Common variants at 9q22.33, 14q13.3, and ATM loci, and risk of differentiated thyroid cancer in the French Polynesian population.

French Polynesia has one of the highest incidence rates of thyroid cancer worldwide. Relationships with the atmospheric nuclear weapons tests and other environmental, biological, or behavioral factors have already been reported, but genetic susceptibility has yet to be investigated. We assessed the...

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Main Authors: Stéphane Maillard, Francesca Damiola, Enora Clero, Maroulio Pertesi, Nivonirina Robinot, Frédérique Rachédi, Jean-Louis Boissin, Joseph Sebbag, Larrys Shan, Frédérique Bost-Bezeaud, Patrick Petitdidier, Françoise Doyon, Constance Xhaard, Carole Rubino, Hélène Blanché, Vladimir Drozdovitch, Fabienne Lesueur, Florent de Vathaire
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4388539?pdf=render