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Genome-wide association meta-analysis identifies GP2 gene risk variants for pancreatic cancer.
Nature communications - 24 Jun 2020
Lin Yingsong, Nakatochi Masahiro, Hosono Yasuyuki, Ito Hidemi, Kamatani Yoichiro, Inoko Akihito, Sakamoto Hiromi, Kinoshita Fumie, Kobayashi Yumiko, Ishii Hiroshi, Ozaka Masato, Sasaki Takashi, Matsuyama Masato, Sasahira Naoki, Morimoto Manabu, Kobayashi Satoshi, Fukushima Taito, Ueno Makoto, Ohkawa Shinichi, Egawa Naoto, Kuruma Sawako, Mori Mitsuru, Nakao Haruhisa, Adachi Yasushi, Okuda Masumi, Osaki Takako, Kamiya Shigeru, Wang Chaochen, Hara Kazuo, Shimizu Yasuhiro, Miyamoto Tatsuo, Hayashi Yuko, Ebi Hiromichi, Kohmoto Tomohiro, Imoto Issei, Kasugai Yumiko, Murakami Yoshinori, Akiyama Masato, Ishigaki Kazuyoshi, Matsuda Koichi, Hirata Makoto, Shimada Kazuaki, Okusaka Takuji, Kawaguchi Takahisa, Takahashi Meiko, Watanabe Yoshiyuki, Kuriki Kiyonori, Kadota Aya, Okada Rieko, Mikami Haruo, Takezaki Toshiro, Suzuki Sadao, Yamaji Taiki, Iwasaki Motoki, Sawada Norie, Goto Atsushi, Kinoshita Kengo, Fuse Nobuo, Katsuoka Fumiki, Shimizu Atsushi, Nishizuka Satoshi S, Tanno Kozo, Suzuki Ken, Okada Yukinori, Horikoshi Momoko, Yamauchi Toshimasa, Kadowaki Takashi, Yu Herbert, Zhong Jun, Amundadottir Laufey T, Doki Yuichiro, Ishii Hideshi, Eguchi Hidetoshi, Bogumil David, Haiman Christopher A, Le Marchand Loic, Mori Masaki, Risch Harvey, Setiawan Veronica W, Tsugane Shoichiro, Wakai Kenji, Yoshida Teruhiko, Matsuda Fumihiko, Kubo Michiaki, Kikuchi Shogo, Matsuo Keitaro
Abstract excerpt
Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related deaths in Japan. To identify risk loci, we perform a meta-analysis of three genome-wide association studies comprising 2,039 pancreatic cancer patients and 32,592 controls in the Japanese population. Here, we identify 3 (13q12.2, 13q22.1, and 16p12.3) genome-wide significant loci (P < 5.0 × 10-8), of which 16p12.3 has not been reported in the Western...
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