title: An assessment of the macrophage electrophoretic mobility test (MEM) in cancer diagnosis.
abstract: The results of an assessment of the macrophage electrophoretic mobility test in cancer diagnosis are described. We found that the test did not reliably distinguish between a group of 18 patients with benign disorders and a group of 25 with malignant disease.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002465:Cell Movement; D004586:Electrophoresis; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006801:Humans; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D008264:Macrophages / Q000276:immunology; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology