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Nipple Aspirate Fluid

Known as: Nipple Aspirate Fluids, Aspirate Fluids, Nipple, Fluids, Nipple Aspirate 
Fluid collected from nipple by gentle aspiration. The fluid contains cells and extracellular fluid from the breast ductal epithelium.
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Highly Cited
2016
Highly Cited
2016
Characterization of the microbiome of nipple aspirate fluid of breast cancer survivors
The microbiome impacts human health and disease. Until recently, human breast tissue and milk were presumed to be sterile. Here… 
Review
2006
Review
2006
Human body fluid proteome analysis
The focus of this article is to review the recent advances in proteome analysis of human body fluids, including plasma/serum… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Proteomic Analysis to Identify Breast Cancer Biomarkers in Nipple Aspirate Fluid
Purpose: Proteomic analysis of breast nipple aspirate fluid (NAF) holds promise as a noninvasive method to identify markers of… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Detection of Breast Cancer in Nipple Aspirate Fluid by CpG Island Hypermethylation
Purpose: New approaches to the early detection of breast cancer are urgently needed as there is more benefit to be realized from… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Quality control and peak finding for proteomics data collected from nipple aspirate fluid by surface-enhanced laser desorption and ionization.
BACKGROUND Recently, researchers have been using mass spectroscopy to study cancer. For use of proteomics spectra in a clinical… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Proteomic Patterns of Nipple Aspirate Fluids Obtained by SELDI-TOF: Potential for New Biomarkers to Aid in the Diagnosis of Breast Cancer
Nipple aspirate fluid (NAF) has been used for many years as a potential non-invasive method to identify markers for breast cancer… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Proteomic analysis of nipple aspirate fluid to detect biologic markers of breast cancer
The early detection of breast cancer is the best means to minimise disease-related mortality. Current screening techniques have… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Nipple aspirate fluid: a promising non-invasive method to identify cellular markers of breast cancer risk.
To evaluate the feasibility of nipple aspiration and to identify intermediate markers of breast cancer risk, nipple aspirate… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Nonprostatic sources of prostate-specific antigen.
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Breast cancer incidence in women with abnormal cytology in nipple aspirates of breast fluid.
This is a prospective study of breast cancer risk in relation to nipple aspirate fluid cytology in 2,701 volunteer white women… 
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