2017
Racial/ethnic differences in the epidemiology of ovarian cancer: a pooled analysis of 12 case-control studies
Peres LC, Risch H, Terry KL, Webb PM, Goodman MT, Wu AH, Alberg AJ, Bandera EV, Barnholtz-Sloan J, Bondy ML, Cote ML, Funkhouser E, Moorman PG, Peters ES, Schwartz AG, Terry PD, Manichaikul A, Abbott SE, Camacho F, Jordan SJ, Nagle CM, Group A, Rossing M, Doherty J, Modugno F, Moysich K, Ness R, Berchuck A, Cook L, Le N, Brooks-Wilson A, Sieh W, Whittemore A, McGuire V, Rothstein J, Anton-Culver H, Ziogas A, Pearce C, Tseng C, Pike M, Schildkraut J, Consortium T. Racial/ethnic differences in the epidemiology of ovarian cancer: a pooled analysis of 12 case-control studies. International Journal Of Epidemiology 2017, 47: 460-472. PMID: 29211900, PMCID: PMC5913601, DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyx252.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAfrican American Cancer Epidemiology StudyRace/ethnicityCase-control studyOvarian Cancer Association ConsortiumOdds ratioLargest odds ratioRisk factorsFamily historyEOC riskFirst-degree family historyModifiable risk factorsMultivariable logistic regressionOvarian cancer incidenceRisk factor associationsCancer Epidemiology StudyEthnic differencesAsian/Pacific IslandersOvarian cancer etiologyBlack womenInvasive EOCPooled analysisEpidemiological characteristicsCancer incidenceOvarian cancerHigh prevalence
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
2008
Ovarian cancer risk is associated with a common variant in the promoter sequence of the mismatch repair gene MLH1
Harley I, Rosen B, Risch HA, Siminovitch K, Beiner ME, McLaughlin J, Sun P, Narod SA. Ovarian cancer risk is associated with a common variant in the promoter sequence of the mismatch repair gene MLH1. Gynecologic Oncology 2008, 109: 384-387. PMID: 18405947, PMCID: PMC3060029, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2007.11.046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHereditary non-polyposis colon cancer syndromeInvasive ovarian cancerOvarian cancerMLH1 genePolymorphic variantsOvarian cancer riskColon cancer syndromesMismatch repair genes MLH1Endometrial cancerClear cellsCancer riskCardinal featuresCancer syndromesCancerGenes MLH1Proportion of familiesSignificant riskSyndromeColonCommon variantsRiskEthnic groupsPredisposesHistologyVariants
2001
Prevalence and Penetrance of Germline BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutations in a Population Series of 649 Women with Ovarian Cancer
Risch H, McLaughlin J, Cole D, Rosen B, Bradley L, Kwan E, Jack E, Vesprini D, Kuperstein G, Abrahamson J, Fan I, Wong B, Narod S. Prevalence and Penetrance of Germline BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutations in a Population Series of 649 Women with Ovarian Cancer. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2001, 68: 700-710. PMID: 11179017, PMCID: PMC1274482, DOI: 10.1086/318787.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian cancer cluster regionFirst-degree relativesOvarian cancerBRCA2 mutationsProtein truncation testBRCA1 mutationsInvasive cancerBreast cancerAffected first-degree relativeRelatives of noncarriersRisk of ovarianPopulation-based seriesAge 80 yearsBreast cancer riskHereditary ovarian cancerBreast cancer penetranceEarly-onset diseaseLate-onset cancerLeukemia/lymphomaRelatives of casesMutation locationExon 11Borderline histologyIncident casesColorectal cancer