1. Rare Germline Variants in ATM Predispose to Prostate Cancer: A PRACTICAL Consortium Study.
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Karlsson Q., Brook M.N., Dadaev T., Wakerell S., Saunders E.J., Muir K., Neal D.E., Giles G.G., MacInnis R.J., Thibodeau S.N., McDonnell S.K., Cannon-Albright L., Teixeira M.R., Paulo P., Cardoso M., Huff C., Li D., Yao Y., Scheet P., Permuth J.B., Stanford J.L., Dai J.Y., Ostrander E.A., Cussenot O., Cancel-Tassin G., Hoegel J., Herkommer K., Schleutker J., Tammela T.L.J., Rathinakannan V., Sipeky C., Wiklund F., Gronberg H., Aly M., Isaacs W.B., Dickinson J.L., FitzGerald L.M., Chua M.L.K., Nguyen-Dumont T., Schaid D.J., Southey M.C., Eeles R.A., Kote-Jarai Z., Karlsson Q., Brook M.N., Dadaev T., Wakerell S., Saunders E.J., Muir K., Neal D.E., Giles G.G., MacInnis R.J., Thibodeau S.N., McDonnell S.K., Cannon-Albright L., Teixeira M.R., Paulo P., Cardoso M., Huff C., Li D., Yao Y., Scheet P., Permuth J.B., Stanford J.L., Dai J.Y., Ostrander E.A., Cussenot O., Cancel-Tassin G., Hoegel J., Herkommer K., Schleutker J., Tammela T.L.J., Rathinakannan V., Sipeky C., Wiklund F., Gronberg H., Aly M., Isaacs W.B., Dickinson J.L., FitzGerald L.M., Chua M.L.K., Nguyen-Dumont T., Schaid D.J., Southey M.C., Eeles R.A., and Kote-Jarai Z.
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Background: Germline ATM mutations are suggested to contribute to predisposition to prostate cancer (PrCa). Previous studies have had inadequate power to estimate variant effect sizes. Objective(s): To precisely estimate the contribution of germline ATM mutations to PrCa risk. Design, setting, and participants: We analysed next-generation sequencing data from 13 PRACTICAL study groups comprising 5560 cases and 3353 controls of European ancestry. Outcome measurements and statistical analysis: Variant Call Format files were harmonised, annotated for rare ATM variants, and classified as tier 1 (likely pathogenic) or tier 2 (potentially deleterious). Associations with overall PrCa risk and clinical subtypes were estimated. Results and limitations: PrCa risk was higher in carriers of a tier 1 germline ATM variant, with an overall odds ratio (OR) of 4.4 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 2.0-9.5). There was also evidence that PrCa cases with younger age at diagnosis (<65 yr) had elevated tier 1 variant frequencies (pdifference = 0.04). Tier 2 variants were also associated with PrCa risk, with an OR of 1.4 (95% CI: 1.1-1.7). Conclusion(s): Carriers of pathogenic ATM variants have an elevated risk of developing PrCa and are at an increased risk for earlier-onset disease presentation. These results provide information for counselling of men and their families. Patient Summary: In this study, we estimated that men who inherit a likely pathogenic mutation in the ATM gene had an approximately a fourfold risk of developing prostate cancer. In addition, they are likely to develop the disease earlier.Copyright © 2020 The Authors
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- 2021