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SUBMITTER: Zhang KQ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1069017 | biostudies-literature | 2003 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhang Kai Qi KQ Salzman Sherry A SA Reding D J DJ Suarez Brian K BK Catalona William J WJ Burmester James K JK
Clinical medicine & research 20030101 1
Prostate cancer is the most frequently diagnosed visceral cancer of men, responsible for approximately 40,000 deaths in adult males per year. To identify the genetic causes of prostate cancer, we performed a whole genome scan of affected sib pairs, using DNA markers spaced evenly across the human genome. We demonstrated that regions on chromosomes 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 16 and 19 might harbor genes that predispose individuals to prostate cancer and may affect tumor growth rate and tumor aggressivene ...[more]