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Common genetic variation and risk of gallbladder cancer in India: a case-control genome-wide association study.
The Lancet. Oncology - 1 Apr 2017
Mhatre Sharayu, Wang Zhaoming, Nagrani Rajini, Badwe Rajendra, Chiplunkar Shubhada, Mittal Balraj, Yadav Saurabh, Zhang Haoyu, Chung Charles C, Patil Prachi, Chanock Stephen, Dikshit Rajesh, Chatterjee Nilanjan, Rajaraman Preetha
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Gallbladder cancer is highly lethal, with notable differences in incidence by geography and ethnic background. The aim of this study was to identify common genetic susceptibility alleles for gallbladder cancer. METHODS: In this case-control genome-wide association study (GWAS), we did a genome-wide scan of gallbladder cancer cases and hospital visitor controls, both of Indian descent, followed by...
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