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    • Gene and pathway level analyses of germline DNA-repair gene variants and prostate cancer susceptibility using the iCOGS-genotyping array. 

      Saunders, EJ; Dadaev, T; Leongamornlert, DA; Al Olama, AA; Benlloch, S; Giles, GG; Wiklund, F; Gronberg, H; Haiman, CA; Schleutker, J; Nordestgaard, BG; Travis, RC; Neal, D; Pasayan, N; Khaw, K-T; Stanford, JL; Blot, WJ; Thibodeau, SN; Maier, C; Kibel, AS; Cybulski, C; Cannon-Albright, L; Brenner, H; Park, JY; Kaneva, R; Batra, J; Teixeira, MR; Pandha, H; Govindasami, K; Muir, K; UK Genetic Prostate Cancer Study Collaborators; UK ProtecT Study Collaborators; PRACTICAL Consortium; Easton, DF; Eeles, RA; Kote-Jarai, Z (2016-04)
      Background Germline mutations within DNA-repair genes are implicated in susceptibility to multiple forms of cancer. For prostate cancer (PrCa), rare mutations in BRCA2 and BRCA1 give rise to moderately elevated risk, whereas ...

    • Gene expression profiling in bladder cancer identifies potential therapeutic targets 

      Hussain, SA; Palmer, DH; Syn, W-K; Sacco, JJ; Greensmith, RMD; Elmetwali, T; Aachi, V; Lloyd, BH; Jithesh, PV; Arrand, J; Barton, D; Ansari, J; Sibson, DR; James, ND (Spandidos Publications, 2017-04)

    • Genetic predisposition to prostate cancer. 

      Benafif, S; Eeles, R (2016-12)
      Introduction Prostate cancer (PrCa) is the commonest non-cutaneous cancer in men in the UK. Epidemiological evidence as well as twin studies points towards a genetic component contributing to aetiology.Sources of data Key ...

    • Genetic predisposition to prostate cancer: an update. 

      Ni Raghallaigh, H; Eeles, R (2021-01-24)
      Improvements in DNA sequencing technology and discoveries made by large scale genome-wide association studies have led to enormous insight into the role of genetic variation in prostate cancer risk. High-risk prostate ...

    • Genetic Testing and Clinical Management Practices for Variants in Non-BRCA1/2 Breast (and Breast/Ovarian) Cancer Susceptibility Genes: An International Survey by the Evidence-Based Network for the Interpretation of Germline Mutant Alleles (ENIGMA) Clinical Working Group. 

      Nielsen, SM; Eccles, DM; Romero, IL; Al-Mulla, F; Balmaña, J; Biancolella, M; Bslok, R; Caligo, MA; Calvello, M; Capone, GL; Cavalli, P; Chan, TLC; Claes, KBM; Cortesi, L; Couch, FJ; de la Hoya, M; De Toffol, S; Diez, O; Domchek, SM; Eeles, R; Efremidis, A; Fostira, F; Goldgar, D; Hadjisavvas, A; Hansen, TVO; Hirasawa, A; Houdayer, C; Kleiblova, P; Krieger, S; Lázaro, C; Loizidou, M; Manoukian, S; Mensenkamp, AR; Moghadasi, S; Monteiro, AN; Mori, L; Morrow, A; Naldi, N; Nielsen, HR; Olopade, OI; Pachter, NS; Palmero, EI; Pedersen, IS; Piane, M; Puzzo, M; Robson, M; Rossing, M; Sini, MC; Solano, A; Soukupova, J; Tedaldi, G; Teixeira, M; Thomassen, M; Tibiletti, MG; Toland, A; Törngren, T; Vaccari, E; Varesco, L; Vega, A; Wallis, Y; Wappenschmidt, B; Weitzel, J; Spurdle, AB; De Nicolo, A; Gómez-García, EB (2018-01)
      Purpose To describe a snapshot of international genetic testing practices, specifically regarding the use of multigene panels, for hereditary breast/ovarian cancers. We conducted a survey through the Evidence-Based Network ...

    • Genetic Variants in Epigenetic Pathways and Risks of Multiple Cancers in the GAME-ON Consortium. 

      Toth, R; Scherer, D; Kelemen, LE; Risch, A; Hazra, A; Balavarca, Y; Issa, J-PJ; Moreno, V; Eeles, RA; Ogino, S; Wu, X; Ye, Y; Hung, RJ; Goode, EL; Ulrich, CM; OCAC, CORECT, TRICL, ELLIPSE, DRIVE, and GAME-ON consortia (2017-06)
      <b>Background:</b> Epigenetic disturbances are crucial in cancer initiation, potentially with pleiotropic effects, and may be influenced by the genetic background.<b>Methods:</b> In a subsets (ASSET) meta-analytic approach, ...

    • Genetically modified lentiviruses that preserve microvascular function protect against late radiation damage in normal tissues. 

      Khan, AA; Paget, JT; McLaughlin, M; Kyula, JN; Wilkinson, MJ; Pencavel, T; Mansfield, D; Roulstone, V; Seth, R; Halle, M; Somaiah, N; Boult, JKR; Robinson, SP; Pandha, HS; Vile, RG; Melcher, AA; Harris, PA; Harrington, KJ (2018-01)
      Improvements in cancer survival mean that long-term toxicities, which contribute to the morbidity of cancer survivorship, are being increasingly recognized. Late adverse effects (LAEs) in normal tissues after radiotherapy ...

    • Genome-wide association of familial prostate cancer cases identifies evidence for a rare segregating haplotype at 8q24.21. 

      Teerlink, CC; Leongamornlert, D; Dadaev, T; Thomas, A; Farnham, J; Stephenson, RA; Riska, S; McDonnell, SK; Schaid, DJ; Catalona, WJ; Zheng, SL; Cooney, KA; Ray, AM; Zuhlke, KA; Lange, EM; Giles, GG; Southey, MC; Fitzgerald, LM; Rinckleb, A; Luedeke, M; Maier, C; Stanford, JL; Ostrander, EA; Kaikkonen, EM; Sipeky, C; Tammela, T; Schleutker, J; Wiley, KE; Isaacs, SD; Walsh, PC; Isaacs, WB; Xu, J; Cancel-Tassin, G; Cussenot, O; Mandal, D; Laurie, C; Laurie, C; PRACTICAL consortium; International Consortium for Prostate Cancer Genetics; Thibodeau, SN; Eeles, RA; Kote-Jarai, Z; Cannon-Albright, L (2016-08)
      Previous genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of prostate cancer risk focused on cases unselected for family history and have reported over 100 significant associations. The International Consortium for Prostate Cancer ...

    • Genome-wide association study identifies susceptibility loci for B-cell childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. 

      Vijayakrishnan, J; Studd, J; Broderick, P; Kinnersley, B; Holroyd, A; Law, PJ; Kumar, R; Allan, JM; Harrison, CJ; Moorman, AV; Vora, A; Roman, E; Rachakonda, S; Kinsey, SE; Sheridan, E; Thompson, PD; Irving, JA; Koehler, R; Hoffmann, P; Nöthen, MM; Heilmann-Heimbach, S; Jöckel, K-H; Easton, DF; Pharaoh, PDP; Dunning, AM; Peto, J; Canzian, F; Swerdlow, A; Eeles, RA; Kote-Jarai, Z; Muir, K; Pashayan, N; PRACTICAL Consortium; Greaves, M; Zimmerman, M; Bartram, CR; Schrappe, M; Stanulla, M; Hemminki, K; Houlston, RS (2018-04-09)
      Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have advanced our understanding of susceptibility to B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (BCP-ALL); however, much of the heritable risk remains unidentified. Here, we perform ...

    • Genome-wide association study implicates immune dysfunction in the development of Hodgkin lymphoma. 

      Sud, A; Thomsen, H; Orlando, G; Försti, A; Law, PJ; Broderick, P; Cooke, R; Hariri, F; Pastinen, T; Easton, DF; Pharoah, PDP; Dunning, AM; Peto, J; Canzian, F; Eeles, R; Kote-Jarai, Z; Muir, K; Pashayan, N; Campa, D; PRACTICAL Consortium; Hoffmann, P; Nöthen, MM; Jöckel, K-H; von Strandmann, EP; Swerdlow, AJ; Engert, A; Orr, N; Hemminki, K; Houlston, RS (2018-11)
      To further our understanding of inherited susceptibility to Hodgkin lymphoma (HL), we performed a meta-analysis of 7 genome-wide association studies totaling 5325 HL cases and 22 423 control patients. We identify 5 new HL ...

    • Genome-wide association study of classical Hodgkin lymphoma identifies key regulators of disease susceptibility. 

      Sud, A; Thomsen, H; Law, PJ; Försti, A; Filho, MIDS; Holroyd, A; Broderick, P; Orlando, G; Lenive, O; Wright, L; Cooke, R; Easton, D; Pharoah, P; Dunning, A; Peto, J; Canzian, F; Eeles, R; Kote-Jarai, Z; Muir, K; Pashayan, N; PRACTICAL consortium; Hoffmann, P; Nöthen, MM; Jöckel, K-H; Strandmann, EPV; Lightfoot, T; Kane, E; Roman, E; Lake, A; Montgomery, D; Jarrett, RF; Swerdlow, AJ; Engert, A; Orr, N; Hemminki, K; Houlston, RS (2017-12)
      Several susceptibility loci for classical Hodgkin lymphoma have been reported. However, much of the heritable risk is unknown. Here, we perform a meta-analysis of two existing genome-wide association studies, a new genome-wide ...

    • Genome-wide linkage analysis of 1,233 prostate cancer pedigrees from the International Consortium for Prostate Cancer Genetics using novel sumLINK and sumLOD analyses. 

      Christensen, GB; Baffoe-Bonnie, AB; George, A; Powell, I; Bailey-Wilson, JE; Carpten, JD; Giles, GG; Hopper, JL; Severi, G; English, DR; Foulkes, WD; Maehle, L; Moller, P; Eeles, R; Easton, D; Badzioch, MD; Whittemore, AS; Oakley-Girvan, I; Hsieh, C-L; Dimitrov, L; Xu, J; Stanford, JL; Johanneson, B; Deutsch, K; McIntosh, L; Ostrander, EA; Wiley, KE; Isaacs, SD; Walsh, PC; Isaacs, WB; Thibodeau, SN; McDonnell, SK; Hebbring, S; Schaid, DJ; Lange, EM; Cooney, KA; Tammela, TLJ; Schleutker, J; Paiss, T; Maier, C; Grönberg, H; Wiklund, F; Emanuelsson, M; Farnham, JM; Cannon-Albright, LA; Camp, NJ; International Consortium for Prostate Cancer Genetics (2010-05)
      Background Prostate cancer (PC) is generally believed to have a strong inherited component, but the search for susceptibility genes has been hindered by the effects of genetic heterogeneity. The recently developed sumLINK ...

    • Genome-Wide Meta-Analyses of Breast, Ovarian, and Prostate Cancer Association Studies Identify Multiple New Susceptibility Loci Shared by at Least Two Cancer Types. 

      Kar, SP; Beesley, J; Amin Al Olama, A; Michailidou, K; Tyrer, J; Kote-Jarai, Z; Lawrenson, K; Lindstrom, S; Ramus, SJ; Thompson, DJ; ABCTB Investigators; Kibel, AS; Dansonka-Mieszkowska, A; Michael, A; Dieffenbach, AK; Gentry-Maharaj, A; Whittemore, AS; Wolk, A; Monteiro, A; Peixoto, A; Kierzek, A; Cox, A; Rudolph, A; Gonzalez-Neira, A; Wu, AH; Lindblom, A; Swerdlow, A; AOCS Study Group & Australian Cancer Study (Ovarian Cancer); APCB BioResource; Ziogas, A; Ekici, AB; Burwinkel, B; Karlan, BY; Nordestgaard, BG; Blomqvist, C; Phelan, C; McLean, C; Pearce, CL; Vachon, C; Cybulski, C; Slavov, C; Stegmaier, C; Maier, C; Ambrosone, CB; Høgdall, CK; Teerlink, CC; Kang, D; Tessier, DC; Schaid, DJ; Stram, DO; Cramer, DW; Neal, DE; Eccles, D; Flesch-Janys, D; Edwards, DRV; Wokozorczyk, D; Levine, DA; Yannoukakos, D; Sawyer, EJ; Bandera, EV; Poole, EM; Goode, EL; Khusnutdinova, E; Høgdall, E; Song, F; Bruinsma, F; Heitz, F; Modugno, F; Hamdy, FC; Wiklund, F; Giles, GG; Olsson, H; Wildiers, H; Ulmer, H-U; Pandha, H; Risch, HA; Darabi, H; Salvesen, HB; Nevanlinna, H; Gronberg, H; Brenner, H; Brauch, H; Anton-Culver, H; Song, H; Lim, H-Y; McNeish, I; Campbell, I; Vergote, I; Gronwald, J; Lubiński, J; Stanford, JL; Benítez, J; Doherty, JA; Permuth, JB; Chang-Claude, J; Donovan, JL; Dennis, J; Schildkraut, JM; Schleutker, J; Hopper, JL; Kupryjanczyk, J; Park, JY; Figueroa, J; Clements, JA; Knight, JA; Peto, J; Cunningham, JM; Pow-Sang, J; Batra, J; Czene, K; Lu, KH; Herkommer, K; Khaw, K-T; kConFab Investigators; Matsuo, K; Muir, K; Offitt, K; Chen, K; Moysich, KB; Aittomäki, K; Odunsi, K; Kiemeney, LA; Massuger, LFAG; Fitzgerald, LM; Cook, LS; Cannon-Albright, L; Hooning, MJ; Pike, MC; Bolla, MK; Luedeke, M; Teixeira, MR; Goodman, MT; Schmidt, MK; Riggan, M; Aly, M; Rossing, MA; Beckmann, MW; Moisse, M; Sanderson, M; Southey, MC; Jones, M; Lush, M; Hildebrandt, MAT; Hou, M-F; Schoemaker, MJ; Garcia-Closas, M; Bogdanova, N; Rahman, N; NBCS Investigators; Le, ND; Orr, N; Wentzensen, N; Pashayan, N; Peterlongo, P; Guénel, P; Brennan, P; Paulo, P; Webb, PM; Broberg, P; Fasching, PA; Devilee, P; Wang, Q; Cai, Q; Li, Q; Kaneva, R; Butzow, R; Kopperud, RK; Schmutzler, RK; Stephenson, RA; MacInnis, RJ; Hoover, RN; Winqvist, R; Ness, R; Milne, RL; Travis, RC; Benlloch, S; Olson, SH; McDonnell, SK; Tworoger, SS; Maia, S; Berndt, S; Lee, SC; Teo, S-H; Thibodeau, SN; Bojesen, SE; Gapstur, SM; Kjær, SK; Pejovic, T; Tammela, TLJ; GENICA Network; PRACTICAL consortium; Dörk, T; Brüning, T; Wahlfors, T; Key, TJ; Edwards, TL; Menon, U; Hamann, U; Mitev, V; Kosma, V-M; Setiawan, VW; Kristensen, V; Arndt, V; Vogel, W; Zheng, W; Sieh, W; Blot, WJ; Kluzniak, W; Shu, X-O; Gao, Y-T; Schumacher, F; Freedman, ML; Berchuck, A; Dunning, AM; Simard, J; Haiman, CA; Spurdle, A; Sellers, TA; Hunter, DJ; Henderson, BE; Kraft, P; Chanock, SJ; Couch, FJ; Hall, P; Gayther, SA; Easton, DF; Chenevix-Trench, G; Eeles, R; Pharoah, PDP; Lambrechts, D (2016-09)
      Unlabelled Breast, ovarian, and prostate cancers are hormone-related and may have a shared genetic basis, but this has not been investigated systematically by genome-wide association (GWA) studies. Meta-analyses combining ...

    • Genomic gain and over expression of CCL2 correlate with vascular invasion in stage I non-seminomatous testicular germ-cell tumours. 

      Gilbert, DC; Chandler, I; Summersgill, B; McIntyre, A; Missiaglia, E; Goddard, NC; Huddart, RA; Shipley, J (2011-08)
      Testicular germ-cell tumours (TGCT) are the most frequent solid tumour to affect young Caucasian adult males and have increased in incidence over recent decades. In clinical stage I non-seminomas, (NSGCT) histological ...

    • Genomic landscape of platinum resistant and sensitive testicular cancers. 

      Loveday, C; Litchfield, K; Proszek, PZ; Cornish, AJ; Santo, F; Levy, M; Macintyre, G; Holryod, A; Broderick, P; Dudakia, D; Benton, B; Bakir, MA; Hiley, C; Grist, E; Swanton, C; Huddart, R; Powles, T; Chowdhury, S; Shipley, J; O'Connor, S; Brenton, JD; Reid, A; de Castro, DG; Houlston, RS; Turnbull, C (2020-05-04)
      While most testicular germ cell tumours (TGCTs) exhibit exquisite sensitivity to platinum chemotherapy, ~10% are platinum resistant. To gain insight into the underlying mechanisms, we undertake whole exome sequencing and ...

    • Geometric and dosimetric evaluations of atlas-based segmentation methods of MR images in the head and neck region. 

      Kieselmann, JP; Kamerling, CP; Burgos, N; Menten, MJ; Fuller, CD; Nill, S; Cardoso, MJ; Oelfke, U (2018-07-11)
      Owing to its excellent soft-tissue contrast, magnetic resonance (MR) imaging has found an increased application in radiation therapy (RT). By harnessing these properties for treatment planning, automated segmentation methods ...

    • Germline BRCA mutation and outcome in young-onset breast cancer (POSH): a prospective cohort study. 

      Copson, ER; Maishman, TC; Tapper, WJ; Cutress, RI; Greville-Heygate, S; Altman, DG; Eccles, B; Gerty, S; Durcan, LT; Jones, L; Evans, DG; Thompson, AM; Pharoah, P; Easton, DF; Dunning, AM; Hanby, A; Lakhani, S; Eeles, R; Gilbert, FJ; Hamed, H; Hodgson, S; Simmonds, P; Stanton, L; Eccles, DM (2018-02)
      Background Retrospective studies provide conflicting interpretations of the effect of inherited genetic factors on the prognosis of patients with breast cancer. The primary aim of this study was to determine the effect of ...

    • Germline DNA Repair Gene Mutations in Young-onset Prostate Cancer Cases in the UK: Evidence for a More Extensive Genetic Panel. 

      Leongamornlert, DA; Saunders, EJ; Wakerell, S; Whitmore, I; Dadaev, T; Cieza-Borrella, C; Benafif, S; Brook, MN; Donovan, JL; Hamdy, FC; Neal, DE; Muir, K; Govindasami, K; Conti, DV; Kote-Jarai, Z; Eeles, RA (2019-09)
      Background Rare germline mutations in DNA repair genes are associated with prostate cancer (PCa) predisposition and prognosis.Objective To quantify the frequency of germline DNA repair gene mutations in UK PCa cases and ...

    • Germline genetic variation in prostate susceptibility does not predict outcomes in the chemoprevention trials PCPT and SELECT. 

      Ahmed, M; Goh, C; Saunders, E; Cieza-Borrella, C; PRACTICAL consortium; Kote-Jarai, Z; Schumacher, FR; Eeles, R (2020-06)
      Background The development of prostate cancer can be influenced by genetic and environmental factors. Numerous germline SNPs influence prostate cancer susceptibility. The functional pathways in which these SNPs increase ...

    • Germline sequencing DNA repair genes in 5,545 men with aggressive and non-aggressive prostate cancer. 

      Darst, BF; Dadaev, T; Saunders, E; Sheng, X; Wan, P; Pooler, L; Xia, LY; Chanock, S; Berndt, SI; Gapstur, SM; Stevens, V; Albanes, D; Weinstein, SJ; Gnanapragasam, V; Giles, GG; Nguyen-Dumont, T; Milne, RL; Pomerantz, M; Schmidt, JA; Mucci, L; Catalona, WJ; Hetrick, KN; Doheny, KF; MacInnis, RJ; Southey, MC; Eeles, RA; Wiklund, F; Kote-Jarai, Z; Conti, DV; Haiman, CA (2020-08-27)
      Background There is an urgent need to identify factors specifically associated with aggressive prostate cancer (PCa) risk. We investigated whether rare pathogenic, likely pathogenic, or deleterious (P/LP/D) germline variants ...