Letter to the Editor

British Journal of Cancer (2001) 85, 1418–1418. doi:10.1054/bjoc.2001.2098 www.bjcancer.com
Published online 30 October 2001

The apolipoprotein E alt epsilon 4 allele is no risk factor for prostate cancer in the Norwegian population

N Wessel1, K Liestøl2, J Mæhlen3 and S H Brorson3

  1. 1Department of Urology, Ullevål Hospital, Oslo, Norway
  2. 2Department of Informatics, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
  3. 3Department of Pathology, Ullevål Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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