Plasma phytanic acid concentration and risk of prostate cancer: results from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition

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Title:	Plasma phytanic acid concentration and risk of prostate cancer: results from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition
Creators Name:	Price, A.J., Allen, N.E., Appleby, P.N., Crowe, F.L., Jenab, M., Rinaldi, S., Slimani, N., Kaaks, R., Rohrmann, S., Boeing, H., Pischon, T., Benetou, V., Naska, A., Trichopoulou, A., Palli, D., Sieri, S., Tumino, R., Vineis, P., Bueno-de-Mesquita, H.B., Donate, I., Gonzalez, C.A., Sanchez, M.J., Chirlaque, M.D., Ardanaz, E., Larranaga, N., Khaw, K.T., Rodwell, S., Gallo, V., Michaud, D.S., Riboli, E. and Key, T.J.
Abstract:	Phytanic acid, a fatty acid predominantly obtained from foods high in ruminant fat, may have a biological role in the up-regulation of the protein alpha-methylacyl-coenzyme A racemase, which is overexpressed in prostate cancer tissue.
Keywords:	Case-Control Studies, Chi-Square Distribution, Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry, Neoplasm Staging, Phytanic Acid, Prospective Studies, Prostatic Neoplasms
Source:	American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
ISSN:	0002-9165
Publisher:	American Society for Nutrition
Volume:	91
Number:	6
Page Range:	1769-1776
Date:	June 2010
Official Publication:	https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.2009.28831
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