Angiotensin-converting enzyme insertion/deletion and angiotensin type 1 receptor A1166C polymorphisms as genetic risk factors in benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer

Angiotensin-converting enzyme insertion/deletion and angiotensin type 1 receptor A1166C polymorphisms as genetic risk factors in benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer

Introduction. Prostate cancer is one of the most common malignant neoplasias in developed countries. In 2003, 6,536 new cases and 4,602 related deaths were reported in Mexico. The renin-angiotensin system has been shown to play a role in prostate cancer pathology. Two previous studies investigated t...

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Main Authors: Erick Sierra Díaz, José Sánchez Corona, Roberto Carlos Rosales Gómez, Susan Andrea Gutierrez Rubio, José Gonzalo Vázquez Camacho, Héctor Solano Moreno, María Cristina Morán Moguel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi - SAGE Publishing 2009-12-01
Series:Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1470320309352800

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