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The androgen receptor gene and its influence on the development and progression of prostate cancer.
The Journal of pathology - 1 Sept 2001
Montgomery J S, Price D K, Figg W D
Abstract excerpt
Prostate adenocarcinoma has the highest incidence of any malignancy and is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in men in industrialized countries. The development and progression of prostate cancer are dependent on testosterone and dihydrotestosterone; the androgen receptor is the vehicle through which these androgens exert their regulation on prostate cellular proliferation and differentiation. As...
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