DNA
ploidy analysis measures the number of
chromosomes in the prostate cancer cell. The normal
number of chromosomes in all normal human cells (not
the sex cells) is referred to as diploid. Tetraploid
means there are 3 sets of chromosomes and anueploid
means that there is a varying number of chromosomes.
The more varied the number of chromosomes is, the more
aggressive the type of prostate cancer, because the
number of chromosomes indicates whether they are well-differentiated
or poorly differentiated.
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