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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Heritable DNA methylation marks associated with susceptibility to breast cancer
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Joo, Jihoon E 1 ; Dowty, James G 2 ; Milne, Roger L 3   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Wong, Ee Ming 1 ; Pierre-Antoine Dugué 3 ; English, Dallas 3 ; Hopper, John L 2 ; Goldgar, David E 4 ; Giles, Graham G 3 ; Southey, Melissa C 1 ; Sexton, Adrienne 5 ; Christian, Alice 6 ; Trainer, Alison 7 ; Spigelman, Allan 8 ; Fellows, Andrew 7 ; Shelling, Andrew 9 ; De Fazio, Anna 10 ; Blackburn, Anneke 11 ; Crook, Ashley 12 ; Meiser, Bettina 13 ; Patterson, Briony 14 ; Clarke, Christine 15 ; Saunders, Christobel 16 ; Hunt, Clare 17 ; Scott, Clare 18 ; Amor, David 19 ; Marsh, Deborah 20 ; Edkins, Edward 21 ; Salisbury, Elizabeth 22 ; Haan, Eric 23 ; Neidermayr, Eveline 7 ; Macrae, Finlay 5 ; Gelareh Farshid 24 ; Lindeman, Geoff 25 ; Chenevix-Trench, Georgia 26 ; Mann, Graham 27 ; Gill, Grantley 28 ; Thorne, Heather 7 ; Campbell, Ian 7 ; Hickie, Ian 29 ; Winship, Ingrid 30 ; Goldblatt, Jack 31 ; Flanagan, James 32 ; Kollias, James 33 ; Visvader, Jane 18 ; Stone, Jennifer 34 ; Taylor, Jessica 5 ; Burke, Jo 35 ; Saunus, Jodi 36 ; Forbes, John 37 ; Beesley, Jonathan 26 ; Kirk, Judy 38 ; French, Juliet 26 ; Tucker, Kathy 39 ; Wu, Kathy 40 ; Phillips, Kelly 41 ; Lipton, Lara 42 ; Andrews, Leslie 38 ; Lobb, Elizabeth 43 ; Walker, Logan 44 ; Kentwell, Maira 5 ; Spurdle, Amanda 26 ; Cummings, Margaret 45 ; Gleeson, Margaret 46 ; Harris, Marion 47 ; Jenkins, Mark 48 ; Young, Mary Anne 49 ; Delatycki, Martin 19 ; Wallis, Mathew 50 ; Burgess, Matthew 19 ; Price, Melanie 51 ; Brown, Melissa 52 ; Bogwitz, Michael 5 ; Field, Michael 53 ; Friedlander, Michael 54 ; Gattas, Michael 55 ; Saleh, Mona 56 ; Hayward, Nick 26 ; Pachter, Nick 30 ; Cohen, Paul 57 ; Duijf, Pascal 58 ; James, Paul 5 ; Simpson, Peter 59 ; Fong, Peter 60 ; Butow, Phyllis 61 ; Williams, Rachael 39 ; Kefford, Richard 62 ; Scott, Rodney 63 ; Balleine, Rosemary 61 ; Dawson, Sarah-Jane 7 ; Lok, Sheau 64 ; Shona O’Connell 46 ; Greening, Sian 65 ; Nightingale, Sophie 7 ; Edwards, Stacey 26 ; Fox, Stephen 66 ; Sue-Anne McLachlan 67 ; Lakhani, Sunil 68 ; Thomas, Susan 69 ; Antill, Yoland 70 

 Department of Pathology, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Precision Medicine, School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia 
 Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia 
 Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Cancer Epidemiology and Intelligence Division, Cancer Council Victoria, Melbourne, VIC, Australia 
 Department of Pathology, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Huntsman Cancer Institute, Salt Lake, UT, USA 
 Familial Cancer Centre, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, VIC, Australia 
 Genetics Department, Central Region Genetics Service, Wellington Hospital, Wellington, New Zealand 
 The Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia 
 Family Cancer Clinic, St Vincents Hospital, Darlinghurst, Australia 
 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 
Pages
1-12
Publication year
2018
Publication date
Feb 2018
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
e-ISSN
20411723
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2009220727
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