Proteomics Approach to Identify Serum Biomarkers Associated with Gastric Cancer in South Indian Tamils.

Background: Identifying cancer-specific biomarkers is a crucial step in the disease screening process at a very early stage of tumor development. In recent years, Quantitative proteomic approaches have gained importance in identifying novel candidate markers in cancer. Gastric cancer has always been known as a life-threatening medical condition with high mortality rates.