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A genome-wide association study identifies two new cervical cancer susceptibility loci at 4q12 and 17q12.
Nature genetics - 1 Aug 2013
Shi Yongyong, Li Li, Hu Zhibin, Li Shuang, Wang Shixuan, Liu Jihong, Wu Chen, He Lin, Zhou Jianfeng, Li Zhiqiang, Hu Ting, Chen Yile, Jia Yao, Wang Shaoshuai, Wu Li, Cheng Xiaodong, Yang Zhijun, Yang Ru, Li Xiong, Huang Kecheng, Zhang Qinghua, Zhou Hang, Tang Fangxu, Chen Zhilan, Shen Jian, Jiang Jie, Ding Hu, Xing Hui, Zhang Shulan, Qu Pengpeng, Song Xiaojie, Lin Zhongqiu, Deng Dongrui, Xi Ling, Lv Weiguo, Han Xiaobing, Tao Guangshi, Yan Lixing, Han Zhedong, Li Zhuang, Miao Xiaoping, Pan Shandong, Shen Yuanming, Wang Hui, Liu Dan, Gong Ee, Li Zheng, Zhou Limei, Luan Xiaomei, Wang Chuping, Song Qian, Wu Sufang, Xu Hongbin, Shen Jiawei, Qiang Fulin, Ma Gang, Liu Li, Chen Xiaojun, Liu Jibin, Wu Jiangping, Shen Yan, Wen Yang, Chu Minjie, Yu Jiang, Hu Xiaoxia, Fan Yujuan, He Hongying, Jiang Yanming, Lei Zhiying, Liu Cui, Chen Jianhua, Zhang Yuan, Yi Cunjian, Chen Shuangyun, Li Wenjin, Wang Daowen, Wang Zehua, Di Wen, Shen Keng, Lin Dongxin, Shen Hongbing, Feng Youji, Xie Xing, Ma Ding
Abstract excerpt
To identify new genetic risk factors for cervical cancer, we conducted a genome-wide association study in the Han Chinese population. The initial discovery set included 1,364 individuals with cervical cancer (cases) and 3,028 female controls, and we selected a 'stringently matched samples' subset (829 cases and 990 controls) from the discovery set on the basis of principal component analysis; the follow-up stages...
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