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Genetic studies to discover common variants associated with epithelial ovarian cancer risk and variation in age of natural menopause Earp, Madalene A
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Background. Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) and age of natural menopause (ANM) are two complex traits impacting women’s health. ANM is also an important EOC risk factor. Insight into genetic factors influencing EOC and ANM could provide novel entry points for understanding EOC pathogenesis, and the normal process of ovarian aging. Methods. A two-stage genome-wide association study (GWAS) design using DNA pooling in Stage 1 was used to discover single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with histology-specific EOC risk, and population-specific variation in ANM. SNP-trait associations discovered in Stage 1 of these GWAS were replicated in two different consortia; EOC association in the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium (OCAC), and ANM associations in the ReproGen Consortium. Results. Eight subtype-specific SNP-EOC associations discovery in Stage 1 of the EOC GWAS were replicated (unadjusted P
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Genetic studies to discover common variants associated with epithelial ovarian cancer risk and variation in age of natural menopause
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University of British Columbia
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2012
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Background. Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) and age of natural menopause (ANM) are two complex traits impacting women’s health. ANM is also an important EOC risk factor. Insight into genetic factors influencing EOC and ANM could provide novel entry points for understanding EOC pathogenesis, and the normal process of ovarian aging.
Methods. A two-stage genome-wide association study (GWAS) design using DNA pooling in Stage 1 was used to discover single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with histology-specific EOC risk, and population-specific variation in ANM. SNP-trait associations discovered in Stage 1 of these GWAS were replicated in two different consortia; EOC association in the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium (OCAC), and ANM associations in the ReproGen Consortium.
Results. Eight subtype-specific SNP-EOC associations discovery in Stage 1 of the EOC GWAS were replicated (unadjusted P
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eng
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2013-01-02
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Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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10.14288/1.0073471
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University of British Columbia
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2013-05
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Graduate
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