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SUBMITTER: Zhang C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6214707 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhang Chenan C Morimoto Libby M LM de Smith Adam J AJ Hansen Helen M HM Gonzalez-Maya Julio J Endicott Alyson A AA Smirnov Ivan V IV Metayer Catherine C Wei Qingyi Q Eward William C WC Wiemels Joseph L JL Walsh Kyle M KM
Cancer 20180901 18
<h4>Background</h4>Although increased height has been associated with osteosarcoma risk in previous epidemiologic studies, to the authors' knowledge the relative contribution of stature during different developmental timepoints remains unclear. Furthermore, the question of how genetic determinants of height impact osteosarcoma etiology remains unexplored. Genetic variants associated with stature in previous genome-wide association studies may be biomarkers of osteosarcoma risk.<h4>Methods</h4>Th ...[more]