Adult height is associated with increased risk of ovarian cancer: A Mendelian randomisation study

Suzanne C. Dixon-Suen, Christina M. Nagle, Aaron P. Thrift, Paul D.P. Pharoah, Ailith Ewing, Celeste Leigh Pearce, Wei Zheng, Georgia Chenevix-Trench, Peter A. Fasching, Matthias W. Beckmann, Diether Lambrechts, Ignace Vergote, Sandrina Lambrechts, Els Van Nieuwenhuysen, Mary Anne Rossing, Jennifer A. Doherty, Kristine G. Wicklund, Jenny Chang-Claude, Audrey Y. Jung, Kirsten B. Moysich & 101 others Kunle Odunsi, Marc T. Goodman, Lynne R. Wilkens, Pamela J. Thompson, Yurii B. Shvetsov, Thilo Dörk, Tjoung Won Park-Simon, Peter Hillemanns, Natalia Bogdanova, Ralf Butzow, Heli Nevanlinna, Liisa M. Pelttari, Arto Leminen, Francesmary Modugno, Roberta B. Ness, Robert P. Edwards, Joseph L. Kelley, Florian Heitz, Andreas Du Bois, Philipp Harter, Ira Schwaab, Beth Y. Karlan, Jenny Lester, Sandra Orsulic, Bobbie J. Rimel, Susanne K. Kjær, Estrid Høgdall, Allan Jensen, Ellen L. Goode, Brooke L. Fridley, Julie M. Cunningham, Stacey J. Winham, Graham G. Giles, Fiona Bruinsma, Roger L. Milne, Melissa C. Southey, Michelle A.T. Hildebrandt, Xifeng Wu, Karen H. Lu, Dong Liang, Douglas A. Levine, Maria Bisogna, Joellen M. Schildkraut, Andrew Berchuck, Daniel W. Cramer, Kathryn L. Terry, Elisa V. Bandera, Sara H. Olson, Helga B. Salvesen, Liv Cecilie Vestrheim Thomsen, Reidun K. Kopperud, Line Bjorge, Lambertus A. Kiemeney, Leon F.A.G. Massuger, Tanja Pejovic, Amanda Bruegl, Linda S. Cook, Nhu D. Le, Kenneth D. Swenerton, Angela Brooks-Wilson, Linda E. Kelemen, Jan Lubiński, Tomasz Huzarski, Jacek Gronwald, Janusz Menkiszak, Nicolas Wentzensen, Louise Brinton, Hannah Yang, Jolanta Lissowska, Claus K. Høgdall, Lene Lundvall, Honglin Song, Jonathan P. Tyrer, Ian Campbell, Diana Eccles, James Paul, Rosalind Glasspool, Nadeem Siddiqui, Alice S. Whittemore, Weiva Sieh, Valerie McGuire, Joseph H. Rothstein, Steven A. Narod, Catherine Phelan, Harvey A. Risch, John R. McLaughlin, Hoda Anton-Culver, Argyrios Ziogas, Usha Menon, Simon A. Gayther, Susan J. Ramus, Aleksandra Gentry-Maharaj, Anna H. Wu, Malcolm C. Pike, Chiu Chen Tseng, Jolanta Kupryjanczyk, Agnieszka Dansonka-Mieszkowska, Agnieszka Budzilowska, Iwona K. Rzepecka, Penelope M. Webb, on behalf of the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium

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Background: Observational studies suggest greater height is associated with increased ovarian cancer risk, but cannot exclude bias and/or confounding as explanations for this. Mendelian randomisation (MR) can provide evidence which may be less prone to bias. Methods: We pooled data from 39 Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium studies (16,395 cases; 23,003 controls). We applied two-stage predictor-substitution MR, using a weighted genetic risk score combining 609 single-nucleotide polymorphisms. Study-specific odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for the association between genetically predicted height and risk were pooled using random-effects meta-analysis. Results: Greater genetically predicted height was associated with increased ovarian cancer risk overall (pooled-OR (pOR) = 1.06; 95% CI: 1.01-1.11 per 5 cm increase in height), and separately for invasive (pOR = 1.06; 95% CI: 1.01-1.11) and borderline (pOR = 1.15; 95% CI: 1.02-1.29) tumours. Conclusions: Women with a genetic propensity to being taller have increased risk of ovarian cancer. This suggests genes influencing height are involved in pathways promoting ovarian carcinogenesis.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1123-1129
Number of pages7
JournalBritish Journal of Cancer
Volume118
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Apr 2018

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Dixon-Suen, S. C., Nagle, C. M., Thrift, A. P., Pharoah, P. D. P., Ewing, A., Pearce, C. L., ... on behalf of the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium (2018). Adult height is associated with increased risk of ovarian cancer: A Mendelian randomisation study. British Journal of Cancer, 118(8), 1123-1129. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41416-018-0011-3
Dixon-Suen, Suzanne C. ; Nagle, Christina M. ; Thrift, Aaron P. ; Pharoah, Paul D.P. ; Ewing, Ailith ; Pearce, Celeste Leigh ; Zheng, Wei ; Chenevix-Trench, Georgia ; Fasching, Peter A. ; Beckmann, Matthias W. ; Lambrechts, Diether ; Vergote, Ignace ; Lambrechts, Sandrina ; Van Nieuwenhuysen, Els ; Rossing, Mary Anne ; Doherty, Jennifer A. ; Wicklund, Kristine G. ; Chang-Claude, Jenny ; Jung, Audrey Y. ; Moysich, Kirsten B. ; Odunsi, Kunle ; Goodman, Marc T. ; Wilkens, Lynne R. ; Thompson, Pamela J. ; Shvetsov, Yurii B. ; Dörk, Thilo ; Park-Simon, Tjoung Won ; Hillemanns, Peter ; Bogdanova, Natalia ; Butzow, Ralf ; Nevanlinna, Heli ; Pelttari, Liisa M. ; Leminen, Arto ; Modugno, Francesmary ; Ness, Roberta B. ; Edwards, Robert P. ; Kelley, Joseph L. ; Heitz, Florian ; Du Bois, Andreas ; Harter, Philipp ; Schwaab, Ira ; Karlan, Beth Y. ; Lester, Jenny ; Orsulic, Sandra ; Rimel, Bobbie J. ; Kjær, Susanne K. ; Høgdall, Estrid ; Jensen, Allan ; Goode, Ellen L. ; Fridley, Brooke L. ; Cunningham, Julie M. ; Winham, Stacey J. ; Giles, Graham G. ; Bruinsma, Fiona ; Milne, Roger L. ; Southey, Melissa C. ; Hildebrandt, Michelle A.T. ; Wu, Xifeng ; Lu, Karen H. ; Liang, Dong ; Levine, Douglas A. ; Bisogna, Maria ; Schildkraut, Joellen M. ; Berchuck, Andrew ; Cramer, Daniel W. ; Terry, Kathryn L. ; Bandera, Elisa V. ; Olson, Sara H. ; Salvesen, Helga B. ; Thomsen, Liv Cecilie Vestrheim ; Kopperud, Reidun K. ; Bjorge, Line ; Kiemeney, Lambertus A. ; Massuger, Leon F.A.G. ; Pejovic, Tanja ; Bruegl, Amanda ; Cook, Linda S. ; Le, Nhu D. ; Swenerton, Kenneth D. ; Brooks-Wilson, Angela ; Kelemen, Linda E. ; Lubiński, Jan ; Huzarski, Tomasz ; Gronwald, Jacek ; Menkiszak, Janusz ; Wentzensen, Nicolas ; Brinton, Louise ; Yang, Hannah ; Lissowska, Jolanta ; Høgdall, Claus K. ; Lundvall, Lene ; Song, Honglin ; Tyrer, Jonathan P. ; Campbell, Ian ; Eccles, Diana ; Paul, James ; Glasspool, Rosalind ; Siddiqui, Nadeem ; Whittemore, Alice S. ; Sieh, Weiva ; McGuire, Valerie ; Rothstein, Joseph H. ; Narod, Steven A. ; Phelan, Catherine ; Risch, Harvey A. ; McLaughlin, John R. ; Anton-Culver, Hoda ; Ziogas, Argyrios ; Menon, Usha ; Gayther, Simon A. ; Ramus, Susan J. ; Gentry-Maharaj, Aleksandra ; Wu, Anna H. ; Pike, Malcolm C. ; Tseng, Chiu Chen ; Kupryjanczyk, Jolanta ; Dansonka-Mieszkowska, Agnieszka ; Budzilowska, Agnieszka ; Rzepecka, Iwona K. ; Webb, Penelope M. ; on behalf of the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium. / Adult height is associated with increased risk of ovarian cancer : A Mendelian randomisation study. In: British Journal of Cancer. 2018 ; Vol. 118, No. 8. pp. 1123-1129.
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In: British Journal of Cancer, Vol. 118, No. 8, 01.04.2018, p. 1123-1129.

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AU - Nagle, Christina M.

AU - Thrift, Aaron P.

AU - Pharoah, Paul D.P.

AU - Ewing, Ailith

AU - Pearce, Celeste Leigh

AU - Zheng, Wei

AU - Chenevix-Trench, Georgia

AU - Fasching, Peter A.

AU - Beckmann, Matthias W.

AU - Lambrechts, Diether

AU - Vergote, Ignace

AU - Lambrechts, Sandrina

AU - Van Nieuwenhuysen, Els

AU - Rossing, Mary Anne

AU - Doherty, Jennifer A.

AU - Wicklund, Kristine G.

AU - Chang-Claude, Jenny

AU - Jung, Audrey Y.

AU - Moysich, Kirsten B.

AU - Odunsi, Kunle

AU - Goodman, Marc T.

AU - Wilkens, Lynne R.

AU - Thompson, Pamela J.

AU - Shvetsov, Yurii B.

AU - Dörk, Thilo

AU - Park-Simon, Tjoung Won

AU - Hillemanns, Peter

AU - Bogdanova, Natalia

AU - Butzow, Ralf

AU - Nevanlinna, Heli

AU - Pelttari, Liisa M.

AU - Leminen, Arto

AU - Modugno, Francesmary

AU - Ness, Roberta B.

AU - Edwards, Robert P.

AU - Kelley, Joseph L.

AU - Heitz, Florian

AU - Du Bois, Andreas

AU - Harter, Philipp

AU - Schwaab, Ira

AU - Karlan, Beth Y.

AU - Lester, Jenny

AU - Orsulic, Sandra

AU - Rimel, Bobbie J.

AU - Kjær, Susanne K.

AU - Høgdall, Estrid

AU - Jensen, Allan

AU - Goode, Ellen L.

AU - Fridley, Brooke L.

AU - Cunningham, Julie M.

AU - Winham, Stacey J.

AU - Giles, Graham G.

AU - Bruinsma, Fiona

AU - Milne, Roger L.

AU - Southey, Melissa C.

AU - Hildebrandt, Michelle A.T.

AU - Wu, Xifeng

AU - Lu, Karen H.

AU - Liang, Dong

AU - Levine, Douglas A.

AU - Bisogna, Maria

AU - Schildkraut, Joellen M.

AU - Berchuck, Andrew

AU - Cramer, Daniel W.

AU - Terry, Kathryn L.

AU - Bandera, Elisa V.

AU - Olson, Sara H.

AU - Salvesen, Helga B.

AU - Thomsen, Liv Cecilie Vestrheim

AU - Kopperud, Reidun K.

AU - Bjorge, Line

AU - Kiemeney, Lambertus A.

AU - Massuger, Leon F.A.G.

AU - Pejovic, Tanja

AU - Bruegl, Amanda

AU - Cook, Linda S.

AU - Le, Nhu D.

AU - Swenerton, Kenneth D.

AU - Brooks-Wilson, Angela

AU - Kelemen, Linda E.

AU - Lubiński, Jan

AU - Huzarski, Tomasz

AU - Gronwald, Jacek

AU - Menkiszak, Janusz

AU - Wentzensen, Nicolas

AU - Brinton, Louise

AU - Yang, Hannah

AU - Lissowska, Jolanta

AU - Høgdall, Claus K.

AU - Lundvall, Lene

AU - Song, Honglin

AU - Tyrer, Jonathan P.

AU - Campbell, Ian

AU - Eccles, Diana

AU - Paul, James

AU - Glasspool, Rosalind

AU - Siddiqui, Nadeem

AU - Whittemore, Alice S.

AU - Sieh, Weiva

AU - McGuire, Valerie

AU - Rothstein, Joseph H.

AU - Narod, Steven A.

AU - Phelan, Catherine

AU - Risch, Harvey A.

AU - McLaughlin, John R.

AU - Anton-Culver, Hoda

AU - Ziogas, Argyrios

AU - Menon, Usha

AU - Gayther, Simon A.

AU - Ramus, Susan J.

AU - Gentry-Maharaj, Aleksandra

AU - Wu, Anna H.

AU - Pike, Malcolm C.

AU - Tseng, Chiu Chen

AU - Kupryjanczyk, Jolanta

AU - Dansonka-Mieszkowska, Agnieszka

AU - Budzilowska, Agnieszka

AU - Rzepecka, Iwona K.

AU - Webb, Penelope M.

AU - on behalf of the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium

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N2 - Background: Observational studies suggest greater height is associated with increased ovarian cancer risk, but cannot exclude bias and/or confounding as explanations for this. Mendelian randomisation (MR) can provide evidence which may be less prone to bias. Methods: We pooled data from 39 Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium studies (16,395 cases; 23,003 controls). We applied two-stage predictor-substitution MR, using a weighted genetic risk score combining 609 single-nucleotide polymorphisms. Study-specific odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for the association between genetically predicted height and risk were pooled using random-effects meta-analysis. Results: Greater genetically predicted height was associated with increased ovarian cancer risk overall (pooled-OR (pOR) = 1.06; 95% CI: 1.01-1.11 per 5 cm increase in height), and separately for invasive (pOR = 1.06; 95% CI: 1.01-1.11) and borderline (pOR = 1.15; 95% CI: 1.02-1.29) tumours. Conclusions: Women with a genetic propensity to being taller have increased risk of ovarian cancer. This suggests genes influencing height are involved in pathways promoting ovarian carcinogenesis.

AB - Background: Observational studies suggest greater height is associated with increased ovarian cancer risk, but cannot exclude bias and/or confounding as explanations for this. Mendelian randomisation (MR) can provide evidence which may be less prone to bias. Methods: We pooled data from 39 Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium studies (16,395 cases; 23,003 controls). We applied two-stage predictor-substitution MR, using a weighted genetic risk score combining 609 single-nucleotide polymorphisms. Study-specific odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for the association between genetically predicted height and risk were pooled using random-effects meta-analysis. Results: Greater genetically predicted height was associated with increased ovarian cancer risk overall (pooled-OR (pOR) = 1.06; 95% CI: 1.01-1.11 per 5 cm increase in height), and separately for invasive (pOR = 1.06; 95% CI: 1.01-1.11) and borderline (pOR = 1.15; 95% CI: 1.02-1.29) tumours. Conclusions: Women with a genetic propensity to being taller have increased risk of ovarian cancer. This suggests genes influencing height are involved in pathways promoting ovarian carcinogenesis.

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Dixon-Suen SC, Nagle CM, Thrift AP, Pharoah PDP, Ewing A, Pearce CL et al. Adult height is associated with increased risk of ovarian cancer: A Mendelian randomisation study. British Journal of Cancer. 2018 Apr 1;118(8):1123-1129. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41416-018-0011-3

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