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BLCA-4

Known as: Bladder Cancer Specific Nuclear Matrix Protein BLCA-4 
BLCA-4 is a bladder-specific, nuclear matrix protein. Elevated levels of BLCA-4 in the urine may identify individuals with bladder cancer. (from J… 
National Institutes of Health

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Carcinoma of bladderNuclear MatrixNuclear ProteinsStructural gene

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2015
2015
Urine BLCA-4 exerts potential role in detecting patients with bladder cancers: a pooled analysis of individual studies
Epidemiological studies have explored the diagnostic effect of urine BLCA-4 in bladder cancer. However, the results remain… 
Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Pathogenic and Diagnostic Potential of BLCA-1 and BLCA-4 Nuclear Proteins in Urothelial Cell Carcinoma of Human Bladder
Transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) of the bladder is one of the most common malignancies of genitourinary tract. Patients with… 
Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
A Phase 2 Cancer Chemoprevention Biomarker Trial of Isoflavone G-2535 (Genistein) in Presurgical Bladder Cancer Patients
The soy compound genistein has been observed preclinically to inhibit bladder cancer growth with one potential mechanism being… 
2011
2011
Urinary BLCA-4 is highly specific for detection of bladder cancer in Chinese Han population and is related to tumour invasiveness.
BLCA-4 is currently the most sensitive and specific urinary marker for bladder cancer. As the incidence of bladder cancer varies… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Highly specific urine-based marker of bladder cancer.
2005
2005
Mechanistic analysis of the role of BLCA-4 in bladder cancer pathobiology.
Analysis of alterations in nuclear structure associated with bladder cancer has revealed specific changes associated with the… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
Urinary markers of bladder carcinoma.
  • P. Dey
  • Clinica chimica acta; international journal of…
  • 2004
  • Corpus ID: 35112953
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Functional Characterization of the Bladder Cancer Marker, BLCA-4
Introduction: Bladder cancer is a common disease of the genitourinary tract for which the development of a noninvasive detection… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Detection of bladder cancer using a novel nuclear matrix protein, BLCA-4.
We have identified previously six nuclear matrix proteins (NMPs) that are bladder cancer specific. In this study, we analyzed the… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Clinical usefulness of the novel marker BLCA-4 for the detection of bladder cancer.
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