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Affiliation
Department of Pathology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado.
Authors
Kusek JW, Lucia MS, Smith EE, Torkko KC, van Bokhoven A, Wilson RS
Studies
Citation
Torkko KC, Wilson RS, Smith EE, Kusek JW, van Bokhoven A, Lucia MS. Prostate Biopsy Markers of Inflammation are Associated with Risk of Clinical Progression of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Findings from the MTOPS Study. J Urol 2015 Aug;194(2):454-61. Epub 2015 Mar 28.Abstract
Factors associated with worsening of benign prostatic hyperplasia are not well understood. We measured inflammatory markers from prostate biopsies to study if inflammation is related to clinical progression of benign prostatic hyperplasia.