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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-3-30
pubmed:abstractText
In order to search for sequence variants conferring risk of thyroid cancer we conducted a genome-wide association study in 192 and 37,196 Icelandic cases and controls, respectively, followed by a replication study in individuals of European descent. Here we show that two common variants, located on 9q22.33 and 14q13.3, are associated with the disease. Overall, the strongest association signals were observed for rs965513 on 9q22.33 (OR = 1.75; P = 1.7 x 10(-27)) and rs944289 on 14q13.3 (OR = 1.37; P = 2.0 x 10(-9)). The gene nearest to the 9q22.33 locus is FOXE1 (TTF2) and NKX2-1 (TTF1) is among the genes located at the 14q13.3 locus. Both variants contribute to an increased risk of both papillary and follicular thyroid cancer. Approximately 3.7% of individuals are homozygous for both variants, and their estimated risk of thyroid cancer is 5.7-fold greater than that of noncarriers. In a study on a large sample set from the general population, both risk alleles are associated with low concentrations of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), and the 9q22.33 allele is associated with low concentration of thyroxin (T(4)) and high concentration of triiodothyronine (T(3)).
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1546-1718
pubmed:author
pubmed-author:AguilloEsperanzaE, pubmed-author:BergthorssonJon TJT, pubmed-author:BjornsdottirUnnur SUS, pubmed-author:BlondalThorarinnT, pubmed-author:EyjolfssonGudmundur IGI, pubmed-author:FaureEduardoE, pubmed-author:FriggeMichael LML, pubmed-author:FuY PYP, pubmed-author:GellerFrankF, pubmed-author:GudbjartssonDaniel FDF, pubmed-author:GudmundssonJuliusJ, pubmed-author:GulcherJeffrey RJR, pubmed-author:HeHuilingH, pubmed-author:HelgadottirHafdisH, pubmed-author:HjartarssonHannesH, pubmed-author:HolmHilmaH, pubmed-author:HrafnkelssonJonJ, pubmed-author:JakobsdottirMargretM, pubmed-author:JonassonJon GJG, pubmed-author:JonssonThorvaldurT, pubmed-author:KongAugustineA, pubmed-author:KristjanssonKristleifurK, pubmed-author:KristvinssonHoskuldurH, pubmed-author:MagnusdottirDroplaug NDN, pubmed-author:MartinezMarianoM, pubmed-author:MatthiasdottirSigurborgS, pubmed-author:MayordomoJose IJI, pubmed-author:NagyRebeccaR, pubmed-author:PratsEnriqueE, pubmed-author:RafnarThorunnT, pubmed-author:SaezBertaB, pubmed-author:SigurdssonAsgeirA, pubmed-author:SkarphedinssonOskar BOB, pubmed-author:StaceySimon NSN, pubmed-author:StefanssonKariK, pubmed-author:SulemPatrickP, pubmed-author:ThorsteinsdottirUnnurU, pubmed-author:de la ChapelleAlbertA
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
41
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
460-4
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Common variants on 9q22.33 and 14q13.3 predispose to thyroid cancer in European populations.
pubmed:affiliation
deCODE Genetics, Sturlugata 8, Reykjavik, Iceland. julius.gudmundsson@decode.is
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural