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- Title
Genetic susceptibility to lung cancer--light at the end of the tunnel?
- Authors
Marshall, Ariela L; Christiani, David C
- Abstract
Lung cancer is one of the most common and deadliest cancers in the world. The major socio-environmental risk factor involved in the development of lung cancer is cigarette smoking. Additionally, there are multiple genetic factors, which may also play a role in lung cancer risk. Early work focused on the presence of relatively prevalent but low-penetrance alterations in candidate genes leading to increased risk of lung cancer. Development of new technologies such as genomic profiling and genome-wide association studies has been helpful in the detection of new genetic variants likely involved in lung cancer risk. In this review, we discuss the role of multiple genetic variants and review their putative role in the risk of lung cancer. Identifying genetic biomarkers and patterns of genetic risk may be useful in the earlier detection and treatment of lung cancer patients.
- Publication
Carcinogenesis, 2013, Vol 34, Issue 3, p487
- ISSN
1460-2180
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1093/carcin/bgt016