Article
Common predisposition alleles for moderately common cancers: bladder cancer.
Current opinion in genetics & development - 1 Jun 2010
Kiltie Anne E
Abstract excerpt
Bladder cancer is the 5th commonest cancer and two major risk factors are smoking and occupational chemical exposure. There is also evidence of a genetic component to its aetiology. Candidate gene studies have mostly focused on genes involved in adduct metabolism and DNA repair, including a recent consortium-based meta-analysis. Recently, two genome-wide association studies in bladder cancer have been published...
Topics
- Alleles
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genome-Wide Association Study
- Genotype
- Humans
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc
- Trans-Activators
- Transcription Factors
- Tumor Suppressor Proteins
- Urinary Bladder Neoplasms
