Identification of a breast cancer susceptibility locus at 4q31.22 using a genome-wide association study paradigm.

More than 40 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) for breast cancer susceptibility were identified by genome-wide association studies (GWASs). However, additional SNPs likely contribute to breast cancer susceptibility and overall genetic risk, prompting this investigation for additional variants....

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Main Authors: Yadav Sapkota, Yutaka Yasui, Raymond Lai, Malinee Sridharan, Paula J Robson, Carol E Cass, John R Mackey, Sambasivarao Damaraju
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3661567?pdf=render