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Perspective: prostate cancer susceptibility genes.
Endocrinology - 1 Jun 2002
Simard Jacques, Dumont Martine, Soucy Penny, Labrie Fernand
Abstract excerpt
In many developed countries, prostate cancer is the most frequently diagnosed malignancy in men. The extent to which the marked racial/ethnic difference in its incidence rate is attributable to screening methods, environmental, hormonal, and/or genetic factors remains unknown. A positive family history is among the strongest epidemiological risk factors for prostate cancer. It is now well recognized that...
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