title: Molecular aspects of bladder cancer.
abstract: One of the most important objectives of genetic markers of cancer will be the possible identification of individuals at greatest risk in order to allow better management and prognosis. Many urological tumors were associated to various types of gene alterations with a great number of genes involved in the process, hindering gene therapy. This treatment uses specific techniques and one or several genes are manipulated in the laboratory in order to induce molecular alterations that may block the oncogenic process. The article addresses these issues emphasizing the importance of the new molecular biology techniques.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Santa Casa de Belo Horizonte, Belo Horizonte, MG, BR.
authors.forename: Gelbert Luiz Chamon do Carmo
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Amorim
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Santa Casa de Belo Horizonte, Belo Horizonte, MG, BR.
authors.forename: Denny Fabricio Magalhães
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Veloso
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Santa Casa de Belo Horizonte, Belo Horizonte, MG, BR.
authors.forename: José Carlos
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Vieira
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Santa Casa de Belo Horizonte, Belo Horizonte, MG, BR.
authors.forename: Paulo Roberto
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Alves