Table 1 Summary of the single cancer GWAS and cross-population single cancer meta-analysis

From: Pan-cancer and cross-population genome-wide association studies dissect shared genetic backgrounds underlying carcinogenesis

Cancer type

Discovery

Replication

BioBank Japan 1 (BBJ1) Sample size

λGC

h2(SE)

GWAS loci

UK Biobank (UKB) Sample size

λGC

h2(SE)

GWAS loci

New loci

Cross-population

 

BioBank Japan 2 (BBJ2) Sample size

Additional new loci

Case

Control

Case

Control

λGC

GWAS loci

New loci

Case

Control

Biliary tract

232

150,462

1.001

0.032 (0.144)

0

525

334,343

1.001

0.119 (0.110)

0

0

1.011

0

0

584

38,088

0

Breast

5,099

70,676

1.005

0.095 (0.009)

7

13,778

183,466

1.030

0.146 (0.007)

25

0

1.056

33

1

4,804

18,138

0

Cervical

567

70,676

1.003

0.110 (0.031)

1

313

183,466

1.003

0.189 (0.102)

0

0

1.007

1

0

1,358

18,138

0

Colorectal

6,075

150,462

1.020

0.140 (0.011)

14

7,194

334,343

1.022

0.174 (0.015)

10

1

1.048

23

0

7,382

38,088

0

Endometrial

948

70,676

1.010

0.081 (0.027)

0

1,892

183,466

1.009

0.062 (0.026)

1

0

1.016

0

0

1,012

18,138

0

Esophageal

1,159

150,462

0.997

0.206 (0.027)

2

1,387

334,343

1.016

0.206 (0.044)

0

0

1.005

3

0

1,018

38,088

0

Gastric

5,775

150,462

1.021

0.095 (0.009)

4

1,023

334,343

0.999

0.013 (0.054)

0

0

1.030

4

0

4,324

38,088

0

Hepatocellular

1,361

150,462

1.011

0.143 (0.036)

1

339

334,343

0.994

0.190 (0.190)

2

0

1.009

3

0

2,180

38,088

1

Lung

3,486

150,462

1.018

0.136 (0.019)

6

4,255

334,343

1.016

0.293 (0.028)

3

0

1.029

7

1

3,477

38,088

0

Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

736

150,462

1.016

0.138 (0.046)

1

1,997

334,343

1.010

0.073 (0.014)

2

1

1.018

5

0

935

38,088

0

Ovarian

685

70,676

1.005

0.023 (0.027)

0

1,446

183,466

1.001

0.006 (0.026)

0

0

1.009

0

0

835

18,138

0

Pancreatic

281

150,462

0.999

0.312 (0.156)

0

1,328

334,343

1.004

0.031 (0.051)

1

0

1.005

1

0

604

38,088

0

Prostate

4,626

79,786

1.024

0.202 (0.009)

20

10,739

150,877

1.021

0.172 (0.007)

39

0

1.051

45

0

6,036

19,950

0

  1. h2 heritability on the liability scale.