Using Resistin, glucose, age and BMI to predict the presence of breast cancer

Abstract Background The goal of this exploratory study was to develop and assess a prediction model which can potentially be used as a biomarker of breast cancer, based on anthropometric data and parameters which can be gathered in routine blood analysis. Methods For each of the 166 participants sev...

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Main Authors: Miguel Patrício, José Pereira, Joana Crisóstomo, Paulo Matafome, Manuel Gomes, Raquel Seiça, Francisco Caramelo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
BMI
Age
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-017-3877-1