Laboratory of Translational Genomics
Understanding the contribution of germline genetic variation to cancer etiology and outcomes
LTG Highlights
Scelo G, Purdue MP, Brown KM, [...] Chanock S. Genome-wide association study identifies multiple risk loci for renal cell carcinoma. Nat. Commun 2017
Fang J, Jia J, Makowski M, [...] Amundadottir LT. Functional characterization of a multi-cancer risk locus on chr5p15.33 reveals regulation of TERT by ZNF148. Nat Commun 2017
…Obajemu AA, Rao N, Dilley KA, […] Prokunina-Olsson L, Onabajo OO. IFN-λ4 Attenuates Antiviral Responses by Enhancing Negative Regulation of IFN Signaling. J Immunol 2017 Dec [Epub 2017 Oct 25]
Yang XR, Devi BCR, Sung H, [...] Dean M. Prevalence and spectrum of germline rare variants in BRCA1/2 and PALB2 among breast cancer cases in Sarawak, Malaysia. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2017 [Epub ahead of print]
The Laboratory of Translational Genomics (LTG) conducts studies on germline and somatic genetics of cancer, and analyses on particular regions of the genome conclusively identified in cancer-specific genome-wide association studies (GWAS) and linkage studies in high-risk families.
Research Mission
LTG's mission is to understand the contribution of germline and somatic genetic variation to cancer etiology and outcomes. Its primary goals are to investigate regions of genetic variation by:
- Detecting cancer susceptibility alleles
- Fine mapping susceptibility alleles using sequence analysis and imputation from public databases
- Prioritizing variants for follow-up studies through bioinformatic analysis of candidate variants
- Deciphering the biological mechanisms underlying susceptibility alleles through laboratory investigation
Learn more about specific LTG research areas.
Fellowships
LTG accepts fellowship applications on an ongoing basis. Meet the current LTG fellows and learn about research training opportunities in LTG.
Partnerships
Essential to the mission of the Laboratory is a close collaboration with the NCI-Frederick Cancer Genomics Research Laboratory (CGR). Formerly known as the Core Genotyping Facility (CGF), this laboratory designs and conducts high throughput sequencing, genotyping, and analysis in support of large scale epidemiologic studies.