In an eQTL analysis rs174547 and rs102275 genotype were shown to be strongly correlated with FADS2 expression across a range of different tissue types, including blood (P = 3.98 × 10−29), normal colon (P = 1.65 × 10−10) and CRC (P = 2.07 × 10−5) (Supplementary Table 1). This evidence concerns the gene FADS2 and colorectal carcinoma.