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Genetic determinants for the racial disparities in the risk of prostate and testicular cancers
Uzamere I, Wang Y, Zheng T, Zhu Y. Genetic determinants for the racial disparities in the risk of prostate and testicular cancers. Communications Medicine 2022, 2: 138. PMID: 36352009, PMCID: PMC9630379, DOI: 10.1038/s43856-022-00205-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisk of prostateTesticular cancerProstate cancerRisk allelesRacial disparitiesEuropean ancestryAfrican ancestryMethodsThe current studyLower incidenceIncidence disparitiesHigh incidenceRisk allele frequenciesCancerConclusionsOur findingsGenetic factorsMenT-testRegression analysisProstateIncidenceGenetic determinantsCurrent studyRiskAllele frequenciesDisparities
2006
Does “Clock” Matter in Prostate Cancer?
Zhu Y, Zheng T, Stevens RG, Zhang Y, Boyle P. Does “Clock” Matter in Prostate Cancer? Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2006, 15: 3-5. PMID: 16434577, PMCID: PMC2366206, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-05-0631.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate cancerSex hormone levelsFemale breast cancerCommon cancer typesEvening shift workHormone levelsPrognostic biomarkerBreast cancerAndrogen expressionProstate tumorigenesisCancerCancer typesShift workDaily biochemicalIndividual riskEtiologyCircadian rhythmGenetic variantsRiskCircadian clockCircadian cycleBiomarkersPhysiologicProfound effect