(B) Frequencies of “diploid” VNTR allele lengths (summed across each individual’s two alleles) observed in European-ancestry UKB participants (histogram, right axis) and their effect sizes (markers, left axis) for colorectal cancer (red) and colon polyps (blue). Odds ratios are computed fro...
Our study had some limitations. First, our sample size for the study may not be large enough for the stratified analysis of cancer patients with different stages. As we only selected patients who underwent curative resection, the number of patients with advanced cancer staging and hence, adverse ...