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ArticleOncotarget2018

Genetic susceptibility to bone and soft tissue sarcomas: a field synopsis and meta-analysis.

Clara Benna, Andrea Simioni, Sandro Pasquali, Davide De Boni, Senthilkumar Rajendran, Giovanna Spiro, Chiara Colombo, Calogero Virgone, Steven G DuBois, Alessandro Gronchi and 2 more

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Article in Oncotarget, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Clara BennaDepartment of Surgery Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
Andrea SimioniDepartment of Surgery Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
Sandro PasqualiDepartment of Surgery Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
Davide De BoniDepartment of Surgery Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
Senthilkumar RajendranDepartment of Surgery Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
Giovanna SpiroDepartment of Surgery Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
Chiara ColomboSarcoma Service, Department of Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Italy.
Calogero VirgonePediatric Surgery, Department of Women's and Children's Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
Steven G DuBoisDepartment of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Alessandro GronchiSarcoma Service, Department of Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Italy.
Carlo Riccardo RossiDepartment of Surgery Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
Simone MocellinDepartment of Surgery Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
University of Padua · ITFondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori · ITIstituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico · ITHarvard University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe genetic architecture of bone and soft tissue sarcomas susceptibility is yet to be elucidated. We aimed to comprehensively collect and meta-analyze the current knowledge on genetic susceptibility in these rare tumors.

methodsWe conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of the evidence on the association between DNA variation and risk of developing sarcomas through searching PubMed, The Cochrane Library, Scopus and Web of Science databases. To evaluate result credibility, summary evidence was graded according to the Venice criteria and false positive report probability (FPRP) was calculated to further validate result noteworthiness. Integrative analysis of genetic and eQTL (expression quantitative trait locus) data was coupled with network and pathway analysis to explore the hypothesis that specific cell functions are involved in sarcoma predisposition.

resultsWe retrieved 90 eligible studies comprising 47,796 subjects (cases: 14,358, 30%) and investigating 1,126 polymorphisms involving 320 distinct genes. Meta-analysis identified 55 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) significantly associated with disease risk with a high (N=9), moderate (N=38) and low (N=8) level of evidence, findings being classified as noteworthy basically only when the level of evidence was high. The estimated joint population attributable risk for three independent SNPs (rs11599754 of

conclusionsWe built the first knowledgebase on the evidence linking DNA variation to sarcomas susceptibility, which can be used to generate mechanistic hypotheses and inform future studies in this field of oncology.

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