Genome-wide associations for benign prostatic hyperplasia reveal a genetic correlation with serum levels of PSA

Elderly males are often affected by benign prostatic hyperplasia and associated lower urinary tract symptoms (BPH/LUTS), but their link to prostate cancer risk is not well defined. Here, a genome-wide association study of BPH/LUTS patients from Iceland and the UK found 23 significant variants at 14...

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Main Authors: Julius Gudmundsson, Jon K. Sigurdsson, Lilja Stefansdottir, Bjarni A. Agnarsson, Helgi J. Isaksson, Olafur A. Stefansson, Sigurjon A. Gudjonsson, Daniel F. Gudbjartsson, Gisli Masson, Michael L. Frigge, Simon N. Stacey, Patrick Sulem, Gisli H. Halldorsson, Vinicius Tragante, Hilma Holm, Gudmundur I. Eyjolfsson, Olof Sigurdardottir, Isleifur Olafsson, Thorvaldur Jonsson, Eirikur Jonsson, Rosa B. Barkardottir, Rafn Hilmarsson, Folkert W. Asselbergs, Gudmundur Geirsson, Unnur Thorsteinsdottir, Thorunn Rafnar, Gudmar Thorleifsson, Kari Stefansson
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:English
Publicado em: Nature Portfolio 2018-11-01
Colecção:Nature Communications
Acesso em linha:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06920-9