Epidermal growth factor in plasma and saliva of patients with active breast cancer and breast cancer patients in follow-up compared with healthy women.
We measure EGF in saliva and plasma from 52 patients with active breast cancer, 22 breast cancer patients in follow-up (non-active) and 33 healthy women. EGF concentrations in saliva were significantly higher in patients with active and non-active breast cancer than healthy women, whereas the opposite results were found in plasma. The highest values of EGF in saliva were found in the local recurrence subgroup.
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Hormone Unit, Hospital Prínceps d'Espanya, Ciutat Sanitària i Universitària de Bellvitge.
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Díez-Gibert
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Alonso
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000097:blood* / Q000473:pathology; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor / Q000032:analysis* / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D012463:Saliva / Q000737:chemistry*
D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor