DIAGNOSTIC VALUE OF SIALIC ACID AS TUMOR MARKER
Abstract
THE PURPOSE OF THE RESEARCH WAS THE EVALUATION OF TOTAL SIALIC ACID (TSA) AND LIPID-BOUND SIALIC ACID (LSA) AS TUMOR MARKERS AND ALSO THE COMPARISON OF THESE TWO MARKERS. THE SERUM VALUES OF TSA AND LSA HAVE BEEN DETERMINED FOR THEFOLLOWING GROUPS OF PEOPLE: A) NORMAL CONTROLS: HEALTHY PEOPLE (MEN AND WOMEN, 20-70 YEARS OLD, SMOKING AND NON-SMOKING) TSA (N=69), LSA (N=196). B) CANCER PATIENTS WITH DIFFERENT TUMOR TYPES: TSA (N=69), LSA (N=259). C) PATIENTSWITH BENIGN DISEASES (NON- CANCER CONTROLS): TSA (N=40), LSA (N=244). IT WAS FOUND THAT THE VALUES OF TSA, LSA FOR CANCER PATIENTS WERE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER (P < 0.001) THAN THE VALUES FOR NORMAL CONTROLS, AND SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER(P < 0.02 UP TO P < 0.001 DEPENDING OF THE TYPE OF CANCER) THAN THE VALUES FOR NON- CANCER CONTROLS. THE FINDINGS OF THE PRESENT RESEARCH SUGGEST THAT MEASUREMENTS OF SERUM TSA AND LSA COULD BE VALUABLE IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND FOLLOW UP OF CANCER PATIENTS.
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