TY - JOUR A1 - Couch, Fergus J. A1 - Wang, Xianshu A1 - McGuffog, Lesley A1 - Lee, Andrew A1 - Olswold, Curtis A1 - Kuchenbaecker, Karoline B. A1 - Soucy, Penny A1 - Fredericksen, Zachary A1 - Barrowdale, Daniel A1 - Dennis, Joe A1 - Gaudet, Mia M. A1 - Dicks, Ed A1 - Kosel, Matthew A1 - Healey, Sue A1 - Sinilnikova, Olga M. A1 - Lee, Adam A1 - Bacot, Françios A1 - Vincent, Daniel A1 - Hogervorst, Frans B. L. A1 - Peock, Susan A1 - Stoppa-Lyonnet, Dominique A1 - Jakubowska, Anna A1 - Radice, Paolo A1 - Schmutzler, Rita Katharina A1 - Domchek, Susan M. A1 - Piedmonte, Marion A1 - Singer, Christian F. A1 - Friedman, Eitan A1 - Thomassen, Mads A1 - Hansen, Thomas V. O. A1 - Neuhausen, Susan L. A1 - Szabo, Csilla I. A1 - Blanco, Ingnacio A1 - Greene, Mark H. A1 - Karlan, Beth Y. A1 - Garber, Judy A1 - Phelan, Catherine M. A1 - Weitzel, Jeffrey N. A1 - Montagna, Marco A1 - Olah, Edith A1 - Andrulis, Irene L. A1 - Godwin, Andrew K. A1 - Yannoukakos, Drakoulis A1 - Goldgar, David E. A1 - Caldes, Trinidad A1 - Nevanlinna, Heli A1 - Osorio, Ana A1 - Terry, Mary Beth A1 - Daly, Mary B. A1 - van Rensburg, Elisabeth J. A1 - Hamann, Ute A1 - Ramus, Susan J. A1 - Toland, Amanda Ewart A1 - Caligo, Maria A. A1 - Olopade, Olufunmilayo I. A1 - Tung, Nadine A1 - Claes, Kathleen A1 - Beattie, Mary S. A1 - Southey, Melissa C. A1 - Imyanitov, Evgeny N. A1 - Tischkowitz, Marc A1 - Janavicius, Ramunas A1 - John, Esther M. A1 - Kwong, Ava A1 - Diez, Orland A1 - Kwong, Ava A1 - Balmaña, Judith A1 - Barkardottir, Rosa B. A1 - Arun, Banu K. A1 - Rennert, Gad A1 - Teo, Soo-Hwang A1 - Ganz, Patricia A. A1 - Campbell, Ian A1 - van der Hout, Annemarie H. A1 - van Deurzen, Carolien H. M. A1 - Seynaeve, Caroline A1 - Garcia, Encarna B. Gómez A1 - van Leeuwen, Flora E. A1 - Meijers-Heijboer, Hanne E. J. A1 - Gille, Johannes J. P. A1 - Ausems, Magreet G. E. M. A1 - Blok, Marinus J. A1 - Ligtenberg, Marjolinjin J. L. A1 - Rookus, Matti A. A1 - Devilee, Peter A1 - Verhoef, Senno A1 - van Os, Theo A. M. A1 - Wijnen, Juul T. A1 - Frost, Debra A1 - Ellis, Steve A1 - Fineberg, Elena A1 - Platte, Radke A1 - Evans, D. Gareth A1 - Izatt, Luise A1 - Eeles, Rosalind A. A1 - Adlard, Julian A1 - Eccles, Diana M. A1 - Cook, Jackie A1 - Brewer, Carole A1 - Douglas, Fiona A1 - Hodgson, Shirley A1 - Morrison, Patrick J. A1 - Side, Lucy E. A1 - Donaldson, Alan A1 - Houghton, Catherine A1 - Rogers, Mark T. A1 - Dorkins, Huw A1 - Eason, Jacqueline A1 - Gregory, Helen A1 - McCann, Emma A1 - Murray, Alex A1 - Calender, Alain A1 - Hardouin, Agnès A1 - Berthet, Pascaline A1 - Delnatte, Capucine A1 - Nogues, Catherine A1 - Lasset, Christine A1 - Houdayer, Claude A1 - Leroux,, Dominique A1 - Rouleau, Etienne A1 - Prieur, Fabienne A1 - Damiola, Francesca A1 - Sobol, Hagay A1 - Coupier, Isabelle A1 - Venat-Bouvet, Laurence A1 - Castera, Laurent A1 - Gauthier-Villars, Marion A1 - Léoné, Mélanie A1 - Pujol, Pascal A1 - Mazoyer, Sylvie A1 - Bignon, Yves-Jean A1 - Zlowocka-Perlowska, Elzbieta A1 - Gronwald, Jacek A1 - Lubinski,, Jan A1 - Durda, Katarzyna A1 - Jaworska, Katarzyna A1 - Huzarski, Tomasz A1 - Spurdle, Amanda B. A1 - Viel, Alessandra A1 - Peissel, Bernhard A1 - Bonanni, Bernardo A1 - Melloni, Guilia A1 - Ottini, Laura A1 - Papi, Laura A1 - Varesco, Liliana A1 - Tibiletti, Maria Grazia A1 - Peterlongo, Paolo A1 - Volorio, Sara A1 - Manoukian, Siranoush A1 - Pensotti, Valeria A1 - Arnold, Norbert A1 - Engel, Christoph A1 - Deissler, Helmut A1 - Gadzicki, Dorothea A1 - Gehrig, Andrea A1 - Kast, Karin A1 - Rhiem, Kerstin A1 - Meindl, Alfons A1 - Niederacher, Dieter A1 - Ditsch, Nina A1 - Plendl, Hansjoerg A1 - Preisler-Adams, Sabine A1 - Engert, Stefanie A1 - Sutter, Christian A1 - Varon-Mateeva, Raymenda A1 - Wappenschmidt, Barbara A1 - Weber, Bernhard H. F. A1 - Arver, Brita A1 - Stenmark-Askmalm, Marie A1 - Loman, Niklas A1 - Rosenquist, Richard A1 - Einbeigi, Zakaria A1 - Nathanson, Katherine L. A1 - Rebbeck, Timothy R. A1 - Blank, Stephanie V. A1 - Cohn, David E. A1 - Rodriguez, Gustavo C. A1 - Small, Laurie A1 - Friedlander, Michael A1 - Bae-Jump, Victoria L. A1 - Fink-Retter, Anneliese A1 - Rappaport, Christine A1 - Gschwantler-Kaulich, Daphne A1 - Pfeiler, Georg A1 - Tea, Muy-Kheng A1 - Lindor, Noralane M. A1 - Kaufman, Bella A1 - Paluch, Shani Shimon A1 - Laitman, Yael A1 - Skytte, Anne-Bine A1 - Gerdes, Anne-Marie A1 - Pedersen, Inge Sokilde A1 - Moeller, Sanne Traasdahl A1 - Kruse, Torben A. A1 - Jensen, Uffe Birk A1 - Vijai, Joseph A1 - Sarrel, Kara A1 - Robson, Mark A1 - Kauff, Noah A1 - Mulligan, Anna Marie A1 - Glendon, Gord A1 - Ozcelik, Hilmi A1 - Ejlertsen, Bent A1 - Nielsen, Finn C. A1 - Jønson, Lars A1 - Andersen, Mette K. A1 - Ding, Yuan Chun A1 - Steele, Linda A1 - Foretova, Lenka A1 - Teulé, Alex A1 - Lazaro, Conxi A1 - Brunet, Joan A1 - Pujana, Miquel Angel A1 - Mai, Phuong L. A1 - Loud, Jennifer T. A1 - Walsh, Christine A1 - Lester, Jenny A1 - Orsulic, Sandra A1 - Narod, Steven A. A1 - Herzog, Josef A1 - Sand, Sharon R. A1 - Tognazzo, Silvia A1 - Agata, Simona A1 - Vaszko, Tibor A1 - Weaver, Joellen A1 - Stravropoulou, Alexandra V. A1 - Buys, Saundra S. A1 - Romero, Atocha A1 - de la Hoya, Miguel A1 - Aittomäki, Kristiina A1 - Muranen, Taru A. A1 - Duran, Mercedes A1 - Chung, Wendy K. A1 - Lasa, Adriana A1 - Dorfling, Cecilia M. A1 - Miron, Alexander A1 - Benitez, Javier A1 - Senter, Leigha A1 - Huo, Dezheng A1 - Chan, Salina B. A1 - Sokolenko, Anna P. A1 - Chiquette, Jocelyne A1 - Tihomirova, Laima A1 - Friebel, Tara M. A1 - Agnarsson, Bjarne A. A1 - Lu, Karen H. A1 - Lejbkowicz, Flavio A1 - James, Paul A. A1 - Hall, Per A1 - Dunning, Alison M. A1 - Tessier, Daniel A1 - Cunningham, Julie A1 - Slager, Susan L. A1 - Chen, Wang A1 - Hart, Steven A1 - Stevens, Kristen A1 - Simard, Jacques A1 - Pastinen, Tomi A1 - Pankratz, Vernon S. A1 - Offit, Kenneth A1 - Easton, Douglas F. A1 - Chenevix-Trench, Georgia A1 - Antoniou, Antonis C. T1 - Genome-Wide Association Study in BRCA1 Mutation Carriers Identifies Novel Loci Associated with Breast and Ovarian Cancer Risk JF - PLOS Genetics N2 - BRCA1-associated breast and ovarian cancer risks can be modified by common genetic variants. To identify further cancer risk-modifying loci, we performed a multi-stage GWAS of 11,705 BRCA1 carriers (of whom 5,920 were diagnosed with breast and 1,839 were diagnosed with ovarian cancer), with a further replication in an additional sample of 2,646 BRCA1 carriers. We identified a novel breast cancer risk modifier locus at 1q32 for BRCA1 carriers (rs2290854, P = 2.7 x 10(-8), HR = 1.14, 95% CI: 1.09-1.20). In addition, we identified two novel ovarian cancer risk modifier loci: 17q21.31 (rs17631303, P = 1.4 x 10(-8), HR = 1.27, 95% CI: 1.17-1.38) and 4q32.3 (rs4691139, P = 3.4 x 10(-8), HR = 1.20, 95% CI: 1.17-1.38). The 4q32.3 locus was not associated with ovarian cancer risk in the general population or BRCA2 carriers, suggesting a BRCA1-specific association. The 17q21.31 locus was also associated with ovarian cancer risk in 8,211 BRCA2 carriers (P = 2 x 10(-4)). These loci may lead to an improved understanding of the etiology of breast and ovarian tumors in BRCA1 carriers. Based on the joint distribution of the known BRCA1 breast cancer risk-modifying loci, we estimated that the breast cancer lifetime risks for the 5% of BRCA1 carriers at lowest risk are 28%-50% compared to 81%-100% for the 5% at highest risk. Similarly, based on the known ovarian cancer risk-modifying loci, the 5% of BRCA1 carriers at lowest risk have an estimated lifetime risk of developing ovarian cancer of 28% or lower, whereas the 5% at highest risk will have a risk of 63% or higher. Such differences in risk may have important implications for risk prediction and clinical management for BRCA1 carriers. KW - common variants KW - susceptibility alleles KW - genetic variants KW - modifiers KW - ZNF365 KW - investigators KW - population KW - consortium KW - selection KW - subtypes Y1 - 2013 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-127947 SN - 1553-7404 VL - 9 IS - 3 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Osorio, Ana A1 - Milne, Roger L. A1 - Kuchenbaecker, Karoline A1 - Vaclová, Tereza A1 - Pita, Guillermo A1 - Alonso, Rosario A1 - Peterlongo, Paolo A1 - Blanco, Ignacio A1 - de la Hoya, Miguel A1 - Duran, Mercedes A1 - Diez, Orland A1 - Ramón y Cajal, Teresa A1 - Konstantopoulou, Irene A1 - Martínez-Bouzas, Christina A1 - Conejero, Raquel Andrés A1 - Soucy, Penny A1 - McGuffog, Lesley A1 - Barrowdale, Daniel A1 - Lee, Andrew A1 - Arver, Brita A1 - Rantala, Johanna A1 - Loman, Niklas A1 - Ehrencrona, Hans A1 - Olopade, Olufunmilayo I. A1 - Beattie, Mary S. A1 - Domchek, Susan M. A1 - Nathanson, Katherine A1 - Rebbeck, Timothy R. A1 - Arun, Banu K. A1 - Karlan, Beth Y. A1 - Walsh, Christine A1 - Lester, Jenny A1 - John, Esther M. A1 - Whittemore, Alice S. A1 - Daly, Mary B. A1 - Southey, Melissa A1 - Hopper, John A1 - Terry, Mary B. A1 - Buys, Saundra S. A1 - Janavicius, Ramunas A1 - Dorfling, Cecilia M. A1 - van Rensburg, Elizabeth J. A1 - Steele, Linda A1 - Neuhausen, Susan L. A1 - Ding, Yuan Chun A1 - Hansen, Thomas V. O. A1 - Jønson, Lars A1 - Ejlertsen, Bent A1 - Gerdes, Anne-Marie A1 - Infante, Mar A1 - Herráez, Belén A1 - Moreno, Leticia Thais A1 - Weitzel, Jeffrey N. A1 - Herzog, Josef A1 - Weeman, Kisa A1 - Manoukian, Siranoush A1 - Peissel, Bernard A1 - Zaffaroni, Daniela A1 - Scuvera, Guilietta A1 - Bonanni, Bernardo A1 - Mariette, Frederique A1 - Volorio, Sara A1 - Viel, Alessandra A1 - Varesco, Liliana A1 - Papi, Laura A1 - Ottini, Laura A1 - Tibiletti, Maria Grazia A1 - Radice, Paolo A1 - Yannoukakos, Drakoulis A1 - Garber, Judy A1 - Ellis, Steve A1 - Frost, Debra A1 - Platte, Radka A1 - Fineberg, Elena A1 - Evans, Gareth A1 - Lalloo, Fiona A1 - Izatt, Louise A1 - Eeles, Ros A1 - Adlard, Julian A1 - Davidson, Rosemarie A1 - Cole, Trevor A1 - Eccles, Diana A1 - Cook, Jackie A1 - Hodgson, Shirley A1 - Brewer, Carole A1 - Tischkowitz, Marc A1 - Douglas, Fiona A1 - Porteous, Mary A1 - Side, Lucy A1 - Walker, Lisa A1 - Morrison, Patrick A1 - Donaldson, Alan A1 - Kennedy, John A1 - Foo, Claire A1 - Godwin, Andrew K. A1 - Schmutzler, Rita Katharina A1 - Wappenschmidt, Barbara A1 - Rhiem, Kerstin A1 - Engel, Christoph A1 - Meindl, Alftons A1 - Ditsch, Nina A1 - Arnold, Norbert A1 - Plendl, Hans Jörg A1 - Niederacher, Dieter A1 - Sutter, Christian A1 - Wang-Gohrke, Shan A1 - Steinemann, Doris A1 - Preisler-Adams, Sabine A1 - Kast, Karin A1 - Varon-Mateeva, Raymonda A1 - Gehrig, Andrea A1 - Stoppa-Lyonnet, Dominique A1 - Sinilnikova, Olga M. A1 - Mazoyer, Sylvie A1 - Damiola, Francesca A1 - Poppe, Bruce A1 - Claes, Kathleen A1 - Piedmonte, Marion A1 - Tucker, Kathy A1 - Backes, Floor A1 - Rodríguez, Gustavo A1 - Brewster, Wendy A1 - Wakeley, Katie A1 - Rutherford, Thomas A1 - Caldés, Trinidad A1 - Nevanlinna, Heli A1 - Aittomäki, Kristiina A1 - Rookus, Matti A. A1 - van Os, Theo A. M. A1 - van der Kolk, Lizet A1 - de Lange, J. L. A1 - Meijers-Heijboer, Hanne E. J. A1 - van der Hout, A. H. A1 - van Asperen, Christi J. A1 - Goméz Garcia, Encarna B. A1 - Encarna, B. A1 - Hoogerbrugge, Nicoline A1 - Collée, J. Margriet A1 - van Deurzen, Carolien H. M. A1 - van der Luijt, Rob B. A1 - Devilee, Peter A1 - Olah, Edith A1 - Lázaro, Conxi A1 - Teulé, Alex A1 - Menéndez, Mireia A1 - Jakubowska, Anna A1 - Cybulski, Cezary A1 - Gronwald, Jecek A1 - Lubinski, Jan A1 - Durda, Katarzyna A1 - Jaworska-Bieniek, Katarzyna A1 - Johannsson, Oskar Th. A1 - Maugard, Christine A1 - Montagna, Marco A1 - Tognazzo, Silvia A1 - Teixeira, Manuel R. A1 - Healey, Sue A1 - Olswold, Curtis A1 - Guidugli, Lucia A1 - Lindor, Noralane A1 - Slager, Susan A1 - Szabo, Csilla I. A1 - Vijai, Joseph A1 - Robson, Mark A1 - Kauff, Noah A1 - Zhang, Liying A1 - Rau-Murthy, Rohini A1 - Fink-Retter, Anneliese A1 - Singer, Christine F. A1 - Rappaport, Christine A1 - Kaulich, Daphne Geschwantler A1 - Pfeiler, Georg A1 - Tea, Muy-Kheng A1 - Berger, Andreas A1 - Phelan, Catherine M. A1 - Greene, Mark H. A1 - Mai, Phuong L. A1 - Lejbkowicz, Flavio A1 - Andrulis, Irene A1 - Mulligan, Anna Marie A1 - Glendon, Gord A1 - Toland, Amanda Ewart A1 - Bojesen, Anders A1 - Pedersen, Inge Sokilde A1 - Sunde, Lone A1 - Thomassen, Mads A1 - Kruse, Torben A. A1 - Jensen, Uffe Birk A1 - Friedman, Eitan A1 - Laitman, Yeal A1 - Shimon, Shanie Paluch A1 - Simard, Jaques A1 - Easton, Douglas F. A1 - Offit, Kenneth A1 - Couch, Fergus J. A1 - Chenevix-Trench, Georgia A1 - Antoniou, Antonis C. A1 - Benitez, Javier T1 - DNA Glycosylases Involved in Base Excision Repair May Be Associated with Cancer Risk in BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutation Carriers JF - PLOS Genetics N2 - Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) in genes involved in the DNA Base Excision Repair (BER) pathway could be associated with cancer risk in carriers of mutations in the high-penetrance susceptibility genes BRCA1 and BRCA2, given the relation of synthetic lethality that exists between one of the components of the BER pathway, PARP1 (poly ADP ribose polymerase), and both BRCA1 and BRCA2. In the present study, we have performed a comprehensive analysis of 18 genes involved in BER using a tagging SNP approach in a large series of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers. 144 SNPs were analyzed in a two stage study involving 23,463 carriers from the CIMBA consortium (the Consortium of Investigators of Modifiers of BRCA1 and BRCA2). Eleven SNPs showed evidence of association with breast and/or ovarian cancer at p<0.05 in the combined analysis. Four of the five genes for which strongest evidence of association was observed were DNA glycosylases. The strongest evidence was for rs1466785 in the NEIL2 (endonuclease VIII-like 2) gene (HR: 1.09, 95% CI (1.03-1.16), p = 2.7x10(-3)) for association with breast cancer risk in BRCA2 mutation carriers, and rs2304277 in the OGG1 (8-guanine DNA glycosylase) gene, with ovarian cancer risk in BRCA1 mutation carriers (HR: 1.12 95% CI: 1.03-1.21, p = 4.8x10(-3)). DNA glycosylases involved in the first steps of the BER pathway may be associated with cancer risk in BRCA1/2 mutation carriers and should be more comprehensively studied. KW - single-nucleotide polymorphisms KW - breast cancer KW - ovarian cancer KW - genetic modifiers KW - common variants KW - NEIL2 KW - OGG1 KW - investigators KW - consortium KW - damage Y1 - 2014 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-116820 SN - 1553-7404 VL - 4 IS - e1004256 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Engel, Katharina A1 - Rudelius, Martina A1 - Slawska, Jolanta A1 - Jacobs, Laura A1 - Abhari, Behnaz Ahangarian A1 - Altmann, Bettina A1 - Kurutz, Julia A1 - Rathakrishnan, Abirami A1 - Fernández-Sáiz, Vanesa A1 - Brunner, Andrä A1 - Targosz, Bianca-Sabrina A1 - Loewecke, Felicia A1 - Gloeckner, Christian Johannes A1 - Ueffing, Marius A1 - Fulda, Simone A1 - Pfreundschuh, Michael A1 - Trümper, Lorenz A1 - Klapper, Wolfram A1 - Keller, Ulrich A1 - Jost, Philipp J. A1 - Rosenwald, Andreas A1 - Peschel, Christian A1 - Bassermann, Florian T1 - USP9X stabilizes XIAP to regulate mitotic cell death and chemoresistance in aggressive B-cell lymphoma JF - EMBO Molecular Medicine N2 - The mitotic spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC) maintains genome stability and marks an important target for antineoplastic therapies. However, it has remained unclear how cells execute cell fate decisions under conditions of SAC‐induced mitotic arrest. Here, we identify USP9X as the mitotic deubiquitinase of the X‐linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein (XIAP) and demonstrate that deubiquitylation and stabilization of XIAP by USP9X lead to increased resistance toward mitotic spindle poisons. We find that primary human aggressive B‐cell lymphoma samples exhibit high USP9X expression that correlate with XIAP overexpression. We show that high USP9X/XIAP expression is associated with shorter event‐free survival in patients treated with spindle poison‐containing chemotherapy. Accordingly, aggressive B‐cell lymphoma lines with USP9X and associated XIAP overexpression exhibit increased chemoresistance, reversed by specific inhibition of either USP9X or XIAP. Moreover, knockdown of USP9X or XIAP significantly delays lymphoma development and increases sensitivity to spindle poisons in a murine Eμ‐Myc lymphoma model. Together, we specify the USP9X–XIAP axis as a regulator of the mitotic cell fate decision and propose that USP9X and XIAP are potential prognostic biomarkers and therapeutic targets in aggressive B‐cell lymphoma. KW - B‐cell lymphoma KW - mitosis KW - ubiquitin KW - USP9X KW - XIAP Y1 - 2016 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-165016 VL - 8 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bliziotis, Nikolaos G. A1 - Kluijtmans, Leo A. J. A1 - Tinnevelt, Gerjen H. A1 - Reel, Parminder A1 - Reel, Smarti A1 - Langton, Katharina A1 - Robledo, Mercedes A1 - Pamporaki, Christina A1 - Pecori, Alessio A1 - Van Kralingen, Josie A1 - Tetti, Martina A1 - Engelke, Udo F. H. A1 - Erlic, Zoran A1 - Engel, Jasper A1 - Deutschbein, Timo A1 - Nölting, Svenja A1 - Prejbisz, Aleksander A1 - Richter, Susan A1 - Adamski, Jerzy A1 - Januszewicz, Andrzej A1 - Ceccato, Filippo A1 - Scaroni, Carla A1 - Dennedy, Michael C. A1 - Williams, Tracy A. A1 - Lenzini, Livia A1 - Gimenez-Roqueplo, Anne-Paule A1 - Davies, Eleanor A1 - Fassnacht, Martin A1 - Remde, Hanna A1 - Eisenhofer, Graeme A1 - Beuschlein, Felix A1 - Kroiss, Matthias A1 - Jefferson, Emily A1 - Zennaro, Maria-Christina A1 - Wevers, Ron A. A1 - Jansen, Jeroen J. A1 - Deinum, Jaap A1 - Timmers, Henri J. L. M. T1 - Preanalytical pitfalls in untargeted plasma nuclear magnetic resonance metabolomics of endocrine hypertension JF - Metabolites N2 - Despite considerable morbidity and mortality, numerous cases of endocrine hypertension (EHT) forms, including primary aldosteronism (PA), pheochromocytoma and functional paraganglioma (PPGL), and Cushing’s syndrome (CS), remain undetected. We aimed to establish signatures for the different forms of EHT, investigate potentially confounding effects and establish unbiased disease biomarkers. Plasma samples were obtained from 13 biobanks across seven countries and analyzed using untargeted NMR metabolomics. We compared unstratified samples of 106 PHT patients to 231 EHT patients, including 104 PA, 94 PPGL and 33 CS patients. Spectra were subjected to a multivariate statistical comparison of PHT to EHT forms and the associated signatures were obtained. Three approaches were applied to investigate and correct confounding effects. Though we found signatures that could separate PHT from EHT forms, there were also key similarities with the signatures of sample center of origin and sample age. The study design restricted the applicability of the corrections employed. With the samples that were available, no biomarkers for PHT vs. EHT could be identified. The complexity of the confounding effects, evidenced by their robustness to correction approaches, highlighted the need for a consensus on how to deal with variabilities probably attributed to preanalytical factors in retrospective, multicenter metabolomics studies. KW - confounders KW - metabolomics KW - multicenter KW - plasma NMR KW - preanalytical conditions Y1 - 2022 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-282930 SN - 2218-1989 VL - 12 IS - 8 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bliziotis, Nikolaos G. A1 - Kluijtmans, Leo A. J. A1 - Soto, Sebastian A1 - Tinnevelt, Gerjen H. A1 - Langton, Katharina A1 - Robledo, Mercedes A1 - Pamporaki, Christina A1 - Engelke, Udo F. H. A1 - Erlic, Zoran A1 - Engel, Jasper A1 - Deutschbein, Timo A1 - Nölting, Svenja A1 - Prejbisz, Aleksander A1 - Richter, Susan A1 - Prehn, Cornelia A1 - Adamski, Jerzy A1 - Januszewicz, Andrzej A1 - Reincke, Martin A1 - Fassnacht, Martin A1 - Eisenhofer, Graeme A1 - Beuschlein, Felix A1 - Kroiss, Matthias A1 - Wevers, Ron A. A1 - Jansen, Jeroen J. A1 - Deinum, Jaap A1 - Timmers, Henri J. L. M. T1 - Pre- versus post-operative untargeted plasma nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy metabolomics of pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma JF - Endocrine N2 - Purpose Pheochromocytomas and Paragangliomas (PPGL) result in chronic catecholamine excess and serious health complications. A recent study obtained a metabolic signature in plasma from PPGL patients; however, its targeted nature may have generated an incomplete picture and a broader approach could provide additional insights. We aimed to characterize the plasma metabolome of PPGL patients before and after surgery, using an untargeted approach, and to broaden the scope of the investigated metabolic impact of these tumors. Design A cohort of 36 PPGL patients was investigated. Blood plasma samples were collected before and after surgical tumor removal, in association with clinical and tumor characteristics. Methods Plasma samples were analyzed using untargeted nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy metabolomics. The data were evaluated using a combination of uni- and multi-variate statistical methods. Results Before surgery, patients with a nonadrenergic tumor could be distinguished from those with an adrenergic tumor based on their metabolic profiles. Tyrosine levels were significantly higher in patients with high compared to those with low BMI. Comparing subgroups of pre-operative samples with their post-operative counterparts, we found a metabolic signature that included ketone bodies, glucose, organic acids, methanol, dimethyl sulfone and amino acids. Three signals with unclear identities were found to be affected. Conclusions Our study suggests that the pathways of glucose and ketone body homeostasis are affected in PPGL patients. BMI-related metabolite levels were also found to be altered, potentially linking muscle atrophy to PPGL. At baseline, patient metabolomes could be discriminated based on their catecholamine phenotype. KW - PPGL KW - metabolomics KW - NMR KW - paired KW - plasma KW - operation Y1 - 2022 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-326574 VL - 75 IS - 1 ER -