Article
7q21-rs6964587 and breast cancer risk: an extended case-control study by the Breast Cancer Association Consortium.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Oct 2011
Milne Roger L, Lorenzo-Bermejo Justo, Burwinkel Barbara, Malats Núria, Arias Jose Ignacio, Zamora M Pilar, Benítez Javier, Humphreys Manjeet K, García-Closas Montserrat, Chanock Stephen J, Lissowska Jolanta, Sherman Mark E, Mannermaa Arto, Kataja Vesa, Kosma Veli-Matti, Nevanlinna Heli, Heikkinen Tuomas, Aittomäki Kristiina, Blomqvist Carl, Anton-Culver Hoda, Ziogas Argyrios, Devilee Peter, van Asperen Christie J, Tollenaar Rob A E M, Seynaeve Caroline, Hall Per, Czene Kamila, Liu Jianjun, Irwanto Astrid K, Kang Daehee, Yoo Keun-Young, Noh Dong-Young, Couch Fergus J, Olson Janet E, Wang Xianshu, Fredericksen Zachary, Nordestgaard Børge G, Bojesen Stig E, Flyger Henrik, Margolin Sara, Lindblom Annika, Fasching Peter A, Schulz-Wendtland Ruediger, Ekici Arif B, Beckmann Matthias W, Wang-Gohrke Shan, Shen Chen-Yang, Yu Jyh-Cherng, Hsu Huan-Ming, Wu Pei-Ei, Giles Graham G, Severi Gianluca, Baglietto Laura, English Dallas R, Cox Angela, Brock Ian, Elliott Graeme, Reed Malcolm W R, Beesley Jonathan, Chen Xiaoqing, Investigators Kconfab, Fletcher Olivia, Gibson Lorna, dos Santos Silva Isabel, Peto Julian, Frank Bernd, Heil Joerg, Meindl Alfons, Chang-Claude Jenny, Hein Rebecca, Vrieling Alina, Flesch-Janys Dieter, Southey Melissa C, Smith Letitia, Apicella Carmel, Hopper John L, Dunning Alison M, Pooley Karen A, Pharoah Paul D P, Hamann Ute, Pesch Beate, Ko Yon-Dschun, Easton Douglas F, Chenevix-Trench Georgia
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Using the Breast Cancer Association Consortium, the authors previously reported that the single nucleotide polymorphism 7q21-rs6964587 (AKAP9-M463I) is associated with breast cancer risk. The authors have now assessed this association more comprehensively using 16 independent case-control studies. METHODS: The authors genotyped 14,843 invasive case patients and 19,852 control subjects with white...