Systematic Evaluation of Genetic Variation at the Androgen Receptor Locus and Risk of Prostate Cancer in a Multiethnic Cohort Study

dc.contributor.authorFreedman, Matthew L.
dc.contributor.authorPearce, Celeste L.
dc.contributor.authorPenney, Kathryn L.
dc.contributor.authorHirschhorn, Joel N.
dc.contributor.authorKolonel, Laurence N.
dc.contributor.authorHenderson, Brian E.
dc.contributor.authorAltshuler, David
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-14T15:00:08Z
dc.date.available2019-08-14T15:00:08Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.description.abstractRepeat length of the CAG microsatellite polymorphism in exon 1 of the androgen receptor (AR) gene has been associated with risk of prostate cancer in humans. This association has been the focus of >20 primary epidemiological publications and multiple review articles, but a consistent and reproducible association has yet to be confirmed. We systematically addressed possible causes of false-negative and false-positive association in >4,000 individuals from a multiethnic, prospective cohort study of prostate cancer, comprehensively studying genetic variation by microsatellite genotyping, direct resequencing of exons in advanced cancer cases, and haplotype analysis across the 180-kb AR genomic locus. These data failed to confirm that common genetic variation in the AR gene locus influences risk of prostate cancer. A systematic approach that assesses both coding and noncoding genetic variation in large and diverse patient samples can help clarify hypotheses about association between genetic variants and disease.
dc.description.urihttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0002929707625452
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/qxcy-ri6a
dc.identifier.citationFreedman, Matthew L. and Pearce, Celeste L. and Penney, Kathryn L. and Hirschhorn, Joel N. and Kolonel, Laurence N. and Henderson, Brian E. and Altshuler, David (2005) Systematic Evaluation of Genetic Variation at the Androgen Receptor Locus and Risk of Prostate Cancer in a Multiethnic Cohort Study. The American Journal of Human Genetics, 76 (1). pp. 82-90.
dc.identifier.otherEprint ID 698
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/22724
dc.subjectPublic Health
dc.subjectCancer
dc.subjectGenetics and Race
dc.subjectprostate cancer
dc.subjectfalse-negative
dc.subjectfalse-positive
dc.subjectmultiethnic
dc.subjectcommon genetic variation
dc.subjectandrogen receptor (AR) gene
dc.titleSystematic Evaluation of Genetic Variation at the Androgen Receptor Locus and Risk of Prostate Cancer in a Multiethnic Cohort Study
dc.typeArticle

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