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From a recently published primary literature (Oct. 13, 2010), conducted in the UK, was a study that shows that a certain protein found in urine may serve as a marker for diagnosis of prostate cancer.
Found in urine, the protein microseminoprotein-beta (MSMB)is easy to detect which enables simple testing procedures (medicalnewstoday). This protein is produced by prostate cells and secreted into the urine via semen (medicalnewstoday) and functions to regulate cell apoptosis (programmed cell death) which is known to contribute to increasing risks of prostate cancer (medicalnewstoday). The levels of MSMB are not correlated to prostate size but reveals to be accounted for by genetics.
Studies show that males with little change in their MSMB gene are at a greater risk for having prostate cancer (medicalnewstoday).
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