Serum Biomarkers Identification by Mass Spectrometry in High-Mortality Tumors

Table 3

Lung cancer serum biomarkers identified after MS-based studies.

Putative lung cancer biomarker	Expression in lung ca sera	References
Serum amyloid protein A	Increased	[71–76]
Haptoglobin alpha subunit	Increased	[77]
Hepatocyte growth factor	Increased	[77]
Transthyretin	Decreased	[75, 78]
Alpha-1 acid glycoprotein 1 and 2	Increased	[74]
Apolipoprotein A4 peptides	Increased/decreased	[79]
Fibrinogen alpha chain	Increased	[79]
Limbin	Increased	[79]