TableĀ 2

Combination of independent polymorphisms (pairwise r2<0.1) to predict risk of gastric carcinoma

GeneVariant IDTargetPAR (%)Joint PAR (%)Joint MAFNNS (ltr: 1%)NNS (ltr: 5%)
PSCArs2294008Non-cardia15.328.80.24666133
PRKAA1rs13361707Non-cardia16.0
PLCE1rs2274223Asian11.137.10.12990198
TGFBR2rs3087465Asian26.4
GSTP1rs1695Asian3.9
CASP8rs3834129Mixed19.021.30.30707141
TNFrs1799724Mixed2.9
MUC1rs2070803Diffuse36.551.20.0542422
PKLRrs3762272Diffuse23.2
  • ltr, lifetime risk; MAF, minor allele frequency (in controls); NNS, number needed to screen; PAR, population-attributable risk.