Germline variants in IL4, MGMT and AKT1 are associated with prostate cancer-specific mortality: An analysis of 12,082 prostate cancer cases.

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FitzGerald, LM
Zhao, S
Leonardson, A
Geybels, MS
Kolb, S
Lin, DW
Wright, JL
Eeles, R
Kote-Jarai, Z
Govindasami, K
Giles, GG
Southey, MC
Schleutker, J
Tammela, TL
Sipeky, C
Penney, KL
Stampfer, MJ
Gronberg, H
Wiklund, F
Stattin, P
Hugosson, J
Karyadi, DM
Ostrander, EA
Feng, Z
Stanford, JL

Document Type

Journal Article

Date

2018-06-01

Date Accepted

2017-11-20

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Prostate cancer (PCa) is a leading cause of mortality and genetic factors can influence tumour aggressiveness. Several germline variants have been associated with PCa-specific mortality (PCSM), but further replication evidence is needed. METHODS: Twenty-two previously identified PCSM-associated genetic variants were genotyped in seven PCa cohorts (12,082 patients; 1544 PCa deaths). For each cohort, Cox proportional hazards models were used to calculate hazard ratios and 95% confidence intervals for risk of PCSM associated with each variant. Data were then combined using a meta-analysis approach. RESULTS: Fifteen SNPs were associated with PCSM in at least one of the seven cohorts. In the meta-analysis, after adjustment for clinicopathological factors, variants in the MGMT (rs2308327; HR 0.90; p-value = 3.5 × 10-2) and IL4 (rs2070874; HR 1.22; p-value = 1.1 × 10-3) genes were confirmed to be associated with risk of PCSM. In analyses limited to men diagnosed with local or regional stage disease, a variant in AKT1, rs2494750, was also confirmed to be associated with PCSM risk (HR 0.81; p-value = 3.6 × 10-2). CONCLUSIONS: This meta-analysis confirms the association of three genetic variants with risk of PCSM, providing further evidence that genetic background plays a role in PCa-specific survival. While these variants alone are not sufficient as prognostic biomarkers, these results may provide insights into the biological pathways modulating tumour aggressiveness.

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Prostate cancer and prostatic diseases, 2018, 21 (2), pp. 228 - 237

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NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP

ISSN

1365-7852

eISSN

1476-5608

Research Team

Oncogenetics

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