Cancer Research UK, Cambridge, UK.
Nat Genet. 2012 Nov;44(11):1176-7. doi: 10.1038/ng.2449.
Many SNPs associated with human disease are located in non-coding regions of the genome. A new study shows that SNPs associated with breast cancer risk are located in enhancer regions and alter binding affinity for the pioneer factor FOXA1.
许多与人类疾病相关的单核苷酸多态性位于基因组的非编码区域。一项新的研究表明,与乳腺癌风险相关的单核苷酸多态性位于增强子区域,并改变了先驱因子 FOXA1 的结合亲和力。