Detection of Core2 β-1,6-N-Acetylglucosaminyltransferase in Post-Digital Rectal Examination Urine Is a Reliable Indicator for Extracapsular Extension of Prostate Cancer

Yuta Kojima; Tohru Yoneyama; Shingo Hatakeyama; Jotaro Mikami; Tendo Sato; Kazuyuki Mori; Yasuhiro Hashimoto; Takuya Koie; Chikara Ohyama; Minoru Fukuda; Yuki Tobisawa

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0138520

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Detection of Core2 β-1,6-N-Acetylglucosaminyltransferase in Post-Digital Rectal Examination Urine Is a Reliable Indicator for Extracapsular Extension of Prostate Cancer

Yuta Kojima,

Affiliation Department of Urology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan
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Tohru Yoneyama,

Affiliation Department of Advanced Transplant and Regenerative Medicine, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan
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Shingo Hatakeyama,

Affiliation Department of Urology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan
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Jotaro Mikami,

Affiliation Department of Urology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan
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Tendo Sato,

Affiliation Department of Urology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan
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Kazuyuki Mori,

Affiliation Department of Urology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan
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Yasuhiro Hashimoto,

Affiliation Department of Urology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan
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Takuya Koie,

Affiliation Department of Urology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan
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Chikara Ohyama,

Affiliations Department of Urology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan, Department of Advanced Transplant and Regenerative Medicine, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan
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Minoru Fukuda,

Affiliation Glycobiology Unit, Tumor Microenvironment Program, Cancer Center, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, United States of America
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Yuki Tobisawa

* E-mail: tobisawa@hirosaki-u.ac.jp

Affiliation Department of Urology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan
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Detection of Core2 β-1,6-N-Acetylglucosaminyltransferase in Post-Digital Rectal Examination Urine Is a Reliable Indicator for Extracapsular Extension of Prostate Cancer

Yuta Kojima,
Tohru Yoneyama,
Shingo Hatakeyama,
Jotaro Mikami,
Tendo Sato,
Kazuyuki Mori,
Yasuhiro Hashimoto,
Takuya Koie,
Chikara Ohyama,
Minoru Fukuda

Published: September 21, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0138520

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