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Ethnic and racial differences in prostate stromal estrogen receptor alpha.
The Prostate - 1 Oct 2005
Haqq Christopher, Li Rile, Khodabakhsh Daniel, Frolov Anna, Ginzinger David, Thompson Timothy, Wheeler Thomas, Carroll Peter, Ayala Gustavo
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BACKGROUND: Prostate cancer incidence and mortality rates vary widely among individuals of different ethnic/racial groups. We identified a relationship between a subset of genes and race/ethnicity using gene expression profiling. Estrogen receptor alpha (ERalpha) was selected for confirmation due to its plausible biological role in cancer susceptibility. METHODS: Quantitative polymerase chain reaction (Q-PCR) was...
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