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Published in final edited form as: Cancer Epidemiol. 2013 Jul 11;37(5):619–624. doi: 10.1016/j.canep.2013.06.005

Table 2.

Two Stage Candidate Pathway Analysis of Angiogenesis and Inflammation Variants and Breast Cancer Survival

Disease Free Survival (DFS) Overall Survival (OS)
Gene, SNP,
and Information
Genotyping
Method**
HR (95% CI)*** P values**** HR (95% CI)*** P values****




Cases / Events Heterozygotes Homozygotes Allelic Dominant Recessive Cases / Events Heterozygotes Homozygotes Allelic Dominant Recessive
CCL2 rs41416652 (T/C, 44.1)
Study Stage 1 Affy 6.0 2,000 / 497 0.98 (0.80–1.20) 0.86 (0.66–1.11) 0.272 0.541 0.217 2,448 / 394 1.02 (0.82–1.27) 0.71 (0.52–0.97) 0.060 0.483 0.012
Study Stage 2 iSelect 1,292 / 225 0.91 (0.68–1.22) 0.78 (0.53–1.14) 0.202 0.324 0.260 1,324 / 197 1.08 (0.79–1.48) 0.98 (0.65–1.47) 0.989 0.748 0.718
Combined NA 3,292 / 722 0.96 (0.82–1.13) 0.83 (0.67–1.03) 0.106 0.308 0.092 3,772 / 591 1.05 (0.87–1.25) 0.79 (0.62–1.01) 0.130 0.736 0.022
COL18A1 rs6518240 (A/G, 8.7)
Study Stage 1 Affy 6.0 1,999 / 496 0.99 (0.78–1.27) 1.82 (0.75–4.39) 0.667 0.858 0.183 2,448 / 393 1.04 (0.79–1.36) 2.97 (1.32–6.66) 0.225 0.464 0.009
Study Stage 2 iSelect 1,301 / 226 1.04 (0.74–1.47) 2.11 (0.52–8.47) 0.587 0.701 0.299 1,333 / 198 0.95 (0.65–1.39) 0.00 (no events) 0.606 0.707 0.969
Combined NA 3,300 / 722 1.01 (0.83–1.24) 1.94 (0.92–4.09) 0.472 0.679 0.081 3,781 / 591 1.02 (0.82–1.27) 2.17 (0.97–4.85) 0.442 0.655 0.060
COL18A1 rs8126650 (G/T, 26.0)
Study Stage 1 Affy 6.0 1,895 / 453 0.84 (0.69–1.03) 0.63 (0.41–0.97) 0.013 0.029 0.072 2,326 / 364 0.80 (0.64–1.00) 0.60 (0.37–0.99) 0.008 0.015 0.091
Study Stage 2 Sequenom 2,152 / 265 0.86 (0.67–1.11) 0.90 (0.54–1.51) 0.319 0.251 0.868 2,344 / 207 0.85 (0.64–1.14) 1.19 (0.70–2.04) 0.779 0.448 0.376
Combined NA 4,047 / 718 0.85 (0.73–0.99) 0.72 (0.52–1.00) 0.009 0.013 0.110 4,670 / 571 0.81 (0.68–0.97) 0.77 (0.54–1.11) 0.015 0.011 0.325
FLT1 rs3794396 (G/C, 6.1)
Study Stage 1 Affy 6.0 1,993 / 492 1.26 (0.97–1.63) 3.58 (1.34–9.58) 0.016 0.038 0.013 2,440 / 391 1.30 (0.98–1.73) 4.04 (1.51–10.83) 0.010 0.028 0.007
Study Stage 2 iSelect 1,292 / 225 1.02 (0.69–1.52) 0.86 (0.12–6.11) 0.961 0.931 0.874 1,324 / 197 1.00 (0.65–1.54) 0.00 (no events) 0.688 0.844 0.976
Combined NA 3,285 / 717 1.19 (0.96–1.48) 2.22 (0.92–5.36) 0.037 0.062 0.083 3,764 / 588 1.21 (0.95–1.53) 2.03 (0.76–5.44) 0.052 0.076 0.172
FLT1 rs7326277 (T/C, 31.3)
Study Stage 1 Targeted 733 / 282 1.12 (0.88–1.44) 0.69 (0.45–1.08) 0.429 0.883 0.057 821 / 223 1.12 (0.86–1.48) 0.52 (0.30–0.90) 0.166 0.834 0.010
Study Stage 2 iSelect 1,298 / 225 0.94 (0.71–1.25) 1.06 (0.69–1.64) 0.998 0.797 0.676 1,330 / 197 0.94 (0.70–1.27) 1.10 (0.70–1.74) 0.906 0.854 0.579
Combined NA 2,031 / 507 1.03 (0.86–1.24) 0.85 (0.62–1.15) 0.537 0.937 0.230 2,151 / 420 1.04 (0.85–1.27) 0.77 (0.54–1.09) 0.351 0.805 0.108
FLT1 rs9551471 (A/G, 20.9)
Study Stage 1 Affy 6.0 1,991 / 497 0.86 (0.71–1.04) 0.69 (0.42–1.14) 0.045 0.065 0.204 2,440 / 394 1.00 (0.81–1.23) 0.92 (0.56–1.53) 0.829 0.902 0.752
Study Stage 2 Sequenom 3,355 / 472 0.86 (0.71–1.05) 0.87 (0.54–1.39) 0.152 0.126 0.695 3,448 / 383 0.95 (0.76–1.18) 1.02 (0.62–1.70) 0.758 0.669 0.871
Combined NA 5,346 / 969 0.86 (0.75–0.99) 0.77 (0.55–1.09) 0.016 0.019 0.227 5,888 / 777 0.98 (0.84–1.14) 0.96 (0.67–1.37) 0.728 0.736 0.858
FLT1 rs9319425 (T/C, 49.8)
Study Stage 1 Targeted 733 / 282 1.07 (0.81–1.41) 0.89 (0.64–1.24) 0.527 0.961 0.265 821 / 223 1.02 (0.75–1.38) 0.66 (0.45–0.97) 0.047 0.435 0.012
Study Stage 2 iSelect 1,304 / 226 1.07 (0.78–1.48) 1.04 (0.71–1.53) 0.834 0.695 0.953 1,336 / 198 1.06 (0.75–1.50) 1.01 (0.67–1.52) 0.951 0.789 0.861
Combined NA 2,037 / 508 1.07 (0.86–1.31) 0.94 (0.73–1.21) 0.660 0.814 0.331 2,157 / 421 1.03 (0.82–1.29) 0.79 (0.60–1.05) 0.116 0.637 0.035
FLT1 rs9513116 (G/A, 37.4)
Study Stage 1 Targeted 734 / 283 0.86 (0.67–1.11) 1.00 (0.71–1.43) 0.690 0.350 0.606 821 / 225 0.72 (0.54–0.95) 0.81 (0.54–1.21) 0.088 0.025 0.830
Study Stage 2 iSelect 1,280 / 222 0.91 (0.68–1.21) 1.10 (0.75–1.63) 0.875 0.722 0.415 1,313 / 193 1.01 (0.74–1.37) 1.15 (0.75–1.75) 0.604 0.798 0.506
Combined NA 2,014 / 505 0.89 (0.74–1.08) 1.07 (0.82–1.38) 0.956 0.424 0.309 2,134 / 418 0.85 (0.69–1.04) 0.96 (0.72–1.29) 0.436 0.177 0.717
MMP1 rs1939008 (A/G, 43.3)
Study Stage 1 Affy 6.0 1,992 / 493 0.94 (0.77–1.15) 1.20 (0.94–1.52) 0.230 0.895 0.045 2,436 / 392 1.02 (0.81–1.28) 1.16 (0.88–1.53) 0.324 0.591 0.257
Study Stage 2 iSelect 1,300 / 226 1.10 (0.83–1.47) 0.77 (0.51–1.16) 0.369 0.949 0.092 1,332 / 198 1.06 (0.77–1.44) 0.77 (0.50–1.19) 0.349 0.858 0.142
Combined NA 3,292 / 719 0.99 (0.84–1.17) 1.05 (0.86–1.30) 0.678 0.932 0.521 3,768 / 590 1.03 (0.85–1.23) 1.02 (0.81–1.29) 0.843 0.782 0.978
MMP1 rs470215 (A/G, 8.1)
Study Stage 1 Affy 6.0 1,996 / 497 1.17 (0.93–1.49) 2.14 (1.01–4.52) 0.046 0.093 0.053 2,442 / 394 1.14 (0.88–1.49) 1.94 (0.80–4.69) 0.142 0.215 0.154
Study Stage 2 iSelect 1,291 / 225 1.17 (0.83–1.65) 0.57 (0.08–4.10) 0.556 0.439 0.562 1,323 / 197 1.18 (0.82–1.70) 0.68 (0.10–4.89) 0.512 0.424 0.683
Combined NA 3,287 / 722 1.16 (0.96–1.42) 1.55 (0.77–3.11) 0.062 0.084 0.245 3,765 / 591 1.15 (0.93–1.43) 1.43 (0.64–3.20) 0.137 0.161 0.413
MMP7 rs11568818 (T/C, 8.9)
Study Stage 1 Targeted 739 / 284 1.02 (0.75–1.40) 4.31 (1.37–13.55) 0.437 0.666 0.013 827 / 225 1.04 (0.73–1.47) 6.04 (1.92–19.05) 0.320 0.567 0.002
Study Stage 2 iSelect 1,289 / 223 0.96 (0.67–1.39) 0.60 (0.08–4.28) 0.699 0.768 0.614 1,321 / 195 0.91 (0.61–1.36) 0.75 (0.11–5.39) 0.590 0.607 0.791
Combined NA 2,028 / 507 0.99 (0.78–1.26) 1.69 (0.63–4.52) 0.774 0.915 0.298 2,148 / 420 0.97 (0.75–1.27) 2.25 (0.84–6.04) 0.744 0.960 0.106
MMP7 rs643281 (G/A, 9.9)
Study Stage 1 Affy 6.0 2,002 / 496 1.09 (0.87–1.37) 2.35 (1.17–4.74) 0.109 0.240 0.019 2,450 / 394 1.08 (0.84–1.38) 1.97 (0.88–4.42) 0.249 0.392 0.107
Study Stage 2 iSelect 1,300 / 226 1.33 (0.97–1.83) 0.92 (0.23–3.70) 0.132 0.092 0.840 1,332 / 198 1.09 (0.77–1.57) 1.11 (0.28–4.49) 0.616 0.610 0.900
Combined NA 3,302 / 722 1.16 (0.97–1.40) 1.74 (0.93–3.25) 0.032 0.057 0.101 3,782 / 592 1.08 (0.88–1.32) 1.56 (0.78–3.15) 0.260 0.360 0.223
PTGES rs10448290 (C/T, 20.7)
Study Stage 1 Affy 6.0 1,958 / 487 0.93 (0.77–1.13) 0.62 (0.37–1.02) 0.094 0.224 0.071 2,406 / 385 0.92 (0.74–1.14) 0.51 (0.27–0.97) 0.065 0.183 0.047
Study Stage 2 iSelect 1,299 / 225 0.99 (0.75–1.31) 0.81 (0.38–1.73) 0.704 0.819 0.589 1,331 / 197 1.14 (0.85–1.53) 0.96 (0.45–2.05) 0.557 0.434 0.813
Combined NA 3,257 / 712 0.95 (0.81–1.11) 0.67 (0.44–1.01) 0.099 0.239 0.066 3,737 / 582 0.99 (0.83–1.17) 0.63 (0.39–1.03) 0.215 0.492 0.066
PTGIS rs522962 (T/C, 27.4)
Study Stage 1 Affy 6.0 1,903 / 455 0.81 (0.67–0.99) 0.81 (0.56–1.18) 0.042 0.027 0.520 2,335 / 365 0.83 (0.67–1.04) 0.87 (0.57–1.32) 0.146 0.096 0.760
Study Stage 2 iSelect 1,298 / 225 0.82 (0.62–1.09) 1.15 (0.72–1.82) 0.683 0.305 0.339 1,330 / 197 0.95 (0.70–1.28) 1.32 (0.82–2.13) 0.557 0.950 0.204
Combined NA 3,201 / 680 0.82 (0.69–0.96) 0.92 (0.69–1.24) 0.062 0.018 0.964 3,665 / 562 0.88 (0.74–1.05) 1.03 (0.75–1.41) 0.455 0.224 0.599
SERPINE1 rs2227672 (G/T, 8.9)
Study Stage 1 Targeted 738 / 284 0.92 (0.67–1.25) 3.27 (1.04–10.26) 0.967 0.785 0.040 826 / 225 1.01 (0.72–1.42) 4.75 (1.51–14.95) 0.444 0.704 0.008
Study Stage 2 iSelect 1,304 / 226 1.20 (0.86–1.67) 0.66 (0.09–4.72) 0.417 0.336 0.656 1,336 / 198 1.24 (0.87–1.77) 1.47 (0.36–5.95) 0.200 0.210 0.625
Combined NA 2,042 / 510 1.03 (0.82–1.29) 1.62 (0.61–4.35) 0.601 0.710 0.339 2,162 / 423 1.10 (0.86–1.40) 2.53 (1.05–6.14) 0.168 0.289 0.043
THBS1 rs2292305 (A/G, 32.1)
Study Stage 1 Targeted 734 / 281 0.95 (0.75–1.21) 0.58 (0.35–0.95) 0.071 0.284 0.033 821 / 223 0.93 (0.71–1.21) 0.32 (0.16–0.67) 0.009 0.130 0.003
Study Stage 2 iSelect 1,297 / 224 0.97 (0.74–1.29) 0.97 (0.62–1.50) 0.838 0.834 0.917 1,328 / 197 0.99 (0.73–1.33) 1.05 (0.66–1.65) 0.917 0.998 0.820
Combined NA 2,031 / 505 0.97 (0.81–1.16) 0.75 (0.54–1.05) 0.159 0.397 0.096 2,149 / 420 0.96 (0.79–1.17) 0.66 (0.45–0.96) 0.075 0.292 0.034
VEGFA rs3024994 (C/T, 5.4)
Study Stage 1 Affy 6.0 1,994 / 496 1.31 (1.02–1.69) 0.67 (0.09–4.76) 0.066 0.046 0.665 2,443 / 393 1.14 (0.84–1.54) 0.79 (0.11–5.60) 0.493 0.446 0.799
Study Stage 2 iSelect 1,300 / 225 1.00 (0.65–1.56) 0.00 (no events) 0.822 0.920 0.973 1,331 / 198 0.81 (0.49–1.35) 0.00 (no events) 0.338 0.375 0.976
Combined NA 3,294 / 721 1.23 (0.98–1.53) 0.49 (0.07–3.48) 0.138 0.094 0.460 3,774 / 591 1.04 (0.80–1.35) 0.59 (0.08–4.21) 0.901 0.824 0.597
VEGFA rs3025035 (C/T, 14.6)
Study Stage 1 Targeted 728 / 278 1.17 (0.90–1.53) 1.12 (0.53–2.39) 0.263 0.227 0.855 816 / 219 1.36 (1.02–1.81) 1.64 (0.81–3.35) 0.019 0.023 0.258
Study Stage 2 iSelect 1,305 / 225 0.78(0.56–1.07) 1.34 (0.60–3.04) 0.358 0.199 0.391 1,337 / 197 0.81 (0.58–1.14) 0.95 (0.35–2.58) 0.302 0.249 0.997
Combined NA 2,033 / 503 0.98 (0.80–1.20) 1.19 (0.68–2.07) 0.877 0.973 0.525 2,153 / 416 1.07 (0.86–1.34) 1.29 (0.72–2.30) 0.336 0.412 0.423
VEGFA rs6905288 (A/G, 26.7)
Study Stage 1 Affy 6.0 2,000 / 497 0.95 (0.79–1.14) 0.74 (0.50–1.10) 0.183 0.348 0.158 2,449 / 394 0.92 (0.75–1.13) 0.57 (0.35–0.94) 0.048 0.168 0.034
Study Stage 2 iSelect 1,300 / 226 0.89 (0.67–1.18) 1.24 (0.80–1.94) 0.842 0.692 0.232 1,332 / 198 0.93 (0.69–1.25) 1.25 (0.78–2.02) 0.705 0.915 0.276
Combined NA 3,300 / 723 0.93 (0.80–1.09) 0.92 (0.68–1.23) 0.344 0.328 0.682 3,781 / 592 0.92 (0.78–1.09) 0.81 (0.58–1.14) 0.163 0.222 0.304
*

SNP information includes (Major / Minor allele, and minor allele frequecy) as determined by all available genotyped breast cancer cases

**

Genotyping Methods: Stage 1 genotyping by Affymetrix Targeted genotyping among 1,062 cases from the SBCS (Targeted) or the Affymetrix Genome Wide Array 6.0 among 2,918 cases from the SBCS (Affy 6.0); Stage 2 genotyping by Illumina iSelect Beadchip among 1,613 cases from the SBCS and SBCSS (iSelect) or by a Sequenom iPLEX platform among 2,601 cases from the SBCSS and SWHS (Sequenom)

***

Hazard Ratios (HR) and 95% Confidence Intervals (CI) from Cox Proportional Hazards Regression, including adjustment for age at diagnosis, and study stage when appropriate; Major allele homozygotes are referent, estimates are for heterozygotes and minor allele homozygotes

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P values from tests for allelic associations (trend), dominant associations, and recessive associations (bold values denote significance at ≤ 0.05)