Genome-wide association study identifies multiple susceptibility loci for multiple myeloma.

Multiple myeloma (MM) is a plasma cell malignancy with a significant heritable basis. Genome-wide association studies have transformed our understanding of MM predisposition, but individual studies have had limited power to discover risk loci. Here we perform a meta-analysis of these GWAS, add a new...

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Main Authors: Mitchell, J, Li, N, Weinhold, N, Försti, A, Ali, M, van Duin, M, Thorleifsson, G, Johnson, D, Chen, B, Halvarsson, B, Gudbjartsson, D, Kuiper, R, Stephens, O, Bertsch, U, Broderick, P, Campo, C, Einsele, H, Gregory, W, Gullberg, U, Henrion, M, Hillengass, J, Hoffmann, P, Jackson, G, Johnsson, E, Jöud, M, Kristinsson, S, Lenhoff, S, Lenive, O, Mellqvist, U, Migliorini, G, Nahi, H, Nelander, S, Nickel, J, Nöthen, M, Rafnar, T, Ross, F, da Silva Filho, M, Swaminathan, B, Thomsen, H, Turesson, I, Vangsted, A, Vogel, U, Waage, A, Walker, B, Wihlborg, A, Broyl, A, Davies, F, Thorsteinsdottir, U, Langer, C, Hansson, M, Kaiser, M, Sonneveld, P, Stefansson, K, Morgan, G, Goldschmidt, H, Hemminki, K, Nilsson, B, Houlston, R
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016