Association of Serum YKL-40 Level with Tumor Burden and Metastatic Stage of Prostate Cancer
PURPOSE: To investigate the relationship between serum level of YKL-40 and Gleason score, grade and stage of the disease, and for the first time, with tumor burden in patients with prostate cancer (PCa). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Serum levels of YKL-40 and prostate-specific antigen were measured in 34...
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Urology and Nephrology Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
2012-08-01
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| Series: | Urology Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://www.urologyjournal.org/index.php/uj/article/view/1594/667 |