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The Duffy antigen/receptor for chemokines (DARC) and prostate cancer. A role as clear as black and white?
FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology - 1 Jul 2002
Lentsch Alex B
Abstract excerpt
Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related death among men in the United States. African American men have a 60% greater incidence of prostate cancer and a twofold higher mortality rate than Caucasian men. The Duffy antigen/receptor for chemokines (DARC) is a receptor expressed on erythrocytes and vascular endothelial cells that binds to and clears...
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