Colorectal cancer risk is not associated with increased levels of homozygosity in a population from the United Kingdom.

Genome-wide association studies have identified several common single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) associated with an increased risk of colorectal cancer (CRC), although they have failed to identify any recessively acting alleles that contribute to disease risk. However, two recent studies have su...

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Main Authors: Spain, S, Cazier, J, Houlston, R, Carvajal-Carmona, L, Tomlinson, I
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2009