2023
Randomized trial of exercise on cancer‐related blood biomarkers and survival in women with ovarian cancer
Cartmel B, Li F, Zhou Y, Gottlieb L, Lu L, Mszar R, Harrigan M, Ligibel J, Gogoi R, Schwartz P, Risch H, Irwin M. Randomized trial of exercise on cancer‐related blood biomarkers and survival in women with ovarian cancer. Cancer Medicine 2023, 12: 15492-15503. PMID: 37269192, PMCID: PMC10417064, DOI: 10.1002/cam4.6187.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBiomarkersBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsC-Reactive ProteinFemaleHumansInsulinInsulin-Like Growth Factor ILeptinOvarian NeoplasmsConceptsExercise interventionOvarian cancerTrial of exerciseExercise-induced changesMin/weekGroup differencesSubset of participantsCause mortalityExercise groupOverall survivalStudy armsCA 125Randomized trialsBlood biomarkersBlood drawBreast cancerClinical significanceIGF-1Effect model analysisSecondary analysisBeneficial effectsCancerBiomarkersTrialsWomen
2021
A multilayered post-GWAS assessment on genetic susceptibility to pancreatic cancer
López de Maturana E, Rodríguez JA, Alonso L, Lao O, Molina-Montes E, Martín-Antoniano IA, Gómez-Rubio P, Lawlor R, Carrato A, Hidalgo M, Iglesias M, Molero X, Löhr M, Michalski C, Perea J, O’Rorke M, Barberà VM, Tardón A, Farré A, Muñoz-Bellvís L, Crnogorac-Jurcevic T, Domínguez-Muñoz E, Gress T, Greenhalf W, Sharp L, Arnes L, Cecchini L, Balsells J, Costello E, Ilzarbe L, Kleeff J, Kong B, Márquez M, Mora J, O’Driscoll D, Scarpa A, Ye W, Yu J, García-Closas M, Kogevinas M, Rothman N, Silverman D, Albanes D, Arslan A, Beane-Freeman L, Bracci P, Brennan P, Bueno-de-Mesquita B, Buring J, Canzian F, Du M, Gallinger S, Gaziano J, Goodman P, Gunter M, LeMarchand L, Li D, Neale R, Peters U, Petersen G, Risch H, Sánchez M, Shu X, Thornquist M, Visvanathan K, Zheng W, Chanock S, Easton D, Wolpin B, Stolzenberg-Solomon R, Klein A, Amundadottir L, Marti-Renom M, Real F, Malats N. A multilayered post-GWAS assessment on genetic susceptibility to pancreatic cancer. Genome Medicine 2021, 13: 15. PMID: 33517887, PMCID: PMC7849104, DOI: 10.1186/s13073-020-00816-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSilico functional analysisFunctional analysisPublic genomic informationUnfolded protein responseMeta-analysis p-valueLow-frequency variantsPc locusGWAS hitsGenomic informationPhenotypic varianceProtein responseSpatial autocorrelation analysisER stressMajor regulatorFrequency variantsPancreatic acinar cellsGenetic susceptibilityCandidate variantsFactor interplayComplex diseasesIndependent variantsGWASInherited basisLow p-valuesAcinar cells
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 malignancyFine-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
Serum gamma-glutamyltransferase and the overall survival of metastatic pancreatic cancer
Xiao Y, Yang H, Lu J, Li D, Xu C, Risch HA. Serum gamma-glutamyltransferase and the overall survival of metastatic pancreatic cancer. BMC Cancer 2019, 19: 1020. PMID: 31664937, PMCID: PMC6819453, DOI: 10.1186/s12885-019-6250-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaMetastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaOverall survivalSerum GGTSignificant dose-response associationCox proportional hazards modelMetastatic PDAC patientsDose-response associationMetastatic pancreatic cancerPancreatic cancer survivalSpecialized cancer hospitalBlood glucose levelsProportional hazards modelHazard ratioPrognostic roleCancer HospitalPDAC patientsCancer survivalSubgroup analysisPancreatic cancerDuctal adenocarcinomaMetastatic PCCancer occurrenceGlucose levelsMortality riskNo Association Between Vitamin D Status and Risk of Barrett's Esophagus or Esophageal Adenocarcinoma: A Mendelian Randomization Study
Dong J, Gharahkhani P, Chow WH, Gammon MD, Liu G, Caldas C, Wu AH, Ye W, Onstad L, Anderson LA, Bernstein L, Pharoah PD, Risch HA, Corley DA, Fitzgerald RC, Consortium S, Iyer PG, Reid BJ, Lagergren J, Shaheen NJ, Vaughan TL, MacGregor S, Love S, Palles C, Tomlinson I, Gockel I, May A, Gerges C, Anders M, Böhmer AC, Becker J, Kreuser N, Thieme R, Noder T, Venerito M, Veits L, Schmidt T, Schmidt C, Izbicki JR, Hölscher AH, Lang H, Lorenz D, Schumacher B, Mayershofer R, Vashist Y, Ott K, Vieth M, Weismüller J, Nöthen MM, Moebus S, Knapp M, Peters WHM, Neuhaus H, Rösch T, Ell C, Jankowski J, Schumacher J, Neale RE, Whiteman DC, Thrift AP. No Association Between Vitamin D Status and Risk of Barrett's Esophagus or Esophageal Adenocarcinoma: A Mendelian Randomization Study. Clinical Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2019, 17: 2227-2235.e1. PMID: 30716477, PMCID: PMC6675666, DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2019.01.041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of BEMendelian randomization studyBarrett's esophagusEsophageal adenocarcinomaInverse variance weightingRandomization studyRisk of EACHydroxy vitamin DVitamin D statusVariance weightingEsophageal Adenocarcinoma ConsortiumD statusEAC riskVitamin DOdds ratioBE riskEsophagusAbstractTextL increaseSingle nucleotide polymorphismsConflicting resultsAdenocarcinomaPatientsSNP associationsRisk
2018
Fallopian tube lesions in women at high risk for ovarian cancer: A multicenter study
Visvanathan K, Shaw P, May BJ, Bahadirli-Talbot A, Kaushiva A, Risch H, Narod S, Wang TL, Parkash V, Vang R, Levine DA, Soslow R, Kurman R, Shih IM. Fallopian tube lesions in women at high risk for ovarian cancer: A multicenter study. Cancer Prevention Research 2018, 11: canprevres.0009.2018. PMID: 30232083, PMCID: PMC6760670, DOI: 10.1158/1940-6207.capr-18-0009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsBiomarkers, TumorBRCA1 ProteinBRCA2 ProteinCystadenocarcinoma, SerousDisease ProgressionFallopian Tube NeoplasmsFallopian TubesFemaleHumansMedical History TakingMiddle AgedOvarian NeoplasmsOvaryPrecancerous ConditionsPrevalencePrognosisProspective StudiesRetrospective StudiesSalpingo-oophorectomyConceptsSerous tubal intraepithelial lesionsHigh-grade serous ovarian carcinomaSerous tubal intraepithelial carcinomaP53 signatureRisk/protective factorsProtective factorsMultiple lesionsFallopian tubePrognosis of womenHigh-risk womenTubal intraepithelial carcinomaTubal intraepithelial lesionsSerous ovarian carcinomaPutative precursor lesionsYears of ageIntraepithelial lesionsIntraepithelial carcinomaMulticenter studyInvasive cancerOvarian carcinomaDisease progressionPrecursor lesionsEpidemiologic dataCombined prevalenceTubal lesionsIdentification 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 alleles
2017
Correlation between germline mutations in MMR genes and microsatellite instability in ovarian cancer specimens
Akbari MR, Zhang S, Cragun D, Lee JH, Coppola D, McLaughlin J, Risch HA, Rosen B, Shaw P, Sellers TA, Schildkraut J, Narod SA, Pal T. Correlation between germline mutations in MMR genes and microsatellite instability in ovarian cancer specimens. Familial Cancer 2017, 16: 351-355. PMID: 28176205, DOI: 10.1007/s10689-017-9973-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian cancer specimensOvarian cancerCancer specimensMicrosatellite instabilityGermline mutationsMMR mutationsMSI testingGermline MMR gene mutationsMMR genesPathogenic MMR mutationsMalignant ovarian cancerMMR gene mutationsPositive predictive valueMismatch repair genesMSI-positive cancersLynch syndromeMore microsatellite markersUnselected casesPredictive valuePatientsCancerPotential patientsGermline DNAGene mutationsWomen
2015
Vitamin D Metabolic Pathway Genes and Pancreatic Cancer Risk
Arem H, Yu K, Xiong X, Moy K, Freedman ND, Mayne ST, Albanes D, Arslan AA, Austin M, Bamlet WR, Beane-Freeman L, Bracci P, Canzian F, Cotterchio M, Duell EJ, Gallinger S, Giles GG, Goggins M, Goodman PJ, Hartge P, Hassan M, Helzlsouer K, Henderson B, Holly EA, Hoover R, Jacobs EJ, Kamineni A, Klein A, Klein E, Kolonel LN, Li D, Malats N, Männistö S, McCullough ML, Olson SH, Orlow I, Peters U, Petersen GM, Porta M, Severi G, Shu XO, Visvanathan K, White E, Yu H, Zeleniuch-Jacquotte A, Zheng W, Tobias GS, Maeder D, Brotzman M, Risch H, Sampson JN, Stolzenberg-Solomon RZ. Vitamin D Metabolic Pathway Genes and Pancreatic Cancer Risk. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0117574. PMID: 25799011, PMCID: PMC4370655, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0117574.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPancreatic cancer riskVitamin D statusCancer riskD statusSingle nucleotide polymorphismsVitamin DPancreatic cancerVitamin D metabolic pathway genesVitamin D metabolic pathwayVitamin D concentrationsUnconditional logistic regressionPancreatic cancer casesVitamin D.Cohort casesCUBN geneEffect modificationPancreatic adenocarcinomaCancer casesD concentrationsLogistic regressionProduct StatisticsRiskTop single nucleotide polymorphismsMultiple comparisonsCancerPrognostic value of INPP4B protein immunohistochemistry in ovarian cancer.
Salmena L, Shaw P, Fans I, McLaughlin, Rosen B, Risch H, Mitchell C, Sun P, Narod SA, Kotsopoulos J. Prognostic value of INPP4B protein immunohistochemistry in ovarian cancer. European Journal Of Gynaecological Oncology 2015, 36: 260-7. PMID: 26189250.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinoma, Clear CellAdultAgedBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, EndometrioidCarcinoma, Ovarian EpithelialFemaleHumansImmunohistochemistryMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingNeoplasms, Cystic, Mucinous, and SerousNeoplasms, Glandular and EpithelialOvarian NeoplasmsPhosphoric Monoester HydrolasesPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsPTEN PhosphohydrolaseTumor Suppressor Protein p53Young AdultConceptsAberrant p53 expressionOvarian cancerP53 expressionHazard ratioLoss of PTENOvarian tumorsOvarian cancer tissue samplesEndometrioid ovarian tumorsProtein expressionSurvival hazard ratioEpithelial ovarian tumorsPoor disease outcomePossible prognostic roleProportional hazards modelCancer tissue samplesPrognostic roleEndometrioid tumorsEndometrioid subtypePrognostic valuePoor prognosisSerous subtypeProtein immunohistochemistryDisease outcomeTissue microarrayHazards model
2014
Evaluating the ovarian cancer gonadotropin hypothesis: A candidate gene study
Lee AW, Tyrer JP, Doherty JA, Stram DA, Kupryjanczyk J, Dansonka-Mieszkowska A, Plisiecka-Halasa J, Spiewankiewicz B, Myers EJ, Study A, Group A, Chenevix-Trench G, Fasching PA, Beckmann MW, Ekici AB, Hein A, Vergote I, Van Nieuwenhuysen E, Lambrechts D, Wicklund KG, Eilber U, Wang-Gohrke S, Chang-Claude J, Rudolph A, Sucheston-Campbell L, Odunsi K, Moysich KB, Shvetsov YB, Thompson PJ, Goodman MT, Wilkens LR, Dörk T, Hillemanns P, Dürst M, Runnebaum IB, Bogdanova N, Pelttari LM, Nevanlinna H, Leminen A, Edwards RP, Kelley JL, Harter P, Schwaab I, Heitz F, du Bois A, Orsulic S, Lester J, Walsh C, Karlan BY, Hogdall E, Kjaer SK, Jensen A, Vierkant RA, Cunningham JM, Goode EL, Fridley BL, Southey MC, Giles GG, Bruinsma F, Wu X, Hildebrandt MA, Lu K, Liang D, Bisogna M, Levine DA, Weber RP, Schildkraut JM, Iversen ES, Berchuck A, Terry KL, Cramer DW, Tworoger SS, Poole EM, Olson SH, Orlow I, Bandera EV, Bjorge L, Tangen IL, Salvesen HB, Krakstad C, Massuger LF, Kiemeney LA, Aben KK, van Altena AM, Bean Y, Pejovic T, Kellar M, Le ND, Cook LS, Kelemen LE, Brooks-Wilson A, Lubinski J, Gronwald J, Cybulski C, Jakubowska A, Wentzensen N, Brinton LA, Lissowska J, Yang H, Nedergaard L, Lundvall L, Hogdall C, Song H, Campbell IG, Eccles D, Glasspool R, Siddiqui N, Carty K, Paul J, McNeish IA, Sieh W, McGuire V, Rothstein JH, Whittemore AS, McLaughlin JR, Risch HA, Phelan CM, Anton-Culver H, Ziogas A, Menon U, Ramus SJ, Gentry-Maharaj A, Harrington P, Pike MC, Modugno F, Rossing MA, Ness RB, Pharoah PD, Stram DO, Wu AH, Pearce CL. Evaluating the ovarian cancer gonadotropin hypothesis: A candidate gene study. Gynecologic Oncology 2014, 136: 542-548. PMID: 25528498, PMCID: PMC4892108, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2014.12.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian cancer riskOvarian Cancer StudyCancer riskGene-level associationsOnly modest associationsUnconditional logistic regressionCancer studiesHormone-related diseasesPathway genesGonadotropin hypothesisEtiologic roleGenome-wide significant associationOvarian cancerProstate cancerLarger sample sizeGonadotropinSignificant associationDisease riskModest associationLogistic regressionGene-level testsHigh-penetrance susceptibility genesCandidate gene studiesStrong genetic basisUnderstanding of biology
2013
Multiple independent variants at the TERT locus are associated with telomere length and risks of breast and ovarian cancer
Bojesen SE, Pooley KA, Johnatty SE, Beesley J, Michailidou K, Tyrer JP, Edwards SL, Pickett HA, Shen HC, Smart CE, Hillman KM, Mai PL, Lawrenson K, Stutz MD, Lu Y, Karevan R, Woods N, Johnston RL, French JD, Chen X, Weischer M, Nielsen SF, Maranian MJ, Ghoussaini M, Ahmed S, Baynes C, Bolla MK, Wang Q, Dennis J, McGuffog L, Barrowdale D, Lee A, Healey S, Lush M, Tessier DC, Vincent D, Bacot F, Vergote I, Lambrechts S, Despierre E, Risch H, González-Neira A, Rossing M, Pita G, Doherty J, Álvarez N, Larson M, Fridley B, Schoof N, Chang-Claude J, Cicek M, Peto J, Kalli K, Broeks A, Armasu S, Schmidt M, Braaf L, Winterhoff B, Nevanlinna H, Konecny G, Lambrechts D, Rogmann L, Guénel P, Teoman A, Milne R, Garcia J, Cox A, Shridhar V, Burwinkel B, Marme F, Hein R, Sawyer E, Haiman C, Wang-Gohrke S, Andrulis I, Moysich K, Hopper J, Odunsi K, Lindblom A, Giles G, Brenner H, Simard J, Lurie G, Fasching P, Carney M, Radice P, Wilkens L, Swerdlow A, Goodman M, Brauch H, Garcia-Closas M, Hillemanns P, Winqvist R, Dürst M, Devilee P, Runnebaum I, Jakubowska A, Lubinski J, Mannermaa A, Butzow R, Bogdanova N, Dörk T, Pelttari L, Zheng W, Leminen A, Anton-Culver H, Bunker C, Kristensen V, Ness R, Muir K, Edwards R, Meindl A, Heitz F, Matsuo K, du Bois A, Wu A, Harter P, Teo S, Schwaab I, Shu X, Blot W, Hosono S, Kang D, Nakanishi T, Hartman M, Yatabe Y, Hamann U, Karlan B, Sangrajrang S, Kjaer S, Gaborieau V, Jensen A, Eccles D, Høgdall E, Shen C, Brown J, Woo Y, Shah M, Azmi M, Luben R, Omar S, Czene K, Vierkant R, Nordestgaard B, Flyger H, Vachon C, Olson J, Wang X, Levine D, Rudolph A, Weber R, Flesch-Janys D, Iversen E, Nickels S, Schildkraut J, Silva I, Cramer D, Gibson L, Terry K, Fletcher O, Vitonis A, van der Schoot C, Poole E, Hogervorst F, Tworoger S, Liu J, Bandera E, Li J, Olson S, Humphreys K, Orlow I, Blomqvist C, Rodriguez-Rodriguez L, Aittomäki K, Salvesen H, Muranen T, Wik E, Brouwers B, Krakstad C, Wauters E, Halle M, Wildiers H, Kiemeney L, Mulot C, Aben K, Laurent-Puig P, Altena A, Truong T, Massuger L, Benitez J, Pejovic T, Perez J, Hoatlin M, Zamora M, Cook L, Balasubramanian S, Kelemen L, Schneeweiss A, Le N, Sohn C, Brooks-Wilson A, Tomlinson I, Kerin M, Miller N, Cybulski C, Henderson B, Menkiszak J, Schumacher F, Wentzensen N, Le Marchand L, Yang H, Mulligan A, Glendon G, Engelholm S, Knight J, Høgdall C, Apicella C, Gore M, Tsimiklis H, Song H, Southey M, Jager A, den Ouweland A, Brown R, Martens J, Flanagan J, Kriege M, Paul J, Margolin S, Siddiqui N, Severi G, Whittemore A, Baglietto L, McGuire V, Stegmaier C, Sieh W, Müller H, Arndt V, Labrèche F, Gao Y, Goldberg M, Yang G, Dumont M, McLaughlin J, Hartmann A, Ekici A, Beckmann M, Phelan C, Lux M, Permuth-Wey J, Peissel B, Sellers T, Ficarazzi F, Barile M, Ziogas A, Ashworth A, Gentry-Maharaj A, Jones M, Ramus S, Orr N, Menon U, Pearce C, Brüning T, Pike M, Ko Y, Lissowska J, Figueroa J, Kupryjanczyk J, Chanock S, Dansonka-Mieszkowska A, Jukkola-Vuorinen A, Rzepecka I, Pylkäs K, Bidzinski M, Kauppila S, Hollestelle A, Seynaeve C, Tollenaar R, Durda K, Jaworska K, Hartikainen J, Kosma V, Kataja V, Antonenkova N, Long J, Shrubsole M, Deming-Halverson S, Lophatananon A, Siriwanarangsan P, Stewart-Brown S, Ditsch N, Lichtner P, Schmutzler R, Ito H, Iwata H, Tajima K, Tseng C, Stram D, van den Berg D, Yip C, Ikram M, Teh Y, Cai H, Lu W, Signorello L, Cai Q, Noh D, Yoo K, Miao H, Iau P, Teo Y, McKay J, Shapiro C, Ademuyiwa F, Fountzilas G, Hsiung C, Yu J, Hou M, Healey C, Luccarini C, Peock S, Stoppa-Lyonnet D, Peterlongo P, Rebbeck T, Piedmonte M, Singer C, Friedman E, Thomassen M, Offit K, Hansen T, Neuhausen S, Szabo C, Blanco I, Garber J, Narod S, Weitzel J, Montagna M, Olah E, Godwin A, Yannoukakos D, Goldgar D, Caldes T, Imyanitov E, Tihomirova L, Arun B, Campbell I, Mensenkamp A, van Asperen C, van Roozendaal K, Meijers-Heijboer H, Collée J, Oosterwijk J, Hooning M, Rookus M, van der Luijt R, Os T, Evans D, Frost D, Fineberg E, Barwell J, Walker L, Kennedy M, Platte R, Davidson R, Ellis S, Cole T, Bressac-de Paillerets B, Buecher B, Damiola F, Faivre L, Frenay M, Sinilnikova O, Caron O, Giraud S, Mazoyer S, Bonadona V, Caux-Moncoutier V, Toloczko-Grabarek A, Gronwald J, Byrski T, Spurdle A, Bonanni B, Zaffaroni D, Giannini G, Bernard L, Dolcetti R, Manoukian S, Arnold N, Engel C, Deissler H, Rhiem K, Niederacher D, Plendl H, Sutter C, Wappenschmidt B, Borg Å, Melin B, Rantala J, Soller M, Nathanson K, Domchek S, Rodriguez G, Salani R, Kaulich D, Tea M, Paluch S, Laitman Y, Skytte A, Kruse T, Jensen U, Robson M, Gerdes A, Ejlertsen B, Foretova L, Savage S, Lester J, Soucy P, Kuchenbaecker K, Olswold C, Cunningham J, Slager S, Pankratz V, Dicks E, Lakhani S, Couch F, Hall P, Monteiro A, Gayther S, Pharoah P, Reddel R, Goode E, Greene M, Easton D, Berchuck A, Antoniou A, Chenevix-Trench G, Dunning A. Multiple independent variants at the TERT locus are associated with telomere length and risks of breast and ovarian cancer. Nature Genetics 2013, 45: 371-384. PMID: 23535731, PMCID: PMC3670748, DOI: 10.1038/ng.2566.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlternative SplicingBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsCase-Control StudiesChromatinDNA MethylationFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGenetic LociGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyGenotypeHumansLuciferasesOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisOvarian NeoplasmsPolymorphism, Single NucleotideReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRisk FactorsRNA, MessengerTelomeraseTelomereConceptsMultiple independent variantsTelomere lengthTERT-CLPTM1L locusTERT locusFunctional studiesOvarian cancer susceptibilityOvarian cancer tissuesMean telomere lengthLociIndependent variantsCommon variantsCell linesCancer susceptibilityRisk of breastCancer tissuesOvarian cancerVariantsWhole bloodBreastPolymorphisms in Inflammation Pathway Genes and Endometrial Cancer Risk
Delahanty RJ, Xiang YB, Spurdle A, Beeghly-Fadiel A, Long J, Thompson D, Tomlinson I, Yu H, Lambrechts D, Dörk T, Goodman MT, Zheng Y, Salvesen HB, Bao PP, Amant F, Beckmann MW, Coenegrachts L, Coosemans A, Dubrowinskaja N, Dunning A, Runnebaum IB, Easton D, Ekici AB, Fasching PA, Halle MK, Hein A, Howarth K, Gorman M, Kaydarova D, Krakstad C, Lose F, Lu L, Lurie G, O'Mara T, Matsuno RK, Pharoah P, Risch H, Corssen M, Trovik J, Turmanov N, Wen W, Lu W, Cai Q, Zheng W, Shu XO. Polymorphisms in Inflammation Pathway Genes and Endometrial Cancer Risk. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2013, 22: 216-223. PMID: 23221126, PMCID: PMC3677562, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-12-0903.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAsian PeopleBiomarkers, TumorCase-Control StudiesChinaEndometrial NeoplasmsFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGene Expression ProfilingGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansInflammationLinkage DisequilibriumMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPolymorphism, Single NucleotidePrognosisRisk FactorsConceptsEndometrial cancer riskEndometrial cancer casesEndometrial cancerSingle nucleotide polymorphismsOdds ratioCancer casesEndometrial carcinogenesisCancer riskStage IConfidence intervalsInflammation pathway genesInflammatory pathway genesAllelic odds ratioChronic inflammationEpidemiologic evidenceInflammatory pathwaysPathway genesSignificant associationStage IIGenetic susceptibilityMMP9 polymorphismsAdditional studiesCancerGenetic polymorphismsFollow-up genotyping
2012
Genetic variation in C20orf54, PLCE1 and MUC1 and the risk of upper gastrointestinal cancers in Caucasian populations
Palmer AJ, Lochhead P, Hold GL, Rabkin CS, Chow WH, Lissowska J, Vaughan TL, Berry S, Gammon M, Risch H, El-Omar EM. Genetic variation in C20orf54, PLCE1 and MUC1 and the risk of upper gastrointestinal cancers in Caucasian populations. European Journal Of Cancer Prevention 2012, 21: 541-544. PMID: 22805490, PMCID: PMC3460062, DOI: 10.1097/cej.0b013e3283529b79.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAdultBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Squamous CellCase-Control StudiesEsophageal NeoplasmsFemaleGastrointestinal NeoplasmsGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansMaleMembrane Transport ProteinsMucin-1Phosphoinositide Phospholipase CPolandPolymorphism, Single NucleotidePrognosisRisk FactorsUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsUpper gastrointestinal cancerOesophageal squamous cell cancerSquamous cell cancerGastrointestinal cancerCancer casesRisk of GCCaucasian populationCell cancerOdds ratioOesophageal squamous cell carcinomaSquamous cell carcinomaConfidence intervalsCase-control studyIntestinal histological typeGastric cancer casesHistological typeCell carcinomaSimilar associationGC casesChinese populationFirst studyCancerLarge genome-wide association studiesMUC1Adenocarcinoma
2010
A genome-wide association study identifies susceptibility loci for ovarian cancer at 2q31 and 8q24
Goode EL, Chenevix-Trench G, Song H, Ramus SJ, Notaridou M, Lawrenson K, Widschwendter M, Vierkant RA, Larson MC, Kjaer SK, Birrer MJ, Berchuck A, Schildkraut J, Tomlinson I, Kiemeney LA, Cook LS, Gronwald J, Garcia-Closas M, Gore ME, Campbell I, Whittemore AS, Sutphen R, Phelan C, Anton-Culver H, Pearce CL, Lambrechts D, Rossing MA, Chang-Claude J, Moysich KB, Goodman MT, Dörk T, Nevanlinna H, Ness RB, Rafnar T, Hogdall C, Hogdall E, Fridley BL, Cunningham JM, Sieh W, McGuire V, Godwin AK, Cramer DW, Hernandez D, Levine D, Lu K, Iversen ES, Palmieri RT, Houlston R, van Altena AM, Aben KK, Massuger LF, Brooks-Wilson A, Kelemen LE, Le ND, Jakubowska A, Lubinski J, Medrek K, Stafford A, Easton DF, Tyrer J, Bolton KL, Harrington P, Eccles D, Chen A, Molina AN, Davila BN, Arango H, Tsai YY, Chen Z, Risch HA, McLaughlin J, Narod SA, Ziogas A, Brewster W, Gentry-Maharaj A, Menon U, Wu AH, Stram DO, Pike MC, Beesley J, Webb P. A genome-wide association study identifies susceptibility loci for ovarian cancer at 2q31 and 8q24. Nature Genetics 2010, 42: 874-879. PMID: 20852632, PMCID: PMC3020231, DOI: 10.1038/ng.668.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBiomarkers, TumorCase-Control StudiesChromosomes, Human, Pair 2Chromosomes, Human, Pair 8Clinical Trials, Phase I as TopicClinical Trials, Phase II as TopicDNA-Binding ProteinsFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome, HumanGenome-Wide Association StudyGenotypeHomeodomain ProteinsHumansOvarian NeoplasmsOvaryPhosphoproteinsPolymorphism, Single NucleotideProto-Oncogene Proteins c-mybA KRAS-Variant in Ovarian Cancer Acts as a Genetic Marker of Cancer Risk
Ratner E, Lu L, Boeke M, Barnett R, Nallur S, Chin LJ, Pelletier C, Blitzblau R, Tassi R, Paranjape T, Hui P, Godwin AK, Yu H, Risch H, Rutherford T, Schwartz P, Santin A, Matloff E, Zelterman D, Slack FJ, Weidhaas JB. A KRAS-Variant in Ovarian Cancer Acts as a Genetic Marker of Cancer Risk. Cancer Research 2010, 70: 6509-6515. PMID: 20647319, PMCID: PMC2923587, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-10-0689.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian cancerKRAS-variantOC patientsCancer riskRisk of OCIndependent case-control analysesCase-control studyOvarian cancer syndromeCase-control analysisFamily membersAdvanced diseaseWomen's cancersRisk factorsBRCA2 mutationsHBOC patientsOC casesIndependent cohortHBOC familiesHereditary breastSolid tumorsCancer syndromesKRAS oncogeneVariant allelesPatientsCancer
2009
Molecular markers and death from prostate cancer.
Concato J, Jain D, Uchio E, Risch H, Li WW, Wells CK. Molecular markers and death from prostate cancer. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2009, 150: 595-603. PMID: 19414838, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-150-9-200905050-00005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate-specific antigen levelProstate cancerLong-term riskAntigen levelsMicrovessel densityMedian prostate-specific antigen levelIncreased long-term riskVeterans Affairs Healthcare SystemIncident prostate cancerObservational cohort studyProportional hazards analysisTime of diagnosisHigher microvessel densityVeterans Health AdministrationBcl-2Years of ageProstate cancer biopsiesClinical care recordsClinical characteristicsCohort studyPatient ageMedian ageComorbid conditionsHistologic gradeResidual confounding
2008
Cyclin E Overexpression Relates to Ovarian Cancer Histology but not to Risk Factors
Risch HA. Cyclin E Overexpression Relates to Ovarian Cancer Histology but not to Risk Factors. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2008, 17: 1841-1841. PMID: 18628442, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-08-0271.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2006
The relationship of insulin-like growth factor-II, insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3, and estrogen receptor-alpha expression to disease progression in epithelial ovarian cancer.
Lu L, Katsaros D, Wiley A, de la Longrais I, Risch HA, Puopolo M, Yu H. The relationship of insulin-like growth factor-II, insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3, and estrogen receptor-alpha expression to disease progression in epithelial ovarian cancer. Clinical Cancer Research 2006, 12: 1208-1214. PMID: 16489075, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-05-1801.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkers, TumorDisease ProgressionEpithelial CellsEstrogen Receptor alphaFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansInsulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3Insulin-Like Growth Factor IIMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingOvarian NeoplasmsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, NeoplasmSurvival AnalysisConceptsIGF-II expressionEstrogen receptor alpha expressionReceptor alpha expressionEpithelial ovarian cancerIGF-IIDisease progressionOvarian cancerInsulin-like growth factor (IGF) systemPrimary epithelial ovarian cancerProtein 3Insulin-like growth factorIGF signalingHigh IGF-IILarge residual lesionExpression of estrogenInsulin-like growth factor IIIGFBP-3 expressionEffects of IGFOvarian cancer treatmentGrowth factor systemFresh tumor specimensGrowth factor IIQuantitative reverse transcription PCRIGFBP-3Serous histology