X-chromosome association study reveals genetic susceptibility loci of nasopharyngeal carcinoma

X-chromosome association study reveals genetic susceptibility loci of nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Abstract Background The male predominance in the incidence of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) suggests the contribution of the X chromosome to the susceptibility of NPC. However, no X-linked susceptibility loci have been examined by genome-wide association studies (GWASs) for NPC by far. Methods To u...

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Main Authors: Xiao-Yu Zuo, Qi-Sheng Feng, Jian Sun, Pan-Pan Wei, Yoon-Ming Chin, Yun-Miao Guo, Yun-Fei Xia, Bo Li, Xiao-Jun Xia, Wei-Hua Jia, Jian-Jun Liu, Alan Soo-Beng Khoo, Taisei Mushiroda, Ching-Ching Ng, Wen-Hui Su, Yi-Xin Zeng, Jin-Xin Bei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:Biology of Sex Differences
Subjects:
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Genetic susceptibility
X chromosome
Association study
Male predominance
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13293-019-0227-9

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