Early Detection Biomarkers for Ovarian Cancer

Table 4

Levels of expression of biomarker FOLR1 in various stages of ovarian cancer.

Biomarker	Expression pattern	Category	N	Positive rates; (levels of expression)	References
FOLR1	High	Early stage (I/II)	15	16 ± 2 au	[110]
		Advanced stage (III/IV)	15	12 ± 2 au
		Healthy controls	30	7 ± 0.9 au
	High	Advanced stage	104	97%	[111]
		Healthy controls	30	Negligible
	High	Primary tumors	186	72%	[112]
	Weak to moderate	Recurrent tumors	27	81.5%	[113]
		Serous carcinoma	210	81.8%
		Nonserous carcinoma	116	39.9%