A noncoding regulatory variant in IKZF1 increases acute lymphoblastic leukemia risk in Hispanic/Latino children.
Cell Genom
; 4(4): 100526, 2024 Apr 10.
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ABSTRACT
Hispanic/Latino children have the highest risk of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in the US compared to other racial/ethnic groups, yet the basis of this remains incompletely understood. Through genetic fine-mapping analyses, we identified a new independent childhood ALL risk signal near IKZF1 in self-reported Hispanic/Latino individuals, but not in non-Hispanic White individuals, with an effect size of â¼1.44 (95% confidence interval = 1.33-1.55) and a risk allele frequency of â¼18% in Hispanic/Latino populations and <0.5% in European populations. This risk allele was positively associated with Indigenous American ancestry, showed evidence of selection in human history, and was associated with reduced IKZF1 expression. We identified a putative causal variant in a downstream enhancer that is most active in pro-B cells and interacts with the IKZF1 promoter. This variant disrupts IKZF1 autoregulation at this enhancer and results in reduced enhancer activity in B cell progenitors. Our study reveals a genetic basis for the increased ALL risk in Hispanic/Latino children.
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Assunto principal:
Predisposição Genética para Doença
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Leucemia-Linfoma Linfoblástico de Células Precursoras
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Child
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Humans
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En
Revista:
Cell Genom
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos