Genome-wide association study identifies variation at 6q25.1 associated with survival in multiple myeloma

The prognosis of multiple myeloma patients varies widely. Here, to identify genetic factors associated with differing prognoses, the authors carried out a meta-analysis of four genome-wide association studies and identified a risk variant associated with survival interval.

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Main Authors:	Johnson, David C. (Author) , Weinhold, Niels (Author) , Mitchell, Jonathan S. (Author) , Chen, Bowang (Author) , Kaiser, Martin (Author) , Begum, Dil B. (Author) , Hillengaß, Jens (Author) , Bertsch, Uta (Author) , Gregory, Walter A. (Author) , Cairns, David (Author) , Jackson, Graham H. (Author) , Försti, Asta (Author) , Nickel, Jolanta (Author) , Hoffmann, Per (Author) , Nöethen, Markus M. (Author) , Stephens, Owen W. (Author) , Barlogie, Bart (Author) , Davis, Faith E. (Author) , Hemminki, Kari (Author) , Goldschmidt, Hartmut (Author) , Houlston, Richard S. (Author) , Morgan, Gareth J. (Author)
Format:	Article (Journal)
Language:	English
Published:	8 Jan 2016
In:	Nature Communications Year: 2016, Volume: 7, Pages: 1-7
ISSN:	2041-1723
DOI:	10.1038/ncomms10290
Online Access:	Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10290 Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms10290
Author Notes:	David C. Johnson, Niels Weinhold, Jonathan S. Mitchell, Bowang Chen, Martin Kaiser, Dil B. Begum, Jens Hillengass, Uta Bertsch, Walter A. Gregory, David Cairns, Graham H. Jackson, Asta Försti, Jolanta Nickel, Per Hoffmann, Markus M. Nöethen, Owen W. Stephens, Bart Barlogie, Faith E. Davis, Kari Hemminki, Hartmut Goldschmidt, Richard S. Houlston & Gareth J. Morgan