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Original Article

Androgen receptor gene amplification: A novel molecular mechanism for endocrine therapy resistance in human prostate cancer

Pasi Koivisto Laboratory of Cancer Genetics, Institute of Medical Technology, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland; Department of Clinical Chemistry, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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Tapio Visakorpi Laboratory of Cancer Genetics, Institute of Medical Technology, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland; Department of Clinical Chemistry, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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Olli-P. Kallioniemi Laboratory of Cancer Genetics, Institute of Medical Technology, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland; Department of Clinical Chemistry, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland; National Center for Human Genome Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
Pages 57-63 | Published online: 17 Mar 2010

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