Identification of two germline point mutations in the 5'UTR of the androgen receptor gene in men with prostate cancer

Journal of Urology

Volumn 158, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1599-1601

  Crocitto, Laura E ^a   Henderson, Brian E ^a   Coetzee, Gerhard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

5 untranslated region; Androgen receptor; Prostate cancer

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; GENE PRODUCT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; CHROMOSOME 1; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GERM LINE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CARCINOMA;

EID: 0030750974     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)64287-3     Document Type: Article

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