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. 2013 May 28;8(5):e63368. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0063368

Table 2. Relative Abundance classes of urine protein biomarkers.

Class 1: 100 ng/ml–>10 ug/ml Class 2: 10 ng/ml –100 ng/ml Class 3: 1 ng/ml –10 ng/ml Class 4: Non-standard units
Biomarker Protein Family Biomarker Protein Family Biomarker Protein Family Biomarker Protein Family
THP glycoprotein IGFBP-7 growth modulator Transthyretin carrier protein FSH hormone
HSA plasma Protein HE4 glycoprotein Kallikrein 10 serine protease LH hormone
SCC glycoprotein PSA serine protease Apolipoprotein AII apolipoprotein CA 15-3 cancer antigen
OPN cytokine EGF growth factor Apolipoprotein E apolipoprotein CA-125 cancer antigen
Calbindin calcium binding MPO peroxidase NSE enolase CA 19-9 cancer antigen
Clusterin glycoprotein Cystatin C Protease Inhibitor M-CSF cytokine
Mammaglobin glycoprotein β2-Microglobulin MHC-1 component TIMP-2 MMP inhibitor
α1-Antitrypsin protease Inhibitor IGFBP-3 growth modulator Fibronectin extracellular matrix
fPSA protease ANGPTL4 glycoprotein
Thrombospondin Anti-angiogenesis GSTα enzyme
LOX-1 membrane receptor sTNFRII secreted receptor
GST π enzyme MMP-8 MMP
TFF-3 gut secretion Complement C3 complement
C-Peptide peptide CEA glycoprotein
Thrombomodulin receptor sICAM-1 adhesion molecule
MDA-LDL lipoprotein Keratin-1,10,11 structural protein
Adiponectin hormone Cortisol hormone (steroid)
Cathepsin D protease Angiogenin ribonuclease
Apolipoprotein A1 apolipoprotein Complement H complement
α-2-Macroglobulin plasma Protein Involucrin envelope protein
Apolipoprotein B apolipoprotein
sgp130 cytokine
MMP-7 MMP
MMP-9 MMP
H-FABP growth inhibitor
sVCAM-1 adhesion molecule
PBEF enzyme
Complement C4 complement
Keratin-6 structural protein
sTNFRI secreted receptor
Cytokeratin 19 intermediate filament
Endostatin extracellular signalling
OC hormone
NCAM adhesion molecule

Biomarkers within each class listed in order of decreasing relative abundance; Biomarkers in bold indicate high molecular weight (>70 kDa).