Genetic Variations in a PTEN/AKT/mTOR Axis and Prostate Cancer Risk in a Chinese Population

Jiawei Chen; Pengfei Shao; Qiang Cao; Pu Li; Jie Li; Hongzhou Cai; Jian Zhu; Meilin Wang; Zhengdong Zhang; Chao Qin; Changjun Yin

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0040817

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Genetic Variations in a PTEN/AKT/mTOR Axis and Prostate Cancer Risk in a Chinese Population

Jiawei Chen ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Jiawei Chen, Pengfei Shao, Qiang Cao

Affiliation State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Pengfei Shao ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Jiawei Chen, Pengfei Shao, Qiang Cao

Affiliation State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Qiang Cao ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Jiawei Chen, Pengfei Shao, Qiang Cao

Affiliation State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Pu Li,

Affiliation State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Jie Li,

Affiliation State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Hongzhou Cai,

Affiliation State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Jian Zhu,

Affiliation State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Meilin Wang,

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Genetic Toxicology, Cancer Center of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Zhengdong Zhang,

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Genetic Toxicology, Cancer Center of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Chao Qin ,

* E-mail: drcjyin@gmail.com (CY); urology_qinchao@163.com (CQ)

Affiliation State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Changjun Yin

* E-mail: drcjyin@gmail.com (CY); urology_qinchao@163.com (CQ)

Affiliation State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Genetic Variations in a PTEN/AKT/mTOR Axis and Prostate Cancer Risk in a Chinese Population

Jiawei Chen,
Pengfei Shao,
Qiang Cao,
Pu Li,
Jie Li,
Hongzhou Cai,
Jian Zhu,
Meilin Wang,
Zhengdong Zhang,
Chao Qin

Published: July 18, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0040817

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