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In accord with the NIH Data Sharing Policy, the Cancer Genetic Markers of Susceptibility (CGEMS) project has made its data available to both intramural and extramural research scientists, as well as those in the private sector through rapid posting.

Key Publications

Bladder Cancer

• Rothman N, et al. A multi-stage genome-wide association study of bladder cancer identifies multiple susceptibility loci. Nat Genet 2010 Nov;42(11):978-84.

Breast Cancer

• Hunter DJ, et al. A Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies Alleles in FGFR2 Associated with Risk of Sporadic Postmenopausal Breast Cancer. Nat Genet, 39(7):870-874, 2007.
• Haiman CA, et al. A common variant at the TERT-CLPTM1L locus is associated with estrogen receptor-negative breast cancer. Nat Genet. 2011 Oct 30;43(12):1210-4.

Glioma

• Melin B, et al. Known glioma risk loci are associated with glioma with a family history of brain tumours - a case-control gene association study. Int J Cancer. 2012 Nov 1; [Epub ahead of print].

Lung Cancer and Smoking

• Landi MT, et al. A genome-wide association study of lung cancer identifies a region of chromosome 5p15 associated with risk for adenocarcinoma. Am J Hum Genet 2009 Nov;85(5):679-91.
• Lan Q, et al. Genome-wide association analysis identifies new lung cancer susceptibility loci in never-smoking women in Asia. Nat Genet 2012 Nov 11; [Epub ahead of print].

Pancreatic Cancer

• Amundadottir L, et al. Genome-wide association study identifies variants in the ABO locus associated with susceptibility to pancreatic cancer. Nat Genet 2009 Sep;41(9):986-90.
• Petersen GM, et al. A genome-wide association study identifies pancreatic cancer susceptibility loci on chromosomes 13q22.1, 1q32.1 and 5p15.33. Nat Genet 2010 Mar;42(3):224-8.

Prostate Cancer

• Yeager M, et al. Genome-Wide Association Study of Prostate Cancer Identifies a Second Locus at 8q24. Nat Genet, 39(5):645-649, 2007.

Renal Cancer

• Purdue MP Genome-wide association study of renal cell carcinoma identifies two susceptibility loci on 2p21 and 11q13.3. Nat Genet 2011 Jan;43(1):60-5.

UGI Cancer

• Abnet CC, et al. A shared susceptibility locus in PLCE1 at 10q23 for gastric adenocarcinoma and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Nat Genet. 2010 Sep;42(9):764-7.
• Wang LD, et al. Genome-wide association study of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in Chinese subjects identifies susceptibility loci at PLCE1 and C20orf54. Nat Genet 2010 Sep;42(9):759-63.