Human mammaglobin in breast cancer: a brief review of its clinical utility.

Human mammaglobin is a member of the uteroglobin proteins family that has recently been tested as a specific marker for breast cancer. While low levels may be seen in normal breast tissue, expression is increased dramatically in breast cancer and is correlated with higher grade. Detection in blood and body fluids is also correlated with cancer metastasis, and its levels with prognosis.

Red cell phenotyping of blood from donors at the National blood center of Malaysia.

Background: Human blood groups are polymorphic and inherited integral structures of the red cell membrane. More than 300 red cell antigens have been identified and further categorized into 30 major discrete systems. Their distribution varies in different communities and ethnic groups.

Imprisonment-associated sperm clumping and male infertility.

Objective: This observational, retrospective study investigated infertility among Iraqi men who had been long-term prisoners of war.

Methods: Routine seminal fluid analyses were undertaken in former prisoners with suspected infertility attending the Ramadi Infertility Clinic, Ramadi, Iraq; semen samples were also microscopically evaluated in these patients.

Results: In 16 out of 38 patients (42%), male infertility was found to be associated with the formation of unusually large clumps of sperm.

Expression of human mammaglobin and clinicopathologic correlations in breast cancer: the findings in Malaysia.

Background: Human mammaglobin (hMAG) is a secreted protein which has been detected in breast epithelial cells of mammary glands and has been used as a specific marker for breast cancer.

Objectives: This study aims at studying the hMAG expression and identifying the significant predictors of hMAG expression in breast cancer tissues.

Materials And Methods: The tissue samples were obtained from two major teaching hospitals in the country.