Lung cancer

[PMID 17223258] rs10508266 and rs3750861 near KLF6 shows significant association with lung cancer risk

64 gene variants that may predispose some individuals to lung cancer

Genes

• [PMID 16774942] SUV39H2 histone methyltransferase
• [PMID 17174437] Aryl hydrocarbon receptor
• [PMID 16125301] RASSF1
• [PMID 16522664] DDB2
• [PMID 17223258] KLF6
• [PMID 17120199] ABCB1 adenosine triphosphate-binding cassette B1 gene
• MMP9: SNPs rs17576 and rs2250889
• MGMT: rs2308327 may decrease risk of lung cancer, especially for smokers
• rs763317, in the EGFR gene, particularly in never-smoking females