Figure 2. Biomarker peaks in the 10–12.5 kDa hypervariable region (Q-profile).
A: Five SELDI peaks (Q1–Q5 denoted by green arrows) in the 10–12.5 kDa mass region appeared in a subgroup of the SELDI tracings analyzed (Patients 1 and 2 are examples). The third tracing (Patient 3) shows the lack of biomarkers in a woman that delivered at term. R denotes a reference protein peak present in all fluid samples which corresponds to a fragment of beta-2 microglobulin. B: experimental masses (average and 95% confidence interval (95%CI) for the five biomarker components of the Q-profile.