# Genome-wide association analysis of more than 120,000 individuals identifies 15 new susceptibility loci for breast cancer

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/genome-wide-association-analysis-of-more-than-120-000-individuals-identifies-15/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | BOCS,Kyriaki Michailidou,kConFab Investigators,AOCS Group,NBCS,GENICA Network,Jonathan Beesley,Sara Lindström,Sander Canisius,Joe Dennis,Michael Lush,Mel Maranian,Manjeet K. Bolla,Qin Wang,Mitul Shah,Barbara Perkins,Kamila Czene,Mikael Eriksson,Hatef Darabi,Judith S. Brand,Stig E. Bojesen,Børge G. Nordestgaard,Henrik Flyger,Sune F. Nielsen,Nazneen Rahman,Clare Turnbull,Olivia Fletcher,Julian Peto,Lorna J. Gibson,Isabel dos‐Santos‐Silva,Jenny Chang‐Claude,Dieter Flesch‐Janys,Anja Rudolph,Ursula Eilber,Sabine Behrens,Heli Nevanlinna,Taru Muranen,Kristiina Aittomäki,Carl Blomqvist,Sofia Khan,Kirsimari Aaltonen,Habibul Ahsan,Muhammad G. Kibriya,Alice S. Whittemore,Esther M. John,Kathleen E. Malone,Marilie D. Gammon,Regina M. Santella,Giske Ursin,Enes Makalic,Daniel F. Schmidt,Graham Casey,David J. Hunter,Susan M. Gapstur,Mia M. Gaudet,W. Ryan Diver,Christopher A. Haiman,Fredrick R. Schumacher,Brian E. Henderson,Loı̈c Le Marchand,Christine D. Berg,Stephen J. Chanock,Jonine D. Figueroa,Robert N. Hoover,Diether Lambrechts,Patrick Neven,Hans Wildiers,Erik Van Limbergen,Marjanka K. Schmidt,Annegien Broeks,Senno Verhoef,Sten Cornelissen,Fergus J. Couch,Janet E. Olson,Emily Hallberg,Celine M. Vachon,Quinten Waisfisz,Hanne Meijers‐Heijboer,Muriel A. Adank,Rob B. van der Luijt,Jingmei Li,Jianjun Liu,Keith Humphreys,Daehee Kang,Ji‐Yeob Choi,Sue K. Park,Keun-Young Yoo,Keitaro Matsuo,Hidemi Ito,Hiroji Iwata,Kazuo Tajima,Pascal Guénel,Thérèse Truong,Claire Mulot,Marie Sanchez,Barbara Burwinkel,Frederik Marmé,Harald Surowy,Christof Sohn,Anna H. Wu |
| Citations | 636 |
| DOI | 10.1038/ng.3242 |
| Fields | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | bronze |
| OA URL | https://www.nature.com/articles/ng.3242.pdf |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2002715948 |
| PMID | 25751625 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2015 |

## Paper authors

- [Loı̈c Le Marchand](https://scholariq.org/researchers/lo-c-le-marchand/)
- [Giske Ursin](https://scholariq.org/researchers/giske-ursin/)
- [Marjanka K. Schmidt](https://scholariq.org/researchers/marjanka-k-schmidt/)

## Paper primary topic

- [BRCA gene mutations in cancer](https://scholariq.org/topics/brca-gene-mutations-in-cancer/)

## Paper topics

- [BRCA gene mutations in cancer](https://scholariq.org/topics/brca-gene-mutations-in-cancer/)
- [Genetic Associations and Epidemiology](https://scholariq.org/topics/genetic-associations-and-epidemiology/)
- [Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications](https://scholariq.org/topics/molecular-biology-techniques-and-applications/)

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