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Germline mutations in the p73 gene do not predispose to familial prostate-brain cancer.
The Prostate - 15 Sept 2001
Peters M A, Janer M, Kolb S, Jarvik G P, Ostrander E A, Stanford J L
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Analysis of high-risk prostate cancer (PC) families with at least one confirmed case of primary brain cancer (BC) has identified a region of genetic linkage on chromosome 1p36 termed CAPB. The p36 region of chromosome one has been reported to have frequent loss of heterozygosity (LOH) in brain and central nervous system (CNS) tumors and epidemiological studies have shown an increased relative risk of...
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