Replication study in Chinese population and meta-analysis supports association of the 5p15.33 locus with lung cancer.

BACKGROUND: Common genetic polymorphisms on chromosome 5p15.33, including rs401681 in cleft lip and palate transmembrane 1-like gene (CLPTM1L), have been implicated in susceptibility to lung cancer through genome-wide association studies (GWAS); however, subsequent replication studies yielded contro...

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Main Authors: Juntao Ke, Rong Zhong, Ti Zhang, Lifeng Liu, Rui Rui, Na Shen, Yu Sun, Li Liu, Liming Cheng, Xiao-Ping Miao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3641186?pdf=render