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Prostatic osteopontin expression is associated with symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia

2019-12-26

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<h4>Background</h4> Male lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) occur in more than half of men above 50 years of age. LUTS were traditionally attributed to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and therefore the clinical terminology often use LUTS and BPH interchangeably. More recently, LUTS were also linked to fibrogenic and inflammatory processes. We tested whether osteopontin (OPN), a pro-inflammatory and pro-fibrot...

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939d16aa-9ec6-5f88-8dfc-29f4f7a60418
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10.1101/2019.12.23.887612
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