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Nickels, Stefan

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0415-2354

Mayo Clinic

German Cancer Research Center

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PALB2, CHEK2 and ATM rare variants and cancer risk: data from COGS
Southey, Melissa C. , Goldgar, David E, Winqvist, Robert , Pylkäs, Katri , Michailidou, Kyriaki , Rensburg, Elizabeth J. van , Heikkinen, Tuomas , Hopper, John L. , Dörk, Thilo , Claes, Kathleen , Teo, Zhi L. , Radice, Paolo , Catucci, Irene, Peterlongo, Paolo , Odefrey, Fabrice, Dowty, James G., Schmidt, Marjanka K. , Hogervorst, Frans B.L., Verhoef, Senno, Carpenter, Jane, Clarke, Christine L. , Scott, Rodney J. , Fasching, Peter A. , Haeberle, Lothar, Ekici, Arif B. , Beckmann, Matthias W. , Peto, Julian , Fletcher, Olivia , Johnson, Nichola , Bolla, Manjeet K. , Sawyer, Elinor J. , Tomlinson, Ian , Kerin, Michael J. , Miller, Nicola, Marmé, F., Burwinkel, Barbara , Guénel, Pascal , Truong, Thérèse , Sanchez, Marie, Bojesen, Stig E. , Nielsen, Sune F. , Flyger, Henrik, Benı́tez, Javier , Zamora, M. Pilar , Menéndez, Primitiva, Brenner, Hermann , Stegmaier, Christa, Brauch, Hiltrud , Brüning, Thomas , Ko, Yon‐Dschun, Muranen, Taru , Aittomäki, Kristiina, Blomqvist, Carl , Bogdanova, Natalia , Antonenkova, Natalia, Lindblom, Annika , Margolin, Sara , Mannermaa, Arto, Kataja, Vesa , Kosma, Veli‐Matti , Hartikainen, Jaana M. , Investigators, kConFab, Group, Australian Ovarian Cancer Study, Wauters, Els , Smeets, Dominiek, Beuselinck, Benoit , Floris, Giuseppe , Chang‐Claude, Jenny , Flesch‐Janys, Dieter, Vachon, Celine M. , McLean, Catriona , Haiman, Christopher A., Henderson, Brian E., Schumacher, Fredrick R. , Kristensen, Vessela, Alnæs, Grethe Grenaker, Zheng, Wei , Hunter, David J. , Lindström, Sara, Hankinson, Susan E. , Kraft, Peter , Andrulis, Irene L. , Knight, Julia A. , Glendon, Gord, Mulligan, Anna Marie , Jukkola‐Vuorinen, Arja , Grip, Mervi, Kauppila, Saila , Devilee, Peter , Tollenaar, Robert A.E.M., Seynaeve, Caroline, García‐Closas, Montserrat , Figueroa, Jonine D. , Lissowska, Jolanta , Darabi, Hatef, Eriksson, Mikael , Eccles, Diana M, Tapper, William , Gerty, Sue, Hooning, Maartje J. , Collée, J. Margriet, Tilanus‐Linthorst, Madeleine M.A., Li, Jingmei , Brand, Judith S. , Humphreys, Keith , Reed, Malcolm , Luccarini, Craig , Baynes, Caroline, Dunning, Alison M. , Hamann, Ute, Torres, Diana , Ulmer, Hans Ulrich, Rüdiger, Thomas , Jakubowska, Anna , Lubiński, Jan , Jaworska, Katarzyna, Durda, Katarzyna, Slager, Susan, Yannoukakos, Drakoulis , Swerdlow, Anthony J. , Ashworth, Alan , Orr, Nick , Jones, Michael E. , González‐Neira, Anna , Pita, Guillermo , Alonso, M. Rosario, Álvarez, Núria, Herrero, Daniel, Tessier, Daniel C., Vincent, Daniel , Bacot, François, Simard, Jacques , Dumont, Martine , Soucy, Penny, Eeles, Rosalind A. , Muir, Kenneth , Grönberg, Henrik , Schleutker, Johanna , Nordestgaard, Børge G. , Weischer, Maren , Travis, Ruth C. , Neal, David E. , Donovan, Jenny , Hamdy, Freddie C. , Stanford, Janet L. , Blot, William J. , Thibodeau, Stephen N. , Schaid, Daniel J. , Kelley, Joseph L., Maier, Christiane, Kibel, Adam S. , Butterbach, Katja, Kaneva, Radka , Batra, Jyotsna , Teixeira, Manuel R. , Olama, Ali Amin Al , Benlloch, Sara, Hartmann, Arndt , Hein, Alexander , Ruebner, Matthias , Lambrechts, Diether , Nieuwenhuysen, Els Van , Vergote, Ignace , Lambretchs, Sandrina, Rossing, Mary Anne, Nickels, Stefan , Eilber, Ursula, Wang‐Gohrke, Shan , Odunsi, Kunle , Sucheston‐Campbell, Lara, Friel, Grace , Lurie, Galina, Killeen, Jeffrey , Goodman, Marc T. , Runnebaum, Ingo B., Hillemanns, Peter , Pelttari, Liisa M. , Edwards, Robert P., Ness, Roberta B., Moysich, Kirsten B., Heitz, Florian , Harter, Philipp , Kommoss, Stefan , Walsh, Christine , Lester, Jenny, Jensen, Allan , Høgdall, Estrid , Peissel, Bernard , Bernard, Loris, Goode, Ellen L. , Vierkant, Robert A. , Cunningham, Julie M. , Fogarty, Zachary C. , Kalli, Kimberly R., Liang, Dong , Lu, Karen H., Hildebrandt, Michelle A.T., Wu, Xifeng , Levine, Douglas A. , Bisogna, Maria, Iversen, Edwin S., Marks, Jeffrey R. , Akushevich, Lucy , Schildkraut, Joellen M. , Terry, Kathryn L. , Stampfer, Meir J. , Tworoger, Shelley S. , Olson, Sara H. , Salvesen, Helga B., Altena, Anne M. van , Aben, Katja K.H. , Kiemeney, Lambertus A. , Massuger, Leon F.A.G. , Bean, Yukie T., Kelemen, Linda E., Le, Nhu D. , Górski, Bohdan , Menkiszak, Janusz , Høgdall, Claus , Lundvall, Lene, Nedergaard, Lotte , Engelholm, Svend Aage, Dicks, Ed , Campbell, Ian , McNeish, Iain A. , Whittemore, Alice S. , Rothstein, Joseph H. , McGuire, Valerie, Sieh, Weiva , Cai, Hui , Teten, Rachel Threet, Sutphen, Rebecca , McLaughlin, John R, Narod, Steven A., Phelan, Catherine M., Monteiro, Álvaro N.A. , Fenstermacher, David, Lin, Hui‐Yi , Sellers, Thomas A. , Chen, Y. Ann , Chen, Zhihua , Gayther, Simon A. , Ramus, Susan J. , Menon, Usha , Wu, Anna H. , Pearce, Celeste Leigh, Pike, Malcolm C., Dansonka‐Mieszkowska, Agnieszka , Plisiecka-Hałasa, Joanna, Moes-Sosnowska, Joanna , Kupryjańczyk, Jolanta , Song, Honglin , Winship, Ingrid , Chenevix‐Trench, Georgia , Tavtigian, Sean V. , Easton, Doug , Lu, Karen H. , Durocher, Francine , Eccles, Diana , Lambrechts, Diether , Vachon, Celine, Pankratz, Vernon S, Thibodeau, Stephen, Goldgar, David E, Couch, Fergus J. , Tischkowitz, Marc D. , Foulkes, William D. , Dennis, Joe , Nevanlinna, Heli , Reis‐Filho, Jorge S. , Tsimiklis, Helen , Broeks, Annegien , dos‐Santos‐Silva, Isabel , Yang, Rongxi , Ménégaux, F. , Sanchez, Marie, Pérez, José Ignacio Arias , Anton‐Culver, Hoda , Neuhausen, Susan L. , Ziogas, Argyrios , Clarke, Christina A. , Arndt, Volker , Mannermaa, Arto, Spurdle, Amanda B. , Group, Australian Ovarian Cancer Study, Rudolph, Anja , Seibold, Petra , Olson, Janet E. , Vachon, Celine M. , Pankratz, V. Shane , Marchand, Loı̈c Le , Kristensen, Vessela N. , Hankinson, Susan E. , Hollestelle, Antoinette , Chanock, Stephen Jacob , Czene, Kamila , Eriksson, Mikael , Eccles, Diana M, Rafiq, Sajjad , Hooning, Maartje J. , Martens, John W.M. , Hall, Per N , Cox, Angela , Toland, Amanda Ewart , Ambrosone, Christine B. , Wiklund, Fredrik E. , Khaw, Kay‐Tee , Cybulski, Cezary , Cannon‐Albright, Lisa , Park, Jong, Kote‐Jarai, Zsofia , Renner, Stefan P. , Doherty, Jennifer A. , Wilkens, Lynne R. , Bützow, Ralf C. , Modugno, Francesmary , Moysich, Kirsten B., Bois, Andreas du , Karlan, Beth Y. , Kjær, Susanne K. , Bonanni, Bernardo , Fridley, Brooke L. , Larson, Melissa C. , Hildebrandt, Michelle A.T. , Dao, Fanny , Berchuck, Andrew , Cramer, Daniel W. , Poole, Elizabeth M. , Bandera, Elisa V. , Orlow, Irene , Bjørge, Line , Pejovic, Tanja B. , Brooks‐Wilson, Angela , Cook, Linda S. , Gronwald, Jacek , Tyrer, Jonathan P. , Paul, James , Siddiqui, Nadeem , Glasspool, Rosalind , Shu, Xiao‐Ou , McLaughlin, John R, Permuth, Jennifer B. , Gentry‐Maharaj, Aleksandra , Berg, David Van Den , Pharoah, Paul D.P. , Giles, Graham G. , Milne, Roger L. , Pelttari, L M , Dörk, Thilo , Lambrechts, Diether , Kiemeney, Lambertus A , McNeish, Iain A , Peterlongo, Paolo , Ramus, Susan J , Teixeira, Manuel R , Tworoger, Shelley S , van Rensburg, Elizabeth J , Hein, Alexander , Hillemanns, Peter , Jensen, Allan , Vierkant, Robert A , Eccles, Diana , Menon, Usha , Monteiro, Alvaro N , Swerdlow, Anthony J , Moysich, Kirsten , Radice, Paolo , Lissowska, Jolanta , Claes, Kathleen B M , Campbell, Ian G , Eeles, Rosalind A , Southey, Melissa C , Menkiszak, Janusz , Donovan, Jenny L , Muir, Kenneth , Schleutker, Johanna , Travis, Ruth C , Lin, Hui-Yi , Fogarty, Zachary C , Dunning, Alison M , Heitz, Florian , Jakubowska, Anna , Jones, Michael E , Kupryjanczyk, Jolanta , Lambrechts, Diether , Sieh, Weiva , Brenner, Hermann , Guénel, Pascal , Li, Jingmei , Muranen, Taru A , Torres, Diana , García-Closas, Montserrat , Schmidt, Marjanka K , Winship, Ingrid M , Ekici, Arif B , Michailidou, Kyriaki , Hartikainen, Jaana M , Bogdanova, Natalia V , Kraft, Peter , Benitez, Javier , Simard, Jacques , Chenevix-Trench, Georgia , Zheng, Wei , Figueroa, Jonine D , Høgdall, Estrid , Høgdall, Claus K , Batra, Jyotsna , Pylkäs, Katri , Yannoukakos, Drakoulis , Devilee, Peter , Lubinski, Jan , Fletcher, Olivia , Bojesen, Stig E , Goodman, Marc T , Truong, Therese , Mclean, Catriona , Brauch, Hiltrud , Lindblom, Annika , Sawyer, Elinor J , Orr, Nick

Journal of Medical Genetics | September 5, 2016 | Volume: 53 | Issue: 12 | Pages: 800-811

10.1136/jmedgenet-2016-103839 Get It

Background The rarity of mutations in PALB2, CHEK2 and ATM make it difficult to estimate precisely associated cancer risks. Population-based family studies have provided evidence that at least some of these mutations are associated with breast cancer risk as high as those associated with rare BRCA2 mutations. We aimed to estimate the relative risks associated with specific rare variants in PALB2, CHEK2 and ATM via a multicentre case-control study. Methods We genotyped 10 rare mutations using the custom iCOGS array: PALB2 c.1592delT, c.2816T>G and c.3113G>A, CHEK2 c.349A>G, c.538C>T, c.715G>A, c.1036C>T, c.1312G>T, and c.1343T>G and ATM c.7271T>G. We assessed associations with breast cancer risk (42 671 cases and 42 164 controls), as well as prostate (22 301 cases and 22 320 controls) and ovarian (14 542 cases and 23 491 controls) cancer risk, for each variant. Results For European women, strong evidence of association with breast cancer risk was observed for PALB2 c.1592delT OR 3.44 (95% CI 1.39 to 8.52, p=7.1×10−5), PALB2 c.3113G>A OR 4.21 (95% CI 1.84 to 9.60, p=6.9×10−8) and ATM c.7271T>G OR 11.0 (95% CI 1.42 to 85.7, p=0.0012). We also found evidence of association with breast cancer risk for three variants in CHEK2, c.349A>G OR 2.26 (95% CI 1.29 to 3.95), c.1036C>T OR 5.06 (95% CI 1.09 to 23.5) and c.538C>T OR 1.33 (95% CI 1.05 to 1.67) (p≤0.017). Evidence for prostate cancer risk was observed for CHEK2 c.1343T>G OR 3.03 (95% CI 1.53 to 6.03, p=0.0006) for African men and CHEK2 c.1312G>T OR 2.21 (95% CI 1.06 to 4.63, p=0.030) for European men. No evidence of association with ovarian cancer was found for any of these variants. Conclusions This report adds to accumulating evidence that at least some variants in these genes are associated with an increased risk of breast cancer that is clinically important.
Assessment of variation in immunosuppressive pathway genes reveals TGFBR2 to be associated with risk of clear cell ovarian cancer
Hampras, Shalaka , Sucheston‐Campbell, Lara, Cannioto, Rikki , Chang‐Claude, Jenny , Dörk, Thilo , Hillemanns, Peter , Preus, Leah, Knutson, Keith L. , Wallace, Paul K. , Friel, Grace , Davis, Warren , Nesline, Mary , Pearce, Celeste Leigh, Kelemen, Linda E. , Goodman, Marc T. , Terry, Kathryn L. , Schoof, Nils , Eng, Kevin H., Clay‐Gilmour, Alyssa , Joseph, Janine M. , Aben, Katja K.H. , Antonenkova, Natalia, Baker, Helen , Bean, Yukie T., Beckmann, Matthias W. , Bisogna, Maria, Bogdanova, Natalia , Brinton, Louise A. , Bruinsma, Fiona , Campbell, Ian , Carty, Karen , Dansonka‐Mieszkowska, Agnieszka , Despierre, Evelyn, Dicks, Ed , Easton, Doug , Eccles, Diana , Edwards, Robert P., Ekici, Arif B. , Fasching, Peter A. , Gao, Yu‐Tang , Harrington, Patricia, Harter, Philipp , Hasmad, Hanis Nazihah, Hein, Alexander , Heitz, Florian , Hildebrandt, Michelle A.T., Høgdall, Claus , Høgdall, Estrid , Hosono, Satoyo , Iversen, Edwin S., Jakubowska, Anna , Jensen, Allan , Ji, Bu‐Tian , Kellar, Melissa, Kelley, Joseph L., Kiemeney, Lambertus A. , Klapdor, Rüdiger , Kolomeyevskaya, Nonna, Krakstad, Camilla , Kruszka, Bridget, Kupryjańczyk, Jolanta , Lambrechts, Diether , Lambrechts, Sandrina, Le, Nhu D. , Lee, Alice W. , Lele, Shashikant , Leminen, Arto, Lester, Jenny, Levine, Douglas A. , Liang, Dong , Lissowska, Jolanta , Liu, Song , Lu, Karen, Lubiński, Jan , Lundvall, Lene, Massuger, Leon F.A.G. , Matsuo, Keitaro , McGuire, V., McLaughlin, John R., McNeish, Iain A. , Menon, Usha , Moes-Sosnowska, Joanna , Narod, Steven A., Nedergaard, Lotte , Nickels, Stefan , Olson, Sara H. , Weber, Rachel Palmieri , Paul, James , Pelttari, Liisa M. , Perkins, Barbara, Permuth‐Wey, Jenny, Pike, Malcolm C., Plisiecka-Hałasa, Joanna, Rossing, Mary Anne, Rothstein, Joseph H. , Runnebaum, Ingo B. , Rzepecka, Iwona K. , Salvesen, Helga B., Schernhammer, Eva , Schmitt, Kristina, Schwaab, Ira, Shvetsov, Yurii B. , Sieh, Weiva , Song, Honglin , Southey, Melissa C. , Tangen, Ingvild L. , Teo, Soo‐Hwang , Thompson, Pamela J., Timorek, Agnieszka, Tworoger, Shelley S. , Altena, Anna M. van, Vergote, Ignace , Vierkant, Robert A. , Walsh, Christine , Wang‐Gohrke, Shan , Wentzensen, Nicolas, Whittemore, Alice S. , Wicklund, Kristine G. , Wu, Anna H. , Wu, Xifeng , Woo, Yin Ling , Zheng, Wei , Gayther, Simon A. , Ramus, Susan J. , Sellers, Thomas A. , Schildkraut, Joellen M. , Phelan, Catherine M., Chenevix‐Trench, Georgia , Cunningham, Julie M. , Ness, Roberta B., Odunsi, Kunle , Goode, Ellen L. , Moysich, Kirsten B., Lu, Karen H. , Lambrechts, Diether , Modugno, Francesmary , Knutson, Keith L. , Hong, Chi‐Chen , Bandera, Elisa V. , Singh, Prashant Kumar , Anton‐Culver, Hoda , Bjørge, Line , Brooks‐Wilson, Angela , Bützow, Ralf C. , Cook, Linda S. , Cramer, Daniel W. , Cybulski, Cezary , Dennis, Joe , Doherty, Jennifer A. , Bois, Andreas du , Dürst, Matthias , Fridley, Brooke L. , Gentry‐Maharaj, Aleksandra , Giles, Graham G. , Glasspool, Rosalind , Gronwald, Jacek , Hildebrandt, Michelle A.T. , Karlan, Beth Y. , Kjær, Susanne K. , Lu, Karen, McLaughlin, John R., Nevanlinna, Heli , Orlow, Irene , Pejovic, Tanja B. , Poole, Elizabeth M. , Risch, Harvey A. , Rudolph, Anja , Shu, Xiao‐Ou , Siddiqui, Nadeem , Tyrer, Jonathan P. , Wentzensen, Nicolas , Wilkens, Lynne R. , Yang, Hannah , Ziogas, Argyrios , Berchuck, Andrew , Pharoah, Paul D.P. , Pelttari, L M , Dörk, Thilo , Lambrechts, Diether , Kiemeney, Lambertus A , McNeish, Iain A , Ramus, Susan J , Teo, Soo H , Tworoger, Shelley S , Hein, Alexander , Hillemanns, Peter , Jensen, Allan , Vierkant, Robert A , Eccles, Diana , Menon, Usha , Paul, James , Moysich, Kirsten , Lissowska, Jolanta , Campbell, Ian G , Southey, Melissa C , Matsuo, Keitaro , Heitz, Florian , Jakubowska, Anna , Kupryjanczyk, Jolanta , Lambrechts, Diether , Sieh, Weiva , Ekici, Arif B , Bogdanova, Natalia V , Chenevix-Trench, Georgia , Zheng, Wei , Høgdall, Estrid , Høgdall, Claus K , Lubinski, Jan , Goodman, Marc T

Oncotarget | July 6, 2016 | Volume: 7 | Issue: 43 | Pages: 69097-69110

10.18632/oncotarget.10215 Get It

Combined and Interactive Effects of Environmental and GWAS-Identified Risk Factors in Ovarian Cancer
Pearce, Celeste Leigh, Rossing, Mary Anne, Lee, Alice W. , Ness, Roberta B., Webb, Penelope M. , Cancer), for Australian Cancer Study (Ovarian, Group, and Australian Ovarian Cancer Study, Chenevix‐Trench, Georgia , Jordan, Susan M., Stram, Douglas, Chang‐Claude, Jenny, Hein, Rebecca, Nickels, Stefan , Lurie, Galina, Thompson, Pamela J., Carney, Michael E., Goodman, Marc T. , Moysich, Kirsten B., Høgdall, Estrid , Jensen, Allan , Goode, Ellen L. , Cunningham, Julie M. , Vierkant, Robert A. , Gayther, Simon A. , Menon, Usha , Ramus, Susan J. , Brinton, Louise A. , Wentzensen, Nicolas , Lissowska, Jolanta , García‐Closas, Montserrat , Massuger, Leon F.A.G. , Kiemeney, Lambertus A. , Altena, Anne M. van , Aben, Katja K.H. , Iversen, Edwin S., McGuire, Valerie, Moorman, Patricia G. , Pike, Malcolm C. , Sieh, Weiva , Terry, Kathryn L. , Whittemore, Alice S. , Wu, Anna H. , Schildkraut, Joellen M. , Kjær, Susanne K. , Jordan, Susan J. , Cancer), for Australian Cancer Study (Ovarian, Group, and Australian Ovarian Cancer Study, Jordan, Susan M., Fridley, Brooke L. , Weber, Rachel Palmieri , Ziogas, Argyrios , Anton‐Culver, Hoda , Gentry‐Maharaj, Aleksandra , Berchuck, Andrew , Doherty, Jennifer A. , Pharoah, Paul D.P. , Risch, Harvey A. , Stram, Daniel O. , Kiemeney, Lambertus A , Kjaer, Susanne K , Ramus, Susan J , Webb, Penelope M , Jensen, Allan , Vierkant, Robert A , Menon, Usha , Moysich, Kirsten , Lissowska, Jolanta , Sieh, Weiva , García-Closas, Montserrat , Chenevix-Trench, Georgia , Høgdall, Estrid , Goodman, Marc T

Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention | March 6, 2013 | Volume: 22 | Issue: 5 | Pages: 880-890

10.1158/1055-9965.epi-12-1030-t Get It

Abstract Background: There are several well-established environmental risk factors for ovarian cancer, and recent genome-wide association studies have also identified six variants that influence disease risk. However, the interplay between such risk factors and susceptibility loci has not been studied. Methods: Data from 14 ovarian cancer case–control studies were pooled, and stratified analyses by each environmental risk factor with tests for heterogeneity were conducted to determine the presence of interactions for all histologic subtypes. A genetic “risk score” was created to consider the effects of all six variants simultaneously. A multivariate model was fit to examine the association between all environmental risk factors and genetic risk score on ovarian cancer risk. Results: Among 7,374 controls and 5,566 cases, there was no statistical evidence of interaction between the six SNPs or genetic risk score and the environmental risk factors on ovarian cancer risk. In a main effects model, women in the highest genetic risk score quartile had a 65% increased risk of ovarian cancer compared with women in the lowest [95% confidence interval (CI), 1.48–1.84]. Analyses by histologic subtype yielded risk differences across subtype for endometriosis (Phet < 0.001), parity (Phet < 0.01), and tubal ligation (Phet = 0.041). Conclusions: The lack of interactions suggests that a multiplicative model is the best fit for these data. Under such a model, we provide a robust estimate of the effect of each risk factor that sets the stage for absolute risk prediction modeling that considers both environmental and genetic risk factors. Further research into the observed differences in risk across histologic subtype is warranted. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev; 22(5); 880–90. ©2013 AACR.
A meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies of breast cancer identifies two novel susceptibility loci at 6q14 and 20q11
Siddiq, Afshan , Chen, Gary K., Lindström, Sara, Eccles, Diana , Millikan, Robert C., Michailidou, Kyriaki , Beckmann, Lars , Aittomäki, Kristiina , Apicella, Carmel, Investigators, Australian Breast Cancer Tissue Bank, Baglietto, Laura , Bandera, Elisa V. , Beckmann, Matthias W. , Berg, Christine D. , Blomqvist, Carl , Brauch, Hiltrud , Brinton, Louise A. , Bui, Minh , Buring, Julie E. , Campa, Daniele , Carpenter, Jane, Chang‐Claude, Jenny, Chen, Constance, Clavel-Chapelon, Françoise, Cox, Angela , Cross, Simon S. , Czene, Kamila , Deming, Sandra L., Diasio, Robert B. , Diver, W. Ryan , Dunning, Alison M. , Durcan, Lorraine , Ekici, Arif B. , Fasching, Peter A. , Study, Familial Breast Cancer, Fejerman, Laura , Figueroa, Jonine D. , Flesch‐Janys, Dieter, Gaudet, Mia M., Gerty, Susan M. , Rodriguez‐Gil, Jorge L. , Giles, Graham G. , Gils, Carla H. van , Graham, Nikki , Greco, Dario , Hankinson, Susan E. , Hartmann, Arndt, Hein, Rebecca, Heinz, Judith , Hoover, Robert N. , Hu, Jennifer J. , Huntsman, Scott , Irwanto, Astrid , Jacobs, Kevin B. , John, Esther M. , Justenhoven, Christina , Kolonel, Laurence N. , Coetzee, Gerhard A. , Lathrop, Mark, Lee, I‐Min , Lesnick, Timothy G. , Lichtner, Peter , Liu, Jianjun , Lund, Eiliv , Makalic, Enes , Martin, Nicholas G. , McLean, Catriona , Meijers‐Heijboer, Hanne , Meindl, Alfons , Miron, Penelope , Montgomery, Grant W. , Müller‐Myhsok, Bertram , Nickels, Stefan , Nyante, Sarah J. , Olswold, Curtis, Overvad, Kim , Palli, Domenico , Park, Daniel J. , Palmer, Julie R. , Peto, Julian , Rahman, Nazneen , Rivadeneira, Fernando , Schmutzler, Rita K. , Slager, Susan, Southey, Melissa C. , Stevens, Kristen N., Sinn, Hans‐Peter , Ross, Eric A. , Ríboli, Elio , Schumacher, Fredrick R. , Severi, Gianluca , Stone, Jennifer , Sund, Malin , Tapper, William , Thun, Michael J., Travis, Ruth C. , Turnbull, Clare , Uitterlinden, André G. , Waisfisz, Quinten , Wang, Zhaoming , Weaver, JoEllen , Schulz-Wendtland, Rüdiger, Nevanlinna, Heli , Easton, Douglas F., Hunter, David J. , Henderson, Brian E., García‐Closas, Montserrat , Kraft, Peter , Haiman, Christopher A. , Vachon, Celine M. , Zheng, Wei , Purrington, Kristen S. , Couch, Fergus J. , Stram, Daniel O. , Rhie, Suhn K. , Ambrosone, Christine B. , Amiano, Pilar , Investigators, Australian Breast Cancer Tissue Bank, Bernstein, Leslie , Bui, Minh , Buys, Saundra S. , Chasman, Daniel I. , Study, Familial Breast Cancer, Feigelson, Heather Spencer , Fletcher, Olivia , Godwin, Andrew K. , Hall, Per N , Hankinson, Susan E. , Hopper, John L. , Ingles, Sue A. , Isaacs, Claudine , Kaaks, Rudolf , Marchand, Loı̈c Le , Lee, Adam M. , Meindl, Alfons , Monroe, Kristine R. , Pathak, Harsh B. , Pharoah, Paul D.P. , Schmidt, Daniel F. , Press, Michael F. , Ridker, Paul M. , dos‐Santos‐Silva, Isabel , Wang, Xianshu , Wilkens, Lynne R. , Berg, David Van Den , Zheng, Wei , Ziegler, Regina G. , Ziv, Elad , Chanock, Stephen Jacob , Vachon, Celine M. , Nevanlinna, H , Giles, Graham G , Eccles, Diana , John, Esther M , Palli, Domenico , Southey, Melissa C , Martin, Nicholas G , Sinn, Peter , Travis, Ruth C , Wang, Zhaoming , Dunning, Alison M , Cox, Angela , García-Closas, Montserrat , Severi, Gianluca , Makalic, Enes , Ekici, Arif B , Michailidou, Kyriaki , Palmer, Julie R , Kraft, Peter , Zheng, Wei , Figueroa, Jonine D , Nyante, Sarah , Czene, Kamila , Stone, Jennifer , Riboli, Elio , Sund, Malin , Baglietto, Laura , Purrington, Kristen S , Mclean, Catriona , Brauch, Hiltrud , Liu, Jing , Bandera, Elisa V.

Human Molecular Genetics | September 14, 2012 | Volume: 21 | Issue: 24 | Pages: 5373-5384

10.1093/hmg/dds381 Get It

The role of genetic breast cancer susceptibility variants as prognostic factors
Fasching, Peter A. , Cox, Angela , Nevanlinna, Heli , Bojesen, Stig E. , Karn, Thomas , Leeuwen, Flora E. van , Veer, Laura van ‘t , Udo, Renate, Dunning, Alison M. , Greco, Dario , Aittomäki, Kristiina, Blomqvist, Carl , Shah, Mitul , Nordestgaard, Børge G. , Flyger, Henrik, Hopper, John L. , Southey, Melissa C. , Apicella, Carmel, García‐Closas, Montserrat , Sherman, Mark E., Lissowska, Jolanta , Seynaeve, Caroline, Huijts, Petra E.A., Tollenaar, Rob A.�E.�M. , Ekici, Arif B. , Rauh, Claudia , Mannermaa, Arto, Kataja, Vesa , Kosma, Veli-Matti, Hartikainen, Jaana M. , Andrulis, Irene L. , Özçelik, Hilmi, Mulligan, Anna Marie , Glendon, Gord, Czene, Kamila , Liu, Jianjun , Chang‐Claude, Jenny , Wang‐Gohrke, Shan , Eilber, Ursula, Nickels, Stefan , Dörk, Thilo , Schiekel, Maria, Bremer, Michael , Park‐Simon, Tjoung‐Won, Giles, Graham G. , Severi, Gianluca , Baglietto, Laura , Hooning, Maartje J. , Jager, Agnes , Kriege, Mieke, Lindblom, Annika , Margolin, Sara , Stevens, Kristen N., Kosel, Matthew , Cross, Simon S. , Balasubramanian, Sabapathy P. , Reed, Malcolm , Miron, Alexander, John, Esther M. , Winqvist, Robert , Pylkäs, Katri , Jukkola‐Vuorinen, Arja , Kauppila, Saila , Burwinkel, Barbara , Schneeweiß, Andreas , Sohn, Christof , Chenevix‐Trench, Georgia , Investigators, kConFab, Lambrechts, Diether , Dieudonné, Anne-Sophie, Hatse, Sigrid , Limbergen, Erik Van, Zamora, M. Pilar , Peissel, Bernard , Loris, Bernard, Peterlongo, Paolo , Rajaraman, Preetha , Beckmann, Matthias W. , Slamon, Dennis J. , Phillips, Kelly‐Anne , Humphreys, Manjeet K., Easton, Douglas F. , Schmidt, Marjanka K. , Thorne, Heather , Purrington, Kristen S. , Lambrechts, Diether , Pharoah, Paul D.P. , Broeks, Annegien , Veer, Laura J. van’t , Ziogas, Argyrios , Mannermaa, Arto, Hall, Per N , Martens, John W.M. , Couch, Fergus J. , Olson, Janet E. , Marmé, Frederik , Investigators, kConFab, Benı́tez, Javier , Milne, Roger L. , Pérez, José Ignacio Arias , Bonanni, Bernardo , Schonfeld, Sara J. , Anton‐Culver, Hoda , Devilee, Peter , Figueroa, Jonine D. , Nevanlinna, H , Dörk, Thilo , Lambrechts, Diether , Giles, Graham G , Peterlongo, Paolo , Lissowska, Jolanta , John, Esther M , Southey, Melissa C , Dunning, Alison M , Lambrechts, Diether , Cox, Angela , García-Closas, Montserrat , Schmidt, Marjanka K , Severi, Gianluca , Ekici, Arif B , Hartikainen, Jaana M , Chenevix-Trench, Georgia , Czene, Kamila , Pylkäs, Katri , Baglietto, Laura , Bojesen, Stig E , Purrington, Kristen S , Phillips, Kelly-Anne , Lindblom, Annika , Liu, Jing

Human Molecular Genetics | April 25, 2012 | Volume: 21 | Issue: 17 | Pages: 3926-3939

10.1093/hmg/dds159 Get It

19p13.1 Is a Triple-Negative–Specific Breast Cancer Susceptibility Locus
Stevens, Kristen N., Fredericksen, Zachary, Vachon, Celine M. , Margolin, Sara , Lindblom, Annika , Nevanlinna, Heli , Greco, Dario , Aittomäki, Kristiina, Blomqvist, Carl , Chang‐Claude, Jenny , Vrieling, Alina , Flesch‐Janys, Dieter, Sinn, Hans‐Peter , Wang‐Gohrke, Shan , Nickels, Stefan , Brauch, Hiltrud , Ko, Yon‐Dschun, Fischer, Hans‐Peter , Schmutzler, Rita K., Meindl, Alfons, Bartram, Claus R., Schott, Sarah , Engel, Christoph , Weaver, JoEllen , Sharma, Priyanka , Brenner, Hermann , Stegmaier, Christa, Miron, Penelope , Yannoukakos, Drakoulis , Stavropoulou, Alexandra , Fountzilas, George , Swann, Ruth , Dwek, Miriam , Perkins, Annie, Zamora, María Pilar, Bojesen, Stig E. , Nielsen, Sune F. , Nordestgaard, Børge G. , Flyger, Henrik, Guénel, Pascal , Truong, Thérèse , Ménégaux, F. , Cordina‐Duverger, Emilie, Burwinkel, Barbara , Marmé, Frederick, Schneeweiß, Andreas , Sohn, Christof , Sawyer, Elinor J. , Tomlinson, Ian , Kerin, Michael J. , Peto, Julian , Johnson, Nichola , dos‐Santos‐Silva, Isabel , Fasching, Peter A. , Beckmann, Matthias W. , Hartmann, Arndt , Ekici, Arif B. , Lophatananon, Artitaya, Muir, Kenneth , Puttawibul, Puttisak, Wiangnon, Surapon , Schmidt, Marjanka K. , Braaf, Linde M., Rosenberg, Efraim H. , Hopper, John L. , Apicella, Carmel, Park, Daniel J. , Southey, Melissa C. , Swerdlow, Anthony J. , Ashworth, Alan , Orr, Nicholas, Schoemaker, Minouk J. , Dur, Christina Clarke, Shen, Chen‐Yang , Yu, Jyh-Cherng, Hsu, Huan-Ming, Hsiung, Chia‐Ni , Hamann, Ute , Dünnebier, Thomas, Rüdiger, Thomas , Ulmer, Hans Ulrich, Dunning, Alison M. , Humphreys, Manjeet K., Wang, Qin , Cox, Angela , Cross, Simon S. , Reed, Malcolm , Czene, Kamila , Ademuyiwa, Foluso O. , Hwang, Helena, Eccles, Diana M., García‐Closas, Montserrat , Figueroa, Jonine D. , Sherman, Mark E., Lissowska, Jolanta , Seynaeve, Caroline, Tollenaar, Rob A.�E.�M. , Hooning, Maartje J. , Andrulis, Irene L. , Knight, Julia A. , Glendon, Gord, Mulligan, Anna Marie , Winqvist, Robert , Pylkäs, Katri , Jukkola‐Vuorinen, Arja , Grip, Mervi, John, Esther M. , Miron, Alexander, Alnæs, Grethe Grenaker, Kristensen, Vessela, Børresen‐Dale, Anne‐Lise , Giles, Graham G. , Baglietto, Laura , McLean, Catriona , Severi, Gianluca , Kosel, Matthew L., Pankratz, V.S., Slager, Susan, Radice, Paolo , Peterlongo, Paolo , Manoukian, Siranoush , Barile, Monica, Lambrechts, Diether , Hatse, Sigrid , Dieudonné, Anne-Sophie, Christiaens, Marie-Rose, Chenevix‐Trench, Georgia , Chen, Xiaoqing, Mannermaa, Arto, Kosma, Veli‐Matti , Hartikainen, Jaana M. , Soini, Ylermi, Easton, Douglas F., Eccles, Diana , Orr, Nick , Thorne, Heather , Purrington, Kristen S. , Lambrechts, Diether , Vachon, Celine M. , Wang, Xianshu , Meindl, Alfons, Godwin, Andrew K. , Pathak, Harsh B. , Müller, Heiko , Arndt, Volker , Gogas, Helen J , Milne, Roger L. , Benı́tez, Javier , Pérez, José Ignacio Arias , Fletcher, Olivia , Broeks, Annegien , Orr, Nicholas, Anton‐Culver, Hoda , Ziogas, Argyrios , Bernstein, Leslie , Pharoah, Paul D.P. , Hall, Per N , Ambrosone, Christine B. , Eccles, Diana M., Devilee, Peter , Kristensen, Vessela N. , Kosel, Matthew , Olson, Janet E. , Beesley, Jonathan , Chen, Xiaoqing, Mannermaa, Arto, Couch, Fergus J. , Nevanlinna, H , Lambrechts, Diether , Giles, Graham G , Peterlongo, Paolo , Eccles, Diana , Swerdlow, Anthony J , Radice, Paolo , Lissowska, Jolanta , John, Esther M , Southey, Melissa C , Sinn, Peter , Muir, Kenneth , Dunning, Alison M , Lambrechts, Diether , Brenner, Hermann , Cox, Angela , Guénel, Pascal , García-Closas, Montserrat , Schmidt, Marjanka K , Severi, Gianluca , Ekici, Arif B , Hartikainen, Jaana M , Engel, Christoph , Chenevix-Trench, Georgia , Figueroa, Jonine D , Czene, Kamila , Ademuyiwa, Foluso O , Pylkäs, Katri , Yannoukakos, Drakoulis , Manoukian, Siranoush , Baglietto, Laura , Bojesen, Stig E , Purrington, Kristen S , Sharma, Priyanka , Schoemaker, Minouk J , Truong, Therese , Mclean, Catriona , Brauch, Hiltrud , Lindblom, Annika , Sawyer, Elinor J , Orr, Nick

Cancer Research | February 13, 2012 | Volume: 72 | Issue: 7 | Pages: 1795-1803

10.1158/0008-5472.can-11-3364 Get It

Abstract The 19p13.1 breast cancer susceptibility locus is a modifier of breast cancer risk in BRCA1 mutation carriers and is also associated with the risk of ovarian cancer. Here, we investigated 19p13.1 variation and risk of breast cancer subtypes, defined by estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), and human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER2) status, using 48,869 breast cancer cases and 49,787 controls from the Breast Cancer Association Consortium (BCAC). Variants from 19p13.1 were not associated with breast cancer overall or with ER-positive breast cancer but were significantly associated with ER-negative breast cancer risk [rs8170 OR, 1.10; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.05–1.15; P = 3.49 × 10−5] and triple-negative (ER-, PR-, and HER2-negative) breast cancer (rs8170: OR, 1.22; 95% CI, 1.13–1.31; P = 2.22 × 10−7). However, rs8170 was no longer associated with ER-negative breast cancer risk when triple-negative cases were excluded (OR, 0.98; 95% CI, 0.89–1.07; P = 0.62). In addition, a combined analysis of triple-negative cases from BCAC and the Triple Negative Breast Cancer Consortium (TNBCC; N = 3,566) identified a genome-wide significant association between rs8170 and triple-negative breast cancer risk (OR, 1.25; 95% CI, 1.18–1.33; P = 3.31 × 10−13]. Thus, 19p13.1 is the first triple-negative–specific breast cancer risk locus and the first locus specific to a histologic subtype defined by ER, PR, and HER2 to be identified. These findings provide convincing evidence that genetic susceptibility to breast cancer varies by tumor subtype and that triple-negative tumors and other subtypes likely arise through distinct etiologic pathways. Cancer Res; 72(7); 1795–803. ©2012 AACR.
Confirmation of 5p12 As a Susceptibility Locus for Progesterone-Receptor–Positive, Lower Grade Breast Cancer
Goode, Ellen L. , García‐Closas, Montserrat , Severi, Gianluca , Hein, Rebecca, Fredericksen, Zachary, Malats, Núria , Zamora, M. Pilar , Dörk, Thilo , Schürmann, Peter , Karstens, Johann H., Hillemanns, Peter , Cox, Angela , Brock, Ian W., Elliot, Graeme, Cross, Simon S. , Seal, Sheila, Turnbull, Clare , Renwick, Anthony, Rahman, Nazneen , Shen, Chen‐Yang , Yu, Jyh‐Cherng , Huang, Chiun‐Sheng , Hou, Ming‐Feng , Nordestgaard, Børge G. , Bojesen, Stig E. , Lanng, Charlotte, Alnæs, Grethe Grenaker, Kristensen, Vessela N. , Børrensen-Dale, Anne-Lise, Hopper, John L. , Dite, Gillian S. , Apicella, Carmel, Southey, Melissa C. , Lambrechts, Diether , Yesilyurt, Betül T., Floris, Giuseppe , Leunen, Karin, Sangrajrang, Suleeporn , Gaborieau, Valérie , McKay, James , Chang‐Claude, Jenny , Wang‐Gohrke, Shan , Radice, Paolo , Peterlongo, Paolo , Manoukian, Siranoush , Barile, Monica, Giles, Graham G. , Baglietto, Laura , John, Esther M. , Miron, Alexander, Lissowska, Jolanta , Sherman, Mark E., Bogdanova, Natalia , Antonenkova, Natalia, Zalutsky, Iosif V., Rogov, Yuriy , Fasching, Peter A. , Ekici, Arif B. , Beckmann, Matthias W. , Brenner, Hermann , Stegmaier, Christa, Andrulis, Irene L. , Knight, Julia A. , Glendon, Gord, Mulligan, Anna Marie , Mannermaa, Arto, Kataja, Vesa , Kosma, Veli‐Matti , Hartikainen, Jaana M. , Meindl, Alfons , Bartram, Claus R., Schmutzler, Rita K., Thomas, Gilles D., Hoover, Robert N. , Fletcher, Olivia , Gibson, Lorna J., dos‐Santos‐Silva, Isabel , Peto, Julian, Nickels, Stefan , Flesch‐Janys, Dieter, Sawyer, Elinor J. , Tomlinson, Ian , Kerin, Michael J. , Miller, Nicola, Schmidt, Marjanka K. , Veer, Laura van ‘t , Tollenaar, Rob A.�E.�M. , Dunning, Alison M. , Pooley, Karen A. , Schneeweiß, Andreas , Sohn, Christof , Burwinkel, Barbara , Jakubowska, Anna , Lubiński, Jan , Jaworska, Katarzyna, Durda, Katarzyna, Kang, Daehee , Noh, Dong‐Young , Ahn, Sei-Hyun, Hunter, David J. , Hankinson, Susan E. , Lindström, Sara, Chen, Xiaoqing, Beesley, Jonathan, Hamann, Ute, Justenhoven, Christina , Network, for the GENICA, Winqvist, Robert , Pylkäs, Katri , Jukkola‐Vuorinen, Arja , Grip, Mervi, Hooning, Maartje J. , Hollestelle, Antoinette , Oldenburg, Rogier A., Tilanus‐Linthorst, Madeleine M.A., Хуснутдинова, Э. К. , Bermisheva, Marina , Prokofieva, Darya, Farahtdinova, Albina, Humphreys, Manjeet K., Wang, Qin , Chenevix‐Trench, Georgia , Easton, Douglas F. , Lambrechts, Diether , Milne, Roger L. , Couch, Fergus J. , Pérez, José Ignacio Arias , Benı́tez, Javier , Børrensen-Dale, Anne-Lise, Brennan, Paul , Chanock, Stephen Jacob , Figueroa, Jonine D. , Bayer, Christian , Müller, Heiko , Arndt, Volker , Mannermaa, Arto, Meindl, Alfons , Heil, Joerg , Anton‐Culver, Hoda , Ziogas, Argyrios , Broeks, Annegien , Veer, Laura J. van’t , Pharoah, Paul D.P. , Marmé, Frederik , Yoo, Keun-Young , Hankinson, Susan E. , Kraft, Peter , Chen, Xiaoqing, Harth, Volker , Network, for the GENICA, Olson, Janet E. , Wang, Xianshu , Dörk, Thilo , Lambrechts, Diether , Giles, Graham G , Peterlongo, Paolo , Hillemanns, Peter , Radice, Paolo , Lissowska, Jolanta , John, Esther M , Southey, Melissa C , Malats, Nuria , Dunning, Alison M , Jakubowska, Anna , Lambrechts, Diether , Brenner, Hermann , Cox, Angela , García-Closas, Montserrat , Schmidt, Marjanka K , Severi, Gianluca , Ekici, Arif B , Hartikainen, Jaana M , Bogdanova, Natalia V , Chenevix-Trench, Georgia , Pylkäs, Katri , Manoukian, Siranoush , Lubinski, Jan , Baglietto, Laura , Fletcher, Olivia , Bojesen, Stig E , Huang, Chiun-Sheng , Sawyer, Elinor J , Kang, Daehee

Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention | October 6, 2011 | Volume: 20 | Issue: 10 | Pages: 2222-2231

10.1158/1055-9965.epi-11-0569 Get It

Abstract Background: The single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) 5p12-rs10941679 has been found to be associated with risk of breast cancer, particularly estrogen receptor (ER)-positive disease. We aimed to further explore this association overall, and by tumor histopathology, in the Breast Cancer Association Consortium. Methods: Data were combined from 37 studies, including 40,972 invasive cases, 1,398 cases of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), and 46,334 controls, all of white European ancestry, as well as 3,007 invasive cases and 2,337 controls of Asian ancestry. Associations overall and by tumor invasiveness and histopathology were assessed using logistic regression. Results: For white Europeans, the per-allele OR associated with 5p12-rs10941679 was 1.11 (95% CI = 1.08–1.14, P = 7 × 10−18) for invasive breast cancer and 1.10 (95% CI = 1.01–1.21, P = 0.03) for DCIS. For Asian women, the estimated OR for invasive disease was similar (OR = 1.07, 95%CI = 0.99–1.15, P = 0.09). Further analyses suggested that the association in white Europeans was largely limited to progesterone receptor (PR)-positive disease (per-allele OR = 1.16, 95% CI = 1.12–1.20, P = 1 × 10−18 vs. OR = 1.03, 95% CI = 0.99–1.07, P = 0.2 for PR-negative disease; Pheterogeneity = 2 × 10−7); heterogeneity by ER status was not observed (P = 0.2) once PR status was accounted for. The association was also stronger for lower grade tumors [per-allele OR (95% CI) = 1.20 (1.14–1.25), 1.13 (1.09–1.16), and 1.04 (0.99–1.08) for grade 1, 2, and 3/4, respectively; Ptrend = 5 × 10−7]. Conclusion: 5p12 is a breast cancer susceptibility locus for PR-positive, lower grade breast cancer. Impact: Multicenter fine-mapping studies of this region are needed as a first step to identifying the causal variant or variants. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev; 20(10); 2222–31. ©2011 AACR.