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Functional characterization of 5p15.33 risk locus in uveal melanoma reveals rs452384 as a functional variant and NKX2.4 as an allele-specific interactor.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Dec 2022
Derrien Anne-Céline, Houy Alexandre, Ganier Olivier, Dingli Florent, Ningarhari Massih, Mobuchon Lenha, Espejo Díaz María Isabel, Loew Damarys, Cassoux Nathalie, Cussenot Olivier, Cancel-Tassin Géraldine, Margueron Raphael, Noirel Josselin, Zucman-Rossi Jessica, Rodrigues Manuel, Stern Marc-Henri
Abstract excerpt
The TERT/CLPTM1L risk locus on chromosome 5p15.33 is a pleiotropic cancer risk locus in which multiple independent risk alleles have been identified, across well over ten cancer types. We previously conducted a genome-wide association study in uveal melanoma (UM), which uncovered a role for the TERT/CLPTM1L risk locus in this intraocular tumor and identified multiple highly correlated risk alleles. Aiming to...
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