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SUBMITTER: Zaenker P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6078131 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zaenker Pauline P Lo Johnny J Pearce Robert R Cantwell Phillip P Cowell Lester L Lee Mark M Quirk Christopher C Law Henry H Gray Elin E Ziman Mel M
Oncotarget 20180717 55
Melanoma is an aggressive form of skin cancer that is curable by surgical excision in the majority of cases, if detected at an early stage. To improve early stage melanoma detection, the development of a highly sensitive diagnostic test is of utmost importance. Here we aimed to identify antibodies to a panel of tumour associated antigens that can differentiate primary melanoma patients and healthy individuals. A total of 245 sera from primary melanoma patients and healthy volunteers were screene ...[more]