About the Authors

Simon N Stacey

To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: simon.stacey@decode.is (SNS); E-mail: kari.stefansson@decode.is (KS)

Affiliation deCODE Genetics, Reykjavik, Iceland

Patrick Sulem

Affiliation deCODE Genetics, Reykjavik, Iceland

Oskar T Johannsson

Affiliation Department of Oncology, National University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland

Agnar Helgason

Affiliation deCODE Genetics, Reykjavik, Iceland

Julius Gudmundsson

Affiliation deCODE Genetics, Reykjavik, Iceland

Jelena P Kostic

Affiliation deCODE Genetics, Reykjavik, Iceland

Kristleifur Kristjansson

Affiliation deCODE Genetics, Reykjavik, Iceland

Thora Jonsdottir

Affiliation Cancer Centre, National University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland

Helgi Sigurdsson

Affiliations Department of Oncology, National University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland , Cancer Centre, National University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland

Jon Hrafnkelsson

Affiliation Department of Oncology, National University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland

Jakob Johannsson

Affiliation Department of Oncology, National University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland

Thorarinn Sveinsson

Affiliations Department of Oncology, National University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland , Department of Radiation Physics, National University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland

Gardar Myrdal

Affiliation Department of Radiation Physics, National University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland

Hlynur Niels Grimsson

Affiliation Department of Oncology, National University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland

Jon T Bergthorsson

Affiliation deCODE Genetics, Reykjavik, Iceland

Laufey T Amundadottir

Affiliation deCODE Genetics, Reykjavik, Iceland

Jeffrey R Gulcher

Affiliation deCODE Genetics, Reykjavik, Iceland

Unnur Thorsteinsdottir

Affiliation deCODE Genetics, Reykjavik, Iceland

Augustine Kong

Affiliation deCODE Genetics, Reykjavik, Iceland

Kari Stefansson

To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: simon.stacey@decode.is (SNS); E-mail: kari.stefansson@decode.is (KS)

Affiliation deCODE Genetics, Reykjavik, Iceland

Competing Interests

SNS, PS, AH, JG, JPK, KK, JTB, LTA, JRG, UT, AK, and KS are employees and/or have stock or equity interests in deCODE Genetics.

Author Contributions

SNS, PS, OTJ, JG, KK, JH, HNG, LTA, UT, and KS designed the study. SNS, PS, AH, JG, JPK, JTB, UT, and AK analyzed the data. SNS, OTJ, HS, JH, JJ, and TS enrolled patients. PS, OTJ, JPK, KK, TJ, HS, HG, and AK collected data or did experiments for the study. GM participated in discussion of the project and the results. SNS, PS, OTJ, AH, JG, HS, JH, JJ, JTB, LTA, JRG, UT, and KS contributed to writing the paper.