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  • Fatty acid metabolites in rapidly proliferating breast cancer. O'Flaherty JT, Wooten RE, Samuel MP, Thomas MJ, Levine EA, Case LD, Akman SA, Edwards IJ. PLoS One. 2013; 8(5):e63076.
  • Polyunsaturated fatty acids affect the localization and signaling of PIP3/AKT in prostate cancer cells. Gu Z, Wu J, Wang S, Suburu J, Chen H, Thomas MJ, Shi L, Edwards IJ, Berquin IM, Chen YQ. Carcinogenesis. 2013 Sep; 34(9):1968-75.
  • 15-Lipoxygenase-1-mediated metabolism of docosahexaenoic acid is required for syndecan-1 signaling and apoptosis in prostate cancer cells. Hu Y, Sun H, O'Flaherty JT, Edwards IJ. Carcinogenesis. 2013 Jan; 34(1):176-82.
  • 15-lipoxygenase metabolites of docosahexaenoic acid inhibit prostate cancer cell proliferation and survival. O'Flaherty JT, Hu Y, Wooten RE, Horita DA, Samuel MP, Thomas MJ, Sun H, Edwards IJ. PLoS One. 2012; 7(9):e45480.
  • Proteoglycans in prostate cancer. Edwards IJ. Nat Rev Urol. 2012 Feb; 9(4):196-206.
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