Role of sialic acid and alkaline DNase in breast cancer

• Published in: The International journal of biological markers Vol. 12; no. 2; p. 61
• Main Authors: Raval, G N, Parekh, L J, Patel, M M, Patel, P S, Rawal, R M, Balar, D B, Patel, D D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.04.1997
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Biomarkers, Tumor - blood; Breast Neoplasms - blood; Breast Neoplasms - diagnosis; Breast Neoplasms - pathology; Breast Neoplasms - therapy; Colorimetry - methods; Deoxyribonucleases - blood; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Lipids - blood; Middle Aged; N-Acetylneuraminic Acid - blood; Neoplasm Staging; Reproducibility of Results; Sensitivity and Specificity; Sialic Acids - blood; Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet - methods

Serum levels of sialic acid and alkaline DNase (ADA) were analysed in 495 blood samples collected from 170 breast cancer patients before and during/after anticancer treatment. Fifty-six healthy females were included in the study to define the cutoff values. The markers were analysed by highly sensit...