Nature Communications (Mar 2018)

Capture Hi-C identifies putative target genes at 33 breast cancer risk loci

  • Joseph S. Baxter,
  • Olivia C. Leavy,
  • Nicola H. Dryden,
  • Sarah Maguire,
  • Nichola Johnson,
  • Vita Fedele,
  • Nikiana Simigdala,
  • Lesley-Ann Martin,
  • Simon Andrews,
  • Steven W. Wingett,
  • Ioannis Assiotis,
  • Kerry Fenwick,
  • Ritika Chauhan,
  • Alistair G. Rust,
  • Nick Orr,
  • Frank Dudbridge,
  • Syed Haider,
  • Olivia Fletcher

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03411-9
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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Risk loci for breast cancer have been identified by genome-wide association studies. Here, the authors use Capture Hi-C to identify 110 putative target genes at 33 loci and assessed associations of gene expression, SNP genotype, and survival, providing evidence of mechanisms that may influence the prognosis and risk of breast cancer.