Research Article

Identification and Validation of Potential New Biomarkers for Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Prognosis Using 2D-DIGE and MS

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MRM analysis of prostatic acid phosphatase (PAP) peptide FQEELESETLK and galectin-3 peptide IALDFQR in nine urine samples obtained from prostate cancer (PCa) patients without relapse (− rec), seven urine samples from patients with relapse (+ rec), and seven samples from control patients. (a) PAP showed significantly higher protein levels in urine of prostate cancer patients compared to control patients urine (), while galectin-3 showed significantly lower protein levels in urine of prostate cancer patients with recurrence compared to urine of prostate cancer patients without recurrence () (b).
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