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Identification of specific Y chromosomes associated with increased prostate cancer risk.
The Prostate - 1 Jun 2014
Cannon-Albright Lisa A, Farnham James M, Bailey Matthew, Albright Frederick S, Teerlink Craig C, Agarwal Neeraj, Stephenson Robert A, Thomas Alun
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BACKGROUND: Evidence supports the possibility of a role of the Y chromosome in prostate cancer, but controversy exists. METHODS: A novel analysis of a computerized population-based resource linking genealogy and cancer data was used to test the hypothesis of a role of the Y chromosome in prostate cancer predisposition. Using a statewide cancer registry from 1966 linked to a computerized genealogy representing...
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