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Recent changes:
Sep 28 2009, 10:45 AM Added twelve risk variants for Europeans

Prostate cancer


These are the results of calculations comparing your genetic sequence to sequence of participants in studies published in the world literature on genetic risk for this disease.

How deCODEme calculates genetic risk

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Relevant risk variants from the literature


Population: Males of European ancestry
Locus Chromo-
some
Variant / SNP My Codes Relative
Risk
Genotype
frequency
Num. Cases / Num. Controls
11p15 11 rs7127900 AG 1.12 32.0% 16229 / 14821
Eeles RA, et al. Nat Genet. 2009 Sep 20.
11q13 11 rs10896449 AA 0.81 23.0% 5000 / 5000
Thomas, G et al. Nat Genet. 2008 Mar;40(3):310-5. Epub 2008 Feb 10.
17q24 17 rs1859962 GG 1.21 21.2% 3500 / 14000
Gudmundsson, J et al. Nat Genet. 2007 Aug;39(8):977-83. Epub 2007 Jul 1.
19q13.2 19 rs8102476 CT 0.99 49.7% 13173 / 47198
Gudmundsson J, et al. Nat Genet. 2009 Sep 20.
22q13 22 rs5759167 GG 1.14 28.1% 16229 / 14821
Eeles RA, et al. Nat Genet. 2009 Sep 20.
2q31 2 rs10207654 AA 1.03 88.4% 16229 / 14821
Eeles RA, et al. Nat Genet. 2009 Sep 20.
3p12 3 rs2660753 CT 1.06 19.6% 7370 / 5742
Kote-Jarai, Z et al. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2008 Aug;17(8):2052-61.
3q21.3 3 rs10934853 AA 1.17 8.1% 13774 / 47614
Gudmundsson J, et al. Nat Genet. 2009 Sep 20.
4q24 4 rs7679673 AC 0.99 49.5% 16229 / 14821
Eeles RA, et al. Nat Genet. 2009 Sep 20.
8p21 8 rs1512268 GG 0.86 30.2% 16229 / 14821
Eeles RA, et al. Nat Genet. 2009 Sep 20.
8q24.21 8 rs16902104 CC 0.94 72.2% 12102 / 16913
Gudmundsson J, et al. Nat Genet. 2009 Sep 20.
8q24.21 8 rs620861 CC 1.09 40.8% 8234 / 43651
Gudmundsson J, et al. Nat Genet. 2009 Sep 20.
8q24 8 rs10505483 GG 0.96 93.9% 2600 / 5500
Gudmundsson J, et al. Nat Genet. 2007 May;39(5):631-7. Epub 2007 Apr 1.
8q24 8 rs1447295 CC 0.91 82.4% 2000 / 5000
Gudmundsson J, et al. Nat Genet. 2007 May;39(5):631-7. Epub 2007 Apr 1.
8q24 8 rs10086908 TT 1.09 49.0% 5504 / 5834
Al Olama AA, et al. Nat Genet. 2009 Sep 20.
EHBP1 2 rs2710646 AC 1.09 30.8% 10000 / 29000
Gudmundsson, J et al. Nat Genet. 2008 Mar;40(3):281-3. Epub 2008 Feb 10.
JAZF1 7 rs10486567 GG 1.04 57.8% 5200 / 5133
Thomas, G et al. Nat Genet. 2008 Mar;40(3):310-5. Epub 2008 Feb 10.
KLK2/KLK3 19 rs2735839 AG 0.92 25.5% 7370 / 5742
Kote-Jarai, Z et al. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2008 Aug;17(8):2052-61.
LMTK2 7 rs6465657 TT 0.90 28.1% 7370 / 5742
Kote-Jarai, Z et al. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2008 Aug;17(8):2052-61.
MSMB 10 rs10993994 CT 1.03 48.0% 5000 / 5000
Thomas, G et al. Nat Genet. 2008 Mar;40(3):310-5. Epub 2008 Feb 10.
NUDT11 X rs5945572 G 0.93 65.0% 10000 / 29000
Gudmundsson, J et al. Nat Genet. 2008 Mar;40(3):281-3. Epub 2008 Feb 10.
POU5F1P1 8 rs6983267 GT 0.99 50.0% 4300 / 4300
Yeager, M et al. Nat Genet. 2007 May;39(5):645-9. Epub 2007 Apr 1.
SLC22A3 6 rs9364554 CT 1.06 40.3% 7370 / 5742
Kote-Jarai, Z et al. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2008 Aug;17(8):2052-61.
TCF2 17 rs4430796 GG 0.82 26.2% 3500 / 14000
Gudmundsson, J et al. Nat Genet. 2007 Aug;39(8):977-83. Epub 2007 Jul 1.
TERT 5 rs401681 CC 1.06 30.2% 9473 / 37901
Rafnar, T et al. Nat Genet. 2009 Feb;41(2):221-7. Epub 2009 Jan 18.

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Chromosome location of relevant variants


The figure below shows the genomic location of the relevant variants, represented as stripes across the chromosome. Their color indicates your relative risk (red: high risk, yellow: medium risk, green: low risk). Hover over the variants with the mouse cursor to obtain more detailed information.

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Keep in mind


These are the results of calculations comparing your genetic sequence to sequence of participants in studies published in the world literature on genetic risk for this disease. Read more about how deCODEme calculates risks.

This test was developed and its performance characteristics determined by the deCODE genetics Diagnostic Laboratory. It has not been cleared or approved by the U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Change history


Date Change
Sep 28 2009, 10:45 AM Added twelve risk variants for Europeans
Mar 03 2009, 10:44 AM Minor modifications made to the risk calculations
Jan 18 2009, 06:45 PM Added one risk variant for Europeans
Dec 19 2008, 04:45 PM Added three risk variants for Europeans