Proteomics: Promise and Problems :The Scientist [2006-11-01]


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Proteomics: Promise and Problems Early-detection programs have great intuitive appeal in oncology: Identifying a cancer in its infancy and "nipping it in the bud" appears a self-evident method for reducing morbidity and mortality. Petricoin and Liotta's logic, as described in the accompanying article, suggests that peptidomes should be effective in achieving this goal: "The earlier the cancer is detected," as