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Microdissection, DOP-PCR, and comparative genomic hybridization of paraffin-embedded familial prostate cancers.
Cancer genetics and cytogenetics - 1 Oct 2000
Verhagen P C, Zhu X L, Rohr L R, Cannon-Albright L A, Tavtigian S V, Skolnick M H, Brothman A R
Abstract excerpt
There is a clear genetic component to prostate cancer susceptibility. Regions reported to be linked to prostate cancer include 1q24-25 (HPC-1), 1q42.2-43, and Xq27-28. There is limited genetic information on familial prostate tumors. We used the Utah Population Database to identify familial prostate cancer cases and selected 35 cases from high-risk families. Tissue blocks containing discernable tumor were...
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