2000
Clinical implications of prostate-specific antigen in men and women.
Yu H. Clinical implications of prostate-specific antigen in men and women. Journal Of Gender-Specific Medicine 2000, 3: 45-8, 53. PMID: 11253246.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate-specific antigenPresence of PSAClinical implicationsLevels of PSABreast tissueBreast cancer patientsBreast cancer riskSex steroid hormonesValuable tumor markerExcess androgenFavorable prognosisPregnant womenBreast fluidCancer patientsNipple aspiratesProstate cancerClinical studiesCancer riskTumor markersCyst fluidFemale serumSteroid hormonesConcentration of PSAMore studiesWomen
1999
Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in women.
Yu H, Berkel H. Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in women. Journal Of The Louisiana State Medical Society 1999, 151: 209-13. PMID: 10234897.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate-specific antigenBreast cancerPSA levelsProduction of PSABetter disease-free survivalSerum prostate-specific antigenBreast tissueDisease-free survivalBreast cancer riskValuable tumor markerExcess androgenOverall survivalGestational agePregnant womenBreast fluidProgesterone receptorMenstrual cycleNipple aspiratesProstate cancerClinical studiesEstrogen receptorCancer riskTumor markersCyst fluidAmniotic fluid
1996
Prostate-specific antigen in amniotic fluid of normal and abnormal pregnancies
Melegos D, Yu H, Allen L, Diamandis E. Prostate-specific antigen in amniotic fluid of normal and abnormal pregnancies. Clinical Biochemistry 1996, 29: 555-562. PMID: 8939403, DOI: 10.1016/s0009-9120(96)00093-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate-specific antigenSerum PSA concentrationAmniotic fluidPregnant womenFetal abnormalitiesPSA concentrationNonpregnant womenGestational ageHigher serum PSA concentrationsSerum prostate-specific antigenGestational week 15Gestational weeks 11Median PSA concentrationGestational weeks 13Gender of fetusesPSA levelsMaternal serumAbnormal pregnanciesMaternal ageRenal disordersLength of abstinenceWeek 13Week 15Diagnostic usefulnessTime-resolved immunofluorometric procedure
1995
Prostate-specific antigen immunoreactivity in amniotic fluid.
Yu H, Diamandis E. Prostate-specific antigen immunoreactivity in amniotic fluid. Clinical Chemistry 1995, 41: 204-210. PMID: 7533063, DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/41.2.204.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtease prostate-specific antigenAmniotic fluidAlpha-fetoproteinGestational ageProstate-specific antigen immunoreactivitySensitive immunofluorometric procedureHigh alpha-fetoproteinHigher PSA concentrationsProstate-specific antigenNormal fetal developmentGrowth factor regulatorSerine protease prostate-specific antigenNonpregnant womenMaternal serumPregnant womenAntigen immunoreactivityBreast tumorsFetal developmentPSA concentrationImmunofluorometric procedurePregnancySignificant correlationWomenAgeSyndrome