T (brachyury) gene duplication confers major susceptibility to familial chordoma.
Using high-resolution array-CGH, we identified unique duplications of a region on 6q27 in four multiplex families with at least three cases of chordoma, a cancer of presumed notochordal origin. The duplicated region contains only the T (brachyury) gene, which is important in notochord development and is expressed in most sporadic chordomas. Our findings highlight the value of screening for complex genomic rearrangements in searches for cancer-susceptibility genes.
Yang
Xiaohong R
XR
Division of Cancer Epidemiology & Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Ng
David
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Alcorta
David A
DA
Liebsch
Norbert J
NJ
Sheridan
Eamonn
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Li
Sufeng
S
Goldstein
Alisa M
AM
Parry
Dilys M
DM
Kelley
Michael J
MJ
D002817:Chordoma / Q000235:genetics*; D002896:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 6; D055028:Comparative Genomic Hybridization; D005326:Fetal Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D020440:Gene Duplication; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D055106:Genome-Wide Association Study; D006801:Humans; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D020825:T-Box Domain Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D000098908:Brachyury Protein
D005326:Fetal Proteins; D020825:T-Box Domain Proteins; D000098908:Brachyury Protein