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Meta-Analysis
. 2013 Feb;45(2):191-6.
doi: 10.1038/ng.2505. Epub 2012 Dec 23.

Genome-wide association analyses in East Asians identify new susceptibility loci for colorectal cancer

Wei-Hua Jia  1 , Ben Zhang, Keitaro Matsuo, Aesun Shin, Yong-Bing Xiang, Sun Ha Jee, Dong-Hyun Kim, Zefang Ren, Qiuyin Cai, Jirong Long, Jiajun Shi, Wanqing Wen, Gong Yang, Ryan J Delahanty; Genetics and Epidemiology of Colorectal Cancer Consortium (GECCO); Colon Cancer Family Registry (CCFR); Bu-Tian Ji, Zhi-Zhong Pan, Fumihiko Matsuda, Yu-Tang Gao, Jae Hwan Oh, Yoon-Ok Ahn, Eun Jung Park, Hong-Lan Li, Ji Won Park, Jaeseong Jo, Jin-Young Jeong, Satoyo Hosono, Graham Casey, Ulrike Peters, Xiao-Ou Shu, Yi-Xin Zeng, Wei Zheng
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Meta-Analysis

Genome-wide association analyses in East Asians identify new susceptibility loci for colorectal cancer

Wei-Hua Jia et al. Nat Genet. 2013 Feb.

Abstract

To identify new genetic factors for colorectal cancer (CRC), we conducted a genome-wide association study in east Asians. By analyzing genome-wide data in 2,098 cases and 5,749 controls, we selected 64 promising SNPs for replication in an independent set of samples, including up to 5,358 cases and 5,922 controls. We identified four SNPs with association P values of 8.58 × 10(-7) to 3.77 × 10(-10) in the combined analysis of all east Asian samples. Three of the four were replicated in a study conducted in 26,060 individuals of European descent, with combined P values of 1.22 × 10(-10) for rs647161 (5q31.1), 6.64 × 10(-9) for rs2423279 (20p12.3) and 3.06 × 10(-8) for rs10774214 (12p13.32 near the CCND2 gene), derived from meta-analysis of data from both east Asian and European-ancestry populations. This study identified three new CRC susceptibility loci and provides additional insight into the genetics and biology of CRC.

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1. Forest plots for the three SNPs showing evidence of an association with CRC risk
Per-allele ORs are presented with the area of the box proportional to the inverse variance weight of the estimate. Horizontal lines represent 95% CIs.
Figure 2
Figure 2. Regional plots of association results and recombination rates for the three SNPs showing evidence of an association with CRC risk
Genotyped and imputed data from GWAS samples are plotted based on their chromosomal position in NCBI Human Genome Build 36.3. For each region, the SNP selected for Stage 2 replication is denoted with a diamond, and P-value from the combined analysis of Stages 1 and 2 data is provided. Data are shown for (a) rs10774214, (b) rs647161, and (c) rs2423279.
Figure 2
Figure 2. Regional plots of association results and recombination rates for the three SNPs showing evidence of an association with CRC risk
Genotyped and imputed data from GWAS samples are plotted based on their chromosomal position in NCBI Human Genome Build 36.3. For each region, the SNP selected for Stage 2 replication is denoted with a diamond, and P-value from the combined analysis of Stages 1 and 2 data is provided. Data are shown for (a) rs10774214, (b) rs647161, and (c) rs2423279.
Figure 2
Figure 2. Regional plots of association results and recombination rates for the three SNPs showing evidence of an association with CRC risk
Genotyped and imputed data from GWAS samples are plotted based on their chromosomal position in NCBI Human Genome Build 36.3. For each region, the SNP selected for Stage 2 replication is denoted with a diamond, and P-value from the combined analysis of Stages 1 and 2 data is provided. Data are shown for (a) rs10774214, (b) rs647161, and (c) rs2423279.
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