Activating Mutation (V617F) in the Tyrosine Kinase JAK2 is Absent in Locally-Confined or Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer

Background: Transcription factor Stat5a/b is highly critical for the viability of human prostate cancer cells in vitro and for prostate tumor growth in vivo. Stat5 is constitutively active in clinical prostate cancers but not in the normal human prostate epithelium. Moreover, Stat5a/b activation in...

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Main Authors: Lei Gu, Xian-Hua Zhu, Tapio Visakorpi, Kalle Alanen, Tuomas Mirtti, Tina Bocker Edmonston, Marja T. Nevalainen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2010-01-01
Series:Analytical Cellular Pathology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/ACP-CLO-2010-0534