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

Overview

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, P(combined) = 3.5 × 10(-10)), located in intron 2 of TCF3 (also known as E2A), 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 TCF3, and HL risk.

authors

publication date

  • June 12, 2014

Research

keywords

  • Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors
  • Chromosomes, Human, Pair 19
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease
  • Hodgkin Disease

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC4055950

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 84902440665

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1038/ncomms4856

PubMed ID

  • 24920014

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 5