Pleural mesothelioma

There are 2 papers on pleural mesothelioma in aging research: 2 observational studies in people.

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“Transferrin and complement C4A were elevated, while beta-2-microglobulin and dermcidin were reduced in pre-diagnostic cases.”
A proteomics approach to identify predictive blood biomarkers for pleural mesothelioma in prospective cohortsClinical and experimental medicine2026doi:10.1007/s10238-026-02058-x
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Associations

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Five-marker panel

upin humans1

1 study
  1. Five-marker panel predicts pleural mesothelioma in humans (< 1 year before diagnosis in MoMar cohort) (AUC 0.91, p = 0.001).

    “with the five-marker panel achieving an AUC of 0.91 (p = 0.001) in MoMar but not reaching significance in EPIC (AUC = 0.88, p = 0.17).”

    Humans< 1 year before diagnosis in MoMar cohortplasma

    A proteomics approach to identify predictive blood biomarkers for pleural mesothelioma in prospective cohorts

    Clinical and experimental medicine

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Dermcidin

downin humans1

1 study
  1. Pleural mesothelioma is associated with dermcidin in humans (pre-diagnostic vs asbestos-exposed controls) (nominal p < 0.05, fold change < 0.75).

    “Transferrin and complement C4A were elevated, while beta-2-microglobulin and dermcidin were reduced in pre-diagnostic cases.”

    Humanspre-diagnostic vs asbestos-exposed controlsserum

    A proteomics approach to identify predictive blood biomarkers for pleural mesothelioma in prospective cohorts

    Clinical and experimental medicine

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Beta-2 microglobulin

downin humans1

1 study
  1. Pleural mesothelioma is associated with beta-2 microglobulin in humans (pre-diagnostic vs asbestos-exposed controls) (nominal p < 0.05, fold change < 0.75).

    “Transferrin and complement C4A were elevated, while beta-2-microglobulin and dermcidin were reduced in pre-diagnostic cases.”

    Humanspre-diagnostic vs asbestos-exposed controlsserum

    A proteomics approach to identify predictive blood biomarkers for pleural mesothelioma in prospective cohorts

    Clinical and experimental medicine

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Complement C4a

upin humans1

1 study
  1. Pleural mesothelioma is associated with complement C4a in humans (pre-diagnostic vs asbestos-exposed controls) (nominal p < 0.05, fold change > 1.3).

    “Transferrin and complement C4A were elevated, while beta-2-microglobulin and dermcidin were reduced in pre-diagnostic cases.”

    Humanspre-diagnostic vs asbestos-exposed controlsserum

    A proteomics approach to identify predictive blood biomarkers for pleural mesothelioma in prospective cohorts

    Clinical and experimental medicine

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Transferrin

upin humans1

1 study
  1. Pleural mesothelioma is associated with transferrin in humans (pre-diagnostic vs asbestos-exposed controls) (nominal p < 0.05, fold change > 1.3).

    “Transferrin and complement C4A were elevated, while beta-2-microglobulin and dermcidin were reduced in pre-diagnostic cases.”

    Humanspre-diagnostic vs asbestos-exposed controlsserum

    A proteomics approach to identify predictive blood biomarkers for pleural mesothelioma in prospective cohorts

    Clinical and experimental medicine

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