Serum NSE levels in the Turkish population

Yasasever V., Meral R., Camlica H., Duranyildiz D., Dalay N.

JOURNAL OF TUMOR MARKER ONCOLOGY, cilt.14, sa.3, ss.35-40, 1999 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 14 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 1999
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF TUMOR MARKER ONCOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.35-40
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Serum NSE levels were investigated in the healthy population and in patients with lung cancer. Considerably higher mean NSE levels compared to the western population were observed in the healthy subjects. Serum NSE values in patients with SCLC were still significantly higher. It was concluded that using the conventionally accepted ranges for the Turkish population cannot lead to conclusive results in the clinical setting. We suggest that using a cut-off level of 30 ng/ml in Turkey, is most appropriate in order to distinguish cancer patients