Chunk #21 — RESULTS — Matching hallmark enrichment scores to protein level phenotypes — Androgen Receptor (Figure 3C)

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The Molecular Signatures Database (MSigDB) hallmark gene set collection.

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Androgens are a group of steroid hormones that regulate the development and maintenance of male characteristics (Matsumoto et al., 2013). Accordingly, the highest ssGSEA score of the hallmark set denoting androgen response corresponds to high AR protein levels (IC = 0.429, p = 0.0002).