rs9924886 in CDH3 is a strong proxy for rs9929218 (D’ = 0.95 and r2 = 0.80) and rs9939049 (D’ = 0.96 and r2 = 0.80) in CDH1 (encoding E-cadherin) that we previously identified as a prognostic biomarker in CRC [12, 30]. Here, CDH3 is linked to colorectal carcinoma.