Familial risk factors for prostate cancer.

Volume: 11, Pages: 5 - 13
Published: Jan 1, 1991
Abstract
This chapter describes the application of the genetic epidemiological approach to the study of human prostate cancer. We review the evidence for the familial clustering of prostate cancer and the Mendelian nature of this aggregation. The nature of this clustering is such that the closer genetically a man is to an affected relative and the greater number of relatives affected in a man's family, the greater his risk of prostate cancer. A complex...
Paper Details
Title
Familial risk factors for prostate cancer.
Published Date
Jan 1, 1991
Volume
11
Pages
5 - 13
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