Potential utility of serum soluble LR11 as a diagnostic biomarker for intravascular large B-cell lymphoma.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Kawaguchi, Takeharu; Ohwada, Chikako; Takeuchi, Masahiro; Shimizu, Naomi; Sakaida, Emiko; Takeda, Yusuke; Sakai, Shio; Tsukamoto, Shokichi; Yamazaki, Atsuko; Sugita, Yasumasa; Higashi, Morihiro; Fujikawa, Kazuhisa; Matsue, Kosei; Yokote, Koutaro; Tamaru, Jun-Ichi; Bujo, Hideaki; Nakaseko, Chiaki
- Source
- Leukemia & Lymphoma. Oct2014, Vol. 55 Issue 10, p2391-2394. 4p.
- Subject
- *BIOMARKERS
*DIAGNOSIS
*PROTEIN research
*LYMPHOMAS
*B cell lymphoma
- Language
- ISSN
- 1042-8194
The article discusses research which was conducted to investigate the utility of the type 1 serum soluble membrane protein LR11 as a diagnostic biomarker for intravascular large B cell lymphoma. Researchers evaluated tumor specimens and serum samples from 10 patients. They found that the protein was an effective diagnostic biomarker.