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Large-scale genetic study in East Asians identifies six new loci associated with colorectal cancer risk.

TitleLarge-scale genetic study in East Asians identifies six new loci associated with colorectal cancer risk.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2014
AuthorsZhang, B, Jia, W-H, Matsuda, K, Kweon, S-S, Matsuo, K, Xiang, Y-B, Shin, A, Jee, SHa, Kim, D-H, Cai, Q, Long, J, Shi, J, Wen, W, Yang, G, Zhang, Y, Li, C, Li, B, Guo, Y, Ren, Z, Ji, B-T, Pan, Z-Z, Takahashi, A, Shin, M-H, Matsuda, F, Gao, Y-T, Oh, JHwan, Kim, S, Ahn, Y-O, Chan, AT, Chang-Claude, J, Slattery, ML, Gruber, SB, Schumacher, FR, Stenzel, SL, Casey, G, Kim, H-R, Jeong, J-Y, Park, JWon, Li, H-L, Hosono, S, Cho, S-H, Kubo, M, Shu, X-O, Zeng, Y-X, Zheng, W
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JournalNat Genet
Volume46
Issue6
Pagination533-42
Date Published2014 Jun
ISSN1546-1718
KeywordsAsian Continental Ancestry Group, Case-Control Studies, China, Chromosome Mapping, Colorectal Neoplasms, Computational Biology, Female, Gene Expression Profiling, Genetic Loci, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Genetic Variation, Genome-Wide Association Study, Genotype, Humans, Japan, Male, Neoplasm Metastasis, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, Republic of Korea, Risk
Abstract

Known genetic loci explain only a small proportion of the familial relative risk of colorectal cancer (CRC). We conducted a genome-wide association study of CRC in East Asians with 14,963 cases and 31,945 controls and identified 6 new loci associated with CRC risk (P = 3.42 × 10(-8) to 9.22 × 10(-21)) at 10q22.3, 10q25.2, 11q12.2, 12p13.31, 17p13.3 and 19q13.2. Two of these loci map to genes (TCF7L2 and TGFB1) with established roles in colorectal tumorigenesis. Four other loci are located in or near genes involved in transcriptional regulation (ZMIZ1), genome maintenance (FEN1), fatty acid metabolism (FADS1 and FADS2), cancer cell motility and metastasis (CD9), and cell growth and differentiation (NXN). We also found suggestive evidence for three additional loci associated with CRC risk near genome-wide significance at 8q24.11, 10q21.1 and 10q24.2. Furthermore, we replicated 22 previously reported CRC-associated loci. Our study provides insights into the genetic basis of CRC and suggests the involvement of new biological pathways.

DOI10.1038/ng.2985
Alternate JournalNat. Genet.
PubMed ID24836286
PubMed Central IDPMC4068797
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Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Cancer Institutes of
Health under Award Number P30CA046592. The content is solely the responsibility
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Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Cancer Institutes of
Health under Award Number P30CA046592 by the use of the following Cancer Center
Shared Resource(s): Biostatistics, Analytics & Bioinformatics; Flow Cytometry;
Transgenic Animal Models; Tissue and Molecular Pathology; Structure & Drug
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