Cross-Cancer Genome-Wide Analysis of Lung, Ovary, Breast, Prostate, and Colorectal Cancer Reveals Novel Pleiotropic Associations
Open Access
- 31 August 2016
- journal article
- abstracts
- Published by American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) in Cancer Research
- Vol. 76 (17), 5103-5114
- https://doi.org/10.1158/0008-5472.can-15-2980
Abstract
This study describes the largest investigation of pleiotropy across cancers to date, providing important insights into common carcinogenic mechanisms underlying cancer etiology and susceptibility.Other Versions
Funding Information
- NIH (U19CA148127)
- NIH (5R01CA055769, 5R01CA127219, 5R01CA133996, and 5R01CA121197)
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