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Selenium and Prostate Cancer (2002)

Title:

Selenium and Prostate Cancer

Key words:

human selenium binding protein (hsp 56)

Research Institution:

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Location:

Massachusetts

Researcher:

Arthur J Sytkowski

Project Description:

Dr. Sytkowski studied the human selenium binding protein (hsp 56) that is expressed in prostate cancer cell lines to determine its cellular and molecular properties and its biological action, its effect on growth of tumor cells in mice and its distribution in both prostate tumors and normal cells.

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Prostate

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