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Germline Predisposition to Prostate Cancer in Diverse Populations.
The Urologic clinics of North America - 1 Aug 2021
Bree Kelly K, Hensley Patrick J, Pettaway Curtis A
Abstract excerpt
There remains a paucity of data related to germline genetic alterations predisposing patients to prostate cancer. Recent data suggest that African American, Hispanic, and Asian and Pacific Islander men exhibit genetic alterations in both highly penetrant germline genes, including BRCA1/2, ATM, and CHEK2, and the mismatch repair genes associated with Lynch syndrome, as well as low-penetrant single-nucleotide...
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