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ArticleNeuro-oncology advances

Early-onset grade 2-3 diffuse gliomas and schwannomas increase the risk of central nervous system tumors among the patients' relatives.

Eljas Alanen, Sanna Heikkinen, Riikka Nurminen, Matti Nykter, Hannu Haapasalo, Elli Hirvonen, Janne Pitkäniemi, Kirsi J Rautajoki

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8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Eljas AlanenProstate Cancer Research Center, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University and Tays Cancer Center, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland.
Sanna HeikkinenFinnish Cancer Registry, Cancer Society of Finland, Helsinki, Finland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9995-5605
Riikka NurminenProstate Cancer Research Center, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University and Tays Cancer Center, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1602-6948
Matti NykterProstate Cancer Research Center, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University and Tays Cancer Center, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6956-2843
Hannu HaapasaloFaculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University and Tays Cancer Center, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland.
Elli HirvonenFinnish Cancer Registry, Cancer Society of Finland, Helsinki, Finland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5444-7922
Janne PitkäniemiFinnish Cancer Registry, Cancer Society of Finland, Helsinki, Finland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9879-6673
Kirsi J RautajokiProstate Cancer Research Center, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University and Tays Cancer Center, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland.
Finnish Cancer Registry · FITampere University Hospital · FITampere University · FIUniversity of Helsinki · FI

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Central nervous system (CNS) tumors are a heterogeneous group of tumors that include several aggressive malignancies with a high mortality rate. This study aimed to evaluate the familial relative risk of CNS tumors in family members of early-onset index cases (probands) in and between diffuse glioma, non-diffuse glioma, meningioma, and other CNS tumors. Methods: We retrieved tumor data from the Finnish cancer registry and familial relationships data from the population information system. We ascertained 5408 probands diagnosed with primary CNS tumors (age ≤40 years) between 1970 and 2012 in Finland. We report the standardized incidence ratios as a measure of familial aggregation using Poisson regression. Results: The risk of early-onset diffuse glioma increased among siblings of probands with the same tumor [SIR 3.85, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.66-7.59], with association mainly returning to grade 2-3 diffuse gliomas. Early-onset other CNS tumors were associated with an increased risk of other CNS tumors, early-onset meningioma, and late-onset diffuse glioma in 1st-degree relatives. The elevated risk of other CNS tumors was largely caused by schwannomas (SIR 59.44, 95% CI: 27.18-112.84 for 1st-degree relatives) and associated with neurofibromatosis. No tumor syndrome was associated with an increased risk of diffuse gliomas. Conclusions: The early onset of grade 2-3 diffuse gliomas is associated with an increased risk of similar tumor entities. Early-onset schwannomas dramatically increase CNS tumor risk with a broader tumor-type profile. In future studies, it would be important to identify the underlying shared hereditary factors that contribute to the development of familial diffuse gliomas.

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Brain tumorepidemiologyfamilial aggregationstandardized incidence ratiotumor syndrome

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