Abstract:Prostate cancer (PCa) is the second most common cancer and constitutes about 14.7% of total cancer cases. PCa is highly prevalent and more aggressive in African American (AA) men when compared to European-American (EA) men. PCa tends to be a highly heterogeneous malignancy with a complex biology that is not fully understood. We use metabolomics as a tool to understand the mechanisms behind PCa progression and disparities in its clinical outcome. A key enzyme in the purine metabolic pathway, Adenosine deaminase… Show more
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