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SUBMITTER: Higashibata T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4345699 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Higashibata Takahiro T Naito Mariko M Mori Atsuyoshi A Ozawa Noriyo N Furuta Masatoshi M Tsuchiya Rumi R Koyama Erina E Morita Emi E Kawai Sayo S Okada Rieko R Yin Guang G Wakai Kenji K Hamajima Nobuyuki N
Nagoya journal of medical science 20130201 1-2
Prostate specific antigen (PSA) testing plays a major role in prostate cancer screening; however, the low positive predictive value of PSA testing leads to many unnecessary biopsies. Genetic background is one of factors that could cause it. That's why an association between genetic background and PSA levels should be elucidated. This study aimed to investigate whether DPP4 genetic variants are associated with baseline PSA levels. A cross-sectional study was performed on 2,074 Japanese men aged b ...[more]