Germline copy number variants

1. Germline copy number variants are associated with lung cancer in humans.

   “We identified CNVs in four genomic regions (1p36.22, 2q31.2, 6p21.32, and 19q13.32) significantly or suggestively associated with lung cancer risk.”

   Humans

   Large-scale association study identifies lung cancer susceptibility copy number variants and their potential functional role in genetic instability

   Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology·Oct 19, 2026

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