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Single nucleotide polymorphisms in DNA repair genes and prostate cancer risk.
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) - 1 Jan 2009
Park Jong Y, Huang Yifan, Sellers Thomas A
Abstract excerpt
The specific causes of prostate cancer are not known. However, multiple etiologic factors, including genetic profile, metabolism of steroid hormones, nutrition, chronic inflammation, family history of prostate cancer, and environmental exposures are thought to play significant roles. Variations in exposure to these risk factors may explain interindividual differences in prostate cancer risk. However, regardless...
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