biomarkers

Question 1

biomarker

Answer 1

a measurable indicator of some biological state or codition

Question 2

CTC

Answer 2

circulating tumor cells

Question 3

CEA

Answer 3

carcinoembryonic antigen, produced in getal development. elevated in colorectal cancer, but also breast and lung cancers

Question 4

AFP

Answer 4

alpha fetoprotein, found in the fetus. tumor marker in liver cancer and testicular cancer (if AFP and HCG are found tumor is nonseminoma)

Question 5

carbohydrate antigen 19-9

Answer 5

present in the fetus in the epithelium of the fetal stomach. marker for pancreatic cancer

Question 6

human chorionic gonadotropin beta (HCG-B)

Answer 6

normally produced by placenta during pregnancy, detected in serum or urine. elevated in testicular cancer patients

Question 7

PSA

Answer 7

normally made in the prostate gland in ductal cells that make some of the semen. serum samples. psa is found in the cytoplasm of benign prostate cells, used for screening

Question 8

CA-125

Answer 8

pruduct of MUC16 gene. associated with progression of ovarian cancer