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Single nucleotide polymorphisms in fibroblast growth factor 23 gene, FGF23, are associated with prostate cancer risk.
BJU international - 1 Aug 2014
Kim Hae Jong, Kim Kyeoung-Hwa, Lee Jaehyouk, Oh Jong Jin, Cheong Hyun Sub, Wong Ee Lin, Yang Beom-Seok, Byun Seok Soo, Myung Soon Chul
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OBJECTIVE: To determine whether sequence variants within the FGF23 gene are associated with the risk of developing prostate cancer in a Korean population. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Five common single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the FGF23 gene were assessed in 272 patients with prostate cancer and 173 control subjects with benign prostatic hyperplasia. Single-locus analyses were conducted using conditional...
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