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Association between germline HOXB13 G84E mutation and risk of prostate cancer.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute - 22 Aug 2012
Akbari Mohammad R, Trachtenberg John, Lee Justin, Tam Stephanie, Bristow Robert, Loblaw Andrew, Narod Steven A, Nam Robert K
Abstract excerpt
Recently, a G84E mutation in HOXB13, a gene involved in prostate development, was shown to be strongly associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer. To confirm this association in a screening setting, we conducted a case-control study and sequenced germline DNA from peripheral leukocytes of 1843 men diagnosed with prostate cancer (case subjects) and 2225 men without prostate cancer (control subjects) for...
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