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Trans-ancestry genome-wide association meta-analysis of prostate cancer identifies new susceptibility loci and informs genetic risk prediction.

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Peer-reviewed

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Article

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Authors

Conti, David V 
Moss, Lilit C 
Saunders, Edward J 
Sheng, Xin 

Abstract

Prostate cancer is a highly heritable disease with large disparities in incidence rates across ancestry populations. We conducted a multiancestry meta-analysis of prostate cancer genome-wide association studies (107,247 cases and 127,006 controls) and identified 86 new genetic risk variants independently associated with prostate cancer risk, bringing the total to 269 known risk variants. The top genetic risk score (GRS) decile was associated with odds ratios that ranged from 5.06 (95% confidence interval (CI), 4.84-5.29) for men of European ancestry to 3.74 (95% CI, 3.36-4.17) for men of African ancestry. Men of African ancestry were estimated to have a mean GRS that was 2.18-times higher (95% CI, 2.14-2.22), and men of East Asian ancestry 0.73-times lower (95% CI, 0.71-0.76), than men of European ancestry. These findings support the role of germline variation contributing to population differences in prostate cancer risk, with the GRS offering an approach for personalized risk prediction.

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Keywords

Genetic Loci, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Genome-Wide Association Study, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Molecular Sequence Annotation, Neoplasm Invasiveness, Odds Ratio, Prostatic Neoplasms, Racial Groups, Risk Factors

Journal Title

Nat Genet

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Journal ISSN

1061-4036
1546-1718

Volume Title

53

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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Sponsorship
National Cancer Institute (U19CA148537)
Wellcome Trust (203477/Z/16/Z)