A pilot genome-wide association study shows genomic variants enriched in the non-tumor cells of patients with well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumors of the ileum
Walsh KM, Choi M, Oberg K, Kulke MH, Yao JC, Wu C, Jurkiewicz M, Hsu LI, Hooshmand SM, Hassan M, Janson ET, Cunningham JL, Vosburgh E, Sackler RS, Lifton RP, DeWan AT, Hoh J. A pilot genome-wide association study shows genomic variants enriched in the non-tumor cells of patients with well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumors of the ileum. Endocrine Related Cancer 2010, 18: 171-180. PMID: 21139019, PMCID: PMC3221459, DOI: 10.1677/erc-10-0248.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCase-Control StudiesCell DifferentiationCellsDNA Copy Number VariationsFemaleGenetic VariationGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansIleal NeoplasmsMaleMeta-Analysis as TopicMicroarray AnalysisNeoplasm StagingNeuroendocrine TumorsPilot ProjectsPolymorphism, Single NucleotideReview Literature as TopicConceptsLoss of heterozygosityDana-Farber Cancer InstituteTumor cellsMD Anderson Cancer CenterCarcinoid tumor cellsUppsala University HospitalPopulation-based controlsAnderson Cancer CenterCopy number variantsBonferroni-corrected levelBlood-derived DNACarcinoid cancerReal-time quantitative PCRCancer CenterNeuroendocrine tumorsUniversity HospitalNon-tumor cellsSerious conditionIndependent cohortCancer InstituteKb heterozygous deletionSmall sample sizePilot genome-wide association studyGenetic polymorphismsSingle nucleotide polymorphisms