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Identification of a novel germline SPOP mutation in a family with hereditary prostate cancer.
The Prostate - 1 Jun 2014
Zuhlke Kimberly A, Johnson Anna M, Tomlins Scott A, Palanisamy Nallasivam, Carpten John D, Lange Ethan M, Isaacs William B, Cooney Kathleen A
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BACKGROUND: Family history of prostate cancer is a well-recognized risk factor. Previous linkage studies have reported a putative prostate cancer susceptibility locus at chromosome 17q21-22. SPOP (Speckle-type POZ protein) maps to the 17q21-22 candidate linkage region and is one of the most frequently mutated genes in sporadic prostate cancers. METHODS: We performed targeted next generation sequencing to analyze...
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