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SUBMITTER: Waters KM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3041671 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Waters Kevin M KM Stram Daniel O DO Le Marchand Loic L Klein Robert J RJ Valtonen-André Camilla C Peltola Mari T MT Kolonel Laurence N LN Henderson Brian E BE Lilja Hans H Haiman Christopher A CA
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology 20100824 10
<h4>Background</h4>β-Microseminoprotein (MSP) is one of the three most abundantly secreted proteins of the prostate and has been suggested as a biomarker for prostate cancer risk. A common variant, rs10993994, in the 5' region of the gene that encodes MSP (MSMB) has recently been identified as a risk factor for prostate cancer.<h4>Methods</h4>We examined the association between rs10993994 genotype and MSP levels in a sample of 500 prostate cancer-free men from four racial/ethnic populations in t ...[more]