Abstract:Apoptosis plays a critical role in many diseases including cancer and infectious diseases. The assessment of apoptosis occurring in the human body would allow clinicians to diagnose and treat these conditions. However, there is no sensitive and specific serum biomarker of apoptosis reported. Fortilin is a nuclear‐cytosolic shuttle protein with multifunctional implicated in various cellular functions. Since it is a potent anti‐apoptotic molecule and can be secreted into extracellular space via exosomes, we hypo… Show more
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