Lack of a relationship between the common 18q24 variant rs12953717 and risk of chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

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Linkage has implicated variation in 18q24 in genetic susceptibility to chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). 18q24 harbors mothers against decapentaplegic homolog 7 (SMAD7), an intracellular antagonist of TGF-beta signaling which participates in a negative feedback loop controlling growth arrest and apoptosis of B-cells. Recently we have demonstrated variation in SMAD7, defined by the single nucleotide polymorphism...

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