Detection of clinically significant, occult prostate cancer metastases in lymph nodes using a splice variant-specific rt-PCR assay for human glandular kallikrein.

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To compare the detection of human glandular kallikrein 2 (hK2) mRNA expression in archival lymph nodes with disease progression, the development of prostate cancer metastases, and mortality in patients undergoing radical prostatectomy for locally advanced nonmetastatic prostate cancer.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): J. Clin. Oncol.

Title: Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology

Publisher: American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)

ISSN: 0732-183X

ISSN (Print): 0732-183X

Publication date (Electronic): Apr 01 2003

Volume: 21

Issue: 7

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[1 ] Baylor Prostate Center, the Scott Department of Urology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.

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DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2003.08.142

PubMed ID: 12663708

SO-VID: 616d3125-9825-4b75-8b22-7e1719539a92

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