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Major susceptibility locus for prostate cancer on chromosome 1 suggested by a genome-wide search.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 22 Nov 1996
Smith J R, Freije D, Carpten J D, Grönberg H, Xu J, Isaacs S D, Brownstein M J, Bova G S, Guo H, Bujnovszky P, Nusskern D R, Damber J E, Bergh A, Emanuelsson M, Kallioniemi O P, Walker-Daniels J, Bailey-Wilson J E, Beaty T H, Meyers D A, Walsh P C, Collins F S, Trent J M, Isaacs W B
Abstract excerpt
Despite its high prevalence, very little is known regarding genetic predisposition to prostate cancer. A genome-wide scan performed in 66 high-risk prostate cancer families has provided evidence of linkage to the long arm of chromosome 1 (1q24-25). Analysis of an additional set of 25 North Americ...
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