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GWAS in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia reveals novel genetic associations at chromosomes 17q12 and 8q24.21.

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Wiemels, JL; Walsh, KM; de Smith, AJ; Metayer, C; Gonseth, S; Hansen, HM; Francis, SS; Ojha, J; Smirnov, I; Barcellos, L; Xiao, X; Morimoto, L ...
Published in: Nat Commun
January 18, 2018

Childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) (age 0-14 years) is 20% more common in Latino Americans than non-Latino whites. We conduct a genome-wide association study in a large sample of 3263 Californian children with ALL (including 1949 of Latino heritage) and 3506 controls matched on month and year of birth, sex, and ethnicity, and an additional 12,471 controls from the Kaiser Resource for Genetic Epidemiology Research on Aging Cohort. Replication of the strongest genetic associations is performed in two independent datasets from the Children's Oncology Group and the California Childhood Leukemia Study. Here we identify new risk loci on 17q12 near IKZF3/ZPBP2/GSDMB/ORMDL3, a locus encompassing a transcription factor important for lymphocyte development (IKZF3), and at an 8q24 region known for structural contacts with the MYC oncogene. These new risk loci may impact gene expression via local (four 17q12 genes) or long-range (8q24) interactions, affecting function of well-characterized hematopoietic and growth-regulation pathways.

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Nat Commun

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2041-1723

Publication Date

January 18, 2018

Volume

9

Issue

1

Start / End Page

286

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England

Related Subject Headings

  • Risk Factors
  • Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma
  • Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
  • Male
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant
  • Humans
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • Genome-Wide Association Study
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease
 

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Wiemels, J. L., Walsh, K. M., de Smith, A. J., Metayer, C., Gonseth, S., Hansen, H. M., … Ma, X. (2018). GWAS in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia reveals novel genetic associations at chromosomes 17q12 and 8q24.21. Nat Commun, 9(1), 286. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02596-9
Wiemels, Joseph L., Kyle M. Walsh, Adam J. de Smith, Catherine Metayer, Semira Gonseth, Helen M. Hansen, Stephen S. Francis, et al. “GWAS in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia reveals novel genetic associations at chromosomes 17q12 and 8q24.21.Nat Commun 9, no. 1 (January 18, 2018): 286. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02596-9.
Wiemels JL, Walsh KM, de Smith AJ, Metayer C, Gonseth S, Hansen HM, et al. GWAS in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia reveals novel genetic associations at chromosomes 17q12 and 8q24.21. Nat Commun. 2018 Jan 18;9(1):286.
Wiemels, Joseph L., et al. “GWAS in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia reveals novel genetic associations at chromosomes 17q12 and 8q24.21.Nat Commun, vol. 9, no. 1, Jan. 2018, p. 286. Pubmed, doi:10.1038/s41467-017-02596-9.
Wiemels JL, Walsh KM, de Smith AJ, Metayer C, Gonseth S, Hansen HM, Francis SS, Ojha J, Smirnov I, Barcellos L, Xiao X, Morimoto L, McKean-Cowdin R, Wang R, Yu H, Hoh J, DeWan AT, Ma X. GWAS in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia reveals novel genetic associations at chromosomes 17q12 and 8q24.21. Nat Commun. 2018 Jan 18;9(1):286.

Published In

Nat Commun

DOI

EISSN

2041-1723

Publication Date

January 18, 2018

Volume

9

Issue

1

Start / End Page

286

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Risk Factors
  • Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma
  • Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
  • Male
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant
  • Humans
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • Genome-Wide Association Study
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease