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SUBMITTER: Conti DV
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5448553 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Journal of the National Cancer Institute 20170801 8
Prostate cancer incidence is 1.6-fold higher in African Americans than in other populations. The risk factors that drive this disparity are unknown and potentially consist of social, environmental, and genetic influences. To investigate the genetic basis of prostate cancer in men of African ancestry, we performed a genome-wide association meta-analysis using two-sided statistical tests in 10 202 case subjects and 10 810 control subjects. We identified novel signals on chromosomes 13q34 and 22q12 ...[more]