>The AR gene contains CAG repeats which affect receptor function, where fewer repeats leads to increased receptor sensitivity to circulating androgens and more repeats leads to decreased receptor sensitivity. Studies have shown that racial variation in CAG repeats exists,[36][37] with African-Americans having fewer repeats than non-Hispanic white Americans.[36] The racial trends in CAG repeats parallels the incidence and mortality of prostate cancer in these groups.
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