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Testing in serum for human glandular kallikrein 2, and free and total prostate specific antigen in biannual screening for prostate cancer.

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PURPOSE: We investigated the value of serum measurements for glandular kallikrein 2 (hK2), and free (f) and total (t) prostate specific antigen (PSA) in a second round of biannual screening for prostate cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In 1995 to 1996, 5,853 of 9,811 randomly selected men in Göteborg, Sweden 50 to 66 years old had PSA measurements. Of 660 men 611 with tPSA 3 ng/ml or greater underwent biopsy and 145 had cancer. All were re-invited 2 years later for PSA testing, and 506 of 596 ...

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10.1097/01.ju.0000086640.19892.0b

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Surgical Sciences
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Journal:
Journal of urology More from this journal
Volume:
170
Issue:
4 Pt 1
Pages:
1169-1174
Publication date:
2003-10-01
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EISSN:
1527-3792
ISSN:
0022-5347
Language:
English
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pubs:366000
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uuid:487fa421-8370-4707-9786-be1d869f4fb5
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pubs:366000
Source identifiers:
366000
Deposit date:
2013-11-16

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