The best fluids for mining disease biomarkers are closest to the site of pathology. For example, rather than serum or plasma, urine is a better fluid to in patients with urinary tract diseases, and stool may be a preferred material to examine in a subject with gastrointestinal disease.
Watch this webinar to learn about:
- The assessment of non-blood body fluid proteomes
- Testing urine, cerebrospinal fluid and stool samples
- Emerging approaches that could shed insights on disease pathways and mechanisms