Focus GWAS CEBP

Decades of investment into genomic science has led to a revolution in our understanding of the architecture of the human genome, genomic variation, and the biological consequences of the genome on human health and disease. Thanks to the technical and methodological advancements that enabled Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS), our understanding of the underlying genetics of most common diseases and traits has been fundamentally changed. In this special CEBP Focus issue, some of the leading figures in GWAS research in the past decades summarize what we have learned from this line of research and where the field can contribute biological and clinical insights into cancer.