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A meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies of follicular lymphoma.
BMC genomics - 1 Oct 2012
Skibola Christine F, Conde Lucia, Foo Jia-Nee, Riby Jacques, Humphreys Keith, Sillé Fenna C M, Darabi Hatef, Sanchez Sylvia, Hjalgrim Henrik, Liu Jianjun, Bracci Paige M, Smedby Karin E
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BACKGROUND: B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma represents a diverse group of hematological malignancies, of which follicular lymphoma (FL) is one of the most common subtypes. Family and epidemiological studies suggest an important genetic role in the etiology of FL. In recent genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of FL, several genetic susceptibility loci have been identified on chromosome 6p21.33 (rs6457327) and...
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