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A germline DNA polymorphism enhances alternative splicing of the KLF6 tumor suppressor gene and is associated with increased prostate cancer risk.
Cancer research - 15 Feb 2005
Narla Goutham, Difeo Analisa, Reeves Helen L, Schaid Daniel J, Hirshfeld Jennifer, Hod Eldad, Katz Amanda, Isaacs William B, Hebbring Scott, Komiya Akira, McDonnell Shannon K, Wiley Kathleen E, Jacobsen Steven J, Isaacs Sarah D, Walsh Patrick C, Zheng S Lilly, Chang Bao-Li, Friedrichsen Danielle M, Stanford Janet L, Ostrander Elaine A, Chinnaiyan Arul M, Rubin Mark A, Xu Jianfeng, Thibodeau Stephen N, Friedman Scott L, Martignetti John A
Abstract excerpt
Prostate cancer is a leading and increasingly prevalent cause of cancer death in men. Whereas family history of disease is one of the strongest prostate cancer risk factors and suggests a hereditary component, the predisposing genetic factors remain unknown. We first showed that KLF6 is a tumor s...
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