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Bladder Cancer
Researchers from Nara Medical University publish new studies and findings in the area of bladder cancer
November 5th, 2007
According to a study from Kashihara, Japan, " To assess the relationship between the tissue levels of pyrimidine nucleoside phosphorylase (PyNpase) and clinicopathological parameters in human bladder cancer and to investigate the PyNpase levels in rat and mouse urinary bladder initiated by N-butyl-N-(4-hydroxybutyl) nitrosamine (BBN). The PyNpase levels in tumor tissue, normal tissue adjacent to the tumor, and normal tissue apart from the tumor were measured in 102 patients." "Additionally, the PyNpase levels were measured in rat and mouse urinary bladders treated with BBN. The PyNpase levels of tumor tissue significantly correlated to the tumor grade and growth pattern...
Source: Health & Medicine Week (2007-11-05)
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