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Abstract
Mendelian-like inheritance of germline DNA methylation in cancer susceptibility genes has been previously reported. We aimed to scan the genome for heritable methylation marks associated with breast cancer susceptibility by studying 25 Australian multiple-case breast cancer families. Here we report genome-wide DNA methylation measured in 210 peripheral blood DNA samples provided by family members using the Infinium HumanMethylation450. We develop and apply a new statistical method to identify heritable methylation marks based on complex segregation analysis. We estimate carrier probabilities for the 1000 most heritable methylation marks based on family structure, and we use Cox proportional hazards survival analysis to identify 24 methylation marks with corresponding carrier probabilities significantly associated with breast cancer. We replicate an association with breast cancer risk for four of the 24 marks using an independent nested case–control study. Here, we report a novel approach for identifying heritable DNA methylation marks associated with breast cancer risk.
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1 Department of Pathology, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Precision Medicine, School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
2 Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
3 Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Cancer Epidemiology and Intelligence Division, Cancer Council Victoria, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
4 Department of Pathology, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Huntsman Cancer Institute, Salt Lake, UT, USA
5 Familial Cancer Centre, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, VIC, Australia
6 Genetics Department, Central Region Genetics Service, Wellington Hospital, Wellington, New Zealand
7 The Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia
8 Family Cancer Clinic, St Vincents Hospital, Darlinghurst, Australia
9 Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
10 Dept. Gynaecological Oncology, Westmead Institute for Cancer Research, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW, Australia
11 Australian National University, P.O. Box 334 Canberra, ACT, Australia
12 Department of Clinical Genetics, Level 3E, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, NSW, Australia
13 Prince of Wales Hospital, The University of New South Wales, UNSW, Sydney, NSW, Australia
14 Clinical Genetics Service, Royal Hobart Hospital, GPO Box 1061 Hobart, TAS, Australia
15 Westmead Institute for Cancer Research, University of Sydney, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
16 School of Surgery and Pathology, QE11 Medical Centre, Nedlands, WA, Australia
17 Southern Health Familial Cancer Centre, Monash Medical Centre, Special Medicine Building, Clayton, VIC, Australia
18 Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, C/o Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Australia
19 Genetic Health Services Victoria, Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
20 Kolling Institute of Medical Research, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, NSW, Australia
21 Clinical Chemistry, Princess Margret Hospital for Children, Perth, WA, Australia
22 Anatomical Pathology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW, Australia
23 Department of Medical Genetics, Women’s and Children’s Hospital, North Adelaide, SA, Australia
24 SA Tissue Pathology, IMVS, Adelaide, SA, Australia
25 Breast Cancer Laboratory, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, PO Royal Melbourne, Hospital, Parkville, VIC, Australia
26 Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Herston, QLD, Australia
27 Westmead Institute for Cancer Research, Westmead Millennium Institute, Westmead, NSW, Australia
28 Department of Surgery, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia
29 Brain and Mind Centre, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
30 Department of Medicine, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Australia
31 Genetic Services of WA, King Edward Memorial Hospital, Subiaco, WA, Australia
32 Epigenetics Unit, Department of Surgery and Oncology, Imperial College London, London, England
33 Breast Endocrine and Surgical Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, North Terrace, SA, Australia
34 Centre for Genetic Origins of Health and Disease, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia
35 Royal Hobart Hospital, Hobart, TAS, Australia
36 Breast Pathology, University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, Herston, Qld, Australia
37 Director Surgical Oncology, University of Newcastle, Newcastle Mater Hospital, Waratah, NSW, Australia
38 Familial Cancer Service, Department of Medicine, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW, Australia
39 Hereditary Cancer Clinic, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW, Australia
40 Family Cancer Clinic, St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney, Darlinghurst, Australia
41 Department of Medical Oncology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
42 Medical Oncology and Clinical Haematology Unit, Western Hospital, Footscray, VIC, Australia
43 School of Medicine, the University of Notre Dame, Kogarah, NSW, Australia
44 Department of Pathology, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand
45 Department of Pathology, University of Queensland Medical School, Herston, QLD, Australia
46 Hunter Family Cancer Service, Waratah, NSW, Australia
47 Family Cancer Clinic, Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, Australia
48 Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Carlton, VIC, Australia
49 The Garvan Institute of Medical Research, The Kinghorn Cancer Centre, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia
50 The Family Cancer Clinic, Austin Health, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia
51 Medical Psychology, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
52 University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD, Australia
53 Clinical Geneticist, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, NSW, Australia
54 Department of Medical Oncology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW, Australia
55 Queensland Clinical Genetic Service, Royal Children’s Hospital, Bramston Terrace Herston, Herston, QLD, Australia
56 Centre for Genetic Education, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW, Australia
57 Gynaecological Cancer Research, St John of God Subiaco Hospital, Subiaco, WA, Australia
58 The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
59 The University of Queensland, RBWH Campus, Herston, QLD, Australia
60 Regional Cancer and Blood Services, Auckland City Hospital, Grafton, Auckland, New Zealand
61 Medical Psychology Unit, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
62 Department of Medical Oncology, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW, Australia
63 Hunter Area Pathology Service, John Hunter Hospital, New Lambton Heights, NSW, Australia
64 Department of Medical Oncology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, VIC, Australia
65 Illawarra Cancer Centre, Wollongong Hospital, South Coast Mail Centre, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
66 Pathology Department, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia
67 Department of Oncology, St Vincent’s Hospital, Fitzroy, VIC, Australia
68 UQ Centre for Clinical Research, University of Queensland, The Royal Brisbane & Women’s Hospital Herston, St, Herston, Australia
69 Breast/Ovarian Cancer Risk Management Clinic, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, VIC, Australia
70 The Family Cancer Clinic, Cabrini Hospital, Malvern, VIC, Australia