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Variant in sex hormone-binding globulin gene and the risk of prostate cancer.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology - 1 Jan 2007
Berndt Sonja I, Chatterjee Nilanjan, Huang Wen-Yi, Chanock Stephen J, Welch Robert, Crawford E David, Hayes Richard B
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Sex hormones have been implicated in prostate carcinogenesis and are thought to modulate cell proliferation and growth. To investigate the association between polymorphisms in hormone-related genes and prostate cancer risk, we conducted a two-stage, case-control study within the screening arm of the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial. Using DNA extracted from blood specimens, we...
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