Serum levels of Sex Hormone Binding Globulin (SHBG) are not predictive of prostate cancer diagnosis and aggressiveness: results from an italian biopsy cohort

Purpose To explore the association between serum levels of Sex Hormone Binding Globulin (SHBG) and the risk of developing prostate cancer (PCa) as well as high grade disease in men undergoing prostate biopsy. Materials and Methods Between 2006 and 2012, we prospectively enrolled 740 patients with...

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Main Authors: Cosimo De Nunzio, Riccardo Lombardo, Simone Albisinni, Mauro Gacci, Andrea Tubaro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia 2013-12-01
Series:International Brazilian Journal of Urology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-55382013000600793&lng=en&tlng=en