A study based on whole-genome sequencing yields a rare variant at 8q24 associated with prostate cancer.
In Western countries, prostate cancer is the most prevalent cancer of men and one of the leading causes of cancer-related death in men. Several genome-wide association studies have yielded numerous common variants conferring risk of prostate cancer. Here, we analyzed 32.5 million variants discovered...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2012
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