Two new reports highlight the power of genome-wide association (GWA) studies to guide the functional annotation of genetic variants contributing to common diseases. The studies show that a common risk variant for colorectal cancer on chromosome 8q24 affects TCF4 binding to an enhancer that interacts with the MYC promoter, providing a mechanistic explanation for the association of this variant with disease risk.
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Harismendy, O., Frazer, K. Elucidating the role of 8q24 in colorectal cancer. Nat Genet 41, 868–869 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/ng0809-868
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