Genome-wide interaction analysis identified low-frequency variants with sex disparity in lung cancer risk

Y. Li, O. Melander, H. Brunnström, C.I. Amos, INTEGRAL-ILCCO lung cancer consortium, et al.

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Abstract

Differences by sex in lung cancer incidence and mortality have been reported which cannot be fully explained by sex differences in smoking behavior, implying existence of genetic and molecular basis for sex disparity in lung cancer development. However, the information about sex dimorphism in lung cancer risk is quite limited despite the great success in lung cancer association studies. By adopting a stringent two-stage analysis strategy, we performed a genome-wide gene-sex interaction analysis using genotypes from a lung cancer cohort including ~ 47 000 individuals with European ancestry. Three low-frequency variants (minor allele frequency 
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2831-2843
Number of pages13
JournalHuman Molecular Genetics
Volume31
Issue number16
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022 Aug 15

Subject classification (UKÄ)

  • Cancer and Oncology
  • Medical Genetics

Free keywords

  • case control study
  • female
  • genetic predisposition
  • genetics
  • genome-wide association study
  • human
  • lung
  • lung tumor
  • male
  • single nucleotide polymorphism
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Female
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease
  • Genome-Wide Association Study
  • Humans
  • Lung
  • Lung Neoplasms
  • Male
  • Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide

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