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Genome-wide association study identifies multiple susceptibility loci for diffuse large B cell lymphoma
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Genome-wide association study identifies multiple susceptibility loci for diffuse large B cell lymphoma

James R Cerhan, Sonja I Berndt, Brian K Link, George J Weiner, Joseph Vijai, Hervé Ghesquières, Ahmet Dogan, James McKay, Sophia S Wang, Zhaoming Wang, …
Nature genetics, Vol.46(11), pp.1233-1238
11/2014
DOI: 10.1038/ng.3105
PMCID: PMC4213349
PMID: 25261932
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http://hdl.handle.net/2445/126291View
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Abstract

Diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is the most common lymphoma subtype and is clinically aggressive. To identify genetic susceptibility loci for DLBCL, we conducted a meta-analysis of 3 new genome-wide association studies (GWAS) and 1 previous scan, totaling 3,857 cases and 7,666 controls of European ancestry, with additional genotyping of 9 promising SNPs in 1,359 cases and 4,557 controls. In our multi-stage analysis, five independent SNPs in four loci achieved genome-wide significance marked by rs116446171 at 6p25.3 (EXOC2; P = 2.33 × 10(-21)), rs2523607 at 6p21.33 (HLA-B; P = 2.40 × 10(-10)), rs79480871 at 2p23.3 (NCOA1; P = 4.23 × 10(-8)) and two independent SNPs, rs13255292 and rs4733601, at 8q24.21 (PVT1; P = 9.98 × 10(-13) and 3.63 × 10(-11), respectively). These data provide substantial new evidence for genetic susceptibility to this B cell malignancy and point to pathways involved in immune recognition and immune function in the pathogenesis of DLBCL.
Computational Biology European Continental Ancestry Group - genetics Genetic Predisposition to Disease - genetics Genome-Wide Association Study Likelihood Functions Humans Genetic Loci - genetics Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide - genetics Genotype Chromosome Mapping Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse - genetics Quantitative Trait Loci - genetics

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