Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations
Volume 26, Issue 2 , Pages 158-165 , March 2008

Tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis inducing ligand-R4 decoy receptor expression is correlated with high Gleason scores, prostate-specific antigen recurrence, and decreased survival in patients with prostate carcinoma

  • Ismail T. Koksal, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Human Gene Therapy Unit and the Department of Medical Biology and Genetics, Akdeniz University, Faculty of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey
    • Department of Urology, Akdeniz University, Faculty of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey
  • ,
  • Ahter D. Sanlioglu, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Human Gene Therapy Unit and the Department of Medical Biology and Genetics, Akdeniz University, Faculty of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey
  • ,
  • Bahri Karacay, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Pediatrics-Urology and the Center for Gene Therapy at the University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242, IA, USA
  • ,
  • Thomas S. Griffith, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Pediatrics-Urology and the Center for Gene Therapy at the University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242, IA, USA
  • ,
  • Salih Sanlioglu, V.M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Human Gene Therapy Unit and the Department of Medical Biology and Genetics, Akdeniz University, Faculty of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +90-242-249-6157; fax: +90-242-227-4482.

Received 17 October 2006 ,Revised 16 January 2007 ,Accepted 18 January 2007.

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 This study was supported by Akdeniz University Scientific Research Project Administration Division Grant.

PII: S1078-1439(07)00022-1

doi: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2007.01.022

Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations
Volume 26, Issue 2 , Pages 158-165 , March 2008