Article
Association of a single-nucleotide polymorphism from chromosome 17q12 with the aggressiveness of prostate cancer in a Hispanic population.
Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology - 1 May 2014
Rojas Pablo A, Torres-Estay Verónica, Cerda-Infante Javier, Montecinos Viviana P, Domínguez Javier, Arenas José, Godoy Alejandro S, San Francisco Ignacio F
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To study the association between the polymorphisms, rs1859962 and rs4430796, from the chromosomes 17q24 and 17q12, respectively, with the risk of prostate cancer (PCa) and its clinical characteristics in a Hispanic (Chilean) population. METHODS: This study included 33 controls and 167 patients diagnosed with PCa. The polymorphisms, rs1859962 and rs4430796, were analyzed on blood specimens using...
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