College of Education for Pure Sciences, University of Thi-Qar discussed a master dissertation on the histopathological characteristics of prostate gland disorder in men by the postgraduate student, Mrs. Sarah Mahdi Abd.

The dissertation aimed at studying the relation of hormones (testosterone and estrogen), prostate-specific antigen, and vitamin D in the development of the disease and identifying differences in the protein expression of biomarkers (FGF2, MMP13) in benign tumor tissue BP and prostate cancer CP, as well as investigating protein expression of biomarkers (FGF2, MMP13) in the three stages of prostate cancer.

The dissertation concluded that there is a clear relation between vitamin D deficiency and prostate disorders (benign and prostate cancer), as it is a risk factor in the development of the disease, as well as increasing protein expression of biomarkers (FGF2, MMP13) in prostate tissue, a predictive sign for the development of the disease.