Monday, 27 June 2011

Examples of biochembits 2



Defensin:A family of potent antibiotics made within the body by neutrophils&Macrophages(cells that engulf foreign particles)
> It invades microbes.



Malignant-cancerous,can invade& destroy nearby tissue& spread to other parts of the body.
Benign-not cancerous,may grow larger but do not spread.


CA 15-3 is used to detect breast cancer. normal level is 30 U/mL.
CA 27.29 is used to ollow patients with breast cancer during or after treatment.


Beta-2-microglobulin (B2M) levels are elevated in multiple myeloma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), and some lymphomas.
Normal:below 2.5mg/L


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