Genome-wide association meta-analyses combining multiple risk phenotypes provide insights into the genetic architecture of cutaneous melanoma susceptibility.
Journal
Nature genetics
ISSN: 1546-1718
Titre abrégé: Nat Genet
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9216904
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
05 2020
05 2020
Historique:
received:
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07
2019
accepted:
09
03
2020
pubmed:
29
4
2020
medline:
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8
2020
entrez:
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2020
Statut:
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Résumé
Most genetic susceptibility to cutaneous melanoma remains to be discovered. Meta-analysis genome-wide association study (GWAS) of 36,760 cases of melanoma (67% newly genotyped) and 375,188 controls identified 54 significant (P < 5 × 10
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pubmed: 32341527
doi: 10.1038/s41588-020-0611-8
pii: 10.1038/s41588-020-0611-8
pmc: PMC7255059
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Meta-Analysis
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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