... factor in the corresponding tumour was correlated with the urine level. 3. The excretion of basic fibroblast growth factor (ng/g creatinine) was significantly elevated in both inflammatory and neoplastic urological diseases compared with normal individuals ( P < 0.05), while it was normalized...

... of cancer. A few studies have suggested the potential of urinary ferritin as a marker for transitional cell carcinoma. The rationale of the measurement, however, has not been investigated in detail. 2. Urinary ferritin levels were evaluated in patients with diverse urological diseases to investigate...