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A Mendelian randomization study of the effects of blood lipids on breast cancer risk
Dalarna University, School of Education, Health and Social Studies, Medical Science. Karolinska institutet.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6933-4637
2018 (English)In: Nature Communications, E-ISSN 2041-1723, Vol. 9, no 1, article id 3957Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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Observational studies have reported inconsistent associations between circulating lipids and breast cancer risk. Using results from >400,000 participants in two-sample Mendelian randomization, we show that genetically raised LDL-cholesterol is associated with higher risk of breast cancer (odds ratio, OR, per standard deviation, 1.09, 95% confidence interval, 1.02-1.18, P = 0.020) and estrogen receptor (ER)-positive breast cancer (OR 1.14 [1.05-1.24] P = 0.004). Genetically raised HDL-cholesterol is associated with higher risk of ER-positive breast cancer (OR 1.13 [1.01-1.26] P = 0.037). HDL-cholesterol-raising variants in the gene encoding the target of CETP inhibitors are associated with higher risk of breast cancer (OR 1.07 [1.03-1.11] P = 0.001) and ER-positive breast cancer (OR 1.08 [1.03-1.13] P = 0.001). LDL-cholesterol-lowering variants mimicking PCSK9 inhibitors are associated (P = 0.014) with lower breast cancer risk. We find no effects related to the statin and ezetimibe target genes. The possible risk-promoting effects of raised LDL-cholesterol and CETP-mediated raised HDL-cholesterol have implications for breast cancer prevention and clinical trials.

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2018. Vol. 9, no 1, article id 3957
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Research Profiles 2009-2020, Health and Welfare
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URN: urn:nbn:se:du-28660DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-06467-9ISI: 000445819400008PubMedID: 30262900Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85054088248OAI: oai:DiVA.org:du-28660DiVA, id: diva2:1253554
Available from: 2018-10-05 Created: 2018-10-05 Last updated: 2023-03-28Bibliographically approved

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