Identification of 23 new prostate cancer susceptibility loci using the iCOGS custom genotyping array

Nat Genet. 2013 Apr;45(4):385-91, 391e1-2. doi: 10.1038/ng.2560.

Abstract

Prostate cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in males in developed countries. To identify common prostate cancer susceptibility alleles, we genotyped 211,155 SNPs on a custom Illumina array (iCOGS) in blood DNA from 25,074 prostate cancer cases and 24,272 controls from the international PRACTICAL Consortium. Twenty-three new prostate cancer susceptibility loci were identified at genome-wide significance (P < 5 × 10(-8)). More than 70 prostate cancer susceptibility loci, explaining ∼30% of the familial risk for this disease, have now been identified. On the basis of combined risks conferred by the new and previously known risk loci, the top 1% of the risk distribution has a 4.7-fold higher risk than the average of the population being profiled. These results will facilitate population risk stratification for clinical studies.

MeSH terms

  • Case-Control Studies
  • Cooperative Behavior
  • Genetic Loci / genetics*
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease*
  • Genome-Wide Association Study
  • Genotype
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Meta-Analysis as Topic
  • Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
  • Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide / genetics*
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / etiology*
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / pathology
  • Risk Factors