2021-02-23
Polygenic hazard score is associated with prostate cancer in multi-ethnic populations
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Nature Communications , Volume 12 - Issue 1
Genetic models for cancer have been evaluated using almost exclusively European data, which could exacerbate health disparities. A polygenic hazard score (PHS1) is associated with age at prostate cancer diagnosis and improves screening accuracy in Europeans. Here, we evaluate performance of PHS2 (PHS1, adapted for OncoArray) in a multi-ethnic dataset of 80,491 men (49,916 cases, 30,575 controls). PHS2 is associated with age at diagnosis of any and aggressive (Gleason score ≥ 7, stage T3-T4, PSA ≥ 10 ng/mL, or nodal/distant metastasis) cancer and prostate-cancer-specific death. Associations with cancer are significant within European (n = 71,856), Asian (n = 2,382), and African (n = 6,253) genetic ancestries (p < 10−180). Comparing the 80th/20th PHS2 percentiles, hazard ratios for prostate cancer, aggressive cancer, and prostate-cancer-specific death are 5.32, 5.88, and 5.68, respectively. Within European, Asian, and African ancestries, hazard ratios for prostate cancer are: 5.54, 4.49, and 2.54, respectively. PHS2 risk-stratifies men for any, aggressive, and fatal prostate cancer in a multi-ethnic dataset.
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| doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21287-0, hdl.handle.net/1765/135256 | |
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| Organisation | Department of Clinical Chemistry |
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Huynh-Le, M.-P. (Minh-Phuong), Fan, C.C. (Chun Chieh), Karunamuni, R. (Roshan), Thompson, W. K., Martinez, M.E. (Maria Elena), Eeles, R., … Seibert, T.M. (Tyler M.). (2021). Polygenic hazard score is associated with prostate cancer in multi-ethnic populations. Nature Communications, 12(1). doi:10.1038/s41467-021-21287-0 |
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