Proteomics in clinical laboratory diagnosis

Two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (2D-PAGE), high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), mass spectrometry (MS), tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS), post-translational modifications (PTMs), time of flight (TOF), multi-dimensional protein identification technology (MudPIT), enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), cancer antigen 125 (CA125), laser capture microdissection (LCM), cholamidoprophy dimethalammonio-1-propanesufonate (CHAPS), polymerase chain reaction (PCR), Human Proteome Organization (HUPO), Proteomics Standards Initiative (PSI), hematoxylin and eosin (H&E), Terry's Polychrome, (TP), Toluidine Blue (TB), Nuclear Fast Red (NFR), Cresyl Violet (CV), Methylene Blue (MB), tumor-specific antigens (TSAs), tumor-associated antigen (TAA), hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), prostate specific antigen (PSA), graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), CD8 anti-viral factor (CAF), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).