Two variants on chromosome 17 confer prostate cancer risk, and the one in TCF2 protects against type 2 diabetes.

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Published in Nat Genet on July 01, 2007

Authors

Julius Gudmundsson1, Patrick Sulem, Valgerdur Steinthorsdottir, Jon T Bergthorsson, Gudmar Thorleifsson, Andrei Manolescu, Thorunn Rafnar, Daniel Gudbjartsson, Bjarni A Agnarsson, Adam Baker, Asgeir Sigurdsson, Kristrun R Benediktsdottir, Margret Jakobsdottir, Thorarinn Blondal, Simon N Stacey, Agnar Helgason, Steinunn Gunnarsdottir, Adalheidur Olafsdottir, Kari T Kristinsson, Birgitta Birgisdottir, Shyamali Ghosh, Steinunn Thorlacius, Dana Magnusdottir, Gerdur Stefansdottir, Kristleifur Kristjansson, Yu Bagger, Robert L Wilensky, Muredach P Reilly, Andrew D Morris, Charlotte H Kimber, Adebowale Adeyemo, Yuanxiu Chen, Jie Zhou, Wing-Yee So, Peter C Y Tong, Maggie C Y Ng, Torben Hansen, Gitte Andersen, Knut Borch-Johnsen, Torben Jorgensen, Alejandro Tres, Fernando Fuertes, Manuel Ruiz-Echarri, Laura Asin, Berta Saez, Erica van Boven, Siem Klaver, Dorine W Swinkels, Katja K Aben, Theresa Graif, John Cashy, Brian K Suarez, Onco van Vierssen Trip, Michael L Frigge, Carole Ober, Marten H Hofker, Cisca Wijmenga, Claus Christiansen, Daniel J Rader, Colin N A Palmer, Charles Rotimi, Juliana C N Chan, Oluf Pedersen, Gunnar Sigurdsson, Rafn Benediktsson, Eirikur Jonsson, Gudmundur V Einarsson, Jose I Mayordomo, William J Catalona, Lambertus A Kiemeney, Rosa B Barkardottir, Jeffrey R Gulcher, Unnur Thorsteinsdottir, Augustine Kong, Kari Stefansson

Author Affiliations

1: deCODE genetics, Sturlugata 8, 101 Reykjavik, Iceland. julius.gudmundsson@decode.is

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Do Your Genes Put You at a Higher Risk of Developing Mesothelioma | NCT01590472

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