Functional annotation of risk loci identified through genome‐wide association studies for prostate cancer

Abstract

The majority of established prostate cancer (PCa) risk‐associated single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) identified from genome‐wide association studies do not fall into protein coding regions. Therefore, the mechanisms by which these SNPs affect PCa risk remain unclear. Here, we used a series of bioinformatic tools and databases to provide possible molecular insights into the actions of risk SNPs.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Dec 06, 2010
Source ID
10.1002/pros.21311

Entities

People

  • Hongjie Yu
  • Jianfeng Xu
  • Jielin Sun
  • S. Lily Zheng
  • William B Isaacs
  • Yizhen Lu
  • Zheng Zhang

Organizations

  • National Cancer Institute
  • United States Department of Defense

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Biology

Readers

  • Molecular and genetic basis of cancer.
  • Prostate Cancer Biology.