Owens, OJ, Taggart, C, Wilson, R et al. (3 more authors) (1993) Interleukin-2 receptor and ovarian cancer. British Journal of Cancer, 68 (2). pp. 364-367. ISSN 1532-1827
Abstract
Interleukin-2 receptor (IL-2R) can be detected in serum. We estimated the IL-2R in the serum of 78 women, of whom 30 were diagnosed as having malignant ovarian tumours, five had non ovarian tumours, one had a negative second look laparotomy, 11 had benign ovarian tumours, three had uterine fibroids and 28 were age-matched controls. The results indicated that the serum IL-2R of these patients was significantly elevated in ovarian cancer patients compared to both controls (P < 0.0001) and benign ovarian tumours (P < 0.0002). There were no significant differences in IL-2R levels between stage of disease and degree of differentiation within the ovarian tumour group.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © Macmillan Press Ltd., 1993. From twelve months after its original publication, this work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ |
Keywords: | Adult |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Medicine (Leeds) > Inst of Biomed & Clin Sciences (LIBACS) (Leeds) > Obstetrics & Gynaecology (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 02 Jan 2018 15:42 |
Last Modified: | 02 Jan 2018 15:42 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Cancer Research UK |
Identification Number: | 10.1038/bjc.1993.341 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:125579 |