Large-scale genetic study in east Asians identifies six new loci associated with colorectal cancer risk

Nature Genetics

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 533-542

  Zhang, Ben ^a   Jia, Wei Hua ^b   Matsuda, Koichi ^c   Kweon, Sun Seog ^d,e   Matsuo, Keitaro ^f   Xiang, Yong Bing ^g   Shin, Aesun ^h,i   Jee, Sun Ha ^j   Kim, Dong Hyun ^k   Cai, Qiuyin ^a   Long, Jirong ^a   Shi, Jiajun ^a   Wen, Wanqing ^a   Yang, Gong ^a   Zhang, Yanfeng ^a   Li, Chun ^l   Li, Bingshan ^l   Guo, Yan ^l   Ren, Zefang ^m   Ji, Bu Tian ⁿ   Pan, Zhi Zhong ^b   Takahashi, Atsushi ^o   Shin, Min Ho ^d   Matsuda, Fumihiko ^p   Gao, Yu Tang ^g   Oh, Jae Hwan ^h   Kim, Soriul ^j   Ahn, Yoon Ok ⁱ   Chan, Andrew T ^q,r   Chang Claude, Jenny ^s   Slattery, Martha L ^t   Gruber, Stephen B ^u   Schumacher, Fredrick R ^u   Stenzel, Stephanie L ^u   Casey, Graham ^u   Kim, Hyeong Rok ^d   Jeong, Jin Young ^k   Park, Ji Won ^h,v   Li, Hong Lan ^g   Hosono, Satoyo ^f   Cho, Sang Hee ^d   Kubo, Michiaki ^o   Shu, Xiao Ou ^a   Zeng, Yi Xin ^b   Zheng, Wei ^a   more..

^a VANDERBILT INGRAM CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY CANCER CENTER   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^d Chonnam National University Medical School   (South Korea)

^e Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital and Medical School   (South Korea)

^f KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^g SHANGHAI CANCER INSTITUTE   (China)

^h National Cancer Center   (South Korea)

ⁱ Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^j Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^k Hallym University   (South Korea)

^l VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^m SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

ⁿ NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^o RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences   (Japan)

^p KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^q MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^r HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^s GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^t UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^u UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^v Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIA; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENESIS; CD9 GENE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL MOTILITY; CHROMOSOME 10Q; CHROMOSOME 11Q; CHROMOSOME 12P; CHROMOSOME 17P; CHROMOSOME 19Q; CHROMOSOME 8Q; COLORECTAL CANCER; FADS1 GENE; FADS2 GENE; FATTY ACID METABOLISM; FEN1 GENE; GENE LOCUS; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; METASTASIS; NXN GENE; ONCOGENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TCF7L2 GENE; TGFB1 GENE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; ZMIZ1 GENE;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHINA; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETIC LOCI; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RISK;

EID: 84901686903     PISSN: 10614036     EISSN: 15461718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ng.2985     Document Type: Article

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