aCellular and Molecular Biochemistry Research Laboratory, Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center
bDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
cDepartment of Urologic Surgery
dCancer Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
eGeneSegues, Chaska, Minnesota, USA
Sponsorship: This work is supported in part by grant CA-15062 from the National Cancer Institute, Department of Health and Human Resources, and in part by the Medical Research Fund from the US Department of Veterans Affairs.
Correspondence to K. Ahmed, Cellular and Molecular Biochemistry Research Laboratory (151), Veterans Affairs Medical Center, One Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55417, USA
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Received 15 July 2005 Accepted 25 July 2005