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Genome-wide association study identifies susceptibility loci for B-cell childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia

  • Jayaram Vijayakrishnan
  • , James Studd
  • , Peter Broderick
  • , Ben Kinnersley
  • , Amy Holroyd
  • , Philip J. Law
  • , Rajiv Kumar
  • , James M. Allan
  • , Christine J. Harrison
  • , Anthony V. Moorman
  • , The PRACTICAL (Prostate Cancer Association Group to Investigate Cancer-Associated Alterations in the Genome) Consortium
  • , Jyotsna Batra

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Abstract

Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have advanced our understanding of susceptibility to B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (BCP-ALL); however, much of the heritable risk remains unidentified. Here, we perform a GWAS and conduct a meta-analysis with two existing GWAS, totaling 2442 cases and 14,609 controls. We identify risk loci for BCP-ALL at 8q24.21 (rs28665337, P = 3.86 × 10-9, odds ratio (OR) = 1.34) and for ETV6-RUNX1 fusion-positive BCP-ALL at 2q22.3 (rs17481869, P = 3.20 × 10-8, OR = 2.14). Our findings provide further insights into genetic susceptibility to ALL and its biology.
Original languageEnglish
Article number1340
Pages (from-to)1-9
Number of pages9
JournalNature Communications
Volume9
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2018
Externally publishedYes

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