Publication Date

8-1-2022

Journal

Nature Genetics

DOI

10.1038/s41588-022-01115-x

PMID

35915169

PMCID

PMC9373844

PubMedCentral® Posted Date

2-1-2023

PubMedCentral® Full Text Version

Author MSS

Published Open-Access

yes

Keywords

DNA-Binding Proteins, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Genome-Wide Association Study, Humans, Lung Neoplasms, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, Quantitative Trait Loci, RNA-Binding Proteins

Abstract

To identify new susceptibility loci to lung cancer among diverse populations, we performed cross-ancestry genome-wide association studies in European, East Asian and African populations and discovered five loci that have not been previously reported. We replicated 26 signals and identified 10 new lead associations from previously reported loci. Rare-variant associations tended to be specific to populations, but even common-variant associations influencing smoking behavior, such as those with CHRNA5 and CYP2A6, showed population specificity. Fine-mapping and expression quantitative trait locus colocalization nominated several candidate variants and susceptibility genes such as IRF4 and FUBP1. DNA damage assays of prioritized genes in lung fibroblasts indicated that a subset of these genes, including the pleiotropic gene IRF4, potentially exert effects by promoting endogenous DNA damage.

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