Article
Codon 877 mutation in the androgen receptor gene in advanced prostate cancer: relation to antiandrogen withdrawal syndrome.
The Prostate - 1 Sept 1996
Suzuki H, Akakura K, Komiya A, Aida S, Akimoto S, Shimazaki J
Abstract excerpt
The growth of prostate cancer is androgen responsive, and androgen receptor (AR) is thought to play an important role in the development of this cancer. Recently, some reports demonstrated that AR gene mutations were detected in human prostate cancer tissues. We have previously reported that one...
Topics
- Aged
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Androgen Antagonists
- Chlormadinone Acetate
- Codon
- Genes
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Male
- Mutation
- Orchiectomy
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Polymorphism, Single-Stranded Conformational
- Prostate-Specific Antigen
- Prostatic Neoplasms
- Receptors, Androgen
- Substance Withdrawal Syndrome