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Human hormone-refractory prostate cancers can harbor mutations in the O(2)-dependent degradation domain of hypoxia inducible factor-1alpha (HIF-1alpha).
Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology - 1 Jul 2002
Anastasiadis Aristotelis G, Ghafar Mohamed A, Salomon Laurent, Vacherot Francis, Benedit Patricia, Chen Min-Wei, Shabsigh Ahmad, Burchardt Martin, Chopin Dominique K, Shabsigh Ridwan, Buttyan Ralph
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PURPOSE: Androgen ablation, the preferred therapy for advanced prostate cancer, reduces blood flow and induces hypoxia in androgen-dependent tissues. Given the transient effectiveness of this therapy, we must consider whether a hypoxia-resistance mechanism might be involved in the development of...
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