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Androgen receptor gene alterations in Finnish male breast cancer.
Breast cancer research and treatment - 1 Jan 2003
Syrjäkoski Kirsi, Hyytinen Eija-R, Kuukasjärvi Tuula, Auvinen Anssi, Kallioniemi Olli-P, Kainu Tommi, Koivisto Pasi A
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the androgen receptor (AR) gene have been suggested to predispose to male breast cancer (MBC). Studies on MBC patients have not been based on the mutation screening of the entire coding region of the AR and the number of subjects has been small. Therefore, some AR gene alterations may have remained undetected. In the present study, we have comprehensively screened the entire coding region of the AR...
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