A common variant associated with prostate cancer in European and African populations.

With the increasing incidence of prostate cancer, identifying common genetic variants that confer risk of the disease is important. Here we report such a variant on chromosome 8q24, a region initially identified through a study of Icelandic families. Allele -8 of the microsatellite DG8S737 was assoc...

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Hauptverfasser: Amundadottir, LT, Sulem, P, Gudmundsson, J, Helgason, A, Baker, A, Agnarsson, B, Sigurdsson, A, Benediktsdottir, K, Cazier, J, Sainz, J, Jakobsdottir, M, Kostic, J, Magnusdottir, D, Ghosh, S, Agnarsson, K, Birgisdottir, B, Le Roux, L, Olafsdottir, A, Blondal, T, Andresdottir, M, Gretarsdottir, O, Bergthorsson, J, Gudbjartsson, D, Gylfason, A, Thorleifsson, G
Format: Journal article
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2006

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