In vivo exploration of the functional activity of the non-coding 8q24 prostate cancer risk locus

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 787-789

  Lamb, Dolores J ^a   Tannour Louet, Mounia ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; MYC PROTEIN;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CHROMOSOME 8Q; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC CODE; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PROSTATE CANCER; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOMES, ARTIFICIAL, BACTERIAL; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 8; ENHANCER ELEMENTS, GENETIC; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RISK; RNA, UNTRANSLATED;

EID: 78049507358     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: 17457262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/aja.2010.102     Document Type: Article

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