@article{bf4122d11428474a9ec206daae86e7c9,
title = "Large-scale association analysis identifies new lung cancer susceptibility loci and heterogeneity in genetic susceptibility across histological subtypes",
abstract = "Although several lung cancer susceptibility loci have been identified, much of the heritability for lung cancer remains unexplained. Here 14,803 cases and 12,262 controls of European descent were genotyped on the OncoArray and combined with existing data for an aggregated genome-wide association study (GWAS) analysis of lung cancer in 29,266 cases and 56,450 controls. We identified 18 susceptibility loci achieving genome-wide significance, including 10 new loci. The new loci highlight the striking heterogeneity in genetic susceptibility across the histological subtypes of lung cancer, with four loci associated with lung cancer overall and six loci associated with lung adenocarcinoma. Gene expression quantitative trait locus (eQTL) analysis in 1,425 normal lung tissue samples highlights RNASET2, SECISBP2L and NRG1 as candidate genes. Other loci include genes such as a cholinergic nicotinic receptor, CHRNA2, and the telomere-related genes OFBC1 and RTEL1. Further exploration of the target genes will continue to provide new insights into the etiology of lung cancer.",
keywords = "Adenocarcinoma, Adult, Aged, Chromosome Mapping, European Continental Ancestry Group, Family Health, Female, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Genome-Wide Association Study, Genotype, Humans, Lung Neoplasms, Male, Middle Aged, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, Quantitative Trait Loci, Smoking, Telomere Homeostasis, Journal Article, Meta-Analysis",
author = "McKay, {James D} and Hung, {Rayjean J} and Younghun Han and Xuchen Zong and Robert Carreras-Torres and Christiani, {David C} and Caporaso, {Neil E} and Mattias Johansson and Xiangjun Xiao and Yafang Li and Jinyoung Byun and Alison Dunning and Pooley, {Karen A} and Qian, {David C} and Xuemei Ji and Geoffrey Liu and Timofeeva, {Maria N} and Bojesen, {Stig E} and Xifeng Wu and {Le Marchand}, Loic and Demetrios Albanes and Heike Bickeb{\"o}ller and Aldrich, {Melinda C} and Bush, {William S} and Adonina Tardon and Gad Rennert and Teare, {M Dawn} and Field, {John K} and Kiemeney, {Lambertus A} and Philip Lazarus and Aage Haugen and Stephen Lam and Schabath, {Matthew B} and Andrew, {Angeline S} and Hongbing Shen and Yun-Chul Hong and Jian-Min Yuan and Bertazzi, {Pier Alberto} and Pesatori, {Angela C} and Yuanqing Ye and Nancy Diao and Li Su and Ruyang Zhang and Yonathan Brhane and Natasha Leighl and Johansen, {Jakob S} and Anders Mellemgaard and Walid Saliba and Haiman, {Christopher A} and Wilkens, {Lynne R} and {SpiroMeta Consortium}",
year = "2017",
month = jul,
doi = "10.1038/ng.3892",
language = "English",
volume = "49",
pages = "1126--1132",
journal = "Nature Genetics",
issn = "1061-4036",
publisher = "Nature Research",
number = "7",
}