The role of the insulin-like growth factor-1 system in breast cancer

PF Christopoulos, P Msaouel, M Koutsilieris - Molecular cancer, 2015 - Springer
IGF-1 is a potent mitogen of major importance in the mammary gland. IGF-1 binding to the
cognate receptor, IGF-1R, triggers a signaling cascade leading to proliferative and anti …

Common genetic variation and breast cancer risk—past, present, and future

J Lilyquist, KJ Ruddy, CM Vachon, FJ Couch - … Epidemiology, Biomarkers & …, 2018 - AACR
Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in the United States, with up to
30% of those diagnosed displaying a family history of breast cancer. To date, 18% of the …

Breast cancer risk prediction using a clinical risk model and polygenic risk score

Y Shieh, D Hu, L Ma, S Huntsman, CC Gard… - Breast cancer research …, 2016 - Springer
Breast cancer risk assessment can inform the use of screening and prevention modalities.
We investigated the performance of the Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium (BCSC) risk …

Breast cancer risk factors and their effects on survival: a Mendelian randomisation study

M Escala-Garcia, A Morra, S Canisius, J Chang-Claude… - BMC medicine, 2020 - Springer
Background Observational studies have investigated the association of risk factors with
breast cancer prognosis. However, the results have been conflicting and it has been …

Mendelian randomization analyses of 23 known and suspected risk factors and biomarkers for breast cancer overall and by molecular subtypes

F Chen, W Wen, J Long, X Shu, Y Yang… - … journal of cancer, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Many risk factors have been identified for breast cancer. The potential causality for some of
them remains uncertain, and few studies have comprehensively investigated these …

Breast cancer risk variants at 6q25 display different phenotype associations and regulate ESR1, RMND1 and CCDC170

AM Dunning, K Michailidou, KB Kuchenbaecker… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
We analyzed 3,872 common genetic variants across the ESR1 locus (encoding estrogen
receptor α) in 118,816 subjects from three international consortia. We found evidence for at …

Improved methods for multi-trait fine mapping of pleiotropic risk loci

G Kichaev, M Roytman, R Johnson, E Eskin… - …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Motivation Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified thousands of regions
in the genome that contain genetic variants that increase risk for complex traits and …

Multiethnic genome-wide meta-analysis of ectopic fat depots identifies loci associated with adipocyte development and differentiation

AY Chu, X Deng, VA Fisher, A Drong, Y Zhang… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Variation in body fat distribution contributes to the metabolic sequelae of obesity. The
genetic determinants of body fat distribution are poorly understood. The goal of this study …

Integrated molecular landscape of Parkinson's disease

CJHM Klemann, GJM Martens, M Sharma… - npj Parkinson's …, 2017 - nature.com
Parkinson's disease is caused by a complex interplay of genetic and environmental factors.
Although a number of independent molecular pathways and processes have been …

Identification of novel breast cancer susceptibility loci in meta-analyses conducted among Asian and European descendants

X Shu, J Long, Q Cai, SS Kweon, JY Choi… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Known risk variants explain only a small proportion of breast cancer heritability, particularly
in Asian women. To search for additional genetic susceptibility loci for breast cancer, here …