Prostate cancer is considered to be one of the most hormone-dependent human malignancies. As a key mediator of hormonal response, the androgen receptor (AR) is believed to have an important role in the progression of prostate cancer. Mutations in the coding region of the AR gene have been found in b
Unfaithfulness and promiscuity of a mutant androgen receptor in a hormone-refractory prostate cancer
✍ Scribed by A. Monge; M. Jagla; G. Lapouge; S. Sasorith; M. Cruchant; J.-M. Wurtz; D. Jacqmin; J.-P. Bergerat; J. Céraline
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 835 KB
- Volume
- 63
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1420-682X
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