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SUBMITTER: Hariharan N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5985104 | biostudies-literature | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hariharan Nisha N Ashcraft Keith A KA Svatek Robert S RS Livi Carolina B CB Wilson Desiree D Kaushik Dharam D Leach Robin J RJ Johnson-Pais Teresa L TL
Journal of obesity 20180520
<h4>Background</h4>Obesity is associated with an increased risk of bladder cancer recurrence. This study investigated the role of adipose tissue in bladder cancer progression.<h4>Methods</h4>Gene expression profiling was performed on adipose tissues collected from normal weight (<i>n</i>=5), overweight (<i>n</i>=11), and obese (<i>n</i>=10) patients with invasive bladder cancer, and adipose stromal cells (ASCs) were obtained from two normal weight, two overweight, and two obese patients. Conditi ...[more]