Article
Risk loci on chromosome 8q24 are associated with prostate cancer in northern Chinese men.
The Journal of urology - 1 Jan 2012
Liu Ming, Wang Jianye, Xu Yong, Wei Dong, Shi Xiaohong, Yang Ze
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Genome-wide association studies have identified several genetic variants at 8q24 that are strongly associated with prostate cancer risk in populations of European, American and Japanese ancestry. We investigated the contribution of these prostate cancer risk variants in the Chinese population. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We evaluated the association of 14 single nucleotide polymorphisms at 8q24 with prostate...
Topics
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Asian People
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 8
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Prostatic Neoplasms
- Risk Factors
