Prostate cancer antigen 3 as a biomarker in the urine for prostate cancer diagnosis: a meta-analysis.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical value of urine Prostate cancer antigen 3 (PCA3) test in the diagnosis of prostate cancer by pooling the published data.

Methods: The clinical trials about urine PCA3 test in the diagnosis of prostate cancer were searched in the PubMed (January, 1966-July, 2014). Cochrane library (Section 3, 2013), CNKI (March, 1994-July, 2014).

[Random amplified polymorphic DNA analysis of the genomes among 7 species of ticks].

Objective: To study genomic polymorphic DNA and genetic distance of 7 species of ticks.

Methods: Ticks used in this study were Dermacentor nuttalli, D. silvarum, Haemaphysalis qinghaiensis, H.