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Surgical margin and Gleason score as predictors of postoperative recurrence in prostate cancer with or without chromosome 8p allelic imbalance.
The Prostate - 15 Sept 2004
Zhou Wei, Goodman Michael, Lyles Robert H, Lim So Dug, Williams Tanisha Y, Rusthoven Kyle E, Mandel Jack S, Amin Mahul B, Petros John A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Identification of prostate cancer patients at risk for postoperative disease recurrence is an important clinical issue. Existing pathological markers can predict disease recurrence only to a certain extent, and there is a need for more accurate predictors. METHODS: Using "counting alleles," a novel experimental method, we determined allelic status of chromosome 8p in 107 prostatectomy specimens....
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