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Immunohistochemical expression of BRCA1 and lethal prostate cancer.
Cancer research - 15 Apr 2010
Fiorentino Michelangelo, Judson Gregory, Penney Kathryn, Flavin Richard, Stark Jennifer, Fiore Christopher, Fall Katja, Martin Neil, Ma Jing, Sinnott Jennifer, Giovannucci Edward, Stampfer Meir, Sesso Howard D, Kantoff Philip W, Finn Stephen, Loda Massimo, Mucci Lorelei
Abstract excerpt
BRCA1 functions as a tumor suppressor; recent work suggests that BRCA1 may also induce cell cycle arrest to allow for DNA repair. We hypothesized that BRCA1 expression in prostate tumor tissue may be associated with prostate cancer progression through regulation of the cell cycle. We used immunoh...
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