Identification of nine new susceptibility loci for endometrial cancer Journal Article


Authors: O’Mara, T. A.; Glubb, D. M.; Amant, F.; Annibali, D.; Ashton, K.; Attia, J.; Auer, P. L.; Beckmann, M. W.; Black, A.; Bolla, M. K.; Brauch, H.; Brenner, H.; Brinton, L.; Buchanan, D. D.; Burwinkel, B.; Chang-Claude, J.; Chanock, S. J.; Chen, C.; Chen, M. M.; Cheng, T. H. T.; Clarke, C. L.; Clendenning, M.; Cook, L. S.; Couch, F. J.; Cox, A.; Crous-Bous, M.; Czene, K.; Day, F.; Dennis, J.; Depreeuw, J.; Doherty, J. A.; Dörk, T.; Dowdy, S. C.; Dürst, M.; Ekici, A. B.; Fasching, P. A.; Fridley, B. L.; Friedenreich, C. M.; Fritschi, L.; Fung, J.; García-Closas, M.; Gaudet, M. M.; Giles, G. G.; Goode, E. L.; Gorman, M.; Haiman, C. A.; Hall, P.; Hankison, S. E.; Healey, C. S.; Hein, A.; Hillemanns, P.; Hodgson, S.; Hoivik, E. A.; Holliday, E. G.; Hopper, J. L.; Hunter, D. J.; Jones, A.; Krakstad, C.; Kristensen, V. N.; Lambrechts, D.; Marchand, L. L.; Liang, X.; Lindblom, A.; Lissowska, J.; Long, J.; Lu, L.; Magliocco, A. M.; Martin, L.; McEvoy, M.; Meindl, A.; Michailidou, K.; Milne, R. L.; Mints, M.; Montgomery, G. W.; Nassir, R.; Olsson, H.; Orlow, I.; Otton, G.; Palles, C.; Perry, J. R. B.; Peto, J.; Pooler, L.; Prescott, J.; Proietto, T.; Rebbeck, T. R.; Risch, H. A.; Rogers, P. A. W.; Rübner, M.; Runnebaum, I.; Sacerdote, C.; Sarto, G. E.; Schumacher, F.; Scott, R. J.; Setiawan, V. W.; Shah, M.; Sheng, X.; Shu, X. O.; Southey, M. C.; Swerdlow, A. J.; Tham, E.; Trovik, J.; Turman, C.; Tyrer, J. P.; Vachon, C.; VanDen Berg, D.; Vanderstichele, A.; Wang, Z.; Webb, P. M.; Wentzensen, N.; Werner, H. M. J.; Winham, S. J.; Wolk, A.; Xia, L.; Xiang, Y. B.; Yang, H. P.; Yu, H.; Zheng, W.; Pharoah, P. D. P.; Dunning, A. M.; Kraft, P.; De Vivo, I.; Tomlinson, I.; Easton, D. F.; Spurdle, A. B.; Thompson, D. J.
Article Title: Identification of nine new susceptibility loci for endometrial cancer
Abstract: Endometrial cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer of the female reproductive tract in developed countries. Through genome-wide association studies (GWAS), we have previously identified eight risk loci for endometrial cancer. Here, we present an expanded meta-analysis of 12,906 endometrial cancer cases and 108,979 controls (including new genotype data for 5624 cases) and identify nine novel genome-wide significant loci, including a locus on 12q24.12 previously identified by meta-GWAS of endometrial and colorectal cancer. At five loci, expression quantitative trait locus (eQTL) analyses identify candidate causal genes; risk alleles at two of these loci associate with decreased expression of genes, which encode negative regulators of oncogenic signal transduction proteins (SH2B3 (12q24.12) and NF1 (17q11.2)). In summary, this study has doubled the number of known endometrial cancer risk loci and revealed candidate causal genes for future study. © 2018, The Author(s).
Journal Title: Nature Communications
Volume: 9
ISSN: 2041-1723
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group  
Date Published: 2018-08-09
Start Page: 3166
Language: English
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-05427-7
PROVIDER: scopus
PMCID: PMC6085317
PUBMED: 30093612
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Notes: Article -- Export Date: 4 September 2018 -- Source: Scopus
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  2. Xiaolin Liang
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