Genome-wide Association Study Identifies Shared Risk Loci Common to Two Malignancies in Golden Retrievers
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Tonomura, Noriko
Elvers, Ingegerd
Thomas, Rachael
Megquier, Kate
Turner-Maier, Jason
Howald, Cedric
Sarver, Aaron L.
Swofford, Ross
Frantz, Aric M.
Ito, Daisuke
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February 2015
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PLOS Genetics
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Public Library of Science
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Tonomura, Noriko, Ingegerd Elvers, Rachael Thomas, Kate Megquier, Jason Turner-Maier, Cedric Howald, Aaron L. Sarver, et al. “Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies Shared Risk Loci Common to Two Malignancies in Golden Retrievers.” Edited by Tosso Leeb. PLoS Genet 11, no. 2 (February 2, 2015): e1004922.
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Dogs, with their breed-determined limited genetic background, are great models of human disease including cancer. Canine B-cell lymphoma and hemangiosarcoma are both malignancies of the hematologic system that are clinically and histologically similar to human B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma and angiosarcoma, respectively. Golden retrievers in the US show significantly elevated lifetime risk for both B-cell lymphoma (6%) and hemangiosarcoma (20%). We conducted genome-wide association studies for hemangiosarcoma and B-cell lymphoma, identifying two shared predisposing loci. The two associated loci are located on chromosome 5, and together contribute ~20% of the risk of developing these cancers. Genome-wide p-values for the top SNP of each locus are 4.6×10-7 and 2.7×10-6, respectively. Whole genome resequencing of nine cases and controls followed by genotyping and detailed analysis identified three shared and one B-cell lymphoma specific risk haplotypes within the two loci, but no coding changes were associated with the risk haplotypes. Gene expression analysis of B-cell lymphoma tumors revealed that carrying the risk haplotypes at the first locus is associated with down-regulation of several nearby genes including the proximal gene TRPC6, a transient receptor Ca2+-channel involved in T-cell activation, among other functions. The shared risk haplotype in the second locus overlaps thevesicle transport and release gene STX8. Carrying the shared risk haplotype is associated with gene expression changes of 100 genes enriched for pathways involved in immune cell activation. Thus, the predisposing germ-line mutations in B-cell lymphoma and hemangiosarcoma appear to be regulatory, and affect pathways involved in T-cell mediated immune response in the tumor. This suggests that the interaction between the immune system and malignant cells plays a common role in the tumorigenesis of these relatively different cancers.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biology
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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1004922
