Shared susceptibility loci at 2q33 region for lung and esophageal cancers in high-incidence areas of esophageal cancer in northern China.

Cancers from lung and esophagus are the leading causes of cancer-related deaths in China and share many similarities in terms of histological type, risk factors and genetic variants. Recent genome-wide association studies (GWAS) in Chinese esophageal cancer patients have demonstrated six high-risk c...

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Main Authors: Xue Ke Zhao, Yi Min Mao, Hui Meng, Xin Song, Shou Jia Hu, Shuang Lv, Rang Cheng, Tang Juan Zhang, Xue Na Han, Jing Li Ren, Yi Jun Qi, Li Dong Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5436667?pdf=render