FGF7 AND FGF2 ARE INCREASED IN BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA AND ARE ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED PROLIFERATION
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- 1 August 1999
- journal article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Urology
- Vol. 162 (2) , 595-599
Abstract
Conclusion Overexpression of FGF7 and FGF2 may play an important role in the abnormal cellular proliferation seen in benign prostatic hyperplasia.Keywords
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