New insights into androgen's action could boost battle against prostate cancer (IMAGE)

University of Virginia Health System

New insights into androgen's action could boost battle against prostate cancer

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Bryce M. Paschal, PhD, of the University of Virginia School of Medicine's Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, has unveiled a new mechanism for how the androgen hormone regulates communication within prostate cancer cells.

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Angela Paschal

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