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Predicting Disease Risk at the Individual Level
PCA3
PCA3 is a gene that is expressed in prostate epithelial cells and overexpressed in cancerous cells. A high concentration of PCA3 in urine is indicative of prostate cancer.
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"OpenStax College, Applying Genomics. October 16, 2013."
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