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Prostate cancer germline variants with therapeutic implications.
Trends in molecular medicine - 1 May 2026
Bitaraf Masoud, Castro Elena, Sharifi Nima
Abstract excerpt
Prostate cancer, the most prevalent noncutaneous cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death among men, is highly heritable. Germline alterations in genes involved in DNA damage repair and the androgen synthesis pathway are associated with worse outcomes. Pathogenic variants in BRCA1, BRCA2, and HSD3B1 are the most prevalent alterations in men with advanced prostate cancer and are associated with...
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