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Table 1 Genome-wide association studies of total and 17 site-specific cancers

From: Blood pressure and risk of cancer: a Mendelian randomization study

Outcome

No. of SNPs used

(systolic/diastolic)

Total sample size

No. of cases

No. of non-cases

UK Biobank

GERA

Total

UK Biobank

GERA

Total

Total cancer

272/267

405243

37387

-

-

367856

-

-

Bladder

270/267

412592

1550

692

2242

359825

50525

410350

Breast

269/266

237537

13903

3978

17881

189855

29801

219656

Cervix

270/267

226219

5998

565

6563

189855

29801

219656

Colon

270/267

414143

2897

896

3793

359825

50525

410350

Endometrium

270/267

221693

1414

623

2037

189855

29801

219656

Esophagus/stomach

270/267

411441

929

162

1091

359825

50525

410350

Kidney

270/267

411688

1021

317

1338

359825

50525

410350

Lymphocytic Leukemia

270/267

411202

594

258

852

359825

50525

410350

Lung

270/267

412835

1728

757

2485

359825

50525

410350

Melanoma

270/267

417127

4271

2506

6777

359825

50525

410350

Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

270/267

412750

1760

640

2400

359825

50525

410350

Oral cavity/pharyngeal

270/267

411573

930

293

1223

359825

50525

410350

Ovary

270/267

220915

1006

253

1259

189855

29801

219656

Pancreas

270/266

411013

471

192

663

359825

50525

410350

Prostate

268/267

201486

7441

3351

10792

169970

20724

190694

Rectum

270/267

412441

1808

283

2091

359825

50525

410350

Thyroid

270/267

411112

527

235

762

359825

50525

410350

  1. Abbreviations: GERA Kaiser Permanente Genetic Epidemiology Research on Adult Health and Aging, SNP single nucleotide polymorphism