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Strength of linkage disequilibrium between two vitamin D receptor markers in five ethnic groups: implications for association studies.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology - 1 Feb 1997
Ingles S A, Haile R W, Henderson B E, Kolonel L N, Nakaichi G, Shi C Y, Yu M C, Ross R K, Coetzee G A
Abstract excerpt
Markers in the 3' end of the vitamin D receptor gene have recently been associated with prostate cancer risk. To evaluate the adequacy of the commonly used BsmI restriction fragment length polymorphism as a marker of this locus, we genotyped 627 individuals from five ethnic groups for this marker, as well as for a polymorphic site in the 3' untranslated region of this gene. At the latter site, we identified 12...
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