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Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies a New Locus at 7q21.13 Associated with Hepatitis B Virus-Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 15 Feb 2018
Li Yuanfeng, Zhai Yun, Song Qingfeng, Zhang Haitao, Cao Pengbo, Ping Jie, Liu Xinyi, Guo Bingqian, Liu Guanjun, Song Jin, Zhang Ying, Yang Aiqing, Yan Hongbo, Yang Liang, Cui Ying, Ma Yilong, Xing Jinliang, Shen Xizhong, Liu Taotao, Zhang Hongxin, An Jiaze, Bei Jin-Xin, Jia Weihua, Kang Longli, Liu Lijun, Yuan Dongya, Hu Zhibin, Shen Hongbing, Lu Lei, Wang Xuan, Li Hua, He Fuchu, Zhang Hongxing, Zhou Gangqiao
Abstract excerpt
Purpose: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common cancers worldwide. In China, chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection remains the major risk factor for HCC. In this study, we performed a genome-wide association study (GWAS) among Chinese populations to identify novel genetic loci contributing to susceptibility to HBV-related HCC.Experimental Design: GWAS scan is performed in a collection of 205...
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