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A Large-Scale Exome-Wide Association Study Identifies Novel Germline Mutations in Lung Cancer.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine - 1 Aug 2023
Shen Sipeng, Li Zaiming, Jiang Yunke, Duan Weiwei, Li Hongru, Du Sha, Esteller Manel, Shen Hongbing, Hu Zhibin, Zhao Yang, Christiani David C, Chen Feng
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Rationale: Genome-wide association studies have identified common variants of lung cancer. However, the contribution of rare exome-wide variants, especially protein-coding variants, to cancers remains largely unexplored. Objectives: To evaluate the role of human exomes in genetic predisposition to lung cancer. Methods: We performed exome-wide association studies to detect the association of exomes with lung...
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