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Y chromosome haplotypes and prostate cancer in Sweden.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 15 Oct 2008
Lindström Sara, Adami Hans-Olov, Adolfsson Jan, Wiklund Fredrik
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Certain Y-chromosomal lineages have been suggested to predispose individuals to prostate cancer in the Japanese population; in other ethnic groups, however, the importance of the Y chromosome is poorly understood. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: To assess the possible Y-chromosomal contribution to prostate cancer risk and prognosis, we analyzed five binary Y-chromosomal markers in 1,447 prostate cancer cases and...
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