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HNF1B and endometrial cancer risk: results from the PAGE study.

Veronica Wendy Setiawan1, Jeffrey Haessler, Fredrick Schumacher, Michele L Cote, Ewa Deelman, Megan D Fesinmeyer, Brian E Henderson, Rebecca D Jackson, Jens-S Vöckler, Lynne R Wilkens, Shagufta Yasmeen, Christopher A Haiman, Ulrike Peters, Loïc Le Marchand, Charles Kooperberg.   

Abstract

We examined the association between HNF1B variants identified in a recent genome-wide association study and endometrial cancer in two large case-control studies nested in prospective cohorts: the Multiethnic Cohort Study (MEC) and the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) as part of the Population Architecture using Genomics and Epidemiology (PAGE) study. A total of 1,357 incident cases of invasive endometrial cancer and 7,609 controls were included in the analysis (MEC: 426 cases/3,854 controls; WHI: 931 cases/3,755 controls). The majority of women in the WHI were European American, while the MEC included sizable numbers of African Americans, Japanese and Latinos. We estimated the odds ratios (ORs) per allele and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of each SNP using unconditional logistic regression adjusting for age, body mass index, and four principal components of ancestry informative markers. The combined ORs were estimated using fixed effect models. Rs4430796 and rs7501939 were associated with endometrial cancer risk in MEC and WHI with no heterogeneity observed across racial/ethnic groups (P ≥ 0.21) or between studies (P ≥ 0.70). The OR(per allele) was 0.82 (95% CI: 0.75, 0.89; P = 5.63 × 10(-6)) for rs4430796 (G allele) and 0.79 (95% CI: 0.73, 0.87; P = 3.77 × 10(-7)) for rs7501939 (A allele). The associations with the risk of Type I and Type II tumors were similar (P ≥ 0.19). Adjustment for additional endometrial cancer risk factors such as parity, oral contraceptive use, menopausal hormone use, and smoking status had little effect on the results. In conclusion, HNF1B SNPs are associated with risk of endometrial cancer and that the associated relative risks are similar for Type I and Type II tumors.

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Year:  2012        PMID: 22299039      PMCID: PMC3267708          DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0030390

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  PLoS One        ISSN: 1932-6203            Impact factor:   3.240


Introduction

Endometrial cancer is the most common gynecological cancer in developed countries. A recent genome-wide association study (GWAS) identified common single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in HNF1B associated with endometrial cancer risk in women of European background [1]. The same SNPs, rs4430796 and rs7501939, are also associated with prostate cancer [2] and type 2 diabetes [3], [4]. We examined the association between these SNPs and risk of endometrial cancer in two large prospective cohort studies with comprehensive risk factor data: the Multiethnic Cohort Study (MEC) and the Women's Health Initiative (WHI), as part of the Population Architecture using Genomics and Epidemiology (PAGE) study [5]. We also examined the associations between HNF1B and endometrial cancer across racial/ethnic groups and tumor histological types, and effect modification by known endometrial cancer risk factors.

Materials and Methods

PAGE is an ancillary study to both WHI and MEC, and has been approved by the WHI and MEC steering committees. The PIs for the PAGE studies within WHI and MEC have further authority for analyses within the scope of the original applications.

Study population

PAGE study is a National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)-supported collaboration with a primary focus of deep characterization of well-replicated genetic risk variants identified in GWAS and their relationships to various phenotypes and traits (e.g., lipids, diabetes, heart disease, cancers) in diverse epidemiologic studies. Included in the characterization process is 1) replication of the original association in a population of similar genetic ancestry as the original GWAS, 2) generalization of the association to diverse populations such as African Americans, Asians, Hispanic/Mexican Americans, and other groups, 3) identification of gene-environment interactions, and 4) identification of pleiotropy. The details of PAGE design and methods have been presented by Matise et al [5]. The PAGE study samples were drawn from four large population-based studies or consortia [5]; however, the current analysis only included women from the MEC and the WHI. The MEC is a prospective cohort study consisting of 215,251 adult men and women living in Hawaii and California predominantly from five populations: European American, African American, Native Hawaiian, Japanese, and Latino (Hispanic/Mexican Americans) [6]. A subset of cohort participants (∼70,000) has available DNA samples. Incident cases of endometrial cancer were identified through cohort linkage to the population-based cancer Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) registries in California and Hawaii. Controls were selected from female cohort participants without a self-reported hysterectomy at baseline and who were free of cancer as at December 31, 2008. Controls were individually matched to cases based on age at cohort entry, race/ethnicity, and study area (Hawaii or California). The MEC endometrial cancer case-control study included 426 invasive endometrial cancer cases and 3,854 controls. The WHI is comprised of an observational study and four clinical trials covering the components of dietary modification, hormone therapy, separately for women with and without a uterus, and supplementation of calcium/vitamin D [7]. The study consists of 161,808 postmenopausal women from various racial/ethnic groups. Incident cases of endometrial cancer in the cohort were identified through self-report, which was ascertained at least annually and confirmed by clinicians after reviewing the pathology reports [8]. Controls were selected from cohort participants without a self-reported hysterectomy at baseline and who were free of cancer through September 1, 2009. Controls were individually matched to cases based on age at baseline, date of enrollment, race/ethnicity, and trial arms. The WHI endometrial cancer case-control study included 931 invasive endometrial cancer cases and 3,755 controls.

Tumor histology

We used the International Classification of Diseases for Oncology (ICD-O-3) code to classify endometrial cancer cases as Type I or Type II [9]–[11]. Unopposed estrogens are suspected to affect Type I but not Type II tumors [12]. Type I included endometrioid (ICD-O-3 code: 8380, 8381, 8382, 8383), adenocarcinoma tubular (8210, 8211), papillary adenocarcinoma (8260, 8262, 8263), adenocarcinoma with squamous metaplasia (8570), mucinous adenocarcinoma (8480, 8481), and adenocarcinoma NOS (8140). Type II included clear cell (8310), serous (8441), papillary serous (8460, 8461), squamous cell (8050, 8070, 8071, 8072), adenosquamous (8560), small cell carcinoma (8041), and mixed cell adenocarcinoma (8323). Cases with a sarcoma diagnosis were not included in the analysis.

SNP selection and genotyping

The two HNF1B SNPs (rs4430796 and rs7501939) were part of 167 (MEC) and 183 (WHI) well-replicated genetic risk variants identified from GWAS genotyped in the PAGE study to explore pleiotropic effects on several cancer sites. Genotyping was performed using the TaqMan Open Array Genotyping System (Life Technologies/Applied Biosystems) as part of the PAGE initiative. The average genotype completion rate was 98.0% in the MEC and 99.9% in the WHI. The concordance of blinded duplicates was 99.7% in the MEC and 99.5% in the WHI. Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium (HWE) for each allele was assessed in each racial/ethnic group in controls; no deviation from HWE was observed (at the P<0.01 level) across more than one racial/ethnic group, suggesting that such deviations are likely due to chance and not to genotyping error.

Statistical analysis

Known risk factors for endometrial cancer (i.e. parity, oral contraceptive use, menopausal hormone use, smoking status, and diabetes status were obtained from the baseline questionnaire data. Per allele odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the SNP-endometrial cancer association were calculated using unconditional logistic regression. Models were adjusted for age (continuous), body mass index (BMI) (<25, 25-<30, ≥30 kg/m2), and the top four ancestry principal components. Principal components derived from >100 ancestry informative markers were estimated using the EIGENSTRAT method [13]. Parity, oral contraceptive use, menopausal hormone use, smoking status, and diabetes status were considered as potential confounders. Test of interaction with race/ethnicity and potential effect modification by endometrial cancer risk factors was assessed using log-likelihood test statistics comparing models with and without the interaction term (cross product between the SNP and race/ethnicity or risk factor of interest). The combined ORs and 95% CIs were estimated from each study's OR using a fixed effects model and between-study heterogeneity was examined using the Q test statistics. We used polytomous logistic regression to calculate ORs and 95% CIs for Type I and Type II endometrial cancer. All racial/ethnic groups were included in this subgroup analysis. All P values are two-sided.

Results

The characteristics of cases and controls in the MEC and the WHI are shown in Table 1. The mean ages of cases and controls were similar in each study. The majority of women in the WHI were European American (93.2% of cases and 80.3% of controls); there were very few Asian/Pacific Islander (n = 8) and Latino (n = 20) cases. The MEC included sizable proportions of women from other racial/ethnic groups: 20.5% African American, 30.3% Japanese, and 18.7% Latino. Compared to controls, cases were heavier, more likely to have fewer births, and to be diabetic. Cases were less likely to have used OCs or to have ever smoked.
Table 1

Characteristics of Cases and Controls in the Multiethnic Cohort Study (MEC) and the Women's Health Initiative Study (WHI).

MECWHI
CasesN = 426ControlsN = 3854CasesN = 931ControlsN = 3755
Mean age1 (SD)65.6 (8.3)66.2 (8.8)63.7 (7.0)64.6 (7.4)
Race/ethnicity, n (%)
European American106 (24.9)813 (21.1)868 (93.2)3037 (80.3)
African American68 (16.0)820 (21.3)35 (3.8)350 (9.2)
Hawaiian27 (6.3)344 (8.9)
Asian2/Pacific Islander121 (28.4)1204 (31.2)8 (0.9)161 (4.3)
Latino104 (24.4)673 (17.5)20 (2.1)207 (5.5)
Body mass index (kg/m2), n (%)
<25146 (34.3)1792 (46.5)306 (32.9)1411 (37.6)
25-<30113 (26.5)1220 (31.7)253 (27.2)1293 (34.4)
≥ 30163 (38.3)796 (20.7)364 (39.1)1018 (27.1)
Missing4 (0.9)46 (1.2)8 (0.9)33 (0.9)
Parity, n (%)
Nulliparous73 (17.1)454 (11.8)149 (16.0)509 (13.6)
1–2150 (35.2)1313 (34.1)322 (34.6)1213 (32.3)
3–4144 (33.8)1405 (36.5)360 (38.7)1390 (37.0)
≥556 (13.1)648 (16.8)97 (10.4)632 (16.8)
Missing3 (0.7)34 (0.9)3 (0.3)11 (0.3)
Oral contraceptive use, n (%)
Never238 (55.9)2006 (52.1)576 (61.9)2368 (63.1)
Ever178 (41.8)1766 (45.8)355 (38.1)1387 (36.9)
Missing10 (2.4)82 (2.1)
Menopausal hormone use, n (%)
Never252 (59.2)1877 (48.7)361 (38.8)2196 (58.5)
Past65 (15.3)578 (15.0)124 (13.3)539 (14.4)
Current94 (22.0)1258 (32.6)444 (47.7)1018 (27.1)
Missing15 (3.5)141 (3.7)2 (0.2)2 (0.1)
Smoking status, n (%)
Never263 (61.7)2209 (57.3)486 (52.2)1956 (52.1)
Past131 (30.8)1139 (29.6)395 (42.4)1490 (39.7)
Current27 (6.3)458 (11.9)40 (4.3)264 (7.0)
Missing5 (1.2)48 (1.3)10 (1.1)45 (1.2)
Diabetes, n (%)
No388 (91.1)3556 (92.3)887 (95.3)3610 (96.1)
Yes38 (8.9)298 (7.7)44 (4.7)143 (3.8)
Missing2 (0.1)

Age at diagnosis for cases and age at blood draw for controls in the MEC; age at baseline for cases and controls in the WHI.

Japanese in the MEC, approximately 25% Chinese, 50% Japanese, and 25% other groups in the WHI.

Age at diagnosis for cases and age at blood draw for controls in the MEC; age at baseline for cases and controls in the WHI. Japanese in the MEC, approximately 25% Chinese, 50% Japanese, and 25% other groups in the WHI. We found that rs4430796 and rs7501939 were associated with risk of endometrial cancer in European Americans in the MEC and the WHI (Table 2). The combined ORper allele was 0.83 (95% CI: 0.75, 0.92; P = 4.00×10−4) for rs4430796 (G allele) and 0.79 (95% CI: 0.71, 0.88; P = 1.30×10−5) for rs7501939 (A allele). No heterogeneity between studies was observed (P≥0.59). The rs4430796 and rs7501939 were in strong linkage disequilibrium (LD) in our European-American controls (r2 = 0.61 in the MEC; r2 = 0.66 in the WHI).
Table 2

Association between HNF1B variants and endometrial cancer.

rs4430796 (A/G)rs7501939 (G/A)
Race/ethnicityStudyNumber of cases/controlsAllele Frequency Cases/ControlsOR1 (95% CI)P-valueAllele Frequency Cases/ControlsOR1 (95% CI)P-value
European AmericanMEC106/8130.45/0.510.79 (0.59, 1.05)0.110.34/0.410.73 (0.53, 0.99)0.045
WHI868/30370.45/0.490.84 (0.75, 0.93)0.00150.36/0.410.80 (0.72, 0.90)0.00015
Combined3 0.83 (0.75, 0.92)4.00×10−4 0.79 (0.71, 0.88)1.30×10−5
African AmericanMEC68/8200.61/0.640.80 (0.55, 1.16)0.230.48/0.510.88 (0.61, 1.26)0.47
WHI35/3500.59/0.650.81 (0.49, 1.35)0.410.41/0.520.61 (0.35, 1.02)0.065
Combined3 0.80 (0.59, 1.09)0.150.78 (0.58, 1.06)0.11
Asian/Pacific IslanderMEC121/12040.31/0.380.74 (0.55, 0.99)0.0450.27/0.330.76 (0.56, 1.04)0.09
WHI8/1610.38/0.291.44 (0.48, 4.12)0.490.38/0.261.76 (0.55, 5.56)0.32
Combined3 0.78 (0.58, 1.03)0.0780.80 (0.60, 1.08)0.15
LatinoMEC104/6730.38/0.410.83 (0.60, 1.16)0.280.31/0.340.85 (0.60, 1.22)0.39
WHI20/2070.30/0.480.42 (0.19, 0.84)0.020.18/0.410.29 (0.11, 0.65)0.006
Combined3 0.74 (0.55, 1.00)0.0520.73 (0.53, 1.02)0.065
HawaiianMEC27/3440.33/0.340.80 (0.41, 1.59)0.530.31/0.300.87 (0.43, 1.74)0.69
All groups2 MEC426/38540.41/0.460.80 (0.69, 0.93)0.00480.33/0.380.80 (0.68, 0.94)0.0068
WHI931/37550.45/0.500.83 (0.75, 0.92)0.000590.36/0.410.79 (0.71, 0.88)1.87×10−5
Combined3 0.82 (0.75, 0.89)5.63×10−6 0.79 (0.73, 0.87)3.77×10−7

Odds ratio per allele obtained from logistic regression adjusting for age (continuous), 4 ancestry principal components, BMI (<25, 25-<30, ≥30 kg/m2).

P interaction with race/ethnicity in the MEC ≥0.63; P interaction with race/ethnicity in the WHI ≥0.21;

Combined ORs were calculated using a fixed effects model.

Odds ratio per allele obtained from logistic regression adjusting for age (continuous), 4 ancestry principal components, BMI (<25, 25-<30, ≥30 kg/m2). P interaction with race/ethnicity in the MEC ≥0.63; P interaction with race/ethnicity in the WHI ≥0.21; Combined ORs were calculated using a fixed effects model. In the MEC, consistent associations were observed in African Americans, Hawaiians, Japanese and Latinos, i.e. reduced risk associated with the G allele of rs4430796 or with the A allele of rs7501939 (Table 2). There were limited numbers of non-European descent women in the WHI, especially the Asian/Pacific Islander group (8 cases and 161 controls). In African Americans and Latinos, we observed consistent associations with those observed among European Americans. No evidence was observed of heterogeneity in the ORs by race/ethnicity (P≥0.21). Combining the MEC and the WHI results, the ORper allele ranged between 0.74 and 0.80 for rs4430796 and between 0.73 and 0.80 for rs7501939 in African Americans, Asians/Pacific Islanders, and Latinos. The two SNPs were in high LD in Asians (r2 = 0.80) and Latinos (r2 = 0.65) and in lower LD in African Americans (r2 = 0.33). In the analysis of all race/ethnicity groups combined, the ORper allele for rs4430796 was 0.80 (95% CI: 0.69, 0.93; P = 0.0048) and 0.83 (95% CI: 0.75, 0.92; P = 0.00059) in the MEC and the WHI, respectively (Table 2). The all groups' ORper allele for rs7501939 was 0.80 (95% CI: 0.68, 0.94; P = 0.0068) and 0.79 (95% CI: 0.71, 0.88; P = 1.87×10−5) in the MEC and the WHI, respectively. When we combined the results from the MEC and the WHI, the ORper allele was 0.82 (95% CI: 0.75, 0.89; P = 5.63×10−6) for rs4430796 and 0.79 (95% CI: 0.73, 0.87; P = 3.77×10−7) for rs7501939. No heterogeneity between studies was observed (P≥0.70). Further adjustment for parity, oral contraceptive use, menopausal hormone use, smoking status, diabetes status and clinical trial participation (dietary modification, hormone therapy, or observational study) for the WHI had little effect on the results. The associations of HNF1B SNPs with Type I and Type II tumors are shown in Table 3. In both studies, rs4430796 and rs7501939 were significantly associated with Type I tumors. Both SNPs were also associated with reduced risk of Type II tumors, but the association was only significant for rs4430796 in the MEC. No evidence of heterogeneity between studies was observed (P≥0.18). The combined ORper allele for rs4430796 was 0.83 (95% CI: 0.76, 0.90; P = 2.79×10−5) for Type I tumors and 0.78 (95% CI: 0.61, 0.99; P = 0.041) for Type II tumors. The combined ORper allele for rs7501939 was 0.80 (95% CI: 0.73, 0.87; P = 1.00×10−6) for Type I tumors and 0.75 (95% CI: 0.58, 0.95; P = 0.020) for Type II tumors. Neither study found significant differences between the associations of HNF1B SNPs with Type I and Type II tumors (P≥0.19 in the MEC; P≥0.80 in the WHI).
Table 3

Association between HNF1B variants and Type I and Type II endometrial cancer.

rs4430796 (A/G)rs7501939 (G/A)
Tumor typeStudyNumber of cases/controlsAllele Frequency Cases/ControlsOR1 (95% CI)P-valueAllele Frequency Cases/ControlsOR1 (95% CI)P-value
Type IMEC354/38540.41/0.460.82 (0.69, 0.94)0.0200.33/0.380.81 (0.68, 0.97)0.019
WHI837/37550.45/0.500.83 (0.74, 0.92)0.000730.36/0.410.79 (0.71, 0.88)4.45×10−5
Combined2 0.83 (0.76, 0.90)2.79×10−5 0.80 (0.73, 0.87)1.00×10−6
Type IIMEC45/38540.37/0.460.59 (0.37, 0.94)0.0250.32/0.380.66 (0.41, 1.07)0.093
WHI101/37550.47/0.500.86 (0.65, 1.15)0.310.36/0.410.78 (0.58, 1.03)0.093
Combined2 0.78 (0.61, 0.99)0.0410.75 (0.58, 0.95)0.020

Odds ratio per allele obtained using polytomous logistic regression adjusting for age (continuous), 4 ancestry principal components, and BMI (<25, 25-<30, ≥30 kg/m2).

Combined ORs were calculated using a fixed effects model.

Odds ratio per allele obtained using polytomous logistic regression adjusting for age (continuous), 4 ancestry principal components, and BMI (<25, 25-<30, ≥30 kg/m2). Combined ORs were calculated using a fixed effects model. To determine whether the associations of HNF1B variants and endometrial cancer were influenced by diabetes, we examined the OR for the SNP-endometrial cancer relationship among diabetics and non-diabetics separately (Table 4). Significant associations were observed only among non-diabetics in both studies. In the WHI, the test for interaction was statistically significant for rs4430796 (P = 0.028) and borderline significant for rs7501939 (P = 0.054). No significant interaction was observed in the MEC.
Table 4

Association between HNF1B variants and endometrial cancer by diabetes status.

rs4430796 (A/G)rs7501939 (G/A)
Diabetes StatusStudyNumber of cases/controlsAllele Frequency Cases/ControlsOR1 (95% CI)Allele Frequency Cases/ControlsOR1 (95% CI)
Non-diabeticMEC388/35560.41/0.460.80 (0.69, 0.94)0.33/0.380.80 (0.68, 0.94)
WHI887/36100.45/0.500.81 (0.73, 0.91)0.35/0.410.77 (0.69, 0.86)
Combined2 0.81 (0.74, 0.88)0.78 (0.71, 0.85)
DiabeticMEC38/2980.42/0.470.76 (0.44, 1.30)0.36/0.380.90 (0.52, 1.57)
WHI44/1430.57/0.491.41 (0.85, 2.37)0.49/0.431.37 (0.80, 2.37)
Combined2 1.05 (0.73, 1.53)1.11 (0.76, 1.64)

Odds ratio per allele obtained from logistic regression adjusting for age (continuous), 4 ancestry principal components and BMI.

Combined ORs were calculated using a fixed effects model.

Test for interaction was assessed using log-likelihood test statistics comparing models with and without the interaction term.

P interaction for rs4430796 was 0.028 (WHI) and 0.93 (MEC); P interaction for rs7501939 was 0.054 (WHI) and 0.58 (MEC).

Odds ratio per allele obtained from logistic regression adjusting for age (continuous), 4 ancestry principal components and BMI. Combined ORs were calculated using a fixed effects model. Test for interaction was assessed using log-likelihood test statistics comparing models with and without the interaction term. P interaction for rs4430796 was 0.028 (WHI) and 0.93 (MEC); P interaction for rs7501939 was 0.054 (WHI) and 0.58 (MEC). We also examined effect modification of the association between HNF1B SNPs and endometrial cancer by BMI, parity, OC use, menopausal hormone use and smoking status (Table S1 and S2) and found no significant interaction.

Discussion

We show that the HNF1B SNPs (rs4430796 and rs7501939) identified in a recent endometrial cancer GWAS [1] are associated with endometrial cancer risk in two independent studies and that the associations were observed across multiple racial/ethnic groups. We also show that similar associations are seen for both Type I and Type II tumors and across all categories of BMI, parity, OC use, menopausal hormone use and smoking status. The risk estimates observed among European Americans this study (ORrs4430796 = 0.83; ORrs7501939 = 0.79) were similar to those reported by the initial GWAS (ORrs4430796 = 0.84; ORrs7501939 = 0.85) [1]; the most significant SNP in the GWAS (rs4430796) however was not the most strongly associated SNP in this study, which underlies the fact that neither SNP is the causal SNP. HNF1B (formerly known as TCF2) is a transcription factor that encodes three isoforms: isoforms A and B which act as transcriptional activators and isoform C which acts as a transcriptional repressor [14]. Rare mutations in HNF1B have been associated with maturity-onset diabetes of the young subtype 5 (MODY5), renal cysts, pancreatic atrophy, and uterine abnormalities caused by incomplete Mullerian duct fusion and Mullerian duct aplasia [15], [16]. Differential expression of HNF1B has been associated with prostate cancer recurrence [17] and differential expression of HNF1B isoforms has been found in normal prostate and prostate cancer tissues [18]. The functional significance of the two HNF1B SNPs examined here is unknown, although a lymphocyte-derived gene expression analysis showed a significant association between rs4430796 and HNF1B expression in individuals of European ancestry but not in individuals of African ancestry [1]. The G allele of rs4430796 which is associated with decreased risk of endometrial cancer, has been associated with a decreased risk of prostate cancer but not with other cancers such as breast, lung, colorectal or pancreatic cancers or melanoma [2]. The same SNP allele has also been associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes [3], [4]. Diabetes is inversely associated with prostate cancer [19], but positively associated with endometrial cancer [20]. Therefore we may expect that SNPs would often have an effect in the same direction on both outcomes. The opposite effect of rs4430796 on diabetes and endometrial cancer, however, does not mirror the positive association between diabetes and endometrial cancer risk. We observed significant associations between HNF1B variants and endometrial cancer only among non-diabetics in both studies. The lack of statistical significance among diabetics is likely due to the small number of diabetics and thus limited power (<40%) in detecting modest effects associated with these SNPs. We also observed a potential interaction between HNF1B SNPs and diabetes status in the WHI, but not in the MEC. It is possible that this discrepancy was due to the fact that the magnitude of the association between diabetes and endometrial cancer differed between WHI (OR = 1.34; 95% CI: 0.93, 1.91) and MEC (OR = 0.93; 95% CI: 0.64, 1.36). In our analysis, adjusting for diabetes status had little effect on the SNP-endometrial cancer relationships. Whether diabetes status influences the association between HNF1B and endometrial cancer therefore remains unclear; examination of potential interaction between diabetes status and HNF1B in other endometrial cancer studies is warranted. The strengths of our study include a relatively large sample size and the availability of comprehensive risk factor data for confounder adjustment, as well as an ancestrally diverse population. Limitations include non-centralized pathology review in determining the endometrial cancer histology which can result in misclassification of Type I and Type II tumors and can dilute the difference in ORs, if any, between these two groups. In summary, we provide additional evidence that HNF1B is involved in endometrial cancer etiology. Future projects that include fine-mapping/sequencing the HNF1B region and functional studies are warranted to pinpoint the causal variants and the biological mechanisms involved in endometrial carcinogenesis. Gene-environment interactions between and endometrial cancer risk factors in the Women's Health Initiative Study (WHI). (DOCX) Click here for additional data file. Gene-environment interactions between and endometrial cancer risk factors in the Multiethnic Cohort Study (MEC). (DOCX) Click here for additional data file.
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Authors:  Julius Gudmundsson; Patrick Sulem; Valgerdur Steinthorsdottir; Jon T Bergthorsson; Gudmar Thorleifsson; Andrei Manolescu; Thorunn Rafnar; Daniel Gudbjartsson; Bjarni A Agnarsson; Adam Baker; Asgeir Sigurdsson; Kristrun R Benediktsdottir; Margret Jakobsdottir; Thorarinn Blondal; Simon N Stacey; Agnar Helgason; Steinunn Gunnarsdottir; Adalheidur Olafsdottir; Kari T Kristinsson; Birgitta Birgisdottir; Shyamali Ghosh; Steinunn Thorlacius; Dana Magnusdottir; Gerdur Stefansdottir; Kristleifur Kristjansson; Yu Bagger; Robert L Wilensky; Muredach P Reilly; Andrew D Morris; Charlotte H Kimber; Adebowale Adeyemo; Yuanxiu Chen; Jie Zhou; Wing-Yee So; Peter C Y Tong; Maggie C Y Ng; Torben Hansen; Gitte Andersen; Knut Borch-Johnsen; Torben Jorgensen; Alejandro Tres; Fernando Fuertes; Manuel Ruiz-Echarri; Laura Asin; Berta Saez; Erica van Boven; Siem Klaver; Dorine W Swinkels; Katja K Aben; Theresa Graif; John Cashy; Brian K Suarez; Onco van Vierssen Trip; Michael L Frigge; Carole Ober; Marten H Hofker; Cisca Wijmenga; Claus Christiansen; Daniel J Rader; Colin N A Palmer; Charles Rotimi; Juliana C N Chan; Oluf Pedersen; Gunnar Sigurdsson; Rafn Benediktsson; Eirikur Jonsson; Gudmundur V Einarsson; Jose I Mayordomo; William J Catalona; Lambertus A Kiemeney; Rosa B Barkardottir; Jeffrey R Gulcher; Unnur Thorsteinsdottir; Augustine Kong; Kari Stefansson
Journal:  Nat Genet       Date:  2007-07-01       Impact factor: 38.330

4.  Mutations in hepatocyte nuclear factor-1beta and their related phenotypes.

Authors:  E L Edghill; C Bingham; S Ellard; A T Hattersley
Journal:  J Med Genet       Date:  2005-06-01       Impact factor: 6.318

5.  Design of the Women's Health Initiative clinical trial and observational study. The Women's Health Initiative Study Group.

Authors: 
Journal:  Control Clin Trials       Date:  1998-02

6.  Mutation in hepatocyte nuclear factor-1 beta gene (TCF2) associated with MODY.

Authors:  Y Horikawa; N Iwasaki; M Hara; H Furuta; Y Hinokio; B N Cockburn; T Lindner; K Yamagata; M Ogata; O Tomonaga; H Kuroki; T Kasahara; Y Iwamoto; G I Bell
Journal:  Nat Genet       Date:  1997-12       Impact factor: 38.330

7.  A multiethnic cohort in Hawaii and Los Angeles: baseline characteristics.

Authors:  L N Kolonel; B E Henderson; J H Hankin; A M Nomura; L R Wilkens; M C Pike; D O Stram; K R Monroe; M E Earle; F S Nagamine
Journal:  Am J Epidemiol       Date:  2000-02-15       Impact factor: 4.897

Review 8.  Prognostic parameters of endometrial carcinoma.

Authors:  Jaime Prat
Journal:  Hum Pathol       Date:  2004-06       Impact factor: 3.466

9.  Gene expression profiling predicts clinical outcome of prostate cancer.

Authors:  Gennadi V Glinsky; Anna B Glinskii; Andrew J Stephenson; Robert M Hoffman; William L Gerald
Journal:  J Clin Invest       Date:  2004-03       Impact factor: 14.808

10.  More potent transcriptional activators or a transdominant inhibitor of the HNF1 homeoprotein family are generated by alternative RNA processing.

Authors:  I Bach; M Yaniv
Journal:  EMBO J       Date:  1993-11       Impact factor: 11.598

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1.  Cross-Cancer Pleiotropic Associations with Lung Cancer Risk in African Americans.

Authors:  Carissa C Jones; Yuki Bradford; Christopher I Amos; William J Blot; Stephen J Chanock; Curtis C Harris; Ann G Schwartz; Margaret R Spitz; John K Wiencke; Margaret R Wrensch; Xifeng Wu; Melinda C Aldrich
Journal:  Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev       Date:  2019-03-20       Impact factor: 4.254

Review 2.  The Future of Genomic Studies Must Be Globally Representative: Perspectives from PAGE.

Authors:  Stephanie A Bien; Genevieve L Wojcik; Chani J Hodonsky; Christopher R Gignoux; Iona Cheng; Tara C Matise; Ulrike Peters; Eimear E Kenny; Kari E North
Journal:  Annu Rev Genomics Hum Genet       Date:  2019-04-12       Impact factor: 8.929

3.  Expression, Epigenetic, and Genetic Changes of HNF1B in Colorectal Lesions: an Analysis of 145 Cases.

Authors:  Michaela Bártů; Jan Hojný; Nikola Hájková; Romana Michálková; Eva Krkavcová; Karol Simon; Vladimír Frýba; Ivana Stružinská; Kristýna Němejcová; Pavel Dundr
Journal:  Pathol Oncol Res       Date:  2020-06-01       Impact factor: 3.201

Review 4.  Identification of Genetic Susceptibility Loci for Colorectal Tumors in a Genome-Wide Meta-analysis.

Authors:  Ulrike Peters; Shuo Jiao; Fredrick R Schumacher; Carolyn M Hutter; Aaron K Aragaki; John A Baron; Sonja I Berndt; Stéphane Bézieau; Hermann Brenner; Katja Butterbach; Bette J Caan; Peter T Campbell; Christopher S Carlson; Graham Casey; Andrew T Chan; Jenny Chang-Claude; Stephen J Chanock; Lin S Chen; Gerhard A Coetzee; Simon G Coetzee; David V Conti; Keith R Curtis; David Duggan; Todd Edwards; Charles S Fuchs; Steven Gallinger; Edward L Giovannucci; Stephanie M Gogarten; Stephen B Gruber; Robert W Haile; Tabitha A Harrison; Richard B Hayes; Brian E Henderson; Michael Hoffmeister; John L Hopper; Thomas J Hudson; David J Hunter; Rebecca D Jackson; Sun Ha Jee; Mark A Jenkins; Wei-Hua Jia; Laurence N Kolonel; Charles Kooperberg; Sébastien Küry; Andrea Z Lacroix; Cathy C Laurie; Cecelia A Laurie; Loic Le Marchand; Mathieu Lemire; David Levine; Noralane M Lindor; Yan Liu; Jing Ma; Karen W Makar; Keitaro Matsuo; Polly A Newcomb; John D Potter; Ross L Prentice; Conghui Qu; Thomas Rohan; Stephanie A Rosse; Robert E Schoen; Daniela Seminara; Martha Shrubsole; Xiao-Ou Shu; Martha L Slattery; Darin Taverna; Stephen N Thibodeau; Cornelia M Ulrich; Emily White; Yongbing Xiang; Brent W Zanke; Yi-Xin Zeng; Ben Zhang; Wei Zheng; Li Hsu
Journal:  Gastroenterology       Date:  2012-12-22       Impact factor: 22.682

Review 5.  Genetics of endometrial cancer.

Authors:  Ayelet Shai; Yakir Segev; Steven A Narod
Journal:  Fam Cancer       Date:  2014-09       Impact factor: 2.375

6.  HNF1B polymorphism influences the prognosis of endometrial cancer patients: a cohort study.

Authors:  Vincenzo Dario Mandato; Enrico Farnetti; Federica Torricelli; Martino Abrate; Bruno Casali; Gino Ciarlini; Debora Pirillo; Maria Carolina Gelli; Davide Nicoli; Mario Grassi; Giovanni Battista LA Sala; Stefano Palomba
Journal:  BMC Cancer       Date:  2015-04-07       Impact factor: 4.430

7.  Variation in HNF1B and Obesity May Influence Prostate Cancer Risk in African American Men: A Pilot Study.

Authors:  Ganna Chornokur; Ernest K Amankwah; Stacy N Davis; Catherine M Phelan; Jong Y Park; Julio Pow-Sang; Nagi B Kumar
Journal:  Prostate Cancer       Date:  2013-12-09

8.  Cross-cancer pleiotropic analysis of endometrial cancer: PAGE and E2C2 consortia.

Authors:  Veronica Wendy Setiawan; Fredrick Schumacher; Jennifer Prescott; Jeffrey Haessler; Jennifer Malinowski; Nicolas Wentzensen; Hannah Yang; Stephen Chanock; Louise Brinton; Patricia Hartge; Jolanta Lissowska; S Lani Park; Iona Cheng; William S Bush; Dana C Crawford; Giske Ursin; Pamela Horn-Ross; Leslie Bernstein; Lingeng Lu; Harvey Risch; Herbert Yu; Lori C Sakoda; Jennifer Doherty; Chu Chen; Rebecca Jackson; Shagufta Yasmeen; Michele Cote; Jonathan M Kocarnik; Ulrike Peters; Peter Kraft; Immaculata De Vivo; Christopher A Haiman; Charles Kooperberg; Loic Le Marchand
Journal:  Carcinogenesis       Date:  2014-05-15       Impact factor: 4.741

9.  Genome-wide association study of endometrial cancer in E2C2.

Authors:  Immaculata De Vivo; Jennifer Prescott; Veronica Wendy Setiawan; Sara H Olson; Nicolas Wentzensen; John Attia; Amanda Black; Louise Brinton; Chu Chen; Constance Chen; Linda S Cook; Marta Crous-Bou; Jennifer Doherty; Alison M Dunning; Douglas F Easton; Christine M Friedenreich; Montserrat Garcia-Closas; Mia M Gaudet; Christopher Haiman; Susan E Hankinson; Patricia Hartge; Brian E Henderson; Elizabeth Holliday; Pamela L Horn-Ross; David J Hunter; Loic Le Marchand; Xiaolin Liang; Jolanta Lissowska; Jirong Long; Lingeng Lu; Anthony M Magliocco; Mark McEvoy; Tracy A O'Mara; Irene Orlow; Jodie N Painter; Loreall Pooler; Radhai Rastogi; Timothy R Rebbeck; Harvey Risch; Carlotta Sacerdote; Fredrick Schumacher; Rodney J Scott; Xin Sheng; Xiao-ou Shu; Amanda B Spurdle; Deborah Thompson; David Vanden Berg; Noel S Weiss; Lucy Xia; Yong-Bing Xiang; Hannah P Yang; Herbert Yu; Wei Zheng; Stephen Chanock; Peter Kraft
Journal:  Hum Genet       Date:  2013-10-06       Impact factor: 4.132

10.  Exome-wide association study of endometrial cancer in a multiethnic population.

Authors:  Maxine M Chen; Marta Crous-Bou; Veronica W Setiawan; Jennifer Prescott; Sara H Olson; Nicolas Wentzensen; Amanda Black; Louise Brinton; Chu Chen; Constance Chen; Linda S Cook; Jennifer Doherty; Christine M Friedenreich; Susan E Hankinson; Patricia Hartge; Brian E Henderson; David J Hunter; Loic Le Marchand; Xiaolin Liang; Jolanta Lissowska; Lingeng Lu; Irene Orlow; Stacey Petruzella; Silvia Polidoro; Loreall Pooler; Timothy R Rebbeck; Harvey Risch; Carlotta Sacerdote; Frederick Schumacher; Xin Sheng; Xiao-Ou Shu; Noel S Weiss; Lucy Xia; David Van Den Berg; Hannah P Yang; Herbert Yu; Stephen Chanock; Christopher Haiman; Peter Kraft; Immaculata De Vivo
Journal:  PLoS One       Date:  2014-05-08       Impact factor: 3.752

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