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SUBMITTER: Haiman CA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3565627 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Haiman Christopher A CA Stram Daniel O DO Vickers Andrew J AJ Wilkens Lynne R LR Braun Katharina K Valtonen-André Camilla C Peltola Mari M Pettersson Kim K Waters Kevin M KM Marchand Loic Le LL Kolonel Laurence N LN Henderson Brian E BE Lilja Hans H
Journal of the National Cancer Institute 20121203 3
<h4>Background</h4>A common genetic variant (rs10993994) in the 5' region of the gene encoding β-microseminoprotein (MSP) is associated with circulating levels of MSP and prostate cancer risk. Whether MSP levels are predictive of prostate cancer risk has not been evaluated.<h4>Methods</h4>We investigated the prospective relationship between circulating plasma levels of MSP and prostate cancer risk in a nested case-control study of 1503 case subjects and 1503 control subjects among black, Latino, ...[more]