Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations
Volume 24, Issue 2 , Pages 97-108 , March 2006

Overexpression of α-defensin is associated with bladder cancer invasiveness

  • Daniel A. Holterman, Ph.D.

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    • Departments of Microbiology and Molecular Cell Biology, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA 23507, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-480-355-8128; fax: +1-480-391-7170
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  • Jose I. Diaz, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Microbiology and Molecular Cell Biology, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA 23507, USA
    • Department of Pathology, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA 23507, USA
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  • Peter F. Blackmore, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiological Sciences, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA 23507, USA
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  • John W. Davis, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA 23507, USA
    • The Virginia Prostate Center, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA 23507, USA
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  • Paul F. Schellhammer, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA 23507, USA
    • The Virginia Prostate Center, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA 23507, USA
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  • Alberto Corica, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Microbiology and Molecular Cell Biology, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA 23507, USA
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  • Oliver J. Semmes, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Microbiology and Molecular Cell Biology, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA 23507, USA
    • The Virginia Prostate Center, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA 23507, USA
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  • Antonia Vlahou, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Present address: Division of Biotechnology, Foundation for Biomedical Research of the Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece.
    • Departments of Microbiology and Molecular Cell Biology, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA 23507, USA

Received 10 February 2005 ,Revised 25 July 2005 ,Accepted 26 July 2005.

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☆ This work was supported by funds from the 2003 Ladies Auxiliary to Veterans of Foreign Wars Cancer Research Fellowship (D.A.H.), the Elsa U. Pardee Research Foundation (A.V.), and The Early Detection Research Network (O.J.S.).

PII: S1078-1439(05)00203-6

doi: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2005.07.010

Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations
Volume 24, Issue 2 , Pages 97-108 , March 2006

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