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The evolving role of familial history for prostate cancer.
Acta oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden) - 1 Jan 2011
Colloca Giuseppe, Venturino Antonella
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: family history of prostate cancer is a risk factor for prostate cancer occurrence. Differently from other neoplasms no major predisposing gene has been identified. MATERIAL AND METHODS: this review article presents the controversial results of studies about the prognostic and predictive role of family history in prostate cancer, reports the discovered predisposing genes, and biologic and pathologic...
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