Association of zinc level and polymorphism in MMP-7 gene with prostate cancer in Polish population.

INTRODUCTION:Prostate cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed malignancies among men in Western populations. Evidence reported in the literature suggests that zinc may be related to prostate cancer. In this study we evaluated the association of serum zinc levels and polymorphisms in genes encod...

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Main Authors: Katarzyna Białkowska, Wojciech Marciniak, Magdalena Muszyńska, Piotr Baszuk, Satish Gupta, Katarzyna Jaworska-Bieniek, Grzegorz Sukiennicki, Katarzyna Durda, Tomasz Gromowski, Karolina Prajzendanc, Cezary Cybulski, Tomasz Huzarski, Jacek Gronwald, Tadeusz Dębniak, Rodney J Scott, Jan Lubiński, Anna Jakubowska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6056054?pdf=render