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Genome-wide association study meta-analysis identifies susceptibility loci informing Ewing sarcoma etiology and potential mechanisms of risk

2026-02-09 genetic and genomic medicine Title + abstract only
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Ewing sarcoma (EwS) is a rare, aggressive pediatric malignancy driven by FET::ETS family fusions (EWSR1::FLI1 in >85% of cases) with no established environmental risk factors. To investigate germline predisposition, we analyzed 2,014 EwS cases and 10,525 cancer-free controls in a two-stage analysis that combined an international genome-wide association study and a case{square}parent trio study. The combined meta-analysis identified 18 variants at 14 susceptibility loci (9 novel, 5 replicated) wi...

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