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Large-scale genomic analyses link reproductive aging to hypothalamic signaling, breast cancer susceptibility and BRCA1-mediated DNA repair

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The PRACTICAL Consortium, Day, Felix R, kConFab Investigators, AOCS Investigators, Generation Scotland, EPIC-InterAct Consortium, LifeLines Cohort Study, Ruth, Katherine S +239 more·2015·Nature Genetics

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Menopause timing has a substantial impact on infertility and risk of disease, including breast cancer, but the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. We report a dual strategy in ∼70,000 women to identify common and low-frequency protein-coding variation associated with age at natural menopause (ANM). We identified 44 regions with common variants, including two regions harboring additional rare missense alleles of large effect. We found enrichment of signals in or near genes involved in delayed puberty, highlighting the first molecular links between the onset and end of reproductive lifespan. Pathway analyses identified major association with DNA damage response (DDR) genes, including the first common coding variant in BRCA1 associated with any complex trait. Mendelian randomization analyses supported a causal effect of later ANM on breast cancer risk (∼6% increase in risk per year; P = 3 × 10(-14)), likely mediated by prolonged sex hormone exposure rather than DDR mechanisms.

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The PRACTICAL Consortium, Day, F. R., kConFab Investigators, AOCS Investigators, Scotland, G., EPIC-InterAct Consortium, Study, L. C., Ruth, K. S., Thompson, D. J., Lunetta, K. L., Pervjakova, N., Chasman, D. I., Stolk, L., Finucane, H. K., Sulem, P., Bulik-Sullivan, B., Esko, T., Johnson, A. D., Elks, C. E., Franceschini, N., He, C., Altmaier, E., Brody, J. A., Franke, L. L., Huffman, J. E., Keller, M. F., McArdle, P. F., Nutile, T., Porcu, E., Robino, A., Rose, L. M., Schick, U. M., Smith, J. A., Teumer, A., Traglia, M., Vuckovic, D., Yao, J., Zhao, W., Albrecht, E., Amin, N., Corre, T., Hottenga, J.-J., Mangino, M., Smith, A. V., Tanaka, T., Abecasis, G. R., Andrulis, I. L., Anton-Culver, H., Antoniou, A. C., Arndt, V., Arnold, A. M., Barbieri, C., Beckmann, M. W., Beeghly-Fadiel, A., Benitez, J., Bernstein, L., Bielinski, S. J., Blomqvist, C., Boerwinkle, E., Bogdanova, N. V., Bojesen, S. E., Bolla, M. K., Borresen-Dale, A.-L., Boutin, T. S., Brauch, H., Brenner, H., Brüning, T., Burwinkel, B., Campbell, A., Campbell, H., Chanock, S. J., Chapman, J. R., Chen, Y.-D. I., Chenevix-Trench, G., Couch, F. J., Coviello, A. D., Cox, A., Czene, K., Darabi, H., De Vivo, I., Demerath, E. W., Dennis, J., Devilee, P., Dörk, T., dos-Santos-Silva, I., Dunning, A. M., Eicher, J. D., Fasching, P. A., Faul, J. D., Figueroa, J., Flesch-Janys, D., Gandin, I., Garcia, M. E., García-Closas, M., Giles, G. G., Girotto, G. G., Goldberg, M. S., González-Neira, A., Goodarzi, M. O., Grove, M. L., Gudbjartsson, D. F., Guénel, P., Guo, X., Haiman, C. A., Hall, P., Hamann, U., Henderson, B. E., Hocking, L. J., Hofman, A., Homuth, G., Hooning, M. J., Hopper, J. L., Hu, F. B., Huang, J., Humphreys, K., Hunter, D. J., Jakubowska, A., Jones, S. E., Kabisch, M., Karasik, D., Knight, J. A., Kolcic, I., Kooperberg, C., Kosma, V.-M., Kriebel, J., Kristensen, V., Lambrechts, D., Langenberg, C., Li, J., Li, X., Lindström, S., Liu, Y., Luan, J., Lubinski, J., Mägi, R., Mannermaa, A., Manz, J., Margolin, S., Marten, J., Martin, N. G., Masciullo, C., Meindl, A., Michailidou, K., Mihailov, E., Milani, L., Milne, R. L., Müller-Nurasyid, M., Nalls, M., Neale, B. M., Nevanlinna, H., Neven, P., Newman, A. B., Nordestgaard, B. G., Olson, J. E., Padmanabhan, S., Peterlongo, P., Peters, U., Petersmann, A., Peto, J., Pharoah, P. D. P., Pirastu, N. N., Pirie, A., Pistis, G., Polasek, O., Porteous, D., Psaty, B. M., Pylkäs, K., Radice, P., Raffel, L. J., Rivadeneira, F., Rudan, I., Rudolph, A., Ruggiero, D., Sala, C. F., Sanna, S., Sawyer, E. J., Schlessinger, D., Schmidt, M. K., Schmidt, F., Schmutzler, R. K., Schoemaker, M. J., Scott, R. A., Seynaeve, C. M., Simard, J., Sorice, R., Southey, M. C., Stöckl, D., Strauch, K., Swerdlow, A., Taylor, K. D., Thorsteinsdottir, U., Toland, A. E., Tomlinson, I., Truong, T., Tryggvadottir, L., Turner, S. T., Vozzi, D., Wang, Q., Wellons, M., Willemsen, G., Wilson, J. F., Winqvist, R., Wolffenbuttel, B. B. H. R., Wright, A. F., Yannoukakos, D., Zemunik, T., Zheng, W., Zygmunt, M., Bergmann, S., Boomsma, D. I., Buring, J. E., Ferrucci, L., Montgomery, G. W., Gudnason, V., Spector, T. D., van Duijn, C. M., Alizadeh, B. Z., Ciullo, M., Crisponi, L., Easton, D. F., Gasparini, P. P., Gieger, C., Harris, T. B., Hayward, C., Kardia, S. L. R., Kraft, P., McKnight, B., Metspalu, A., Morrison, A. C., Reiner, A. P., Ridker, P. M., Rotter, J. I., Toniolo, D., Uitterlinden, A. G., Ulivi, S., Völzke, H., Wareham, N. J., Weir, D. R., Yerges-Armstrong, L. M., Price, A. L., Stefansson, K., Visser, J. A., Ong, K. K., Chang-Claude, J., Murabito, J. M., Perry, J. R. B., & Murray, A.
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Corresponding author
Perry, John R B
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Venue
Nature Genetics
Published
2015-09-28
Volume
47
Issue
11
Pages
1294-1303
ISSN
  • 1061-4036 (ISSN-L)
  • 1546-1718
OpenAlex
W1904407543
Cited by
402
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Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › BRCA gene mutations in cancer
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments
Keywords
age at natural menopause, reproductive aging, hypothalamic signaling, delayed puberty, DNA damage response, BRCA1, breast cancer susceptibility, rare missense variants, infertility, Mendelian randomization
MeSH terms
Adult, Age Factors, Aging, Breast Neoplasms, DNA Repair, Female, Genotype, Humans, Hypothalamus, Menopause, Middle Aged, Models, Genetic, Phenotype, Reproduction, Genetic Variation, Signal Transduction, BRCA1 Protein, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Genomics, Gene Regulatory Networks, Genome-Wide Association Study

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