A Challenge: Find Blood Biomarkers for Endometriosis
“The development of simple, non-invasive tools to improve diagnosis of endometriosis is currently a topic commanding a great deal of research interest. In addition to blood-based biomarkers, recent publications have reported investigations into the use of salivary microRNA signatures and urinary biomarker measurements. However, large-scale, confirmatory studies will be needed to better establish and validate the accuracy and utility of such tests before they can be considered for clinical use. In conclusion, despite the high standard of data and sample collection and the large number of participants, a single biomarker or combination of biomarkers could not diagnose/rule out endometriosis and/or adenomyosis with a high certainty.” An update: “Proteomics International (Perth, Australia) will acquire approximately 600 endometriosis samples from the University of Oxford. The patient plasma samples will be used in the validation of its PromarkerEndo proteomic test for the early screening of endometriosis.” MORE
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