Nature Communications (Nov 2017)

Germline variation in ADAMTSL1 is associated with prognosis following breast cancer treatment in young women

  • Latha Kadalayil,
  • Sofia Khan,
  • Heli Nevanlinna,
  • Peter A. Fasching,
  • Fergus J. Couch,
  • John L. Hopper,
  • Jianjun Liu,
  • Tom Maishman,
  • Lorraine Durcan,
  • Sue Gerty,
  • Carl Blomqvist,
  • Brigitte Rack,
  • Wolfgang Janni,
  • Andrew Collins,
  • Diana Eccles,
  • William Tapper

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01775-y
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Genetic variance can influence breast cancer prognosis. Here, the authors conduct a meta-analysis to explore genetic variance linked to breast cancer in young women, identifying a prognostic association with germline variation of ADAMTSL1.