DETECTION OF PROSTATE CANCER USING PSA GLYCOSYLATION PATTERNS

The present invention features novel methods for determining if a subject has prostate cancer. The present invention is based on the development of lectin immunosorbant assays which analyze α2,6-linked sialylation of total serum PSA by sambucus nigra lectin (SNA) and α2,3-linked sialylation of total...

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Hauptverfasser:	CHAN DANIEL W, ZHANG HUI, SOKOLL MORI J, MEANY DANNI LI, LI YAN, ZHANG ZHEN
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES MEASURING PHYSICS TESTING
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Zusammenfassung:	The present invention features novel methods for determining if a subject has prostate cancer. The present invention is based on the development of lectin immunosorbant assays which analyze α2,6-linked sialylation of total serum PSA by sambucus nigra lectin (SNA) and α2,3-linked sialylation of total and free serum PSA. These novel assays were used then to conduct a clinical investigation of the potential role of glycoprotein analysis in improving PSA's cancer specificity. The present invention also features kits for determining if a subject has prostate cancer comprising one or more lectins and a PSA specific antibody and instructions for use.