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2022

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Patel, A., García-Closas, M., Olshan, A. F., Perou, C. M., Troester, M. A., Love, M. I., & Bhattacharya, A.. Gene-Level Germline Contributions to Clinical Risk of Recurrence Scores in Black and White Patients with Breast Cancer. Cancer Research. 2022 Jan; 82(1): 25-35.Advance online publication. doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-21-1207.

PMID: 34711612   PMCID: PMC8732329

Dennis, J., Tyrer, J. P., Walker, L. C., Michailidou, K., Dorling, L., Bolla, M. K., Wang, Q., Ahearn, T. U., Andrulis, I. L., Anton-Culver, H., Antonenkova, N. N., Arndt, V., Aronson, K. J., Freeman, L., Beckmann, M. W., Behrens, S., Benitez, J., Bermisheva, M., Bogdanova, N. V., Bojesen, S. E., Brenner, H., Castelao, J. E., Chang-Claude, J., Chenevix-Trench, G., Clarke, C. L., NBCS Collaborators; Collée, J. M., CTS Consortium; Couch, F. J., Cox, A., Cross, S. S., Czene, K., Devilee, P., Dörk, T., Dossus, L., Eliassen, A. H., Eriksson, M., Evans, D. G., Fasching, P. A., Figueroa, J., Fletcher, O., Flyger, H., Fritschi, L., Gabrielson, M., Gago-Dominguez, M., García-Closas, M., Giles, G. G., González-Neira, A., Guénel, P., Hahnen, E., Haiman, C. A., Hall, P., Hollestelle, A., Hoppe, R., Hopper, J. L., Howell, A., ABCTB Investigators; kConFab/AOCS Investigators; Jager, A., Jakubowska, A., John, E. M., Johnson, N., Jones, M. E., Jung, A., Kaaks, R., Keeman, R., Khusnutdinova, E., Kitahara, C. M., Ko, Y., Kosma, V., Koutros, S., Kraft, P., Kristensen, V. N., Kubelka-Sabit, K., Kurian, A. W., Lacey, J. V., Lambrechts, D., Larson, N. L., Linet, M., Ogrodniczak, A., Mannermaa, A., Manoukian, S., Margolin, S., Mavroudis, D., Milne, R. L., Muranen, T. A., Murphy, R. A., Nevanlinna, H., Olson, J. E., Olsson, H., Park-Simon, T., Perou, C. M., Peterlongo, P., Plaseska-Karanfilska, D., Pylkäs, K., Rennert, G., Saloustros, E., Sandler, D. P., Sawyer, E. J., Schmidt, M. K., Schmutzler, R. K., Shibli, R., Smeets, A., Soucy, P., Southey, M. C., Swerdlow, A. J., Tamimi, R. M., Taylor, J. A., Teras, L. R., Terry, M. B., Tomlinson, I., Troester, M. A., Truong, T., Vachon, C. M., Wendt, C., Winqvist, R., Wolk, A., Yang, X. R., Zheng, W., Ziogas, A., Simard, J., Dunning, A. M., Pharoah, P. D. P., Easton, D. F.. Rare germline copy number variants (CNVs) and breast cancer risk. Communications Biology. 2022 Jan; 5(1): 65.Advance online publication. doi: 10.1038/s42003-021-02990-6.

PMID: 35042965

Jones, G. S., Hoadley, K. A., Benefield, H., Olsson, L. T., Hamilton, A. M., Bhattacharya, A., Kirk, E. L., Tipaldos, H. J., Fleming, J. M., Williams, K. P., Love, M. I., Nichols, H. B., Olshan, A. F., Troester, M. A.. Racial differences in breast cancer outcomes by hepatocyte growth factor pathway expression. Breast Cancer Research & Treatment. 2022 Jan; Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s10549-021-06497-w.

PMID: 35034243

Vohra, S. N., Reeder-Hayes, K. E., Nichols, H. B., Emerson, M. A., Love, M. I., Olshan, A. F., & Troester, M. A.. Breast cancer treatment patterns by age and time since last pregnancy in the Carolina Breast Cancer Study Phase III. Breast Cancer Research & Treatment. 2022 Jan; Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s10549-022-06511-9.

PMID: 35006482

Ahearn, T. U., Zhang, H., Michailidou, K., Milne, R. L., Bolla, M. K., Dennis, J., Dunning, A. M., Lush, M., Wang, Q., Andrulis, I. L., Anton-Culver, H., Arndt, V., Aronson, K. J., Auer, P. L., Augustinsson, A., Baten, A., Becher, H., Behrens, S., Benitez, J., Bermisheva, M., Blomqvist, C., Bojesen, S. E., Bonanni, B., Børresen-Dale, A., Brauch, H., Brenner, H., Brooks-Wilson, A., Brüning, T., Burwinkel, B., Buys, S. S., Canzian, F. Castelao, J. E., Chang-Claude, J., Chanock, S. J., Chenevix-Trench, G., Clarke, C. L., NBCS Collaborators, Collée, J. M., Cox, A., Cross, S. S., Czene, J., Daly, M. B., Devilee, P., Dörk, T., Dwek, M., Eccles, D. M., Evans, D. G., Fasching, P. A., Figueroa, J., Floris, G., Gago-Dominguez, M., Gapstur, S. M., García-Sáenz, J. A., Gaudet, M. M., Giles, G. G., Goldberg, M. S., González-Neira, A., Grenaker Alnæs, G. I., Grip, M., Guénel, P., Haiman, C. A., Hall, P., Hamann, U., Harkness, E. F., Heemskerk-Gerritsen, B. A. M., Holleczek, B., Hollestelle, A., Hooning, M. J., Hoover, R. N., Hopper, J. L., Howell, A., ABCTB Investigators, kConFab/AOCS Investigators, Jakimovska, M., Jakubowska, A., John, E. M., Jones, M. E., Jung, A., Kaaks, R., Kauppila, S., Keeman, R., Khusnutdinova, E., Kitahara, C. M., Ko, Y., Koutros, S., Kristensen, V. N., Krüger, U., Kubelka-Sabit, K., Kurian, A. W., Kyriacou, K., Lambrechts, D., Lee, D. G., Lindbolm, A., Linet, M., Lissowska, J., Llaneza, A., Lo, W., MacInnis, R. J., Mannermaa, A., Manoochehri, M., Margolin, S., Martinez, M. E., McLean, C., Meindl, A., Menon, U., Nevanlinna, H., Newman, W. G., Nodora, J., Offit, K., Olsson, H., Orr, N., Park-Simon, T., Patel, A. V., Peto, J., Pita, G., Plaseska-Karanfilska, D., Prentice, R., Punie, K., Pylkäs, K., Radice, P., Rennert, G., Romero, A., Rüdiger, T, Saloustros, E., Sampson, S., Sandler, D. P., Sawyer, E. J., Schmutzler, R. K., Schoemaker, M. J., Schöttker, B., Sherman, M. E., Shu, X., Smichkoska, S., Southey, M. C., Spinelli, J. J., Swerdlow, A. J., Tamimi, R. M., Tapper, W. J., Taylor, J. A., Teras, L. R., Terry, M. B., Torres, D., Troester, M. A., Vachon, C. M., van Deurzen, C. H. M., van Veen, E. M., Wagner, P., Weinberg, C. R., Wendt, C., Wesseling, J., Winqvist, R., Wolk, A., Yang, X. R., Zheng, W., Couch, F. J., Simard, J., Kraft, P., Easton, D. F., Pharaoh, P. D. P., Schmidt, M. K., García-Closas, M., Chatterjee, N.. Common variants in breast cancer risk loci predispose to distinct tumor subtypes. Breast Cancer Research. 2022 Jan; 24(1): 2.Advance online publication. doi: 10.1186/s13058-021-01484-x.

PMID: 34983606   PMCID: PMC8725568

Hurson, A. N., Abubakar, M., Hamilton, A. M., Conway, K., Hoadley, K. A., Love, M. I., Olshan, A. F., Perou, C. M., Garcia-Closas, M., & Troester, M. A.. TP53 Pathway Function, Estrogen Receptor Status, and Breast Cancer Risk Factors in the Carolina Breast Cancer Study. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. 2022 Jan; 31(1): 124-131.Advance online publication. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-21-0661.

PMID: 34737209   PMCID: PMC8755611

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Bitsie KR, Cheng TD, McCann SE, Zirpoli G, Yao S, Bandera EV, Kolonel LN, Rosenberg L, Olshan AF, Palmer JR, Ambrosone CB. Dietary Vitamin A and Breast Cancer Risk in Black Women: The African American Breast Cancer Epidemiology and Risk (AMBER) Consortium. Journal of Nutrition. 2021 Dec; 151(12): 3725-3737.Advance online publication. doi: 10.1093/jn/nxab278.

PMID: 34494098   PMCID: PMC8643579

Palmer, J. R., Zirpoli, G., Bertrand, K. A., Battaglia, T., Bernstein, L., Ambrosone, C. B., Bandera, E. V., Troester, M. A., Rosenberg, L., Pfeiffer, R. M., & Trinquart, L.. A Validated Risk Prediction Model for Breast Cancer in US Black Women. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2021 Dec; 39(34): 3866-3877.Advance online publication. doi: 10.1200/JCO.21.01236.

PMID: 34623926   PMCID: PMC8608262

Vohra, S. N., Walens, A., Hamilton, A. M., Sherman, M. E., Schedin, P., Nichols, H. B., Reeder-Hayes, K. E., Olshan, A. F., Love, M. I., & Troester, M. A.. Molecular and Clinical Characterization of Postpartum-Associated Breast Cancer in the Carolina Breast Cancer Study Phase I-III, 1993-2013. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. 2021 Nov; Advance online publication. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-21-0940.

PMID: 34810211

Reeder-Hayes, K. E., Troester, M. A., & Wheeler, S. B.. Adherence to Endocrine Therapy and Racial Outcome Disparities in Breast Cancer. The Oncologist. 2021 Nov; 26(11): 910-915.Advance online publication. doi: 10.1002/onco.13964.

PMID: 34582070   PMCID: PMC8571754

Escala-Garcia M, Canisius S, Keeman R, Beesley J, Anton-Culver H, Arndt V, Augustinsson A, Becher H, Beckmann MW, Behrens S, Bermisheva M, Bojesen SE, Bolla MK, Brenner H, Canzian F, Castelao JE, Chang-Claude J, Chanock SJ, Couch FJ, Czene K, Daly MB, Dennis J, Devilee P, Dörk T, Dunning AM, Easton DF, Ekici AB, Eliassen AH, Fasching PA, Flyger H, Gago-Dominguez M, García-Closas M, García-Sáenz JA, Geisler J, Giles GG, Grip M, Gündert M, Hahnen E, Haiman CA, Håkansson N, Hall P, Hamann U, Hartikainen JM, Heemskerk-Gerritsen BAM, Hollestelle A, Hoppe R, Hopper JL, Hunter DJ, Jacot W, Jakubowska A, John EM, Jung AY, Kaaks R, Khusnutdinova E, Koppert LB, Kraft P, Kristensen VN, Kurian AW, Lambrechts D, Le Marchand L, Lindblom A, Luben RN, Lubiński J, Mannermaa A, Manoochehri M, Margolin S, Mavroudis D, Muranen TA, Nevanlinna H, Olshan AF, Olsson H, Park-Simon TW, Patel AV, Peterlongo P, Pharoah PDP, Punie K, Radice P, Rennert G, Rennert HS, Romero A, Roylance R, Rüdiger T, Ruebner M, Saloustros E, Sawyer EJ, Schmutzler RK, Schoemaker MJ, Scott C, Southey MC, Surowy H, Swerdlow AJ, Tamimi RM, Teras LR, Thomas E, Tomlinson I, Troester MA, Vachon CM, Wang Q, Winqvist R, Wolk A, Ziogas A; kConFab/AOCS Investigators, Michailidou K, Chenevix-Trench G, Bachelot T, Schmidt MK. Germline variants and breast cancer survival in patients with distant metastases at primary breast cancer diagnosis. Scientific Reports. 2021 Oct; 11(1): 19787.

PMID: 34611289  PMCID: PMC8492709

Du Z, Gao G, Adedokun B, Ahearn T, Lunetta KL, Zirpoli G, Troester MA, Ruiz-Narváez EA, Haddad SA, Pal Choudhury P, Figueroa J, John EM, Bernstein L, Zheng W, Hu JJ, Ziegler RG, Nyante S, Bandera EV, Ingles SA, Mancuso N, Press MF, Deming SL, Rodriguez-Gil JL, Yao S, Ogundiran TO, Ojengbe O, Bolla MK, Dennis J, Dunning AM, Easton DF, Michailidou K, Pharoah PDP, Sandler DP, Taylor JA, Wang Q, Weinberg CR, Kitahara CM, Blot W, Nathanson KL, Hennis A, Nemesure B, Ambs S, Sucheston-Campbell LE, Bensen JT, Chanock SJ, Olshan AF, Ambrosone CB, Olopade OI, Yarney J, Awuah B, Addai Wiafe B, Conti DV; GBHS Study Team, Palmer JR, Garcia-Closas M, Huo D, Haiman CA. Evaluating Polygenic Risk Scores for Breast Cancer in Women of African Ancestry. Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2021 Sep; 113(9): 1168-1176.

PMID: 33769540  PMCID: PMC8418423

Morra A, Escala-Garcia M, Beesley J, Keeman R, Canisius S, Ahearn TU, Andrulis IL, Anton-Culver H, Arndt V, Auer PL, Augustinsson A, Beane Freeman LE, Becher H, Beckmann MW, Behrens S, Bojesen SE, Bolla MK, Brenner H, Brüning T, Buys SS, Caan B, Campa D, Canzian F, Castelao JE, Chang-Claude J, Chanock SJ, Cheng TD, Clarke CL; NBCS Collaborators, Colonna SV, Couch FJ, Cox A, Cross SS, Czene K, Daly MB, Dennis J, Dörk T, Dossus L, Dunning AM, Dwek M, Eccles DM, Ekici AB, Eliassen AH, Eriksson M, Evans DG, Fasching PA, Flyger H, Fritschi L, Gago-Dominguez M, García-Sáenz JA, Giles GG, Grip M, Guénel P, Gündert M, Hahnen E, Haiman CA, Håkansson N, Hall P, Hamann U, Hart SN, Hartikainen JM, Hartmann A, He W, Hooning MJ, Hoppe R, Hopper JL, Howell A, Hunter DJ; ABCTB Investigators; kConFab Investigators, Jager A, Jakubowska A, Janni W, John EM, Jung AY, Kaaks R, Keupers M, Kitahara CM, Koutros S, Kraft P, Kristensen VN, Kurian AW, Lacey JV, Lambrechts D, Le Marchand L, Lindblom A, Linet M, Luben RN, Lubiński J, Lush M, Mannermaa A, Manoochehri M, Margolin S, Martens JWM, Martinez ME, Mavroudis D, Michailidou K, Milne RL, Mulligan AM, Muranen TA, Nevanlinna H, Newman WG, Nielsen SF, Nordestgaard BG, Olshan AF, Olsson H, Orr N, Park-Simon TW, Patel AV, Peissel B, Peterlongo P, Plaseska-Karanfilska D, Prajzendanc K, Prentice R, Presneau N, Rack B, Rennert G, Rennert HS, Rhenius V, Romero A, Roylance R, Ruebner M, Saloustros E, Sawyer EJ, Schmutzler RK, Schneeweiss A, Scott C, Shah M, Smichkoska S, Southey MC, Stone J, Surowy H, Swerdlow AJ, Tamimi RM, Tapper WJ, Teras LR, Terry MB, Tollenaar RAEM, Tomlinson I, Troester MA, Truong T, Vachon CM, Wang Q, Hurson AN, Winqvist R, Wolk A, Ziogas A, Brauch H, García-Closas M, Pharoah PDP, Easton DF, Chenevix-Trench G, Schmidt MK. Association of germline genetic variants with breast cancer-specific survival in patient subgroups defined by clinic-pathological variables related to tumor biology and type of systemic treatment. Breast Cancer Research. 2021 Aug; 23(1): 86.

PMID: 34407845  PMCID: PMC8371820

Jones GS, Hoadley KA, Olsson LT, Hamilton AM, Bhattacharya A, Kirk EL, Tipaldos HJ, Fleming JM, Love MI, Nichols HB, Olshan AF, Troester MA. Hepatocyte growth factor pathway expression in breast cancer by race and subtype. Breast Cancer Research. 2021 Aug; 23(1): 80.

PMID: 34344422  PMCID: PMC8336233

Park HA, Neumeyer S, Michailidou K, Bolla MK, Wang Q, Dennis J, Ahearn TU, Andrulis IL, Anton-Culver H, Antonenkova NN, Arndt V, Aronson KJ, Augustinsson A, Baten A, Beane Freeman LE, Becher H, Beckmann MW, Behrens S, Benitez J, Bermisheva M, Bogdanova NV, Bojesen SE, Brauch H, Brenner H, Brucker SY, Burwinkel B, Campa D, Canzian F, Castelao JE, Chanock SJ, Chenevix-Trench G, Clarke CL; NBCS Collaborators, Conroy DM, Couch FJ, Cox A, Cross SS, Czene K, Daly MB, Devilee P, Dörk T, Dos-Santos-Silva I, Dwek M, Eccles DM, Eliassen AH, Engel C, Eriksson M, Evans DG, Fasching PA, Flyger H, Fritschi L, García-Closas M, García-Sáenz JA, Gaudet MM, Giles GG, Glendon G, Goldberg MS, Goldgar DE, González-Neira A, Grip M, Guénel P, Hahnen E, Haiman CA, Håkansson N, Hall P, Hamann U, Han S, Harkness EF, Hart SN, He W, Heemskerk-Gerritsen BAM, Hopper JL, Hunter DJ; ABCTB Investigators; kConFab Investigators, Jager A, Jakubowska A, John EM, Jung A, Kaaks R, Kapoor PM, Keeman R, Khusnutdinova E, Kitahara CM, Koppert LB, Koutros S, Kristensen VN, Kurian AW, Lacey J, Lambrechts D, Le Marchand L, Lo WY, Lubiński J, Mannermaa A, Manoochehri M, Margolin S, Martinez ME, Mavroudis D, Meindl A, Menon U, Milne RL, Muranen TA, Nevanlinna H, Newman WG, Nordestgaard BG, Offit K, Olshan AF, Olsson H, Park-Simon TW, Peterlongo P, Peto J, Plaseska-Karanfilska D, Presneau N, Radice P, Rennert G, Rennert HS, Romero A, Saloustros E, Sawyer EJ, Schmidt MK, Schmutzler RK, Schoemaker MJ, Schwentner L, Scott C, Shah M, Shu XO, Simard J, Smeets A, Southey MC, Spinelli JJ, Stevens V, Swerdlow AJ, Tamimi RM, Tapper WJ, Taylor JA, Terry MB, Tomlinson I, Troester MA, Truong T, Vachon CM, van Veen EM, Vijai J, Wang S, Wendt C, Winqvist R, Wolk A, Ziogas A, Dunning AM, Pharoah PDP, Easton DF, Zheng W, Kraft P, Chang-Claude J. Mendelian randomisation study of smoking exposure in relation to breast cancer risk. British Journal of Cancer. 2021 Aug; Advance online publication. doi: 10.1038/s41416-021-01432-8.

PMID: 34341517   PMCID: PMC8505411

Chen H, Majumdar A, Wang L, Kar S, Brown KM, Feng H, Turman C, Dennis J, Easton D, Michailidou K, Simard J; Breast Cancer Association Consortium (BCAC), Bishop T, Cheng IC, Huyghe JR, Schmit SL; Colorectal Transdisciplinary Study (CORECT); Colon Cancer Family Registry Study (CCFR); Genetics and Epidemiology of Colorectal Cancer Consortium (GECCO), O'Mara TA, Spurdle AB; Endometrial Cancer Association Consortium (ECAC), Gharahkhani P, Schumacher J, Jankowski J, Gocke I; Esophageal Cancer GWAS Consortium, Bondy ML, Houlston RS, Jenkins RB, Melin B; Glioma International Case Control Consortium (GICC), Lesseur C, Ness AR, Diergaarde B, Olshan AF; Head-Neck Cancer GWAS Consortium, Amos CI, Christiani DC, Landi MT, McKay JD; International Lung Cancer Consortium (ILCCO), Brossard M, Iles MM, Law MH, MacGregor S; Melanoma GWAS Consortium, Beesley J, Jones MR, Tyrer J, Winham SJ; Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium (OCAC), Klein AP, Petersen G, Li D, Wolpin BM; Pancreatic Cancer Case-Control Consortium (PANC4); Pancreatic Cancer Cohort Consortium (PanScan), Eeles RA, Haiman CA, Kote-Jarai Z, Schumacher FR; PRACTICAL consortium, CRUK, BPC3, CAPS, PEGASUS, Brennan P, Chanock SJ, Gaborieau V, Purdue MP; Renal Cancer GWAS Consortium, Pharoah P, Hung RJ, Amundadottir LT, Kraft P, Pasaniuc B, Lindström S. Large-scale cross-cancer fine-mapping of the 5p15.33 region reveals multiple independent signals. HGG Advances. 2021 Jul; 2(3): 100041.

PMID: 34355204  PMCID: PMC8336922

Adedokun B, Du Z, Gao G, Ahearn TU, Lunetta KL, Zirpoli G, Figueroa J, John EM, Bernstein L, Zheng W, Hu JJ, Ziegler RG, Nyante S, Bandera EV, Ingles SA, Press MF, Deming-Halverson SL, Rodriguez-Gil JL, Yao S, Ogundiran TO, Ojengbede O, Blot W, Troester MA, Nathanson KL, Hennis A, Nemesure B, Ambs S, Fiorica PN, Sucheston-Campbell LE, Bensen JT, Kushi LH, Torres-Mejia G, Hu D, Fejerman L, Bolla MK, Dennis J, Dunning AM, Easton DF, Michailidou K, Pharoah PDP, Wang Q, Sandler DP, Taylor JA, O'Brien KM, Kitahara CM, Falusi AG, Babalola C, Yarney J, Awuah B, Addai-Wiafe B; GBHS Study Team, Chanock SJ, Olshan AF, Ambrosone CB, Conti DV, Ziv E, Olopade OI, Garcia-Closas M, Palmer JR, Haiman CA, Huo D. Cross-ancestry GWAS meta-analysis identifies six breast cancer loci in African and European ancestry women. Nature Communications. 2021 Jul; 12(1): 4198.

PMID: 34234117  PMCID: PMC8263739

Parada H Jr, Benmarhnia T, Engel LS, Sun X, Tse CK, Hoh E, Olshan AF, Troester MA. A congener-specific and mixture analysis of plasma polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) levels and incident breast cancer. Epidemiology. 2021 Jul; 32(4): 499-507.

PMID: 33788793  PMCID: PMC8159846

Walens A, Olsson LT, Gao X, Hamilton AM, Kirk EL, Cohen SM, Midkiff BR, Xia Y, Sherman ME, Nikolaishvili-Feinberg N, Serody JS, Hoadley KA, Troester MA, Calhoun BC. Protein-based immune profiles of basal-like vs. luminal breast cancers. Lab Investigation. 2021 Jun; 101(6): 785-793.

PMID: 33623115  PMCID: PMC8140991

Bhattacharya A, Hamilton AM, Furberg H, Pietzak E, Purdue MP, Troester MA, Hoadley KA, Love MI. An approach for normalization and quality control for NanoString RNA expression data. Brief Bioinform. 2021 May; 22(3): bbaa163.

PMID: 32789507  PMCID: PMC8138885

Bhattacharya A, Hamilton AM, Troester MA, Love MI. DeCompress: tissue compartment deconvolution of targeted mRNA expression panels using compressed sensing. Nucleic Acids Research. 2021 May; 49(8): e48.

PMID: 33524140  PMCID: PMC8096278

Morra A, Jung AY, Behrens S, Keeman R, Ahearn TU, Anton-Culver H, Arndt V, Augustinsson A, Auvinen PK, Beane Freeman LE, Becher H, Beckmann MW, Blomqvist C, Bojesen SE, Bolla MK, Brenner H, Briceno I, Brucker SY, Camp NJ, Campa D, Canzian F, Castelao JE, Chanock SJ, Choi JY, Clarke CL, Couch FJ, Cox A, Cross SS, Czene K, Dörk T, Dunning AM, Dwek M, Easton DF, Eccles DM, Egan KM, Evans DG, Fasching PA, Flyger H, Gago-Dominguez M, Gapstur SM, García-Sáenz JA, Gaudet MM, Giles GG, Grip M, Guénel P, Haiman CA, Håkansson N, Hall P, Hamann U, Han SN, Hart SN, Hartman M, Heyworth JS, Hoppe R, Hopper JL, Hunter DJ, Ito H, Jager A, Jakimovska M, Jakubowska A, Janni W, Kaaks R, Kang D, Kapoor PM, Kitahara CM, Koutros S, Kraft P, Kristensen VN, Lacey JV, Lambrechts D, Le Marchand L, Li J, Lindblom A, Lubiński J, Lush M, Mannermaa A, Manoochehri M, Margolin S, Mariapun S, Matsuo K, Mavroudis D, Milne RL, Muranen TA, Newman WG, Noh DY, Nordestgaard BG, Obi N, Olshan AF, Olsson H, Park-Simon TW, Petridis C, Pharoah PDP, Plaseska-Karanfilska D, Presneau N, Rashid MU, Rennert G, Rennert HS, Rhenius V, Romero A, Saloustros E, Sawyer EJ, Schneeweiss A, Schwentner L, Scott C, Shah M, Shen CY, Shu XO, Southey MC, Stram DO, Tamimi RM, Tapper W, Tollenaar RAEM, Tomlinson I, Torres D, Troester MA, Truong T, Vachon CM, Wang Q, Wang SS, Williams JA, Winqvist R, Wolk A, Wu AH, Yoo KY, Yu JC, Zheng W, Ziogas A, Yang XR, Eliassen AH, Holmes MD, García-Closas M, Teo SH, Schmidt MK, Chang-Claude J; ABCTB Investigators; NBCS Collaborators. Breast Cancer Risk Factors and Survival by Tumor Subtype: Pooled Analyses from the Breast Cancer Association Consortium. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. 2021 Apr; 30(4): 623-642.

PMID: 33500318   PMCID: PMC8026532

Ong JS, Derks EM, Eriksson M, An J, Hwang LD, Easton DF, Pharoah PP, Berchuck A, Kelemen LE, Matsuo K, Chenevix-Trench G, Hall P, Bojesen SE, Webb PM, MacGregor S. Evaluating the role of alcohol consumption in breast and ovarian cancer susceptibility using population-based cohort studies and two-sample Mendelian randomization analyses. International Journal of Cancer. 2021 Mar; 148(6): 1338-1350.

PMID: 32976626

Walsh T, Gulsuner S, Lee MK, Troester MA, Olshan AF, Earp HS, Perou CM, King MC. Inherited predisposition to breast cancer in the Carolina Breast Cancer Study. NPJ Breast Cancer. 2021 Jan; 7(1): 6.

PMID: 33479248   PMCID: PMC7820260

Ellingjord-Dale M, Papadimitriou N, Katsoulis M, Yee C, Dimou N, Gill D, Aune D, Ong JS, MacGregor S, Elsworth B, Lewis SJ, Martin RM, Riboli E, Tsilidis KK. Coffee consumption and risk of breast cancer: A Mendelian randomization study. PLoS One. 2021 Jan; 16(1): e0236904.

PMID: 33465101  PMCID: PMC7815134

Benefield HC, Zirpoli GR, Allott EH, Shan Y, Hurson AN, Omilian AR, Khoury T, Hong CC, Olshan AF, Bethea TN, Bandera EV, Palmer JR, Ambrosone CB, Troester MA. Epidemiology of basal-like and luminal breast cancers among black women in the AMBER consortium. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2021 Jan; 30(1): 71-79.

PMID: 33097496. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-20-0556.

Nichols HB, Graff M, Bensen JT, Lunetta KL, O'Brien KM, Troester MA, Williams LA, Young K, Hong CC, Yao S, Haiman CA, Ruiz-Narváez EA, Ambrosone CB, Palmer JR, Olshan AF. Genetic variants in anti-Müllerian hormone-related genes and breast cancer risk: results from the AMBER consortium. Breast Cancer Research & Treatment. 2021 Jan; 185(2): 469-478.

PMID: 32960377  PMCID: PMC7867570

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Emerson MA, Golightly YM, Aiello AE, Reeder-Hayes KE, Tan X, Maduekwe U, Johnson-Thompson M, Olshan AF, Troester MA. Breast cancer treatment delays by socioeconomic and health care access latent classes in Black and White women. Cancer. 2020 Nov; 126(22): 4957-4966.

PMID: 32954493   PMCID: PMC7789230

Kramer I, Hooning MJ, Mavaddat N, Hauptmann M, Keeman R, Steyerberg EW, Giardiello D, Antoniou AC, Pharoah PDP, Canisius S, Abu-Ful Z, Andrulis IL, Anton-Culver H, Aronson KJ, Augustinsson A, Becher H, Beckmann MW, Behrens S, Benitez J, Bermisheva M, Bogdanova NV, Bojesen SE, Bolla MK, Bonanni B, Brauch H, Bremer M, Brucker SY, Burwinkel B, Castelao JE, Chan TL, Chang-Claude J, Chanock SJ, Chenevix-Trench G, Choi JY, Clarke CL; NBCS Collaborators, Collée JM, Couch FJ, Cox A, Cross SS, Czene K, Daly MB, Devilee P, Dörk T, Dos-Santos-Silva I, Dunning AM, Dwek M, Eccles DM, Evans DG, Fasching PA, Flyger H, Gago-Dominguez M, García-Closas M, García-Sáenz JA, Giles GG, Goldgar DE, González-Neira A, Haiman CA, Håkansson N, Hamann U, Hartman M, Heemskerk-Gerritsen BAM, Hollestelle A, Hopper JL, Hou MF, Howell A; ABCTB Investigators; kConFab Investigators, Ito H, Jakimovska M, Jakubowska A, Janni W, John EM, Jung A, Kang D, Kets CM, Khusnutdinova E, Ko YD, Kristensen VN, Kurian AW, Kwong A, Lambrechts D, Le Marchand L, Li J, Lindblom A, Lubiński J, Mannermaa A, Manoochehri M, Margolin S, Matsuo K, Mavroudis D, Meindl A, Milne RL, Mulligan AM, Muranen TA, Neuhausen SL, Nevanlinna H, Newman WG, Olshan AF, Olson JE, Olsson H, Park-Simon TW, Peto J, Petridis C, Plaseska-Karanfilska D, Presneau N, Pylkäs K, Radice P, Rennert G, Romero A, Roylance R, Saloustros E, Sawyer EJ, Schmutzler RK, Schwentner L, Scott C, See MH, Shah M, Shen CY, Shu XO, Siesling S, Slager S, Sohn C, Southey MC, Spinelli JJ, Stone J, Tapper WJ, Tengström M, Teo SH, Terry MB, Tollenaar RAEM, Tomlinson I, Troester MA, Vachon CM, van Ongeval C, van Veen EM, Winqvist R, Wolk A, Zheng W, Ziogas A, Easton DF, Hall P, Schmidt MK. Breast Cancer Polygenic Risk Score and Contralateral Breast Cancer Risk. American Journal of Human Genetics. 2020 Nov; 107(5): 837-848.

PMID: 33022221   PMCID: PMC7675034

Benefield HC, Reeder-Hayes KE, Nichols HB, Calhoun BC, Love MI, Kirk EL, Geradts J, Hoadley KA, Cole SR, Earp HS, Olshan AF, Carey LA, Perou CM, Troester MA. Outcomes of Hormone-Receptor Positive, HER2-Negative Breast Cancers by Race and Tumor Biological Features. JNCI Cancer Spectrum. 2020 Sep; 5(1): pkaa072.

PMID: 33442657   PMCID: PMC7791616

Emerson MA, Reeder-Hayes KE, Tipaldos HJ, Bell ME, Sweeney MR, Carey LA, Earp HS, Olshan AF, Troester MA. Integrating biology and access to care in addressing breast cancer disparities: 25 years’ research experience in the Carolina Breast Cancer Study. Current Breast Cancer Rep. 2020 Sep; 12(3): 149-160.

PMID: 33815665   PMCID: PMC8011652

Benefield HC, Allott EH, Reeder-Hayes KE, Perou CM, Carey LA, Geradts J, Sun X, Calhoun BC, Troester MA. Borderline Estrogen Receptor-Positive Breast Cancers in Black and White Women. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2020 Jul; 112(7): 728-736.

PMID: 31742342  PMCID: PMC7357313

Spencer JC, Rotter JS, Eberth JM, Zahnd WE, Vanderpool RC, Ko LK, Davis MM, Troester MA, Olshan AF, Wheeler SB. Employment Changes Following Breast Cancer Diagnosis: The Effects of Race and Place. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2020 Jun; 112(6): 647-650.

PMID: 31599949  PMCID: PMC7301070

Parada H, Jr., Sun X, Tse CK, Engel LS, Hoh E, Olshan AF, Troester MA. Plasma levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and breast cancer mortality: The Carolina Breast Cancer Study. Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2020 Jun; 227: 113522.

PMID: 32276222  PMCID: PMC7387141

Zhang H, Ahearn TU, Lecarpentier J, Barnes D, Beesley J, Qi G, Jiang X, O'Mara TA, Zhao N, Bolla MK, Dunning AM, Dennis J, Wang Q, Ful ZA, Aittomäki K, Andrulis IL, Anton-Culver H, Arndt V, Aronson KJ, Arun BK, Auer PL, Azzollini J, Barrowdale D, Becher H, Beckmann MW, Behrens S, Benitez J, Bermisheva M, Bialkowska K, Blanco A, Blomqvist C, Bogdanova NV, Bojesen SE, Bonanni B, Bondavalli D, Borg A, Brauch H, Brenner H, Briceno I, Broeks A, Brucker SY, Brüning T, Burwinkel B, Buys SS, Byers H, Caldés T, Caligo MA, Calvello M, Campa D, Castelao JE, Chang-Claude J, Chanock SJ, Christiaens M, Christiansen H, Chung WK, Claes KBM, Clarke CL, Cornelissen S, Couch FJ, Cox A, Cross SS, Czene K, Daly MB, Devilee P, Diez O, Domchek SM, Dörk T, Dwek M, Eccles DM, Ekici AB, Evans DG, Fasching PA, Figueroa J, Foretova L, Fostira F, Friedman E, Frost D, Gago-Dominguez M, Gapstur SM, Garber J, García-Sáenz JA, Gaudet MM, Gayther SA, Giles GG, Godwin AK, Goldberg MS, Goldgar DE, González-Neira A, Greene MH, Gronwald J, Guénel P, Häberle L, Hahnen E, Haiman CA, Hake CR, Hall P, Hamann U, Harkness EF, Heemskerk-Gerritsen BAM, Hillemanns P, Hogervorst FBL, Holleczek B, Hollestelle A, Hooning MJ, Hoover RN, Hopper JL, Howell A, Huebner H, Hulick PJ, Imyanitov EN; kConFab Investigators; ABCTB Investigators, Isaacs C, Izatt L, Jager A, Jakimovska M, Jakubowska A, James P, Janavicius R, Janni W, John EM, Jones ME, Jung A, Kaaks R, Kapoor PM, Karlan BY, Keeman R, Khan S, Khusnutdinova E, Kitahara CM, Ko YD, Konstantopoulou I, Koppert LB, Koutros S, Kristensen VN, Laenkholm AV, Lambrechts D, Larsson SC, Laurent-Puig P, Lazaro C, Lazarova E, Lejbkowicz F, Leslie G, Lesueur F, Lindblom A, Lissowska J, Lo WY, Loud JT, Lubinski J, Lukomska A, MacInnis RJ, Mannermaa A, Manoochehri M, Manoukian S, Margolin S, Martinez ME, Matricardi L, McGuffog L, McLean C, Mebirouk N, Meindl A, Menon U, Miller A, Mingazheva E, Montagna M, Mulligan AM, Mulot C, Muranen TA, Nathanson KL, Neuhausen SL, Nevanlinna H, Neven P, Newman WG, Nielsen FC, Nikitina-Zake L, Nodora J, Offit K, Olah E, Olopade OI, Olsson H, Orr N, Papi L, Papp J, Park-Simon TW, Parsons MT, Peissel B, Peixoto A, Peshkin B, Peterlongo P, Peto J, Phillips KA, Piedmonte M, Plaseska-Karanfilska D, Prajzendanc K, Prentice R, Prokofyeva D, Rack B, Radice P, Ramus SJ, Rantala J, Rashid MU, Rennert G, Rennert HS, Risch HA, Romero A, Rookus MA, Rübner M, Rüdiger T, Saloustros E, Sampson S, Sandler DP, Sawyer EJ, Scheuner MT, Schmutzler RK, Schneeweiss A, Schoemaker MJ, Schöttker B, Schürmann P, Senter L, Sharma P, Sherman ME, Shu XO, Singer CF, Smichkoska S, Soucy P, Southey MC, Spinelli JJ, Stone J, Stoppa-Lyonnet D; EMBRACE Study; GEMO Study Collaborators, Swerdlow AJ, Szabo CI, Tamimi RM, Tapper WJ, Taylor JA, Teixeira MR, Terry M, Thomassen M, Thull DL, Tischkowitz M, Toland AE, Tollenaar RAEM, Tomlinson I, Torres D, Troester MA, Truong T, Tung N, Untch M, Vachon CM, van den Ouweland AMW, van der Kolk LE, van Veen EM, vanRensburg EJ, Vega A, Wappenschmidt B, Weinberg CR, Weitzel JN, Wildiers H, Winqvist R, Wolk A, Yang XR, Yannoukakos D, Zheng W, Zorn KK, Milne RL, Kraft P, Simard J, Pharoah PDP, Michailidou K, Antoniou AC, Schmidt MK, Chenevix-Trench G, Easton DF, Chatterjee N, García-Closas M. Genome-wide association study identifies 32 novel breast cancer susceptibility loci from overall and subtype-specific analyses. Nature Genetics. 2020 Jun; 52(6): 572-581.

PMID: 32424353  PMCID: PMC7808397

Spencer JC, Reeve BB, Troester MA, Wheeler SB. Factors Associated with Endocrine Therapy Non-Adherence in Breast Cancer Survivors. Psychooncology. 2020 Apr; 29(4): 647-654.

PMID: 32048400  PMCID: PMC7190446

Emerson MA, Golightly YM, Tan X, Aiello AE, Reeder-Hayes KE, Olshan AF, Earp HS, Troester MA. Integrating access to care and tumor patterns by race and age in the Carolina Breast Cancer Study, 2008-2013. Cancer Causes Control. 2020 Mar; 31(3): 221-230.

PMID: 31950321  PMCID: PMC7188189

Bhattacharya A, Garcia-Closas M, Olshan AF, Perou CM, Troester MA, Love MI. A framework for transcriptome-wide association studies in breast cancer in diverse study populations. Genome Biol. 2020 Feb; 21(1): 42.

PMID: 32079541 PMCID: PMC7033948

Roberson ML, Nichols HB, Olshan AF, M AT, Robinson WR. Premenopausal gynecologic surgery and survival among black and white women with breast cancer. Cancer Causes Control. 2020 Feb; 31(2): 105-112.

PMID: 31828465     PMCID: PMC6981014

Escala-Garcia M, Abraham J, Andrulis IL, Anton-Culver H, Arndt V, Ashworth A, Auer PL, Auvinen P, Beckmann MW, Beesley J, Behrens S, Benitez J, Bermisheva M, Blomqvist C, Blot W, Bogdanova NV, Bojesen SE, Bolla MK, Borresen-Dale AL, Brauch H, Brenner H, Brucker SY, Burwinkel B, Caldas C, Canzian F, Chang-Claude J, Chanock SJ, Chin SF, Clarke CL, Couch FJ, Cox A, Cross SS, Czene K, Daly MB, Dennis J, Devilee P, Dunn JA, Dunning AM, Dwek M, Earl HM, Eccles DM, Eliassen AH, Ellberg C, Evans DG, Fasching PA, Figueroa J, Flyger H, Gago-Dominguez M, Gapstur SM, Garcia-Closas M, Garcia-Saenz JA, Gaudet MM, George A, Giles GG, Goldgar DE, Gonzalez-Neira A, Grip M, Guenel P, Guo Q, Haiman CA, Hakansson N, Hamann U, Harrington PA, Hiller L, Hooning MJ, Hopper JL, Howell A, Huang CS, Huang G, Hunter DJ, Jakubowska A, John EM, Kaaks R, Kapoor PM, Keeman R, Kitahara CM, Koppert LB, Kraft P, Kristensen VN, Lambrechts D, Le Marchand L, Lejbkowicz F, Lindblom A, Lubinski J, Mannermaa A, Manoochehri M, Manoukian S, Margolin S, Martinez ME, Maurer T, Mavroudis D, Meindl A, Milne RL, Mulligan AM, Neuhausen SL, Nevanlinna H, Newman WG, Olshan AF, Olson JE, Olsson H, Orr N, Peterlongo P, Petridis C, Prentice RL, Presneau N, Punie K, Ramachandran D, Rennert G, Romero A, Sachchithananthan M, Saloustros E, Sawyer EJ, Schmutzler RK, Schwentner L, Scott C, Simard J, Sohn C, Southey MC, Swerdlow AJ, Tamimi RM, Tapper WJ, Teixeira MR, Terry MB, Thorne H, Tollenaar R, Tomlinson I, Troester MA, Truong T, Turnbull C, Vachon CM, van der Kolk LE, Wang Q, Winqvist R, Wolk A, Yang XR, Ziogas A, Pharoah PDP, Hall P, Wessels LFA, Chenevix-Trench G, Bader GD, Dork T, Easton DF, Canisius S, Schmidt MK. A network analysis to identify mediators of germline-driven differences in breast cancer prognosis. Nat Commun. 2020 Jan; 11(1): 312.

PMID: 31949161   PMCID: PMC6965101

Fachal L, Aschard H, Beesley J, Barnes DR, Allen J, Kar S, Pooley KA, Dennis J, Michailidou K, Turman C, Soucy P, Lemacon A, Lush M, Tyrer JP, Ghoussaini M, Moradi Marjaneh M, Jiang X, Agata S, Aittomaki K, Alonso MR, Andrulis IL, Anton-Culver H, Antonenkova NN, Arason A, Arndt V, Aronson KJ, Arun BK, Auber B, Auer PL, Azzollini J, Balmana J, Barkardottir RB, Barrowdale D, Beeghly-Fadiel A, Benitez J, Bermisheva M, Bialkowska K, Blanco AM, Blomqvist C, Blot W, Bogdanova NV, Bojesen SE, Bolla MK, Bonanni B, Borg A, Bosse K, Brauch H, Brenner H, Briceno I, Brock IW, Brooks-Wilson A, Bruning T, Burwinkel B, Buys SS, Cai Q, Caldes T, Caligo MA, Camp NJ, Campbell I, Canzian F, Carroll JS, Carter BD, Castelao JE, Chiquette J, Christiansen H, Chung WK, Claes KBM, Clarke CL, Collaborators GS, Collaborators E, Collee JM, Cornelissen S, Couch FJ, Cox A, Cross SS, Cybulski C, Czene K, Daly MB, de la Hoya M, Devilee P, Diez O, Ding YC, Dite GS, Domchek SM, Dork T, Dos-Santos-Silva I, Droit A, Dubois S, Dumont M, Duran M, Durcan L, Dwek M, Eccles DM, Engel C, Eriksson M, Evans DG, Fasching PA, Fletcher O, Floris G, Flyger H, Foretova L, Foulkes WD, Friedman E, Fritschi L, Frost D, Gabrielson M, Gago-Dominguez M, Gambino G, Ganz PA, Gapstur SM, Garber J, Garcia-Saenz JA, Gaudet MM, Georgoulias V, Giles GG, Glendon G, Godwin AK, Goldberg MS, Goldgar DE, Gonzalez-Neira A, Tibiletti MG, Greene MH, Grip M, Gronwald J, Grundy A, Guenel P, Hahnen E, Haiman CA, Hakansson N, Hall P, Hamann U, Harrington PA, Hartikainen JM, Hartman M, He W, Healey CS, Heemskerk-Gerritsen BAM, Heyworth J, Hillemanns P, Hogervorst FBL, Hollestelle A, Hooning MJ, Hopper JL, Howell A, Huang G, Hulick PJ, Imyanitov EN, Investigators KC, Investigators H, Investigators A, Isaacs C, Iwasaki M, Jager A, Jakimovska M, Jakubowska A, James PA, Janavicius R, Jankowitz RC, John EM, Johnson N, Jones ME, Jukkola-Vuorinen A, Jung A, Kaaks R, Kang D, Kapoor PM, Karlan BY, Keeman R, Kerin MJ, Khusnutdinova E, Kiiski JI, Kirk J, Kitahara CM, Ko YD, Konstantopoulou I, Kosma VM, Koutros S, Kubelka-Sabit K, Kwong A, Kyriacou K, Laitman Y, Lambrechts D, Lee E, Leslie G, Lester J, Lesueur F, Lindblom A, Lo WY, Long J, Lophatananon A, Loud JT, Lubinski J, MacInnis RJ, Maishman T, Makalic E, Mannermaa A, Manoochehri M, Manoukian S, Margolin S, Martinez ME, Matsuo K, Maurer T, Mavroudis D, Mayes R, McGuffog L, McLean C, Mebirouk N, Meindl A, Miller A, Miller N, Montagna M, Moreno F, Muir K, Mulligan AM, Munoz-Garzon VM, Muranen TA, Narod SA, Nassir R, Nathanson KL, Neuhausen SL, Nevanlinna H, Neven P, Nielsen FC, Nikitina-Zake L, Norman A, Offit K, Olah E, Olopade OI, Olsson H, Orr N, Osorio A, Pankratz VS, Papp J, Park SK, Park-Simon TW, Parsons MT, Paul J, Pedersen IS, Peissel B, Peshkin B, Peterlongo P, Peto J, Plaseska-Karanfilska D, Prajzendanc K, Prentice R, Presneau N, Prokofyeva D, Pujana MA, Pylkas K, Radice P, Ramus SJ, Rantala J, Rau-Murthy R, Rennert G, Risch HA, Robson M, Romero A, Rossing M, Saloustros E, Sanchez-Herrero E, Sandler DP, Santamarina M, Saunders C, Sawyer EJ, Scheuner MT, Schmidt DF, Schmutzler RK, Schneeweiss A, Schoemaker MJ, Schottker B, Schurmann P, Scott C, Scott RJ, Senter L, Seynaeve CM, Shah M, Sharma P, Shen CY, Shu XO, Singer CF, Slavin TP, Smichkoska S, Southey MC, Spinelli JJ, Spurdle AB, Stone J, Stoppa-Lyonnet D, Sutter C, Swerdlow AJ, Tamimi RM, Tan YY, Tapper WJ, Taylor JA, Teixeira MR, Tengstrom M, Teo SH, Terry MB, Teule A, Thomassen M, Thull DL, Tischkowitz M, Toland AE, Tollenaar R, Tomlinson I, Torres D, Torres-Mejia G, Troester MA, Truong T, Tung N, Tzardi M, Ulmer HU, Vachon CM, van Asperen CJ, van der Kolk LE, van Rensburg EJ, Vega A, Viel A, Vijai J, Vogel MJ, Wang Q, Wappenschmidt B, Weinberg CR, Weitzel JN, Wendt C, Wildiers H, Winqvist R, Wolk A, Wu AH, Yannoukakos D, Zhang Y, Zheng W, Hunter D, Pharoah PDP, Chang-Claude J, Garcia-Closas M, Schmidt MK, Milne RL, Kristensen VN, French JD, Edwards SL, Antoniou AC, Chenevix-Trench G, Simard J, Easton DF, Kraft P, Dunning AM. Fine-mapping of 150 breast cancer risk regions identifies 191 likely target genes. Nat Genet. 2020 Jan; 52(1): 56-73.

PMID: 31911677   PMCID: PMC6974400

Allott EH, Shan Y, Chen M, Sun X, Garcia-Recio S, Kirk EL, Olshan AF, Geradts J, Earp HS, Carey LA, Perou CM, Pfeiffer RM, Anderson WF, Troester MA. Bimodal age distribution at diagnosis in breast cancer persists across molecular and genomic classifications. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2020 Jan; 179(1): 185-195.

PMID: 31535320  PMCID: PMC6985047

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