Paraneoplastic antigen Ma2 autoantibodies as specific blood biomarkers for detection of early recurrence of small intestine neuroendocrine tumors.

BACKGROUND: Small intestine neuroendocrine tumors (SI-NETs) belong to a rare group of cancers. Most patients have developed metastatic disease at the time of diagnosis, for which there is currently no cure. The delay in diagnosis is a major issue in the clinical management of the patients and new ma...

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Main Authors: Tao Cui, Monica Hurtig, Graciela Elgue, Su-Chen Li, Giulia Veronesi, Ahmed Essaghir, Jean-Baptiste Demoulin, Giuseppe Pelosi, Mohammad Alimohammadi, Kjell Öberg, Valeria Giandomenico
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3012732?pdf=render