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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-1-19
pubmed:abstractText
A family history of disease is a strong risk factor for testicular germ cell tumour (TGCT). In order to identify the location of putative TGCT susceptibility gene(s) we conducted a linkage search in 237 pedigrees with two or more cases of TGCT. One hundred and seventy-nine pedigrees were evaluated genome-wide with an average inter-marker distance of 10 cM. An additional 58 pedigrees were used to more intensively investigate several genomic regions of interest. Genetic linkage analysis was performed with the ALLEGRO software using two model-based parametric analyses and a non-parametric analysis. Six genomic regions on chromosomes 2p23, 3p12, 3q26, 12p13-q21, 18q21-q23 and Xq27 showed heterogeneity LOD (HLOD) scores of greater than 1, with a maximum HLOD of 1.94 at 3q26. Genome-wide simulation studies indicate that the observed number of HLOD peaks greater than one does not differ significantly from that expected by chance. A TGCT locus at Xq27 has been previously reported. Of the 237 pedigrees examined in this study, 66 were previously unstudied at Xq27, no evidence for linkage to this region was observed in this new pedigree set. Overall, the results indicate that no single major locus can account for the majority of the familial aggregation of TGCT, and suggests that multiple susceptibility loci with weak effects contribute to the disease.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0964-6906
pubmed:author
pubmed-author:AlbersPeterP, pubmed-author:BishopD TimothyDT, pubmed-author:BodrogiIstvanI, pubmed-author:Bonaïti-PelliéCatherineC, pubmed-author:ChompretAgnesA, pubmed-author:CortessisVictoriaV, pubmed-author:CrockfordGillian PGP, pubmed-author:DalyPeter APA, pubmed-author:DaugaardGedskeG, pubmed-author:DudakiaDarshnaD, pubmed-author:EastonDouglas FDF, pubmed-author:EinhornLawrenceL, pubmed-author:FormanDavidD, pubmed-author:FossåSophie DSD, pubmed-author:FriedlanderMichaelM, pubmed-author:GecziLajosL, pubmed-author:GreeneMark HMH, pubmed-author:GuilfordParryP, pubmed-author:HeidenreichAxelA, pubmed-author:HeimdalKetilK, pubmed-author:HockleySarahS, pubmed-author:HoggDavidD, pubmed-author:HuddartRobertR, pubmed-author:JewettMichael A SMA, pubmed-author:JohnsonLolaL, pubmed-author:KramerJoanJ, pubmed-author:LingerRachelR, pubmed-author:LiubchenkoLudmilaL, pubmed-author:LohynskaRadkaR, pubmed-author:McMasterMaryM, pubmed-author:NathansonKatherine LKL, pubmed-author:OlahEdithE, pubmed-author:OliverTimothyT, pubmed-author:OrmistonWilma JWJ, pubmed-author:PhillipsKelly-AnneKA, pubmed-author:RapleyElizabeth AEA, pubmed-author:RichardStéphaneS, pubmed-author:StollHansH, pubmed-author:StrattonMichael RMR, pubmed-author:TjulandinSergei ASA, pubmed-author:TuckerKathyK, pubmed-author:WeberBarbara LBL, pubmed-author:WeberWalterW
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
15
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
443-51
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Genome-wide linkage screen for testicular germ cell tumour susceptibility loci.
pubmed:affiliation
Genetic Epidemiology Division, Cancer Research UK Clinical Centre, St James's University Hospital, Leeds,UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural