Genetic marker polymorphisms on chromosome 8q24 and prostate cancer in the Dutch population: DG8S737 may not be the causative variant

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 118-120

  Zeegers, Maurice P ^a,b   Khan, Humera S ^a   Schouten, Leo J ^b   Van Dijk, Boukje A C ^c   Goldbohm, R Alexandra ^d   Schalken, Jack ^e   Shajahan, Shahin ^f   Pearlman, Alexander ^f   Oddoux, Carole ^f   Van Den Brandt, Piet A ^b   Ostrer, Harry ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Integraal Kankercentrum Noord Nederland   (Netherlands)

^d TNO   (Netherlands)

^e RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^f NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CAUCASIAN; CHROMOSOME 8Q; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC MARKER; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ALLELES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 8; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS;

EID: 78650045249     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: 14765438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2010.133     Document Type: Article

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