About the Authors
- Lisa B. Signorello
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* E-mail: Lisa@iei.us
Affiliations International Epidemiology Institute, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America, Division of Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
- Jiajun Shi
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Affiliation Division of Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
- Qiuyin Cai
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Affiliation Division of Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
- Wei Zheng
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Affiliation Division of Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
- Scott M. Williams
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Affiliation Division of Human Genomics, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
- Jirong Long
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Affiliation Division of Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
- Sarah S. Cohen
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Affiliation International Epidemiology Institute, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America
- Guoliang Li
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Affiliation Division of Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
- Bruce W. Hollis
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Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
- Jeffrey R. Smith
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Affiliation Division of Genetic Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
- William J. Blot
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Affiliations International Epidemiology Institute, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America, Division of Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: LBS QC JS WJB. Performed the experiments: JS QC SMW JL GL BWH JRS. Analyzed the data: LBS SSC WJB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: QC WZ BWH JRS. Wrote the paper: LBS. Performed genetic data cleaning and quality control: JS GL JL. Supervised the genotyping: WZ QC JRS. Oversaw biosample collection, storage, and handling: WZ QC. Supervised the recruitment of participants and collection of data: WJB LBS. Edited the report for critical scientific content: LBS JS QC WZ SMW JL SSC GL BWH JRS WJB.