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ABSTRACT:
INSTRUMENT(S): Q Exactive
ORGANISM(S): Homo Sapiens (human)
TISSUE(S): Urine
DISEASE(S): Prostate Adenocarcinoma
SUBMITTER: Licia Elvira Prestagiacomo
LAB HEAD: Marco Gaspari
PROVIDER: PXD035942 | Pride | 2023-03-11
REPOSITORIES: Pride
Prestagiacomo Licia E LE Tradigo Giuseppe G Aracri Federica F Gabriele Caterina C Rota Maria Antonietta MA Alba Stefano S Cuda Giovanni G Damiano Rocco R Veltri Pierangelo P Gaspari Marco M
ACS omega 20230207 7
Prostate cancer (PCa) is annually the most frequently diagnosed cancer in the male population. To date, the diagnostic path for PCa detection includes the dosage of serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) and the digital rectal exam (DRE). However, PSA-based screening has insufficient specificity and sensitivity; besides, it cannot discriminate between the aggressive and indolent types of PCa. For this reason, the improvement of new clinical approaches and the discovery of new biomarkers are neces ...[more]