Expression of prostate‐specific antigen (PSA) and human glandular kallikrein 2 (hK2) in ileum and other extraprostatic tissues

• Published in: International journal of cancer Vol. 113; no. 2; pp. 290 - 297
• Main Authors: Olsson, A. Yvonne, Bjartell, Anders, Lilja, Hans, Lundwall, Åke
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 10.01.2005; Wiley-Liss
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Cancer and Oncology; Cancer och onkologi; Clinical Medicine; Host-tumor relations. Immunology. Biological markers; Humans; hybridization; Ileum - physiology; Immunohistochemistry; in situ; In Situ Hybridization; in situhybridization; kallikreins; Klinisk medicin; Male; Medical and Health Sciences; Medical sciences; Medicin och hälsovetenskap; prostate-specific antigen; Prostate-Specific Antigen - analysis; Prostate-Specific Antigen - biosynthesis; Prostatic Neoplasms - diagnosis; Protease Inhibitors - metabolism; Reproducibility of Results; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; Tissue Distribution; Tissue Kallikreins - biosynthesis; Tumors; Immunohistochemistry; Molecular hybridization; Digestive system; In situ; Tumoral marker; Small intestine; Ileum; Prostate specific antigen; Tissue; Anatomic pathology; Distribution; Genetics; Molecular biology

Prostate‐specific antigen (PSA) is a widely used marker for prostate cancer. In the literature, there are reports of nonprostatic expression of PSA that potentially can affect early diagnosis. However, the results are scattered and inconclusive, which motivated us to conduct a more comprehensive stu...