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Combined Associations of a Polygenic Risk Score and Classical Risk Factors With Breast Cancer Risk.

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Peer-reviewed

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Article

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Authors

Kapoor, Pooja Middha 
Choudhury, Parichoy Pal 
Wilcox, Amber N 
Lindström, Sara 

Abstract

We evaluated the joint associations between a new 313-variant PRS (PRS313) and questionnaire-based breast cancer risk factors for women of European ancestry, using 72 284 cases and 80 354 controls from the Breast Cancer Association Consortium. Interactions were evaluated using standard logistic regression and a newly developed case-only method for breast cancer risk overall and by estrogen receptor status. After accounting for multiple testing, we did not find evidence that per-standard deviation PRS313 odds ratio differed across strata defined by individual risk factors. Goodness-of-fit tests did not reject the assumption of a multiplicative model between PRS313 and each risk factor. Variation in projected absolute lifetime risk of breast cancer associated with classical risk factors was greater for women with higher genetic risk (PRS313 and family history) and, on average, 17.5% higher in the highest vs lowest deciles of genetic risk. These findings have implications for risk prevention for women at increased risk of breast cancer.

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Keywords

Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Body Mass Index, Breast Neoplasms, Case-Control Studies, Female, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Humans, Logistic Models, Medical History Taking, Middle Aged, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, Receptors, Estrogen, Risk Factors, White People

Journal Title

J Natl Cancer Inst

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Journal ISSN

0027-8874
1460-2105

Volume Title

113

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

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All rights reserved
Sponsorship
Cancer Research Uk (None)
Cancer Research UK (16565)
European Commission (223175)
National Cancer Institute (R01CA128978)
National Cancer Institute (U19CA148065)
European Commission Horizon 2020 (H2020) Societal Challenges (634935)
European Commission Horizon 2020 (H2020) Societal Challenges (633784)
Cancer Research UK (10710)
Cancer Research UK (16563)
Cancer Research UK (12014)
Cancer Research UK (10118)
National Cancer Institute (U19CA148537)