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The kallikrein 14 gene is down-regulated by androgen receptor signalling and harbours genetic variation that is associated with prostate tumour aggressiveness.
Biological chemistry - 1 Apr 2012
Lose Felicity, Lawrence Mitchell G, Srinivasan Srilakshmi, O'Mara Tracy, Marquart Louise, Chambers Suzanne, Gardiner Robert A, Aitken Joanne F, Spurdle Amanda B, Batra Jyotsna, Clements Judith A
Abstract excerpt
Kallikrein 14 (KLK14) has been proposed as a useful prognostic marker in prostate cancer, with expression reported to be associated with tumour characteristics such as higher stage and Gleason score. KLK14 tumour expression has also shown the potential to predict prostate cancer patients at risk of disease recurrence after radical prostatectomy. The KLKs are a remarkably hormone-responsive family of genes,...
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