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RPS20 as a colorectal cancer predisposition gene: an integrated review of the literature and evaluation in 9738 cases and 161,403 controls.
Familial cancer - 11 Jun 2026
Amanullah Anusha, Fernández-Tajes Juan, Gul Guler, Thorn Steve, Soriano Ignacio, Ward Joseph C, Sherwood Kitty, Tomlinson Ian
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Germline variants in Ribosomal Protein S20 (RPS20) have been reported to predispose to colorectal cancer (CRC) based on occurrence in a total of 3455 CRC cases and co-segregation with disease in 3 families. RPS20 encodes a component of the ribosomal 40 S subunit, but the mechanism by which the variants might influence CRC risk remains unclear. The current study assessed the association of RPS20 variants with CRC...
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