Altered platelet stearic to oleic acid ratio in malignancy

Alteration of lipid metabolism associated with malignant disease is well-documented and some studies have suggested a reduced stearic to oleic acid ratio occurs in erythrocytes in cancer patients. In this study, the fatty acid composition was measured in platelets, which are capable of lipid synthes...

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Veröffentlicht in:European journal of cancer (1990) 1992-01, Vol.28 (6), p.1135-1137
Hauptverfasser: Copland, Shirley A., McHardy, Kenneth C., Wahle, Klaus W.J., Hutcheon, Andrew W.
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Zusammenfassung:Alteration of lipid metabolism associated with malignant disease is well-documented and some studies have suggested a reduced stearic to oleic acid ratio occurs in erythrocytes in cancer patients. In this study, the fatty acid composition was measured in platelets, which are capable of lipid synthesis and have a much shorter lifespan. While demonstrating any malignancy related change in the platelet stearic to oleic acid ratio the study aimed to assess whether it could be of value as a tumour marker. Patients with active malignancy ( n=46) had a lower ratio of stearic to oleic acid than those with malignant disease in clinical remission [mean (S.D.) 1.08 (0.22) vs. 1.26 (0.30), P
ISSN:0959-8049
1879-0852
DOI:10.1016/0959-8049(92)90472-E