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CCR5 proinflammatory allele in prostate cancer risk: a pilot study in patients and centenarians from Sicily .
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences - 1 Feb 2009
Balistreri Carmela Rita, Carruba Giuseppe, Calabrò Maurizio, Campisi Ildegarda, Di Carlo Daniele, Lio Domenico, Colonna-Romano Giuseppina, Candore Giuseppina, Caruso Calogero
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Prostate cancer (PCa) is the most common malignant neoplasm in older men in Western countries. The number of affected older men is increasing. Therefore, strategies for prevention of prostate cancer are crucial. To this purpose it is essential to know the mechanisms involved in development and progression of this malignancy. Recently, an increasing body of genetic and epidemiological studies proposed new...
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