Pleiotropy between genetic markers of obesity and risk of prostate cancer.

Edwards TL, Giri A, Motley S, Duong W, Fowke JH. Pleiotropy between genetic markers of obesity and risk of prostate cancer. Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology. 2013 Sep;22(22). 1538-46. PMID: 23810916 [PubMed] PMCID: PMC3769483 NIHMSID: NIHMS500418.

Abstract

To address inconsistent findings of obesity and prostate cancer risk, we analyzed the association between prostate cancer and genetic markers of obesity and metabolism.