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SUBMITTER: Satkunasivam R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4162525 | biostudies-literature | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Satkunasivam Raj R Zhang William W Trachtenberg John J Toi Ants A Yu Changhong C Diamandis Eleftherios E Kattan Michael W MW Narod Steven A SA Nam Robert K RK
SpringerPlus 20140611
<h4>Purpose</h4>The human kallikrein-2 (hK2) protein and two single nucleotide polymorphism (SNPs) (rs2664155, rs198977) of the gene are associated with prostate cancer risk. We examined whether hK2 protein and gene SNPs predict prostate cancer at the time of repeat biopsy.<h4>Methods</h4>We prospectively offered a repeat biopsy to men with a negative prostate biopsy performed for a PSA >4.0 ng/mL or abnormal Digital Rectal Exam (DRE) between 2001-2005. We genotyped and measured serum hK2 levels ...[more]