A meta-analysis of Hodgkin lymphoma reveals 19p13.3 TCF3 as a novel susceptibility locus

Cozen, W. et al. (2014) A meta-analysis of Hodgkin lymphoma reveals 19p13.3 TCF3 as a novel susceptibility locus. Nature Communications, 5, (doi: 10.1038/ncomms4856) (PMID:24920014) (PMCID:PMC4055950)

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Abstract

Recent genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) have identified associations with genetic variation at both HLA and non-HLA loci; however, much of heritable HL susceptibility remains unexplained. Here we perform a meta-analysis of three HL GWAS totaling 1,816 cases and 7,877 controls followed by replication in an independent set of 1,281 cases and 3,218 controls to find novel risk loci. We identify a novel variant at 19p13.3 associated with HL (rs1860661; odds ratio (OR)=0.81, 95% confidence interval (95% CI)=0.76–0.86, <i>P</i><sub>combined</sub>=3.5 × 10<sup>−10</sup>), located in intron 2 of <i>TCF3</i> (also known as <i>E2A</i>), a regulator of B- and T-cell lineage commitment known to be involved in HL pathogenesis. This meta-analysis also notes associations between previously published loci at 2p16, 5q31, 6p31, 8q24 and 10p14 and HL subtypes. We conclude that our data suggest a link between the 19p13.3 locus, including <i>TCF3</i>, and HL risk.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Jarrett, Professor Ruth and Gallagher, Dr Alice
Authors: Cozen, W., Timofeeva, M.N., Li, D., Diepstra, A., Hazelett, D., Delahaye-Sourdeix, M., Edlund, C.K., Franke, L., Rostgaard, K., Van Den Berg, D.J., Cortessis, V.K., Smedby, K.E., Glaser, S.L., Westra, H.-J., Robison, L.L., Mack, T. M., Ghesquieres, H., Hwang, A. E., Nieters, A., de Sanjose, S., Lightfoot, T., Becker, N., Maynadie, M., Foretova, L., Roman, E., Benavente, Y., Rand, K.A., Nathwani, B.N., Glimelius, B., Staines, A., Boffetta, P., Link, B.K., Kiemeney, L., Ansell, S.M., Bhatia, S., Strong, L.C., Galan, P., Vatten, L., Habermann, T.M., Duell, E.J., Lake, A., Veenstra, R.N., Visser, L., Liu, Y., Urayama, K.Y., Montgomery, D., Gaborieau, V., Weiss, L.M., Byrnes, G., Lathrop, M., Cocco, P., Best, T., Skol, A.D., Adami, H.-O., Melbye, M., Cerhan, J.R., Gallagher, A., Taylor, G.M., Slager, S.L., Brennan, P., Coetzee, G.A., Conti, D.V., Onel, K., Jarrett, R.F., Hjalgrim, H., van den Berg, A., and McKay, J.D.
College/School:College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Infection & Immunity
College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Infection & Immunity > Centre for Virus Research
Journal Name:Nature Communications
Publisher:Nature Publishing Group
ISSN:2041-1723

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Project CodeAward NoProject NamePrincipal InvestigatorFunder's NameFunder RefLead Dept
409572Investigation of the pathogenesis of Hodgkin lymphomaRuth JarrettLeukaemia & Lymphoma Research (LRF)08031MVLS III - CENTRE FOR VIRUS RESEARCH
409574Investigation of the pathogenesis of Hodgkin lymphomaRuth JarrettLeukaemia & Lymphoma Research (LRF)08031MVLS III - CENTRE FOR VIRUS RESEARCH
409571Investigation of the pathogenesis of Hodgkin lymphomaRuth JarrettLeukaemia & Lymphoma Research (LRF)05045MVLS III - CENTRE FOR VIRUS RESEARCH