An epidemiological reappraisal of the familial aggregation of prostate cancer: a meta-analysis.

Studies on familial aggregation of cancer may suggest an overall contribution of inherited genes or a shared environment in the development of malignant disease. We performed a meta-analysis on familial clustering of prostate cancer. Out of 74 studies reporting data on familial aggregation of prosta...

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Main Authors: Michał Kiciński, Jaco Vangronsveld, Tim S Nawrot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22073129/pdf/?tool=EBI