Identification of Normal Vs. Potentially Precancerous Prostate Lesions

Organization:University of Pittsburgh, Pa, US
I.P. Brief:Our study with fifteen-Lipoxygenase type 1 (15-LO-1, ALOX15) gene suggests that we can distinguish precancerous lesions from benign lesions by assaying for a specific change in 15-LO-1 promoter DNA methylation status.
Keywords:diagnostic, markers, prostate cancer
Primary Industry:Pharma & Biotech
Specific Market:Prostate Cancer Markers

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