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Second to fourth digit ratio (2D:4D) and prostate cancer risk in the Melbourne Collaborative Cohort Study

BACKGROUND: The ratio of the lengths of index and ring fingers (2D:4D) is a marker of prenatal exposure to sex hormones, with low 2D:4D being indicative of high prenatal androgen action. Recent studies have reported a strong association between 2D:4D and risk of prostate cancer. METHODS: A total of...

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Autores principales: Muller, D C, Giles, G G, Manning, J T, Hopper, J L, English, D R, Severi, G
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3172910/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21730975
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/bjc.2011.253