Genome-wide association analysis implicates dysregulation of immunity genes in chronic lymphocytic leukemia
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Journal Article
Abstract
Several chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) susceptibility loci have been reported, however much of the heritable risk remains unidentified. Here we perform a meta-analysis of six genome-wide association studies, imputed using a merged reference panel of 1000 Genomes and UK10K data, totaling 6,200 cases and 17,598 controls after replication. We identify nine risk loci at 1p36.11 (rs34676223, P = 5.04x10-13), 1q42.13 (rs41271473, P = 1.06x10-10), 4q24 (rs71597109, P = 1.37x10-10), 4q35.1 (rs57214277, P = 3.69x10-8), 6p21.31 (rs3800461, P = 1.97x10-8), 11q23.2 (rs61904987, P = 2.64x10-11), 18q21.1 (rs1036935, P = 3.27x10-8), 19p13.3 (rs7254272, P = 4.67x10-8) and 22q13.33 (rs140522, P = 2.70x10-9). These new and established risk loci map to areas of active chromatin and show an over-representation of transcription factor binding for key determinants of B-cell development and immune response.
Date Issued
2017-02-06
Date Acceptance
2016-12-06
Citation
Nature Communications, 2017, 8
ISSN
2041-1723
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
Journal / Book Title
Nature Communications
Volume
8
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Subjects
Science & Technology
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Science & Technology - Other Topics
TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS
COMMON VARIATION
BREAST-CANCER
RISK
DISEASE
METAANALYSIS
IMPUTATION
CHROMATIN
VARIANTS
LOCI
MD Multidisciplinary
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
14175