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1. Connected Conservation:Rethinking conservation for a telecoupled world

Author

Carmenta, R., Barlow, J., Bastos Lima, M.G., Berenguer, E., Choiruzzad, S., Estrada-Carmona, N., França, F., Kallis, G., Killick, E., Lees, A., Martin, A., Pascual, U., Pettorelli, N., Reed, J., Rodriguez, I., Steward, A.M., Sunderland, T., Vira, B., Zaehringer, J.G., Hicks, C., Carmenta, R., Barlow, J., Bastos Lima, M.G., Berenguer, E., Choiruzzad, S., Estrada-Carmona, N., França, F., Kallis, G., Killick, E., Lees, A., Martin, A., Pascual, U., Pettorelli, N., Reed, J., Rodriguez, I., Steward, A.M., Sunderland, T., Vira, B., Zaehringer, J.G., and Hicks, C.

Abstract

The convergence of the biodiversity and climate crises, widening of wealth inequality, and most recently the COVID-19 pandemic underscore the urgent need to mobilize change to secure sustainable futures. Centres of tropical biodiversity are a major focus of conservation efforts, delivered in predominantly site-level interventions often incorporating alternative-livelihood provision or poverty-alleviation components. Yet, a focus on site-level intervention is ill-equipped to address the disproportionate role of (often distant) wealth in biodiversity collapse. Further these approaches often attempt to ‘resolve’ local economic poverty in order to safeguard biodiversity in a seemingly virtuous act, potentially overlooking local communities as the living locus of solutions to the biodiversity crisis. We offer Connected Conservation: a dual-branched conservation model that commands novel actions to tackle distant wealth-related drivers of biodiversity decline, while enhancing site-level conservation to empower biodiversity stewards. We synthesize diverse literatures to outline the need for this shift in conservation practice. We identify three dominant negative flows arising in centres of wealth that disproportionately undermine biodiversity, and highlight the three key positive, though marginalized, flows that enhance biodiversity and exist within biocultural centres. Connected Conservation works to amplify the positive flows, and diminish the negative flows, and thereby orientates towards desired states with justice at the centre. We identify connected conservation actions that can be applied and replicated to address the telecoupled, wealth-related reality of biodiversity collapse while empowering contemporary biodiversity stewards. The approach calls for conservation to extend its collaborations across sectors in order to deliver to transformative change.

Published
2023

2. Connected Conservation : Rethinking conservation for a telecoupled world

Author

Carmenta, R., Barlow, J., Bastos Lima, M.G., Berenguer, E., Choiruzzad, S., Estrada-Carmona, N., França, F., Kallis, G., Killick, E., Lees, A., Martin, A., Pascual, U., Pettorelli, N., Reed, J., Rodriguez, I., Steward, A.M., Sunderland, T., Vira, B., Zaehringer, J.G., Hicks, C., Carmenta, R., Barlow, J., Bastos Lima, M.G., Berenguer, E., Choiruzzad, S., Estrada-Carmona, N., França, F., Kallis, G., Killick, E., Lees, A., Martin, A., Pascual, U., Pettorelli, N., Reed, J., Rodriguez, I., Steward, A.M., Sunderland, T., Vira, B., Zaehringer, J.G., and Hicks, C.

Abstract

The convergence of the biodiversity and climate crises, widening of wealth inequality, and most recently the COVID-19 pandemic underscore the urgent need to mobilize change to secure sustainable futures. Centres of tropical biodiversity are a major focus of conservation efforts, delivered in predominantly site-level interventions often incorporating alternative-livelihood provision or poverty-alleviation components. Yet, a focus on site-level intervention is ill-equipped to address the disproportionate role of (often distant) wealth in biodiversity collapse. Further these approaches often attempt to ‘resolve’ local economic poverty in order to safeguard biodiversity in a seemingly virtuous act, potentially overlooking local communities as the living locus of solutions to the biodiversity crisis. We offer Connected Conservation: a dual-branched conservation model that commands novel actions to tackle distant wealth-related drivers of biodiversity decline, while enhancing site-level conservation to empower biodiversity stewards. We synthesize diverse literatures to outline the need for this shift in conservation practice. We identify three dominant negative flows arising in centres of wealth that disproportionately undermine biodiversity, and highlight the three key positive, though marginalized, flows that enhance biodiversity and exist within biocultural centres. Connected Conservation works to amplify the positive flows, and diminish the negative flows, and thereby orientates towards desired states with justice at the centre. We identify connected conservation actions that can be applied and replicated to address the telecoupled, wealth-related reality of biodiversity collapse while empowering contemporary biodiversity stewards. The approach calls for conservation to extend its collaborations across sectors in order to deliver to transformative change.

Published
2023

4. Impact of sports betting advertising on gambling behavior: a systematic review

Author

Killick, E and Griffiths, MD

Abstract

In the UK and elsewhere, the volume of gambling advertising is increasing, as is the popularity of sports betting. Through a systematic review, the available literature was synthesized to identify the ways in which sports betting advertising influences sports betting attitudes, intentions, and behaviors. A total of 22 studies were identified and included in the review. Overall, the marketing of sports betting was found to have a positive relationship with sports betting attitudes, intentions, and behaviors. This relationship appears to be the strongest among high-risk problem gamblers. Some marketing strategies elicited greater behavioral responses, for example, direct messages. There was also a difference in preference for the advertised wagering inducements between problem gambling groups. Although there has been a recent increase in experimental methodologies examining sports betting marketing, to date, empirical research has been largely limited to self-reported cross-sectional data.

Published
2021

6. Baseline results from the UK SIGNIFY study: a whole-body MRI screening study in TP53 mutation carriers and matched controls

Author

Saya, S, Killick, E, Thomas, S, Taylor, N, Bancroft, EK, Rothwell, J, Benafif, S, Dias, A, Mikropoulos, C, Pope, J, Chamberlain, A, Gunapala, R, SIGNIFY Study Steering Committee, Izatt, L, Side, L, Walker, L, Tomkins, S, Cook, J, Barwell, J, Wiles, V, Limb, L, Eccles, D, Leach, MO, Shanley, S, Gilbert, FJ, Hanson, H, Gallagher, D, Rajashanker, B, Whitehouse, RW, Koh, D-M, Sohaib, SA, Evans, DG, Eeles, RA, Gilbert, Fiona [0000-0002-0124-9962], and Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository

Subjects
Li Fraumeni syndrome, Whole body MRI, Screening, TP53 mutation carriers, Controls
Abstract

In the United Kingdom, current screening guidelines for TP53 germline mutation carriers solely recommends annual breast MRI, despite the wide spectrum of malignancies typically seen in this group. This study sought to investigate the role of one-off non-contrast whole-body MRI (WB MRI) in the screening of asymptomatic TP53 mutation carriers. 44 TP53 mutation carriers and 44 population controls were recruited. Scans were read by radiologists blinded to participant carrier status. The incidence of malignancies diagnosed in TP53 mutation carriers against general population controls was calculated. The incidences of non-malignant relevant disease and irrelevant disease were measured, as well as the number of investigations required to determine relevance of findings. In TP53 mutation carriers, 6 of 44 (13.6, 95% CI 5.2-27.4%) participants were diagnosed with cancer during the study, all of which would be considered life threatening if untreated. Two were found to have two primary cancers. Two participants with cancer had abnormalities on the MRI which were initially thought to be benign (a pericardial cyst and a uterine fibroid) but transpired to be sarcomas. No controls were diagnosed with cancer. Fifteen carriers (34.1, 95% CI 20.5-49.9%) and seven controls (15.9, 95% CI 6.7-30.1%) underwent further investigations following the WB MRI for abnormalities that transpired to be benign (p = 0.049). The cancer detection rate in this group justifies a minimum baseline non-contrast WB MRI in germline TP53 mutation carriers. This should be adopted into national guidelines for management of adult TP53 mutation carriers in addition to the current practice of contrast enhanced breast MRI imaging.

Published
2017

8. Targeted Prostate Cancer Screening in BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutation Carriers: Results from the Initial Screening Round of the IMPACT Study

Author

Bancroft, EK, Page, EC, Castro, E, Lilja, H, Vickers, A, Sjoberg, D, Assel, M, Foster, CS, Mitchell, G, Drew, K, Maehle, L, Axcrona, K, Evans, DG, Bulman, B, Eccles, D, McBride, D, van Asperen, C, Vasen, H, Kiemeney, LA, Ringelberg, J, Cybulski, C, Wokolorczyk, D, Selkirk, C, Hulick, PJ, Bojesen, A, Skytte, AB, Lam, J, Taylor, L, Oldenburg, R, Cremers, R, Verhaegh, G, van Zelst-Stams, WA, Oosterwijk, JC, Blanco, I, Salinas, M, Cook, J, Rosario, DJ, Buys, S, Conner, T, Ausems, MG, Ong, KR, Hoffman, J, Domchek, S, Powers, J, Teixeira, MR, Maia, S, Foulkes, WD, Taherian, N, Ruijs, M, Helderman-van den Enden, AT, Izatt, L, Davidson, R, Adank, MA, Walker, L, Schmutzler, R, Tucker, K, Kirk, J, Hodgson, S, Harris, M, Douglas, F, Lindeman, GJ, Zgajnar, J, Tischkowitz, M, Clowes, VE, Susman, R, Cajal, TRY, Patcher, N, Gadea, N, Spigelman, A, van Os, T, Liljegren, A, Side, L, Brewer, C, Brady, AF, Donaldson, A, Stefansdottir, V, Friedman, E, Chen-Shtoyerman, R, Amor, DJ, Copakova, L, Barwell, J, Giri, VN, Murthy, V, Nicolai, N, Teo, SH, Greenhalgh, L, Strom, S, Henderson, A, McGrath, J, Gallagher, D, Aaronson, N, Ardern-Jones, A, Bangma, C, Dearnaley, D, Costello, P, Eyfjord, J, Rothwell, J, Falconer, A, Gronberg, H, Hamdy, FC, Johannsson, O, Khoo, V, Kote-Jarai, Z, Lubinski, J, Axcrona, U, Melia, J, McKinley, J, Mitra, AV, Moynihan, C, Rennert, G, Suri, M, Wilson, P, Killick, E, Moss, S, Eeles, RA, Taylor, N, Pope, J, Saya, S, Martin, S, Keating, D, Petelin, L, Murphy, M, Doherty, R, Pratt, S, Murphy, D, Cleeve, L, Miller, C, Stapleton, A, Chong, M, Suthers, G, Andrews, L, Duffy, J, Millard, R, Ward, R, Williams, R, Stricker, P, Bowman, M, Patel, M, O'Connell, S, Hunt, C, Smyth, C, Frydenberg, M, Shackleton, K, McGaughran, J, Boon, M, Pachter, N, Townshend, S, Schofield, L, Gleeson, M, Scott, R, Burke, J, Patterson, B, Bacic, S, Swindle, P, Aprikian, A, Bojeson, A, Cruger, D, Osther, P, Gerdes, AM, Rhiem, K, Luedtke-Heckenkamp, K, Ochsendorf, N, Fiddike, K, Sarin, R, Awatagiri, K, Ghonge, S, Kowtal, P, Mulgund, G, Bambury, R, Farrell, M, Gallagher, F, Ben-Yehoshua, SJ, Nissani, R, Appelman, Z, Moriel, E, Radice, P, Valdagni, R, Magnani, T, Meng, TH, Yoon, SY, Thong, MK, Kiemeney, B, Van der Luijt, RB, Moller, P, Brennhovd, B, Medvik, H, Hanslien, E, Peixoto, A, Henrique, R, Oliveira, J, Goncalves, N, Araujo, L, Seixas, M, Joao, PS, Nogueira, P, Krajc, M, Vrecar, A, Capella, G, Fisas, D, Balmana, J, Morote, J, Hjalm-Eriksson, M, Ekdahl, KJ, Carlsson, S, Hanson, H, Shanley, S, Goh, C, Wiggins, J, Kohut, K, Van As, N, Thompson, A, Ogden, C, Borley, N, Woodhouse, C, Kumar, P, Mercer, C, Paterson, J, Taylor, A, Newcombe, B, Halliday, D, Stayner, B, Fleming-Brown, D, Brice, G, Homfray, T, Hammond, C, Potter, A, Renton, C, Searle, A, Hill, K, Goodman, S, Garcia, L, Devlin, G, Everest, S, Nadolski, M, Jobson, I, Paez, E, Tomkins, S, Pichert, G, Jacobs, C, Langman, C, Weston, M, Dorkins, H, Melville, A, Kosicka-Slawinska, M, Cummings, C, Kiesel, V, Bartlett, M, Randhawa, K, Ellery, N, Male, A, Simon, K, Rees, K, Compton, C, Tidey, L, Nevitt, L, Ingram, S, Catto, J, Howson, J, Chapman, C, Cole, T, Heaton, T, Burgess, L, Longmuir, M, Watt, C, Duncan, A, Kockelbergh, R, Sattar, A, Kaemba, B, Sidat, Z, Patel, N, Siguake, K, Birt, A, Poultney, U, Umez-Eronini, N, Mom, J, Roberts, G, Woodward, A, Sutton, V, Cornford, P, Treherne, K, Griffiths, J, Cogley, L, Rubinstein, W, Brendler, C, Helfand, B, McGuire, M, Kaul, K, Shevrin, D, Weissman, S, Newlin, A, Vogel, K, Weiss, S, Goldgar, D, Venne, V, Stephenson, R, Dechet, C, Arun, B, Davis, JW, Yamamura, Y, and Gross, L

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Prostate cancer, BRCA1, BRCA2, Prostate-specific antigen, Targeted screening
Abstract

Background: Men with germline breast cancer 1, early onset (BRCA1) or breast cancer 2, early onset (BRCA2) gene mutations have a higher risk of developing prostate cancer (PCa) than noncarriers. IMPACT (Identification of Men with a genetic predisposition to ProstAte Cancer: Targeted screening in BRCA1/2 mutation carriers and controls) is an international consortium of 62 centres in 20 countries evaluating the use of targeted PCa screening in men with BRCA1/2 mutations. Objective: To report the first year's screening results for all men at enrolment in the study. Design, setting and participants: We recruited men aged 40-69 yr with germline BRCA1/2 mutations and a control group of men who have tested negative for a pathogenic BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation known to be present in their families. All men underwent prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing at enrolment, and those men with PSA > 3 ng/ml were offered prostate biopsy. Outcome measurements and statistical analysis: PSA levels, PCa incidence, and tumour characteristics were evaluated. The Fisher exact test was used to compare the number of PCa cases among groups and the differences among disease types. Results and limitations: We recruited 2481 men (791 BRCA1 carriers, 531 BRCA1 controls; 731 BRCA2 carriers, 428 BRCA2 controls). A total of 199 men (8%) presented with PSA > 3.0 ng/ml, 162 biopsies were performed, and 59 PCas were diagnosed (18 BRCA1 carriers, 10 BRCA1 controls; 24 BRCA2 carriers, 7 BRCA2 controls); 66% of the tumours were classified as intermediate-or high-risk disease. The positive predictive value (PPV) for biopsy using a PSA threshold of 3.0 ng/ml in BRCA2 mutation carriers was 48%-double the PPV reported in population screening studies. A significant difference in detecting intermediate-or high-risk disease was observed in BRCA2 carriers. Ninety-five percent of the men were white, thus the results cannot be generalised to all ethnic groups. Conclusions: The IMPACT screening network will be useful for targeted PCa screening studies in men with germline genetic risk variants as they are discovered. These preliminary results support the use of targeted PSA screening based on BRCA genotype and show that this screening yields a high proportion of aggressive disease. Patient summary: In this report, we demonstrate that germline genetic markers can be used to identify men at higher risk of prostate cancer. Targeting screening at these men resulted in the identification of tumours that were more likely to require treatment. (C) 2014 European Association of Urology. Published by Elsevier B. V. All rights reserved.

Published
2014

9. Genome-Wide Association Study in BRCA1 Mutation Carriers Identifies Novel Loci Associated with Breast and Ovarian Cancer Risk

Author

Couch, Fergus J., Xianshu, Wang, Lesley, Mcguffog, Andrew, Lee, Curtis, Olswold, Kuchenbaecker, Karoline B., Penny, Soucy, Zachary, Fredericksen, Daniel, Barrowdale, Joe, Dennis, Gaudet, Mia M., Dicks, Ed, Matthew, Kosel, Sue, Healey, Sinilnikova, Olga M., Adam, Lee, François, Bacot, Daniel, Vincent, Hogervorst, Frans B. L., Susan, Peock, Dominique Stoppa Lyonnet, Anna, Jakubowska, Paolo, Radice, Rita Katharina Schmutzler, Domchek, S. M., Piedmonte, M., Singer, C. F., Friedman, E., Thomassen, M., Hansen, T. V. O., Neuhausen, S. L., Szabo, C. I., Blanco, I., Greene, M. H., Karlan, B. Y., Garber, J., Phelan, C. M., Weitzel, J. N., Montagna, M., Olah, E., Andrulis, I. L., Godwin, A. K., Yannoukakos, D., Goldgar, D. E., Caldes, T., Nevanlinna, H., Osorio, A., Terry, M. B., Daly, M. B., Van Rensburg, E. J., Hamann, U., Ramus, S. J., Ewart Toland, A., Caligo, M. A., Olopade, O. I., Tung, N., Claes, K., Beattie, M. S., Southey, M. C., Imyanitov, E. N., Tischkowitz, M., Janavicius, R., John, E. M., Kwong, A., Diez, O., Balmana, J., Barkardottir, R. B., Arun, B. K., Rennert, G., Teo, S. H., Ganz, P. A., Campbell, I., Van Der Hout, A. H., Van Deurzen, C. H. M., Seynaeve, C., Gomez Garcia, E. B., Van Leeuwen, F. E., Meijers Heijboer, H. E. J., Gille, J. J. P., Ausems, M. G. E. M., Blok, M. J., Ligtenberg, M. J. L., Rookus, M. A., Devilee, P., Verhoef, S., Van Os, T. A. M., Wijnen, J. T., Frost, D., Ellis, S., Fineberg, E., Platte, R., Evans, D. G., Izatt, L., Eeles, R. A., Adlard, J., Eccles, D. M., Cook, J., Brewer, C., Douglas, F., Hodgson, S., Morrison, P. J., Side, L. E., Donaldson, A., Houghton, C., Rogers, M. T., Dorkins, H., Eason, J., Gregory, H., Mccann, E., Murray, A., Calender, A., Hardouin, A., Berthet, P., Delnatte, C., Nogues, C., Lasset, C., Houdayer, C., Leroux, D., Rouleau, E., Prieur, F., Damiola, F., Sobol, H., Coupier, I., Venat Bouvet, L., Castera, L., Gauthier Villars, M., Leone, M., Pujol, P., Mazoyer, S., Bignon, Y. J., Zlowocka Perlowska, E., Gronwald, J., Lubinski, J., Durda, K., Jaworska, K., Huzarski, T., Spurdle, A. B., Viel, A., Peissel, B., Bonanni, B., Melloni, G., Ottini, Laura, Papi, L., Varesco, L., Tibiletti, M. G., Peterlongo, P., Volorio, S., Manoukian, S., Pensotti, V., Arnold, N., Engel, C., Deissler, H., Gadzicki, D., Gehrig, A., Kast, K., Rhiem, K., Meindl, A., Niederacher, D., Ditsch, N., Plendl, H., Preisler Adams, S., Engert, S., Sutter, C., Varon Mateeva, R., Wappenschmidt, B., Weber, B. H. F., Arver, B., Stenmark Askmalm, M., Loman, N., Rosenquist, R., Einbeigi, Z., Nathanson, K. L., Rebbeck, T. R., Blank, S. V., Cohn, D. E., Rodriguez, G. C., Small, L., Friedlander, M., Bae Jump, V. L., Fink Retter, A., Rappaport, C., Gschwantler Kaulich, D., Pfeiler, G., Tea, M. K., Lindor, N. M., Kaufman, B., Shimon Paluch, S., Laitman, Y., Skytte, A. B., Gerdes, A. M., Pedersen, I. S., Moeller, S. T., Kruse, T. A., Jensen, U. B., Vijai, J., Sarrel, K., Robson, M., Kauff, N., Mulligan, A. M., Glendon, G., Ozcelik, H., Ejlertsen, B., Nielsen, F. C., Jonson, L., Andersen, M. K., Ding, Y. C., Steele, L., Foretova, L., Teule, A., Lazaro, C., Brunet, J., Pujana, M. A., Mai, P. L., Loud, J. T., Walsh, C., Lester, J., Orsulic, S., Narod, S. A., Herzog, J., Sand, S. R., Tognazzo, S., Agata, S., Vaszko, T., Weaver, J., Stavropoulou, A. V., Buys, S. S., Romero, A., De La Hoya, M., Aittomaki, K., Muranen, T. A., Duran, M., Chung, W. K., Lasa, A., Dorfling, C. M., Miron, A., Benitez, J., Senter, L., Huo, D., Chan, S. B., Sokolenko, A. P., Chiquette, J., Tihomirova, L., Friebel, T. M., Agnarsson, B. A., K. H., Lu, Lejbkowicz, F., James, P. A., Hall, P., Dunning, A. M., Tessier, D., Cunningham, J., Slager, S. L., Wang, C., Hart, S., Stevens, K., Simard, J., Pastinen, T., Pankratz, V. S., Offit, K., Easton, D. F., Chenevix Trench, G., Antoniou, A. C., Thorne, H., Niedermayr, E., Borg, A., Olsson, H., Jernstrom, H., Henriksson, K., Harbst, K., Soller, M., Kristoffersson, U., Ofverholm, A., Nordling, M., Karlsson, P., Von Wachenfeldt, A., Liljegren, A., Lindblom, A., Bustinza, G. B., Rantala, J., Melin, B., Ardnor, C. E., Emanuelsson, M., Ehrencrona, H., Pigg, M. H., Liedgren, S., Hogervorst, F. B. L., Schmidt, M. K., De Lange, J., Collee, J. M., Van Den Ouweland, A. M. W., Hooning, M. J., Van Asperen, C. J., Tollenaar, R. A., Van Cronenburg, T. C. T. E. F., Kets, C. M., Mensenkamp, A. R., Van Der Luijt, R. B., Aalfs, C. M., Waisfisz, Q., Oosterwijk, J. C., Van Der Hout, H., Mourits, M. J., De Bock, G. H., Peock, S., Miedzybrodzka, Z., Morrison, P., Jeffers, L., Cole, T., Ong, K. R., Hoffman, J., James, M., Paterson, J., Taylor, A., Kennedy, M. J., Barton, D., Porteous, M., Drummond, S., Kivuva, E., Searle, A., Goodman, S., Hill, K., Davidson, R., Murday, V., Bradshaw, N., Snadden, L., Longmuir, M., Watt, C., Gibson, S., Haque, E., Tobias, E., Duncan, A., Jacobs, C., Langman, C., Brady, A., Melville, A., Randhawa, K., Barwell, J., Serra Feliu, G., Ellis, I., Lalloo, F., Taylor, J., Side, L., Male, A., Berlin, C., Collier, R., Claber, O., Jobson, I., Walker, L., Mcleod, D., Halliday, D., Durell, S., Stayner, B., Shanley, S., Rahman, N., Houlston, R., Stormorken, A., Bancroft, E., Page, E., Ardern Jones, A., Kohut, K., Wiggins, J., Castro, E., Killick, E., Martin, S., Rea, G., Kulkarni, A., Quarrell, O., Bardsley, C., Goff, S., Brice, G., Winchester, L., Eddy, C., Tripathi, V., Attard, V., Lehmann, A., Eccles, D., Lucassen, A., Crawford, G., Mcbride, D., Smalley, S., Sinilnikova, O., Barjhoux, L., Verny Pierre, C., Giraud, S., Stoppa Lyonnet, D., Buecher, B., Moncoutier, V., Belotti, M., Tirapo, C., De Pauw, A., Bressac De Paillerets, B., Caron, O., Uhrhammer, N., Bonadona, V., Handallou, S., Bourdon, V., Noguchi, T., Remenieras, A., Eisinger, F., Peyrat, J. P., Fournier, J., Revillion, F., Vennin, P., Adenis, C., Lidereau, R., Demange, L., Muller, D., Fricker, J. P., Barouk Simonet, E., Bonnet, F., Bubien, V., Sevenet, N., Longy, M., Toulas, C., Guimbaud, R., Gladieff, L., Feillel, V., Dreyfus, H., Rebischung, C., Peysselon, M., Coron, F., Faivre, L., Lebrun, M., Kientz, C., Ferrer, S. F., Frenay, M., Mortemousque, I., Coulet, F., Colas, C., Soubrier, F., Sokolowska, J., Bronner, M., Lynch, H. T., Snyder, C. 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SELECTION, Oncology, Cancer Research, Medicin och hälsovetenskap, endocrine system diseases, [SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio], 610 Medizin, Càncer d'ovari, SUSCEPTIBILITY ALLELES, MODIFIERS, ComputingMilieux_LEGALASPECTSOFCOMPUTING, Genome-wide association study, QH426-470, Medical and Health Sciences, SUBTYPES, Breast cancer, 0302 clinical medicine, Human genetics, 3123 Gynaecology and paediatrics, Risk Factors, GENETIC-VARIANTS, Genotype, Naturvetenskap, Malalties hereditàries, INVESTIGATORS, skin and connective tissue diseases, ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS, Genetics (clinical), POPULATION, Ovarian Neoplasms, Genetics, Subtypes, ddc:610, 0303 health sciences, education.field_of_study, Genètica humana, Susceptibility alleles, BRCA1 Protein, COMMON VARIANTS, Breast Cancer Epidemiology, Middle Aged, Prognosis, BRCA2 Protein, 3. Good health, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, Female, Natural Sciences, Genetic diseases, Heterozygote, medicine.medical_specialty, Znf365, education, 3122 Cancers, Population, Breast Neoplasms, Single-nucleotide polymorphism, Biology, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, Càncer de mama, 03 medical and health sciences, SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being, Ovarian cancer, Translational research [ONCOL 3], Internal medicine, medicine, Humans, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Genetics and epigenetic pathways of disease Translational research [NCMLS 6], Molecular Biology, Selection, ddc:614, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 030304 developmental biology, Hereditary cancer and cancer-related syndromes [ONCOL 1], Common variants, CONSORTIUM, Modifiers, Biology and Life Sciences, BRCA1, medicine.disease, R1, Genetic-variants, Cancer and Oncology, Mutation, Investigators, 3111 Biomedicine, ZNF365, Consortium, Genome-Wide Association Study
Abstract

This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.-- CIMBA et al., BRCA1-associated breast and ovarian cancer risks can be modified by common genetic variants. To identify further cancer risk-modifying loci, we performed a multi-stage GWAS of 11,705 BRCA1 carriers (of whom 5,920 were diagnosed with breast and 1,839 were diagnosed with ovarian cancer), with a further replication in an additional sample of 2,646 BRCA1 carriers. We identified a novel breast cancer risk modifier locus at 1q32 for BRCA1 carriers (rs2290854, P = 2.7 × 10(-8), HR = 1.14, 95% CI: 1.09-1.20). In addition, we identified two novel ovarian cancer risk modifier loci: 17q21.31 (rs17631303, P = 1.4 × 10(-8), HR = 1.27, 95% CI: 1.17-1.38) and 4q32.3 (rs4691139, P = 3.4 × 10(-8), HR = 1.20, 95% CI: 1.17-1.38). The 4q32.3 locus was not associated with ovarian cancer risk in the general population or BRCA2 carriers, suggesting a BRCA1-specific association. The 17q21.31 locus was also associated with ovarian cancer risk in 8,211 BRCA2 carriers (P = 2×10(-4)). These loci may lead to an improved understanding of the etiology of breast and ovarian tumors in BRCA1 carriers. Based on the joint distribution of the known BRCA1 breast cancer risk-modifying loci, we estimated that the breast cancer lifetime risks for the 5% of BRCA1 carriers at lowest risk are 28%-50% compared to 81%-100% for the 5% at highest risk. Similarly, based on the known ovarian cancer risk-modifying loci, the 5% of BRCA1 carriers at lowest risk have an estimated lifetime risk of developing ovarian cancer of 28% or lower, whereas the 5% at highest risk will have a risk of 63% or higher. Such differences in risk may have important implications for risk prediction and clinical management for BRCA1 carriers., The study was supported by NIH grant CA128978, an NCI Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) in Breast Cancer (CA116201), a U.S. Department of Defense Ovarian Cancer Idea award (W81XWH-10-1-0341), grants from the Breast Cancer Research Foundation and the Komen Foundation for the Cure; Cancer Research UK grants C12292/A11174 and C1287/A10118; the European Commission's Seventh Framework Programme grant agreement 223175 (HEALTH-F2-2009-223175). Breast Cancer Family Registry Studies (BCFR): supported by the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health under RFA # CA-06-503 and through cooperative agreements with members of the Breast Cancer Family Registry (BCFR) and Principal Investigators, including Cancer Care Ontario (U01 CA69467), Cancer Prevention Institute of California (U01 CA69417), Columbia University (U01 CA69398), Fox Chase Cancer Center (U01 CA69631), Huntsman Cancer Institute (U01 CA69446), and University of Melbourne (U01 CA69638). The Australian BCFR was also supported by the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia, the New South Wales Cancer Council, the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (Australia), and the Victorian Breast Cancer Research Consortium. Melissa C. Southey is a NHMRC Senior Research Fellow and a Victorian Breast Cancer Research Consortium Group Leader. Carriers at FCCC were also identified with support from National Institutes of Health grants P01 CA16094 and R01 CA22435. The New York BCFR was also supported by National Institutes of Health grants P30 CA13696 and P30 ES009089. The Utah BCFR was also supported by the National Center for Research Resources and the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, NIH grant UL1 RR025764, and by Award Number P30 CA042014 from the National Cancer Institute. Baltic Familial Breast Ovarian Cancer Consortium (BFBOCC): BFBOCC is partly supported by Lithuania (BFBOCC-LT), Research Council of Lithuania grant LIG-19/2010, and Hereditary Cancer Association (Paveldimo vėžio asociacija)., Latvia (BFBOCC-LV) is partly supported by LSC grant 10.0010.08 and in part by a grant from the ESF Nr.2009/0220/1DP/1.1.1.2.0/09/APIA/VIAA/​016.BRCA-gene mutations and breast cancer in South African women (BMBSA): BMBSA was supported by grants from the Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA) to Elizabeth J. van Rensburg. Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope (BRICOH): Susan L. Neuhausen was partially supported by the Morris and Horowitz Families Endowed Professorship. BRICOH was supported by NIH R01CA74415 and NIH P30 CA033752. Copenhagen Breast Cancer Study (CBCS): The CBCS study was supported by the NEYE Foundation. Spanish National Cancer Centre (CNIO): This work was partially supported by Spanish Association against Cancer (AECC08), RTICC 06/0020/1060, FISPI08/1120, Mutua Madrileña Foundation (FMMA) and SAF2010-20493. City of Hope Cancer Center (COH): The City of Hope Clinical Cancer Genetics Community Research Network is supported by Award Number RC4A153828 (PI: Jeffrey N. Weitzel) from the National Cancer Institute and the Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health. CONsorzio Studi ITaliani sui Tumori Ereditari Alla Mammella (CONSIT TEAM): CONSIT TEAM was funded by grants from Fondazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro (Special Project “Hereditary tumors”), Italian Association for Cancer Research (AIRC, IG 8713), Italian Minitry of Health (Extraordinary National Cancer Program 2006, “Alleanza contro il Cancro” and “Progetto Tumori Femminili), Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research (Prin 2008) Centro di Ascolto Donne Operate al Seno (CAOS) association and by funds from Italian citizens who allocated the 5×1000 share of their tax payment in support of the Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, according to Italian laws (INT-Institutional strategic projects ‘5×1000’). German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ): The DKFZ study was supported by the DKFZ. The Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Research Group Netherlands (HEBON): HEBON is supported by the Dutch Cancer Society grants NKI1998-1854, NKI2004-3088, NKI2007-3756, the NWO grant 91109024, the Pink Ribbon grant 110005, and the BBMRI grant CP46/NWO., Epidemiological study of BRCA1 & BRCA2 mutation carriers (EMBRACE): EMBRACE is supported by Cancer Research UK Grants C1287/A10118 and C1287/A11990. D. Gareth Evans and Fiona Lalloo are supported by an NIHR grant to the Biomedical Research Centre, Manchester. The Investigators at The Institute of Cancer Research and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust are supported by an NIHR grant to the Biomedical Research Centre at The Institute of Cancer Research and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust. Rosalind A. Eeles and Elizabeth Bancroft are supported by Cancer Research UK Grant C5047/A8385. Fox Chase Cancer Canter (FCCC): The authors acknowledge support from The University of Kansas Cancer Center and the Kansas Bioscience Authority Eminent Scholar Program. Andrew K. Godwin was funded by 5U01CA113916, R01CA140323, and by the Chancellors Distinguished Chair in Biomedical Sciences Professorship. German Consortium of Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer (GC-HBOC): The German Consortium of Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer (GC-HBOC) is supported by the German Cancer Aid (grant no 109076, Rita K. Schmutzler) and by the Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC). Genetic Modifiers of cancer risk in BRCA1/2 mutation carriers (GEMO): The GEMO study was supported by the Ligue National Contre le Cancer; the Association “Le cancer du sein, parlons-en!” Award and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research for the “CIHR Team in Familial Risks of Breast Cancer” program. Gynecologic Oncology Group (GOG): This study was supported by National Cancer Institute grants to the Gynecologic Oncology Group (GOG) Administrative Office and Tissue Bank (CA 27469), Statistical and Data Center (CA 37517), and GOG's Cancer Prevention and Control Committtee (CA 101165). Drs. Mark H. Greene and Phuong L. Mai were supported by funding from the Intramural Research Program, NCI, NIH. Hospital Clinico San Carlos (HCSC): HCSC was supported by RETICC 06/0020/0021, FIS research grant 09/00859, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitivity, and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)., Helsinki Breast Cancer Study (HEBCS): The HEBCS was financially supported by the Helsinki University Central Hospital Research Fund, Academy of Finland (132473), the Finnish Cancer Society, the Nordic Cancer Union, and the Sigrid Juselius Foundation. Study of Genetic Mutations in Breast and Ovarian Cancer patients in Hong Kong and Asia (HRBCP): HRBCP is supported by The Hong Kong Hereditary Breast Cancer Family Registry and the Dr. Ellen Li Charitable Foundation, Hong Kong. Molecular Genetic Studies of Breast and Ovarian Cancer in Hungary (HUNBOCS): HUNBOCS was supported by Hungarian Research Grant KTIA-OTKA CK-80745 and the Norwegian EEA Financial Mechanism HU0115/NA/2008-3/ÖP-9. Institut Català d'Oncologia (ICO): The ICO study was supported by the Asociación Española Contra el Cáncer, Spanish Health Research Foundation, Ramón Areces Foundation, Carlos III Health Institute, Catalan Health Institute, and Autonomous Government of Catalonia and contract grant numbers: ISCIIIRETIC RD06/0020/1051, PI09/02483, PI10/01422, PI10/00748, 2009SGR290, and 2009SGR283. International Hereditary Cancer Centre (IHCC): Supported by the Polish Foundation of Science. Katarzyna Jaworska is a fellow of International PhD program, Postgraduate School of Molecular Medicine, Warsaw Medical University. Iceland Landspitali–University Hospital (ILUH): The ILUH group was supported by the Icelandic Association “Walking for Breast Cancer Research” and by the Landspitali University Hospital Research Fund. INterdisciplinary HEalth Research Internal Team BReast CAncer susceptibility (INHERIT): INHERIT work was supported by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research for the “CIHR Team in Familial Risks of Breast Cancer” program, the Canadian Breast Cancer Research Alliance grant 019511 and the Ministry of Economic Development, Innovation and Export Trade grant PSR-SIIRI-701. Jacques Simard is Chairholder of the Canada Research Chair in Oncogenetics., Istituto Oncologico Veneto (IOVHBOCS): The IOVHBOCS study was supported by Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca and Ministero della Salute (“Progetto Tumori Femminili” and RFPS 2006-5-341353,ACC2/R6.9”). Kathleen Cuningham Consortium for Research into Familial Breast Cancer (kConFab): kConFab is supported by grants from the National Breast Cancer Foundation and the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and by the Queensland Cancer Fund; the Cancer Councils of New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, and South Australia; and the Cancer Foundation of Western Australia. Amanda B. Spurdle is an NHMRC Senior Research Fellow. The Clinical Follow Up Study was funded from 2001–2009 by NHMRC and currently by the National Breast Cancer Foundation and Cancer Australia #628333. Mayo Clinic (MAYO): MAYO is supported by NIH grant CA128978, an NCI Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) in Breast Cancer (CA116201), a U.S. Department of Defence Ovarian Cancer Idea award (W81XWH-10-1-0341) and grants from the Breast Cancer Research Foundation and the Komen Foundation for the Cure. McGill University (MCGILL): The McGill Study was supported by Jewish General Hospital Weekend to End Breast Cancer, Quebec Ministry of Economic Development, Innovation, and Export Trade. Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC): The MSKCC study was supported by Breast Cancer Research Foundation, Niehaus Clinical Cancer Genetics Initiative, Andrew Sabin Family Foundation, and Lymphoma Foundation. Modifier Study of Quantitative Effects on Disease (MODSQUAD): MODSQUAD was supported by the European Regional Development Fund and the State Budget of the Czech Republic (RECAMO, CZ.1.05/2.1.00/03.0101). Women's College Research Institute, Toronto (NAROD): NAROD was supported by NIH grant: 1R01 CA149429-01. National Cancer Institute (NCI): Drs. Mark H. Greene and Phuong L. Mai were supported by the Intramural Research Program of the US National Cancer Institute, NIH, and by support services contracts NO2-CP-11019-50 and N02-CP-65504 with Westat, Rockville, MD. National Israeli Cancer Control Center (NICCC): NICCC is supported by Clalit Health Services in Israel. Some of its activities are supported by the Israel Cancer Association and the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF), NY. N. N. Petrov Institute of Oncology (NNPIO): The NNPIO study has been supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (grants 11-04-00227, 12-04-00928, and 12-04-01490), the Federal Agency for Science and Innovations, Russia (contract 02.740.11.0780), and through a Royal Society International Joint grant (JP090615). The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center (OSU-CCG): OSUCCG is supported by the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center., South East Asian Breast Cancer Association Study (SEABASS): SEABASS is supported by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Ministry of Higher Education (UM.C/HlR/MOHE/06) and Cancer Research Initiatives Foundation. Sheba Medical Centre (SMC): The SMC study was partially funded through a grant by the Israel Cancer Association and the funding for the Israeli Inherited Breast Cancer Consortium. Swedish Breast Cancer Study (SWE-BRCA): SWE-BRCA collaborators are supported by the Swedish Cancer Society. The University of Chicago Center for Clinical Cancer Genetics and Global Health (UCHICAGO): UCHICAGO is supported by grants from the US National Cancer Institute (NIH/NCI) and by the Ralph and Marion Falk Medical Research Trust, the Entertainment Industry Fund National Women's Cancer Research Alliance, and the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. University of California Los Angeles (UCLA): The UCLA study was supported by the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center Foundation and the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. University of California San Francisco (UCSF): The UCSF study was supported by the UCSF Cancer Risk Program and the Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center. United Kingdom Familial Ovarian Cancer Registries (UKFOCR): UKFOCR was supported by a project grant from CRUK to Paul Pharoah. University of Pennsylvania (UPENN): The UPENN study was supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) (R01-CA102776 and R01-CA083855), Breast Cancer Research Foundation, Rooney Family Foundation, Susan G. Komen Foundation for the Cure, and the Macdonald Family Foundation. Victorian Familial Cancer Trials Group (VFCTG): The VFCTG study was supported by the Victorian Cancer Agency, Cancer Australia, and National Breast Cancer Foundation. Women's Cancer Research Initiative (WCRI): The WCRI at the Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, is funded by the American Cancer Society Early Detection Professorship (SIOP-06-258-01-COUN).

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10. Telomere length shows no association with BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation status

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Killick, E., Tymrakiewicz, M., Cieza-Borrella, C., Smith, P., Thompson, D.J., Pooley, K.A., Easton, D.F., Bancroft, E., Page, E., Leongamornlert, D., Kote-Jarai, Z., Eeles, R.A., Kiemeney, L.A.L.M., et al., Killick, E., Tymrakiewicz, M., Cieza-Borrella, C., Smith, P., Thompson, D.J., Pooley, K.A., Easton, D.F., Bancroft, E., Page, E., Leongamornlert, D., Kote-Jarai, Z., Eeles, R.A., Kiemeney, L.A.L.M., and et al.

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Contains fulltext : 136932.pdf (publisher's version ) (Open Access), This study aimed to determine whether telomere length (TL) is a marker of cancer risk or genetic status amongst two cohorts of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers and controls. The first group was a prospective set of 665 male BRCA1/2 mutation carriers and controls (mean age 53 years), all healthy at time of enrollment and blood donation, 21 of whom have developed prostate cancer whilst on study. The second group consisted of 283 female BRCA1/2 mutation carriers and controls (mean age 48 years), half of whom had been diagnosed with breast cancer prior to enrollment. TL was quantified by qPCR from DNA extracted from peripheral blood lymphocytes. Weighted and unweighted Cox regressions and linear regression analyses were used to assess whether TL was associated with BRCA1/2 mutation status or cancer risk. We found no evidence for association between developing cancer or being a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation carrier and telomere length. It is the first study investigating TL in a cohort of genetically predisposed males and although TL and BRCA status was previously studied in females our results don't support the previous finding of association between hereditary breast cancer and shorter TL.

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2014

11. Targeted prostate cancer screening in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers: Results from the initial screening round of the IMPACT study.

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Domchek S., Blanco I., Salinas M., Cook J., Rosario D.J., Buys S., Conner T., Ausems M.G., Ong K.-R., Hoffman J., Powers J., Teixeira M.R., Maia S., Foulkes W.D., Taherian N., Ruijs M., Den Enden A.T.H.-V., Izatt L., Davidson R., Adank M.A., Walker L., Schmutzler R., Tucker K., Kirk J., Hodgson S., Harris M., Douglas F., Lindeman G.J., Zgajnar J., Tischkowitz M., Clowes V.E., Susman R., Ramon Y Cajal T., Patcher N., Gadea N., Spigelman A., Van Os T., Liljegren A., Side L., Brewer C., Brady A.F., Donaldson A., Stefansdottir V., Friedman E., Chen-Shtoyerman R., Amor D.J., Copakova L., Barwell J., Giri V.N., Murthy V., Nicolai N., Teo S.-H., Greenhalgh L., Strom S., Henderson A., McGrath J., Gallagher D., Aaronson N., Ardern-Jones A., Bangma C., Dearnaley D., Costello P., Eyfjord J., Rothwell J., Falconer A., Gronberg H., Hamdy F.C., Johannsson O., Khoo V., Kote-Jarai Z., Lubinski J., Axcrona U., Melia J., McKinley J., Mitra A.V., Moynihan C., Rennert G., Suri M., Wilson P., Killick E., Moss S., Eeles R.A., Bancroft E.K., Page E.C., Castro E., Lilja H., Vickers A., Sjoberg D., Assel M., Foster C.S., Mitchell G., Drew K., Maehle L., Axcrona K., Evans D.G., Bulman B., Eccles D., McBride D., Van Asperen C., Vasen H., Kiemeney L.A., Ringelberg J., Cybulski C., Wokolorczyk D., Selkirk C., Hulick P.J., Bojesen A., Skytte A.-B., Lam J., Taylor L., Oldenburg R., Cremers R., Verhaegh G., Van Zelst-Stams W.A., Oosterwijk J.C., Domchek S., Blanco I., Salinas M., Cook J., Rosario D.J., Buys S., Conner T., Ausems M.G., Ong K.-R., Hoffman J., Powers J., Teixeira M.R., Maia S., Foulkes W.D., Taherian N., Ruijs M., Den Enden A.T.H.-V., Izatt L., Davidson R., Adank M.A., Walker L., Schmutzler R., Tucker K., Kirk J., Hodgson S., Harris M., Douglas F., Lindeman G.J., Zgajnar J., Tischkowitz M., Clowes V.E., Susman R., Ramon Y Cajal T., Patcher N., Gadea N., Spigelman A., Van Os T., Liljegren A., Side L., Brewer C., Brady A.F., Donaldson A., Stefansdottir V., Friedman E., Chen-Shtoyerman R., Amor D.J., Copakova L., Barwell J., Giri V.N., Murthy V., Nicolai N., Teo S.-H., Greenhalgh L., Strom S., Henderson A., McGrath J., Gallagher D., Aaronson N., Ardern-Jones A., Bangma C., Dearnaley D., Costello P., Eyfjord J., Rothwell J., Falconer A., Gronberg H., Hamdy F.C., Johannsson O., Khoo V., Kote-Jarai Z., Lubinski J., Axcrona U., Melia J., McKinley J., Mitra A.V., Moynihan C., Rennert G., Suri M., Wilson P., Killick E., Moss S., Eeles R.A., Bancroft E.K., Page E.C., Castro E., Lilja H., Vickers A., Sjoberg D., Assel M., Foster C.S., Mitchell G., Drew K., Maehle L., Axcrona K., Evans D.G., Bulman B., Eccles D., McBride D., Van Asperen C., Vasen H., Kiemeney L.A., Ringelberg J., Cybulski C., Wokolorczyk D., Selkirk C., Hulick P.J., Bojesen A., Skytte A.-B., Lam J., Taylor L., Oldenburg R., Cremers R., Verhaegh G., Van Zelst-Stams W.A., and Oosterwijk J.C.

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Background Men with germline breast cancer 1, early onset (BRCA1) or breast cancer 2, early onset (BRCA2) gene mutations have a higher risk of developing prostate cancer (PCa) than noncarriers. IMPACT (Identification of Men with a genetic predisposition to ProstAte Cancer: Targeted screening in BRCA1/2 mutation carriers and controls) is an international consortium of 62 centres in 20 countries evaluating the use of targeted PCa screening in men with BRCA1/2 mutations. Objective To report the first year's screening results for all men at enrolment in the study. Design, setting and participants We recruited men aged 40-69 yr with germline BRCA1/2 mutations and a control group of men who have tested negative for a pathogenic BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation known to be present in their families. All men underwent prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing at enrolment, and those men with PSA >3 ng/ml were offered prostate biopsy. Outcome measurements and statistical analysis PSA levels, PCa incidence, and tumour characteristics were evaluated. The Fisher exact test was used to compare the number of PCa cases among groups and the differences among disease types. Results and limitations We recruited 2481 men (791 BRCA1 carriers, 531 BRCA1 controls; 731 BRCA2 carriers, 428 BRCA2 controls). A total of 199 men (8%) presented with PSA >3.0 ng/ml, 162 biopsies were performed, and 59 PCas were diagnosed (18 BRCA1 carriers, 10 BRCA1 controls; 24 BRCA2 carriers, 7 BRCA2 controls); 66% of the tumours were classified as intermediate- or high-risk disease. The positive predictive value (PPV) for biopsy using a PSA threshold of 3.0 ng/ml in BRCA2 mutation carriers was 48% - double the PPV reported in population screening studies. A significant difference in detecting intermediate- or high-risk disease was observed in BRCA2 carriers. Ninety-five percent of the men were white, thus the results cannot be generalised to all ethnic groups. Conclusions The IMPACT screening network will be useful for

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2014

13. Telomere Length Shows No Association with BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutation Status

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de Mello, RA, Killick, E, Tymrakiewicz, M, Cieza-Borrella, C, Smith, P, Thompson, DJ, Pooley, KA, Easton, DF, Bancroft, E, Page, E, Leongamornlert, D, Kote-Jarai, Z, Eeles, RA, de Mello, RA, Killick, E, Tymrakiewicz, M, Cieza-Borrella, C, Smith, P, Thompson, DJ, Pooley, KA, Easton, DF, Bancroft, E, Page, E, Leongamornlert, D, Kote-Jarai, Z, and Eeles, RA

Abstract

This study aimed to determine whether telomere length (TL) is a marker of cancer risk or genetic status amongst two cohorts of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers and controls. The first group was a prospective set of 665 male BRCA1/2 mutation carriers and controls (mean age 53 years), all healthy at time of enrollment and blood donation, 21 of whom have developed prostate cancer whilst on study. The second group consisted of 283 female BRCA1/2 mutation carriers and controls (mean age 48 years), half of whom had been diagnosed with breast cancer prior to enrollment. TL was quantified by qPCR from DNA extracted from peripheral blood lymphocytes. Weighted and unweighted Cox regressions and linear regression analyses were used to assess whether TL was associated with BRCA1/2 mutation status or cancer risk. We found no evidence for association between developing cancer or being a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation carrier and telomere length. It is the first study investigating TL in a cohort of genetically predisposed males and although TL and BRCA status was previously studied in females our results don't support the previous finding of association between hereditary breast cancer and shorter TL.

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2014

15. Role of Engrailed-2 (EN2) as a prostate cancer detection biomarker in genetically high risk men

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Killick, E, Morgan, R, Launchbury, F, Bancroft, E, Page, E, Castro, E, Kote-Jarai, Z, Aprikian, A, Blanco, I, Clowes, V, Domchek, S, Douglas, F, Eccles, D, Evans, DG, Harris, M, Kirk, J, Lam, J, Lindeman, G, Mitchell, G, Pachter, N, Selkirk, C, Tucker, K, Zgajnar, J, Eeles, R, Pandha, H, Killick, E, Morgan, R, Launchbury, F, Bancroft, E, Page, E, Castro, E, Kote-Jarai, Z, Aprikian, A, Blanco, I, Clowes, V, Domchek, S, Douglas, F, Eccles, D, Evans, DG, Harris, M, Kirk, J, Lam, J, Lindeman, G, Mitchell, G, Pachter, N, Selkirk, C, Tucker, K, Zgajnar, J, Eeles, R, and Pandha, H

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Controversy surrounds the use of PSA as a biomarker for prostate cancer detection, leaving an unmet need for a novel biomarker in this setting; urinary EN2 may identify individuals with clinically relevant prostate cancer. Male BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers are at increased risk of clinically significant prostate cancer and may benefit from screening. Urine samples from 413 BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers and controls were evaluated. Subjects underwent annual PSA screening with diagnostic biopsy triggered by PSA > 3.0 ng/ml; 21 men were diagnosed with prostate cancer. Urinary EN2 levels were measured by ELISA and had a sensitivity of 66.7% and specificity of 89.3% for cancer detection. There was no statistically significant difference in EN2 levels according to genetic status or Gleason score. Urinary EN2 may be useful as a non-invasive early biomarker for prostate cancer detection in genetically high-risk individuals.

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2013

26. A wetted wall ultraviolet photoreactor for the disinfection of liquids

Author

Ashton, R. C., Killick, E. G., Shama, G., and Smith, A. J.

Abstract

Constructional details are given of an ultraviolet photoreactor designed specifically to disinfect liquids, particularly wastewaters, of high turbidity. The liquid to be disinfected flows vertically as a turbulent film concentrically to a tubular ultraviolet source. A particular advantage of this type of photoreactor is that the liquid does not foul the ultraviolet source as contact between the two does not occur. Preliminary results for the disinfection of a wastewater at different flowrates through the photoreactor are presented.

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1988
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34. QUERIES

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LAING, E. A. M., primary, LAING, E. A. M., additional, WOODBRIDGE, H. C., additional, RITCHIE, D. J., additional, and WADE-KILLICK, E., additional

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1953
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35. QUERIES

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SAXBY, R. C., primary, WADE-KILLICK, E., additional, EVANS, E. M. P., additional, WOODWARD, W. ADAM, additional, THOMPSON, EDGAR K., additional, and DENHAM, H. M., additional

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1956
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37. QUERIES

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WADE-KILLICK, E., primary, HUNTER, HARRY, additional, WITT, M., additional, and HEMP, W. J., additional

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1953
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44. 'I did what I could to earn some money and be of use': A qualitative exploration of autistic people's journeys to career success and fulfilment.

Author

Davies J, Melinek R, Livesey A, Killick E, Sam E, Romualdez AM, Pellicano E, and Remington A

Abstract

Lay Abstract: Many autistic people want to work but have trouble finding jobs they like and can stick with. Most research tries to help more autistic people get jobs, but does not look at whether those jobs are fulfilling, or how people progress once they start working. We spoke to 18 autistic people about their experiences at work, and their ideas about success at work. Participants said finding fulfilment in their careers was key. We found five common 'themes' across the interviews. First, autistic people's careers often take unexpected turns. For example, many participants only got diagnosed as adults, which sometimes changed their work plans. Second, autistic people might need ongoing help with their career, including help with finding jobs they would enjoy and be good at, and advice on how to progress in their job. Third, getting along with others at work is really important. Having supportive colleagues helped our participants thrive, but workplace bullying forced some to leave their jobs. Fourth, workplaces need to be welcoming to everybody. Adjustments and understanding managers helped, but many of our participants' workplaces were not inclusive. Finally, bad work experiences can be devastating for mental health and well-being and negative experiences like bullying led some participants to quit working entirely. Our findings show that lifelong support tailored to each person and welcoming workplaces are important for autistic people to thrive at work. It is not enough to just hire autistic people - we need to help them have jobs they like and can stick with long-term.

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2024
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45. Autistic identity: A systematic review of quantitative research.

Author

Davies J, Cooper K, Killick E, Sam E, Healy M, Thompson G, Mandy W, Redmayne B, and Crane L

Subjects
Humans, Mental Health, Self Concept, Autistic Disorder psychology, Social Identification
Abstract

Autism can be considered both a personal and social identity. Identifying the factors contributing to positive Autistic identity development is crucial given the potential implications for mental health and wellbeing. In this systematic review, we aimed to synthesize quantitative literature on Autistic identity to identify the (individual and environmental) factors associated with Autistic identity, and to ascertain the relationship between Autistic identity and mental health and wellbeing. A total of 3,617 studies were screened and 20 met our inclusion criteria. Results indicated that people developed a more positive Autistic identity when receiving external autism acceptance and external support. The association between individual factors and Autistic identity were largely nonsignificant or inconclusive, highlighting the need for broad support that meets the needs of a range of Autistic people, rather than specific subgroups. Importantly, positive Autistic identity was associated with improved mental health and wellbeing. Peer support and/or self-directed support resources may be valuable mechanisms for supporting Autistic people to cultivate a positive Autistic identity. The evaluation of such support, including the long-term impacts on identity development, will be a critical avenue for future research., (© 2024 The Authors. Autism Research published by International Society for Autism Research and Wiley Periodicals LLC.)

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2024
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47. A Content Analysis of Gambling Operators' Twitter Accounts at the Start of the English Premier League Football Season.

Author

A Killick E and D Griffiths M

Subjects
Humans, Marketing methods, Seasons, Social Environment, Sports psychology, United Kingdom, Advertising methods, Football psychology, Gambling psychology, Social Media statistics & numerical data
Abstract

The use of social media is now an established strategy to engage and maintain customer loyalty. The purpose of the present study was to examine the Twitter accounts of ten of the largest online sports betting operators in the UK to determine what marketing strategies were employed. More specifically, this study analyzed 3375 tweets posted by the operators during the opening weekend of the 2018-2019 English Premier League football season using a content analysis methodology. The results demonstrated that multiple strategies, including hashtags, were used to link gambling operator tweets with major sporting events, and the use of numerous promotional campaigns. Notably, over 90% of the tweets contained no responsible gambling information. The quantity and content of social media posts underline the need for a review of the current advertising regulations in the UK. Further research should examine how exposure to sports betting social media marketing influences gambling behavior.

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2020
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48. Psychosocial morbidity in TP53 mutation carriers: is whole-body cancer screening beneficial?

Author

McBride KA, Ballinger ML, Schlub TE, Young MA, Tattersall MHN, Kirk J, Eeles R, Killick E, Walker LG, Shanley S, Thomas DM, and Mitchell G

Subjects
Adult, Aged, Female, Genetic Predisposition to Disease genetics, Heterozygote, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Mutation, Young Adult, Mass Screening psychology, Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 genetics
Abstract

Germline TP53 mutation carriers are at high risk of developing a range of cancers. Effective cancer risk management is an important issue for these individuals. We assessed the psychosocial impact in TP53 mutation carriers of WB-MRI screening as part of the Surveillance in Multi-Organ Cancer (SMOC+) protocol, measuring their unmet needs, anxiety and depression levels as well as cancer worry using psychological questionnaires and in-depth interviews about their experiences of screening. We present preliminary psychosocial findings from 17 participants during their first 12 months on the trial. We found a significant reduction in participants' mean anxiety from baseline to two weeks post WB-MRI (1.2, 95% CI 0.17 to 2.23 p = 0.025), indicative of some benefit. Emerging qualitative themes show most participants are emotionally supported and contained by the screening program and are motivated by their immediate concern about staying alive, despite being informed about the current lack of evidence around efficacy of screening for people with TP53 mutations in terms of cancer morbidity or mortality. For those that do gain emotional reassurance from participating in the screening study, feelings of abandonment by the research team are a risk when the study ends. For others, screening was seen as a burden, consistent with the relentless nature of cancer risk associated with Li-Fraumeni syndrome, though these patients still declared they wished to participate due to their concern with staying alive. Families with TP53 mutations need ongoing support due to the impact on the whole family system. These findings suggest a comprehensive multi-organ screening program for people with TP53 mutations provides psychological benefit independent of an impact on cancer morbidity and mortality associated with the syndrome. The benefits of a multi-organ screening program will be greater still if the screening tests additionally reduce the cancer morbidity and mortality associated with the syndrome. These findings may also inform the care of individuals and families with other multi-organ cancer predisposition syndromes.

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2017
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49. Baseline results from the UK SIGNIFY study: a whole-body MRI screening study in TP53 mutation carriers and matched controls.

Author

Saya S, Killick E, Thomas S, Taylor N, Bancroft EK, Rothwell J, Benafif S, Dias A, Mikropoulos C, Pope J, Chamberlain A, Gunapala R, Izatt L, Side L, Walker L, Tomkins S, Cook J, Barwell J, Wiles V, Limb L, Eccles D, Leach MO, Shanley S, Gilbert FJ, Hanson H, Gallagher D, Rajashanker B, Whitehouse RW, Koh DM, Sohaib SA, Evans DG, and Eeles RA

Subjects
Adult, Female, Genetic Predisposition to Disease genetics, Heterozygote, Humans, Incidence, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Mass Screening methods, Middle Aged, Mutation, Neoplasms epidemiology, United Kingdom, Whole Body Imaging methods, Young Adult, Early Detection of Cancer methods, Neoplasms diagnosis, Neoplasms genetics, Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 genetics
Abstract

In the United Kingdom, current screening guidelines for TP53 germline mutation carriers solely recommends annual breast MRI, despite the wide spectrum of malignancies typically seen in this group. This study sought to investigate the role of one-off non-contrast whole-body MRI (WB MRI) in the screening of asymptomatic TP53 mutation carriers. 44 TP53 mutation carriers and 44 population controls were recruited. Scans were read by radiologists blinded to participant carrier status. The incidence of malignancies diagnosed in TP53 mutation carriers against general population controls was calculated. The incidences of non-malignant relevant disease and irrelevant disease were measured, as well as the number of investigations required to determine relevance of findings. In TP53 mutation carriers, 6 of 44 (13.6, 95% CI 5.2-27.4%) participants were diagnosed with cancer during the study, all of which would be considered life threatening if untreated. Two were found to have two primary cancers. Two participants with cancer had abnormalities on the MRI which were initially thought to be benign (a pericardial cyst and a uterine fibroid) but transpired to be sarcomas. No controls were diagnosed with cancer. Fifteen carriers (34.1, 95% CI 20.5-49.9%) and seven controls (15.9, 95% CI 6.7-30.1%) underwent further investigations following the WB MRI for abnormalities that transpired to be benign (p = 0.049). The cancer detection rate in this group justifies a minimum baseline non-contrast WB MRI in germline TP53 mutation carriers. This should be adopted into national guidelines for management of adult TP53 mutation carriers in addition to the current practice of contrast enhanced breast MRI imaging.

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2017
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50. Targeted prostate cancer screening in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers: results from the initial screening round of the IMPACT study.

Author

Bancroft EK, Page EC, Castro E, Lilja H, Vickers A, Sjoberg D, Assel M, Foster CS, Mitchell G, Drew K, Mæhle L, Axcrona K, Evans DG, Bulman B, Eccles D, McBride D, van Asperen C, Vasen H, Kiemeney LA, Ringelberg J, Cybulski C, Wokolorczyk D, Selkirk C, Hulick PJ, Bojesen A, Skytte AB, Lam J, Taylor L, Oldenburg R, Cremers R, Verhaegh G, van Zelst-Stams WA, Oosterwijk JC, Blanco I, Salinas M, Cook J, Rosario DJ, Buys S, Conner T, Ausems MG, Ong KR, Hoffman J, Domchek S, Powers J, Teixeira MR, Maia S, Foulkes WD, Taherian N, Ruijs M, Helderman-van den Enden AT, Izatt L, Davidson R, Adank MA, Walker L, Schmutzler R, Tucker K, Kirk J, Hodgson S, Harris M, Douglas F, Lindeman GJ, Zgajnar J, Tischkowitz M, Clowes VE, Susman R, Ramón y Cajal T, Patcher N, Gadea N, Spigelman A, van Os T, Liljegren A, Side L, Brewer C, Brady AF, Donaldson A, Stefansdottir V, Friedman E, Chen-Shtoyerman R, Amor DJ, Copakova L, Barwell J, Giri VN, Murthy V, Nicolai N, Teo SH, Greenhalgh L, Strom S, Henderson A, McGrath J, Gallagher D, Aaronson N, Ardern-Jones A, Bangma C, Dearnaley D, Costello P, Eyfjord J, Rothwell J, Falconer A, Gronberg H, Hamdy FC, Johannsson O, Khoo V, Kote-Jarai Z, Lubinski J, Axcrona U, Melia J, McKinley J, Mitra AV, Moynihan C, Rennert G, Suri M, Wilson P, Killick E, Moss S, and Eeles RA

Subjects
Adult, Aged, Biopsy, Genotype, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Patient Selection, Predictive Value of Tests, Prostatic Neoplasms blood, Early Detection of Cancer, Genes, BRCA1, Genes, BRCA2, Genetic Predisposition to Disease genetics, Mutation, Prostate pathology, Prostate-Specific Antigen blood, Prostatic Neoplasms genetics, Prostatic Neoplasms pathology
Abstract

Background: Men with germline breast cancer 1, early onset (BRCA1) or breast cancer 2, early onset (BRCA2) gene mutations have a higher risk of developing prostate cancer (PCa) than noncarriers. IMPACT (Identification of Men with a genetic predisposition to ProstAte Cancer: Targeted screening in BRCA1/2 mutation carriers and controls) is an international consortium of 62 centres in 20 countries evaluating the use of targeted PCa screening in men with BRCA1/2 mutations., Objective: To report the first year's screening results for all men at enrollment in the study., Design, Setting and Participants: We recruited men aged 40-69 yr with germline BRCA1/2 mutations and a control group of men who have tested negative for a pathogenic BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation known to be present in their families. All men underwent prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing at enrollment, and those men with PSA >3 ng/ml were offered prostate biopsy., Outcome Measurements and Statistical Analysis: PSA levels, PCa incidence, and tumour characteristics were evaluated. The Fisher exact test was used to compare the number of PCa cases among groups and the differences among disease types., Results and Limitations: We recruited 2481 men (791 BRCA1 carriers, 531 BRCA1 controls; 731 BRCA2 carriers, 428 BRCA2 controls). A total of 199 men (8%) presented with PSA >3.0 ng/ml, 162 biopsies were performed, and 59 PCas were diagnosed (18 BRCA1 carriers, 10 BRCA1 controls; 24 BRCA2 carriers, 7 BRCA2 controls); 66% of the tumours were classified as intermediate- or high-risk disease. The positive predictive value (PPV) for biopsy using a PSA threshold of 3.0 ng/ml in BRCA2 mutation carriers was 48%-double the PPV reported in population screening studies. A significant difference in detecting intermediate- or high-risk disease was observed in BRCA2 carriers. Ninety-five percent of the men were white, thus the results cannot be generalised to all ethnic groups., Conclusions: The IMPACT screening network will be useful for targeted PCa screening studies in men with germline genetic risk variants as they are discovered. These preliminary results support the use of targeted PSA screening based on BRCA genotype and show that this screening yields a high proportion of aggressive disease., Patient Summary: In this report, we demonstrate that germline genetic markers can be used to identify men at higher risk of prostate cancer. Targeting screening at these men resulted in the identification of tumours that were more likely to require treatment., (Copyright © 2014 European Association of Urology. All rights reserved.)

Published
2014
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