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Cross-Cancer Genome-Wide Association Study of Endometrial Cancer and Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Identifies Genetic Risk Regions Associated with Risk of Both Cancers.

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Glubb, DM; Thompson, DJ; Aben, KKH; Alsulimani, A; Amant, F; Annibali, D; Attia, J; Barricarte, A; Beckmann, MW; Berchuck, A; Bermisheva, M ...
Published in: Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev
January 2021

BACKGROUND: Accumulating evidence suggests a relationship between endometrial cancer and ovarian cancer. Independent genome-wide association studies (GWAS) for endometrial cancer and ovarian cancer have identified 16 and 27 risk regions, respectively, four of which overlap between the two cancers. We aimed to identify joint endometrial and ovarian cancer risk loci by performing a meta-analysis of GWAS summary statistics from these two cancers. METHODS: Using LDScore regression, we explored the genetic correlation between endometrial cancer and ovarian cancer. To identify loci associated with the risk of both cancers, we implemented a pipeline of statistical genetic analyses (i.e., inverse-variance meta-analysis, colocalization, and M-values) and performed analyses stratified by subtype. Candidate target genes were then prioritized using functional genomic data. RESULTS: Genetic correlation analysis revealed significant genetic correlation between the two cancers (rG = 0.43, P = 2.66 × 10-5). We found seven loci associated with risk for both cancers (P Bonferroni < 2.4 × 10-9). In addition, four novel subgenome-wide regions at 7p22.2, 7q22.1, 9p12, and 11q13.3 were identified (P < 5 × 10-7). Promoter-associated HiChIP chromatin loops from immortalized endometrium and ovarian cell lines and expression quantitative trait loci data highlighted candidate target genes for further investigation. CONCLUSIONS: Using cross-cancer GWAS meta-analysis, we have identified several joint endometrial and ovarian cancer risk loci and candidate target genes for future functional analysis. IMPACT: Our research highlights the shared genetic relationship between endometrial cancer and ovarian cancer. Further studies in larger sample sets are required to confirm our findings.

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Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev

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EISSN

1538-7755

Publication Date

January 2021

Volume

30

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1

Start / End Page

217 / 228

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Risk Factors
  • Quantitative Trait Loci
  • Ovarian Neoplasms
  • Humans
  • Genome-Wide Association Study
  • Female
  • Epidemiology
  • Endometrial Neoplasms
  • Carcinoma, Ovarian Epithelial
  • 42 Health sciences
 

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Glubb, D. M., Thompson, D. J., Aben, K. K. H., Alsulimani, A., Amant, F., Annibali, D., … O’Mara, T. A. (2021). Cross-Cancer Genome-Wide Association Study of Endometrial Cancer and Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Identifies Genetic Risk Regions Associated with Risk of Both Cancers. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev, 30(1), 217–228. https://doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-20-0739
Glubb, Dylan M., Deborah J. Thompson, Katja K. H. Aben, Ahmad Alsulimani, Frederic Amant, Daniela Annibali, John Attia, et al. “Cross-Cancer Genome-Wide Association Study of Endometrial Cancer and Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Identifies Genetic Risk Regions Associated with Risk of Both Cancers.Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 30, no. 1 (January 2021): 217–28. https://doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-20-0739.
Glubb DM, Thompson DJ, Aben KKH, Alsulimani A, Amant F, Annibali D, et al. Cross-Cancer Genome-Wide Association Study of Endometrial Cancer and Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Identifies Genetic Risk Regions Associated with Risk of Both Cancers. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2021 Jan;30(1):217–28.
Glubb, Dylan M., et al. “Cross-Cancer Genome-Wide Association Study of Endometrial Cancer and Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Identifies Genetic Risk Regions Associated with Risk of Both Cancers.Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev, vol. 30, no. 1, Jan. 2021, pp. 217–28. Pubmed, doi:10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-20-0739.
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Published In

Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev

DOI

EISSN

1538-7755

Publication Date

January 2021

Volume

30

Issue

1

Start / End Page

217 / 228

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Risk Factors
  • Quantitative Trait Loci
  • Ovarian Neoplasms
  • Humans
  • Genome-Wide Association Study
  • Female
  • Epidemiology
  • Endometrial Neoplasms
  • Carcinoma, Ovarian Epithelial
  • 42 Health sciences