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M Tymrakiewicz
Oncology
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Open AccessFrequent germline deleterious mutations in DNA repair genes in familial prostate cancer cases are associated with advanced disease
Prostate cancer (PrCa) is one of the most common diseases to affect men worldwide and among the leading causes of cancer-related death. The purpose of this study was to use second-generation sequencing technol...
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Open AccessGermline BRCA1 mutations increase prostate cancer risk
Prostate cancer (PrCa) is one of the most common cancers affecting men but its aetiology is poorly understood. Family history of PrCa, particularly at a young age, is a strong risk factor. There have been prev...
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Open AccessBRCA2 is a moderate penetrance gene contributing to young-onset prostate cancer: implications for genetic testing in prostate cancer patients
A family history of prostate cancer (PrCa) is a strong risk factor for the disease, indicating that inherited factors are important in this disease. We previously estimated that about 2% of PrCa cases diagnose...
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Open AccessMutation analysis of the MSMB gene in familial prostate cancer
MSMB, a gene coding for β-microseminoprotein, has been identified as a candidate susceptibility gene for prostate cancer (PrCa) in two genome-wide association studies (GWAS). SNP rs10993994 is 2 bp upstream of th...
