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Appraising the role of previously reported risk factors in epithelial ovarian cancer risk: A Mendelian randomization analysis.

James YarmolinskyCaroline L ReltonArtitaya LophatananonKenneth Ross MuirUsha MenonAleksandra Gentry-MaharajAxel WaltherJie ZhengPeter FaschingQuan LongWoo Yin LingSue-Kyung ParkByoung-Gie KimJi-Yeob ChoiBo Young ParkGeorge Davey SmithRichard M MartinSarah J Lewis
Published in: PLoS medicine (2019)
Our comprehensive examination of possible aetiological drivers of ovarian carcinogenesis using germline genetic variants to proxy risk factors supports a role for few of these factors in invasive epithelial ovarian cancer overall and suggests distinct aetiologies across histotypes. The identification of novel risk factors remains an important priority for the prevention of epithelial ovarian cancer.
Keyphrases
  • risk factors
  • oxidative stress