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Conditional loss of Nkx3.1 in adult mice induces prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia.
Molecular and cellular biology - 1 Mar 2002
Abdulkadir Sarki A, Magee Jeffrey A, Peters Thomas J, Kaleem Zahid, Naughton Cathy K, Humphrey Peter A, Milbrandt Jeffrey
Abstract excerpt
The homeodomain-containing transcription factor NKX3.1 is a putative prostate tumor suppressor that is expressed in a largely prostate-specific and androgen-regulated manner. Loss of NKX3.1 protein expression is common in human prostate carcinomas and prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PIN) lesions and correlates with tumor progression. Disruption of the murine Nkx3.1 gene results in defects in prostate...
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