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Researchers Create a Protein Map of Human Spit

Posted by samzenpus on from the doctor-saliva dept.

Ant writes "United States researchers have identified all 1,116 unique proteins found in human saliva glands. It was a discovery they said on Tuesday that could usher in a wave of convenient, spit-based diagnostic tests that could be done without the need for a single drop of blood. As many as 20 percent of the proteins found in saliva are also found in blood, said Fred Hagen, a researcher at the University of Rochester Medical Center in New York who worked on the study."

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  1. Punch the patient by Forty+Two+Tenfold · · Score: -1, Redundant

    in the face... there'll be more blood associated proteins. Probably even as much as 100%.

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  2. Hmm. by Psychotria · · Score: 0, Redundant

    What is "As many as 20 percent of the proteins are found in saliva are also found in blood[...]" supposed to mean?