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HSD3B1 and resistance to androgen-deprivation therapy in prostate cancer: a retrospective, multicohort study.
The Lancet. Oncology - 1 Oct 2016
Hearn Jason W D, AbuAli Ghada, Reichard Chad A, Reddy Chandana A, Magi-Galluzzi Cristina, Chang Kai-Hsiung, Carlson Rachel, Rangel Laureano, Reagan Kevin, Davis Brian J, Karnes R Jeffrey, Kohli Manish, Tindall Donald, Klein Eric A, Sharifi Nima
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: HSD3B1 (1245A>C) has been mechanistically linked to castration-resistant prostate cancer because it encodes an altered enzyme that augments dihydrotestosterone synthesis from non-gonadal precursors. We postulated that men inheriting the HSD3B1 (1245C) allele would exhibit resistance to androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT). METHODS: In this multicohort study, we determined HSD3B1 genotype retrospectively...
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