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Josh Wright

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Genome-wide association study identifies multiple risk loci for chronic lymphocytic leukemia

2013

Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have previously identified 13 loci associated with risk of chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL). To identify additional CLL susceptibility loci, we conducted the largest meta-analysis for CLL thus far, including four GWAS with a total of 3,100 individuals with CLL (cases) and 7,667 controls. In the meta-analysis, we identified ten independent associated SNPs in nine new loci at 10q23.31 (ACTA2 or FAS (ACTA2/FAS), P = 1.22 × 10-14), 18q21.33 (BCL2, P = 7.76 × 10-11), 11p15.5 (C11orf21, P = 2.15 × 10 -10), 4q25 (LEF1, P = 4.24 × 10-10), 2q33.1 (CASP10 or CASP8 (CASP10/CASP8), P = 2.50 × 10-9), 9p21.3 (CDKN2B-AS1, P = 1.27 × 10…

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Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies discovers multiple loci for chronic lymphocytic leukemia

2016

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is a common lymphoid malignancy with strong heritability. To further understand the genetic susceptibility for CLL and identify common loci associated with risk, we conducted a meta-analysis of four genome-wide association studies (GWAS) composed of 3,100 cases and 7,667 controls with follow-up replication in 1,958 cases and 5,530 controls. Here we report three new loci at 3p24.1 (rs9880772, EOMES, P=2.55 × 10−11), 6p25.2 (rs73718779, SERPINB6, P=1.97 × 10−8) and 3q28 (rs9815073, LPP, P=3.62 × 10−8), as well as a new independent SNP at the known 2q13 locus (rs9308731, BCL2L11, P=1.00 × 10−11) in the combined analysis. We find suggestive evidence (P<5 × 10−…

0301 basic medicineMedicin och hälsovetenskapChronic lymphocytic leukemiaGeneral Physics and AstronomyGenome-wide association studyVARIANTSMedical and Health SciencesMalalties hereditàries[ SDV.MHEP.HEM ] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/HematologyChronicGeneticsRISKLeukemiaMultidisciplinaryBANK1VDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Helsefag: 800::Samfunnsmedisin sosialmedisin: 801Bcl-2-Like Protein 11QAdaptor Proteins[SDV.MHEP.HEM]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/HematologySingle NucleotideLymphocytic3. Good healthPRIORITIZATIONMultidisciplinary SciencesLeukemiamedicine.anatomical_structureScience & Technology - Other TopicsTRANSCRIPTION FACTOR EOMESODERMINGenetic disordersEXPRESSIONSUSCEPTIBILITY LOCIScienceEuropean Continental Ancestry GroupFAS GENE-MUTATIONSLocus (genetics)BiologyPolymorphism Single NucleotideGeneral Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular BiologyCLASSIFICATIONWhite PeopleArticle03 medical and health sciencesProto-Oncogene ProteinsMD MultidisciplinarymedicineGenetic predispositionSNPHumansLeucèmia limfocítica crònicaGenetic Predisposition to DiseasePolymorphismB cellSerpinsGenetic associationAdaptor Proteins Signal TransducingScience & TechnologySignal TransducingB-CellMembrane ProteinsGeneral Chemistrymedicine.diseaseLeukemia Lymphocytic Chronic B-Cell030104 developmental biologyChronic lymphocytic leukemiaVDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Health sciences: 800::Community medicine Social medicine: 801Apoptosis Regulatory ProteinsT-Box Domain ProteinsFOLLICULAR LYMPHOMAGenome-Wide Association Study
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