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Genomic scan of 12 hereditary prostate cancer families having an occurrence of pancreas cancer.
The Prostate - 1 Mar 2007
Pierce Brandon L, Friedrichsen-Karyadi Danielle M, McIntosh Laura, Deutsch Kerry, Hood Lee, Ostrander Elaine A, Austin Melissa A, Stanford Janet L
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BACKGROUND: Prostate cancer is a genetically heterogeneous disease. Using the occurrence of other cancers in hereditary prostate cancer (HPC) families is a promising strategy for developing genetically homogeneous data sets that can enhance the ability to identify susceptibility loci using linkage analysis. METHODS: Twelve HPC families with the co-occurrence of adenocarcinoma of the pancreas were selected from...
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