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Genome-wide association study identifies five new susceptibility loci for prostate cancer in the Japanese population.
Nature genetics - 1 Sept 2010
Takata Ryo, Akamatsu Shusuke, Kubo Michiaki, Takahashi Atsushi, Hosono Naoya, Kawaguchi Takahisa, Tsunoda Tatsuhiko, Inazawa Johji, Kamatani Naoyuki, Ogawa Osamu, Fujioka Tomoaki, Nakamura Yusuke, Nakagawa Hidewaki
Abstract excerpt
Prostate cancer is one of the most common malignancies in males throughout the world, and its incidence is increasing in Asian countries. We carried out a genome-wide association study and replication study using 4,584 Japanese men with prostate cancer and 8,801 control subjects. From the thirty-one associated SNPs reported in previous genome-wide association studies in European populations, we confirmed the...
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