title: [From antigen to tumor marker. Results of research regarding PSA and its clinical applications].
abstract: The determination of prostate-specific antigen is credited with dramatic advances in the early detection of men with prostatic carcinoma. This report summarizes the history of biochemical research and current status of prostate-specific antigen in tumor diagnostics.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Klinische Chemie und Laboratoriumsmedizin, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: De Angelis
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Brandt
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Schmid
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Semjonow
mesh_terms: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen / Q000097:blood*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen