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The HOXB13 G84E Mutation Is Associated with an Increased Risk for Prostate Cancer and Other Malignancies.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology - 1 Sept 2015
Beebe-Dimmer Jennifer L, Hathcock Matthew, Yee Cecilia, Okoth Linda A, Ewing Charles M, Isaacs William B, Cooney Kathleen A, Thibodeau Stephen N
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A rare nonconservative substitution (G84E) in the HOXB13 gene has been shown to be associated with risk of prostate cancer. DNA samples from male patients included in the Mayo Clinic Biobank (MCB) were genotyped to determine the frequency of the G84E mutation and its association with various cancers. METHODS: Subjects were genotyped using a custom TaqMan (Applied Biosystems) assay for G84E...
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