@article{92546a049b8247a6a0aeacbb30cac58c,
title = "A genome-wide association study identifies colorectal cancer susceptibility loci on chromosomes 10p14 and 8q23.3",
abstract = "To identify colorectal cancer (CRC) susceptibility alleles, we conducted a genome-wide association study. In phase 1, we genotyped 550,163 tagSNPs in 940 familial colorectal tumor cases (627 CRC, 313 high-risk adenoma) and 965 controls. In phase 2, we genotyped 42,708 selected SNPs in 2,873 CRC cases and 2,871 controls. In phase 3, we evaluated 11 SNPs showing association at P <10(-4) in a joint analysis of phases 1 and 2 in 4,287 CRC cases and 3,743 controls. Two SNPs were taken forward to phase 4 genotyping (10,731 CRC cases and 10,961 controls from eight centers). In addition to the previously reported 8q24, 15q13 and 18q21 CRC risk loci, we identified two previously unreported associations: rs10795668, located at 10p14 (P = 2.5 x 10(-13) overall; P = 6.9 x 10(-12) replication), and rs16892766, at 8q23.3 (P = 3.3 x 10(-18) overall; P = 9.6 x 10(-17) replication), which tags a plausible causative gene, EIF3H. These data provide further evidence for the 'common-disease common-variant' model of CRC predisposition.",
keywords = "Adult, Aged, Alleles, Chromosomes, Human, Pair 10, Chromosomes, Human, Pair 8, Colorectal Neoplasms, Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-3, Female, Genetic Linkage, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Genome, Human, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Pedigree, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide",
author = "{CORGI Consortium} and Tomlinson, {Ian P M} and Emily Webb and Luis Carvajal-Carmona and Peter Broderick and Kimberley Howarth and Pittman, {Alan M} and Sarah Spain and Steven Lubbe and Axel Walther and Kate Sullivan and Emma Jaeger and Sarah Fielding and Andrew Rowan and Jayaram Vijayakrishnan and Enric Domingo and Ian Chandler and Zoe Kemp and Mobshra Qureshi and Farrington, {Susan M} and Albert Tenesa and James Prendergast and Barnetson, {Rebecca A} and Steven Penegar and Ella Barclay and Wendy Wood and Lynn Martin and Maggie Gorman and Huw Thomas and Julian Peto and Bishop, {D Timothy} and Richard Gray and Maher, {Eamonn R} and Anneke Lucassen and David Kerr and Evans, {D Gareth R} and Clemens Schafmayer and Stephan Buch and Henry V{\"o}lzke and Jochen Hampe and Stefan Schreiber and Ulrich John and Thibaud Koessler and Paul Pharoah and {van Wezel}, Tom and Hans Morreau and Wijnen, {Juul T} and Hopper, {John L} and Southey, {Melissa C} and Harry Campbell and Dunlop, {Malcolm G}",
year = "2008",
month = may,
doi = "10.1038/ng.111",
language = "English",
volume = "40",
pages = "623--630",
journal = "Nature Genetics",
issn = "1061-4036",
publisher = "Nature Publishing Group",
number = "5",
}