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Association of endothelin-1 gene single-nucleotide polymorphisms and haplotypes with risk of hormone refractory prostate cancer.
Die Pharmazie - 1 Feb 2017
Xu Dongliang, Wang Xiaohai, Lou Yuefen
Abstract excerpt
Androgen deprivation is often the treatment of choice for patients with a new diagnosis of metastatic or locally advanced prostate cancer (CaP). However, most CaP patients showing a first response to androgen deprivation will progress to a hormone refractory phase of the disease (HRPC) with a much poorer prognosis. Accumulating evidence suggests that endothelin-1 (ET-1) plays an important role in CaP progression....
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