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Association of FOXP4 Gene with Prostate Cancer and the Cumulative Effects of rs4714476 and 8q24 in Chinese Men.
Clinical laboratory - 1 Jan 2015
Liu Ming, Shi Xiaohong, Wang Jianye, Xu Yong, Wei Dong, Zhang Yaoguang, Yang Kuo, Wang Xin, Liang Siying, Chen Xin, Yang Fan, Sun Liang, Zhu Xiaoquan, Zhao Chengxiao, Zhu Ling, Tang Lei, Zheng Chenguang, Yang Ze
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The tumor suppressor forkhead box P4 (FOXP4) plays important roles in oncogenesis, and the FOXP4 variant rs1983891 is associated with prostate cancer (PCa) in several studies. However, association studies conducted in Northern and Southern Chinese have provided conflicting results. Therefore, here we performed fine mapping of FOXP4 to identify the association with PCa and the potential application in...
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