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. 2014 Oct 23;4:13. doi: 10.1186/2043-9113-4-13

Table 2.

Number of markers identified for each disease-biofluid combination

Breast Cancer Total number of markers found Known markers found (211 possible) Markers producing a significant z-score (>1.0) Known markers with a significant z-score New markers with a significant z-score % new discoveries
Bile
200
26
58
7
51
87.93
Blood
2084
150
196
9
187
95.41
Breastmilk
 
 
 
 
 
 
CSF
116
8
18
0
18
100.00
Mucus
63
13
8
3
5
62.50
Plasma
1002
88
100
5
95
95.00
Saliva
73
9
10
2
8
80.00
Semen
35
3
6
0
6
100
Serum
1327
106
145
6
139
95.86
SF
21
0
4
0
4
100.00
Stool
68
8
7
3
4
57.14
Sweat
123
15
28
3
25
89.29
Tears
26
2
3
0
3
100.00
Urine
310
32
38
3
35
92.11
Lung Cancer
Total number of markers found
Known markers found (211 possible)
Markers producing a significant z-score (>1.0)
Known markers with a significant z-score
New markers with a significant z-score
% new discoveries
Bile
167
17
25
1
24
96.00
Blood
1863
141
152
7
145
95.39
Breastmilk
77
15
11
2
9
81.82
CSF
106
7
11
1
10
90.91
Mucus
276
27
73
10
63
86.30
Plasma
843
75
65
4
61
93.85
Saliva
53
3
7
1
6
85.71
Semen
11
2
0
0
0
0
Serum
1109
100
103
3
100
97.09
SF
13
2
3
0
3
100.00
Stool
45
2
5
0
5
100.00
Sweat
44
5
4
0
4
100.00
Tears
12
0
1
0
1
100.00
Urine 256 30 56 6 50 89.29

Known markers were determined by identification of the given gene symbol in our known biomarker lists (Additional file 6: Table S1 or Additional file 7: Table S2). Significant markers had a z-score >1.0.