[HTML][HTML] Current progress and questions in germline genetics of prostate cancer

WB Isaacs, J Xu - Asian journal of urology, 2019 - Elsevier
Dramatic progress has been made in the area of germline genetics of prostate cancer (PCa)
in the past decade. Both common and rare genetic variants with effects on risk ranging from …

The Role of Family History and Germline Genetics in Prostate Cancer Disease Profile and Screening

SRJ Bott - Exon Publications, 2022 - exonpublications.com
Established risk factors for prostate cancer include age, ethnicity, a family history of prostate
cancer or carrying a pathogenic germline variation in a prostate cancer predisposition gene …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic predisposition to prostate cancer: an update

H Ni Raghallaigh, R Eeles - Familial Cancer, 2022 - Springer
Improvements in DNA sequencing technology and discoveries made by large scale genome-
wide association studies have led to enormous insight into the role of genetic variation in …

[HTML][HTML] An appraisal of genetic testing for prostate cancer susceptibility

A Finch, R Clark, D Vesprini, J Lorentz, RH Kim… - NPJ Precision …, 2022 - nature.com
Most criteria for genetic testing for prostate cancer susceptibility require a prior diagnosis of
prostate cancer, in particular cases with metastatic disease are selected. Advances in the …

Germline mutations in prostate cancer: a systematic review of the evidence for personalized medicine

F Marino, A Totaro, C Gandi, R Bientinesi… - Prostate cancer and …, 2023 - nature.com
Background The goal of precision medicine in prostate cancer (PCa) is to individualize the
treatment according to the patient's germline mutation status. PCa has a very high rate of …

Germline genetics of prostate cancer: time to incorporate genetics into early detection tools

RJ Fantus, BT Helfand - Clinical Chemistry, 2019 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND Prostate cancer (PCa) remains the most common solid malignancy in men,
and its prevalence makes understanding its heritability of paramount importance. To date …

[HTML][HTML] Novel Germline Mutations in a Cohort of Men with Familial Prostate Cancer

R Mondschein, D Bolton, D Clouston, J Dowty… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary In this study, we identified germline mutations that contribute to prostate
cancer development in men who have multiple relatives with prostate cancer (and other …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of germline genetic variants that increase prostate cancer risk and influence development of aggressive disease

EJ Saunders, Z Kote-Jarai, RA Eeles - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The potential importance of germline genetic variation for identifying men
at increased risk of prostate cancer has become increasingly recognised in recent years. We …

[HTML][HTML] The evolving role of germline genetic testing and management in prostate cancer: report from the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre International Retreat

R Clark, M Kenk, K McAlpine, E Thain… - Canadian Urological …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Prostate cancer is a significant cause of cancer mortality. It has been well-established that
certain germline pathogenic variants confer both an increased risk of being diagnosed with …

Rare germline genetic variants and risk of aggressive prostate cancer

T Nguyen‐Dumont, RJ MacInnis… - … journal of cancer, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Few genetic risk factors have been demonstrated to be specifically associated with
aggressive prostate cancer (PrCa). Here, we report a case‐case study of PrCa comparing …