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Germline variants in early and late-onset Brazilian prostate cancer patients.
Urologic oncology - 1 Mar 2024
Coelho Karoline Brito Caetano Andrade, Squire Jeremy A, Duarte Kelly Gomes, Sares Cláudia Tarcila Gomes, Moreda Natalia Alonso, Pereira Jonatas Luiz, da Silva Israel Tojal, Defelicibus Alexandre, Aoki Mateus Nóbrega, Rivas Javier De Las, Dos Reis Rodolfo Borges, Zanette Dalila Lucíola
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BACKGROUND: The median age for Prostate Cancer (PCa) diagnosis is 66 years, but 10% are diagnosed before 55 years. Studies on early-onset PCa remain both limited and controversial. This investigation sought to identify and characterize germline variants within Brazilian PCa patients classified as either early or later onset disease. METHODS: Peripheral blood DNA from 71 PCa patients: 18 younger (≤ 55 years) and...
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