorio A, Park SK, Parsons MT, Peeters PHM, Pejovic T, Peterlongo P, Phelan CM, Pujana MA, Ramus SJ, Rennert G, Risch H, Rodriguez GC, Rodríguez-Antona C, Romieu I, Rookus MA, Rossing MA, Rzepecka IK, Sandler DP, Schmutzler RK, Setiawan VW, Sharma P, Sieh W, Simard J, Singer CF, Song H, Southey MC, Spurdle AB, Sutphen R, Swerdlow AJ, Teixeira MR, Teo SH, Thomassen M, Tischkowitz M, Toland AE, Trichopoulou A, Tung N, Tworoger SS, van Rensburg EJ, Vanderstichele A, Vega A, Edwards DV, Webb PM, Weitzel JN, Wentzensen N, White E, Wolk A, Wu AH, Yannoukakos D, Zorn KK, Gayther SA, Antoniou AC, Berchuck A, Goode EL, Chenevix-Trench G, Sellers TA, Pharoah PDP, Zheng W, Long J. A Transcriptome-Wide Association Study Among 97,898 Women to Identify Candidate Susceptibility Genes for Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Risk. Cancer Research 2018, 78: 5419-5430. PMID: 30054336, PMCID: PMC6139053, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-18-0951.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesNovel lociGWAS lociCausal genesMajority of GWASTranscriptome-wide association studyAssociation studiesGenotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) projectLarge-scale genome-wide association studiesHigh-density genotyping dataPlausible causal genesPotential novel lociNovel genetic lociGWAS-identified variantsRNA sequencing dataDisease susceptibility variantsBonferroni-corrected significance levelTranscriptomic analysisExpression projectGenetic lociSummary statistics dataRisk lociGene expressionSequencing dataGenesrs495139 in the TYMS-ENOSF1 Region and Risk of Ovarian Carcinoma of Mucinous Histology
Kelemen LE, Earp M, Fridley BL, Chenevix-Trench G, Group O, Fasching PA, Beckmann MW, Ekici AB, Hein A, Lambrechts D, Lambrechts S, Van Nieuwenhuysen E, Vergote I, Rossing MA, Doherty JA, Chang-Claude J, Behrens S, Moysich KB, Cannioto R, Lele S, Odunsi K, Goodman MT, Shvetsov YB, Thompson PJ, Wilkens LR, Dörk T, Antonenkova N, Bogdanova N, Hillemanns P, Runnebaum IB, du Bois A, Harter P, Heitz F, Schwaab I, Butzow R, Pelttari LM, Nevanlinna H, Modugno F, Edwards RP, Kelley JL, Ness RB, Karlan BY, Lester J, Orsulic S, Walsh C, Kjaer SK, Jensen A, Cunningham JM, Vierkant RA, Giles GG, Bruinsma F, Southey MC, Hildebrandt MAT, Liang D, Lu K, Wu X, Sellers TA, Levine DA, Schildkraut JM, Iversen ES, Terry KL, Cramer DW, Tworoger SS, Poole EM, Bandera EV, Olson SH, Orlow I, Thomsen L, Bjorge L, Krakstad C, Tangen IL, Kiemeney LA, Aben KKH, Massuger LFAG, van Altena AM, Pejovic T, Bean Y, Kellar M, Cook LS, Le ND, Brooks-Wilson A, Gronwald J, Cybulski C, Jakubowska A, Lubiński J, Wentzensen N, Brinton LA, Lissowska J, Hogdall E, Engelholm SA, Hogdall C, Lundvall L, Nedergaard L, Pharoah PDP, Dicks E, Song H, Tyrer JP, McNeish I, Siddiqui N, Carty K, Glasspool R, Paul J, Campbell IG, Eccles D, Whittemore AS, McGuire V, Rothstein JH, Sieh W, Narod SA, Phelan CM, McLaughlin JR, Risch HA, Anton-Culver H, Ziogas A, Menon U, Gayther SA, Gentry-Maharaj A, Ramus SJ, Wu AH, Pearce CL, Lee AW, Pike MC, Kupryjanczyk J, Podgorska A, Plisiecka-Halasa J, Sawicki W, Goode EL, Berchuck A, Consortium O. rs495139 in the TYMS-ENOSF1 Region and Risk of Ovarian Carcinoma of Mucinous Histology. International Journal Of Molecular Sciences 2018, 19: 2473. PMID: 30134598, PMCID: PMC6163881, DOI: 10.3390/ijms19092473.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdenocarcinoma, MucinousCase-Control StudiesFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGenetic Association StudiesHumansHydro-LyasesLogistic ModelsMiddle AgedOdds RatioOvarian NeoplasmsPolymorphism, Single NucleotideProteinsQuantitative Trait LociRiskRNA, AntisenseSignal TransductionThymidylate SynthaseIdentification 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 allelesVariants in genes encoding small GTPases and association with epithelial ovarian cancer susceptibility
Earp M, Tyrer JP, Winham SJ, Lin HY, Chornokur G, Dennis J, Aben KKH, Anton‐Culver H, Antonenkova N, Bandera EV, Bean YT, Beckmann MW, Bjorge L, Bogdanova N, Brinton LA, Brooks-Wilson A, Bruinsma F, Bunker CH, Butzow R, Campbell IG, Carty K, Chang-Claude J, Cook LS, Cramer DW, Cunningham JM, Cybulski C, Dansonka-Mieszkowska A, Despierre E, Doherty JA, Dörk T, du Bois A, Dürst M, Easton DF, Eccles DM, Edwards RP, Ekici AB, Fasching PA, Fridley BL, Gentry-Maharaj A, Giles GG, Glasspool R, Goodman MT, Gronwald J, Harter P, Hein A, Heitz F, Hildebrandt MAT, Hillemanns P, Hogdall CK, Høgdall E, Hosono S, Iversen ES, Jakubowska A, Jensen A, Ji BT, Jung AY, Karlan BY, Kellar M, Kiemeney LA, Lim B, Kjaer SK, Krakstad C, Kupryjanczyk J, Lambrechts D, Lambrechts S, Le ND, Lele S, Lester J, Levine DA, Li Z, Liang D, Lissowska J, Lu K, Lubinski J, Lundvall L, Massuger LFAG, Matsuo K, McGuire V, McLaughlin JR, McNeish I, Menon U, Milne RL, Modugno F, Moysich KB, Ness RB, Nevanlinna H, Odunsi K, Olson SH, Orlow I, Orsulic S, Paul J, Pejovic T, Pelttari LM, Permuth JB, Pike MC, Poole EM, Rosen B, Rossing MA, Rothstein JH, Runnebaum IB, Rzepecka IK, Schernhammer E, Schwaab I, Shu XO, Shvetsov YB, Siddiqui N, Sieh W, Song H, Southey MC, Spiewankiewicz B, Sucheston-Campbell L, Tangen IL, Teo SH, Terry KL, Thompson PJ, Thomsen L, Tworoger SS, van Altena AM, Vergote I, Thomsen L, Vierkant RA, Walsh CS, Wang-Gohrke S, Wentzensen N, Whittemore AS, Wicklund KG, Wilkens LR, Woo YL, Wu AH, Wu X, Xiang YB, Yang H, Zheng W, Ziogas A, Lee AW, Pearce CL, Berchuck A, Schildkraut JM, Ramus SJ, Monteiro ANA, Narod SA, Sellers TA, Gayther SA, Kelemen LE, Chenevix-Trench G, Risch HA, Pharoah PDP, Goode EL, Phelan CM. Variants in genes encoding small GTPases and association with epithelial ovarian cancer susceptibility. PLOS ONE 2018, 13: e0197561. PMID: 29979793, PMCID: PMC6034790, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0197561.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional annotationSmall GTPasesExpression quantitative trait lociPotential transcriptional regulatory functionTranscriptional regulatory functionQuantitative trait lociEpithelial ovarian cancer susceptibilitySmall GTPase genesSuper-enhancer regionsVesicle transportTrait lociGTPase genesSmall GTPSignal transductionCell motilityGenotype arraysRegulatory functionsNormal ovarian physiologyOvarian cancer susceptibilityVariants of interestRisk variantsEOC riskGermline variationGenesGTPases
2016
Genome-Wide Meta-Analyses of Breast, Ovarian, and Prostate Cancer Association Studies Identify Multiple New Susceptibility Loci Shared by at Least Two Cancer Types
Kar SP, Beesley J, Al Olama A, Michailidou K, Tyrer J, Kote-Jarai Z, Lawrenson K, Lindstrom S, Ramus SJ, Thompson DJ, Investigators A, Kibel AS, Dansonka-Mieszkowska A, Michael A, Dieffenbach AK, Gentry-Maharaj A, Whittemore AS, Wolk A, Monteiro A, Peixoto A, Kierzek A, Cox A, Rudolph A, Gonzalez-Neira A, Wu AH, Lindblom A, Swerdlow A, Study A, BioResource A, Ziogas A, Ekici AB, Burwinkel B, Karlan BY, Nordestgaard BG, Blomqvist C, Phelan C, McLean C, Pearce CL, Vachon C, Cybulski C, Slavov C, Stegmaier C, Maier C, Ambrosone CB, Høgdall CK, Teerlink CC, Kang D, Tessier DC, Schaid DJ, Stram DO, Cramer DW, Neal DE, Eccles D, Flesch-Janys D, Edwards DR, Wokozorczyk D, Levine DA, Yannoukakos D, Sawyer EJ, Bandera EV, Poole EM, Goode EL, Khusnutdinova E, Høgdall E, Song F, Bruinsma F, Heitz F, Modugno F, Hamdy FC, Wiklund F, Giles GG, Olsson H, Wildiers H, Ulmer HU, Pandha H, Risch HA, Darabi H, Salvesen HB, Nevanlinna H, Gronberg H, Brenner H, Brauch H, Anton-Culver H, Song H, Lim HY, McNeish I, Campbell I, Vergote I, Gronwald J, Lubiński J, Stanford JL, Benítez J, Doherty JA, Permuth JB, Chang-Claude J, Donovan JL, Dennis J, Schildkraut JM, Schleutker J, Hopper JL, Kupryjanczyk J, Park JY, Figueroa J, Clements JA, Knight JA, Peto J, Cunningham JM, Pow-Sang J, Batra J, Czene K, Lu KH, Herkommer K, Khaw KT, Investigators K, Matsuo K, Muir K, Offitt K, Chen K, Moysich KB, Aittomäki K, Odunsi K, Kiemeney LA, Massuger LF, Fitzgerald LM, Cook LS, Cannon-Albright L, Hooning MJ, Pike MC, Bolla MK, Luedeke M, Teixeira MR, Goodman MT, Schmidt MK, Riggan M, Aly M, Rossing MA, Beckmann MW, Moisse M, Sanderson M, Southey MC, Jones M, Lush M, Hildebrandt MA, Hou MF, Schoemaker MJ, Garcia-Closas M, Bogdanova N, Rahman N, Investigators N, Le ND, Orr N, Wentzensen N, Pashayan N, Peterlongo P, Guénel P, Brennan P, Paulo P, Webb PM, Broberg P, Fasching PA, Devilee P, Wang Q, Cai Q, Li Q, Kaneva R, Butzow R, Kopperud RK, Schmutzler RK, Stephenson RA, MacInnis RJ, Hoover RN, Winqvist R, Ness R, Milne RL, Travis RC, Benlloch S, Olson SH, McDonnell SK, Tworoger SS, Maia S, Berndt S, Lee SC, Teo SH, Thibodeau SN, Bojesen SE, Gapstur SM, Kjær SK, Pejovic T, Tammela TL, Network T, consortium T, Dörk T, Brüning T, Wahlfors T, Key TJ, Edwards TL, Menon U, Hamann U, Mitev V, Kosma VM, Setiawan VW, Kristensen V, Arndt V, Vogel W, Zheng W, Sieh W, Blot WJ, Kluzniak W, Shu XO, Gao YT, Schumacher F, Freedman ML, Berchuck A, Dunning AM, Simard J, Haiman CA, Spurdle A, Sellers TA, Hunter DJ, Henderson BE, Kraft P, Chanock SJ, Couch FJ, Hall P, Gayther SA, Easton DF, Chenevix-Trench G, Eeles R, Pharoah PD, Lambrechts D. Genome-Wide Meta-Analyses of Breast, Ovarian, and Prostate Cancer Association Studies Identify Multiple New Susceptibility Loci Shared by at Least Two Cancer Types. Cancer Discovery 2016, 6: 1052-1067. PMID: 27432226, PMCID: PMC5010513, DOI: 10.1158/2159-8290.cd-15-1227.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBreast NeoplasmsCase-Control StudiesChromosome MappingDatasets as TopicEnhancer Elements, GeneticFemaleGene Regulatory NetworksGenetic LociGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansMaleMeta-Analysis as TopicOrgan SpecificityOvarian NeoplasmsPolymorphism, Single NucleotideProstatic NeoplasmsQuantitative Trait LociSignal TransductionConceptsCancer risk lociRisk lociSpecific expression quantitative trait lociExpression quantitative trait lociGenome-wide association studiesProstate cancer risk lociQuantitative trait lociNew risk lociMeta-analysis data setsTrait lociTarget genesGenetic basisNew lociCancer typesDeath receptorsPathway analysisInteraction annotationsAssociation studiesLociSignificant enrichmentIndex variantsEuropean ancestryAdditional regionsGenesSecond cancer types
2015
Common variants at the CHEK2 gene locus and risk of epithelial ovarian cancer
Lawrenson K, Iversen ES, Tyrer J, Weber RP, Concannon P, Hazelett DJ, Li Q, Marks JR, Berchuck A, Lee JM, Aben KK, Anton-Culver H, Antonenkova N, Bandera E, Bean Y, Beckmann M, Bisogna M, Bjorge L, Bogdanova N, Brinton L, Brooks-Wilson A, Bruinsma F, Butzow R, Campbell I, Carty K, Chang-Claude J, Chenevix-Trench G, Chen A, Chen Z, Cook L, Cramer D, Cunningham J, Cybulski C, Plisiecka-Halasa J, Dennis J, Dicks E, Doherty J, Dörk T, du Bois A, Eccles D, Easton D, Edwards R, Eilber U, Ekici A, Fasching P, Fridley B, Gao Y, Gentry-Maharaj A, Giles G, Glasspool R, Goode E, Goodman M, Gronwald J, Harter P, Hasmad H, Hein A, Heitz F, Hildebrandt M, Hillemanns P, Hogdall E, Hogdall C, Hosono S, Jakubowska A, Paul J, Jensen A, Karlan B, Kjaer S, Kelemen L, Kellar M, Kelley J, Kiemeney L, Krakstad C, Lambrechts D, Lambrechts S, Le N, Lee A, Cannioto R, Leminen A, Lester J, Levine D, Liang D, Lissowska J, Lu K, Lubinski J, Lundvall L, Massuger L, Matsuo K, McGuire V, McLaughlin J, Nevanlinna H, McNeish I, Menon U, Modugno F, Moysich K, Narod S, Nedergaard L, Ness R, Azmi M, Odunsi K, Olson S, Orlow I, Orsulic S, Pearce C, Pejovic T, Pelttari L, Permuth-Wey J, Phelan C, Pike M, Poole E, Ramus S, Risch H, Rosen B, Rossing M, Rothstein J, Rudolph A, Runnebaum I, Rzepecka I, Salvesen H, Budzilowska A, Sellers T, Shu X, Shvetsov Y, Siddiqui N, Sieh W, Song H, Southey M, Sucheston L, Tangen I, Teo S, Terry K, Thompson P, Timorek A, Tworoger S, Van Nieuwenhuysen E, Vergote I, Vierkant R, Wang-Gohrke S, Walsh C, Wentzensen N, Whittemore A, Wicklund K, Wilkens L, Woo Y, Wu X, Wu A, Yang H, Zheng W, Ziogas A, Coetzee G, Freedman M, Monteiro A, Moes-Sosnowska J, Kupryjanczyk J, Pharoah P, Gayther S, Schildkraut J. Common variants at the CHEK2 gene locus and risk of epithelial ovarian cancer. Carcinogenesis 2015, 36: 1341-1353. PMID: 26424751, PMCID: PMC4635670, DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgv138.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGene locusCommon variantsGenome-wide association studiesAdditional risk variantsDNA repair genesCommon genetic variantsImputation of genotypesCancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) datasetFunctional annotationGenomic regionsTranscription factorsRegulatory elementsNormal fallopian tube tissuesGenome ProjectCausal variantsPrecursor tissueGene expressionSerous epithelial ovarian cancerCandidate SNPsAssociation studiesAdditional genotypingRepair genesSusceptibility genesRisk variantsGenetic variantsCis-eQTL analysis and functional validation of candidate susceptibility genes for high-grade serous ovarian cancer
Lawrenson K, Li Q, Kar S, Seo JH, Tyrer J, Spindler TJ, Lee J, Chen Y, Karst A, Drapkin R, Aben KK, Anton-Culver H, Antonenkova N, Baker H, Bandera E, Bean Y, Beckmann M, Berchuck A, Bisogna M, Bjorge L, Bogdanova N, Brinton L, Brooks-Wilson A, Bruinsma F, Butzow R, Campbell I, Carty K, Chang-Claude J, Chenevix-Trench G, Chen A, Chen Z, Cook L, Cramer D, Cunningham J, Cybulski C, Dansonka-Mieszkowska A, Dennis J, Dicks E, Doherty J, Dörk T, du Bois A, Dürst M, Eccles D, Easton D, Edwards R, Eilber U, Ekici A, Fasching P, Fridley B, Gao Y, Gentry-Maharaj A, Giles G, Glasspool R, Goode E, Goodman M, Grownwald J, Harrington P, Harter P, Hasmad H, Hein A, Heitz F, Hildebrandt M, Hillemanns P, Hogdall E, Hogdall C, Hosono S, Iversen E, Jakubowska A, James P, Jensen A, Ji B, Karlan B, Kruger Kjaer S, Kelemen L, Kellar M, Kelley J, Kiemeney L, Krakstad C, Kupryjanczyk J, Lambrechts D, Lambrechts S, Le N, Lee A, Lele S, Leminen A, Lester J, Levine D, Liang D, Lissowska J, Lu K, Lubinski J, Lundvall L, Massuger L, Matsuo K, McGuire V, McLaughlin J, Nevanlinna H, McNeish I, Menon U, Modugno F, Moysich K, Narod S, Nedergaard L, Ness R, Azmi M, Odunsi K, Olson S, Orlow I, Orsulic S, Weber R, Pearce C, Pejovic T, Pelttari L, Permuth-Wey J, Phelan C, Pike M, Poole E, Ramus S, Risch H, Rosen B, Rossing M, Rothstein J, Rudolph A, Runnebaum I, Rzepecka I, Salvesen H, Schildkraut J, Schwaab I, Sellers T, Shu X, Shvetsov Y, Siddiqui N, Sieh W, Song H, Southey M, Sucheston L, Tangen I, Teo S, Terry K, Thompson P, Timorek A, Tsai Y, Tworoger S, van Altena A, Van Nieuwenhuysen E, Vergote I, Vierkant R, Wang-Gohrke S, Walsh C, Wentzensen N, Whittemore A, Wicklund K, Wilkens L, Woo Y, Wu X, Wu A, Yang H, Zheng W, Ziogas A, Monteiro A, Pharoah P, Gayther S, Freedman M. Cis-eQTL analysis and functional validation of candidate susceptibility genes for high-grade serous ovarian cancer. Nature Communications 2015, 6: 8234. PMID: 26391404, PMCID: PMC4580986, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms9234.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCarcinoma, Ovarian EpithelialCell Line, TumorFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGenetic Association StudiesGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHomeodomain ProteinsHumansNeoplasm ProteinsNeoplasms, Glandular and EpithelialNuchal CordOvarian NeoplasmsProtein BindingQuantitative Trait LociConceptsCandidate susceptibility genesExpression quantitative trait loci (eQTL) analysisQuantitative trait locus (QTL) analysisChromosome conformation captureGenome-wide association studiesSusceptibility genesCis-eQTL analysisHigh-grade serous epithelial ovarian cancerAnchorage-independent growthConformation captureHOXD9 promoterTranscriptomic profilingCausal variantsFunctional validationRisk lociLocus analysisAssociation studiesBroader roleFunctional roleGenesContact inhibitionRisk variantsPopulation-doubling timePrecursor cellsHOXD9Identification of six new susceptibility loci for invasive epithelial ovarian cancer
Kuchenbaecker KB, Ramus SJ, Tyrer J, Lee A, Shen HC, Beesley J, Lawrenson K, McGuffog L, Healey S, Lee JM, Spindler TJ, Lin YG, Pejovic T, Bean Y, Li Q, Coetzee S, Hazelett D, Miron A, Southey M, Terry MB, Goldgar DE, Buys SS, Janavicius R, Dorfling CM, van Rensburg EJ, Neuhausen SL, Ding YC, Hansen TV, Jønson L, Gerdes AM, Ejlertsen B, Barrowdale D, Dennis J, Benitez J, Osorio A, Garcia MJ, Komenaka I, Weitzel JN, Ganschow P, Peterlongo P, Bernard L, Viel A, Bonanni B, Peissel B, Manoukian S, Radice P, Papi L, Ottini L, Fostira F, Konstantopoulou I, Garber J, Frost D, Perkins J, Platte R, Ellis S, Godwin A, Schmutzler R, Meindl A, Engel C, Sutter C, Sinilnikova O, Damiola F, Mazoyer S, Stoppa-Lyonnet D, Claes K, De Leeneer K, Kirk J, Rodriguez G, Piedmonte M, O'Malley D, de la Hoya M, Caldes T, Aittomäki K, Nevanlinna H, Collée J, Rookus M, Oosterwijk J, Tihomirova L, Tung N, Hamann U, Isaccs C, Tischkowitz M, Imyanitov E, Caligo M, Campbell I, Hogervorst F, Olah E, Diez O, Blanco I, Brunet J, Lazaro C, Pujana M, Jakubowska A, Gronwald J, Lubinski J, Sukiennicki G, Barkardottir R, Plante M, Simard J, Soucy P, Montagna M, Tognazzo S, Teixeira M, Pankratz V, Wang X, Lindor N, Szabo C, Kauff N, Vijai J, Aghajanian C, Pfeiler G, Berger A, Singer C, Tea M, Phelan C, Greene M, Mai P, Rennert G, Mulligan A, Tchatchou S, Andrulis I, Glendon G, Toland A, Jensen U, Kruse T, Thomassen M, Bojesen A, Zidan J, Friedman E, Laitman Y, Soller M, Liljegren A, Arver B, Einbeigi Z, Stenmark-Askmalm M, Olopade O, Nussbaum R, Rebbeck T, Nathanson K, Domchek S, Lu K, Karlan B, Walsh C, Lester J, Hein A, Ekici A, Beckmann M, Fasching P, Lambrechts D, Van Nieuwenhuysen E, Vergote I, Lambrechts S, Dicks E, Doherty J, Wicklund K, Rossing M, Rudolph A, Chang-Claude J, Wang-Gohrke S, Eilber U, Moysich K, Odunsi K, Sucheston L, Lele S, Wilkens L, Goodman M, Thompson P, Shvetsov Y, Runnebaum I, Dürst M, Hillemanns P, Dörk T, Antonenkova N, Bogdanova N, Leminen A, Pelttari L, Butzow R, Modugno F, Kelley J, Edwards R, Ness R, du Bois A, Heitz F, Schwaab I, Harter P, Matsuo K, Hosono S, Orsulic S, Jensen A, Kjaer S, Hogdall E, Hasmad H, Azmi M, Teo S, Woo Y, Fridley B, Goode E, Cunningham J, Vierkant R, Bruinsma F, Giles G, Liang D, Hildebrandt M, Wu X, Levine D, Bisogna M, Berchuck A, Iversen E, Schildkraut J, Concannon P, Weber R, Cramer D, Terry K, Poole E, Tworoger S, Bandera E, Orlow I, Olson S, Krakstad C, Salvesen H, Tangen I, Bjorge L, van Altena A, Aben K, Kiemeney L, Massuger L, Kellar M, Brooks-Wilson A, Kelemen L, Cook L, Le N, Cybulski C, Yang H, Lissowska J, Brinton L, Wentzensen N, Hogdall C, Lundvall L, Nedergaard L, Baker H, Song H, Eccles D, McNeish I, Paul J, Carty K, Siddiqui N, Glasspool R, Whittemore A, Rothstein J, McGuire V, Sieh W, Ji B, Zheng W, Shu X, Gao Y, Rosen B, Risch H, McLaughlin J, Narod S, Monteiro A, Chen A, Lin H, Permuth-Wey J, Sellers T, Tsai Y, Chen Z, Ziogas A, Anton-Culver H, Gentry-Maharaj A, Menon U, Harrington P, Lee A, Wu A, Pearce C, Coetzee G, Pike M, Dansonka-Mieszkowska A, Timorek A, Rzepecka I, Kupryjanczyk J, Freedman M, Noushmehr H, Easton D, Offit K, Couch F, Gayther S, Pharoah P, Antoniou A, Chenevix-Trench G. Identification of six new susceptibility loci for invasive epithelial ovarian cancer. Nature Genetics 2015, 47: 164-171. PMID: 25581431, PMCID: PMC4445140, DOI: 10.1038/ng.3185.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAllelesBRCA1 ProteinBRCA2 ProteinCarcinoma, Ovarian EpithelialFemaleGenes, ReporterGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyGenotypeHeterozygoteHumansMutationNeoplasms, Glandular and EpithelialOvarian NeoplasmsPolymorphism, Single NucleotideQuantitative Trait LociRiskYoung Adult
2012
Functional study of risk loci of stem cell-associated gene lin-28B and associations with disease survival outcomes in epithelial ovarian cancer
Lu L, Katsaros D, Mayne ST, Risch HA, Benedetto C, Canuto EM, Yu H. Functional study of risk loci of stem cell-associated gene lin-28B and associations with disease survival outcomes in epithelial ovarian cancer. Carcinogenesis 2012, 33: 2119-2125. PMID: 22822098, DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgs243.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCarcinoma, Ovarian EpithelialCircular DichroismCohort StudiesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingNeoplasms, Glandular and EpithelialNeoplastic Stem CellsNucleic Acid ConformationOvarian NeoplasmsPolymorphism, Single NucleotidePrognosisPromoter Regions, GeneticQuantitative Trait LociReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRisk FactorsRNA, MessengerRNA-Binding ProteinsSurvival RateConceptsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsOvarian cancerEpithelial ovarian cancer survivalCancer-related risk factorsEpithelial ovarian cancerOvarian cancer survivalOvarian cancer prognosisHigher mortality riskCell-associated markersPrimary EOC tissuesLin-28BStem cell-associated markersAssociation of genotypesDominant modelPatient survivalSurvival outcomesBorderline significanceEOC tissuesCancer survivalRisk factorsReal-time PCRMortality riskCancer prognosisMultivariate analysisPotential biomarkers