UNC scientists collaborate to find first major genetic mutation associated with hereditary prostate cancer risk

Age-standardised death rates from Prostate can...
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The research team found that men who inherit this mutation in the homeobox protein HOXB13 have a 10 to 20 times higher risk of developing prostate cancer.
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