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Anti-apoptotic protein Lifeguard does not act as a tumor marker in breast cancer

  • Authors:
    • Viktor Maurer
    • Kerstin Reimers
    • Hans J. Lück
    • Peter M. Vogt
    • Vesna Bucan
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  • Published online on: January 27, 2017     https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2017.5658
  • Pages: 1518-1524
  • Copyright: © Maurer et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

The aim of the present study was to use an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) to determine the concentrations of Lifeguard (LFG) protein in the serum of 36 patients diagnosed with breast cancer and to compare these values with the concentrations of LFG protein in the serum of 7 healthy volunteers in order to detect a possible association between the expression of LFG in the serum and the degree of malignancy of the disease. Although there is no direct association between the LFG protein concentration in the serum and the degree of malignancy of breast cancer, a statistically significant distribution of the concentration in all investigated samples was observed. This indicated an association between the LFG protein concentration in human serum with a currently unknown factor.
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Maurer V, Reimers K, Lück HJ, Vogt PM and Bucan V: Anti-apoptotic protein Lifeguard does not act as a tumor marker in breast cancer. Oncol Lett 13: 1518-1524, 2017.
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Maurer, V., Reimers, K., Lück, H.J., Vogt, P.M., & Bucan, V. (2017). Anti-apoptotic protein Lifeguard does not act as a tumor marker in breast cancer. Oncology Letters, 13, 1518-1524. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2017.5658
MLA
Maurer, V., Reimers, K., Lück, H. J., Vogt, P. M., Bucan, V."Anti-apoptotic protein Lifeguard does not act as a tumor marker in breast cancer". Oncology Letters 13.3 (2017): 1518-1524.
Chicago
Maurer, V., Reimers, K., Lück, H. J., Vogt, P. M., Bucan, V."Anti-apoptotic protein Lifeguard does not act as a tumor marker in breast cancer". Oncology Letters 13, no. 3 (2017): 1518-1524. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2017.5658