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. 2015 Apr 13;10(4):e0122413. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0122413

Table 2. Associations between SNPs with the level of p-value<5.0×10-6 and disease-free survival (DFS) in breast cancer patients by tumor subtypes.

SNP Loci Nearby gene Alleles a Discovery set Replication set Combined set
MAF HR b (95% CI) P MAF c HR b (95% CI) P HR c (95% CI) P
HR+ HER2-
rs161041 5q32 PPP2R2B C T 0.14 2.35 (1.68–3.30) 7.45×10-7 0.13 0.84 (0.50–1.43) 0.53 1.44 (0.53–3.93) 0.48
rs2835688 21q22 intergenic/DSCR3 A G 0.26 2.65 (1.71–4.11) 1.40×10-6 0.27 1.07 (0.73–1.56) 0.74 1.67 (0.68–4.07) 0.26
rs9935088 16q23 WWOX A G 0.41 2.00 (1.50–2.66) 1.98×10-6 0.41 0.91 (0.64–1.29) 0.58 1.35 (0.62–2.94) 0.44
rs166870 d 15q25 intergenic/MTHFS C T 0.13 2.34 (1.64–3.35) 3.16×10-6 0.87 2.13 (1.07–4.23) 0.03 2.30 (1.67–3.15) 2.88×10-7
HR+ HER2+
rs1896346 12q24 intergenic/TBX3 G A 0.38 0.12 (0.05–0.28) 1.09×10-6 0.44 1.08 (0.62–1.88) 0.80 0.37 (0.04–3.13) 0.36
rs12940572 17q21 LASP1 T C 0.29 0.18 (0.09–0.36) 2.77×10-6 0.35 1.11 (0.63–1.96) 0.72 0.45 (0.07–2.72) 0.38
HR- HER2+
rs34073156 8q24 intergenic/LOC100129367 G A 0.10 4.14 (2.26–7.60) 4.58×10-6 0.07 1.27 (0.48–3.35) 0.64 2.44 (0.77–7.74) 0.13
rs10906761 e 10p13 intergenic/CDNF C T 0.49 0.26 (0.14–0.47) 4.94×10-6 0.48 0.95 (0.54–1.68) 0.87 0.50 (0.14–1.80) 0.29
HR- HER2-
rs10825036 10q21 intergenic/PCDH15 T G 0.32 2.87 (1.90–4.34) 6.22×10-7 0.29 1.68 (0.97–2.89) 0.06 2.26 (1.34–3.81) 3.54×10-7
rs10862597 12q21 intergenic/RPL6P25 C G 0.32 2.90 (1.76–4.77) 3.04×10-6 0.30 1.07 (0.67–1.70) 0.79 1.75 (0.66–4.66) 0.26

Abbreviations: SNP, single-nucleotide polymorphism; DFS, disease-free survival; RAF, risk-allele frequency; HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval; MAF, minor allele frequency; HR, hormone receptor; HER2, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2.

aMajor and minor alleles.

bCox proportional hazard model adjusted for age, recruiting center, and TNM stage.

cRandom-effect meta-analysis of discovery and replication set.

dA proxy SNP, rs1081228, was genotyped for rs166870 in the replication set (r2 = 0.96 and D' = 1.00 in CHB+JPT).

eA proxy SNP,rs4750561, was genotyped for rs10906761 in the replication set (r2 = 1.00 and D' = 1.00 in CHB+JPT).