A common deletion at BAK1 reduces enhancer activity and confers risk of intracranial germ cell tumors

Intracranial germ cell tumors (IGCTs) are rare brain tumors mainly diagnosed in children and young adults. Here, the authors conduct a genome-wide association study for IGCTs, identify a risk locus at BAK1, and characterize its functional consequences.

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Main Authors: Kyuto Sonehara, Yui Kimura, Yoshiko Nakano, Tatsuya Ozawa, Meiko Takahashi, Ken Suzuki, Takashi Fujii, Yuko Matsushita, Arata Tomiyama, Toshihiro Kishikawa, Kenichi Yamamoto, Tatsuhiko Naito, Tomonari Suzuki, Shigeru Yamaguchi, Tomoru Miwa, Hikaru Sasaki, Masashi Kitagawa, Naoyuki Ohe, Junya Fukai, Hideki Ogiwara, Atsufumi Kawamura, Satoru Miyawaki, Fumihiko Matsuda, Nobutaka Kiyokawa, Koichi Ichimura, Ryo Nishikawa, Yukinori Okada, Keita Terashima
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-08-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32005-9
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author Kyuto Sonehara
Yui Kimura
Yoshiko Nakano
Tatsuya Ozawa
Meiko Takahashi
Ken Suzuki
Takashi Fujii
Yuko Matsushita
Arata Tomiyama
Toshihiro Kishikawa
Kenichi Yamamoto
Tatsuhiko Naito
Tomonari Suzuki
Shigeru Yamaguchi
Tomoru Miwa
Hikaru Sasaki
Masashi Kitagawa
Naoyuki Ohe
Junya Fukai
Hideki Ogiwara
Atsufumi Kawamura
Satoru Miyawaki
Fumihiko Matsuda
Nobutaka Kiyokawa
Koichi Ichimura
Ryo Nishikawa
Yukinori Okada
Keita Terashima
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Yui Kimura
Yoshiko Nakano
Tatsuya Ozawa
Meiko Takahashi
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Takashi Fujii
Yuko Matsushita
Arata Tomiyama
Toshihiro Kishikawa
Kenichi Yamamoto
Tatsuhiko Naito
Tomonari Suzuki
Shigeru Yamaguchi
Tomoru Miwa
Hikaru Sasaki
Masashi Kitagawa
Naoyuki Ohe
Junya Fukai
Hideki Ogiwara
Atsufumi Kawamura
Satoru Miyawaki
Fumihiko Matsuda
Nobutaka Kiyokawa
Koichi Ichimura
Ryo Nishikawa
Yukinori Okada
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description Intracranial germ cell tumors (IGCTs) are rare brain tumors mainly diagnosed in children and young adults. Here, the authors conduct a genome-wide association study for IGCTs, identify a risk locus at BAK1, and characterize its functional consequences.
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spelling doaj.art-d33eb878505245bfb00afac3269b5f582022-12-22T04:01:48ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232022-08-011311910.1038/s41467-022-32005-9A common deletion at BAK1 reduces enhancer activity and confers risk of intracranial germ cell tumorsKyuto Sonehara0Yui Kimura1Yoshiko Nakano2Tatsuya Ozawa3Meiko Takahashi4Ken Suzuki5Takashi Fujii6Yuko Matsushita7Arata Tomiyama8Toshihiro Kishikawa9Kenichi Yamamoto10Tatsuhiko Naito11Tomonari Suzuki12Shigeru Yamaguchi13Tomoru Miwa14Hikaru Sasaki15Masashi Kitagawa16Naoyuki Ohe17Junya Fukai18Hideki Ogiwara19Atsufumi Kawamura20Satoru Miyawaki21Fumihiko Matsuda22Nobutaka Kiyokawa23Koichi Ichimura24Ryo Nishikawa25Yukinori Okada26Keita Terashima27Department of Statistical Genetics, Osaka University Graduate School of MedicineDivision of Neuro-Oncology, Children’s Cancer Center, National Center for Child Health and DevelopmentDivision of Brain Tumor Translational Research, National Cancer Center Research InstituteDivision of Brain Tumor Translational Research, National Cancer Center Research InstituteCenter for Genomic Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of MedicineDepartment of Statistical Genetics, Osaka University Graduate School of MedicineDepartment of Neurosurgery, National Defense Medical CollegeDepartment of Neurosurgery, Juntendo University School of MedicineDepartment of Neurosurgery, National Defense Medical CollegeDepartment of Statistical Genetics, Osaka University Graduate School of MedicineDepartment of Statistical Genetics, Osaka University Graduate School of MedicineDepartment of Statistical Genetics, Osaka University Graduate School of MedicineDepartment of Neuro-Oncology/Neurosurgery, Saitama Medical University International Medical CenterDepartment of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Hokkaido UniversityDepartment of Neurosurgery, Keio University School of MedicineDepartment of Neurosurgery, Keio University School of MedicineDepartment of Neurosurgery, Shizuoka Children’s HospitalDepartment of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu UniversityDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Wakayama Medical University School of MedicineDivision of Neurosurgery, National Center for Child Health and DevelopmentDepartment of Neurosurgery, Hyogo Prefectural Kobe Children’s HospitalDepartment of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, the University of TokyoCenter for Genomic Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of MedicineDepartment of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Research, National Center for Child Health and DevelopmentDivision of Brain Tumor Translational Research, National Cancer Center Research InstituteDepartment of Neuro-Oncology/Neurosurgery, Saitama Medical University International Medical CenterDepartment of Statistical Genetics, Osaka University Graduate School of MedicineDivision of Neuro-Oncology, Children’s Cancer Center, National Center for Child Health and DevelopmentIntracranial germ cell tumors (IGCTs) are rare brain tumors mainly diagnosed in children and young adults. Here, the authors conduct a genome-wide association study for IGCTs, identify a risk locus at BAK1, and characterize its functional consequences.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32005-9
spellingShingle Kyuto Sonehara
Yui Kimura
Yoshiko Nakano
Tatsuya Ozawa
Meiko Takahashi
Ken Suzuki
Takashi Fujii
Yuko Matsushita
Arata Tomiyama
Toshihiro Kishikawa
Kenichi Yamamoto
Tatsuhiko Naito
Tomonari Suzuki
Shigeru Yamaguchi
Tomoru Miwa
Hikaru Sasaki
Masashi Kitagawa
Naoyuki Ohe
Junya Fukai
Hideki Ogiwara
Atsufumi Kawamura
Satoru Miyawaki
Fumihiko Matsuda
Nobutaka Kiyokawa
Koichi Ichimura
Ryo Nishikawa
Yukinori Okada
Keita Terashima
A common deletion at BAK1 reduces enhancer activity and confers risk of intracranial germ cell tumors
Nature Communications
title A common deletion at BAK1 reduces enhancer activity and confers risk of intracranial germ cell tumors
title_full A common deletion at BAK1 reduces enhancer activity and confers risk of intracranial germ cell tumors
title_fullStr A common deletion at BAK1 reduces enhancer activity and confers risk of intracranial germ cell tumors
title_full_unstemmed A common deletion at BAK1 reduces enhancer activity and confers risk of intracranial germ cell tumors
title_short A common deletion at BAK1 reduces enhancer activity and confers risk of intracranial germ cell tumors
title_sort common deletion at bak1 reduces enhancer activity and confers risk of intracranial germ cell tumors
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32005-9
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