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Systematic replication study of reported genetic associations in prostate cancer: Strong support for genetic variation in the androgen pathway.
The Prostate - 1 Dec 2006
Lindström Sara, Zheng S Lilly, Wiklund Fredrik, Jonsson Björn-Anders, Adami Hans-Olov, Bälter Katarina Augustsson, Brookes Anthony J, Sun Jielin, Chang Bao-Li, Liu Wennuan, Li Ge, Isaacs William B, Adolfsson Jan, Grönberg Henrik, Xu Jianfeng
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BACKGROUND: Association studies have become a common and popular method to identify genetic variants predisposing to complex diseases. Despite considerable efforts and initial promising findings, the field of prostate cancer genetics is characterized by inconclusive reports and no prostate cancer gene has yet been established. METHODS: We performed a literature review and identified 79 different polymorphisms...
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