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The association of 5-alpha reductase type 2 (SRD5A2) gene polymorphisms with prostate cancer in a Korean population

Se Young Choi1, Hae Jong Kim2, Hyun Sub Cheong3

  • 1Department of Urology, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Korean Journal of Urology
|January 20, 2015
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Genetic polymorphismHuman SRD5A2 proteinProstatic neoplasms

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