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The common variant rs1447295 on chromosome 8q24 and prostate cancer risk: results from an Australian population-based case-control study.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology - 1 Mar 2007
Severi Gianluca, Hayes Vanessa M, Padilla Emma J D, English Dallas R, Southey Melissa C, Sutherland Robert L, Hopper John L, Giles Graham G
Abstract excerpt
A recent study from deCode reported an association between common variants in the region 8q24 and prostate cancer risk. The strongest association was found with the single nucleotide polymorphism rs1447295. We genotyped 821 prostate cancer cases and 732 population controls for rs1447295 to test the association between this common variant and prostate cancer risk, and examine whether this association depends on...
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