Genetically Predicted Circulating Level of C-Reactive Protein Is Not Associated With Prostate Cancer Risk

Genetically Predicted Circulating Level of C-Reactive Protein Is Not Associated With Prostate Cancer Risk

BackgroundInconsistent findings from observational studies have reported that C-reactive protein (CRP) is likely associated with risk of prostate cancer. Because conventional observational studies are susceptible to confounding and reverse causality, it remains unclear whether there is a causal rela...

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Main Authors: Chiyu He, Yu Qian, Bin Liu, Shaoxue Yang, Ding Ye, Xiaohui Sun, Tianhui Chen, Yingying Mao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
C-reactive protein
genome-wide association study
Mendelian randomization
prostate cancer
single-nucleotide polymorphisms
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fonc.2020.545603/full

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