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Replication and fine mapping for association of the C2orf43, FOXP4, GPRC6A and RFX6 genes with prostate cancer in the Chinese population.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Long Qing-Zhi, Du Yue-Feng, Ding Xiao-Ying, Li Xiang, Song Wen-Bin, Yang Yong, Zhang Peng, Zhou Jian-Ping, Liu Xiao-Gang
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Prostate cancer represents the leading cause of male death across the world. A recent genome-wide association study (GWAS) identified five novel susceptibility loci for prostate cancer in the Japanese population. This study is to replicate and fine map the potential association of these five loci with prostate cancer in the Chinese Han population. METHODS: In Phase I of the study, we tested the five...
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