Biological and Genomic Differences of ERG Oncoprotein-Stratified Prostate Cancers from African and Caucasian Americans

Abstract

There is striking disparity in prostate cancer (CaP) incidence and mortality for African-American (AA) men as compared to Caucasian Americans (CA). Biological basis for this disparity has not been established. Oncogenic activation of ERG resulting from prevalent gene fusions is present in two thirds of CaP patients in Western countries.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2014
Accession Number
ADA613185

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  • Gyorgy Petrovics

Organizations

  • Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • African Americans
  • Caucasians
  • Data Analysis
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Disparities
  • Electronic Mail
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Genetics
  • Health
  • Information Science
  • Institutional Review Board
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Medicine
  • Neoplasms
  • Prostate
  • Prostate Cancer
  • Statistical Analysis

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