Genome- and transcriptome-wide association studies of 386,000 Asian and European-ancestry women provide new insights into breast cancer genetics Journal Article


Authors: Jia, G.; Ping, J.; Shu, X.; Yang, Y.; Cai, Q.; Kweon, S. S.; Choi, J. Y.; Kubo, M.; Park, S. K.; Bolla, M. K.; Dennis, J.; Wang, Q.; Guo, X.; Li, B.; Tao, R.; Aronson, K. J.; Chan, T. L.; Gao, Y. T.; Hartman, M.; Ho, W. K.; Ito, H.; Iwasaki, M.; Iwata, H.; John, E. M.; Kasuga, Y.; Kim, M. K.; Kurian, A. W.; Kwong, A.; Li, J.; Lophatananon, A.; Low, S. K.; Mariapun, S.; Matsuda, K.; Matsuo, K.; Muir, K.; Noh, D. Y.; Park, B.; Park, M. H.; Shen, C. Y.; Shin, M. H.; Spinelli, J. J.; Takahashi, A.; Tseng, C.; Tsugane, S.; Wu, A. H.; Yamaji, T.; Zheng, Y.; Dunning, A. M.; Pharoah, P. D. P.; Teo, S. H.; Kang, D.; Easton, D. F.; Simard, J.; Shu, X. O.; Long, J.; Zheng, W.
Article Title: Genome- and transcriptome-wide association studies of 386,000 Asian and European-ancestry women provide new insights into breast cancer genetics
Abstract: By combining data from 160,500 individuals with breast cancer and 226,196 controls of Asian and European ancestry, we conducted genome- and transcriptome-wide association studies of breast cancer. We identified 222 genetic risk loci and 137 genes that were associated with breast cancer risk at a p < 5.0 × 10-8 and a Bonferroni-corrected p < 4.6 × 10-6, respectively. Of them, 32 loci and 15 genes showed a significantly different association between ER-positive and ER-negative breast cancer after Bonferroni correction. Significant ancestral differences in risk variant allele frequencies and their association strengths with breast cancer risk were identified. Of the significant associations identified in this study, 17 loci and 14 genes are located 1Mb away from any of the previously reported breast cancer risk variants. Pathways analyses including 221 putative risk genes identified multiple signaling pathways that may play a significant role in the development of breast cancer. Our study provides a comprehensive understanding of and new biological insights into the genetics of this common malignancy. Copyright © 2022 American Society of Human Genetics. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Keywords: single nucleotide polymorphism; case control study; genetics; case-control studies; polymorphism, single nucleotide; genetic predisposition to disease; breast cancer; genome-wide association study; breast neoplasms; breast tumor; genetic predisposition; transcriptome; humans; human; female; multi-ancestry meta-analysis; transcriptome-wide association study
Journal Title: American Journal of Human Genetics
Volume: 109
Issue: 12
ISSN: 0002-9297
Publisher: Cell Press  
Date Published: 2022-12-01
Start Page: 2185
End Page: 2195
Language: English
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2022.10.011
PUBMED: 36356581
PROVIDER: scopus
PMCID: PMC9748250
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Notes: Article -- Export Date: 3 January 2023 -- Source: Scopus
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