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Polymorphisms in the 5alpha reductase type 2 gene and urologic measures of BPH.
The Prostate - 1 Mar 2005
Roberts Rosebud O, Bergstralh Erik J, Farmer Sara A, Jacobson Debra J, McGree Michaela E, Hebbring Scott J, Cunningham Julie M, Anderson Sarah A, Thibodeau Stephen N, Lieber Michael M, Jacobsen Steven J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The objective of the study was to examine associations between SRD5A2 polymorphisms and measures of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). METHODS: Participants were 510 Caucasian men (median age 60 years), randomly selected from the Olmsted County, MN community to participate in a longitudinal study of BPH. From 1990 through 2000, biennial measurements of lower urinary tract symptom severity (assessed...
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