Tumor
Markers - 5
•Tumor-specific markers: continued
•eExamples of tumor-specific markers: cont=d
•ŽTerminal
Deoxynucleotidyl Transfrase (TdT)
•it is
present in patients with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
•it is
present in patients with non-hodgkin=s lymphoma of lymphoblastic type
•associated
with ovarian cancer
•associated
with pancreatic cancer
•currently
under investigation for use