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Common variants near TARDBP and EGR2 are associated with susceptibility to Ewing sarcoma.
Nature genetics - 12 Feb 2012
Postel-Vinay Sophie, Véron Amélie S, Tirode Franck, Pierron Gaelle, Reynaud Stéphanie, Kovar Heinrich, Oberlin Odile, Lapouble Eve, Ballet Stelly, Lucchesi Carlo, Kontny Udo, González-Neira Anna, Picci Piero, Alonso Javier, Patino-Garcia Ana, de Paillerets Brigitte Bressac, Laud Karine, Dina Christian, Froguel Philippe, Clavel-Chapelon Françoise, Doz Francois, Michon Jean, Chanock Stephen J, Thomas Gilles, Cox David G, Delattre Olivier
Abstract excerpt
Ewing sarcoma, a pediatric tumor characterized by EWSR1-ETS fusions, is predominantly observed in populations of European ancestry. We performed a genome-wide association study (GWAS) of 401 French individuals with Ewing sarcoma, 684 unaffected French individuals and 3,668 unaffected individuals of European descent and living in the United States. We identified candidate risk loci at 1p36.22, 10q21 and 15q15. We...
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