Tsion Zewdu Minas et al. find that men carrying an IFNL4 variant that is more common in African Americans and is associated with impaired viral clearance have a higher risk of prostate cancer. Specifically, this risk is increased in IFNL4 variant carriers with more lifetime sexual partners, suggesting a link to impaired clearance of sexually transmitted infections
- Tsion Zewdu Minas
- Wei Tang
- Stefan Ambs
