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SUBMITTER: Rider JR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4481603 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Rider Jennifer R JR Fiorentino Michelangelo M Kelly Rachel R Gerke Travis T Jordahl Kristina K Sinnott Jennifer A JA Giovannucci Edward L EL Loda Massimo M Mucci Lorelei A LA Finn Stephen S
Carcinogenesis 20150411 6
To investigate the role of adiponectin receptor 2 (AdipoR2) in aggressive prostate cancer we used immunohistochemistry to characterize AdipoR2 protein expression in tumor tissue for 866 men with prostate cancer from the Physicians' Health Study and the Health Professionals Follow-up Study. AdipoR2 tumor expression was not associated with measures of obesity, pathological tumor stage or prostate-specific antigen (PSA) at diagnosis. However, AdipoR2 expression was positively associated with prolif ...[more]