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MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Box 285 Institute of Metabolic Science, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, UK.
Genetics of Complex Traits, University of Exeter Medical School, University of Exeter, Exeter, EX2 5DW, UK.
Nat Genet. 2015 Nov;47(11):1294-1303. doi: 10.1038/ng.3412. Epub 2015 Sep 28.
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.
绝经时间对不孕症和包括乳腺癌在内的疾病风险有重大影响,但其潜在机制尚不清楚。我们对约7万名女性采用了一种双重策略,以识别与自然绝经年龄(ANM)相关的常见和低频蛋白质编码变异。我们确定了44个含有常见变异的区域,其中两个区域含有额外的具有重大影响的罕见错义等位基因。我们发现参与青春期延迟的基因内部或附近信号富集,这突出了生殖寿命开始和结束之间的首个分子联系。通路分析确定了与DNA损伤反应(DDR)基因的主要关联,包括BRCA1中首个与任何复杂性状相关的常见编码变异。孟德尔随机化分析支持了较晚的ANM对乳腺癌风险的因果效应(每年风险增加约6%;P = 3×10^(-14)),这可能是由延长的性激素暴露而非DDR机制介导的。