Identification of susceptibility loci for colorectal cancer in a genome-wide meta-analysis.

To identify common variants influencing colorectal cancer (CRC) risk, we performed a meta-analysis of five genome-wide association studies, comprising 5626 cases and 7817 controls of European descent. We conducted replication of top ranked single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in additional series...

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Main Authors: Whiffin, N, Hosking, F, Farrington, S, Palles, C, Dobbins, SE, Zgaga, L, Lloyd, A, Kinnersley, B, Gorman, M, Tenesa, A, Broderick, P, Wang, Y, Barclay, E, Hayward, C, Martin, L, Buchanan, D, Win, A, Hopper, J, Jenkins, M, Lindor, N, Newcomb, P, Gallinger, S, Conti, D, Schumacher, F, Casey, G
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2014