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Confirmation of prostate cancer susceptibility genes using high-risk families.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Monographs - 1 Jan 1999
Jarvik G P, Stanford J L, Goode E L, McIndoe R, Kolb S, Gibbs M, Hood L, Ostrander E A
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Data from many types of studies support the hypothesis that strong familial components are involved in the etiology of prostate cancer. One way to access such genes is through the study of families with multiple affected family members and, in particular, families with individuals affected comparatively early in life. Several prostate cancer susceptibility loci have been described to date. Confirmation of the...
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