1997
Prostate-Specific Antigen in Female Serum, a Potential New Marker of Androgen Excess
Melegos D, Yu H, Ashok M, Wang C, Stanczyk F, Diamandis E. Prostate-Specific Antigen in Female Serum, a Potential New Marker of Androgen Excess. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 1997, 82: 777-780. PMID: 9062481, DOI: 10.1210/jcem.82.3.3792.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate-specific antigenMarker of androgen excessSerum prostate-specific antigenHirsute womenReceiver operating characteristicAndrogen actionAndrogen excessLevels of prostate-specific antigenProstate-specific antigen levelProstate-specific antigen geneFemale serumAction of steroid hormone receptorsMarker of androgen actionAlpha-androstanediol glucuronideSerum PSA levelsFerriman-Gallwey scorePotential new markerSteroid hormone receptorsPSA levelsProstate-specificHyperandrogenic statePatient ageAlpha-androstanediolAlpha-AgBiochemical markers
1995
Prostate-specific antigen in serum of women with breast cancer
Giai M, Yu H, Roagna R, Ponzone R, Katsaros D, Levesque M, Diamandis E. Prostate-specific antigen in serum of women with breast cancer. British Journal Of Cancer 1995, 72: 728-731. PMID: 7545417, PMCID: PMC2033864, DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1995.401.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerum prostate-specific antigenProstate-specific antigenBreast cancer patientsBreast cancerPSA levelsCancer patientsTumor cytosolsBreast tumorsPSA concentrationFree prostate-specific antigenSerum of womenFavorable prognostic indicatorSerum PSA levelsNormal male serumFemale breast tumorsBreast cancer diagnosisPresurgical seraPrognostic indicatorSurgical removalNormal breastMale serumCancerSerumCancer diagnosisTumors