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Comment
. 2008 Nov;173(5):1589-90.
doi: 10.2353/ajpath.2008.080579.

Vitamin D may reduce prostate cancer metastasis by several mechanisms including blocking Stat3

William B Grant
Comment

Vitamin D may reduce prostate cancer metastasis by several mechanisms including blocking Stat3

William B Grant. Am J Pathol. 2008 Nov.

Abstract

This correspondence relates to “Stat3 promotes metastatic progression of prostate cancer (AmJPathol 2008, 172:1717–1728).”

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  • Stat3 promotes metastatic progression of prostate cancer.
    Abdulghani J, Gu L, Dagvadorj A, Lutz J, Leiby B, Bonuccelli G, Lisanti MP, Zellweger T, Alanen K, Mirtti T, Visakorpi T, Bubendorf L, Nevalainen MT. Abdulghani J, et al. Am J Pathol. 2008 Jun;172(6):1717-28. doi: 10.2353/ajpath.2008.071054. Epub 2008 May 15. Am J Pathol. 2008. PMID: 18483213 Free PMC article.

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