1999
Prostate specific antigen molecular forms in breast cyst fluid and serum of women with fibrocystic breast disease
Borchert G, Yu H, Tomlinson G, Giai M, Roagna R, Ponzone R, Sgro L, Diamandis E. Prostate specific antigen molecular forms in breast cyst fluid and serum of women with fibrocystic breast disease. Journal Of Clinical Laboratory Analysis 1999, 13: 75-81. PMID: 10102136, PMCID: PMC6807928, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2825(1999)13:2<75::aid-jcla6>3.0.co;2-f.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cyst fluidBreast cyst fluid samplesFibrocystic breast diseaseTotal PSACyst fluidCyst fluid samplesSerum PSAFree PSABreast diseaseHigher total PSASerum of womenTotal serum PSATotal PSA concentrationsFluid samplesType II cystsPredominant molecular formApocrine cystsPatient agePSA ratioBreast feedMultiple cystsInverse associationChi-square analysisFemale serumPSA concentration
1996
Prostate specific antigen in breast cancer, benign breast disease and normal breast tissue
Yu H, Diamandis E, Levesque M, Giai M, Roagna R, Ponzone R, Sismondi P, Monne M, Croce C. Prostate specific antigen in breast cancer, benign breast disease and normal breast tissue. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 1996, 40: 171-178. PMID: 8879683, DOI: 10.1007/bf01806212.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBenign breast diseaseProstate-specific antigenNormal breast tissueBreast diseaseBreast tumorsBreast tissueBreast cancerSpecific antigenBreast cancer tissuesSteroid hormone actionPSA positivityPSA levelsDisease stageProstatic adenocarcinomaPSA productionTumor markersStage IBBD tissueCancer tissuesFemale breastSteroid hormonesLow expressionPolymerase chain reaction amplificationTumorsChain reaction amplification