Comparative analysis of p16 expression among African American and European American prostate cancer patients.

Myra WongYaeli BiermanCurtis PettawayRick KittlesMartha MimsJeffrey JonesMichael M Ittmann

Published in: The Prostate (2019)

While overall expression of p16 is similar in PCas from the two racial groups, the expression of p16 in benign tissues from a subset of AA men and the stronger correlation with ERG expression implies that there are different mechanisms for p16 overexpression in PCas from the two racial groups.

Keyphrases

poor prognosis
african american
prostate cancer
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
long non coding rna
ejection fraction
gene expression
chronic kidney disease
cell proliferation
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis