NEW YORK, Aug. 8 (GenomeWeb News) - A protein fingerprint of 15 proteins can be used to predict the prognosis of lung cancer patients, the Aug. 9 issue of the Lancet reported.
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Since it was first introduced by Emanuel Petricoin, Lance Liotta, and others in the Feb. 2002 issue of Lancet, protein fingerprinting as a diagnostic tool has been studied for possible applications to ovarian, breast, prostate and lung cancer.