2020
Associations between Genetically Predicted Blood Protein Biomarkers and Pancreatic Cancer Risk
Zhu J, Shu X, Guo X, Liu D, Bao J, Milne RL, Giles GG, Wu C, Du M, White E, Risch HA, Malats N, Duell EJ, Goodman PJ, Li D, Bracci P, Katzke V, Neale RE, Gallinger S, Van Den Eeden SK, Arslan AA, Canzian F, Kooperberg C, Freeman L, Scelo G, Visvanathan K, Haiman CA, Le Marchand L, Yu H, Petersen GM, Stolzenberg-Solomon R, Klein AP, Cai Q, Long J, Shu XO, Zheng W, Wu L. Associations between Genetically Predicted Blood Protein Biomarkers and Pancreatic Cancer Risk. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2020, 29: 1501-1508. PMID: 32439797, PMCID: PMC7334065, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-20-0091.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaProtein quantitative trait lociQuantitative trait lociRisk variantsBlood protein biomarkersPathway enrichment analysisPotential target genesCancer-related pathwaysPDAC riskProtein biomarkersTrait lociTarget genesPancreatic Cancer Case-Control ConsortiumPancreatic Cancer Cohort ConsortiumEnrichment analysisProteinGenetic instrumentsPancreatic cancer riskProtein levelsGenesPDAC developmentProtein biomarker candidatesRisk factorsDuctal adenocarcinomaLethal malignancy
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 ResearchConceptsExpression 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
Variants 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