The Role of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in Predicting Prostate Cancer Risk and Therapeutic Decision Making

Prostate cancer (PCa) is a major health care problem because of its high prevalence, health-related costs, and mortality. Epidemiological studies have suggested an important role of genetics in PCa development. Because of this, an increasing number of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) had been...

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Main Authors: Thomas Van den Broeck, Steven Joniau, Liesbeth Clinckemalie, Christine Helsen, Stefan Prekovic, Lien Spans, Lorenzo Tosco, Hendrik Van Poppel, Frank Claessens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/627510