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Empiric risk of prostate carcinoma for relatives of patients with prostate carcinoma: a meta-analysis.
Cancer - 15 Apr 2003
Zeegers Maurice P A, Jellema Annemarie, Ostrer Harry
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BACKGROUND: Although narrative reviews have concluded that there is strong support for familial clustering of prostate carcinoma, the association has never systematically been quantified in reviews. The purpose of this meta-analysis was to summarize and quantify the recurrence risk ratio with emphasis on the degree of relation, the specific relationship of the family member, the number of affected family members,...
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