Publications 2024

Akman T, Arendt LM, Geisler J, Kristensen VN, Frigessi A, Köhn-Luque A (2024)
Modeling of Mouse Experiments Suggests that Optimal Anti-Hormonal Treatment for Breast Cancer is Diet-Dependent
Bull Math Biol, 86 (4), 42
DOI 10.1007/s11538-023-01253-1, PubMed 38498130

Ankill J, Zhao Z, Tekpli X, Kure EH, Kristensen VN, Mathelier A, Fleischer T (2024)
Integrative pan-cancer analysis reveals a common architecture of dysregulated transcriptional networks characterized by loss of enhancer methylation
PLoS Comput Biol, 20 (11), e1012565 (in press)
DOI 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1012565, PubMed 39556603

Davidson AL, Michailidou K, Parsons MT, Fortuno C, Bolla MK, Wang Q, Dennis J, Naven M, Abubakar M, Ahearn TU, Alonso MR, Andrulis IL, Antoniou AC, Auvinen P, Behrens S, Bermisheva MA, Bogdanova NV, Bojesen SE, Brüning T, Byers HJ, Camp NJ, Campbell A, Castelao JE, Cessna MH, Chang-Claude J et al. (2024)
Co-observation of germline pathogenic variants in breast cancer predisposition genes: Results from analysis of the BRIDGES sequencing dataset
Am J Hum Genet, 111 (9), 2059-2069
DOI 10.1016/j.ajhg.2024.07.004, PubMed 39096911

Fjermeros K, Ghannoum S, Geisler SB, Bhargava S, Tahiri A, Klajic J, Lüders T, Fongård M, Nawaz MS, Bosnjak-Olsen T, Buvarp UE, Rosenskiold AKJ, Nguyen NT, Sletbak TT, Seyedzadeh M, Selsås K, Porojnicu AC, Skjerven HK, Hovda T, Sahlberg KK, Torland LA, Lyngra M, Hammarström CL, Hönigsperger EB, Noone JC et al. (2024)
The NEOLETRIB trial: neoadjuvant treatment with Letrozole and Ribociclib in ER-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer
Future Oncol, 20 (32), 2457-2466
DOI 10.1080/14796694.2024.2377531, PubMed 39073142

Fleischer T, Haugen MH, Ankill J, Silwal-Pandit L, Børresen-Dale AL, Hedenfalk I, Hatschek T, Tost J, Engebraaten O, Kristensen VN (2024)
An integrated omics approach highlights how epigenetic events can explain and predict response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy and bevacizumab in breast cancer
Mol Oncol, 18 (8), 2042-2059
DOI 10.1002/1878-0261.13656, PubMed 38671580

Kentistou KA, Kaisinger LR, Stankovic S, Vaudel M, Mendes de Oliveira E, Messina A, Walters RG, Liu X, Busch AS, Helgason H, Thompson DJ, Santoni F, Petricek KM, Zouaghi Y, Huang-Doran I, Gudbjartsson DF, Bratland E, Lin K, Gardner EJ, Zhao Y, Jia RY, Terao C, Riggan MJ, Bolla MK, Yazdanpanah M et al. (2024)
Understanding the genetic complexity of puberty timing across the allele frequency spectrum
Nat Genet, 56 (7), 1397-1411
DOI 10.1038/s41588-024-01798-4, PubMed 38951643

Kentistou KA, Kaisinger LR, Stankovic S, Vaudel M, Mendes de Oliveira E, Messina A, Walters RG, Liu X, Busch AS, Helgason H, Thompson DJ, Santoni F, Petricek KM, Zouaghi Y, Huang-Doran I, Gudbjartsson DF, Bratland E, Lin K, Gardner EJ, Zhao Y, Jia RY, Terao C, Riggan MJ, Bolla MK, Yazdanpanah M et al. (2024)
Publisher Correction: Understanding the genetic complexity of puberty timing across the allele frequency spectrum
Nat Genet, 56 (8), 1763-1764
DOI 10.1038/s41588-024-01857-w, PubMed 38982295

Liu Y, Peng C, Brorson IS, O'Mahony DG, Kelly RL, Heng YJ, Baker GM, Grenaker Alnæs GI, Bodelon C, Stover DG, Van Allen EM, Eliassen AH, Kristensen VN, Tamimi RM, Kraft P (2024)
Germline polygenic risk scores are associated with immune gene expression signature and immune cell infiltration in breast cancer
Am J Hum Genet, 111 (10), 2150-2163
DOI 10.1016/j.ajhg.2024.08.009, PubMed 39270649

Ohnstad HO, Blix ES, Akslen LA, Gilje B, Raj SX, Skjerven H, Borgen E, Janssen EAM, Mortensen E, Brekke MB, Falk RS, Schlichting E, Boge B, Songe-Møller S, Olsson P, Heie A, Mannsåker B, Vestlid MA, Kursetgjerde T, Gravdehaug B, Suhrke P, Sanchez E, Bublevic J, Røe OD, Geitvik GA et al. (2024)
Impact of Prosigna test on adjuvant treatment decision in lymph node-negative early breast cancer-a prospective national multicentre study (EMIT-1)
ESMO Open, 9 (6), 103475
DOI 10.1016/j.esmoop.2024.103475, PubMed 38838499

Schmiester L, Brasó-Maristany F, González-Farré B, Pascual T, Gavilá J, Tekpli X, Geisler J, Kristensen VN, Frigessi A, Prat A, Köhn-Luque A (2024)
Computational Model Predicts Patient Outcomes in Luminal B Breast Cancer Treated with Endocrine Therapy and CDK4/6 Inhibition
Clin Cancer Res, 30 (17), 3779-3787
DOI 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-24-0244, PubMed 38922642

Shahrouzi P, Forouz F, Mathelier A, Kristensen VN, Duijf PHG (2024)
Copy number alterations: a catastrophic orchestration of the breast cancer genome
Trends Mol Med, 30 (8), 750-764
DOI 10.1016/j.molmed.2024.04.017, PubMed 38772764

Tinholt M, Tekpli X, Torland LA, Tahiri A, Geisler J, Kristensen V, Sandset PM, Iversen N (2024)
The breast cancer coagulome in the tumor microenvironment and its role in prognosis and treatment response to chemotherapy
J Thromb Haemost, 22 (5), 1319-1335
DOI 10.1016/j.jtha.2024.01.003, PubMed 38237862

Tomasova K, Seborova K, Kroupa M, Horak J, Kavec M, Vodickova L, Rob L, Hruda M, Mrhalova M, Bartakova A, Bouda J, Fleischer T, Kristensen VN, Vodicka P, Vaclavikova R (2024)
Telomere length as a predictor of therapy response and survival in patients diagnosed with ovarian carcinoma
Heliyon, 10 (13), e33525
DOI 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e33525, PubMed 39050459

Torland LA, Lai X, Kumar S, Riis MH, Geisler J, Lüders T, Tekpli X, Kristensen V, Sahlberg K, Tahiri A (2024)
Benign breast tumors may arise on different immunological backgrounds
Mol Oncol, 18 (10), 2495-2509
DOI 10.1002/1878-0261.13655, PubMed 38757377

Yiangou K, Mavaddat N, Dennis J, Zanti M, Wang Q, Bolla MK, Abubakar M, Ahearn TU, Andrulis IL, Anton-Culver H, Antonenkova NN, Arndt V, Aronson KJ, Augustinsson A, Baten A, Behrens S, Bermisheva M, de Gonzalez AB, Białkowska K, Boddicker N, Bodelon C, Bogdanova NV, Bojesen SE, Brantley KD, Brauch H et al. (2024)
Differences in polygenic score distributions in European ancestry populations: implications for breast cancer risk prediction
medRxiv
DOI 10.1101/2024.02.12.24302043, PubMed 38410445

Zanti M, O'Mahony DG, Parsons MT, Dorling L, Dennis J, Boddicker NJ, Chen W, Hu C, Naven M, Yiangou K, Ahearn TU, Ambrosone CB, Andrulis IL, Antoniou AC, Auer PL, Baynes C, Bodelon C, Bogdanova NV, Bojesen SE, Bolla MK, Brantley KD, Camp NJ, Campbell A, Castelao JE, Cessna MH et al. (2024)
Analysis of more than 400,000 women provides case-control evidence for BRCA1 and BRCA2 variant classification
medRxiv
DOI 10.1101/2024.09.04.24313051, PubMed 39281752

Publications 2023

Chung FF, Maldonado SG, Nemc A, Bouaoun L, Cahais V, Cuenin C, Salle A, Johnson T, Ergüner B, Laplana M, Datlinger P, Jeschke J, Weiderpass E, Kristensen V, Delaloge S, Fuks F, Risch A, Ghantous A, Plass C, Bock C, Kaaks R, Herceg Z (2023)
Buffy coat signatures of breast cancer risk in a prospective cohort study
Clin Epigenetics, 15 (1), 102
DOI 10.1186/s13148-023-01509-6, PubMed 37309009

Daniel P, Balušíková K, Václavíková R, Šeborová K, Ransdorfová Š, Valeriánová M, Wei L, Jelínek M, Tlapáková T, Fleischer T, Kristensen VN, Souček P, Ojima I, Kovář J (2023)
ABCB1 Amplicon Contains Cyclic AMP Response Element-Driven TRIP6 Gene in Taxane-Resistant MCF-7 Breast Cancer Sublines
Genes (Basel), 14 (2)
DOI 10.3390/genes14020296, PubMed 36833223

Figlioli G, Billaud A, Ahearn TU, Antonenkova NN, Becher H, Beckmann MW, Behrens S, Benitez J, Bermisheva M, Blok MJ, Bogdanova NV, Bonanni B, Burwinkel B, Camp NJ, Campbell A, Castelao JE, Cessna MH, Chanock SJ, NBCS Collaborators, Czene K, Devilee P, Dörk T, Engel C, Eriksson M, Fasching PA et al. (2023)
FANCM missense variants and breast cancer risk: a case-control association study of 75,156 European women
Eur J Hum Genet, 31 (5), 578-587
DOI 10.1038/s41431-022-01257-w, PubMed 36707629

Figlioli G, Billaud A, Wang Q, Bolla MK, Dennis J, Lush M, Kvist A, Adank MA, Ahearn TU, Antonenkova NN, Auvinen P, Behrens S, Bermisheva M, Bogdanova NV, Bojesen SE, Bonanni B, Brüning T, Camp NJ, Campbell A, Castelao JE, Cessna MH, Nbcs Collaborators, Czene K, Devilee P, Dörk T et al. (2023)
Spectrum and Frequency of Germline FANCM Protein-Truncating Variants in 44,803 European Female Breast Cancer Cases
Cancers (Basel), 15 (13)
DOI 10.3390/cancers15133313, PubMed 37444426

Kentistou KA, Kaisinger LR, Stankovic S, Vaudel M, de Oliveira EM, Messina A, Walters RG, Liu X, Busch AS, Helgason H, Thompson DJ, Santon F, Petricek KM, Zouaghi Y, Huang-Doran I, Gudbjartsson DF, Bratland E, Lin K, Gardner EJ, Zhao Y, Jia R, Terao C, Riggan M, Bolla MK, Yazdanpanah M et al. (2023)
Understanding the genetic complexity of puberty timing across the allele frequency spectrum
medRxiv
DOI 10.1101/2023.06.14.23291322, PubMed 37503126

Levi H, Carmi S, Rosset S, Yerushalmi R, Zick A, Yablonski-Peretz T, BCAC Consortium, Wang Q, Bolla MK, Dennis J, Michailidou K, Lush M, Ahearn T, Andrulis IL, Anton-Culver H, Antoniou AC, Arndt V, Augustinsson A, Auvinen P, Beane Freeman L, Beckmann M, Behrens S, Bermisheva M, Bodelon C, Bogdanova NV et al. (2023)
Evaluation of European-based polygenic risk score for breast cancer in Ashkenazi Jewish women in Israel
J Med Genet, 60 (12), 1186-1197
DOI 10.1136/jmg-2023-109185, PubMed 37451831

Levy-Jurgenson A, Tekpli X, Kristensen VN, Yakhini Z (2023)
Analysis of Spatial Molecular Data
Methods Mol Biol, 2614, 349-356
DOI 10.1007/978-1-0716-2914-7_20, PubMed 36587134

Mo T, Brandal SHB, Geier OM, Engebråten O, Nilsen LB, Kristensen VN, Hole KH, Hompland T, Fleischer T, Seierstad T (2023)
MRI Assessment of Changes in Tumor Vascularization during Neoadjuvant Anti-Angiogenic Treatment in Locally Advanced Breast Cancer Patients
Cancers (Basel), 15 (18)
DOI 10.3390/cancers15184662, PubMed 37760629

Morra A, Mavaddat N, Muranen TA, Ahearn TU, Allen J, Andrulis IL, Auvinen P, Becher H, Behrens S, Blomqvist C, Bojesen SE, Bolla MK, Brauch H, Camp NJ, Carvalho S, Castelao JE, Cessna MH, Chang-Claude J, Chenevix-Trench G, NBCS Collaborators, Czene K, Decker B, Dennis J, Dörk T, Dorling L et al. (2023)
The impact of coding germline variants on contralateral breast cancer risk and survival
Am J Hum Genet, 110 (3), 475-486
DOI 10.1016/j.ajhg.2023.02.003, PubMed 36827971

Morra A, Schreurs MAC, Andrulis IL, Anton-Culver H, Augustinsson A, Beckmann MW, Behrens S, Bojesen SE, Bolla MK, Brauch H, Broeks A, Buys SS, Camp NJ, Castelao JE, Cessna MH, Chang-Claude J, Chung WK, Collaborators N, Colonna SV, Couch FJ, Cox A, Cross SS, Czene K, Daly MB, Dennis J et al. (2023)
Association of the CHEK2 c.1100delC variant, radiotherapy, and systemic treatment with contralateral breast cancer risk and breast cancer-specific survival
Res Sq
DOI 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2569372/v1, PubMed 36824750

Morra A, Schreurs MAC, Andrulis IL, Anton-Culver H, Augustinsson A, Beckmann MW, Behrens S, Bojesen SE, Bolla MK, Brauch H, Broeks A, Buys SS, Camp NJ, Castelao JE, Cessna MH, Chang-Claude J, Chung WK, NBCS Collaborators, Colonna SV, Couch FJ, Cox A, Cross SS, Czene K, Daly MB, Dennis J et al. (2023)
Association of the CHEK2 c.1100delC variant, radiotherapy, and systemic treatment with contralateral breast cancer risk and breast cancer-specific survival
Cancer Med, 12 (15), 16142-16162
DOI 10.1002/cam4.6272, PubMed 37401034

Mueller SH, Lai AG, Valkovskaya M, Michailidou K, Bolla MK, Wang Q, Dennis J, Lush M, Abu-Ful Z, Ahearn TU, Andrulis IL, Anton-Culver H, Antonenkova NN, Arndt V, Aronson KJ, Augustinsson A, Baert T, Freeman LEB, Beckmann MW, Behrens S, Benitez J, Bermisheva M, Blomqvist C, Bogdanova NV, Bojesen SE et al. (2023)
Aggregation tests identify new gene associations with breast cancer in populations with diverse ancestry
Genome Med, 15 (1), 7
DOI 10.1186/s13073-022-01152-5, PubMed 36703164

Muranen TA, Morra A, Khan S, Barnes DR, Bolla MK, Dennis J, Keeman R, Leslie G, Parsons MT, Wang Q, Ahearn TU, Aittomäki K, Andrulis IL, Arun BK, Behrens S, Bialkowska K, Bojesen SE, Camp NJ, Chang-Claude J, Czene K, Devilee P, HEBON investigators, Domchek SM, Dunning AM, Engel C et al. (2023)
PREDICT validity for prognosis of breast cancer patients with pathogenic BRCA1/2 variants
NPJ Breast Cancer, 9 (1), 37
DOI 10.1038/s41523-023-00546-x, PubMed 37173335

Normann LS, Haugen MH, Hongisto V, Aure MR, Leivonen SK, Kristensen VN, Tahiri A, Engebraaten O, Sahlberg KK, Mælandsmo GM (2023)
High-throughput screen in vitro identifies dasatinib as a candidate for combinatorial treatment with HER2-targeting drugs in breast cancer
PLoS One, 18 (1), e0280507
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0280507, PubMed 36706086

Vitelli V, Fleischer T, Ankill J, Arjas E, Frigessi A, Kristensen VN, Zucknick M (2023)
Transcriptomic pan-cancer analysis using rank-based Bayesian inference
Mol Oncol, 17 (4), 548-563
DOI 10.1002/1878-0261.13354, PubMed 36562628

Zanti M, O'Mahony DG, Parsons MT, Li H, Dennis J, Aittomäkkiki K, Andrulis IL, Anton-Culver H, Aronson KJ, Augustinsson A, Becher H, Bojesen SE, Bolla MK, Brenner H, Brown MA, Buys SS, Canzian F, Caputo SM, Castelao JE, Chang-Claude J, GC-HBOC study Collaborators, Czene K, Daly MB, De Nicolo A, Devilee P et al. (2023)
A likelihood ratio approach for utilizing case-control data in the clinical classification of rare sequence variants: application to BRCA1 and BRCA2
Hum Mutat, 2023
DOI 10.1155/2023/9961341, PubMed 38725546

Publications 2022

Ahearn TU, Zhang H, Michailidou K, Milne RL, Bolla MK, Dennis J, Dunning AM, Lush M, Wang Q, Andrulis IL, Anton-Culver H, Arndt V, Aronson KJ, Auer PL, Augustinsson A, Baten A, Becher H, Behrens S, Benitez J, Bermisheva M, Blomqvist C, Bojesen SE, Bonanni B, Børresen-Dale AL, Brauch H et al. (2022)
Common variants in breast cancer risk loci predispose to distinct tumor subtypes
Breast Cancer Res, 24 (1), 2
DOI 10.1186/s13058-021-01484-x, PubMed 34983606

Ankill J, Aure MR, Bjørklund S, Langberg S, Oslo Breast Cancer Consortium (OSBREAC) , Kristensen VN, Vitelli V, Tekpli X, Fleischer T (2022)
Epigenetic alterations at distal enhancers are linked to proliferation in human breast cancer
NAR Cancer, 4 (1), zcac008
DOI 10.1093/narcan/zcac008, PubMed 35350772

Bjørklund SS, Aure MR, Häkkinen J, Vallon-Christersson J, Kumar S, Evensen KB, Fleischer T, Tost J, OSBREAC, Sahlberg KK, Mathelier A, Bhanot G, Ganesan S, Tekpli X, Kristensen VN (2022)
Subtype and cell type specific expression of lncRNAs provide insight into breast cancer
Commun Biol, 5 (1), 834
DOI 10.1038/s42003-022-03559-7, PubMed 35982125

Breast Cancer Association Consortium, Mavaddat N, Dorling L, Carvalho S, Allen J, González-Neira A, Keeman R, Bolla MK, Dennis J, Wang Q, Ahearn TU, Andrulis IL, Beckmann MW, Behrens S, Benitez J, Bermisheva M, Blomqvist C, Bogdanova NV, Bojesen SE, Briceno I, Brüning T, Camp NJ, Campbell A, Castelao JE, Chang-Claude J et al. (2022)
Pathology of Tumors Associated With Pathogenic Germline Variants in 9 Breast Cancer Susceptibility Genes
JAMA Oncol, 8 (3), e216744
DOI 10.1001/jamaoncol.2021.6744, PubMed 35084436

Castro-Mondragon JA, Aure MR, Lingjærde OC, Langerød A, Martens JWM, Børresen-Dale AL, Kristensen VN, Mathelier A (2022)
Cis-regulatory mutations associate with transcriptional and post-transcriptional deregulation of gene regulatory programs in cancers
Nucleic Acids Res, 50 (21), 12131-12148
DOI 10.1093/nar/gkac1143, PubMed 36477895

Chen H, Fan S, Stone J, Thompson DJ, Douglas J, Li S, Scott C, Bolla MK, Wang Q, Dennis J, Michailidou K, Li C, Peters U, Hopper JL, Southey MC, Nguyen-Dumont T, Nguyen TL, Fasching PA, Behrens A, Cadby G, Murphy RA, Aronson K, Howell A, Astley S, Couch F et al. (2022)
Genome-wide and transcriptome-wide association studies of mammographic density phenotypes reveal novel loci
Breast Cancer Res, 24 (1), 27
DOI 10.1186/s13058-022-01524-0, PubMed 35414113

Dennis J, Tyrer JP, Walker LC, Michailidou K, Dorling L, Bolla MK, Wang Q, Ahearn TU, Andrulis IL, Anton-Culver H, Antonenkova NN, Arndt V, Aronson KJ, Freeman LEB, Beckmann MW, Behrens S, Benitez J, Bermisheva M, Bogdanova NV, Bojesen SE, Brenner H, Castelao JE, Chang-Claude J, Chenevix-Trench G, Clarke CL et al. (2022)
Rare germline copy number variants (CNVs) and breast cancer risk
Commun Biol, 5 (1), 65
DOI 10.1038/s42003-021-02990-6, PubMed 35042965

Dixon-Suen SC, Lewis SJ, Martin RM, English DR, Boyle T, Giles GG, Michailidou K, Bolla MK, Wang Q, Dennis J, Lush M, Investigators A, Ahearn TU, Ambrosone CB, Andrulis IL, Anton-Culver H, Arndt V, Aronson KJ, Augustinsson A, Auvinen P, Beane Freeman LE, Becher H, Beckmann MW, Behrens S, Bermisheva M et al. (2022)
Physical activity, sedentary time and breast cancer risk: a Mendelian randomisation study
Br J Sports Med, 56 (20), 1157-1170
DOI 10.1136/bjsports-2021-105132, PubMed 36328784

Dorling L, Carvalho S, Allen J, Parsons MT, Fortuno C, González-Neira A, Heijl SM, Adank MA, Ahearn TU, Andrulis IL, Auvinen P, Becher H, Beckmann MW, Behrens S, Bermisheva M, Bogdanova NV, Bojesen SE, Bolla MK, Bremer M, Briceno I, Camp NJ, Campbell A, Castelao JE, Chang-Claude J, Chanock SJ et al. (2022)
Breast cancer risks associated with missense variants in breast cancer susceptibility genes
Genome Med, 14 (1), 51
DOI 10.1186/s13073-022-01052-8, PubMed 35585550

Grootes I, Keeman R, Blows FM, Milne RL, Giles GG, Swerdlow AJ, Fasching PA, Abubakar M, Andrulis IL, Anton-Culver H, Beckmann MW, Blomqvist C, Bojesen SE, Bolla MK, Bonanni B, Briceno I, Burwinkel B, Camp NJ, Castelao JE, Choi JY, Clarke CL, Couch FJ, Cox A, Cross SS, Czene K et al. (2022)
Incorporating progesterone receptor expression into the PREDICT breast prognostic model
Eur J Cancer, 173, 178-193
DOI 10.1016/j.ejca.2022.06.011, PubMed 35933885

Lemma RB, Fleischer T, Martinsen E, Ledsaak M, Kristensen V, Eskeland R, Gabrielsen OS, Mathelier A (2022)
Pioneer transcription factors are associated with the modulation of DNA methylation patterns across cancers
Epigenetics Chromatin, 15 (1), 13
DOI 10.1186/s13072-022-00444-9, PubMed 35440061

Lirussi L, Ayyildiz D, Liu Y, Montaldo NP, Carracedo S, Aure MR, Jobert L, Tekpli X, Touma J, Sauer T, Dalla E, Kristensen VN, Geisler J, Piazza S, Tell G, Nilsen H (2022)
A regulatory network comprising let-7 miRNA and SMUG1 is associated with good prognosis in ER+ breast tumours
Nucleic Acids Res, 50 (18), 10449-10468
DOI 10.1093/nar/gkac807, PubMed 36156150

Mo T, Brandal SHB, Köhn-Luque A, Engebraaten O, Kristensen VN, Fleischer T, Hompland T, Seierstad T (2022)
Quantification of Tumor Hypoxia through Unsupervised Modelling of Consumption and Supply Hypoxia MR Imaging in Breast Cancer
Cancers (Basel), 14 (5)
DOI 10.3390/cancers14051326, PubMed 35267636

Normann LS, Haugen MH, Aure MR, Kristensen VN, Mælandsmo GM, Sahlberg KK (2022)
miR-101-5p Acts as a Tumor Suppressor in HER2-Positive Breast Cancer Cells and Improves Targeted Therapy
Breast Cancer (Dove Med Press), 14, 25-39
DOI 10.2147/BCTT.S338404, PubMed 35256859

Pedersen CA, Cao MD, Fleischer T, Rye MB, Knappskog S, Eikesdal HP, Lønning PE, Tost J, Kristensen VN, Tessem MB, Giskeødegård GF, Bathen TF (2022)
DNA methylation changes in response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy are associated with breast cancer survival
Breast Cancer Res, 24 (1), 43
DOI 10.1186/s13058-022-01537-9, PubMed 35751095

Seborova K, Hlavac V, Holy P, Bjørklund SS, Fleischer T, Rob L, Hruda M, Bouda J, Mrhalova M, Allah MMKAO, Vodicka P, Fiala O, Soucek P, Kristensen VN, Vodickova L, Vaclavikova R (2022)
Complex molecular profile of DNA repair genes in epithelial ovarian carcinoma patients with different sensitivity to platinum-based therapy
Front Oncol, 12, 1016958
DOI 10.3389/fonc.2022.1016958, PubMed 36531044

Tahiri A, Puco K, Naji F, Kristensen VN, Alfsen GC, Farkas L, Nilsen FS, Müller S, Oldenburg J, Geisler J (2022)
Kinase activity profiling in renal cell carcinoma, benign renal tissue and in response to four different tyrosine kinase inhibitors
Oncotarget, 13, 970-981
DOI 10.18632/oncotarget.28257, PubMed 36093296

Publications 2021

Aure MR, Fleischer T, Bjørklund S, Ankill J, Castro-Mondragon JA, OSBREAC, Børresen-Dale AL, Tost J, Sahlberg KK, Mathelier A, Tekpli X, Kristensen VN (2021)
Crosstalk between microRNA expression and DNA methylation drives the hormone-dependent phenotype of breast cancer
Genome Med, 13 (1), 72
DOI 10.1186/s13073-021-00880-4, PubMed 33926515

Bahrami N, Jabeen S, Tahiri A, Sauer T, Ødegård HP, Geisler SB, Gravdehaug B, Reitsma LC, Selsås K, Kristensen V, Geisler J (2021)
Lack of cross-resistance between non-steroidal and steroidal aromatase inhibitors in breast cancer patients: the potential role of the adipokine leptin
Breast Cancer Res Treat, 190 (3), 435-449
DOI 10.1007/s10549-021-06399-x, PubMed 34554372

Baxter JS, Johnson N, Tomczyk K, Gillespie A, Maguire S, Brough R, Fachal L, Michailidou K, Bolla MK, Wang Q, Dennis J, Ahearn TU, Andrulis IL, Anton-Culver H, Antonenkova NN, Arndt V, Aronson KJ, Augustinsson A, Becher H, Beckmann MW, Behrens S, Benitez J, Bermisheva M, Bogdanova NV, Bojesen SE et al. (2021)
Functional annotation of the 2q35 breast cancer risk locus implicates a structural variant in influencing activity of a long-range enhancer element
Am J Hum Genet, 108 (7), 1190-1203
DOI 10.1016/j.ajhg.2021.05.013, PubMed 34146516

Ben-Elazar S, Aure MR, Jonsdottir K, Leivonen SK, Kristensen VN, Janssen EAM, Kleivi Sahlberg K, Lingjærde OC, Yakhini Z (2021)
miRNA normalization enables joint analysis of several datasets to increase sensitivity and to reveal novel miRNAs differentially expressed in breast cancer
PLoS Comput Biol, 17 (2), e1008608
DOI 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1008608, PubMed 33566819

Breast Cancer Association Consortium, Dorling L, Carvalho S, Allen J, González-Neira A, Luccarini C, Wahlström C, Pooley KA, Parsons MT, Fortuno C, Wang Q, Bolla MK, Dennis J, Keeman R, Alonso MR, Álvarez N, Herraez B, Fernandez V, Núñez-Torres R, Osorio A, Valcich J, Li M, Törngren T, Harrington PA, Baynes C et al. (2021)
Breast Cancer Risk Genes - Association Analysis in More than 113,000 Women
N Engl J Med, 384 (5), 428-439
DOI 10.1056/NEJMoa1913948, PubMed 33471991

Escala-Garcia M, Canisius S, Keeman R, Beesley J, Anton-Culver H, Arndt V, Augustinsson A, Becher H, Beckmann MW, Behrens S, Bermisheva M, Bojesen SE, Bolla MK, Brenner H, Canzian F, Castelao JE, Chang-Claude J, Chanock SJ, Couch FJ, Czene K, Daly MB, Dennis J, Devilee P, Dörk T, Dunning AM et al. (2021)
Germline variants and breast cancer survival in patients with distant metastases at primary breast cancer diagnosis
Sci Rep, 11 (1), 19787
DOI 10.1038/s41598-021-99409-3, PubMed 34611289

Fores-Martos J, Cervera-Vidal R, Sierra-Roca J, Lozano-Asencio C, Fedele V, Cornelissen S, Edvarsen H, Tadeo-Cervera I, Eroles P, Lluch A, Tabares-Seisdedos R, Falcó A, Van't Veer LJ, Schmidt M, Quigley DA, Børresen-Dale AL, Kristensen VN, Balmain A, Climent J (2021)
Circadian PERformance in breast cancer: a germline and somatic genetic study of PER3^VNTR polymorphisms and gene co-expression
NPJ Breast Cancer, 7 (1), 118
DOI 10.1038/s41523-021-00329-2, PubMed 34508103

Galili B, Tekpli X, Kristensen VN, Yakhini Z (2021)
Efficient gene expression signature for a breast cancer immuno-subtype
PLoS One, 16 (1), e0245215
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0245215, PubMed 33434192

Johnson N, Maguire S, Morra A, Kapoor PM, Tomczyk K, Jones ME, Schoemaker MJ, Gilham C, Bolla MK, Wang Q, Dennis J, Ahearn TU, Andrulis IL, Anton-Culver H, Antonenkova NN, Arndt V, Aronson KJ, Augustinsson A, Baynes C, Freeman LEB, Beckmann MW, Benitez J, Bermisheva M, Blomqvist C, Boeckx B et al. (2021)
CYP3A7*1C allele: linking premenopausal oestrone and progesterone levels with risk of hormone receptor-positive breast cancers
Br J Cancer, 124 (4), 842-854
DOI 10.1038/s41416-020-01185-w, PubMed 33495599

Morra A, Escala-Garcia M, Beesley J, Keeman R, Canisius S, Ahearn TU, Andrulis IL, Anton-Culver H, Arndt V, Auer PL, Augustinsson A, Beane Freeman LE, Becher H, Beckmann MW, Behrens S, Bojesen SE, Bolla MK, Brenner H, Brüning T, Buys SS, Caan B, Campa D, Canzian F, Castelao JE, Chang-Claude J et al. (2021)
Association of germline genetic variants with breast cancer-specific survival in patient subgroups defined by clinic-pathological variables related to tumor biology and type of systemic treatment
Breast Cancer Res, 23 (1), 86
DOI 10.1186/s13058-021-01450-7, PubMed 34407845

Morra A, Jung AY, Behrens S, Keeman R, Ahearn TU, Anton-Culver H, Arndt V, Augustinsson A, Auvinen PK, Beane Freeman LE, Becher H, Beckmann MW, Blomqvist C, Bojesen SE, Bolla MK, Brenner H, Briceno I, Brucker SY, Camp NJ, Campa D, Canzian F, Castelao JE, Chanock SJ, Choi JY, Clarke CL et al. (2021)
Breast Cancer Risk Factors and Survival by Tumor Subtype: Pooled Analyses from the Breast Cancer Association Consortium
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev, 30 (4), 623-642
DOI 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-20-0924, PubMed 33500318

Normann LS, Aure MR, Leivonen SK, Haugen MH, Hongisto V, Kristensen VN, Mælandsmo GM, Sahlberg KK (2021)
MicroRNA in combination with HER2-targeting drugs reduces breast cancer cell viability in vitro
Sci Rep, 11 (1), 10893
DOI 10.1038/s41598-021-90385-2, PubMed 34035375

Park HA, Neumeyer S, Michailidou K, Bolla MK, Wang Q, Dennis J, Ahearn TU, Andrulis IL, Anton-Culver H, Antonenkova NN, Arndt V, Aronson KJ, Augustinsson A, Baten A, Beane Freeman LE, Becher H, Beckmann MW, Behrens S, Benitez J, Bermisheva M, Bogdanova NV, Bojesen SE, Brauch H, Brenner H, Brucker SY et al. (2021)
Mendelian randomisation study of smoking exposure in relation to breast cancer risk
Br J Cancer, 125 (8), 1135-1145
DOI 10.1038/s41416-021-01432-8, PubMed 34341517

Park J, Choi JY, Choi J, Chung S, Song N, Park SK, Han W, Noh DY, Ahn SH, Lee JW, Kim MK, Jee SH, Wen W, Bolla MK, Wang Q, Dennis J, Michailidou K, Shah M, Conroy DM, Harrington PA, Mayes R, Czene K, Hall P, Teras LR, Patel AV et al. (2021)
Gene-Environment Interactions Relevant to Estrogen and Risk of Breast Cancer: Can Gene-Environment Interactions Be Detected Only among Candidate SNPs from Genome-Wide Association Studies?
Cancers (Basel), 13 (10)
DOI 10.3390/cancers13102370, PubMed 34069208

Publications 2020

Bergholtz H, Kumar S, Wärnberg F, Lüders T, Kristensen V, Sørlie T (2020)
Comparable cancer-relevant mutation profiles in synchronous ductal carcinoma in situ and invasive breast cancer
Cancer Rep (Hoboken), 3 (3), e1248
DOI 10.1002/cnr2.1248, PubMed 32671987

Egeland NG, Jonsdottir K, Aure MR, Sahlberg K, Kristensen VN, Cronin-Fenton D, Skaland I, Gudlaugsson E, Baak JPA, Janssen EAM (2020)
MiR-18a and miR-18b are expressed in the stroma of oestrogen receptor alpha negative breast cancers
BMC Cancer, 20 (1), 377
DOI 10.1186/s12885-020-06857-7, PubMed 32370743

Escala-Garcia M, Abraham J, Andrulis IL, Anton-Culver H, Arndt V, Ashworth A, Auer PL, Auvinen P, Beckmann MW, Beesley J, Behrens S, Benitez J, Bermisheva M, Blomqvist C, Blot W, Bogdanova NV, Bojesen SE, Bolla MK, Børresen-Dale AL, Brauch H, Brenner H, Brucker SY, Burwinkel B, Caldas C, Canzian F et al. (2020)
A network analysis to identify mediators of germline-driven differences in breast cancer prognosis
Nat Commun, 11 (1), 312
DOI 10.1038/s41467-019-14100-6, PubMed 31949161

Fachal L, Aschard H, Beesley J, Barnes DR, Allen J, Kar S, Pooley KA, Dennis J, Michailidou K, Turman C, Soucy P, Lemaçon A, Lush M, Tyrer JP, Ghoussaini M, Moradi Marjaneh M, Jiang X, Agata S, Aittomäki K, Alonso MR, Andrulis IL, Anton-Culver H, Antonenkova NN, Arason A, Arndt V et al. (2020)
Fine-mapping of 150 breast cancer risk regions identifies 191 likely target genes
Nat Genet, 52 (1), 56-73
DOI 10.1038/s41588-019-0537-1, PubMed 31911677

Feng H, Gusev A, Pasaniuc B, Wu L, Long J, Abu-Full Z, Aittomäki K, Andrulis IL, Anton-Culver H, Antoniou AC, Arason A, Arndt V, Aronson KJ, Arun BK, Asseryanis E, Auer PL, Azzollini J, Balmaña J, Barkardottir RB, Barnes DR, Barrowdale D, Beckmann MW, Behrens S, Benitez J, Bermisheva M et al. (2020)
Transcriptome-wide association study of breast cancer risk by estrogen-receptor status
Genet Epidemiol, 44 (5), 442-468
DOI 10.1002/gepi.22288, PubMed 32115800

Graim K, Gorenshteyn D, Robinson DG, Carriero NJ, Cahill JA, Chakrabarti R, Goldschmidt MH, Durham AC, Funk J, Storey JD, Kristensen VN, Theesfeld CL, Sorenmo KU, Troyanskaya OG (2020)
Modeling molecular development of breast cancer in canine mammary tumors
Genome Res, 31 (2), 337-347
DOI 10.1101/gr.256388.119, PubMed 33361113

Kramer I, Hooning MJ, Mavaddat N, Hauptmann M, Keeman R, Steyerberg EW, Giardiello D, Antoniou AC, Pharoah PDP, Canisius S, Abu-Ful Z, Andrulis IL, Anton-Culver H, Aronson KJ, Augustinsson A, Becher H, Beckmann MW, Behrens S, Benitez J, Bermisheva M, Bogdanova NV, Bojesen SE, Bolla MK, Bonanni B, Brauch H et al. (2020)
Breast Cancer Polygenic Risk Score and Contralateral Breast Cancer Risk
Am J Hum Genet, 107 (5), 837-848
DOI 10.1016/j.ajhg.2020.09.001, PubMed 33022221

Levy-Jurgenson A, Tekpli X, Kristensen VN, Yakhini Z (2020)
Spatial transcriptomics inferred from pathology whole-slide images links tumor heterogeneity to survival in breast and lung cancer
Sci Rep, 10 (1), 18802
DOI 10.1038/s41598-020-75708-z, PubMed 33139755

Liu J, Prager-van der Smissen WJC, Collée JM, Bolla MK, Wang Q, Michailidou K, Dennis J, Ahearn TU, Aittomäki K, Ambrosone CB, Andrulis IL, Anton-Culver H, Antonenkova NN, Arndt V, Arnold N, Aronson KJ, Augustinsson A, Auvinen P, Becher H, Beckmann MW, Behrens S, Bermisheva M, Bernstein L, Bogdanova NV, Bogdanova-Markov N et al. (2020)
Germline HOXB13 mutations p.G84E and p.R217C do not confer an increased breast cancer risk
Sci Rep, 10 (1), 9688
DOI 10.1038/s41598-020-65665-y, PubMed 32546843

Pladsen AV, Nilsen G, Rueda OM, Aure MR, Borgan Ø, Liestøl K, Vitelli V, Frigessi A, Langerød A, Mathelier A, OSBREAC, Engebråten O, Kristensen V, Wedge DC, Van Loo P, Caldas C, Børresen-Dale AL, Russnes HG, Lingjærde OC (2020)
DNA copy number motifs are strong and independent predictors of survival in breast cancer
Commun Biol, 3 (1), 153
DOI 10.1038/s42003-020-0884-6, PubMed 32242091

Ree AH, Nygaard V, Boye K, Heinrich D, Dueland S, Bergheim IR, Johansen C, Beiske K, Negård A, Lund-Iversen M, Nygaard V, Hovig E, Nakken S, Nasser S, Julsrud L, Reisse CH, Ruud EA, Kristensen VN, Flørenes VA, Geitvik GA, Lingjærde OC, Børresen-Dale AL, Russnes HG, Mælandsmo GM, Flatmark K (2020)
Molecularly matched therapy in the context of sensitivity, resistance, and safety; patient outcomes in end-stage cancer - the MetAction study
Acta Oncol, 59 (7), 733-740
DOI 10.1080/0284186X.2020.1742377, PubMed 32208873

Tahiri A, Tekpli X, Satheesh SV, DeWijn R, Lüders T, Bukholm IR, Hurtado A, Geisler J, Kristensen VN (2020)
Loss of progesterone receptor is associated with distinct tyrosine kinase profiles in breast cancer
Breast Cancer Res Treat, 183 (3), 585-598
DOI 10.1007/s10549-020-05763-7, PubMed 32710281

Tinholt M, Stavik B, Tekpli X, Garred Ø, Borgen E, Kristensen V, Sahlberg KK, Sandset PM, Iversen N (2020)
Coagulation factor V is a marker of tumor-infiltrating immune cells in breast cancer
Oncoimmunology, 9 (1), 1824644
DOI 10.1080/2162402X.2020.1824644, PubMed 33457104

von der Lippe Gythfeldt H, Lien T, Tekpli X, Silwal-Pandit L, Borgen E, Garred Ø, Skjerven H, Schlichting E, Lundgren S, Wist E, Naume B, Kristensen V, Børresen-Dale AL, Lingjaerde OC, Engebraaten O (2020)
Immune phenotype of tumor microenvironment predicts response to bevacizumab in neoadjuvant treatment of ER-positive breast cancer
Int J Cancer, 147 (9), 2515-2525
DOI 10.1002/ijc.33108, PubMed 32488909

Zhang H, Ahearn TU, Lecarpentier J, Barnes D, Beesley J, Qi G, Jiang X, O'Mara TA, Zhao N, Bolla MK, Dunning AM, Dennis J, Wang Q, Ful ZA, Aittomäki K, Andrulis IL, Anton-Culver H, Arndt V, Aronson KJ, Arun BK, Auer PL, Azzollini J, Barrowdale D, Becher H, Beckmann MW et al. (2020)
Genome-wide association study identifies 32 novel breast cancer susceptibility loci from overall and subtype-specific analyses
Nat Genet, 52 (6), 572-581
DOI 10.1038/s41588-020-0609-2, PubMed 32424353

Zhu Q, Tekpli X, Troyanskaya OG, Kristensen VN (2020)
Subtype-specific transcriptional regulators in breast tumors subjected to genetic and epigenetic alterations
Bioinformatics, 36 (4), 994-999
DOI 10.1093/bioinformatics/btz709, PubMed 31529022

Publications 2019

Bahrami N, Sauer T, Engebretsen S, Aljabri B, Bemanian V, Lindstrøm J, Lüders T, Kristensen V, Lorentzen A, Loeng M, Ødegård HP, Kvaløy JØ, Vestøl IB, Geisler SB, Gravdehaug B, Gundersen JM, Geisler J (2019)
The NEOLETEXE trial: a neoadjuvant cross-over study exploring the lack of cross resistance between aromatase inhibitors
Future Oncol, 15 (32), 3675-3682
DOI 10.2217/fon-2019-0258, PubMed 31513453

Brinkman AB, Nik-Zainal S, Simmer F, Rodríguez-González FG, Smid M, Alexandrov LB, Butler A, Martin S, Davies H, Glodzik D, Zou X, Ramakrishna M, Staaf J, Ringnér M, Sieuwerts A, Ferrari A, Morganella S, Fleischer T, Kristensen V, Gut M, van de Vijver MJ, Børresen-Dale AL, Richardson AL, Thomas G, Gut IG et al. (2019)
Partially methylated domains are hypervariable in breast cancer and fuel widespread CpG island hypermethylation
Nat Commun, 10 (1), 1749
DOI 10.1038/s41467-019-09828-0, PubMed 30988298

Cheng J, Demeulemeester J, Wedge DC, Vollan HKM, Pitt JJ, Russnes HG, Pandey BP, Nilsen G, Nord S, Bignell GR, White KP, Børresen-Dale AL, Campbell PJ, Kristensen VN, Stratton MR, Lingjærde OC, Moreau Y, Van Loo P (2019)
Author Correction: Pan-cancer analysis of homozygous deletions in primary tumours uncovers rare tumour suppressors
Nat Commun, 10 (1), 525
DOI 10.1038/s41467-019-08512-7, PubMed 30692535

Dörk T, Peterlongo P, Mannermaa A, Bolla MK, Wang Q, Dennis J, Ahearn T, Andrulis IL, Anton-Culver H, Arndt V, Aronson KJ, Augustinsson A, Freeman LEB, Beckmann MW, Beeghly-Fadiel A, Behrens S, Bermisheva M, Blomqvist C, Bogdanova NV, Bojesen SE, Brauch H, Brenner H, Burwinkel B, Canzian F, Chan TL et al. (2019)
Two truncating variants in FANCC and breast cancer risk
Sci Rep, 9 (1), 12524
DOI 10.1038/s41598-019-48804-y, PubMed 31467304

Escala-Garcia M, Guo Q, Dörk T, Canisius S, Keeman R, Dennis J, Beesley J, Lecarpentier J, Bolla MK, Wang Q, Abraham J, Andrulis IL, Anton-Culver H, Arndt V, Auer PL, Beckmann MW, Behrens S, Benitez J, Bermisheva M, Bernstein L, Blomqvist C, Boeckx B, Bojesen SE, Bonanni B, Børresen-Dale AL et al. (2019)
Genome-wide association study of germline variants and breast cancer-specific mortality
Br J Cancer, 120 (6), 647-657
DOI 10.1038/s41416-019-0393-x, PubMed 30787463

Ferreira MA, Gamazon ER, Al-Ejeh F, Aittomäki K, Andrulis IL, Anton-Culver H, Arason A, Arndt V, Aronson KJ, Arun BK, Asseryanis E, Azzollini J, Balmaña J, Barnes DR, Barrowdale D, Beckmann MW, Behrens S, Benitez J, Bermisheva M, Białkowska K, Blomqvist C, Bogdanova NV, Bojesen SE, Bolla MK, Borg A et al. (2019)
Genome-wide association and transcriptome studies identify target genes and risk loci for breast cancer
Nat Commun, 10 (1), 1741
DOI 10.1038/s41467-018-08053-5, PubMed 30988301

Jiang X, Finucane HK, Schumacher FR, Schmit SL, Tyrer JP, Han Y, Michailidou K, Lesseur C, Kuchenbaecker KB, Dennis J, Conti DV, Casey G, Gaudet MM, Huyghe JR, Albanes D, Aldrich MC, Andrew AS, Andrulis IL, Anton-Culver H, Antoniou AC, Antonenkova NN, Arnold SM, Aronson KJ, Arun BK, Bandera EV et al. (2019)
Shared heritability and functional enrichment across six solid cancers
Nat Commun, 10 (1), 431
DOI 10.1038/s41467-018-08054-4, PubMed 30683880

Jiang X, Finucane HK, Schumacher FR, Schmit SL, Tyrer JP, Han Y, Michailidou K, Lesseur C, Kuchenbaecker KB, Dennis J, Conti DV, Casey G, Gaudet MM, Huyghe JR, Albanes D, Aldrich MC, Andrew AS, Andrulis IL, Anton-Culver H, Antoniou AC, Antonenkova NN, Arnold SM, Aronson KJ, Arun BK, Bandera EV et al. (2019)
Publisher Correction: Shared heritability and functional enrichment across six solid cancers
Nat Commun, 10 (1), 4386
DOI 10.1038/s41467-019-12095-8, PubMed 31548585

Johansson HJ, Socciarelli F, Vacanti NM, Haugen MH, Zhu Y, Siavelis I, Fernandez-Woodbridge A, Aure MR, Sennblad B, Vesterlund M, Branca RM, Orre LM, Huss M, Fredlund E, Beraki E, Garred Ø, Boekel J, Sauer T, Zhao W, Nord S, Höglander EK, Jans DC, Brismar H, Haukaas TH, Bathen TF et al. (2019)
Breast cancer quantitative proteome and proteogenomic landscape
Nat Commun, 10 (1), 1600
DOI 10.1038/s41467-019-09018-y, PubMed 30962452

Lai X, Geier OM, Fleischer T, Garred Ø, Borgen E, Funke SW, Kumar S, Rognes ME, Seierstad T, Børresen-Dale AL, Kristensen VN, Engebraaten O, Köhn-Luque A, Frigessi A (2019)
Toward Personalized Computer Simulation of Breast Cancer Treatment: A Multiscale Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Model Informed by Multitype Patient Data
Cancer Res, 79 (16), 4293-4304
DOI 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-18-1804, PubMed 31118201

Lee YS, Krishnan A, Oughtred R, Rust J, Chang CS, Ryu J, Kristensen VN, Dolinski K, Theesfeld CL, Troyanskaya OG (2019)
A Computational Framework for Genome-wide Characterization of the Human Disease Landscape
Cell Syst, 8 (2), 152-162.e6
DOI 10.1016/j.cels.2018.12.010, PubMed 30685436

Lindholm EM, Ragle Aure M, Haugen MH, Kleivi Sahlberg K, Kristensen VN, Nebdal D, Børresen-Dale AL, Lingjaerde OC, Engebraaten O (2019)
miRNA expression changes during the course of neoadjuvant bevacizumab and chemotherapy treatment in breast cancer
Mol Oncol, 13 (10), 2278-2296
DOI 10.1002/1878-0261.12561, PubMed 31402562

Nome ME, Euceda LR, Jabeen S, Debik J, Bathen TF, Giskeødegård GF, Taskén KA, Maelandsmo GM, Halvorsen B, Yndestad A, Borgen E, Garred Ø, Aukrust P, Ueland T, Engebraaten O, Kristensen VN, Tekpli X (2019)
Serum levels of inflammation-related markers and metabolites predict response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy with and without bevacizumab in breast cancers
Int J Cancer, 146 (1), 223-235
DOI 10.1002/ijc.32638, PubMed 31444972

Parashar D, Geethadevi A, Aure MR, Mishra J, George J, Chen C, Mishra MK, Tahiri A, Zhao W, Nair B, Lu Y, Mangala LS, Rodriguez-Aguayo C, Lopez-Berestein G, Camara AKS, Liang M, Rader JS, Ramchandran R, You M, Sood AK, Kristensen VN, Mills GB, Pradeep S, Chaluvally-Raghavan P (2019)
miRNA551b-3p Activates an Oncostatin Signaling Module for the Progression of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
Cell Rep, 29 (13), 4389-4406.e10
DOI 10.1016/j.celrep.2019.11.085, PubMed 31875548

Tekpli X, Lien T, Røssevold AH, Nebdal D, Borgen E, Ohnstad HO, Kyte JA, Vallon-Christersson J, Fongaard M, Due EU, Svartdal LG, Sveli MAT, Garred Ø, OSBREAC, Frigessi A, Sahlberg KK, Sørlie T, Russnes HG, Naume B, Kristensen VN (2019)
An independent poor-prognosis subtype of breast cancer defined by a distinct tumor immune microenvironment
Nat Commun, 10 (1), 5499
DOI 10.1038/s41467-019-13329-5, PubMed 31796750

Vaclavikova R, Klajic J, Brynychova V, Elsnerova K, Alnaes GIG, Tost J, Kristensen VN, Rob L, Kodet R, Skapa P, Mrhalova M, Soucek P (2019)
Development of high‑resolution melting analysis for ABCB1 promoter methylation: Clinical consequences in breast and ovarian carcinoma
Oncol Rep, 42 (2), 763-774
DOI 10.3892/or.2019.7186, PubMed 31173253

Publications 2018

Bemanian V, Noone JC, Sauer T, Touma J, Vetvik K, Søderberg-Naucler C, Lindstrøm JC, Bukholm IR, Kristensen VN, Geisler J (2018)
Somatic EP300-G211S mutations are associated with overall somatic mutational patterns and breast cancer specific survival in triple-negative breast cancer
Breast Cancer Res Treat, 172 (2), 339-351
DOI 10.1007/s10549-018-4927-3, PubMed 30132219

Cheng J, Demeulemeester J, Wedge DC, Vollan HKM, Pitt JJ, Russnes HG, Pandey BP, Nilsen G, Nord S, Bignell GR, White KP, Børresen-Dale AL, Campbell PJ, Kristensen VN, Stratton MR, Lingjærde OC, Moreau Y, Van Loo P (2018)
Author Correction: Pan-cancer analysis of homozygous deletions in primary tumours uncovers rare tumour suppressors
Nat Commun, 9 (1), 5397
DOI 10.1038/s41467-018-07842-2, PubMed 30559362

Ghoussaini M, Edwards SL, Michailidou K, Nord S, Cowper-Sal Lari R, Desai K, Kar S, Hillman KM, Kaufmann S, Glubb DM, Beesley J, Dennis J, Bolla MK, Wang Q, Dicks E, Guo Q, Schmidt MK, Shah M, Luben R, Brown J, Czene K, Darabi H, Eriksson M, Klevebring D, Bojesen SE et al. (2018)
Publisher Correction: Evidence that breast cancer risk at the 2q35 locus is mediated through IGFBP5 regulation
Nat Commun, 9, 16193
DOI 10.1038/ncomms16193, PubMed 29633761

Höglander EK, Nord S, Wedge DC, Lingjærde OC, Silwal-Pandit L, Gythfeldt HV, Vollan HKM, Fleischer T, Krohn M, Schlitchting E, Borgen E, Garred Ø, Holmen MM, Wist E, Naume B, Van Loo P, Børresen-Dale AL, Engebraaten O, Kristensen V (2018)
Time series analysis of neoadjuvant chemotherapy and bevacizumab-treated breast carcinomas reveals a systemic shift in genomic aberrations
Genome Med, 10 (1), 92
DOI 10.1186/s13073-018-0601-y, PubMed 30497530

Jabeen S, Espinoza JA, Torland LA, Zucknick M, Kumar S, Haakensen VD, Lüders T, Engebraaten O, Børresen-Dale AL, Kyte JA, Gromov P, Naume B, Kristensen V, Gromova I, Tekpli X (2018)
Noninvasive profiling of serum cytokines in breast cancer patients and clinicopathological characteristics
Oncoimmunology, 8 (2), e1537691
DOI 10.1080/2162402X.2018.1537691, PubMed 30713794

Jabeen S, Zucknick M, Nome M, Dannenfelser R, Fleischer T, Kumar S, Lüders T, von der Lippe Gythfeldt H, Troyanskaya O, Kyte JA, Børresen-Dale AL, Naume B, Tekpli X, Engebraaten O, Kristensen V (2018)
Serum cytokine levels in breast cancer patients during neoadjuvant treatment with bevacizumab
Oncoimmunology, 7 (11), e1457598
DOI 10.1080/2162402X.2018.1457598, PubMed 30377556

Kaveh F, Baumbusch LO, Nebdal D, Børresen-Dale AL, Lingjærde OC, Edvardsen H, Kristensen VN, Solvang HK (2018)
Correction to: A systematic comparison of copy number alterations in four types of female cancer
BMC Cancer, 18 (1), 80
DOI 10.1186/s12885-017-3766-7, PubMed 29338700

Mauger F, Kernaleguen M, Lallemand C, Kristensen VN, Deleuze JF, Tost J (2018)
Enrichment of methylated molecules using enhanced-ice-co-amplification at lower denaturation temperature-PCR (E-ice-COLD-PCR) for the sensitive detection of disease-related hypermethylation
Epigenomics, 10 (5), 525-537
DOI 10.2217/epi-2017-0166, PubMed 29697281

Mavaddat N, Michailidou K, Dennis J, Lush M, Fachal L, Lee A, Tyrer JP, Chen TH, Wang Q, Bolla MK, Yang X, Adank MA, Ahearn T, Aittomäki K, Allen J, Andrulis IL, Anton-Culver H, Antonenkova NN, Arndt V, Aronson KJ, Auer PL, Auvinen P, Barrdahl M, Beane Freeman LE, Beckmann MW et al. (2018)
Polygenic Risk Scores for Prediction of Breast Cancer and Breast Cancer Subtypes
Am J Hum Genet, 104 (1), 21-34
DOI 10.1016/j.ajhg.2018.11.002, PubMed 30554720

Nguyen CB, Kumar S, Zucknick M, Kristensen VN, Gjerstad J, Nilsen H, Wyller VB (2018)
Associations between clinical symptoms, plasma norepinephrine and deregulated immune gene networks in subgroups of adolescent with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Brain Behav Immun, 76, 82-96
DOI 10.1016/j.bbi.2018.11.008, PubMed 30419269

O'Mara TA, Glubb DM, Amant F, Annibali D, Ashton K, Attia J, Auer PL, Beckmann MW, Black A, Bolla MK, Brauch H, Brenner H, Brinton L, Buchanan DD, Burwinkel B, Chang-Claude J, Chanock SJ, Chen C, Chen MM, Cheng THT, Clarke CL, Clendenning M, Cook LS, Couch FJ, Cox A et al. (2018)
Identification of nine new susceptibility loci for endometrial cancer
Nat Commun, 9 (1), 3166
DOI 10.1038/s41467-018-05427-7, PubMed 30093612

Painter JN, O'Mara TA, Morris AP, Cheng THT, Gorman M, Martin L, Hodson S, Jones A, Martin NG, Gordon S, Henders AK, Attia J, McEvoy M, Holliday EG, Scott RJ, Webb PM, Fasching PA, Beckmann MW, Ekici AB, Hein A, Rübner M, Hall P, Czene K, Dörk T, Dürst M et al. (2018)
Genetic overlap between endometriosis and endometrial cancer: evidence from cross-disease genetic correlation and GWAS meta-analyses
Cancer Med, 7 (5), 1978-1987
DOI 10.1002/cam4.1445, PubMed 29608257

Prasmickaite L, Tenstad EM, Pettersen S, Jabeen S, Egeland EV, Nord S, Pandya A, Haugen MH, Kristensen VN, Børresen-Dale AL, Oslo Breast Cancer Research Consortium (OSBREAC), Engebråten O, Maelandsmo GM (2018)
Basal-like breast cancer engages tumor-supportive macrophages via secreted factors induced by extracellular S100A4
Mol Oncol, 12 (9), 1540-1558
DOI 10.1002/1878-0261.12319, PubMed 29741811

Tahiri A, Aure MR, Kristensen VN (2018)
MicroRNA Networks in Breast Cancer Cells
Methods Mol Biol, 1711, 55-81
DOI 10.1007/978-1-4939-7493-1_4, PubMed 29344885

Tinholt M, Garred Ø, Borgen E, Beraki E, Schlichting E, Kristensen V, Sahlberg KK, Iversen N (2018)
Subtype-specific clinical and prognostic relevance of tumor-expressed F5 and regulatory F5 variants in breast cancer: the CoCaV study
J Thromb Haemost, 16 (7), 1347-1356
DOI 10.1111/jth.14151, PubMed 29766637

Wu L, Shi W, Long J, Guo X, Michailidou K, Beesley J, Bolla MK, Shu XO, Lu Y, Cai Q, Al-Ejeh F, Rozali E, Wang Q, Dennis J, Li B, Zeng C, Feng H, Gusev A, Barfield RT, Andrulis IL, Anton-Culver H, Arndt V, Aronson KJ, Auer PL, Barrdahl M et al. (2018)
A transcriptome-wide association study of 229,000 women identifies new candidate susceptibility genes for breast cancer
Nat Genet, 50 (7), 968-978
DOI 10.1038/s41588-018-0132-x, PubMed 29915430

Publications 2017

Aure MR, Vitelli V, Jernström S, Kumar S, Krohn M, Due EU, Haukaas TH, Leivonen SK, Vollan HK, Lüders T, Rødland E, Vaske CJ, Zhao W, Møller EK, Nord S, Giskeødegård GF, Bathen TF, Caldas C, Tramm T, Alsner J, Overgaard J, Geisler J, Bukholm IR, Naume B, Schlichting E et al. (2017)
Integrative clustering reveals a novel split in the luminal A subtype of breast cancer with impact on outcome
Breast Cancer Res, 19 (1), 44
DOI 10.1186/s13058-017-0812-y, PubMed 28356166

Bjørklund SS, Panda A, Kumar S, Seiler M, Robinson D, Gheeya J, Yao M, Alnæs GIG, Toppmeyer D, Riis M, Naume B, Børresen-Dale AL, Kristensen VN, Ganesan S, Bhanot G (2017)
Widespread alternative exon usage in clinically distinct subtypes of Invasive Ductal Carcinoma
Sci Rep, 7 (1), 5568
DOI 10.1038/s41598-017-05537-0, PubMed 28717182

Cheng J, Demeulemeester J, Wedge DC, Vollan HKM, Pitt JJ, Russnes HG, Pandey BP, Nilsen G, Nord S, Bignell GR, White KP, Børresen-Dale AL, Campbell PJ, Kristensen VN, Stratton MR, Lingjærde OC, Moreau Y, Van Loo P (2017)
Pan-cancer analysis of homozygous deletions in primary tumours uncovers rare tumour suppressors
Nat Commun, 8 (1), 1221
DOI 10.1038/s41467-017-01355-0, PubMed 29089486

Clancy T, Dannenfelser R, Troyanskaya O, Malmberg KJ, Hovig E, Kristensen V (2017)
Bioinformatics Approaches to Profile the Tumor Microenvironment for Immunotherapeutic Discovery
Curr Pharm Des, 23 (32), 4716-4725
DOI 10.2174/1381612823666170710154936, PubMed 28699527

Dannenfelser R, Nome M, Tahiri A, Ursini-Siegel J, Vollan HKM, Haakensen VD, Helland Å, Naume B, Caldas C, Børresen-Dale AL, Kristensen VN, Troyanskaya OG (2017)
Data-driven analysis of immune infiltrate in a large cohort of breast cancer and its association with disease progression, ER activity, and genomic complexity
Oncotarget, 8 (34), 57121-57133
DOI 10.18632/oncotarget.19078, PubMed 28915659

Fleischer T, Klajic J, Aure MR, Louhimo R, Pladsen AV, Ottestad L, Touleimat N, Laakso M, Halvorsen AR, Grenaker Alnæs GI, Riis ML, Helland Å, Hautaniemi S, Lønning PE, Naume B, Børresen-Dale AL, Tost J, Kristensen VN (2017)
DNA methylation signature (SAM40) identifies subgroups of the Luminal A breast cancer samples with distinct survival
Oncotarget, 8 (1), 1074-1082
DOI 10.18632/oncotarget.13718, PubMed 27911866

Fleischer T, Tekpli X, Mathelier A, Wang S, Nebdal D, Dhakal HP, Sahlberg KK, Schlichting E, Oslo Breast Cancer Research Consortium (OSBREAC), Børresen-Dale AL, Borgen E, Naume B, Eskeland R, Frigessi A, Tost J, Hurtado A, Kristensen VN (2017)
DNA methylation at enhancers identifies distinct breast cancer lineages
Nat Commun, 8 (1), 1379
DOI 10.1038/s41467-017-00510-x, PubMed 29123100

Guo Q, Burgess S, Turman C, Bolla MK, Wang Q, Lush M, Abraham J, Aittomäki K, Andrulis IL, Apicella C, Arndt V, Barrdahl M, Benitez J, Berg CD, Blomqvist C, Bojesen SE, Bonanni B, Brand JS, Brenner H, Broeks A, Burwinkel B, Caldas C, Campa D, Canzian F, Chang-Claude J et al. (2017)
Body mass index and breast cancer survival: a Mendelian randomization analysis
Int J Epidemiol, 46 (6), 1814-1822
DOI 10.1093/ije/dyx131, PubMed 29232439

Helland T, Henne N, Bifulco E, Naume B, Borgen E, Kristensen VN, Kvaløy JT, Lash TL, Alnæs GIG, van Schaik RH, Janssen EAM, Hustad S, Lien EA, Mellgren G, Søiland H (2017)
Serum concentrations of active tamoxifen metabolites predict long-term survival in adjuvantly treated breast cancer patients
Breast Cancer Res, 19 (1), 125
DOI 10.1186/s13058-017-0916-4, PubMed 29183390

Jiao X, Aravidis C, Marikkannu R, Rantala J, Picelli S, Adamovic T, Liu T, Maguire P, Kremeyer B, Luo L, von Holst S, Kontham V, Thutkawkorapin J, Margolin S, Du Q, Lundin J, Michailidou K, Bolla MK, Wang Q, Dennis J, Lush M, Ambrosone CB, Andrulis IL, Anton-Culver H, Antonenkova NN et al. (2017)
PHIP - a novel candidate breast cancer susceptibility locus on 6q14.1
Oncotarget, 8 (61), 102769-102782
DOI 10.18632/oncotarget.21800, PubMed 29262523

Kristensen VN (2017)
The Antigenicity of the Tumor Cell - Context Matters
N Engl J Med, 376 (5), 491-493
DOI 10.1056/NEJMcibr1613793, PubMed 28146670

Michailidou K, Lindström S, Dennis J, Beesley J, Hui S, Kar S, Lemaçon A, Soucy P, Glubb D, Rostamianfar A, Bolla MK, Wang Q, Tyrer J, Dicks E, Lee A, Wang Z, Allen J, Keeman R, Eilber U, French JD, Qing Chen X, Fachal L, McCue K, McCart Reed AE, Ghoussaini M et al. (2017)
Association analysis identifies 65 new breast cancer risk loci
Nature, 551 (7678), 92-94
DOI 10.1038/nature24284, PubMed 29059683

Milne RL, Kuchenbaecker KB, Michailidou K, Beesley J, Kar S, Lindström S, Hui S, Lemaçon A, Soucy P, Dennis J, Jiang X, Rostamianfar A, Finucane H, Bolla MK, McGuffog L, Wang Q, Aalfs CM, ABCTB Investigators, Adams M, Adlard J, Agata S, Ahmed S, Ahsan H, Aittomäki K, Al-Ejeh F et al. (2017)
Identification of ten variants associated with risk of estrogen-receptor-negative breast cancer
Nat Genet, 49 (12), 1767-1778
DOI 10.1038/ng.3785, PubMed 29058716

Ohnstad HO, Borgen E, Falk RS, Lien TG, Aaserud M, Sveli MAT, Kyte JA, Kristensen VN, Geitvik GA, Schlichting E, Wist EA, Sørlie T, Russnes HG, Naume B (2017)
Prognostic value of PAM50 and risk of recurrence score in patients with early-stage breast cancer with long-term follow-up
Breast Cancer Res, 19 (1), 120
DOI 10.1186/s13058-017-0911-9, PubMed 29137653

Quigley DA, Tahiri A, Lüders T, Riis MH, Balmain A, Børresen-Dale AL, Bukholm I, Kristensen V (2017)
Age, estrogen, and immune response in breast adenocarcinoma and adjacent normal tissue
Oncoimmunology, 6 (11), e1356142
DOI 10.1080/2162402X.2017.1356142, PubMed 29147603

Shimelis H, Mesman RLS, Von Nicolai C, Ehlen A, Guidugli L, Martin C, Calléja FMGR, Meeks H, Hallberg E, Hinton J, Lilyquist J, Hu C, Aalfs CM, Aittomäki K, Andrulis I, Anton-Culver H, Arndt V, Beckmann MW, Benitez J, Bogdanova NV, Bojesen SE, Bolla MK, Borresen-Dale AL, Brauch H, Brennan P et al. (2017)
BRCA2 Hypomorphic Missense Variants Confer Moderate Risks of Breast Cancer
Cancer Res, 77 (11), 2789-2799
DOI 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-16-2568, PubMed 28283652

Silwal-Pandit L, Nord S, von der Lippe Gythfeldt H, Møller EK, Fleischer T, Rødland E, Krohn M, Borgen E, Garred Ø, Olsen T, Vu P, Skjerven H, Fangberget A, Holmen MM, Schlitchting E, Wille E, Nordberg Stokke M, Moen Vollan HK, Kristensen V, Langerød A, Lundgren S, Wist E, Naume B, Lingjærde OC, Børresen-Dale AL et al. (2017)
The Longitudinal Transcriptional Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy with and without Bevacizumab in Breast Cancer
Clin Cancer Res, 23 (16), 4662-4670
DOI 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-17-0160, PubMed 28487444

Publications 2016

Cheng TH, Thompson DJ, O'Mara TA, Painter JN, Glubb DM, Flach S, Lewis A, French JD, Freeman-Mills L, Church D, Gorman M, Martin L, National Study of Endometrial Cancer Genetics Group (NSECG), Hodgson S, Webb PM, Australian National Endometrial Cancer Study Group (ANECS), Attia J, Holliday EG, McEvoy M, Scott RJ, Henders AK, Martin NG, Montgomery GW, Nyholt DR, Ahmed S et al. (2016)
Five endometrial cancer risk loci identified through genome-wide association analysis
Nat Genet, 48 (6), 667-674
DOI 10.1038/ng.3562, PubMed 27135401

Couch FJ, Kuchenbaecker KB, Michailidou K, Mendoza-Fandino GA, Nord S, Lilyquist J, Olswold C, Hallberg E, Agata S, Ahsan H, Aittomäki K, Ambrosone C, Andrulis IL, Anton-Culver H, Arndt V, Arun BK, Arver B, Barile M, Barkardottir RB, Barrowdale D, Beckmann L, Beckmann MW, Benitez J, Blank SV, Blomqvist C et al. (2016)
Identification of four novel susceptibility loci for oestrogen receptor negative breast cancer
Nat Commun, 7, 11375
DOI 10.1038/ncomms11375, PubMed 27117709

Darabi H, Beesley J, Droit A, Kar S, Nord S, Moradi Marjaneh M, Soucy P, Michailidou K, Ghoussaini M, Fues Wahl H, Bolla MK, Wang Q, Dennis J, Alonso MR, Andrulis IL, Anton-Culver H, Arndt V, Beckmann MW, Benitez J, Bogdanova NV, Bojesen SE, Brauch H, Brenner H, Broeks A, Brüning T et al. (2016)
Fine scale mapping of the 17q22 breast cancer locus using dense SNPs, genotyped within the Collaborative Oncological Gene-Environment Study (COGs)
Sci Rep, 6, 32512
DOI 10.1038/srep32512, PubMed 27600471

Demeulemeester J, Kumar P, Møller EK, Nord S, Wedge DC, Peterson A, Mathiesen RR, Fjelldal R, Zamani Esteki M, Theunis K, Fernandez Gallardo E, Grundstad AJ, Borgen E, Baumbusch LO, Børresen-Dale AL, White KP, Kristensen VN, Van Loo P, Voet T, Naume B (2016)
Tracing the origin of disseminated tumor cells in breast cancer using single-cell sequencing
Genome Biol, 17 (1), 250
DOI 10.1186/s13059-016-1109-7, PubMed 27931250

Dominguez-Valentin M, Gras Navarro A, Rahman AM, Kumar S, Retière C, Ulvestad E, Kristensen V, Lund-Johansen M, Lie BA, Enger PØ, Njølstad G, Kristoffersen E, Lie SA, Chekenya M (2016)
Identification of a Natural Killer Cell Receptor Allele That Prolongs Survival of Cytomegalovirus-Positive Glioblastoma Patients
Cancer Res, 76 (18), 5326-36
DOI 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-16-1162, PubMed 27406829

Dunning AM, Michailidou K, Kuchenbaecker KB, Thompson D, French JD, Beesley J, Healey CS, Kar S, Pooley KA, Lopez-Knowles E, Dicks E, Barrowdale D, Sinnott-Armstrong NA, Sallari RC, Hillman KM, Kaufmann S, Sivakumaran H, Moradi Marjaneh M, Lee JS, Hills M, Jarosz M, Drury S, Canisius S, Bolla MK, Dennis J et al. (2016)
Breast cancer risk variants at 6q25 display different phenotype associations and regulate ESR1, RMND1 and CCDC170
Nat Genet, 48 (4), 374-86
DOI 10.1038/ng.3521, PubMed 26928228

Easton DF, Lesueur F, Decker B, Michailidou K, Li J, Allen J, Luccarini C, Pooley KA, Shah M, Bolla MK, Wang Q, Dennis J, Ahmad J, Thompson ER, Damiola F, Pertesi M, Voegele C, Mebirouk N, Robinot N, Durand G, Forey N, Luben RN, Ahmed S, Aittomäki K, Anton-Culver H et al. (2016)
No evidence that protein truncating variants in BRIP1 are associated with breast cancer risk: implications for gene panel testing
J Med Genet, 53 (5), 298-309
DOI 10.1136/jmedgenet-2015-103529, PubMed 26921362

Eftang LL, Klajic J, Kristensen VN, Tost J, Esbensen QY, Blom GP, Bukholm IR, Bukholm G (2016)
GFRA3 promoter methylation may be associated with decreased postoperative survival in gastric cancer
BMC Cancer, 16, 225
DOI 10.1186/s12885-016-2247-8, PubMed 26984265

Espinoza JA, Jabeen S, Batra R, Papaleo E, Haakensen V, Timmermans Wielenga V, Møller Talman ML, Brunner N, Børresen-Dale AL, Gromov P, Helland Å, Kristensen VN, Gromova I (2016)
Cytokine profiling of tumor interstitial fluid of the breast and its relationship with lymphocyte infiltration and clinicopathological characteristics
Oncoimmunology, 5 (12), e1248015
DOI 10.1080/2162402X.2016.1248015, PubMed 28123884

Ghoussaini M, French JD, Michailidou K, Nord S, Beesley J, Canisus S, Hillman KM, Kaufmann S, Sivakumaran H, Moradi Marjaneh M, Lee JS, Dennis J, Bolla MK, Wang Q, Dicks E, Milne RL, Hopper JL, Southey MC, Schmidt MK, Broeks A, Muir K, Lophatananon A, Fasching PA, Beckmann MW, Fletcher O et al. (2016)
Evidence that the 5p12 Variant rs10941679 Confers Susceptibility to Estrogen-Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer through FGF10 and MRPS30 Regulation
Am J Hum Genet, 99 (4), 903-911
DOI 10.1016/j.ajhg.2016.07.017, PubMed 27640304

Guo Y, Warren Andersen S, Shu XO, Michailidou K, Bolla MK, Wang Q, Garcia-Closas M, Milne RL, Schmidt MK, Chang-Claude J, Dunning A, Bojesen SE, Ahsan H, Aittomäki K, Andrulis IL, Anton-Culver H, Arndt V, Beckmann MW, Beeghly-Fadiel A, Benitez J, Bogdanova NV, Bonanni B, Børresen-Dale AL, Brand J, Brauch H et al. (2016)
Genetically Predicted Body Mass Index and Breast Cancer Risk: Mendelian Randomization Analyses of Data from 145,000 Women of European Descent
PLoS Med, 13 (8), e1002105
DOI 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002105, PubMed 27551723

Hamdi Y, Soucy P, Adoue V, Michailidou K, Canisius S, Lemaçon A, Droit A, Andrulis IL, Anton-Culver H, Arndt V, Baynes C, Blomqvist C, Bogdanova NV, Bojesen SE, Bolla MK, Bonanni B, Borresen-Dale AL, Brand JS, Brauch H, Brenner H, Broeks A, Burwinkel B, Chang-Claude J, NBCS Collaborators, Couch FJ et al. (2016)
Association of breast cancer risk with genetic variants showing differential allelic expression: Identification of a novel breast cancer susceptibility locus at 4q21
Oncotarget, 7 (49), 80140-80163
DOI 10.18632/oncotarget.12818, PubMed 27792995

Horne HN, Chung CC, Zhang H, Yu K, Prokunina-Olsson L, Michailidou K, Bolla MK, Wang Q, Dennis J, Hopper JL, Southey MC, Schmidt MK, Broeks A, Muir K, Lophatananon A, Fasching PA, Beckmann MW, Fletcher O, Johnson N, Sawyer EJ, Tomlinson I, Burwinkel B, Marme F, Guénel P, Truong T et al. (2016)
Fine-Mapping of the 1p11.2 Breast Cancer Susceptibility Locus
PLoS One, 11 (8), e0160316
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0160316, PubMed 27556229

Haakensen VD, Nygaard V, Greger L, Aure MR, Fromm B, Bukholm IR, Lüders T, Chin SF, Git A, Caldas C, Kristensen VN, Brazma A, Børresen-Dale AL, Hovig E, Helland Å (2016)
Subtype-specific micro-RNA expression signatures in breast cancer progression
Int J Cancer, 139 (5), 1117-28
DOI 10.1002/ijc.30142, PubMed 27082076

Kar SP, Beesley J, Amin Al Olama A, Michailidou K, Tyrer J, Kote-Jarai Z, Lawrenson K, Lindstrom S, Ramus SJ, Thompson DJ, ABCTB Investigators, Kibel AS, Dansonka-Mieszkowska A, Michael A, Dieffenbach AK, Gentry-Maharaj A, Whittemore AS, Wolk A, Monteiro A, Peixoto A, Kierzek A, Cox A, Rudolph A, Gonzalez-Neira A, Wu AH et al. (2016)
Genome-Wide Meta-Analyses of Breast, Ovarian, and Prostate Cancer Association Studies Identify Multiple New Susceptibility Loci Shared by at Least Two Cancer Types
Cancer Discov, 6 (9), 1052-67
DOI 10.1158/2159-8290.CD-15-1227, PubMed 27432226

Kaveh F, Baumbusch LO, Nebdal D, Børresen-Dale AL, Lingjærde OC, Edvardsen H, Kristensen VN, Solvang HK (2016)
A systematic comparison of copy number alterations in four types of female cancer
BMC Cancer, 16 (1), 913
DOI 10.1186/s12885-016-2899-4, PubMed 27876019

Kleibl Z, Kristensen VN (2016)
Women at high risk of breast cancer: Molecular characteristics, clinical presentation and management
Breast, 28, 136-44
DOI 10.1016/j.breast.2016.05.006, PubMed 27318168

Lawrenson K, Kar S, McCue K, Kuchenbaeker K, Michailidou K, Tyrer J, Beesley J, Ramus SJ, Li Q, Delgado MK, Lee JM, Aittomäki K, Andrulis IL, Anton-Culver H, Arndt V, Arun BK, Arver B, Bandera EV, Barile M, Barkardottir RB, Barrowdale D, Beckmann MW, Benitez J, Berchuck A, Bisogna M et al. (2016)
Functional mechanisms underlying pleiotropic risk alleles at the 19p13.1 breast-ovarian cancer susceptibility locus
Nat Commun, 7, 12675
DOI 10.1038/ncomms12675, PubMed 27601076

Lesurf R, Aure MR, Mørk HH, Vitelli V, Oslo Breast Cancer Research Consortium (OSBREAC), Lundgren S, Børresen-Dale AL, Kristensen V, Wärnberg F, Hallett M, Sørlie T (2016)
Molecular Features of Subtype-Specific Progression from Ductal Carcinoma In Situ to Invasive Breast Cancer
Cell Rep, 16 (4), 1166-1179
DOI 10.1016/j.celrep.2016.06.051, PubMed 27396337

Liu J, Lončar I, Collée JM, Bolla MK, Dennis J, Michailidou K, Wang Q, Andrulis IL, Barile M, Beckmann MW, Behrens S, Benitez J, Blomqvist C, Boeckx B, Bogdanova NV, Bojesen SE, Brauch H, Brennan P, Brenner H, Broeks A, Burwinkel B, Chang-Claude J, Chen ST, Chenevix-Trench G, Cheng CY et al. (2016)
rs2735383, located at a microRNA binding site in the 3'UTR of NBS1, is not associated with breast cancer risk
Sci Rep, 6, 36874
DOI 10.1038/srep36874, PubMed 27845421

Muranen TA, Greco D, Blomqvist C, Aittomäki K, Khan S, Hogervorst F, Verhoef S, Pharoah PDP, Dunning AM, Shah M, Luben R, Bojesen SE, Nordestgaard BG, Schoemaker M, Swerdlow A, García-Closas M, Figueroa J, Dörk T, Bogdanova NV, Hall P, Li J, Khusnutdinova E, Bermisheva M, Kristensen V, Borresen-Dale AL et al. (2016)
Genetic modifiers of CHEK2*1100delC-associated breast cancer risk
Genet Med, 19 (5), 599-603
DOI 10.1038/gim.2016.147, PubMed 27711073

Painter JN, O'Mara TA, Marquart L, Webb PM, Attia J, Medland SE, Cheng T, Dennis J, Holliday EG, McEvoy M, Scott RJ, Ahmed S, Healey CS, Shah M, Gorman M, Martin L, Hodgson SV, Beckmann MW, Ekici AB, Fasching PA, Hein A, Rübner M, Czene K, Darabi H, Hall P et al. (2016)
Genetic Risk Score Mendelian Randomization Shows that Obesity Measured as Body Mass Index, but not Waist:Hip Ratio, Is Causal for Endometrial Cancer
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev, 25 (11), 1503-1510
DOI 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-16-0147, PubMed 27550749

Pelttari LM, Khan S, Vuorela M, Kiiski JI, Vilske S, Nevanlinna V, Ranta S, Schleutker J, Winqvist R, Kallioniemi A, Dörk T, Bogdanova NV, Figueroa J, Pharoah PD, Schmidt MK, Dunning AM, García-Closas M, Bolla MK, Dennis J, Michailidou K, Wang Q, Hopper JL, Southey MC, Rosenberg EH, Fasching PA et al. (2016)
RAD51B in Familial Breast Cancer
PLoS One, 11 (5), e0153788
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0153788, PubMed 27149063

Petridis C, Brook MN, Shah V, Kohut K, Gorman P, Caneppele M, Levi D, Papouli E, Orr N, Cox A, Cross SS, Dos-Santos-Silva I, Peto J, Swerdlow A, Schoemaker MJ, Bolla MK, Wang Q, Dennis J, Michailidou K, Benitez J, González-Neira A, Tessier DC, Vincent D, Li J, Figueroa J et al. (2016)
Genetic predisposition to ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast
Breast Cancer Res, 18 (1), 22
DOI 10.1186/s13058-016-0675-7, PubMed 26884359

Sas-Chen A, Aure MR, Leibovich L, Carvalho S, Enuka Y, Körner C, Polycarpou-Schwarz M, Lavi S, Nevo N, Kuznetsov Y, Yuan J, Azuaje F, Oslo Breast Cancer Research Consortium (OSBREAC)SauerTorillGeislerJürgenHofvindSolveigBathenTone FBorgenElinEngebråtenOlavFodstadØysteinGarredØysteinGeitvikGry AarumKåresenRolfNaumeBjørnMælandsmoGunhild MariRussnesHege GSchlichtingEllenSørlieThereseLingjærdeOle ChristianSahlbergKristine KleiviSkjervenHelle KristineFritzmanBritt, Ulitsky I, Diederichs S, Wiemann S, Yakhini Z, Kristensen VN, Børresen-Dale AL, Yarden Y (2016)
LIMT is a novel metastasis inhibiting lncRNA suppressed by EGF and downregulated in aggressive breast cancer
EMBO Mol Med, 8 (9), 1052-64
DOI 10.15252/emmm.201606198, PubMed 27485121

Schmidt MK, Hogervorst F, van Hien R, Cornelissen S, Broeks A, Adank MA, Meijers H, Waisfisz Q, Hollestelle A, Schutte M, van den Ouweland A, Hooning M, Andrulis IL, Anton-Culver H, Antonenkova NN, Antoniou AC, Arndt V, Bermisheva M, Bogdanova NV, Bolla MK, Brauch H, Brenner H, Brüning T, Burwinkel B, Chang-Claude J et al. (2016)
Age- and Tumor Subtype-Specific Breast Cancer Risk Estimates for CHEK2*1100delC Carriers
J Clin Oncol, 34 (23), 2750-60
DOI 10.1200/JCO.2016.66.5844, PubMed 27269948

Shi J, Zhang Y, Zheng W, Michailidou K, Ghoussaini M, Bolla MK, Wang Q, Dennis J, Lush M, Milne RL, Shu XO, Beesley J, Kar S, Andrulis IL, Anton-Culver H, Arndt V, Beckmann MW, Zhao Z, Guo X, Benitez J, Beeghly-Fadiel A, Blot W, Bogdanova NV, Bojesen SE, Brauch H et al. (2016)
Fine-scale mapping of 8q24 locus identifies multiple independent risk variants for breast cancer
Int J Cancer, 139 (6), 1303-1317
DOI 10.1002/ijc.30150, PubMed 27087578

Solvang HK, Frigessi A, Kaveh F, Riis ML, Lüders T, Bukholm IR, Kristensen VN, Andreassen BK (2016)
Gene expression analysis supports tumor threshold over 2.0 cm for T-category breast cancer
EURASIP J Bioinform Syst Biol, 2016 (1), 6
DOI 10.1186/s13637-015-0034-5, PubMed 26900390

Southey MC, Goldgar DE, Winqvist R, Pylkäs K, Couch F, Tischkowitz M, Foulkes WD, Dennis J, Michailidou K, van Rensburg EJ, Heikkinen T, Nevanlinna H, Hopper JL, Dörk T, Claes KB, Reis-Filho J, Teo ZL, Radice P, Catucci I, Peterlongo P, Tsimiklis H, Odefrey FA, Dowty JG, Schmidt MK, Broeks A et al. (2016)
PALB2, CHEK2 and ATM rare variants and cancer risk: data from COGS
J Med Genet, 53 (12), 800-811
DOI 10.1136/jmedgenet-2016-103839, PubMed 27595995

Thienpont B, Steinbacher J, Zhao H, D'Anna F, Kuchnio A, Ploumakis A, Ghesquière B, Van Dyck L, Boeckx B, Schoonjans L, Hermans E, Amant F, Kristensen VN, Peng Koh K, Mazzone M, Coleman M, Carell T, Carmeliet P, Lambrechts D (2016)
Tumour hypoxia causes DNA hypermethylation by reducing TET activity
Nature, 537 (7618), 63-68
DOI 10.1038/nature19081, PubMed 27533040

Tinholt M, Sandset PM, Mowinckel MC, Garred Ø, Sahlberg KK, Kristensen VN, Børresen-Dale AL, Jacobsen AF, Skretting G, Iversen N (2016)
Determinants of acquired activated protein C resistance and D-dimer in breast cancer
Thromb Res, 145, 78-83
DOI 10.1016/j.thromres.2016.08.003, PubMed 27505249

Wyszynski A, Hong CC, Lam K, Michailidou K, Lytle C, Yao S, Zhang Y, Bolla MK, Wang Q, Dennis J, Hopper JL, Southey MC, Schmidt MK, Broeks A, Muir K, Lophatananon A, Fasching PA, Beckmann MW, Peto J, Dos-Santos-Silva I, Sawyer EJ, Tomlinson I, Burwinkel B, Marme F, Guénel P et al. (2016)
An intergenic risk locus containing an enhancer deletion in 2q35 modulates breast cancer risk by deregulating IGFBP5 expression
Hum Mol Genet, 25 (17), 3863-3876
DOI 10.1093/hmg/ddw223, PubMed 27402876

Zhao Z, Wen W, Michailidou K, Bolla MK, Wang Q, Zhang B, Long J, Shu XO, Schmidt MK, Milne RL, García-Closas M, Chang-Claude J, Lindstrom S, Bojesen SE, Ahsan H, Aittomäki K, Andrulis IL, Anton-Culver H, Arndt V, Beckmann MW, Beeghly-Fadiel A, Benitez J, Blomqvist C, Bogdanova NV, Børresen-Dale AL et al. (2016)
Association of genetic susceptibility variants for type 2 diabetes with breast cancer risk in women of European ancestry
Cancer Causes Control, 27 (5), 679-93
DOI 10.1007/s10552-016-0741-6, PubMed 27053251

Publications 2015

Alnaes GI, Ronneberg JA, Kristensen VN, Tost J (2015)
Heterogeneous DNA Methylation Patterns in the GSTP1 Promoter Lead to Discordant Results between Assay Technologies and Impede Its Implementation as Epigenetic Biomarkers in Breast Cancer
Genes (Basel), 6 (3), 878-900
DOI 10.3390/genes6030878, PubMed 26393654

Aure MR, Jernström S, Krohn M, Vollan HK, Due EU, Rødland E, Kåresen R, Oslo Breast Cancer Research Consortium (OSBREAC), Ram P, Lu Y, Mills GB, Sahlberg KK, Børresen-Dale AL, Lingjærde OC, Kristensen VN (2015)
Integrated analysis reveals microRNA networks coordinately expressed with key proteins in breast cancer
Genome Med, 7 (1), 21
DOI 10.1186/s13073-015-0135-5, PubMed 25873999

Bjørklund SS, Kristensen VN, Seiler M, Kumar S, Alnæs GI, Ming Y, Kerrigan J, Naume B, Sachidanandam R, Bhanot G, Børresen-Dale AL, Ganesan S (2015)
Expression of an estrogen-regulated variant transcript of the peroxisomal branched chain fatty acid oxidase ACOX2 in breast carcinomas
BMC Cancer, 15, 524
DOI 10.1186/s12885-015-1510-8, PubMed 26183823

Bjaanæs MM, Fleischer T, Halvorsen AR, Daunay A, Busato F, Solberg S, Jørgensen L, Kure E, Edvardsen H, Børresen-Dale AL, Brustugun OT, Tost J, Kristensen V, Helland Å (2015)
Genome-wide DNA methylation analyses in lung adenocarcinomas: Association with EGFR, KRAS and TP53 mutation status, gene expression and prognosis
Mol Oncol, 10 (2), 330-43
DOI 10.1016/j.molonc.2015.10.021, PubMed 26601720

Borge KS, Nord S, Van Loo P, Lingjærde OC, Gunnes G, Alnæs GI, Solvang HK, Lüders T, Kristensen VN, Børresen-Dale AL, Lingaas F (2015)
Canine Mammary Tumours Are Affected by Frequent Copy Number Aberrations, including Amplification of MYC and Loss of PTEN
PLoS One, 10 (5), e0126371
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0126371, PubMed 25955013

Cheng TH, Thompson D, Painter J, O'Mara T, Gorman M, Martin L, Palles C, Jones A, Buchanan DD, Win AK, Hopper J, Jenkins M, Lindor NM, Newcomb PA, Gallinger S, Conti D, Schumacher F, Casey G, Giles GG, Pharoah P, Peto J, Cox A, Swerdlow A, Couch F, Cunningham JM et al. (2015)
Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies identifies common susceptibility polymorphisms for colorectal and endometrial cancer near SH2B3 and TSHZ1
Sci Rep, 5, 17369
DOI 10.1038/srep17369, PubMed 26621817

Darabi H, McCue K, Beesley J, Michailidou K, Nord S, Kar S, Humphreys K, Thompson D, Ghoussaini M, Bolla MK, Dennis J, Wang Q, Canisius S, Scott CG, Apicella C, Hopper JL, Southey MC, Stone J, Broeks A, Schmidt MK, Scott RJ, Lophatananon A, Muir K, Beckmann MW, Ekici AB et al. (2015)
Polymorphisms in a Putative Enhancer at the 10q21.2 Breast Cancer Risk Locus Regulate NRBF2 Expression
Am J Hum Genet, 97 (1), 22-34
DOI 10.1016/j.ajhg.2015.05.002, PubMed 26073781

Day FR, Ruth KS, Thompson DJ, Lunetta KL, Pervjakova N, Chasman DI, Stolk L, Finucane HK, Sulem P, Bulik-Sullivan B, Esko T, Johnson AD, Elks CE, Franceschini N, He C, Altmaier E, Brody JA, Franke LL, Huffman JE, Keller MF, McArdle PF, Nutile T, Porcu E, Robino A, Rose LM et al. (2015)
Large-scale genomic analyses link reproductive aging to hypothalamic signaling, breast cancer susceptibility and BRCA1-mediated DNA repair
Nat Genet, 47 (11), 1294-1303
DOI 10.1038/ng.3412, PubMed 26414677

Day FR, Ruth KS, Thompson DJ, Lunetta KL, Pervjakova N, Chasman DI, Stolk L, Finucane HK, Sulem P, Bulik-Sullivan B, Esko T, Johnson AD, Elks CE, Franceschini N, He C, Altmaier E, Brody JA, Franke LL, Huffman JE, Keller MF, McArdle PF, Nutile T, Porcu E, Robino A, Rose LM et al. (2015)
Large-Scale Genomic Analyses Link Reproductive Aging to Hypothalamic Signaling, Breast Cancer Susceptibility, and BRCA1-Mediated DNA Repair EDITORIAL COMMENT
Obstet. Gynecol. Surv., 70 (12), 758-762
DOI 10.1097/01.ogx.0000473766.71624.99

Grawenda AM, Møller EK, Lam S, Repapi E, Teunisse AF, Alnæs GI, Børresen-Dale AL, Kristensen VN, Goding CR, Jochemsen AG, Edvardsen H, Bond GL (2015)
Interaction between p53 mutation and a somatic HDMX biomarker better defines metastatic potential in breast cancer
Cancer Res, 75 (4), 698-708
DOI 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-14-2637, PubMed 25649770

Guo Q, Schmidt MK, Kraft P, Canisius S, Chen C, Khan S, Tyrer J, Bolla MK, Wang Q, Dennis J, Michailidou K, Lush M, Kar S, Beesley J, Dunning AM, Shah M, Czene K, Darabi H, Eriksson M, Lambrechts D, Weltens C, Leunen K, Bojesen SE, Nordestgaard BG, Nielsen SF et al. (2015)
Identification of novel genetic markers of breast cancer survival
J Natl Cancer Inst, 107 (5)
DOI 10.1093/jnci/djv081, PubMed 25890600

Győrffy B, Bottai G, Fleischer T, Munkácsy G, Budczies J, Paladini L, Børresen-Dale AL, Kristensen VN, Santarpia L (2015)
Aberrant DNA methylation impacts gene expression and prognosis in breast cancer subtypes
Int J Cancer, 138 (1), 87-97
DOI 10.1002/ijc.29684, PubMed 26174627

Jabeen S, Holmboe L, Alnæs GI, Andersen AM, Hall KS, Kristensen VN (2015)
Impact of genetic variants of RFC1, DHFR and MTHFR in osteosarcoma patients treated with high-dose methotrexate
Pharmacogenomics J, 15 (5), 385-90
DOI 10.1038/tpj.2015.11, PubMed 25778468

Johnson KC, Koestler DC, Fleischer T, Chen P, Jenson EG, Marotti JD, Onega T, Kristensen VN, Christensen BC (2015)
DNA methylation in ductal carcinoma in situ related with future development of invasive breast cancer
Clin Epigenetics, 7 (1), 75
DOI 10.1186/s13148-015-0094-0, PubMed 26213588

Kabisch M, Lorenzo Bermejo J, Dünnebier T, Ying S, Michailidou K, Bolla MK, Wang Q, Dennis J, Shah M, Perkins BJ, Czene K, Darabi H, Eriksson M, Bojesen SE, Nordestgaard BG, Nielsen SF, Flyger H, Lambrechts D, Neven P, Peeters S, Weltens C, Couch FJ, Olson JE, Wang X, Purrington K et al. (2015)
Inherited variants in the inner centromere protein (INCENP) gene of the chromosomal passenger complex contribute to the susceptibility of ER-negative breast cancer
Carcinogenesis, 36 (2), 256-71
DOI 10.1093/carcin/bgu326, PubMed 25586992

Lei J, Rudolph A, Moysich KB, Behrens S, Goode EL, Bolla MK, Dennis J, Dunning AM, Easton DF, Wang Q, Benitez J, Hopper JL, Southey MC, Schmidt MK, Broeks A, Fasching PA, Haeberle L, Peto J, Dos-Santos-Silva I, Sawyer EJ, Tomlinson I, Burwinkel B, Marmé F, Guénel P, Truong T et al. (2015)
Genetic variation in the immunosuppression pathway genes and breast cancer susceptibility: a pooled analysis of 42,510 cases and 40,577 controls from the Breast Cancer Association Consortium
Hum Genet, 135 (1), 137-54
DOI 10.1007/s00439-015-1616-8, PubMed 26621531

Lei J, Rudolph A, Moysich KB, Rafiq S, Behrens S, Goode EL, Pharoah PP, Seibold P, Fasching PA, Andrulis IL, Kristensen VN, Couch FJ, Hamann U, Hooning MJ, Nevanlinna H, Eilber U, Bolla MK, Dennis J, Wang Q, Lindblom A, Mannermaa A, Lambrechts D, García-Closas M, Hall P, Chenevix-Trench G et al. (2015)
Assessment of variation in immunosuppressive pathway genes reveals TGFBR2 to be associated with prognosis of estrogen receptor-negative breast cancer after chemotherapy
Breast Cancer Res, 17 (1), 18
DOI 10.1186/s13058-015-0522-2, PubMed 25849327

Mavaddat N, Pharoah PD, Michailidou K, Tyrer J, Brook MN, Bolla MK, Wang Q, Dennis J, Dunning AM, Shah M, Luben R, Brown J, Bojesen SE, Nordestgaard BG, Nielsen SF, Flyger H, Czene K, Darabi H, Eriksson M, Peto J, Dos-Santos-Silva I, Dudbridge F, Johnson N, Schmidt MK, Broeks A et al. (2015)
Prediction of breast cancer risk based on profiling with common genetic variants
J Natl Cancer Inst, 107 (5)
DOI 10.1093/jnci/djv036, PubMed 25855707

Meeks HD, Song H, Michailidou K, Bolla MK, Dennis J, Wang Q, Barrowdale D, Frost D, EMBRACE, McGuffog L, Ellis S, Feng B, Buys SS, Hopper JL, Southey MC, Tesoriero A, kConFab Investigators, James PA, Bruinsma F, Campbell IG, Australia Ovarian Cancer Study Group, Broeks A, Schmidt MK, Hogervorst FB, HEBON et al. (2015)
BRCA2 Polymorphic Stop Codon K3326X and the Risk of Breast, Prostate, and Ovarian Cancers
J Natl Cancer Inst, 108 (2)
DOI 10.1093/jnci/djv315, PubMed 26586665

Michailidou K, Beesley J, Lindstrom S, Canisius S, Dennis J, Lush MJ, Maranian MJ, Bolla MK, Wang Q, Shah M, Perkins BJ, Czene K, Eriksson M, Darabi H, Brand JS, Bojesen SE, Nordestgaard BG, Flyger H, Nielsen SF, Rahman N, Turnbull C, BOCS, Fletcher O, Peto J, Gibson L et al. (2015)
Genome-wide association analysis of more than 120,000 individuals identifies 15 new susceptibility loci for breast cancer
Nat Genet, 47 (4), 373-80
DOI 10.1038/ng.3242, PubMed 25751625

Nielsen HM, How-Kit A, Guerin C, Castinetti F, Vollan HK, De Micco C, Daunay A, Taieb D, Van Loo P, Besse C, Kristensen VN, Hansen LL, Barlier A, Sebag F, Tost J (2015)
Copy number variations alter methylation and parallel IGF2 overexpression in adrenal tumors
Endocr Relat Cancer, 22 (6), 953-67
DOI 10.1530/ERC-15-0086, PubMed 26400872

O'Mara TA, Glubb DM, Painter JN, Cheng T, Dennis J, Australian National Endometrial Cancer Study Group (ANECS), Attia J, Holliday EG, McEvoy M, Scott RJ, Ashton K, Proietto T, Otton G, Shah M, Ahmed S, Healey CS, Gorman M, Martin L, National Study of Endometrial Cancer Genetics Group (NSECG), Hodgson S, Fasching PA, Hein A, Beckmann MW, Ekici AB, Hall P et al. (2015)
Comprehensive genetic assessment of the ESR1 locus identifies a risk region for endometrial cancer
Endocr Relat Cancer, 22 (5), 851-61
DOI 10.1530/ERC-15-0319, PubMed 26330482

Orr N, Dudbridge F, Dryden N, Maguire S, Novo D, Perrakis E, Johnson N, Ghoussaini M, Hopper JL, Southey MC, Apicella C, Stone J, Schmidt MK, Broeks A, Van't Veer LJ, Hogervorst FB, Fasching PA, Haeberle L, Ekici AB, Beckmann MW, Gibson L, Aitken Z, Warren H, Sawyer E, Tomlinson I et al. (2015)
Fine-mapping identifies two additional breast cancer susceptibility loci at 9q31.2
Hum Mol Genet, 24 (10), 2966-84
DOI 10.1093/hmg/ddv035, PubMed 25652398

Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium, Breast Cancer Association Consortium, and Consortium of Modifiers of BRCA1 and BRCA2, Hollestelle A, van der Baan FH, Berchuck A, Johnatty SE, Aben KK, Agnarsson BA, Aittomäki K, Alducci E, Andrulis IL, Anton-Culver H, Antonenkova NN, Antoniou AC, Apicella C, Arndt V, Arnold N, Arun BK, Arver B, Ashworth A, Australian Ovarian Cancer Study Group, Baglietto L, Balleine R, Bandera EV, Barrowdale D, Bean YT et al. (2015)
No clinical utility of KRAS variant rs61764370 for ovarian or breast cancer
Gynecol Oncol, 141 (2), 386-401
DOI 10.1016/j.ygyno.2015.04.034, PubMed 25940428

Pirie A, Guo Q, Kraft P, Canisius S, Eccles DM, Rahman N, Nevanlinna H, Chen C, Khan S, Tyrer J, Bolla MK, Wang Q, Dennis J, Michailidou K, Lush M, Dunning AM, Shah M, Czene K, Darabi H, Eriksson M, Lambrechts D, Weltens C, Leunen K, van Ongeval C, Nordestgaard BG et al. (2015)
Common germline polymorphisms associated with breast cancer-specific survival
Breast Cancer Res, 17 (1), 58
DOI 10.1186/s13058-015-0570-7, PubMed 25897948

Potapenko IO, Lüders T, Russnes HG, Helland Å, Sørlie T, Kristensen VN, Nord S, Lingjærde OC, Børresen-Dale AL, Haakensen VD (2015)
Glycan-related gene expression signatures in breast cancer subtypes; relation to survival
Mol Oncol, 9 (4), 861-76
DOI 10.1016/j.molonc.2014.12.013, PubMed 25655580

Quigley DA, Kristensen V (2015)
Predicting prognosis and therapeutic response from interactions between lymphocytes and tumor cells
Mol Oncol, 9 (10), 2054-62
DOI 10.1016/j.molonc.2015.10.003, PubMed 26607741

Seibold P, Schmezer P, Behrens S, Michailidou K, Bolla MK, Wang Q, Flesch-Janys D, Nevanlinna H, Fagerholm R, Aittomäki K, Blomqvist C, Margolin S, Mannermaa A, Kataja V, Kosma VM, Hartikainen JM, Lambrechts D, Wildiers H, Kristensen V, Alnæs GG, Nord S, Borresen-Dale AL, Hooning MJ, Hollestelle A, Jager A et al. (2015)
A polymorphism in the base excision repair gene PARP2 is associated with differential prognosis by chemotherapy among postmenopausal breast cancer patients
BMC Cancer, 15, 978
DOI 10.1186/s12885-015-1957-7, PubMed 26674097

Stone J, Thompson DJ, Dos Santos Silva I, Scott C, Tamimi RM, Lindstrom S, Kraft P, Hazra A, Li J, Eriksson L, Czene K, Hall P, Jensen M, Cunningham J, Olson JE, Purrington K, Couch FJ, Brown J, Leyland J, Warren RM, Luben RN, Khaw KT, Smith P, Wareham NJ, Jud SM et al. (2015)
Novel Associations between Common Breast Cancer Susceptibility Variants and Risk-Predicting Mammographic Density Measures
Cancer Res, 75 (12), 2457-67
DOI 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-14-2012, PubMed 25862352

Thompson DJ, O'Mara TA, Glubb DM, Painter JN, Cheng T, Folkerd E, Doody D, Dennis J, Webb PM, Australian National Endometrial Cancer Study Group (ANECS), Gorman M, Martin L, Hodgson S, National Study of Endometrial Cancer Genetics Group (NSECG), Michailidou K, Tyrer JP, Maranian MJ, Hall P, Czene K, Darabi H, Li J, Fasching PA, Hein A, Beckmann MW, Ekici AB et al. (2015)
CYP19A1 fine-mapping and Mendelian randomization: estradiol is causal for endometrial cancer
Endocr Relat Cancer, 23 (2), 77-91
DOI 10.1530/ERC-15-0386, PubMed 26574572

Tinholt M, Vollan HK, Sahlberg KK, Jernström S, Kaveh F, Lingjærde OC, Kåresen R, Sauer T, Kristensen V, Børresen-Dale AL, Sandset PM, Iversen N (2015)
Tumor expression, plasma levels and genetic polymorphisms of the coagulation inhibitor TFPI are associated with clinicopathological parameters and survival in breast cancer, in contrast to the coagulation initiator TF
Breast Cancer Res, 17 (1), 44
DOI 10.1186/s13058-015-0548-5, PubMed 25882602

Zhang B, Shu XO, Delahanty RJ, Zeng C, Michailidou K, Bolla MK, Wang Q, Dennis J, Wen W, Long J, Li C, Dunning AM, Chang-Claude J, Shah M, Perkins BJ, Czene K, Darabi H, Eriksson M, Bojesen SE, Nordestgaard BG, Nielsen SF, Flyger H, Lambrechts D, Neven P, Wildiers H et al. (2015)
Height and Breast Cancer Risk: Evidence From Prospective Studies and Mendelian Randomization
J Natl Cancer Inst, 107 (11)
DOI 10.1093/jnci/djv219, PubMed 26296642

Publications 2014

Carvajal-Carmona LG, O'Mara TA, Painter JN, Lose FA, Dennis J, Michailidou K, Tyrer JP, Ahmed S, Ferguson K, Healey CS, Pooley K, Beesley J, Cheng T, Jones A, Howarth K, Martin L, Gorman M, Hodgson S, National Study of Endometrial Cancer Genetics Group (NSECG), Australian National Endometrial Cancer Study Group (ANECS), Wentzensen N, Fasching PA, Hein A, Beckmann MW, Renner SP et al. (2014)
Candidate locus analysis of the TERT-CLPTM1L cancer risk region on chromosome 5p15 identifies multiple independent variants associated with endometrial cancer risk
Hum Genet, 134 (2), 231-45
DOI 10.1007/s00439-014-1515-4, PubMed 25487306

Chaluvally-Raghavan P, Zhang F, Pradeep S, Hamilton MP, Zhao X, Rupaimoole R, Moss T, Lu Y, Yu S, Pecot CV, Aure MR, Peuget S, Rodriguez-Aguayo C, Han HD, Zhang D, Venkatanarayan A, Krohn M, Kristensen VN, Gagea M, Ram P, Liu W, Lopez-Berestein G, Lorenzi PL, Børresen-Dale AL, Chin K et al. (2014)
Copy number gain of hsa-miR-569 at 3q26.2 leads to loss of TP53INP1 and aggressiveness of epithelial cancers
Cancer Cell, 26 (6), 863-879
DOI 10.1016/j.ccell.2014.10.010, PubMed 25490449

Fleischer T, Edvardsen H, Solvang HK, Daviaud C, Naume B, Børresen-Dale AL, Kristensen VN, Tost J (2014)
Integrated analysis of high-resolution DNA methylation profiles, gene expression, germline genotypes and clinical end points in breast cancer patients
Int J Cancer, 134 (11), 2615-25
DOI 10.1002/ijc.28606, PubMed 24395279

Fleischer T, Frigessi A, Johnson KC, Edvardsen H, Touleimat N, Klajic J, Riis ML, Haakensen VD, Wärnberg F, Naume B, Helland A, Børresen-Dale AL, Tost J, Christensen BC, Kristensen VN (2014)
Genome-wide DNA methylation profiles in progression to in situ and invasive carcinoma of the breast with impact on gene transcription and prognosis
Genome Biol, 15 (8), 435
DOI 10.1186/PREACCEPT-2333349012841587, PubMed 25146004

Ghoussaini M, Edwards SL, Michailidou K, Nord S, Cowper-Sal Lari R, Desai K, Kar S, Hillman KM, Kaufmann S, Glubb DM, Beesley J, Dennis J, Bolla MK, Wang Q, Dicks E, Guo Q, Schmidt MK, Shah M, Luben R, Brown J, Czene K, Darabi H, Eriksson M, Klevebring D, Bojesen SE et al. (2014)
Evidence that breast cancer risk at the 2q35 locus is mediated through IGFBP5 regulation
Nat Commun, 4, 4999
DOI 10.1038/ncomms5999, PubMed 25248036

Glubb DM, Maranian MJ, Michailidou K, Pooley KA, Meyer KB, Kar S, Carlebur S, O'Reilly M, Betts JA, Hillman KM, Kaufmann S, Beesley J, Canisius S, Hopper JL, Southey MC, Tsimiklis H, Apicella C, Schmidt MK, Broeks A, Hogervorst FB, van der Schoot CE, Muir K, Lophatananon A, Stewart-Brown S, Siriwanarangsan P et al. (2014)
Fine-scale mapping of the 5q11.2 breast cancer locus reveals at least three independent risk variants regulating MAP3K1
Am J Hum Genet, 96 (1), 5-20
DOI 10.1016/j.ajhg.2014.11.009, PubMed 25529635

Halvorsen AR, Helland A, Fleischer T, Haug KM, Grenaker Alnaes GI, Nebdal D, Syljuåsen RG, Touleimat N, Busato F, Tost J, Saetersdal AB, Børresen-Dale AL, Kristensen V, Edvardsen H (2014)
Differential DNA methylation analysis of breast cancer reveals the impact of immune signaling in radiation therapy
Int J Cancer, 135 (9), 2085-95
DOI 10.1002/ijc.28862, PubMed 24658971

Johnson N, Dudbridge F, Orr N, Gibson L, Jones ME, Schoemaker MJ, Folkerd EJ, Haynes BP, Hopper JL, Southey MC, Dite GS, Apicella C, Schmidt MK, Broeks A, Van't Veer LJ, Atsma F, Muir K, Lophatananon A, Fasching PA, Beckmann MW, Ekici AB, Renner SP, Sawyer E, Tomlinson I, Kerin M et al. (2014)
Genetic variation at CYP3A is associated with age at menarche and breast cancer risk: a case-control study
Breast Cancer Res, 16 (3), R51
DOI 10.1186/bcr3662, PubMed 24887515

Khan S, Greco D, Michailidou K, Milne RL, Muranen TA, Heikkinen T, Aaltonen K, Dennis J, Bolla MK, Liu J, Hall P, Irwanto A, Humphreys K, Li J, Czene K, Chang-Claude J, Hein R, Rudolph A, Seibold P, Flesch-Janys D, Fletcher O, Peto J, dos Santos Silva I, Johnson N, Gibson L et al. (2014)
MicroRNA related polymorphisms and breast cancer risk
PLoS One, 9 (11), e109973
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0109973, PubMed 25390939

Klajic J, Busato F, Edvardsen H, Touleimat N, Fleischer T, Bukholm I, Børresen-Dale AL, Lønning PE, Tost J, Kristensen VN (2014)
DNA methylation status of key cell-cycle regulators such as CDKNA2/p16 and CCNA1 correlates with treatment response to doxorubicin and 5-fluorouracil in locally advanced breast tumors
Clin Cancer Res, 20 (24), 6357-66
DOI 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-14-0297, PubMed 25294903

Kristensen VN, Lingjærde OC, Russnes HG, Vollan HK, Frigessi A, Børresen-Dale AL (2014)
Principles and methods of integrative genomic analyses in cancer
Nat Rev Cancer, 14 (5), 299-313
DOI 10.1038/nrc3721, PubMed 24759209

Li J, Lindström LS, Foo JN, Rafiq S, Schmidt MK, Pharoah PD, Michailidou K, Dennis J, Bolla MK, Wang Q, Van 't Veer LJ, Cornelissen S, Rutgers E, Southey MC, Apicella C, Dite GS, Hopper JL, Fasching PA, Haeberle L, Ekici AB, Beckmann MW, Blomqvist C, Muranen TA, Aittomäki K, Lindblom A et al. (2014)
2q36.3 is associated with prognosis for oestrogen receptor-negative breast cancer patients treated with chemotherapy
Nat Commun, 5, 4051
DOI 10.1038/ncomms5051, PubMed 24937182

Lin WY, Camp NJ, Ghoussaini M, Beesley J, Michailidou K, Hopper JL, Apicella C, Southey MC, Stone J, Schmidt MK, Broeks A, Van't Veer LJ, Th Rutgers EJ, Muir K, Lophatananon A, Stewart-Brown S, Siriwanarangsan P, Fasching PA, Haeberle L, Ekici AB, Beckmann MW, Peto J, Dos-Santos-Silva I, Fletcher O, Johnson N et al. (2014)
Identification and characterization of novel associations in the CASP8/ALS2CR12 region on chromosome 2 with breast cancer risk
Hum Mol Genet, 24 (1), 285-98
DOI 10.1093/hmg/ddu431, PubMed 25168388

Painter JN, O'Mara TA, Batra J, Cheng T, Lose FA, Dennis J, Michailidou K, Tyrer JP, Ahmed S, Ferguson K, Healey CS, Kaufmann S, Hillman KM, Walpole C, Moya L, Pollock P, Jones A, Howarth K, Martin L, Gorman M, Hodgson S, National Study of Endometrial Cancer Genetics Group (NSECG), CHIBCHA Consortium, De Polanco MM, Sans M et al. (2014)
Fine-mapping of the HNF1B multicancer locus identifies candidate variants that mediate endometrial cancer risk
Hum Mol Genet, 24 (5), 1478-92
DOI 10.1093/hmg/ddu552, PubMed 25378557

Purrington KS, Slettedahl S, Bolla MK, Michailidou K, Czene K, Nevanlinna H, Bojesen SE, Andrulis IL, Cox A, Hall P, Carpenter J, Yannoukakos D, Haiman CA, Fasching PA, Mannermaa A, Winqvist R, Brenner H, Lindblom A, Chenevix-Trench G, Benitez J, Swerdlow A, Kristensen V, Guénel P, Meindl A, Darabi H et al. (2014)
Genetic variation in mitotic regulatory pathway genes is associated with breast tumor grade
Hum Mol Genet, 23 (22), 6034-46
DOI 10.1093/hmg/ddu300, PubMed 24927736

Quigley D, Silwal-Pandit L, Dannenfelser R, Langerød A, Vollan HK, Vaske C, Siegel JU, Troyanskaya O, Chin SF, Caldas C, Balmain A, Børresen-Dale AL, Kristensen V (2014)
Lymphocyte Invasion in IC10/Basal-Like Breast Tumors Is Associated with Wild-Type TP53
Mol Cancer Res, 13 (3), 493-501
DOI 10.1158/1541-7786.MCR-14-0387, PubMed 25351767

Reiche K, Kasack K, Schreiber S, Lüders T, Due EU, Naume B, Riis M, Kristensen VN, Horn F, Børresen-Dale AL, Hackermüller J, Baumbusch LO (2014)
Long non-coding RNAs differentially expressed between normal versus primary breast tumor tissues disclose converse changes to breast cancer-related protein-coding genes
PLoS One, 9 (9), e106076
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0106076, PubMed 25264628

Sawyer E, Roylance R, Petridis C, Brook MN, Nowinski S, Papouli E, Fletcher O, Pinder S, Hanby A, Kohut K, Gorman P, Caneppele M, Peto J, Dos Santos Silva I, Johnson N, Swann R, Dwek M, Perkins KA, Gillett C, Houlston R, Ross G, De Ieso P, Southey MC, Hopper JL, Provenzano E et al. (2014)
Genetic predisposition to in situ and invasive lobular carcinoma of the breast
PLoS Genet, 10 (4), e1004285
DOI 10.1371/journal.pgen.1004285, PubMed 24743323

Silwal-Pandit L, Vollan HK, Chin SF, Rueda OM, McKinney S, Osako T, Quigley DA, Kristensen VN, Aparicio S, Børresen-Dale AL, Caldas C, Langerød A (2014)
TP53 mutation spectrum in breast cancer is subtype specific and has distinct prognostic relevance
Clin Cancer Res, 20 (13), 3569-80
DOI 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-13-2943, PubMed 24803582

Tinholt M, Viken MK, Dahm AE, Vollan HK, Sahlberg KK, Garred O, Børresen-Dale AL, Jacobsen AF, Kristensen V, Bukholm I, Kåresen R, Schlichting E, Skretting G, Lie BA, Sandset PM, Iversen N (2014)
Increased coagulation activity and genetic polymorphisms in the F5, F10 and EPCR genes are associated with breast cancer: a case-control study
BMC Cancer, 14, 845
DOI 10.1186/1471-2407-14-845, PubMed 25407022

Vollan HK, Rueda OM, Chin SF, Curtis C, Turashvili G, Shah S, Lingjærde OC, Yuan Y, Ng CK, Dunning MJ, Dicks E, Provenzano E, Sammut S, McKinney S, Ellis IO, Pinder S, Purushotham A, Murphy LC, Kristensen VN, METABRIC Group, Brenton JD, Pharoah PD, Børresen-Dale AL, Aparicio S, Caldas C (2014)
A tumor DNA complex aberration index is an independent predictor of survival in breast and ovarian cancer
Mol Oncol, 9 (1), 115-27
DOI 10.1016/j.molonc.2014.07.019, PubMed 25169931

Zhao X, Rødland EA, Sørlie T, Vollan HK, Russnes HG, Kristensen VN, Lingjærde OC, Børresen-Dale AL (2014)
Systematic assessment of prognostic gene signatures for breast cancer shows distinct influence of time and ER status
BMC Cancer, 14, 211
DOI 10.1186/1471-2407-14-211, PubMed 24645668

Publications 2013

Aure MR, Leivonen SK, Fleischer T, Zhu Q, Overgaard J, Alsner J, Tramm T, Louhimo R, Alnæs GI, Perälä M, Busato F, Touleimat N, Tost J, Børresen-Dale AL, Hautaniemi S, Troyanskaya OG, Lingjærde OC, Sahlberg KK, Kristensen VN (2013)
Individual and combined effects of DNA methylation and copy number alterations on miRNA expression in breast tumors
Genome Biol, 14 (11), R126
DOI 10.1186/gb-2013-14-11-r126, PubMed 24257477

Aure MR, Steinfeld I, Baumbusch LO, Liestøl K, Lipson D, Nyberg S, Naume B, Sahlberg KK, Kristensen VN, Børresen-Dale AL, Lingjærde OC, Yakhini Z (2013)
Identifying in-trans process associated genes in breast cancer by integrated analysis of copy number and expression data
PLoS One, 8 (1), e53014
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0053014, PubMed 23382830

Bilal E, Dutkowski J, Guinney J, Jang IS, Logsdon BA, Pandey G, Sauerwine BA, Shimoni Y, Moen Vollan HK, Mecham BH, Rueda OM, Tost J, Curtis C, Alvarez MJ, Kristensen VN, Aparicio S, Børresen-Dale AL, Caldas C, Califano A, Friend SH, Ideker T, Schadt EE, Stolovitzky GA, Margolin AA (2013)
Improving breast cancer survival analysis through competition-based multidimensional modeling
PLoS Comput Biol, 9 (5), e1003047
DOI 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1003047, PubMed 23671412

Bojesen SE, Pooley KA, Johnatty SE, Beesley J, Michailidou K, Tyrer JP, Edwards SL, Pickett HA, Shen HC, Smart CE, Hillman KM, Mai PL, Lawrenson K, Stutz MD, Lu Y, Karevan R, Woods N, Johnston RL, French JD, Chen X, Weischer M, Nielsen SF, Maranian MJ, Ghoussaini M, Ahmed S et al. (2013)
Multiple independent variants at the TERT locus are associated with telomere length and risks of breast and ovarian cancer
Nat Genet, 45 (4), 371-84, 384e1-2
DOI 10.1038/ng.2566, PubMed 23535731

Edvardsen H, Landmark-Høyvik H, Reinertsen KV, Zhao X, Grenaker-Alnæs GI, Nebdal D, Syvänen AC, Rødningen O, Alsner J, Overgaard J, Borresen-Dale AL, Fosså SD, Kristensen VN (2013)
SNP in TXNRD2 associated with radiation-induced fibrosis: a study of genetic variation in reactive oxygen species metabolism and signaling
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 86 (4), 791-9
DOI 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2013.02.025, PubMed 23597419

French JD, Ghoussaini M, Edwards SL, Meyer KB, Michailidou K, Ahmed S, Khan S, Maranian MJ, O'Reilly M, Hillman KM, Betts JA, Carroll T, Bailey PJ, Dicks E, Beesley J, Tyrer J, Maia AT, Beck A, Knoblauch NW, Chen C, Kraft P, Barnes D, González-Neira A, Alonso MR, Herrero D et al. (2013)
Functional variants at the 11q13 risk locus for breast cancer regulate cyclin D1 expression through long-range enhancers
Am J Hum Genet, 92 (4), 489-503
DOI 10.1016/j.ajhg.2013.01.002, PubMed 23540573

Garcia-Closas M, Couch FJ, Lindstrom S, Michailidou K, Schmidt MK, Brook MN, Orr N, Rhie SK, Riboli E, Feigelson HS, Le Marchand L, Buring JE, Eccles D, Miron P, Fasching PA, Brauch H, Chang-Claude J, Carpenter J, Godwin AK, Nevanlinna H, Giles GG, Cox A, Hopper JL, Bolla MK, Wang Q et al. (2013)
Genome-wide association studies identify four ER negative-specific breast cancer risk loci
Nat Genet, 45 (4), 392-8, 398e1-2
DOI 10.1038/ng.2561, PubMed 23535733

Klajic J, Fleischer T, Dejeux E, Edvardsen H, Warnberg F, Bukholm I, Lønning PE, Solvang H, Børresen-Dale AL, Tost J, Kristensen VN (2013)
Quantitative DNA methylation analyses reveal stage dependent DNA methylation and association to clinico-pathological factors in breast tumors
BMC Cancer, 13, 456
DOI 10.1186/1471-2407-13-456, PubMed 24093668

Landmark-Høyvik H, Dumeaux V, Nebdal D, Lund E, Tost J, Kamatani Y, Renault V, Børresen-Dale AL, Kristensen V, Edvardsen H (2013)
Genome-wide association study in breast cancer survivors reveals SNPs associated with gene expression of genes belonging to MHC class I and II
Genomics, 102 (4), 278-87
DOI 10.1016/j.ygeno.2013.07.006, PubMed 23880221

Li J, Foo JN, Schoof N, Varghese JS, Fernandez-Navarro P, Gierach GL, Quek ST, Hartman M, Nord S, Kristensen VN, Pollán M, Figueroa JD, Thompson DJ, Li Y, Khor CC, Humphreys K, Liu J, Czene K, Hall P (2013)
Large-scale genotyping identifies a new locus at 22q13.2 associated with female breast size
J Med Genet, 50 (10), 666-73
DOI 10.1136/jmedgenet-2013-101708, PubMed 23825393

Margolin AA, Bilal E, Huang E, Norman TC, Ottestad L, Mecham BH, Sauerwine B, Kellen MR, Mangravite LM, Furia MD, Vollan HK, Rueda OM, Guinney J, Deflaux NA, Hoff B, Schildwachter X, Russnes HG, Park D, Vang VO, Pirtle T, Youseff L, Citro C, Curtis C, Kristensen VN, Hellerstein J et al. (2013)
Systematic analysis of challenge-driven improvements in molecular prognostic models for breast cancer
Sci Transl Med, 5 (181), 181re1
DOI 10.1126/scitranslmed.3006112, PubMed 23596205

Meyer KB, O'Reilly M, Michailidou K, Carlebur S, Edwards SL, French JD, Prathalingham R, Dennis J, Bolla MK, Wang Q, de Santiago I, Hopper JL, Tsimiklis H, Apicella C, Southey MC, Schmidt MK, Broeks A, Van 't Veer LJ, Hogervorst FB, Muir K, Lophatananon A, Stewart-Brown S, Siriwanarangsan P, Fasching PA, Lux MP et al. (2013)
Fine-scale mapping of the FGFR2 breast cancer risk locus: putative functional variants differentially bind FOXA1 and E2F1
Am J Hum Genet, 93 (6), 1046-60
DOI 10.1016/j.ajhg.2013.10.026, PubMed 24290378

Michailidou K, Hall P, Gonzalez-Neira A, Ghoussaini M, Dennis J, Milne RL, Schmidt MK, Chang-Claude J, Bojesen SE, Bolla MK, Wang Q, Dicks E, Lee A, Turnbull C, Rahman N, Breast and Ovarian Cancer Susceptibility Collaboration, Fletcher O, Peto J, Gibson L, Dos Santos Silva I, Nevanlinna H, Muranen TA, Aittomäki K, Blomqvist C, Czene K et al. (2013)
Large-scale genotyping identifies 41 new loci associated with breast cancer risk
Nat Genet, 45 (4), 353-61, 361e1-2
DOI 10.1038/ng.2563, PubMed 23535729

Milne RL, Herranz J, Michailidou K, Dennis J, Tyrer JP, Zamora MP, Arias-Perez JI, González-Neira A, Pita G, Alonso MR, Wang Q, Bolla MK, Czene K, Eriksson M, Humphreys K, Darabi H, Li J, Anton-Culver H, Neuhausen SL, Ziogas A, Clarke CA, Hopper JL, Dite GS, Apicella C, Southey MC et al. (2013)
A large-scale assessment of two-way SNP interactions in breast cancer susceptibility using 46,450 cases and 42,461 controls from the breast cancer association consortium
Hum Mol Genet, 23 (7), 1934-46
DOI 10.1093/hmg/ddt581, PubMed 24242184

Møller EK, Kumar P, Voet T, Peterson A, Van Loo P, Mathiesen RR, Fjelldal R, Grundstad J, Borgen E, Baumbusch LO, Naume B, Børresen-Dale AL, White KP, Nord S, Kristensen VN (2013)
Next-generation sequencing of disseminated tumor cells
Front Oncol, 3, 320
DOI 10.3389/fonc.2013.00320, PubMed 24427740

Purrington KS, Slager S, Eccles D, Yannoukakos D, Fasching PA, Miron P, Carpenter J, Chang-Claude J, Martin NG, Montgomery GW, Kristensen V, Anton-Culver H, Goodfellow P, Tapper WJ, Rafiq S, Gerty SM, Durcan L, Konstantopoulou I, Fostira F, Vratimos A, Apostolou P, Konstanta I, Kotoula V, Lakis S, Dimopoulos MA et al. (2013)
Genome-wide association study identifies 25 known breast cancer susceptibility loci as risk factors for triple-negative breast cancer
Carcinogenesis, 35 (5), 1012-9
DOI 10.1093/carcin/bgt404, PubMed 24325915

Quigley DA, Fiorito E, Nord S, Van Loo P, Alnæs GG, Fleischer T, Tost J, Moen Vollan HK, Tramm T, Overgaard J, Bukholm IR, Hurtado A, Balmain A, Børresen-Dale AL, Kristensen V (2013)
The 5p12 breast cancer susceptibility locus affects MRPS30 expression in estrogen-receptor positive tumors
Mol Oncol, 8 (2), 273-84
DOI 10.1016/j.molonc.2013.11.008, PubMed 24388359

Riis ML, Zhao X, Kaveh F, Vollan HS, Nesbakken AJ, Solvang HK, Lüders T, Bukholm IR, Kristensen VN (2013)
Gene expression profile analysis of t1 and t2 breast cancer reveals different activation pathways
ISRN Oncol, 2013, 924971
DOI 10.1155/2013/924971, PubMed 23533813

Tahiri A, Leivonen SK, Lüders T, Steinfeld I, Ragle Aure M, Geisler J, Mäkelä R, Nord S, Riis ML, Yakhini Z, Kleivi Sahlberg K, Børresen-Dale AL, Perälä M, Bukholm IR, Kristensen VN (2013)
Deregulation of cancer-related miRNAs is a common event in both benign and malignant human breast tumors
Carcinogenesis, 35 (1), 76-85
DOI 10.1093/carcin/bgt333, PubMed 24104550

Tahiri A, Røe K, Ree AH, de Wijn R, Risberg K, Busch C, Lønning PE, Kristensen V, Geisler J (2013)
Differential inhibition of ex-vivo tumor kinase activity by vemurafenib in BRAF(V600E) and BRAF wild-type metastatic malignant melanoma
PLoS One, 8 (8), e72692
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0072692, PubMed 24023633

Publications 2012

Engebraaten O, Edvardsen H, Løkkevik E, Naume B, Kristensen V, Ottestad L, Natarajan V (2012)
Gefitinib in Combination with Weekly Docetaxel in Patients with Metastatic Breast Cancer Caused Unexpected Toxicity: Results from a Randomized Phase II Clinical Trial
ISRN Oncol, 2012, 176789
DOI 10.5402/2012/176789, PubMed 22666610

Ghoussaini M, Fletcher O, Michailidou K, Turnbull C, Schmidt MK, Dicks E, Dennis J, Wang Q, Humphreys MK, Luccarini C, Baynes C, Conroy D, Maranian M, Ahmed S, Driver K, Johnson N, Orr N, dos Santos Silva I, Waisfisz Q, Meijers-Heijboer H, Uitterlinden AG, Rivadeneira F, Netherlands Collaborative Group on Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer (HEBON), Hall P, Czene K et al. (2012)
Genome-wide association analysis identifies three new breast cancer susceptibility loci
Nat Genet, 44 (3), 312-8
DOI 10.1038/ng.1049, PubMed 22267197

Hein R, Maranian M, Hopper JL, Kapuscinski MK, Southey MC, Park DJ, Schmidt MK, Broeks A, Hogervorst FB, Bueno-de-Mesquita HB, Muir KR, Lophatananon A, Rattanamongkongul S, Puttawibul P, Fasching PA, Hein A, Ekici AB, Beckmann MW, Fletcher O, Johnson N, dos Santos Silva I, Peto J, Sawyer E, Tomlinson I, Kerin M et al. (2012)
Comparison of 6q25 breast cancer hits from Asian and European Genome Wide Association Studies in the Breast Cancer Association Consortium (BCAC)
PLoS One, 7 (8), e42380
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0042380, PubMed 22879957

Joshi H, Bhanot G, Børresen-Dale AL, Kristensen V (2012)
Potential tumorigenic programs associated with TP53 mutation status reveal role of VEGF pathway
Br J Cancer, 107 (10), 1722-8
DOI 10.1038/bjc.2012.461, PubMed 23079576

Joshi H, Nord SH, Frigessi A, Børresen-Dale AL, Kristensen VN (2012)
Overrepresentation of transcription factor families in the genesets underlying breast cancer subtypes
BMC Genomics, 13, 199
DOI 10.1186/1471-2164-13-199, PubMed 22616941

Lambrechts D, Truong T, Justenhoven C, Humphreys MK, Wang J, Hopper JL, Dite GS, Apicella C, Southey MC, Schmidt MK, Broeks A, Cornelissen S, van Hien R, Sawyer E, Tomlinson I, Kerin M, Miller N, Milne RL, Zamora MP, Pérez JI, Benítez J, Hamann U, Ko YD, Brüning T, GENICA Network et al. (2012)
11q13 is a susceptibility locus for hormone receptor positive breast cancer
Hum Mutat, 33 (7), 1123-32
DOI 10.1002/humu.22089, PubMed 22461340

Riis ML, Lüders T, Markert EK, Haakensen VD, Nesbakken AJ, Kristensen VN, Bukholm IR (2012)
Molecular profiles of pre- and postoperative breast cancer tumours reveal differentially expressed genes
ISRN Oncol, 2012, 450267
DOI 10.5402/2012/450267, PubMed 23227362

Stevens KN, Fredericksen Z, Vachon CM, Wang X, Margolin S, Lindblom A, Nevanlinna H, Greco D, Aittomäki K, Blomqvist C, Chang-Claude J, Vrieling A, Flesch-Janys D, Sinn HP, Wang-Gohrke S, Nickels S, Brauch H, GENICA Network, Ko YD, Fischer HP, Schmutzler RK, Meindl A, Bartram CR, Schott S, Engel C et al. (2012)
19p13.1 is a triple-negative-specific breast cancer susceptibility locus
Cancer Res, 72 (7), 1795-803
DOI 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-11-3364, PubMed 22331459

Vachon CM, Scott CG, Fasching PA, Hall P, Tamimi RM, Li J, Stone J, Apicella C, Odefrey F, Gierach GL, Jud SM, Heusinger K, Beckmann MW, Pollan M, Fernández-Navarro P, Gonzalez-Neira A, Benitez J, van Gils CH, Lokate M, Onland-Moret NC, Peeters PH, Brown J, Leyland J, Varghese JS, Easton DF et al. (2012)
Common breast cancer susceptibility variants in LSP1 and RAD51L1 are associated with mammographic density measures that predict breast cancer risk
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev, 21 (7), 1156-66
DOI 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-12-0066, PubMed 22454379

Vaclavikova R, Ehrlichova M, Hlavata I, Pecha V, Kozevnikovova R, Trnkova M, Adamek J, Edvardsen H, Kristensen VN, Gut I, Soucek P (2012)
Detection of frequent ABCB1 polymorphisms by high-resolution melting curve analysis and their effect on breast carcinoma prognosis
Clin Chem Lab Med, 50 (11), 1999-2007
DOI 10.1515/cclm-2012-0103, PubMed 23093106

Van Loo P, Nilsen G, Nordgard SH, Vollan HK, Børresen-Dale AL, Kristensen VN, Lingjærde OC (2012)
Analyzing cancer samples with SNP arrays
Methods Mol Biol, 802, 57-72
DOI 10.1007/978-1-61779-400-1_4, PubMed 22130873

Weischer M, Nordestgaard BG, Pharoah P, Bolla MK, Nevanlinna H, Van't Veer LJ, Garcia-Closas M, Hopper JL, Hall P, Andrulis IL, Devilee P, Fasching PA, Anton-Culver H, Lambrechts D, Hooning M, Cox A, Giles GG, Burwinkel B, Lindblom A, Couch FJ, Mannermaa A, Grenaker Alnæs G, John EM, Dörk T, Flyger H et al. (2012)
CHEK2*1100delC heterozygosity in women with breast cancer associated with early death, breast cancer-specific death, and increased risk of a second breast cancer
J Clin Oncol, 30 (35), 4308-16
DOI 10.1200/JCO.2012.42.7336, PubMed 23109706

Publications 2011

Broeks A, Schmidt MK, Sherman ME, Couch FJ, Hopper JL, Dite GS, Apicella C, Smith LD, Hammet F, Southey MC, Van 't Veer LJ, de Groot R, Smit VT, Fasching PA, Beckmann MW, Jud S, Ekici AB, Hartmann A, Hein A, Schulz-Wendtland R, Burwinkel B, Marme F, Schneeweiss A, Sinn HP, Sohn C et al. (2011)
Low penetrance breast cancer susceptibility loci are associated with specific breast tumor subtypes: findings from the Breast Cancer Association Consortium
Hum Mol Genet, 20 (16), 3289-303
DOI 10.1093/hmg/ddr228, PubMed 21596841

Enerly E, Steinfeld I, Kleivi K, Leivonen SK, Aure MR, Russnes HG, Rønneberg JA, Johnsen H, Navon R, Rødland E, Mäkelä R, Naume B, Perälä M, Kallioniemi O, Kristensen VN, Yakhini Z, Børresen-Dale AL (2011)
miRNA-mRNA integrated analysis reveals roles for miRNAs in primary breast tumors
PLoS One, 6 (2), e16915
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0016915, PubMed 21364938

Haakensen VD, Bjøro T, Lüders T, Riis M, Bukholm IK, Kristensen VN, Troester MA, Homen MM, Ursin G, Børresen-Dale AL, Helland Å (2011)
Serum estradiol levels associated with specific gene expression patterns in normal breast tissue and in breast carcinomas
BMC Cancer, 11, 332
DOI 10.1186/1471-2407-11-332, PubMed 21812955

Haakensen VD, Lingjaerde OC, Lüders T, Riis M, Prat A, Troester MA, Holmen MM, Frantzen JO, Romundstad L, Navjord D, Bukholm IK, Johannesen TB, Perou CM, Ursin G, Kristensen VN, Børresen-Dale AL, Helland A (2011)
Gene expression profiles of breast biopsies from healthy women identify a group with claudin-low features
BMC Med Genomics, 4, 77
DOI 10.1186/1755-8794-4-77, PubMed 22044755

Kristensen VN (2011)
Divide and conquer: the genetic basis of molecular subclassification of breast cancer
EMBO Mol Med, 3 (4), 183-5
DOI 10.1002/emmm.201100128, PubMed 21394915

Kristensen VN, Vaske CJ, Ursini-Siegel J, Van Loo P, Nordgard SH, Sachidanandam R, Sørlie T, Wärnberg F, Haakensen VD, Helland Å, Naume B, Perou CM, Haussler D, Troyanskaya OG, Børresen-Dale AL (2011)
Integrated molecular profiles of invasive breast tumors and ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) reveal differential vascular and interleukin signaling
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 109 (8), 2802-7
DOI 10.1073/pnas.1108781108, PubMed 21908711

Milne RL, Goode EL, García-Closas M, Couch FJ, Severi G, Hein R, Fredericksen Z, Malats N, Zamora MP, Arias Pérez JI, Benítez J, Dörk T, Schürmann P, Karstens JH, Hillemanns P, Cox A, Brock IW, Elliot G, Cross SS, Seal S, Turnbull C, Renwick A, Rahman N, Shen CY, Yu JC et al. (2011)
Confirmation of 5p12 as a susceptibility locus for progesterone-receptor-positive, lower grade breast cancer
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev, 20 (10), 2222-31
DOI 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-11-0569, PubMed 21795498

Reinertsen KV, Grenaker Alnæs GI, Landmark-Høyvik H, Loge JH, Wist E, Kristensen VN, Fosså SD, Edvardsen H (2011)
Fatigued breast cancer survivors and gene polymorphisms in the inflammatory pathway
Brain Behav Immun, 25 (7), 1376-83
DOI 10.1016/j.bbi.2011.04.001, PubMed 21496483

Solvang HK, Lingjærde OC, Frigessi A, Børresen-Dale AL, Kristensen VN (2011)
Linear and non-linear dependencies between copy number aberrations and mRNA expression reveal distinct molecular pathways in breast cancer
BMC Bioinformatics, 12, 197
DOI 10.1186/1471-2105-12-197, PubMed 21609452

Weigman VJ, Chao HH, Shabalin AA, He X, Parker JS, Nordgard SH, Grushko T, Huo D, Nwachukwu C, Nobel A, Kristensen VN, Børresen-Dale AL, Olopade OI, Perou CM (2011)
Basal-like Breast cancer DNA copy number losses identify genes involved in genomic instability, response to therapy, and patient survival
Breast Cancer Res Treat, 133 (3), 865-80
DOI 10.1007/s10549-011-1846-y, PubMed 22048815

Zhao X, Rødland EA, Sørlie T, Naume B, Langerød A, Frigessi A, Kristensen VN, Børresen-Dale AL, Lingjærde OC (2011)
Combining gene signatures improves prediction of breast cancer survival
PLoS One, 6 (3), e17845
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0017845, PubMed 21423775

Publications 2010

Biong M, Gram IT, Brill I, Johansen F, Solvang HK, Alnaes GI, Fagerheim T, Bremnes Y, Chanock SJ, Burdett L, Yeager M, Ursin G, Kristensen VN (2010)
Genotypes and haplotypes in the insulin-like growth factors, their receptors and binding proteins in relation to plasma metabolic levels and mammographic density
BMC Med Genomics, 3, 9
DOI 10.1186/1755-8794-3-9, PubMed 20302654

Børresen-Dale AL, Sørlie T, Kristensen VN (2010)
On the molecular biology of breast cancer
Mol Oncol, 4 (3), 171-3
DOI 10.1016/j.molonc.2010.04.007, PubMed 20483673

Dejeux E, Rønneberg JA, Solvang H, Bukholm I, Geisler S, Aas T, Gut IG, Børresen-Dale AL, Lønning PE, Kristensen VN, Tost J (2010)
DNA methylation profiling in doxorubicin treated primary locally advanced breast tumours identifies novel genes associated with survival and treatment response
Mol Cancer, 9, 68
DOI 10.1186/1476-4598-9-68, PubMed 20338046

Edvardsen H, Brunsvig PF, Solvang H, Tsalenko A, Andersen A, Syvanen AC, Yakhini Z, Børresen-Dale AL, Olsen H, Aamdal S, Kristensen VN (2010)
SNPs in genes coding for ROS metabolism and signalling in association with docetaxel clearance
Pharmacogenomics J, 10 (6), 513-23
DOI 10.1038/tpj.2010.6, PubMed 20157331

Fu YP, Edvardsen H, Kaushiva A, Arhancet JP, Howe TM, Kohaar I, Porter-Gill P, Shah A, Landmark-Høyvik H, Fosså SD, Ambs S, Naume B, Børresen-Dale AL, Kristensen VN, Prokunina-Olsson L (2010)
NOTCH2 in breast cancer: association of SNP rs11249433 with gene expression in ER-positive breast tumors without TP53 mutations
Mol Cancer, 9, 113
DOI 10.1186/1476-4598-9-113, PubMed 20482849

Haakensen VD, Biong M, Lingjærde OC, Holmen MM, Frantzen JO, Chen Y, Navjord D, Romundstad L, Lüders T, Bukholm IK, Solvang HK, Kristensen VN, Ursin G, Børresen-Dale AL, Helland A (2010)
Expression levels of uridine 5'-diphospho-glucuronosyltransferase genes in breast tissue from healthy women are associated with mammographic density
Breast Cancer Res, 12 (4), R65
DOI 10.1186/bcr2632, PubMed 20799965

Jovanovic J, Rønneberg JA, Tost J, Kristensen V (2010)
The epigenetics of breast cancer
Mol Oncol, 4 (3), 242-54
DOI 10.1016/j.molonc.2010.04.002, PubMed 20627830

Kristensen V, Borresen-Dale AL (2010)
Mutations for the people
EMBO Mol Med, 2 (5), 143-5
DOI 10.1002/emmm.201000071, PubMed 20461736

Landmark-Høyvik H, Reinertsen KV, Loge JH, Kristensen VN, Dumeaux V, Fosså SD, Børresen-Dale AL, Edvardsen H (2010)
The genetics and epigenetics of fatigue
PM R, 2 (5), 456-65
DOI 10.1016/j.pmrj.2010.04.003, PubMed 20656628

Muggerud AA, Rønneberg JA, Wärnberg F, Botling J, Busato F, Jovanovic J, Solvang H, Bukholm I, Børresen-Dale AL, Kristensen VN, Sørlie T, Tost J (2010)
Frequent aberrant DNA methylation of ABCB1, FOXC1, PPP2R2B and PTEN in ductal carcinoma in situ and early invasive breast cancer
Breast Cancer Res, 12 (1), R3
DOI 10.1186/bcr2466, PubMed 20056007

Pedersen RS, Brasch-Andersen C, Sim SC, Bergmann TK, Halling J, Petersen MS, Weihe P, Edvardsen H, Kristensen VN, Brøsen K, Ingelman-Sundberg M (2010)
Linkage disequilibrium between the CYP2C19*17 allele and wildtype CYP2C8 and CYP2C9 alleles: identification of CYP2C haplotypes in healthy Nordic populations
Eur J Clin Pharmacol, 66 (12), 1199-205
DOI 10.1007/s00228-010-0864-8, PubMed 20665013

Riis ML, Lüders T, Nesbakken AJ, Vollan HS, Kristensen V, Bukholm IR (2010)
Expression of BMI-1 and Mel-18 in breast tissue--a diagnostic marker in patients with breast cancer
BMC Cancer, 10, 686
DOI 10.1186/1471-2407-10-686, PubMed 21162745

Rønneberg JA, Fleischer T, Solvang HK, Nordgard SH, Edvardsen H, Potapenko I, Nebdal D, Daviaud C, Gut I, Bukholm I, Naume B, Børresen-Dale AL, Tost J, Kristensen V (2010)
Methylation profiling with a panel of cancer related genes: association with estrogen receptor, TP53 mutation status and expression subtypes in sporadic breast cancer
Mol Oncol, 5 (1), 61-76
DOI 10.1016/j.molonc.2010.11.004, PubMed 21212030

Van Loo P, Nordgard SH, Lingjærde OC, Russnes HG, Rye IH, Sun W, Weigman VJ, Marynen P, Zetterberg A, Naume B, Perou CM, Børresen-Dale AL, Kristensen VN (2010)
Allele-specific copy number analysis of tumors
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 107 (39), 16910-5
DOI 10.1073/pnas.1009843107, PubMed 20837533

Publications 2009

Dunning AM, Healey CS, Baynes C, Maia AT, Scollen S, Vega A, Rodríguez R, Barbosa-Morais NL, Ponder BA, SEARCH, Low YL, Bingham S, EPIC, Haiman CA, Le Marchand L, MEC, Broeks A, Schmidt MK, ABCS, Hopper J, Southey M, ABCFS, Beckmann MW, Fasching PA, BBCC et al. (2009)
Association of ESR1 gene tagging SNPs with breast cancer risk
Hum Mol Genet, 18 (6), 1131-9
DOI 10.1093/hmg/ddn429, PubMed 19126777

Gaudet MM, Milne RL, Cox A, Camp NJ, Goode EL, Humphreys MK, Dunning AM, Morrison J, Giles GG, Severi G, Baglietto L, English DR, Couch FJ, Olson JE, Wang X, Chang-Claude J, Flesch-Janys D, Abbas S, Salazar R, Mannermaa A, Kataja V, Kosma VM, Lindblom A, Margolin S, Heikkinen T et al. (2009)
Five polymorphisms and breast cancer risk: results from the Breast Cancer Association Consortium
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev, 18 (5), 1610-6
DOI 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-08-0745, PubMed 19423537

Glynn SA, Boersma BJ, Howe TM, Edvardsen H, Geisler SB, Goodman JE, Ridnour LA, Lønning PE, Børresen-Dale AL, Naume B, Kristensen VN, Chanock SJ, Wink DA, Ambs S (2009)
A mitochondrial target sequence polymorphism in manganese superoxide dismutase predicts inferior survival in breast cancer patients treated with cyclophosphamide
Clin Cancer Res, 15 (12), 4165-73
DOI 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-09-0119, PubMed 19509150

Kraggerud SM, Oldenburg J, Alnaes GI, Berg M, Kristensen VN, Fossa SD, Lothe RA (2009)
Functional glutathione S-transferase genotypes among testicular germ cell tumor survivors: associations with primary and post-chemotherapy tumor histology
Pharmacogenet Genomics, 19 (10), 751-9
DOI 10.1097/FPC.0b013e3283304253, PubMed 19741569

Leivonen SK, Mäkelä R, Ostling P, Kohonen P, Haapa-Paananen S, Kleivi K, Enerly E, Aakula A, Hellström K, Sahlberg N, Kristensen VN, Børresen-Dale AL, Saviranta P, Perälä M, Kallioniemi O (2009)
Protein lysate microarray analysis to identify microRNAs regulating estrogen receptor signaling in breast cancer cell lines
Oncogene, 28 (44), 3926-36
DOI 10.1038/onc.2009.241, PubMed 19684618

Potapenko IO, Haakensen VD, Lüders T, Helland A, Bukholm I, Sørlie T, Kristensen VN, Lingjaerde OC, Børresen-Dale AL (2009)
Glycan gene expression signatures in normal and malignant breast tissue; possible role in diagnosis and progression
Mol Oncol, 4 (2), 98-118
DOI 10.1016/j.molonc.2009.12.001, PubMed 20060370

Sun W, Wright FA, Tang Z, Nordgard SH, Van Loo P, Yu T, Kristensen VN, Perou CM (2009)
Integrated study of copy number states and genotype calls using high-density SNP arrays
Nucleic Acids Res, 37 (16), 5365-77
DOI 10.1093/nar/gkp493, PubMed 19581427

Publications 2008

Baumbusch LO, Aarøe J, Johansen FE, Hicks J, Sun H, Bruhn L, Gunderson K, Naume B, Kristensen VN, Liestøl K, Børresen-Dale AL, Lingjaerde OC (2008)
Comparison of the Agilent, ROMA/NimbleGen and Illumina platforms for classification of copy number alterations in human breast tumors
BMC Genomics, 9, 379
DOI 10.1186/1471-2164-9-379, PubMed 18691401

Dumeaux V, Børresen-Dale AL, Frantzen JO, Kumle M, Kristensen VN, Lund E (2008)
Gene expression analyses in breast cancer epidemiology: the Norwegian Women and Cancer postgenome cohort study
Breast Cancer Res, 10 (1), R13
DOI 10.1186/bcr1859, PubMed 18271962

Horlings HM, Bergamaschi A, Nordgard SH, Kim YH, Han W, Noh DY, Salari K, Joosse SA, Reyal F, Lingjaerde OC, Kristensen VN, Børresen-Dale AL, Pollack J, van de Vijver MJ (2008)
ESR1 gene amplification in breast cancer: a common phenomenon?
Nat Genet, 40 (7), 807-8; author reply 810-2
DOI 10.1038/ng0708-807, PubMed 18583965

Kristensen VN, Børresen-Dale AL (2008)
SNPs associated with molecular subtypes of breast cancer: on the usefulness of stratified Genome-wide Association Studies (GWAS) in the identification of novel susceptibility loci
Mol Oncol, 2 (1), 12-5
DOI 10.1016/j.molonc.2008.02.003, PubMed 19383324

Kulle B, Frigessi A, Edvardsen H, Kristensen V, Wojnowski L (2008)
Accounting for haplotype phase uncertainty in linkage disequilibrium estimation
Genet Epidemiol, 32 (2), 168-78
DOI 10.1002/gepi.20273, PubMed 17968987

Kulle B, Frigessi A, Edvardsen H, Kristensen V, Wojnowski L (2008)
Accounting for haplotype phase uncertainty in linkage disequilibrium estimation (vol 32, pg 168, 2008)
Genet. Epidemiol., 32 (6), 586-587
DOI 10.1002/gepi.20332

Nordgard SH, Alnaes GI, Hihn B, Lingjaerde OC, Liestøl K, Tsalenko A, Sørlie T, Lønning PE, Børresen-Dale AL, Kristensen VN (2008)
Pathway based analysis of SNPs with relevance to 5-FU therapy: relation to intratumoral mRNA expression and survival
Int J Cancer, 123 (3), 577-85
DOI 10.1002/ijc.23541, PubMed 18498133

Nordgard SH, Johansen FE, Alnaes GI, Bucher E, Syvänen AC, Naume B, Børresen-Dale AL, Kristensen VN (2008)
Genome-wide analysis identifies 16q deletion associated with survival, molecular subtypes, mRNA expression, and germline haplotypes in breast cancer patients
Genes Chromosomes Cancer, 47 (8), 680-96
DOI 10.1002/gcc.20569, PubMed 18398821

Rønneberg JA, Tost J, Solvang HK, Alnaes GI, Johansen FE, Brendeford EM, Yakhini Z, Gut IG, Lønning PE, Børresen-Dale AL, Gabrielsen OS, Kristensen VN (2008)
GSTP1 promoter haplotypes affect DNA methylation levels and promoter activity in breast carcinomas
Cancer Res, 68 (14), 5562-71
DOI 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-07-5828, PubMed 18632608

Tongbai R, Idelman G, Nordgard SH, Cui W, Jacobs JL, Haggerty CM, Chanock SJ, Børresen-Dale AL, Livingston G, Shaunessy P, Chiang CH, Kristensen VN, Bilke S, Gardner K (2008)
Transcriptional networks inferred from molecular signatures of breast cancer
Am J Pathol, 172 (2), 495-509
DOI 10.2353/ajpath.2008.061079, PubMed 18187569

Vaclavikova R, Nordgard SH, Alnaes GI, Hubackova M, Kubala E, Kodet R, Mrhalova M, Novotny J, Gut I, Kristensen VN, Soucek P (2008)
Single nucleotide polymorphisms in the multidrug resistance gene 1 (ABCB1): effects on its expression and clinicopathological characteristics in breast cancer patients
Pharmacogenet Genomics, 18 (3), 263-73
DOI 10.1097/FPC.0b013e3282f60a91, PubMed 18300948

Publications 2007

Brunsvig PF, Andersen A, Aamdal S, Kristensen V, Olsen H (2007)
Pharmacokinetic analysis of two different docetaxel dose levels in patients with non-small cell lung cancer treated with docetaxel as monotherapy or with concurrent radiotherapy
BMC Cancer, 7, 197
DOI 10.1186/1471-2407-7-197, PubMed 17956601

Chanock SJ, Burdett L, Yeager M, Llaca V, Langerød A, Presswalla S, Kaaresen R, Strausberg RL, Gerhard DS, Kristensen V, Perou CM, Børresen-Dale AL (2007)
Somatic sequence alterations in twenty-one genes selected by expression profile analysis of breast carcinomas
Breast Cancer Res, 9 (1), R5
DOI 10.1186/bcr1637, PubMed 17224074

Edvardsen H, Kristensen VN, Grenaker Alnaes GI, Bøhn M, Erikstein B, Helland A, Børresen-Dale AL, Fosså SD (2007)
Germline glutathione S-transferase variants in breast cancer: relation to diagnosis and cutaneous long-term adverse effects after two fractionation patterns of radiotherapy
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 67 (4), 1163-71
DOI 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2006.11.009, PubMed 17336217

Edvardsen H, Tefre T, Jansen L, Vu P, Haffty BG, Fosså SD, Kristensen VN, Børresen-Dale AL (2007)
Linkage disequilibrium pattern of the ATM gene in breast cancer patients and controls; association of SNPs and haplotypes to radio-sensitivity and post-lumpectomy local recurrence
Radiat Oncol, 2, 25
DOI 10.1186/1748-717X-2-25, PubMed 17623063

Garcia-Closas M, Kristensen V, Langerød A, Qi Y, Yeager M, Burdett L, Welch R, Lissowska J, Peplonska B, Brinton L, Gerhard DS, Gram IT, Perou CM, Børresen-Dale AL, Chanock S (2007)
Common genetic variation in TP53 and its flanking genes, WDR79 and ATP1B2, and susceptibility to breast cancer
Int J Cancer, 121 (11), 2532-8
DOI 10.1002/ijc.22985, PubMed 17683073

Garcia-Closas M, Troester MA, Qi Y, Langerød A, Yeager M, Lissowska J, Brinton L, Welch R, Peplonska B, Gerhard DS, Gram IT, Kristensen V, Børresen-Dale AL, Chanock S, Perou CM (2007)
Common genetic variation in GATA-binding protein 3 and differential susceptibility to breast cancer by estrogen receptor alpha tumor status
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev, 16 (11), 2269-75
DOI 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-07-0449, PubMed 18006915

Kellen E, Hemelt M, Broberg K, Golka K, Kristensen VN, Hung RJ, Matullo G, Mittal RD, Porru S, Povey A, Schulz WA, Shen J, Buntinx F, Zeegers MP, Taioli E (2007)
Pooled analysis and meta-analysis of the glutathione S-transferase P1 Ile 105Val polymorphism and bladder cancer: a HuGE-GSEC review
Am J Epidemiol, 165 (11), 1221-30
DOI 10.1093/aje/kwm003, PubMed 17404387

Nordgard SH, Johansen FE, Alnaes GI, Naume B, Børresen-Dale AL, Kristensen VN (2007)
Genes harbouring susceptibility SNPs are differentially expressed in the breast cancer subtypes
Breast Cancer Res, 9 (6), 113
DOI 10.1186/bcr1784, PubMed 18036273

Nordgard SH, Ritchie MD, Jensrud SD, Motsinger AA, Alnaes GI, Lemmon G, Berg M, Geisler S, Moore JH, Lønning PE, Børresen-Dale AL, Kristensen VN (2007)
ABCB1 and GST polymorphisms associated with TP53 status in breast cancer
Pharmacogenet Genomics, 17 (2), 127-36
DOI 10.1097/FPC.0b013e328011abaa, PubMed 17301692

Roca X, Olson AJ, Rao AR, Enerly E, Kristensen VN, Børresen-Dale AL, Andresen BS, Krainer AR, Sachidanandam R (2007)
Features of 5'-splice-site efficiency derived from disease-causing mutations and comparative genomics
Genome Res, 18 (1), 77-87
DOI 10.1101/gr.6859308, PubMed 18032726

Yosef N, Yakhini Z, Tsalenko A, Kristensen V, Børresen-Dale AL, Ruppin E, Sharan R (2007)
A supervised approach for identifying discriminating genotype patterns and its application to breast cancer data
Bioinformatics, 23 (2), e91-8
DOI 10.1093/bioinformatics/btl298, PubMed 17237111

Publications 2006

Edvardsen H, Irene Grenaker Alnaes G, Tsalenko A, Mulcahy T, Yuryev A, Lindersson M, Lien S, Omholt S, Syvänen AC, Børresen-Dale AL, Kristensen VN (2006)
Experimental validation of data mined single nucleotide polymorphisms from several databases and consecutive dbSNP builds
Pharmacogenet Genomics, 16 (3), 207-17
DOI 10.1097/01.fpc.0000194422.12770.fb, PubMed 16495780

Kristensen V, Aven T, Ford D (2006)
A new perspective on Renn and Klinke's approach to risk evaluation and management
Reliab. Eng. Syst. Saf., 91 (4), 421-432
DOI 10.1016/j.ress.2005.02.006

Kristensen VN, Edvardsen H, Tsalenko A, Nordgard SH, Sørlie T, Sharan R, Vailaya A, Ben-Dor A, Lønning PE, Lien S, Omholt S, Syvänen AC, Yakhini Z, Børresen-Dale AL (2006)
Genetic variation in putative regulatory loci controlling gene expression in breast cancer
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 103 (20), 7735-40
DOI 10.1073/pnas.0601893103, PubMed 16684880

Kristensen VN, Tsalenko A, Geisler J, Faldaas A, Grenaker GI, Lingjaerde OC, Fjeldstad S, Yakhini Z, Lønning PE, Børresen-Dale AL (2006)
Multilocus analysis of SNP and metabolic data within a given pathway
BMC Genomics, 7, 5
DOI 10.1186/1471-2164-7-5, PubMed 16412218

Lahermo P, Liljedahl U, Alnaes G, Axelsson T, Brookes AJ, Ellonen P, Groop PH, Halldén C, Holmberg D, Holmberg K, Keinänen M, Kepp K, Kere J, Kiviluoma P, Kristensen V, Lindgren C, Odeberg J, Osterman P, Parkkonen M, Saarela J, Sterner M, Strömqvist L, Talas U, Wessman M, Palotie A et al. (2006)
A quality assessment survey of SNP genotyping laboratories
Hum Mutat, 27 (7), 711-4
DOI 10.1002/humu.20346, PubMed 16786507

Paracchini V, Raimondi S, Gram IT, Kang D, Kocabas NA, Kristensen VN, Li D, Parl FF, Rylander-Rudqvist T, Soucek P, Zheng W, Wedren S, Taioli E (2006)
Meta- and pooled analyses of the cytochrome P-450 1B1 Val432Leu polymorphism and breast cancer: a HuGE-GSEC review
Am J Epidemiol, 165 (2), 115-25
DOI 10.1093/aje/kwj365, PubMed 17053044

Staalesen V, Knappskog S, Chrisanthar R, Nordgard SH, Løkkevik E, Anker G, Ostenstad B, Lundgren S, Risberg T, Mjaaland I, Gram IT, Kristensen VN, Børresen-Dale AL, Lillehaug JR, Lønning PE (2006)
The novel p21 polymorphism p21G251A is associated with locally advanced breast cancer
Clin Cancer Res, 12 (20 Pt 1), 6000-4
DOI 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-05-2822, PubMed 17062672

Tommiska J, Jansen L, Kilpivaara O, Edvardsen H, Kristensen V, Tamminen A, Aittomäki K, Blomqvist C, Børresen-Dale AL, Nevanlinna H (2006)
ATM variants and cancer risk in breast cancer patients from Southern Finland
BMC Cancer, 6, 209
DOI 10.1186/1471-2407-6-209, PubMed 16914028

Tsalenko A, Sharan R, Kristensen V, Edvardsen H, Børresen-Dale AL, Ben-Dor A, Yakhini Z (2006)
Analysis of SNP-expression association matrices
J Bioinform Comput Biol, 4 (2), 259-74
DOI 10.1142/s0219720006001953, PubMed 16819783

Vinnem JE, Witso ES, Kristensen V (2006)
Use of ALARP evaluations and risk acceptance criteria for risk informed decision-making in the Norwegian offshore petroleum industry
PROC MONOGR ENG WATE, 2567-+

Publications 2005

Aven T, Kristensen V (2005)
Perspectives on risk: review and discussion of the basis for establishing a unified and holistic approach
Reliab. Eng. Syst. Saf., 90 (1), 1-14
DOI 10.1016/j.ress.2004.10.008

Come SE, Buzdar AU, Ingle JN, Arteaga CL, Brodie AM, Colditz GA, Johnston SR, Kristensen VN, Lønning PE, McDonnell DP, Osborne CK, Russo J, Santen RJ, Yee D, Hart CS (2005)
Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Recent Advances and Future Directions in Endocrine Manipulation of Breast Cancer: conference summary statement
Clin Cancer Res, 11 (2 Pt 2), 861s-4s
PubMed 15701878

Kristensen VN, Sørlie T, Geisler J, Langerød A, Yoshimura N, Kåresen R, Harada N, Lønning PE, Børresen-Dale AL (2005)
Gene expression profiling of breast cancer in relation to estrogen receptor status and estrogen-metabolizing enzymes: clinical implications
Clin Cancer Res, 11 (2 Pt 2), 878s-83s
PubMed 15701881

Kristensen VN, Sørlie T, Geisler J, Yoshimura N, Linegjaerde OC, Glad I, Frigessi A, Harada N, Lønning PE, Børresen-Dale AL (2005)
Effects of anastrozole on the intratumoral gene expression in locally advanced breast cancer
J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol, 95 (1-5), 105-11
DOI 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2005.04.028, PubMed 16023338

Tsalenko A, Sharan R, Edvardsen H, Kristensen V, Børresen-Dale AL, Ben-Dor A, Yakhini Z (2005)
Analysis of SNP-expression association matrices
Proc IEEE Comput Syst Bioinform Conf, 135-43
DOI 10.1109/csb.2005.14, PubMed 16447971

Publications 2004

Smits KM, Benhamou S, Garte S, Weijenberg MP, Alamanos Y, Ambrosone C, Autrup H, Autrup JL, Baranova H, Bathum L, Boffetta P, Bouchardy C, Brockmoller J, Butkiewicz D, Cascorbi I, Clapper ML, Coutelle C, Daly AK, Muzi G, Dolzan V, Duzhak TG, Farker K, Golka K, Haugen A, Hein DW et al. (2004)
Association of metabolic gene polymorphisms with tobacco consumption in healthy controls
Int J Cancer, 110 (2), 266-70
DOI 10.1002/ijc.20114, PubMed 15069692

Soucek P, Skjelbred CF, Svendsen M, Kristensen T, Kure EH, Kristensen VN (2004)
Single-track sequencing for genotyping of multiple SNPs in the N-acetyltransferase 1 (NAT1) gene
BMC Biotechnol, 4, 28
DOI 10.1186/1472-6750-4-28, PubMed 15563733

Zimarina TC, Kristensen VN, Imianitov EN, Bershteĭn LM (2004)
[Polymorphisms of CYP1B1 and COMT in breast and endometrial cancer]
Mol Biol (Mosk), 38 (3), 386-93
PubMed 15285606

Publications 2003

Kristensen V, Aven T (2003)
How to approach modelling in a risk analysis
SAFETY AND RELIABILITY, VOLS 1 AND 2, 969-976

Langerød A, Strømberg M, Chin K, Kristensen VN, Børresen-Dale AL (2003)
BUB1 infrequently mutated in human breast carcinomas
Hum Mutat, 22 (5), 420
DOI 10.1002/humu.9194, PubMed 14517964

Soucek P, Gut I, Trneny M, Skovlund E, Grenaker Alnaes G, Kristensen T, Børresen-Dale AL, Kristensen VN (2003)
Multiplex single-tube screening for mutations in the Nijmegen Breakage Syndrome (NBS1) gene in Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma patients of Slavic origin
Eur J Hum Genet, 11 (5), 416-9
DOI 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5200972, PubMed 12734548

Yoshimura N, Harada N, Bukholm I, Kåresen R, Børresen-Dale AL, Kristensen VN (2003)
Intratumoural mRNA expression of genes from the oestradiol metabolic pathway and clinical and histopathological parameters of breast cancer
Breast Cancer Res, 6 (2), R46-55
DOI 10.1186/bcr746, PubMed 14979917

Publications 2002

Soucek P, Sarmanová J, Kristensen VN, Apltauerová M, Gut I (2002)
Genetic polymorphisms of biotransformation enzymes in patients with Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin's lymphomas
Int Arch Occup Environ Health, 75 Suppl, S86-92
DOI 10.1007/s00420-002-0353-1, PubMed 12397416

Publications 2001

Kristensen VN, Børresen-Dale AL, Kristensen T (2001)
Hypervariable area in the 5' flanking region of GSTP1, previously reported as a minisatellite ATAAA repeat
Hum Mutat, 17 (3), 238-9
DOI 10.1002/humu.17, PubMed 11241854

Kristensen VN, Harada N, Kristensen T, Borresen-Dale AL (2001)
[Genetic polymorphism and variability of steroid hormone metabolism: connection with risk of developing breast neoplasms]
Vopr Onkol, 47 (2), 156-9
PubMed 11383450

Kristensen VN, Kelefiotis D, Kristensen T, Børresen-Dale AL (2001)
High-throughput methods for detection of genetic variation
Biotechniques, 30 (2), 318-22, 324, 326 passim
DOI 10.2144/01302tt01, PubMed 11233601

Kristensen VN, Kure EH, Erikstein B, Harada N, Børresen-Dale A (2001)
Genetic susceptibility and environmental estrogen-like compounds
Mutat Res, 482 (1-2), 77-82
DOI 10.1016/s0027-5107(01)00212-3, PubMed 11535251

Salahshor S, Haixin L, Huo H, Kristensen VN, Loman N, Sjöberg-Margolin S, Borg A, Børresen-Dale AL, Vorechovsky I, Lindblom A (2001)
Low frequency of E-cadherin alterations in familial breast cancer
Breast Cancer Res, 3 (3), 199-207
DOI 10.1186/bcr295, PubMed 11305955

Publications 2000

Kristensen VN, Borresen-Dale AL (2000)
Molecular epidemiology of breast cancer: genetic variation in steroid hormone metabolism
Mutat Res, 462 (2-3), 323-33
DOI 10.1016/s1383-5742(00)00018-1, PubMed 10767642

Kristensen VN, Harada N, Yoshimura N, Haraldsen E, Lonning PE, Erikstein B, Kåresen R, Kristensen T, Børresen-Dale AL (2000)
Genetic variants of CYP19 (aromatase) and breast cancer risk
Oncogene, 19 (10), 1329-33
DOI 10.1038/sj.onc.1203425, PubMed 10713674

Publications 1998

Kristensen T, Kristensen VN, Børresen-Dale AL (1998)
High-throughput screening for known mutations by automated analysis of single sequencing reactions
Biotechniques, 24 (5), 832-5
DOI 10.2144/98245dt04, PubMed 9591134

Kristensen VN, Andersen TI, Lindblom A, Erikstein B, Magnus P, Børresen-Dale AL (1998)
A rare CYP19 (aromatase) variant may increase the risk of breast cancer
Pharmacogenetics, 8 (1), 43-8
DOI 10.1097/00008571-199802000-00006, PubMed 9511180

Publications 1997

Kristensen VN, Børresen-Dale AL (1997)
Improved electrophoretic separation of polymorphic short tandem repeats in agarose gels using bis-benzimide
Biotechniques, 23 (4), 634-6
DOI 10.2144/97234bm18, PubMed 9343680