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Enhanced expression of SOS1 is detected in prostate cancer epithelial cells from African-American men.
International journal of oncology - 1 Oct 2009
Timofeeva Olga A, Zhang Xueping, Ressom Habtom W, Varghese Rency S, Kallakury Bhaskar V S, Wang Kan, Ji Youngmi, Cheema Amrita, Jung Mira, Brown Milton L, Rhim Johng S, Dritschilo Anatoly
Abstract excerpt
African-American (AA) men experience an increased risk of developing prostate cancers as well as increased mortality following treatment as compared to European-American (EA) men. The aim of our study was to identify biological factors with the potential to predispose AA men to prostate tumor progression and metastasis. To identify cancer-specific gene expression patterns in AA men, we established primary...
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