NONPROSTATIC SOURCES OF PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN
Diamandis E, Yu H. NONPROSTATIC SOURCES OF PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN. Urologic Clinics Of North America 1997, 24: 275-282. PMID: 9126224, DOI: 10.1016/s0094-0143(05)70373-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonprostatic tissuesProstate-specific antigenBreast nipple aspirate fluidBreast cancer risk assessmentPSA gene expressionBreast cancer cytosolsHigher PSA concentrationsBreast cancer prognosisRegulation of PSAPotential clinical utilityCancer risk assessmentMicrograms/LNonprostatic sourcesPSA regulationAndrogen excessSerum PSAMicrograms/L.Breast secretionsAspirate fluidSeminal plasmaPSA productionPSA-ACT complexClinical utilityCancer cytosolsProstatic tissueProstate-Specific Antigen in Female Serum, a Potential New Marker of Androgen Excess
Melegos D, Yu H, Ashok M, Wang C, Stanczyk F, Diamandis E. Prostate-Specific Antigen in Female Serum, a Potential New Marker of Androgen Excess. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 1997, 82: 777-780. PMID: 9062481, DOI: 10.1210/jcem.82.3.3792.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate-specific antigenMarker of androgen excessSerum prostate-specific antigenHirsute womenReceiver operating characteristicAndrogen actionAndrogen excessLevels of prostate-specific antigenProstate-specific antigen levelProstate-specific antigen geneFemale serumAction of steroid hormone receptorsMarker of androgen actionAlpha-androstanediol glucuronideSerum PSA levelsFerriman-Gallwey scorePotential new markerSteroid hormone receptorsPSA levelsProstate-specificHyperandrogenic statePatient ageAlpha-androstanediolAlpha-AgBiochemical markers