Alternative splicing promotes tumour aggressiveness and drug resistance in African American prostate cancer

Alternative splicing promotes tumour aggressiveness and drug resistance in African American prostate cancer

In prostate cancer tumour aggressiveness can be related to race. Here, the authors identify an alternative RNA splice variant of PIK3CD as a potential mechanism to explain racial disparities in the incidence and aggressiveness of prostate cancer between African American and European American men.

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Main Authors: Bi-Dar Wang, Kristin Ceniccola, SuJin Hwang, Ramez Andrawis, Anelia Horvath, Jennifer A. Freedman, Jacqueline Olender, Stefan Knapp, Travers Ching, Lana Garmire, Vyomesh Patel, Mariano A. Garcia-Blanco, Steven R. Patierno, Norman H. Lee
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Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/80c476f7db414f898da67a1d441f9eec
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