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SUBMITTER: Chen D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3070066 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology 20110218 4
<h4>Background</h4>Sequence variants located at 15q25 have been associated with lung cancer and propensity to smoke. We recently reported an association between rs16969968 and risk of upper aerodigestive tract (UADT) cancers (oral cavity, oropharynx, hypopharynx, larynx, and esophagus) in women (OR = 1.24, P = 0.003) with little effect in men (OR = 1.04, P = 0.35).<h4>Methods</h4>In a coordinated genotyping study within the International Head and Neck Cancer Epidemiology (INHANCE) consortium, we ...[more]