Fine mapping of MHC region in lung cancer highlights independent susceptibility loci by ethnicity

Abstract Lung cancer has several genetic associations identified within the major histocompatibility complex (MHC); although the basis for these associations remains elusive. Here, we analyze MHC genetic variation among 26,044 lung cancer patients and 20,836 controls densely genotyped across the MHC...

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Main Authors: Aida Ferreiro-Iglesias, Corina Lesseur, James McKay, Rayjean J. Hung, Younghun Han, Xuchen Zong, David Christiani, Mattias Johansson, Xiangjun Xiao, Yafang Li, David C. Qian, Xuemei Ji, Geoffrey Liu, Neil Caporaso, Ghislaine Scelo, David Zaridze, Anush Mukeriya, Milica Kontic, Simona Ognjanovic, Jolanta Lissowska, Małgorzata Szołkowska, Beata Swiatkowska, Vladimir Janout, Ivana Holcatova, Ciprian Bolca, Milan Savic, Miodrag Ognjanovic, Stig Egil Bojesen, Xifeng Wu, Demetrios Albanes, Melinda C. Aldrich, Adonina Tardon, Ana Fernandez-Somoano, Guillermo Fernandez-Tardon, Loic Le Marchand, Gadi Rennert, Chu Chen, Jennifer Doherty, Gary Goodman, Heike Bickeböller, H-Erich Wichmann, Angela Risch, Albert Rosenberger, Hongbing Shen, Juncheng Dai, John K. Field, Michael Davies, Penella Woll, M. Dawn Teare, Lambertus A. Kiemeney, Erik H. F. M. van der Heijden, Jian-Min Yuan, Yun-Chul Hong, Aage Haugen, Shanbeh Zienolddiny, Stephen Lam, Ming-Sound Tsao, Mikael Johansson, Kjell Grankvist, Matthew B. Schabath, Angeline Andrew, Eric Duell, Olle Melander, Hans Brunnström, Philip Lazarus, Susanne Arnold, Stacey Slone, Jinyoung Byun, Ahsan Kamal, Dakai Zhu, Maria Teresa Landi, Christopher I. Amos, Paul Brennan
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Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2018
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/09d1442134c6443f915b29ea5ec5ae4d
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