Developing genetic epidemiological models to predict risk for nasopharyngeal carcinoma in high-risk population of China.

Developing genetic epidemiological models to predict risk for nasopharyngeal carcinoma in high-risk population of China.

To date, the only established model for assessing risk for nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) relies on the sero-status of the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). By contrast, the risk assessment models proposed here include environmental risk factors, family history of NPC, and information on genetic variants. T...

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Main Authors: Hong-Lian Ruan, Hai-De Qin, Yin Yao Shugart, Jin-Xin Bei, Fu-Tian Luo, Yi-Xin Zeng, Wei-Hua Jia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3574061?pdf=render

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