Pan-cancer study detects genetic risk variants and shared genetic basis in two large cohorts

Pleiotropic loci and genome-wide genetic correlations have identified shared heritability across some types of cancers. Here, the authors perform genome-wide association studies and characterize pan-cancer heritability and pleiotropy in individuals of European ancestry across 18 cancer types from tw...

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Main Authors: Sara R. Rashkin, Rebecca E. Graff, Linda Kachuri, Khanh K. Thai, Stacey E. Alexeeff, Maruta A. Blatchins, Taylor B. Cavazos, Douglas A. Corley, Nima C. Emami, Joshua D. Hoffman, Eric Jorgenson, Lawrence H. Kushi, Travis J. Meyers, Stephen K. Van Den Eeden, Elad Ziv, Laurel A. Habel, Thomas J. Hoffmann, Lori C. Sakoda, John S. Witte
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Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2020
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/45eda6708b934235846a8a794af520d2
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