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Single nucleotide polymorphisms and the likelihood of prostate cancer at a given prostate specific antigen level.
The Journal of urology - 1 Jul 2009
Loeb Stacy, Carter H Ballentine, Walsh Patrick C, Isaacs William B, Kettermann Anna, Tanaka Toshiko, Ferrucci Luigi, Metter E Jeffrey
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Prostate specific antigen is used for prostate cancer screening but its specificity is limited. Specificity might be increased by considering genotype associated prostate specific antigen levels. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We examined associations between single nucleotide polymorphisms on chromosomes 10 and 19 (previously shown to be associated with prostate specific antigen) with prostate specific antigen...
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