Ancestry-specific predisposing germline variants in cancer.
Ninad OakAndrew D CherniackR Jay Mashlnull nullFred R HirschLi DingRameen BeroukhimZeynep H GümüşSharon E PlonKuan-Lin HuangPublished in: Genome medicine (2020)
While several CPGs are shared across patients, many pathogenic variants are found to be ancestry-specific and trigger somatic effects. Studies using larger cohorts of diverse ancestries are required to pinpoint ancestry-specific genetic predisposition and inform genetic screening strategies.