A genome-wide association study for malignant mesothelioma risk

A genome-wide association study for malignant mesothelioma risk

Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is a uniformly fatal tumour of mesothelial cells. MM is caused by exposure to asbestos however most individuals with documented asbestos exposure do not develop MM. Although MM appears to aggregate within families, the genetics of MM susceptibility is a relatively unexplo...

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Main Authors: Cadby, G., Mukherjee, S., Musk, A., Reid, A., Garlepp, Michael, Dick I., Robinson, C., Hui, J., Fiorito, G., Guarrera, S., Beilby, J., Melton, P., Moses, E., Ugolini, D., Mirabelli, D., Bonassi, S., Magnani, C., Dianzani, I., Matullo, G., Robinson, B., Creaney, J., Palmer, L.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier 2013
Subjects:
Genetics
Asbestos
Genome-wide association study
Mesothelioma
Case–control studies
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/20957

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