Novel pleiotropic risk loci for melanoma and nevus density implicate multiple biological pathways Journal Article
| Authors: | Duffy, D. L.; Zhu, G.; Li, X.; Sanna, M.; Iles, M. M.; Jacobs, L. C.; Evans, D. M.; Yazar, S.; Beesley, J.; Law, M. H.; Kraft, P.; Visconti, A.; Taylor, J. C.; Liu, F.; Wright, M. J.; Henders, A. K.; Bowdler, L.; Glass, D.; Ikram, M. A.; Uitterlinden, A. G.; Madden, P. A.; Heath, A. C.; Nelson, E. C.; Green, A. C.; Chanock, S.; Barrett, J. H.; Brown, M. A.; Hayward, N. K.; MacGregor, S.; Sturm, R. A.; Hewitt, A. W.; Melanoma GWAS Consortium; Kayser, M.; Hunter, D. J.; Newton Bishop, J. A.; Spector, T. D.; Montgomery, G. W.; Mackey, D. A.; Smith, G. D.; Nijsten, T. E.; Bishop, D. T.; Bataille, V.; Falchi, M.; Han, J.; Martin, N. G. |
| Contributor: | Ward, S. V. |
| Article Title: | Novel pleiotropic risk loci for melanoma and nevus density implicate multiple biological pathways |
| Abstract: | The total number of acquired melanocytic nevi on the skin is strongly correlated with melanoma risk. Here we report a meta-analysis of 11 nevus GWAS from Australia, Netherlands, UK, and USA comprising 52,506 individuals. We confirm known loci including MTAP, PLA2G6, and IRF4, and detect novel SNPs in KITLG and a region of 9q32. In a bivariate analysis combining the nevus results with a recent melanoma GWAS meta-analysis (12,874 cases, 23,203 controls), SNPs near GPRC5A, CYP1B1, PPARGC1B, HDAC4, FAM208B, DOCK8, and SYNE2 reached global significance, and other loci, including MIR146A and OBFC1, reached a suggestive level. Overall, we conclude that most nevus genes affect melanoma risk (KITLG an exception), while many melanoma risk loci do not alter nevus count. For example, variants in TERC and OBFC1 affect both traits, but other telomere length maintenance genes seem to affect melanoma risk only. Our findings implicate multiple pathways in nevogenesis. © 2018, The Author(s). |
| Keywords: | single nucleotide polymorphism; united states; gene; gene expression; biology; gene locus; genome-wide association study; risk assessment; netherlands; skin; australia; cytochrome p450 1b1; genetic risk; united kingdom; cutaneous melanoma; interferon regulatory factor 4; meta-analysis; histone deacetylase 4; meta analysis (topic); pigmented nevus; peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma coactivator 1beta; telomere homeostasis; cancer; human; article |
| Journal Title: | Nature Communications |
| Volume: | 9 |
| ISSN: | 2041-1723 |
| Publisher: | Nature Publishing Group |
| Date Published: | 2018-11-14 |
| Start Page: | 4774 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1038/s41467-018-06649-5 |
| PUBMED: | 30429480 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
| PMCID: | PMC6235897 |
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| Notes: | Erratum issued, see DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-08078-w -- Article -- Export Date: 15 February 2019 -- Source: Scopus |
