Open AccessBenign Prostate-specific Antigen (BPSA) in Serum Is Increased in Benign Prostate Disease
Author(s) -
Harry J. Linton,
Leonard S. Marks,
Lisa S. Millar,
Christine Knott,
Harry G. Rittenhouse,
Stephen D. Mikolajczyk
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
clinical chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.705
H-Index - 218
eISSN - 1530-8561
pISSN - 0009-9147
DOI - 10.1373/49.2.253
Subject(s) - immunoassay , antigen , prostate specific antigen , antibody , medicine , prostate cancer , prostatic disease , prostate , hyperplasia , chemistry , pathology , cancer , immunology
BPSA is a "benign" form of free prostate-specific antigen (PSA) that is increased in prostate transition zone tissues of men with pathologic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). We developed an immunoassay to determine the concentration of BPSA in the serum of men with BPH.
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