The SNP at 8q24.21 is located ~28 kb upstream of MYC, in a susceptibility locus previously reported for bladder cancer (tagged by rs9642880; r2 = 0.64 in 1000G EUR) [21–23] and ~850 kb upstream of a previously reported pancreatic cancer susceptibility locus [12]. Here, MYC is linked to urinary bladder carcinoma.