Multiple loci with different cancer specificities within the 8q24 gene desert.
Recent studies based on genome-wide association, linkage, and admixture scan analysis have reported associations of various genetic variants in 8q24 with susceptibility to breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer. This locus lies within a 1.18-Mb region that contains no known genes but is bounded at...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2008
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