Qualitative diagnostic signature for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma based on the within-sample relative expression orderings.
Jie XiaHuarong ZhangQingzhou GuanShanshan WangYawei LiJiajing XieMeifeng LiHaiyan HuangHaidan YanTing ChenPublished in: Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology (2020)
The signature can distinguish both PDAC and PDAC-adjacent normal tissues from both chronic pancreatitis and normal tissues of non-cancer patients even when the sampling locations are inaccurate, which can aid the diagnosis of PDAC.