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Racial variation in CAG repeat lengths within the androgen receptor gene among prostate cancer patients of lower socioeconomic status.
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology - 1 Sept 2002
Bennett Charles L, Price Douglas K, Kim Simon, Liu Dachao, Jovanovic Borko D, Nathan Derek, Johnson Margaret E, Montgomery Jeffrey S, Cude Kelly, Brockbank Justin C, Sartor Oliver, Figg William D
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PURPOSE: To evaluate (1) whether there were racial differences in the androgen receptor gene CAG repeat length and in clinical or laboratory attributes of prostate cancer at the time of diagnosis; (2) whether there were differences in race, Gleason score, prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level, and stage at diagnosis by androgen receptor gene CAG repeat length; and (3) whether sociodemographic, clinical, and...
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