Table 5

Putative UTR regulatory elements affected by cancer-associated UTR-SNPs.

UTR-SNPs Ref (n = 20,304)

UTR-SNPs Var (n = 20,304)

CANCER Ref (n = 358)

CANCER Var (n = 358)

CANCER Ref (permutation pool, n = 92)

CANCER Var (permutation pool, n = 92)


Total IRES

5766

5802

92

94

20

20

Gained

625

11

3

Lost

589

9

3

Total 15-LOX-DICE

1788

1744

37

36

8

8

Gained

90

2

Lost

134

3

Total TOP

491

490

11

10

5

5

Gained

1

Lost

2

1

Total K-Box

287

287

3

3

0

0

Gained

16

Lost

16

Total GY-Box

174

168

5

5

0

0

Gained

9

Lost

15

Total Brd-Box

111

116

2

1

1

0

Gained

13

Lost

8

1

1

Total ADH-DRE

44

50

1

1

1

1

Gained

6

Lost

0

Total CPE

26

30

1

1

0

0

Gained

12

Lost

1

Total SECIS-2

12

10

1

0

1

0

Gained

1

Lost

3

1

1


The results identify cis-regulatory elements located in the immediate vicinity of or at the UTR-SNP sites. UTR regulatory elements can be 'gained' or 'lost' when reference allele sequences are modified by cancer-associated SNPs.

Aouacheria et al. BMC Genomics 2007 8:2   doi:10.1186/1471-2164-8-2

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