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Circum-Mediterranean influence in the Y-chromosome lineages associated with prostate cancer in Mexican men: A Converso heritage founder effect?
PloS one - 1 Jan 2024
Álvarez-Topete Esmeralda, Torres-Sánchez Luisa E, Hernández-Tobías Esther A, Véliz David, Hernández-Pérez Jesús G, de Lourdes López-González Ma, Meraz-Ríos Marco Antonio, Gómez Rocío
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Prostate cancer is the second most common neoplasia amongst men worldwide. Hereditary susceptibility and ancestral heritage are well-established risk factors that explain the disparity trends across different ethnicities, populations, and regions even within the same country. The Y-chromosome has been considered a prototype biomarker for male health. African, European, Middle Eastern, and Hispanic ancestries...
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