Genome-wide meta-analysis of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) identifies risk loci impacting IRF-6

• Alyssa Clay-Gilmour,
• Subhayan Chattopadhyay,
• Michelle A. T. Hildebrandt,
• Hauke Thomsen,
• Niels Weinhold,
• Pavel Vodicka,
• Ludmila Vodickova,
• Per Hoffmann,
• Markus M. Nöthen,
• Karl-Heinz Jöckel,
• Börge Schmidt,
• Christian Langer,
• Roman Hajek,
• Göran Hallmans,
• Ulrika Pettersson-Kymmer,
• Claes Ohlsson,
• Florentin Späth,
• Richard Houlston,
• Hartmut Goldschmidt,
• Elisabet E. Manasanch,
• Aaron Norman,
• Shaji Kumar,
• S. Vincent Rajkumar,
• Susan Slager,
• Asta Försti,
• Celine M. Vachon,
• Kari Hemminki

Affiliations

Alyssa Clay-Gilmour

Arnold School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, University of South Carolina

Subhayan Chattopadhyay

Division of Clinical Genetics, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Lund University

Michelle A. T. Hildebrandt

Department of Lymphoma/Myeloma, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Hauke Thomsen

GeneWerk GmbH

Niels Weinhold

Department of Internal Medicine V, University of Heidelberg

Pavel Vodicka

Institute of Experimental Medicine, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic

Ludmila Vodickova

Institute of Experimental Medicine, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic

Per Hoffmann

Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn

Markus M. Nöthen

Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn

Karl-Heinz Jöckel

Institute for Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen

Börge Schmidt

Institute for Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen

Christian Langer

Department of Internal Medicine III, University of Ulm

Roman Hajek

Department of Hematooncology, University Hospital Ostrava and Faculty of Medicine, University of Ostrava

Göran Hallmans

Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umea University

Ulrika Pettersson-Kymmer

Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Integrative Medical Biology, Umea University

Claes Ohlsson

Centre for Bone and Arthritis Research, Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg

Florentin Späth

Department of Radiation Sciences, Oncology, Umeå University

Richard Houlston

Division of Genetics and Epidemiology, The Institute of Cancer Research

Hartmut Goldschmidt

Department of Internal Medicine V, University of Heidelberg

Elisabet E. Manasanch

Department of Lymphoma/Myeloma, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Aaron Norman

Division of Computational Genomics, Mayo Clinic

Shaji Kumar

Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic Rochester Mayo Clinic

S. Vincent Rajkumar

Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic Rochester Mayo Clinic

Susan Slager

Division of Computational Genomics, Mayo Clinic

Asta Försti

Hopp Children’s Cancer Center (KiTZ)

Celine M. Vachon

Division of Epidemiology, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic

Kari Hemminki

Biomedical Center, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Center in Pilsen, Charles University in Prague