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Association between single nucleotide polymorphisms on chromosome 17q and the risk of prostate cancer in a Chinese population.
Chinese journal of cancer - 1 Oct 2011
Zhou Chang-Hu, Wang Jian-Ye, Cao Su-Yan, Shi Xiao-Hong, Zhang Yao-Guang, Liu Ming, Wang Xin, Huang Jin, Yang Yi-Ge, Wei Dong, Yang Ze
Abstract excerpt
In European populations, 7 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) on chromosome 17q, 3 SNPs on 17q12, and 4 SNPs on 17q24.3 were recently identified to be closely related to the risk of prostate cancer by a genome-wide association study. In Japanese populations, the correlation between 2 SNPs on 17q and the risk of prostate cancer and tumor aggressiveness was also confirmed by a large-scale experiment. However,...
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