ZIA CP010158 10539 (ZIA) | |||
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Title | International Consortium of Biliary Tract Cancer | ||
Institution | NCI, Bethesda, MD | ||
Principal Investigator | Hsing, Ann | NCI Program Director | N/A |
Cancer Activity | N/A | Division | DCEG |
Funded Amount | $59,173 | Project Dates | 05/12/2010 - N/A |
Fiscal Year | 2010 | Project Type | Intramural |
Research Topics w/ Percent Relevance | Cancer Types w/ Percent Relevance | ||
Biochemical Epidemiology (45.0%) Cancer (100.0%) Diabetes (40.0%) Digestive Diseases (50.0%) |
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Research Type | |||
Exogenous Factors in the Origin and Cause of Cancer Endogenous Factors in the Origin and Cause of Cancer |
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Abstract | |||
This is a consortium of over 20 studies of biliary tract cancer from 10 countries. The main goal of the study is to use GWAS to identify susceptibility makers for biliary tract cancer. There are plans to pool data on lifestyle variables for pooled analysis. |