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Corixa Corp., Seattle

Mammaglobin may be a candidate diagnostic marker for breast cancer

Published in Oncology Business Week, May 16th, 2004

Mammaglobulin, because of tissue specificity, may be diagnostically important for breast cancer, researchers report.

According to a study from the United States, "Mammaglobin, known for its mammary tissue specificity, has been discussed as a promising diagnostic marker in breast cancer for almost 10 years."

"In particular, the application of mammaglobin RT-PCR to detect disseminated breast cancer cells has been reported. More than 25 publications evaluate the detection of mammaglobin mRNA in lymph node, blood, and bone marrow specimens of breast cancer patients," wrote B.K. Zehentner and colleagues, Corixa Corp., Department of Antigen...

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