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8q24

A chromosome band present on 8q
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
CCAT2, a novel noncoding RNA mapping to 8q24, underlies metastatic progression and chromosomal instability in colon cancer.
The functional roles of SNPs within the 8q24 gene desert in the cancer phenotype are not yet well understood. Here, we report… 
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
8q24 prostate, breast, and colon cancer risk loci show tissue-specific long-range interaction with MYC
The 8q24 gene desert contains risk loci for multiple epithelial cancers, including colon, breast, and prostate. Recent evidence… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Multiple loci on 8q24 associated with prostate cancer susceptibility
Previous studies have identified multiple loci on 8q24 associated with prostate cancer risk. We performed a comprehensive… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Genome-wide association scan identifies a colorectal cancer susceptibility locus on 11q23 and replicates risk loci at 8q24 and 18q21
In a genome-wide association study to identify loci associated with colorectal cancer (CRC) risk, we genotyped 555,510 SNPs in 1… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Sequence variant on 8q24 confers susceptibility to urinary bladder cancer
We conducted a genome-wide SNP association study on 1,803 urinary bladder cancer (UBC) cases and 34,336 controls from Iceland and… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Genome-wide association study of prostate cancer identifies a second risk locus at 8q24
Recently, common variants on human chromosome 8q24 were found to be associated with prostate cancer risk. While conducting a… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Genome-wide association scan identifies a colorectal cancer susceptibility locus on chromosome 8q24
Using a multistage genetic association approach comprising 7,480 affected individuals and 7,779 controls, we identified markers… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Multiple regions within 8q24 independently affect risk for prostate cancer
After the recent discovery that common genetic variation in 8q24 influences inherited risk of prostate cancer, we genotyped 2,973… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Genome-wide association study identifies a second prostate cancer susceptibility variant at 8q24
Prostate cancer is the most prevalent noncutaneous cancer in males in developed regions, with African American men having among… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Admixture mapping identifies 8q24 as a prostate cancer risk locus in African-American men
A whole-genome admixture scan in 1,597 African Americans identified a 3.8 Mb interval on chromosome 8q24 as significantly… 
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