Article
Gender-specific differences in muscle-invasive bladder cancer: the concept of sex steroid sensitivity.
World journal of urology - 1 Oct 2013
Gakis Georgios, Stenzl Arnulf
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To describe the role of sex steroid-dependent growth of muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) and the role of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) located on chromosome 8q24 as a molecular explanation for gender-specific differences in the incidence and outcome of MIBC. METHODS: A detailed, non-systematic analysis was performed for articles and reviews investigating the role of sex steroids in the...
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