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SUBMITTER: Cheng I
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2950095 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology 20100722 9
<h4>Background</h4>Genome-wide association studies have identified numerous single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) associated with the risk of prostate cancer. Our objective was to determine whether these SNPs affect the progression of prostate cancer.<h4>Methods</h4>We genotyped 26 SNPs previously associated with prostate cancer risk among 788 aggressive prostate cancer patients who were treated by radical prostatectomy or radiation therapy. Prostate cancer progression was defined as biochemical ...[more]