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84275 Assay of sialic acid

Pathology & Lab

Also known as: sialic acid, serum sialic acid, glycoprotein marker

Quantitative assay of serum sialic acid concentration, measuring this component of glycoproteins and lipoproteins.

Clinical Context

Used as a tumor marker in some cancers; elevated in inflammation and malignancy; less specific than modern tumor markers.

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Clinical ChemistryOncologyLaboratory Medicine

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