X-chromosome association study reveals genetic susceptibility loci of nasopharyngeal carcinoma

• Main Authors: Zuo, Xiao-Yu, Feng, Qi-Sheng, Sun, Jian, Wei, Pan-Pan, Chin, Yoon Ming, Guo, Yun-Miao, Xia, Yun-Fei, Li, Bo, Xia, Xiao-Jun, Jia, Wei-Hua, Liu, Jian-Jun, Khoo, Alan Soo-Beng, Mushiroda, Taisei, Ng, Ching Ching, Su, Wen-Hui, Zeng, Yi-Xin, Bei, Jin-Xin
• Format: Article
• Published: BMC 2019
• Subjects: Q Science (General); QH Natural history
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/22883/; https://doi.org/10.1186/s13293-019-0227-9

Background: The male predominance in the incidence of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) suggests the contribution of the X chromosome to the susceptibility of NPC. However, no X-linked susceptibility loci have been examined by genome-wide association studies (GWASs) for NPC by far. Methods: To understa...