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Genetic variations of the ADIPOQgene and risk of prostate cancer in Chinese Han men.
Asian journal of andrology - 1 Jan 2000
Gu Cheng-Yuan, Li Qiao-Xin, Zhu Yao, Wang Meng-Yun, Shi Ting-Yan, Yang Ya-Yun, Wang Jiu-Cun, Jin Li, Wei Qing-Yi, Ye Ding-Wei
Abstract excerpt
Adiponectin secreted by adipose tissue has been implicated in prostate carcinogenesis. Genetic variations in ADIPOQ are thought to influence the activity of adiponectin, thus relating to cancer occurrence. In this hospital-based case-control study of 917 prostate cancer (PCa) cases and 1036 cancer-free controls, we evaluated the association of single nucleotide polymorphisms in ADIPOQ with risk of PCa and...
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