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UCSD and VA San Diego study shows genetic score predicts risk of prostate cancer

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Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and the VA San Diego Healthcare System, with colleagues elsewhere, report that a polygenic hazard score based on 290 genetic variants could be an effective tool for predicting genetic risk of lethal prostate cancer. 

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