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ArticleGlobal spine journal2018

Evidence of an Inherited Predisposition for Spinal Cord Tumors.

William Ryan Spiker, Darrel S Brodke, Vadim Goz, Brandon Lawrence, Craig C Teerlink, Lisa A Cannon-Albright

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Article in Global spine journal, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

William Ryan SpikerUniversity of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Darrel S BrodkeUniversity of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Vadim GozUniversity of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Brandon LawrenceUniversity of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Craig C TeerlinkUniversity of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Lisa A Cannon-AlbrightUniversity of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
University of Utah · USGeorge E. Wahlen Department of VA Medical Center · US

Funding

UTAH REGIONAL CANCER CENTERP30CA042014 · NCI · UTAH STATE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM--UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI Jared P Rutter · 1986 to 2026
$72.6M
Analysis of the Familial Component to Disease in a Biomedical Resource w/Link...R01LM009331 · NLM · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI ALBRIGHT, LISA CANNON · 2007 to 2010
$1.6M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA042014NLM NIH HHS R01 LM009331
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

STUDY

designRetrospective study.

objectivesTo determine familial clustering of primary spinal cord tumors using a statewide genealogy database.

methodsThe Utah Population Database (UPDB) was queried using ICD-Oncology (International Classification of Diseases for Oncology) codes for primary spinal cord tumors. The hypothesis of disproportionate familial clustering was tested using the Genealogical Index of Familiality (GIF). The relative risks (RRs) in relatives were calculated using the ratio of observed spinal cord tumors to expected spinal cord tumors in relatives using estimated rates from the UPDB. The related clusters of spinal cord cancer cases with a significant excess number of spinal cord cancer cases descending from a common founder pair were identified using internal UPDB rates.

resultsThe analysis of the GIF for individual with tumors of the spinal cord showed excess close and distant relatedness (case GIF = 3.82; control mean GIF = 2.68;

conclusionsThe excess relatedness of tumor cases over controls in distant relationships, the higher RRs to distant relatives, and the discovery of high-risk pedigrees all suggest a familial predisposition to the development of spinal cord tumors.

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Genealogical Index of Familialityrelative risksspinal cord tumorsUtah Population Database

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PMID29977717
PMCPMC6022959
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