Genetic Susceptibility to Prostate Cancer in the Netherlands

Abstract

Studies of the genetics of populations that were historically endogamous for reasons of geography, religion, or language have contributed substantially to our understanding about hereditary predisposition to cancer. One such population is found in the Netherlands where multiple, prevalent, population specific founder mutations have been identified: Genetic susceptibility to prostate cancer is being investigated in the Netherlands Cohorts Study (NLCS) on Diet and Cancer, which has identified over 800 cases of prostate cancer among 58,279 male participants.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA412113

Entities

People

  • Harry Ostrer

Organizations

  • New York University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • African Americans
  • Biomedical Research
  • Cancer
  • Cancer Screening
  • Chromosomes
  • Colon Cancer
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Genetic Testing
  • Genetics
  • Geographic Regions
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Neoplasms
  • New York
  • Prostate
  • Prostate Cancer
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Biology

Readers

  • European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP).
  • Molecular and Cellular Biology
  • Oncology

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology