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Genome-wide association scan for variants associated with early-onset prostate cancer.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Lange Ethan M, Johnson Anna M, Wang Yunfei, Zuhlke Kimberly A, Lu Yurong, Ribado Jessica V, Keele Gregory R, Li Jin, Duan Qing, Li Ge, Gao Zhengrong, Li Yun, Xu Jianfeng, Isaacs William B, Zheng Siqun, Cooney Kathleen A
Abstract excerpt
Prostate cancer is the most common non-skin cancer and the second leading cause of cancer related mortality for men in the United States. There is strong empirical and epidemiological evidence supporting a stronger role of genetics in early-onset prostate cancer. We performed a genome-wide association scan for early-onset prostate cancer. Novel aspects of this study include the focus on early-onset disease...
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