The heritability of prostate cancer in the Nordic Twin Study of Cancer.

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Abstract

Prostate cancer is thought to be the most heritable cancer, although little is known about how this genetic contribution varies across age.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Cancer Epidemiol. Biomarkers Prev.

Title: Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology

ISSN (Electronic): 1538-7755

ISSN (Print): 1055-9965

Publication date (Electronic): Nov 2014

Volume: 23

Issue: 11

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[1 ] Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Biodemography, Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark. The Danish Twin Registry, University of Southern Denmark. jhjelmborg@health.sdu.dk.

[2 ] Department of Biostatistics, University of Copenhagen.

[3 ] Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Biodemography, Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark. The Danish Twin Registry, University of Southern Denmark.

[4 ] Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health. Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.

[5 ] Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health.

[6 ] Finnish Cancer Registry, Institute for Statistical and Epidemiological Cancer Research. School of Health Sciences, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland.

[7 ] Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health. Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden;

[8 ] The Danish Twin Registry, University of Southern Denmark. Department of Oncology, Odense University Hospital, Denmark.

[9 ] Department of Oncology, Odense University Hospital, Denmark.

[10 ] Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Surgery, National University Hospital and NUHS, Singapore. Division of Epidemiology, The Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway.

[11 ] Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden;

[12 ] Division of Epidemiology, The Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway.

[13 ] Department of Public Health and Institute for Molecular Medicine, University of Helsinki. Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki.

[14 ] Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health. Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts. Centre for Public Health Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland.

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Publisher Item ID: 1055-9965.EPI-13-0568 Mid ID: NIHMS594181

DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-13-0568

PMC ID: 4221420

PubMed ID: 24812039

SO-VID: 68a20a2d-51b8-4742-935d-b8eba7de875b

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