Article
Impact of constitutional genetic variation in androgen/oestrogen-regulating genes on age-related changes in human prostate.
European journal of endocrinology - 1 Oct 2002
Azzouzi Abdel-Rahmene, Cochand-Priollet Beatrix, Mangin Philippe, Fournier Georges, Berthon Philippe, Latil Alain, Cussenot Olivier
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is the most common benign tumour in ageing men. While the etiopathology remains unsolved, a disruption in the endocrine/autocrine-paracrine prostatic homeostasis, involving steroid hormones, contributes to the pathogenesis of BPH. DNA polymorphisms in...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
