The role of plasma microseminoprotein-beta in prostate cancer: an observational nested case-control and Mendelian randomization study in the European prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition

The role of plasma microseminoprotein-beta in prostate cancer: an observational nested case-control and Mendelian randomization study in the European prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition

Background Microseminoprotein-beta (MSP), a protein secreted by the prostate epithelium, may have a protective role in the development of prostate cancer. The only previous prospective study found a 2% reduced prostate cancer risk per unit increase in MSP. This work investigates the association of M...

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Main Authors: Smith Byrne, K, Appleby, PN, Key, TJ, Holmes, MV, Fensom, GK, Agudo, A, Ardanaz, E, Boeing, H, Bueno-de-Mesquita, HB, Chirlaque, MD, Kaaks, R, Larrañaga, N, Palli, D, Perez-Cornago, A, Quirós, JR, Ricceri, F, Sánchez, MJ, Tagliabue, G, Tsilidis, KK, Tumino, R, Fortner, RT, Ferrari, P, PRACTICAL Consortium, Riboli, E, Lilja, H, Travis, RC
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2019

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