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Statistical Analysis of β 2 ‐Microglobulin Levels in Sera of Lung and GI Tract Cancer Patients
Author(s) -
Poulik M.D.,
Perry D.J.,
Sekine T.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
vox sanguinis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.68
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1423-0410
pISSN - 0042-9007
DOI - 10.1111/j.1423-0410.1980.tb04501.x
Subject(s) - beta 2 microglobulin , radioimmunoassay , medicine , lung cancer , statistical analysis , cancer , gastroenterology , digestive tract , lung , pathology , oncology , mathematics , statistics
. Two radioimmunoassay methods were used to determine levels of β 2 ‐microglobulin in sera of lung and GI tract tumor patients (benign and malignant), as well as of normal individuals. Two screening sera panels were provided by the National Cancer Institute for this purpose. Statistical analysis of the results (performed by an independent institution) of the two panels provided discrepant results. This study points to the need of careful evaluation of results obtained by screening for any potential tumor marker.