Communications Biology (Oct 2021)

Multi-tissue transcriptome-wide association study identifies eight candidate genes and tissue-specific gene expression underlying endometrial cancer susceptibility

  • Pik Fang Kho,
  • Xuemin Wang,
  • Gabriel Cuéllar-Partida,
  • Thilo Dörk,
  • Ellen L. Goode,
  • Diether Lambrechts,
  • Rodney J. Scott,
  • Amanda B. Spurdle,
  • Tracy A. O’Mara,
  • Dylan M. Glubb

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02745-3
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Pik Fang Kho et al. conduct multi-tissue transcriptome-wide association studies of endometrial cancer risk. Their results identify potential susceptibility genes for endometrial cancer, and provide avenues for the development of future treatments for this disease.