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A replication study examining three common single-nucleotide polymorphisms and the risk of prostate cancer in a Japanese population.
The Prostate - 1 Jul 2011
Liu Miao, Suzuki Motofumi, Arai Tomio, Sawabe Motoji, Enomoto Yutaka, Nishimatsu Hiroaki, Kume Haruki, Homma Yukio, Kitamura Tadaichi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Recently, genome-wide association studies have independently identified multiple prostate cancer risk variants on 8q24 and 17q in European and American populations. In this study, we examined the association between three key single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in these two regions and the risk of prostate cancer in a Japanese population. METHODS: The associations between the rs6983561, rs4430796,...
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