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Breast Cancer
Use of proteomic analysis of nipple aspirate fluid using SELDI-TOF-MS assessed
May 19th, 2005
According to a study from the United States, "Proteomic analysis of body fluids, including breast nipple aspirate fluid (NAF), holds promise to aid in early cancer detection." University of Missouri researchers "conducted a prospective trial that collected NAF from women scheduled for diagnostic breast surgery to determine 1) the consistency of proteomic results, 2) protein masses associated with breast cancer, 3) subsets of women with a unique proteomic profile, and 4) a breast cancer predictive model." E.R. Sauter and colleagues reported, "NAF was collected preoperatively in 114 women and analyzed by surface-enhanced laser desorption/ionization...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-05-19)
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