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- Title
Prostate Cancer Genes.
- Authors
Stephenson, Joan
- Abstract
The article focuses on research on prostate cancer which was performed by three independent teams of scientists from the United States and Europe. Researchers conducted genome wide association studies of thousand of individuals with and without prostate cancer and found at least ten previously unknown gene variants linked to prostate cancer susceptibility. While the researchers were unable to identify the specific genes flagged by the variants, they estimated that some genetic loci contain or are near plausible candidate genes, including KLK3, the gene that encodes prostate specific antigen.
- Subjects
PROSTATE cancer; CANCER susceptibility; GENES; GENOMICS; GENETICS; DISEASES in men; DISEASE risk factors
- Publication
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, 2008, Vol 299, Issue 11, p1252
- ISSN
0098-7484
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1001/jama.299.11.1252-b