Germline variants at SOHLH2 influence multiple myeloma risk
Abstract Multiple myeloma (MM) is caused by the uncontrolled, clonal expansion of plasma cells. While there is epidemiological evidence for inherited susceptibility, the molecular basis remains incompletely understood. We report a genome-wide association study totalling 5,320 cases and 422,289 contr...
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doaj-39306bdf64254d54930fcaa0a91e984b2021-04-25T11:12:28ZengNature Publishing GroupBlood Cancer Journal2044-53852021-04-011141810.1038/s41408-021-00468-6Germline variants at SOHLH2 influence multiple myeloma riskLaura Duran-Lozano0Gudmar Thorleifsson1Aitzkoa Lopez de Lapuente Portilla2Abhishek Niroula3Molly Went4Malte Thodberg5Maroulio Pertesi6Ram Ajore7Caterina Cafaro8Pall I. Olason9Lilja Stefansdottir10G. Bragi Walters11Gisli H. Halldorsson12Ingemar Turesson13Martin F. Kaiser14Niels Weinhold15Niels Abildgaard16Niels Frost Andersen17Ulf-Henrik Mellqvist18Anders Waage19Annette Juul-Vangsted20Unnur Thorsteinsdottir21Markus Hansson22Richard Houlston23Thorunn Rafnar24Kari Stefansson25Björn Nilsson26Hematology and Transfusion Medicine, Department of Laboratory MedicinedeCODE geneticsHematology and Transfusion Medicine, Department of Laboratory MedicineHematology and Transfusion Medicine, Department of Laboratory MedicineDivision of Genetics and Epidemiology, The Institute of Cancer ResearchHematology and Transfusion Medicine, Department of Laboratory MedicineHematology and Transfusion Medicine, Department of Laboratory MedicineHematology and Transfusion Medicine, Department of Laboratory MedicineHematology and Transfusion Medicine, Department of Laboratory MedicinedeCODE geneticsdeCODE geneticsdeCODE geneticsdeCODE geneticsHematology Clinic, Lund University HospitalDivision of Genetics and Epidemiology, The Institute of Cancer ResearchDepartment of Internal Medicine V, University Hospital of HeidelbergHematology Research Unit, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark and Department of Hematology, Odense University HospitalDepartment of Haematology, Aarhus University HospitalSödra Älvsborgs Sjukhus BoråsInstitute of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Department of Hematology, and Biobank1, St Olavs hospitalDepartment of Haematology, University Hospital of Copenhagen at RigshospitaletdeCODE geneticsHematology and Transfusion Medicine, Department of Laboratory MedicineDivision of Genetics and Epidemiology, The Institute of Cancer ResearchdeCODE geneticsdeCODE geneticsHematology and Transfusion Medicine, Department of Laboratory MedicineAbstract Multiple myeloma (MM) is caused by the uncontrolled, clonal expansion of plasma cells. While there is epidemiological evidence for inherited susceptibility, the molecular basis remains incompletely understood. We report a genome-wide association study totalling 5,320 cases and 422,289 controls from four Nordic populations, and find a novel MM risk variant at SOHLH2 at 13q13.3 (risk allele frequency = 3.5%; odds ratio = 1.38; P = 2.2 × 10−14). This gene encodes a transcription factor involved in gametogenesis that is normally only weakly expressed in plasma cells. The association is represented by 14 variants in linkage disequilibrium. Among these, rs75712673 maps to a genomic region with open chromatin in plasma cells, and upregulates SOHLH2 in this cell type. Moreover, rs75712673 influences transcriptional activity in luciferase assays, and shows a chromatin looping interaction with the SOHLH2 promoter. Our work provides novel insight into MM susceptibility.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41408-021-00468-6 |
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Laura Duran-Lozano Gudmar Thorleifsson Aitzkoa Lopez de Lapuente Portilla Abhishek Niroula Molly Went Malte Thodberg Maroulio Pertesi Ram Ajore Caterina Cafaro Pall I. Olason Lilja Stefansdottir G. Bragi Walters Gisli H. Halldorsson Ingemar Turesson Martin F. Kaiser Niels Weinhold Niels Abildgaard Niels Frost Andersen Ulf-Henrik Mellqvist Anders Waage Annette Juul-Vangsted Unnur Thorsteinsdottir Markus Hansson Richard Houlston Thorunn Rafnar Kari Stefansson Björn Nilsson |
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Laura Duran-Lozano Gudmar Thorleifsson Aitzkoa Lopez de Lapuente Portilla Abhishek Niroula Molly Went Malte Thodberg Maroulio Pertesi Ram Ajore Caterina Cafaro Pall I. Olason Lilja Stefansdottir G. Bragi Walters Gisli H. Halldorsson Ingemar Turesson Martin F. Kaiser Niels Weinhold Niels Abildgaard Niels Frost Andersen Ulf-Henrik Mellqvist Anders Waage Annette Juul-Vangsted Unnur Thorsteinsdottir Markus Hansson Richard Houlston Thorunn Rafnar Kari Stefansson Björn Nilsson Germline variants at SOHLH2 influence multiple myeloma risk Blood Cancer Journal |
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Laura Duran-Lozano Gudmar Thorleifsson Aitzkoa Lopez de Lapuente Portilla Abhishek Niroula Molly Went Malte Thodberg Maroulio Pertesi Ram Ajore Caterina Cafaro Pall I. Olason Lilja Stefansdottir G. Bragi Walters Gisli H. Halldorsson Ingemar Turesson Martin F. Kaiser Niels Weinhold Niels Abildgaard Niels Frost Andersen Ulf-Henrik Mellqvist Anders Waage Annette Juul-Vangsted Unnur Thorsteinsdottir Markus Hansson Richard Houlston Thorunn Rafnar Kari Stefansson Björn Nilsson |
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Germline variants at SOHLH2 influence multiple myeloma risk |
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Germline variants at SOHLH2 influence multiple myeloma risk |
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Germline variants at SOHLH2 influence multiple myeloma risk |
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Germline variants at SOHLH2 influence multiple myeloma risk |
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Germline variants at SOHLH2 influence multiple myeloma risk |
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germline variants at sohlh2 influence multiple myeloma risk |
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Blood Cancer Journal |
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Abstract Multiple myeloma (MM) is caused by the uncontrolled, clonal expansion of plasma cells. While there is epidemiological evidence for inherited susceptibility, the molecular basis remains incompletely understood. We report a genome-wide association study totalling 5,320 cases and 422,289 controls from four Nordic populations, and find a novel MM risk variant at SOHLH2 at 13q13.3 (risk allele frequency = 3.5%; odds ratio = 1.38; P = 2.2 × 10−14). This gene encodes a transcription factor involved in gametogenesis that is normally only weakly expressed in plasma cells. The association is represented by 14 variants in linkage disequilibrium. Among these, rs75712673 maps to a genomic region with open chromatin in plasma cells, and upregulates SOHLH2 in this cell type. Moreover, rs75712673 influences transcriptional activity in luciferase assays, and shows a chromatin looping interaction with the SOHLH2 promoter. Our work provides novel insight into MM susceptibility. |
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