Polymorphisms of matrix metalloproteinases and their association with metastasis and the efficacy of androgen-deprivation therapy for prostate cancer in Taiwanese men

Polymorphisms of matrix metalloproteinases and their association with metastasis and the efficacy of androgen-deprivation therapy for prostate cancer in Taiwanese men

Objective: Prostate cancer is a common disease with a multifactorial and complex etiology. Genetic variants influence the level of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) gene expression and protein function that are involved in susceptibility to and the prognosis of several cancers. Materials and Methods: I...

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Main Authors: Cheng-Chia Lin, Chun-Te Wu, Shiang-Hsiang Huang, Lawrence Shih-Hsin Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-12-01
Series:Urological Science
Subjects:
androgen-deprivation therapy
matrix metalloproteinases
metastasis
prostate cancer
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1879522615004431

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