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. 2010 Feb 22;12(3):336–343. doi: 10.1038/aja.2010.5

Table 2. AR CAG and GGC and PSA (G/A) frequency distribution and association with AR (A1675T) mutation in African Americans and Caucasian Americans with familial prostate cancers.

Characteristics African American Caucasians
No. of high-risk families 15 15
No. of PCa-affected males1 37 30
PSA allele frequency2    
   A 0.484 0.548
   G 0.516 0.452
AR (A1675T) allele frequency3    
   A 0.958 N/A
   T 0.042 N/A
PSA genotype linkage4 with:    
AR (A1675T) mutation status 1.0 N/A
   CAG repeats (≤ 22) 0.857 1.0
   GGC repeats (≤ 16) 1.0 1.0
AR mutation linkage5 with:    
   CAG repeats (≤ 22) 1.0 N/A
   GGC repeats (≤ 16) 0.20 N/A

Abbreviations: PCa, prostate cancer; AR, androgen receptor; PSA, prostate-specific antigen; N/A, not applicable.

1

PCa-affected males are brothers within a nuclear family

2

Estimated with Mendel v9.0, autosomal

3

Estimated with Mendel v9.0, X-linked

4

Exact P-value using Reconstruction-combination transmission disequilibrium test procedure assuming full sibships

5

Exact P-values using X-linked reconstruction combination-transmission/disequilibrium Test procedure assuming full sibships.