University of Leipzig
Presence of PIF in urine did not predict malignancy of pancreatic tumor
Published in Lab Business Week, October 9th, 2005
According to recent research from Germany, "The proteolysis-inducing factor (PIF) was identified as a tumor product in various gastrointestinal cancers. A previous study in pancreatic cancer patients suggested PIF expression as a tumor marker, which is not related to tumor size."
"We hypothesized that PIF could be a useful marker to exclude benign pancreatic tumors, as chronic pancreatitis with a pancreatic mass. Urine of patients with a pancreatic mass of uncertain malignancy was investigated for PIF expression by Western blot," explained N....
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Source: Lab Business Week (2005-10-09)
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