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Alcohol consumption and prostate cancer incidence and progression: A Mendelian randomisation study.
International journal of cancer - 1 Jan 2017
Brunner Clair, Davies Neil M, Martin Richard M, Eeles Rosalind, Easton Doug, Kote-Jarai Zsofia, Al Olama Ali Amin, Benlloch Sara, Muir Kenneth, Giles Graham, Wiklund Fredrik, Gronberg Henrik, Haiman Christopher A, Schleutker Johanna, Nordestgaard Børge G, Travis Ruth C, Neal David, Donovan Jenny, Hamdy Freddie C, Pashayan Nora, Khaw Kay-Tee, Stanford Janet L, Blot William J, Thibodeau Stephen, Maier Christiane, Kibel Adam S, Cybulski Cezary, Cannon-Albright Lisa, Brenner Hermann, Park Jong, Kaneva Radka, Batra Jyotsna, Teixeira Manuel R, Pandha Hardev, Zuccolo Luisa
Abstract excerpt
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in developed countries, and is a target for risk reduction strategies. The effects of alcohol consumption on prostate cancer incidence and survival remain unclear, potentially due to methodological limitations of observational studies. In this study, we investigated the associations of genetic variants in alcohol-metabolising genes with prostate cancer incidence...
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