Tag: prognostic marker

Matrix metalloproteinase 9 is associated with Gleason score in prostate cancer but not with prognosis

This 2010 study investigated the expression of matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9) in prostate cancer tissues and its association with Gleason score and disease prognosis. Immunohistochemical analysis of 187 pT3NxM0 prostate cancer samples revealed that high MMP-9 expression (>50% of cancer cells) was significantly associated with higher Gleason scores (P =

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Erectile response to vardenafil in men with a history of nonresponse to sildenafil: a time-from-dosing descriptive analysis

This observational study examined the presence of jumping translocations involving the long arms of chromosome 1 in patients with myeloid malignancies. These chromosomal rearrangements, characterized by the translocation of chromosome 1q segments to different recipient chromosomes within the same individual, contribute to genomic instability and are associated with an increased

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