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Novel biomarkers for risk of prostate cancer: Results from a case–control study
24 Sept 2008
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BACKGROUND: Although the estrogens estrone and estradiol are recognized to play very important roles in the risk of developing prostate cancer (Pca), the molecular mechanism by which estrogens initiate and/or promote Pca is still unknown. Substantial evidence supports that specific metabolites of estrogens, catechol estrogen quinones, can react with DNA to form depurinating estrogen-DNA adducts. Apurinic sites...
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