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A Genome-Wide Association Study Identified Novel Genetic Susceptibility Loci for Oral Cancer in Taiwan.
International journal of molecular sciences - 1 Feb 2023
Bau Da-Tian, Liu Ting-Yuan, Tsai Chia-Wen, Chang Wen-Shin, Gu Jian, Yang Jai-Sing, Shih Liang-Chun, Tsai Fuu-Jen
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Taiwan has the highest incidence rate of oral cancer in the world. Although oral cancer is mostly an environmentally induced cancer, genetic factors also play an important role in its etiology. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified nine susceptibility regions for oral cancers in populations of European descent. In this study, we performed the first GWAS of oral cancer in Taiwan with 1529 cases...
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