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Association study between polymorphisms in DNA methylation-related genes and testicular germ cell tumor risk. / Grasso, Chiara; Popovic, Maja; Isaevska, Elena; Lazzarato, Fulvio; Fiano, Valentina; Zugna, Daniela; Pluta, John; Weathers, Benita; D'Andrea, Kurt; Almstrup, Kristian; Anson-Cartwright, Lynn; Bishop, D Timothy; Chanock, Stephen J; Chen, Chu; Cortessis, Victoria K; Dalgaard, Marlene D; Daneshmand, Siamak; Ferlin, Alberto; Foresta, Carlo; Frone, Megan N; Gamulin, Marija; Gietema, Jourik A; Greene, Mark H; Grotmol, Tom; Hamilton, Robert J; Haugen, Trine B; Hauser, Russ; Karlsson, Robert; Kiemeney, Lambertus A; Lessel, Davor; Lista, Patrizia; Lothe, Ragnhild A; Loveday, Chey; Meijer, Coby; Nead, Kevin T; Nsengimana, Jérémie; Skotheim, Rolf I; Turnbull, Clare; Vaughn, David J; Wiklund, Fredrik; Zheng, Tongzhang; Zitella, Andrea; Schwartz, Stephen M; McGlynn, Katherine A; Kanetsky, Peter A; Nathanson, Katherine L; Richiardi, Lorenzo.

In: CANCER EPIDEM BIOMAR, Vol. 31, No. 9, 02.09.2022, p. 1769-1779.

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Grasso, C, Popovic, M, Isaevska, E, Lazzarato, F, Fiano, V, Zugna, D, Pluta, J, Weathers, B, D'Andrea, K, Almstrup, K, Anson-Cartwright, L, Bishop, DT, Chanock, SJ, Chen, C, Cortessis, VK, Dalgaard, MD, Daneshmand, S, Ferlin, A, Foresta, C, Frone, MN, Gamulin, M, Gietema, JA, Greene, MH, Grotmol, T, Hamilton, RJ, Haugen, TB, Hauser, R, Karlsson, R, Kiemeney, LA, Lessel, D, Lista, P, Lothe, RA, Loveday, C, Meijer, C, Nead, KT, Nsengimana, J, Skotheim, RI, Turnbull, C, Vaughn, DJ, Wiklund, F, Zheng, T, Zitella, A, Schwartz, SM, McGlynn, KA, Kanetsky, PA, Nathanson, KL & Richiardi, L 2022, 'Association study between polymorphisms in DNA methylation-related genes and testicular germ cell tumor risk', CANCER EPIDEM BIOMAR, vol. 31, no. 9, pp. 1769-1779. https://doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-22-0123

APA

Grasso, C., Popovic, M., Isaevska, E., Lazzarato, F., Fiano, V., Zugna, D., Pluta, J., Weathers, B., D'Andrea, K., Almstrup, K., Anson-Cartwright, L., Bishop, D. T., Chanock, S. J., Chen, C., Cortessis, V. K., Dalgaard, M. D., Daneshmand, S., Ferlin, A., Foresta, C., ... Richiardi, L. (2022). Association study between polymorphisms in DNA methylation-related genes and testicular germ cell tumor risk. CANCER EPIDEM BIOMAR, 31(9), 1769-1779. https://doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-22-0123

Vancouver

Grasso C, Popovic M, Isaevska E, Lazzarato F, Fiano V, Zugna D et al. Association study between polymorphisms in DNA methylation-related genes and testicular germ cell tumor risk. CANCER EPIDEM BIOMAR. 2022 Sep 2;31(9):1769-1779. https://doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-22-0123

Bibtex

@article{6ba154b39cc342b0bb87f02e0c56a852,
title = "Association study between polymorphisms in DNA methylation-related genes and testicular germ cell tumor risk",
abstract = "BACKGROUND: Testicular germ cell tumors (TGCT), histologically classified as seminomas and nonseminomas, are believed to arise from primordial gonocytes, with the maturation process blocked when they are subjected to DNA methylation reprogramming. SNPs in DNA methylation machinery and folate-dependent one-carbon metabolism genes have been postulated to influence the proper establishment of DNA methylation.METHODS: In this pathway-focused investigation, we evaluated the association between 273 selected tag SNPs from 28 DNA methylation-related genes and TGCT risk. We carried out association analysis at individual SNP and gene-based level using summary statistics from the Genome Wide Association Study meta-analysis recently conducted by the international Testicular Cancer Consortium on 10,156 TGCT cases and 179,683 controls.RESULTS: In individual SNP analyses, seven SNPs, four mapping within MTHFR, were associated with TGCT risk after correction for multiple testing (q ≤ 0.05). Queries of public databases showed that three of these SNPs were associated with MTHFR changes in enzymatic activity (rs1801133) or expression level in testis tissue (rs12121543, rs1476413). Gene-based analyses revealed MTHFR (q = 8.4 × 10-4), methyl-CpG-binding protein 2 (MECP2; q = 2 × 10-3), and ZBTB4 (q = 0.03) as the top TGCT-associated genes. Stratifying by tumor histology, four MTHFR SNPs were associated with seminoma. In gene-based analysis MTHFR was associated with risk of seminoma (q = 2.8 × 10-4), but not with nonseminomatous tumors (q = 0.22).CONCLUSIONS: Genetic variants within MTHFR, potentially having an impact on the DNA methylation pattern, are associated with TGCT risk.IMPACT: This finding suggests that TGCT pathogenesis could be associated with the folate cycle status, and this relation could be partly due to hereditary factors.",
author = "Chiara Grasso and Maja Popovic and Elena Isaevska and Fulvio Lazzarato and Valentina Fiano and Daniela Zugna and John Pluta and Benita Weathers and Kurt D'Andrea and Kristian Almstrup and Lynn Anson-Cartwright and Bishop, {D Timothy} and Chanock, {Stephen J} and Chu Chen and Cortessis, {Victoria K} and Dalgaard, {Marlene D} and Siamak Daneshmand and Alberto Ferlin and Carlo Foresta and Frone, {Megan N} and Marija Gamulin and Gietema, {Jourik A} and Greene, {Mark H} and Tom Grotmol and Hamilton, {Robert J} and Haugen, {Trine B} and Russ Hauser and Robert Karlsson and Kiemeney, {Lambertus A} and Davor Lessel and Patrizia Lista and Lothe, {Ragnhild A} and Chey Loveday and Coby Meijer and Nead, {Kevin T} and J{\'e}r{\'e}mie Nsengimana and Skotheim, {Rolf I} and Clare Turnbull and Vaughn, {David J} and Fredrik Wiklund and Tongzhang Zheng and Andrea Zitella and Schwartz, {Stephen M} and McGlynn, {Katherine A} and Kanetsky, {Peter A} and Nathanson, {Katherine L} and Lorenzo Richiardi",
year = "2022",
month = sep,
day = "2",
doi = "10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-22-0123",
language = "English",
volume = "31",
pages = "1769--1779",
journal = "CANCER EPIDEM BIOMAR",
issn = "1055-9965",
publisher = "American Association for Cancer Research Inc.",
number = "9",

}

RIS

TY - JOUR

T1 - Association study between polymorphisms in DNA methylation-related genes and testicular germ cell tumor risk

AU - Grasso, Chiara

AU - Popovic, Maja

AU - Isaevska, Elena

AU - Lazzarato, Fulvio

AU - Fiano, Valentina

AU - Zugna, Daniela

AU - Pluta, John

AU - Weathers, Benita

AU - D'Andrea, Kurt

AU - Almstrup, Kristian

AU - Anson-Cartwright, Lynn

AU - Bishop, D Timothy

AU - Chanock, Stephen J

AU - Chen, Chu

AU - Cortessis, Victoria K

AU - Dalgaard, Marlene D

AU - Daneshmand, Siamak

AU - Ferlin, Alberto

AU - Foresta, Carlo

AU - Frone, Megan N

AU - Gamulin, Marija

AU - Gietema, Jourik A

AU - Greene, Mark H

AU - Grotmol, Tom

AU - Hamilton, Robert J

AU - Haugen, Trine B

AU - Hauser, Russ

AU - Karlsson, Robert

AU - Kiemeney, Lambertus A

AU - Lessel, Davor

AU - Lista, Patrizia

AU - Lothe, Ragnhild A

AU - Loveday, Chey

AU - Meijer, Coby

AU - Nead, Kevin T

AU - Nsengimana, Jérémie

AU - Skotheim, Rolf I

AU - Turnbull, Clare

AU - Vaughn, David J

AU - Wiklund, Fredrik

AU - Zheng, Tongzhang

AU - Zitella, Andrea

AU - Schwartz, Stephen M

AU - McGlynn, Katherine A

AU - Kanetsky, Peter A

AU - Nathanson, Katherine L

AU - Richiardi, Lorenzo

PY - 2022/9/2

Y1 - 2022/9/2

N2 - BACKGROUND: Testicular germ cell tumors (TGCT), histologically classified as seminomas and nonseminomas, are believed to arise from primordial gonocytes, with the maturation process blocked when they are subjected to DNA methylation reprogramming. SNPs in DNA methylation machinery and folate-dependent one-carbon metabolism genes have been postulated to influence the proper establishment of DNA methylation.METHODS: In this pathway-focused investigation, we evaluated the association between 273 selected tag SNPs from 28 DNA methylation-related genes and TGCT risk. We carried out association analysis at individual SNP and gene-based level using summary statistics from the Genome Wide Association Study meta-analysis recently conducted by the international Testicular Cancer Consortium on 10,156 TGCT cases and 179,683 controls.RESULTS: In individual SNP analyses, seven SNPs, four mapping within MTHFR, were associated with TGCT risk after correction for multiple testing (q ≤ 0.05). Queries of public databases showed that three of these SNPs were associated with MTHFR changes in enzymatic activity (rs1801133) or expression level in testis tissue (rs12121543, rs1476413). Gene-based analyses revealed MTHFR (q = 8.4 × 10-4), methyl-CpG-binding protein 2 (MECP2; q = 2 × 10-3), and ZBTB4 (q = 0.03) as the top TGCT-associated genes. Stratifying by tumor histology, four MTHFR SNPs were associated with seminoma. In gene-based analysis MTHFR was associated with risk of seminoma (q = 2.8 × 10-4), but not with nonseminomatous tumors (q = 0.22).CONCLUSIONS: Genetic variants within MTHFR, potentially having an impact on the DNA methylation pattern, are associated with TGCT risk.IMPACT: This finding suggests that TGCT pathogenesis could be associated with the folate cycle status, and this relation could be partly due to hereditary factors.

AB - BACKGROUND: Testicular germ cell tumors (TGCT), histologically classified as seminomas and nonseminomas, are believed to arise from primordial gonocytes, with the maturation process blocked when they are subjected to DNA methylation reprogramming. SNPs in DNA methylation machinery and folate-dependent one-carbon metabolism genes have been postulated to influence the proper establishment of DNA methylation.METHODS: In this pathway-focused investigation, we evaluated the association between 273 selected tag SNPs from 28 DNA methylation-related genes and TGCT risk. We carried out association analysis at individual SNP and gene-based level using summary statistics from the Genome Wide Association Study meta-analysis recently conducted by the international Testicular Cancer Consortium on 10,156 TGCT cases and 179,683 controls.RESULTS: In individual SNP analyses, seven SNPs, four mapping within MTHFR, were associated with TGCT risk after correction for multiple testing (q ≤ 0.05). Queries of public databases showed that three of these SNPs were associated with MTHFR changes in enzymatic activity (rs1801133) or expression level in testis tissue (rs12121543, rs1476413). Gene-based analyses revealed MTHFR (q = 8.4 × 10-4), methyl-CpG-binding protein 2 (MECP2; q = 2 × 10-3), and ZBTB4 (q = 0.03) as the top TGCT-associated genes. Stratifying by tumor histology, four MTHFR SNPs were associated with seminoma. In gene-based analysis MTHFR was associated with risk of seminoma (q = 2.8 × 10-4), but not with nonseminomatous tumors (q = 0.22).CONCLUSIONS: Genetic variants within MTHFR, potentially having an impact on the DNA methylation pattern, are associated with TGCT risk.IMPACT: This finding suggests that TGCT pathogenesis could be associated with the folate cycle status, and this relation could be partly due to hereditary factors.

U2 - 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-22-0123

DO - 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-22-0123

M3 - SCORING: Journal article

C2 - 35700037

VL - 31

SP - 1769

EP - 1779

JO - CANCER EPIDEM BIOMAR

JF - CANCER EPIDEM BIOMAR

SN - 1055-9965

IS - 9

ER -