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SUBMITTER: Chang BL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3110616 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology 20101111 1
<h4>Background</h4>Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified numerous prostate cancer susceptibility alleles, but these loci have been identified primarily in men of European descent. There is limited information about the role of these loci in men of African descent.<h4>Methods</h4>We identified 7,788 prostate cancer cases and controls with genotype data for 47 GWAS-identified loci.<h4>Results</h4>We identified significant associations for SNP rs10486567 at JAZF1, rs10993994 at MSM ...[more]