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Gastric cancer may share genetic predisposition with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in Chinese populations.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Nov 2018
Yao Linhua, Yu Fei, Mao Yingying, Wang Tianpei, Qi Qi, Ding Hui, Wang Jinchen, Ma Hongxia, Dai Juncheng, Zhang Guoxin, Jin Guangfu
Abstract excerpt
Many features are shared between esophageal cancer (EC) and gastric cancer (GC). This study aimed to explore whether known EC susceptibility loci are also important in the development of GC. A total of 21 genetic variants associated with EC in genome-wide association studies were evaluated with association of GC risk in 2631 cases and 4373 controls of Chinese ancestry. Single variant and weighted genetic scores...
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