Functional folate receptor alpha is elevated in the blood of ovarian cancer patients.

Functional folate receptor alpha is elevated in the blood of ovarian cancer patients.

BACKGROUND:Despite low incidence, ovarian cancer is the fifth leading cause of cancer deaths and it has the highest mortality rate of all gynecologic malignancies among US women. The mortality rate would be reduced with an early detection marker. The folate receptor alpha (FRalpha) is one logical ch...

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Main Authors: Eati Basal, Guiti Z Eghbali-Fatourechi, Kimberly R Kalli, Lynn C Hartmann, Karin M Goodman, Ellen L Goode, Barton A Kamen, Philip S Low, Keith L Knutson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-07-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2707611?pdf=render

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