Identification of Breast Cancer-Associated Lipids in Scalp Hair

    January 2012 in “ Breast cancer ”
    Dharmica A.H. Mistry, Joseph Haklani, Peter French
    Studysummary This study suggests that breast cancer-associated phospholipids may alter the X-ray diffraction pattern of hair, potentially enabling the development of a sensitive and specific screening test for breast cancer.
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    1. Diagnosis of Breast Cancer by X-Ray Diffraction of Hair International journal of cancer · 2007
    2. Fourier Transform Infrared Attenuated Total Reflection Analysis of Human Hair: Comparison of Hair from Breast Cancer Patients with Hair from Healthy Subjects Applied spectroscopy · 2005
    3. Lead-Revealed Lipid Organization In Human Hair Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects · 2003