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New Lung Cancer Susceptibility Locus Identified: Significance and Implications for Other Genome-Wide Association Studies

Year: 2012

Type: article

Abstract: Genome-wide association studies have identified more than 150 loci that influence the risk of cancer. In this issue of Cancer Discovery, Shi and colleagues report that a variant in RAD52 is a risk factor for squamous cell lung carcinoma. This work is important not only for its potential implications on control of this dreaded malignancy but also for its methodologic contributions that can advance the field of molecular-genetic epidemiology.

Source: Cancer Discovery

DOI: 10.1158/2159-8290.cd-11-0349

Authors: Thomas A. Sellers, Y. Ann Chen

Institution: Moffitt Cancer Center

Language: English

Topic: Genetic Associations and Epidemiology

Subfield: Genetics

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W2132052355