ea0049ep1094 | Endocrine tumours and neoplasia | ECE2017
Vladoiu Suzana
, Manda Dana
, Oros Sabina
, Schipor Sorina
, Preda Adrian
, Gener Ismail
, Picu Catalina
, Rosca Roxana
, Badiu Corin
The relationship between the level of genetic variation in CYP17, PSA genes and prostate cancer has been extensively studied but the results are still unclear. A 450c17a (CYP17) polymorphism A1/A2 was described to be significantly associated to prostate cancer. A SNP in the promotor PSA gene is an A to G substitution at position −158 (G158A) was proposed to interact differently with AR, thereby modifying the expression pattern and occurrence of prostate cancer.<p cla...