Among these, 37 out of 51 polymorphisms in 28 candidate genes such as BIRC5, C2orf43, COX-2, CYR61 (IGFBP10), DNMT1, DNMT3B, EXO1, FOXP4, and 7 unmapped SNPs were found to have either a positive or negative effect on PCa risk. Here, EXO1 is linked to posterior cortical atrophy.