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SUBMITTER: Chen YK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4951749 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chen Yu-Kuei YK Tung Chun-Wei CW Lee Jui-Ying JY Hung Yi-Chun YC Lee Chien-Hung CH Chou Shah-Hwa SH Lin Hung-Shun HS Wu Ming-Tsang MT Wu I-Chen IC
Scientific reports 20160720
This study aimed to identify noninvasive protein markers capable of detecting the presence and prognosis of esophageal squamous-cell carcinoma (ESCC). Analyzing microarray expression data collected from 17-pair ESCC specimens, we identified one protein, matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MMP1), as a possibly useful marker. Plasma MMP1 was then measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in 210 ESCC patients and 197 healthy controls. ESCC patients had higher mean levels of MMP1 than controls ( ...[more]