Journal of Clinical & Experimental OncologyISSN: 2324-9110

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Emad M Nafie Author

Subjects of specialization
Colorectal cancer, Cancer chemotherapy, Prostate biomarker, Endometrial cancer

Affiliation
Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Kulliyyah of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia, Pahang, Malaysia

Biography

Emad M Nafie was working in the Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Kulliyyah of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia, Pahang, Malaysia. Doctor has more than 40 publications. Doctor's current research area related to Prostate biomarker. 


Publications

Research Article Open Access

Serum Leptin Might Be Causally Correlated to Invasive Ductal Breast Carcinoma

Author(s):

Saad M Al-Shibli, Nasser M Amjad, Muna K Al-Kubaisi, Norra Harun, Emad M Nafie and Shaikh Mizan*

Introduction: Leptin, the hormone secreted from white adipose tissue is suspected of being a causative factor in tumorigenesis in various tissues. Thus it might be a link between obesity and breast cancer.

Objectives: In this project we tried to study causative association of obesity and serum leptin with invasive ductal breast cancer (IDC) in a sample of Malaysian population.

Methods: We measured various obesity parameters, and estimated serum leptin levels in a group of healthy control and IDC patients. After confirming diagnosis by standard histopathological methods, serum leptin levels were estimated using ELISA. Both the pre-and p... view moreĀ»

DOI: 10.4172/2324-9110.1000211

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