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Table 1 Median TRAP -concentrations in serum

From: Increased tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) expression in malignant breast, ovarian and melanoma tissue: an investigational study

diagnosis

no. of patients

metastases

median c [TRAP] U/l

breast cancer

7

bone and visceral

10

breast cancer

7

only liver

5.0

breast cancer

6

only bone

4.1

breast cancer

14

only visceral

4.0

ovarian cancer I

13

visceral

3.7

ovarian cancer II

26

visceral

1.9

control pre-menopausal

17

-

2.6

control post-menopausal

20

-

3.4

total control group

37

-

3.2