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Role of Genetic Polymorphisms in the Development and Prognosis of Sporadic and Familial Prostate Cancer.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Reis Sabrina T, Viana Nayara I, Leite Katia R M, Diogenes Erico, Antunes Alberto A, Iscaife Alexandre, Nesrallah Adriano J, Passerotti Carlo C, Srougi Victor, Pontes-Junior José, Salles Mary Ellen, Nahas William C, Srougi Miguel
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BACKGROUNDS: Our aim was to evaluate the role of 20 genetic polymorphisms in the development and prognosis of sporadic and familial PC. A case-control study of 185 patients who underwent radical prostatectomy from 1997 to 2011. These patients were divided into two groups based on their family history. Gleason grade, PSA value and pathological TNM 2002 stage were used as prognostic factors. Blood samples from 70...
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