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Altered PCA3 and TMPRSS2-ERG expression in histologically benign regions of cancerous prostates: a systematic, quantitative mRNA analysis in five prostates




TekijätVaananen RM, Ochoa NT, Bostrom PJ, Taimen P, Pettersson K

KustantajaBIOMED CENTRAL LTD

Julkaisuvuosi2015

JournalBMC Urology

Tietokannassa oleva lehden nimiBMC UROLOGY

Lehden akronyymiBMC UROL

Artikkelin numeroARTN 88

Vuosikerta15

Sivujen määrä8

ISSN1471-2490

eISSN1471-2490

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12894-015-0077-7


Tiivistelmä

Conclusions: TMPRSS2-ERG expression was detected in carcinoma foci, regions next to them, and in samples not adjacent to carcinoma foci. Claimed as a cancer-associated phenomenon, this fusion gene measurement could, if validated with a larger cohort, be utilized as an addition to histological analysis to predict current or future cancer risk in men with negative biopsies. Molecular changes outside the carcinoma foci are also indicated for PCA3, as its expression was only moderately increased in the carcinoma regions.




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