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Identification of Novel Loci and New Risk Variant in Known Loci for Colorectal Cancer Risk in East Asians.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology - 1 Feb 2020
Lu Yingchang, Kweon Sun-Seog, Cai Qiuyin, Tanikawa Chizu, Shu Xiao-Ou, Jia Wei-Hua, Xiang Yong-Bing, Huyghe Jeroen R, Harrison Tabitha A, Kim Jeongseon, Shin Aesun, Kim Dong-Hyun, Matsuo Keitaro, Jee Sun Ha, Guo Xingyi, Wen Wanqing, Shi Jiajun, Li Bingshan, Wang Nan, Shin Min-Ho, Li Hong-Lan, Ren Zefang, Oh Jae Hwan, Oze Isao, Ahn Yoon-Ok, Jung Keum Ji, Gao Jing, Gao Yu-Tang, Pan Zhi-Zhong, Kamatani Yoichiro, Chan Andrew T, Gsur Andrea, Hampe Jochen, Le Marchand Loic, Li Li, Lindblom Annika, Moreno Victor, Newcomb Polly A, Offit Kenneth, Pharoah Paul D P, van Duijnhoven Franzel J B, Van Guelpen Bethany, Vodicka Pavel, Weinstein Stephanie J, Wolk Alicja, Wu Anna H, Hsu Li, Zeng Yi-Xin, Long Jirong, Peters Ulrike, Matsuda Koichi, Zheng Wei
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Risk variants identified so far for colorectal cancer explain only a small proportion of familial risk of this cancer, particularly in Asians. METHODS: We performed a genome-wide association study (GWAS) of colorectal cancer in East Asians, including 23,572 colorectal cancer cases and 48,700 controls. To identify novel risk loci, we selected 60 promising risk variants for replication using data from...
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