biomarker

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  1. noun Medicine See marker.
  2. noun Medicine A specific physical trait used to measure or indicate the effects or progress of a disease or condition: Biomarkers of aging include thinning of the hair and diminished elasticity of the skin.

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  • Among women in the highest quartile of homocysteine and cystatin-C compared to those without elevations in either biomarker, the risk of hip fracture was substantially elevated (odds ratio, 2.8; 95\% CI, 1. 61-4.87). —  The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism Current Issue
  • The gene fusion biomarker is also a different type of fusion than researchers have found in cancer previously and may represent an entirely new mechanism that cancer cells use to outgrow their healthy neighbors. —  EurekAlert! - Breaking News
  • A biomarker is any kind of molecule indicating the existence, past or present, of living organisms. —  Latest News - UPI.com
  • A previous study by the same researchers reported a gene expression biomarker capable of distinguishing cytologically normal bronchial airway epithelial cells from smokers with and without lung cancer, serving as an early diagnostic biomarker for lung cancer. —  innovations-report
  • Senior author Dr. Mark A. Rubin Weill Cornell says the gene fusion biomarker is also a different type of fusion than researchers have found in cancer previously and may represent an entirely new mechanism that cancer cells use to outgrow their healthy neighbors. —  Latest News - UPI.com
 

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