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Genetic counseling for prostate cancer risk.
Clinical genetics - 1 Mar 2003
Nieder A M, Taneja S S, Zeegers M P A, Ostrer H
Abstract excerpt
Major risk factors for developing prostate cancer, including positive family history and African-American ethnicity, can be quantified for genetic counseling. Factors increasing familial risk for prostate cancer are closer degree of kinship, number of affected relatives, and early age of onset (< 50 years) among the affected relatives. Genetic testing may be useful for modification of risk, but currently should...
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