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Prediction of prostate cancer from prostate biopsy in Chinese men using a genetic score derived from 24 prostate cancer risk-associated SNPs.
The Prostate - 1 Nov 2013
Jiang Haowen, Liu Fang, Wang Zhong, Na Rong, Zhang Limin, Wu Yishuo, Zheng Jie, Lin Xiaoling, Jiang Deke, Sun Jielin, Zheng S Lilly, Ding Qiang, Xu Jianfeng
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BACKGROUND: Twenty-four prostate cancer (PCa) risk-associated single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in Chinese men have been cataloged. We evaluated whether these SNPs can independently predict outcomes of prostate biopsy, and improve the predictive performance of existing clinical variables. METHODS: Three hundred eight consecutive patients that underwent prostate biopsy for detection of PCa at Huashan...
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