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Streamlining biomarker discovery

Integrating targeted mass spectrometry into proteomic pipelines speeds the validation of disease biomarkers.

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Figure 1: A generic workflow for comprehensive biomarker discovery.

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Latterich, M., Schnitzer, J. Streamlining biomarker discovery. Nat Biotechnol 29, 600–602 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt.1917

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