Analysis of single nucleotide polymorphisms of FSH receptor gene suggests association with testicular cancer susceptibility

Endocrine-Related Cancer

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 429-437

  Ferlin, Alberto ^a   Pengo, Manuel ^a   Selice, Riccardo ^a   Salmaso, Luigi ^a   Garolla, Andrea ^a   Foresta, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; FOLLITROPIN RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; CARCINOGENESIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GERM CELL TUMOR; HAPLOIDY; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON SEMINOMATOUS GERMINOMA; RECEPTOR SENSITIVITY; SEMINOMA; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TESTIS CANCER;

ADULT; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS, GERM CELL AND EMBRYONAL; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RECEPTORS, FSH; RISK FACTORS; SEMINOMA; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 45849101752     PISSN: 13510088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/ERC-07-0257     Document Type: Article

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