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Acid ceramidase upregulation in prostate cancer: role in tumor development and implications for therapy

Xiang Liu Assistant Professor, Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), Division of Basic Sciences, Departments of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Cell and Molecular Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics, Microbiology & Immunology, 173 Ashley Avenue, MSC 504, Charleston, South Carolina 29425-5040, USA
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Joseph C Cheng MD/PhD Student, Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), Division of Basic Sciences, Departments of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Cell and Molecular Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics, Microbiology & Immunology, 173 Ashley Avenue, MSC 504, Charleston, South Carolina 29425-5040, USA
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Lorianne S Turner Postdoctoral Fellow, Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), Division of Basic Sciences, Departments of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Cell and Molecular Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics, Microbiology & Immunology, 173 Ashley Avenue, MSC 504, Charleston, South Carolina 29425-5040, USA
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