A variant at 9p21.3 functionally implicates CDKN2B in paediatric B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukaemia aetiology
oleh: Eric A. Hungate, Sapana R. Vora, Eric R. Gamazon, Takaya Moriyama, Timothy Best, Imge Hulur, Younghee Lee, Tiffany-Jane Evans, Eva Ellinghaus, Martin Stanulla, Jéremie Rudant, Laurent Orsi, Jacqueline Clavel, Elizabeth Milne, Rodney J. Scott, Ching-Hon Pui, Nancy J. Cox, Mignon L. Loh, Jun J. Yang, Andrew D. Skol, Kenan Onel
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2016-02-01 |
Deskripsi
A risk variant located at 9p21.3 is associated with cancer risk in pediatric B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Here, the authors show that this variant affects the gene expression of the tumour suppressor gene Cdkn2b.