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Identification of viral infections in the prostate and evaluation of their association with cancer

Margarita L. Martínez‐Fierro, Robin J. Leach, Lauro Salvador Gómez-Guerra, Raquel Garza‐Guajardo, Teresa L. Johnson‐Pais, Joke Beuten, Idelma Berenise Morales-Rodríguez, Mario Alberto Hernandez-Ordoñez, German Calderon-Cardenas, Rocío Ortiz‐López,

BMC Cancer · 2010 · 111 citations · 23 references

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Abstract

We report a positive association between PC and HPV infection. The 462Q/Q RNASEL genotype was not represented in our PC cases; thus, its interaction with prostate viral infections and cancer could not be evaluated.

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Berna S. Sayan · Cell Death and Differentiation · 2004 · 391 citations · Full text

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RNASEL Arg462Gln variant is implicated in up to 13% of prostate cancer cases

Graham Casey, Phillippa J. Neville, Sarah J. Plummer et al. · Nature Genetics · 2002 · 306 citations

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RETRACTED: XMRV is present in malignant prostatic epithelium and is associated with prostate cancer, especially high-grade tumors

Robert Schlaberg, Daniel J. Choe, Kristy Brown et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2009 · 274 citations · Full text