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ARE-I polymorphism on PSA gene in prostate cancer patients of a Turkish population.
Anticancer research - 1 Apr 2009
Kalay Ebru, Ergen Arzu, Narter Fehmi, Agaçhan Bedia, Görmüs Uzay, Yigit Nilüfer, Isbir Turgay
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BACKGROUND: The gene for kallikrein-like serin protease, prostate-specific antigen (PSA), has been a candidate gene in several studies. It is known that androgens are important in the proliferation and development of prostate gland and they are the main regulators of PSA expression. The polymorphism of the ARE-I locus on the PSA gene was studied in prostate cancer patients to determine a possible relationship of...
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