Genetic Variation in the HSD17B1 Gene and Risk of Prostate Cancer.
Steroid hormones are believed to play an important role in prostate carcinogenesis, but epidemiological evidence linking prostate cancer and steroid hormone genes has been inconclusive, in part due to small sample sizes or incomplete characterization of genetic variation at the locus of interest. He...
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Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2005-11-01
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Series: | PLoS Genetics |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.0010068 |