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Oligogenic segregation analysis of hereditary prostate cancer pedigrees: evidence for multiple loci affecting age at onset.
International journal of cancer - 10 Jul 2003
Conlon Erin M, Goode Ellen L, Gibbs Mark, Stanford Janet L, Badzioch Michael, Janer Marta, Kolb Suzanne, Hood Lee, Ostrander Elain A, Jarvik Gail P, Wijsman Ellen M
Abstract excerpt
Previous studies have suggested strong evidence for a hereditary component to prostate cancer (PC) susceptibility. Here, we analyze 3,796 individuals in 263 PC families recruited as part of the ongoing Prostate Cancer Genetic Research Study (PROGRESS). We use Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) oligogenic segregation analysis to estimate the number of quantitative trait loci (QTLs) and their contribution to the...
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