STUDY TITLE: Fine-mapping of 150 breast cancer risk regions identifies 191 likely target genes.
SUMMARY: Identification of 206 genetic variants associated with a risk of developing breast cancer.
OVERVIEW: Breast cancer is currently the second most common cancer among women (behind skin cancer), affecting nearly 1 in 8 during their lifetime. Nearly 10% of all cases of breast cancer are thought to be hereditary. This study examined genetic data from over 215,000 women of European ancestry to identify genetic regions associated with an increased risk of developing breast cancer. The analysis discovered 206 variants across 129 genomic regions strongly associated with breast cancer risk. Collectively these genetic variants explain over 20% of the hereditary cancer risk. Many of the discovered variants are near genes that are related to the immune system, which indicates its importance in protecting us against cancer.
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ANALYZED VARIANTS: rs4784227, rs10941679, rs4442975, rs11249433, rs186430430, rs659713, rs62355902, rs7297051, rs10995201, rs1353783, rs10069690, rs138522813, rs35378451, rs2403907, rs754416, rs17356907, rs244321, rs1352944, rs60037937, rs620315, rs2307561, rs45631563, rs199660865, rs55872725, rs4951401, rs78540526, rs66987842, rs8105994, rs7098100, rs851984, rs31864, rs34133739, rs12173562, rs7664956, rs5838651, rs657244, rs7465364, rs9938021, rs657686, rs12881240, rs9421409, rs56344893, rs2736107, rs10816625, rs11373454, rs2478777, rs6787391, rs2992756, rs35263707, rs13294895, rs4849879, rs10762851, rs4286946, rs5995543, rs7813150, rs2003526, rs11571833, rs9925952, rs13153426, rs143384623, rs71403627, rs62334412, rs4950774, rs2016394, rs984113, rs3769821, rs56387622, rs35422, rs78955132, rs405447, rs12706954, rs2059891, rs12250948, rs7625643, rs12048493, rs1964292, rs28539243, rs527616, rs56722914, rs9952980, rs12594752, rs7796917, rs1057941, rs11341843, rs190443933, rs72755295, rs548082010, rs1882155, rs13294352, rs848088, rs7017073, rs12039667, rs4076654, rs35409891, rs138026227, rs35961416, rs148509105, rs17879961, rs4871411, rs74174203, rs17625845, rs419018, rs150957507, rs6854739, rs571173399, rs17617028, rs745382, rs78105464, rs7763102, rs1879854, rs112497245, rs10034903, rs200835870, rs71973726, rs61862474, rs78440108, rs67397200, rs6973318, rs62485509, rs58847541, rs506186, rs10096351, rs117618124, rs2328531, rs5997389, rs6569648, rs7541276, rs12422552, rs2822999, rs11448973, rs11102701, rs373575834, rs34810249, rs10641009, rs671888, rs1600346, rs10184522, rs11117754, rs7785971, rs537267133, rs199661266, rs12652713, rs2587505, rs13015648, rs2384061, rs12970390, rs2012709, rs7589172, rs1469713, rs3819405, rs35383942, rs7971, rs7081544, rs11382527, rs2981578, rs79309050, rs13020413, rs4800749, rs17303163, rs184486140, rs9619765, rs8137282, rs11583393, rs13267382, rs4066743, rs7529522, rs6500580, rs62070949, rs555060306, rs150804576, rs17513613, rs59867004, rs201000337, rs8063564, rs13066793, rs200366104, rs78269692, rs16991615, rs11704298, rs368848598, rs11067765, rs3846498, rs17432750, rs7730210, rs9573140, rs180952292, rs149934734, rs2363956, rs35054928, rs79388591, rs9918437, rs144101714, rs7899765, rs66496128, rs17467658, rs4587, rs184070480, rs10472097, rs72764096, rs7740686, rs7763637
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
Breast cancer
WEEKLY UPDATE: January 17, 2020
