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Virus Delivery of CRISPR Guides to the Murine Prostate for Gene Alteration
Published on: April 27, 2018
Germline contributions to metastatic prostate cancer
1Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Abstract:
Recent studies demonstrate that the prevalence of germline mutations in DNA repair genes in metastatic prostate cancer is higher than previously recognized, and is higher than in localized disease and in unaffected men. This is compelling evidence that specific gene dysfunction is critical in prostate cancer initiation and/or evolution to metastases. Applications to treatment in advanced disease are imminent, and further investigation in early-stage disease, as well as in diverse and at-risk populations will help maximize clinical benefit.
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