Bone Mineral Density, Sex Steroid Genes, Race and Prostate Cancer Risk

Abstract

The goal of this project is to determine whether bone mineral density (assumed to be an integrated marker of sex steroid hormone exposure) is a risk factor for prostate cancer and (2) to identify prostate cancer susceptibility alleles among genes in the sex steroid pathway. To address these aims we are undertaking a case-control study of African American and Caucasian men in Pittsburgh PA and Baltimore MD.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA412759

Entities

People

  • Francesmary Modugno

Organizations

  • University of Pittsburgh

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • African Americans
  • Arthritis
  • Body Weight
  • Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Lung Diseases
  • Measurement
  • Medical Personnel
  • Neoplasms
  • Parkinson'S Disease
  • Physical Activity
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Prostate
  • Prostate Cancer
  • Risk Factors
  • Surgery
  • X Rays

Readers

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