Selenoprotein P status correlates to cancer-specific mortality in renal cancer patients.

Selenium (Se) is an essential trace element for selenoprotein biosynthesis. Selenoproteins have been implicated in cancer risk and tumor development. Selenoprotein P (SePP) serves as the major Se transport protein in blood and as reliable biomarker of Se status in marginally supplied individuals. Am...

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Main Authors: Hellmuth A Meyer, Tobias Endermann, Carsten Stephan, Mette Stoedter, Thomas Behrends, Ingmar Wolff, Klaus Jung, Lutz Schomburg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23056383/?tool=EBI