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Bladder Cancer
New bladder cancer research from University of California discussed
December 18th, 2008
According to recent research from the United States, "Ingestion of arsenic (As) through contaminated drinking water results in increased risks of skin, lung, kidney, and bladder cancers. Due to its association with kidney and bladder cancers, we hypothesized that analysis of the urinary proteome could provide insight into the mechanisms of As toxicity." "Urine from participants in a cross-sectional As biomarker study conducted in Nevada, classified as having either high (>= 100 mu g total urinary As/l) or low exposure (< 100 mu g total urinary As/l) was analyzed by surface-enhanced laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Two polypeptides,...
Source: Gene Therapy Weekly (2008-12-18)
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