Evaluation of Glycomic Profiling as a Diagnostic Biomarker for Epithelial Ovarian Cancer

Kim K., Ruhaak L. R., Uyen Thao Nguyen U. T. N., Taylor S. L., Dimapasoc L., Williams C., ...More

CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY BIOMARKERS & PREVENTION, vol.23, no.4, pp.611-621, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 23 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Journal Name: CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY BIOMARKERS & PREVENTION
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.611-621
  • Middle East Technical University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Background: Prior studies suggested that glycans were differentially expressed in patients with ovarian cancer and controls. Wehypothesized that glycan-based biomarkers might serve as a diagnostic test for ovarian cancer and evaluated the ability of glycans to distinguish ovarian cancer cases from matched controls.