Fourier Transform Infrared Attenuated Total Reflection Analysis of Human Hair: Comparison of Hair from Breast Cancer Patients with Hair from Healthy Subjects

    January 2005 in “ Applied spectroscopy ”
    Donald J. Lyman, Jacqueline Murray–Wijelath
    Studysummary In this study, hair samples from breast cancer patients showed increased β-sheet structures and lipid content, with spectral markers successfully identifying cancer in a blind test but also producing false positives.
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    1. Experimental Confirmation of a Distinctive Diffraction Pattern in Hair From Women With Breast Cancer Journal of the National Cancer Institute · 2001
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