Familial Prostate Cancer

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary; Prostatic Neoplasms

Study type: Observational

Funder types: NIH

Identifiers

NCT00001377

940041

94-C-0041

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to identify affected individuals in families with prostate cancer and to use this information to identify genetic markers closely-linked to the disease gene.

Full description

The purpose of this study is to identify affected individuals in families with prostate cancer and to use this information to identify genetic markers closely-linked to the disease gene.

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Families will be identified with two or more first degree relatives affected with prostate cancer or with one male with prostate cancer that developed before age 55.

Must have clinical evidence of prostate cancer in the family.