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Candidate susceptibility variants in angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma.
Familial cancer - 1 Jan 2019
Donner Iikki, Katainen Riku, Kaasinen Eevi, Aavikko Mervi, Sipilä Lauri J, Pukkala Eero, Aaltonen Lauri A
Abstract excerpt
Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (AITL) is a subtype of peripheral T-cell lymphoma with a poor prognosis: the 5-year survival rate is approximately 30%. Somatic driver mutations have been found in TET2, IDH2, DNMT3A, RHOA, FYN, PLCG1, and CD28, whereas germline susceptibility to AITL has to our knowledge not been studied. The homogenous Finnish population is well suited for studies on genetic predisposition....
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