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Individuals susceptible to lung adenocarcinoma defined by combined HLA-DQA1 and TERT genotypes.
Carcinogenesis - 1 May 2010
Kohno Takashi, Kunitoh Hideo, Shimada Yoko, Shiraishi Kouya, Ishii Yuko, Goto Koichi, Ohe Yuichiro, Nishiwaki Yutaka, Kuchiba Aya, Yamamoto Seiichiro, Hirose Hiroshi, Oka Akira, Yanagitani Noriko, Saito Ryusei, Inoko Hidetoshi, Yokota Jun
Abstract excerpt
Adenocarcinoma (ADC) is the commonest histological type of lung cancer, and its weak association with smoking indicates the necessity to identify high-risk individuals for targeted screening and/or prevention. By a genome-wide association study (GWAS), we identified an association of polymorphisms in the 6p21.31 locus containing four human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class II genes with lung ADC risk. DQA1*03 of the...
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