Open reading frame 1 protein  (ORF1p)

“In a new study, researchers from Rockefeller University have developed a highly sensitive blood test that detects a key protein produced by cancer cells that shows promise for early detection of a number of cancers. . . . .  Long interspersed element-1 (LINE-1) is a retrotransposon, a virus-like element found in every human cell that replicates by a copy-and-paste mechanism, resulting in a new copy in a new position in the genome. Open reading frame 1 protein (ORF1p) is a protein LINE-1 produces at high levels in cancer, including many of the most common and lethal cancers of the esophagus, colon, lung, breast, prostate, ovaries, uterus, pancreas, and head and neck.”    MORE

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