2008
Progesterone receptor variation and risk of ovarian cancer is limited to the invasive endometrioid subtype: results from the ovarian cancer association consortium pooled analysis
Pearce CL, Wu AH, Gayther SA, Bale AE, Beck P, Beesley J, Chanock S, Cramer D, DiCioccio R, Edwards R, Fredericksen Z, Garcia-Closas M, Goode E, Green A, Hartmann L, Hogdall E, Kjær S, Lissowska J, McGuire V, Modugno F, Moysich K, Ness R, Ramus S, Risch H, Sellers T, Song H, Stram D, Terry K, Webb P, Whiteman D, Whittemore A, Zheng W, Pharoah P, Chenevix-Trench G, Pike M, Schildkraut J, Berchuck A, on behalf of the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium (OCAC). Progesterone receptor variation and risk of ovarian cancer is limited to the invasive endometrioid subtype: results from the ovarian cancer association consortium pooled analysis. British Journal Of Cancer 2008, 98: 282-288. PMID: 18219286, PMCID: PMC2361465, DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6604170.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndometrioid ovarian cancerOvarian cancer riskProgesterone receptor geneCase-control studyOvarian cancerCancer riskSingle nucleotide polymorphismsPGR single-nucleotide polymorphismInvasive epithelial ovarian cancerOvarian cancer case-control studiesEpithelial ovarian cancerUnconditional logistic regressionCancer case-control studyOvarian cancer casesOvarian Cancer Association ConsortiumTwo-sided p valueEndometrioid subtypePROGINS alleleCancer casesBorderline evidencePROGINS variantSubtype analysisSignificant associationT variantCancer
2006
Cytogenetic Instability in Ovarian Epithelial Cells from Women at Risk of Ovarian Cancer
Pejovic T, Yates JE, Liu HY, Hays LE, Akkari Y, Torimaru Y, Keeble W, Rathbun RK, Rodgers WH, Bale AE, Ameziane N, Zwaan CM, Errami A, Thuillier P, Cappuccini F, Olson SB, Cain JM, Bagby GC. Cytogenetic Instability in Ovarian Epithelial Cells from Women at Risk of Ovarian Cancer. Cancer Research 2006, 66: 9017-9025. PMID: 16982743, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-06-0222.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedChromosome BreakageDNA MethylationDNA, ComplementaryEpithelial CellsFanconi Anemia Complementation Group D2 ProteinFemaleGene SilencingGenes, BRCA1Genetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenomic InstabilityGerm-Line MutationHumansMiddle AgedMitomycinOvarian NeoplasmsOvaryPromoter Regions, GeneticReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerConceptsOvarian cancerMitomycin CBRCA2 mutationsOnset of carcinomaEpithelial cellsHigh-risk womenOvarian cancer patientsBRCA1 germ-line mutationsOvarian surface epithelial cellsSensitive screening strategyFamilial ovarian cancerOvarian epithelial cellsSurface epithelial cellsGerm-line mutationsCancer patientsFrequent findingNormal ovariesFamily historyHigh riskControl groupPatientsCancerCytogenetic instabilityPrimary culturesScreening strategyPGR +331 A/G and Increased Risk of Epithelial Ovarian Cancer
Risch HA, Bale AE, Beck PA, Zheng W. PGR +331 A/G and Increased Risk of Epithelial Ovarian Cancer. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2006, 15: 1738-1741. PMID: 16985038, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-06-0272.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian cancerA allelePostmenopausal womenProgesterone receptor gene polymorphismHistologic tumor typePopulation-based studyEpithelial ovarian cancerEffect of progesteroneReceptor gene polymorphismsPremenopausal womenEndometrial cancerMenopausal statusOral contraceptivesOvarian neoplasiaProgesterone receptorProgestin exposureG genotypeGG genotypeGene polymorphismsTumor typesReceptor isoformsCancerWomenRiskProgesterone
2002
Low frequency of recurrent BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations in Spain
Llort G, Muñoz CY, Tuser MP, Guillermo IB, Lluch JR, Bale AE, Franco MA. Low frequency of recurrent BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations in Spain. Human Mutation 2002, 19: 307-307. PMID: 11857748, DOI: 10.1002/humu.9014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian cancer familiesBreast/ovarian cancer familiesCancer familiesBRCA2 mutationsDifferent BRCA mutationsFounder mutationHereditary breast cancerStudies of breastSpanish breast/ovarian cancer familiesBRCA mutationsBreast cancerRecurrent BRCA1BRCA1 185delAGSubstantial proportionNovel mutationsBRCA1Previous reportsMutational spectrumBRCA2Spanish familiesEthnic groupsMutations