Functional characterization of a multi-cancer risk locus on chromosome band 2q33.1 near CASP8
Hyunkyung Kong, Jiyeon Choi, Tongwu Zhang, Cathrin Gräwe, Mai Xu, Rohit Thakur, Hayley Sowards, Rebecca C. Hennessey, Andrew H. Vu, Jianxin Shi, D Timothy Bishop, Julia Newton-Bishop, Jérémie Nsengimana, Mark Martin Iles, Maria Teresa Landi, , Kevin M. Brown
The paper identifies rs3769823 as a functional variant near CASP8 influencing its expression in a cell-type specific manner and associated with multiple cancers.
bioRxiv · Jan 6, 2026 · PreprintGenetics