For example, SNPs located in genes such as caspase‐3 (CASP3), caspase‐9 (CASP9), hepatocyte nuclear factor 1‐beta (HNF1B), cancer susceptibility 8 (CASC8) and cyclin‐dependent kinase inhibitor 1B (CDKN1B) were implicated in regulation of cell apoptosis, the cell cycle, metabolism and cell division and were shown to be correlated with PCa susceptibility.9, 10. Here, HNF1B is linked to posterior cortical atrophy.