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Pattern of somatic androgen receptor gene mutations in patients with hormone-refractory prostate cancer.
Laboratory investigation; a journal of technical methods and pathology - 1 Nov 2002
Hyytinen Eija-R, Haapala Kyllikki, Thompson James, Lappalainen Ilkka, Roiha Mikko, Rantala Immo, Helin Heikki J, Jänne Olli A, Vihinen Mauno, Palvimo Jorma J, Koivisto Pasi A
Abstract excerpt
Progression to hormone-refractory growth of prostate cancer has been suggested to be mediated by androgen receptor (AR) gene alterations. We analyzed AR for mutations and amplifications in 21 locally recurrent prostate carcinomas treated with orchiectomy, estrogens, or a combination of orchiectomy and estramustine phosphate using fluorescence in situ hybridization, single-strand conformation polymorphism, and DNA...
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