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Lack of association between CYP17 Mspa1 polymorphism and prostate cancer risk: a meta-analysis of 14494 cases and 15971 controls.
Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) - 1 Jan 2013
Song Guoqi, Gu Ling, Tian Fuliang, Bao Qian, Tang Zhipeng, Wang Shukui
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: A T-to-C polymorphism that creates a recognition site for the MspA1 restriction enzyme in the 5' promoter region of CYP17 has been implicated as a risk factor for prostate cancer. To date, many studies have evaluated associations between the CYP17 MspA1 polymorphism and prostate cancer risk; however, the results were controversial. Therefore, the aim of this study was to perform a...
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