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V89L polymorphism of type-2, 5-alpha reductase enzyme gene predicts prostate cancer presence and progression.
Urology - 1 Jan 2001
Nam R K, Toi A, Vesprini D, Ho M, Chu W, Harvie S, Sweet J, Trachtenberg J, Jewett M A, Narod S A
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OBJECTIVES: The valine (V) to leucine (L) polymorphism of the SRD5A2 gene is associated with 5-alpha reductase-2 activity; patients with the V allele have high activity and patients with the L allele have low activity. We examined whether this polymorphism predicts the presence of prostate cancer...
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