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Familial prostate cancer
Other Names for this Disease
- Hereditary prostate cancer
- Prostate cancer, familial
- Prostate cancer, hereditary
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- PubMed is a searchable database of medical literature and lists journal articles that discuss Familial prostate cancer. Click on the link to view a sample search on this topic.
- The The Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) database contains genetics resources that discuss Familial prostate cancer. Click on the link to go to OMIM and review these resources.