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An allele-specific polymerase chain reaction method for the determination of the D85Y polymorphism in the human UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 2B15 gene in a case-control study of prostate cancer.
Annals of surgical oncology - 1 Dec 2000
MacLeod S L, Nowell S, Plaxco J, Lang N P
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 2B15 (UGT2B15) catalyzes the inactivation of dihydrotestosterone (DHT) by forming the DHT-glucuronide and is expressed in normal and hyperplastic prostate tissue. Alterations in the activity of this enzyme could be a major contributing factor to the bioavailability of androgens in target tissue such as the prostate. METHODS: A polymorphism (D85 to Y85) has been identified...
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