Article
[Androgen receptor gene mutations in prostate cancer].
Nihon Hinyokika Gakkai zasshi. The japanese journal of urology - 1 May 1997
Wang C, Uchida T
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Androgens are required for the development of normal prostate and prostate cancer, through their action via the androgen receptor (AR). Although prostate cancer is potentially curable in the early stages by radical prostatectomy, androgen ablation is standard treatment for metastatic pro...
Topics
- Aged
- Humans
- Lymphatic Metastasis
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Mutation
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Polymorphism, Single-Stranded Conformational
- Prostatic Neoplasms
- Receptors, Androgen
