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Influence of common genetic variation on lung cancer risk: meta-analysis of 14 900 cases and 29 485 controls.
Human molecular genetics - 15 Nov 2012
Timofeeva Maria N, Hung Rayjean J, Rafnar Thorunn, Christiani David C, Field John K, Bickeböller Heike, Risch Angela, McKay James D, Wang Yufei, Dai Juncheng, Gaborieau Valerie, McLaughlin John, Brenner Darren, Narod Steven A, Caporaso Neil E, Albanes Demetrius, Thun Michael, Eisen Timothy, Wichmann H-Erich, Rosenberger Albert, Han Younghun, Chen Wei, Zhu Dakai, Spitz Margaret, Wu Xifeng, Pande Mala, Zhao Yang, Zaridze David, Szeszenia-Dabrowska Neonilia, Lissowska Jolanta, Rudnai Peter, Fabianova Eleonora, Mates Dana, Bencko Vladimir, Foretova Lenka, Janout Vladimir, Krokan Hans E, Gabrielsen Maiken Elvestad, Skorpen Frank, Vatten Lars, Njølstad Inger, Chen Chu, Goodman Gary, Lathrop Mark, Benhamou Simone, Vooder Tõnu, Välk Kristjan, Nelis Mari, Metspalu Andres, Raji Olaide, Chen Ying, Gosney John, Liloglou Triantafillos, Muley Thomas, Dienemann Hendrik, Thorleifsson Gudmar, Shen Hongbing, Stefansson Kari, Brennan Paul, Amos Christopher I, Houlston Richard, Landi Maria Teresa
Abstract excerpt
Recent genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have identified common genetic variants at 5p15.33, 6p21-6p22 and 15q25.1 associated with lung cancer risk. Several other genetic regions including variants of CHEK2 (22q12), TP53BP1 (15q15) and RAD52 (12p13) have been demonstrated to influence lung cancer risk in candidate- or pathway-based analyses. To identify novel risk variants for lung cancer, we performed a...
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