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[Update on genetic predisposition to prostate cancer].
Bulletin du cancer - 1 Jan 2015
Cussenot Olivier, Cancel-Tassin Géraldine
Abstract excerpt
Genetic predisposition to prostate cancer rarely corresponds to a high penetrance Mendelian pattern of inheritance. These hereditary forms are specific entities for which mutations in the BRCA2 gene, the HOXB13 gene (variant G84E) or, to a lesser extent BRCA1 gene, must be researched. In contrast, the genetic component of the majority of prostate cancer is polygenic, involving an unfavorable combination of common...
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