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Funding Information: The authors thank the study participants and all members of the GEN-AFRICA study group (Appendix). This study was supported by the Medical Research Council (United Kingdom) Confidence in Concept scheme (MC_PC_17164) and in part by the National Institutes of Health and the National Cancer Institute Intramural Research Program (CAW) and under contract HHSN26120080001E. The content of this publication does not necessarily reflect the view or policy of the Department of Health and Human Services, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products or organizations imply endorsement by the government. The study was designed by CAW and FAP. JWB, RH, JF, FB, AU, CC, LH, JEB, AC, DC, DAP, SK, LC, and FAP were site (principal) investigators and coordinated recruitment and data collection at their sites. EBR performed the genotyping, and RKYH performed the analyses. RKYH, KLR, KB, CAW, and FAP interpreted the findings. KLR wrote the first draft of the manuscript with input from RKYH, KB, CAW, and FAP. All authors contributed to and approved the final version of the manuscript.