Genomic analyses identify 15 susceptibility loci and reveal HDAC2 , SOX2-OT , and IGF2BP2 in a naturally-occurring canine model of gastric cancer
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Gastric cancer (GC) is the fifth most common human cancer worldwide, but the genetic etiology is largely unknown. We performed a Bayesian genome-wide association study and selection analyses in a naturally-occurring canine model of GC, the Belgian Tervuren and Sheepdog breeds, to elucidate underlying genetic risk factors. We identified 15 loci with over 90% predictive accuracy for the GC phenotype. Variant filtering revealed germline putative regulatory variants for the EPAS1 ( HIF2A ) and PTEN genes and a coding variant in CD101 . Although closely related to Tervuren and Sheepdogs, Belgian Malinois rarely develop GC. Across-breed analyses uncovered protective haplotypes under selection in Malinois at SOX2-OT and IGF2BP2 . Among Tervuren and Sheepdogs, HDAC2 putative regulatory variants were present at comparatively high frequency and were associated with GC. Here, we describe a complex genetic architecture governing GC in a dog model, including genes such as PDZRN3 , that have not been associated with human GC.
