Proteins that are produced in a disease tissue and can act as a means of tracking a disease's progression (such as PSA in prostate cancer) is known as ________.

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Proteins that are produced in a disease tissue and can act as a means of tracking a disease's progression are known as biomarkers. Embryonic markers refer to proteins specific to embryonic development, STRs refer to short tandem repeats used in DNA profiling, microarrays refer to DNA or protein chips that can analyze multiple samples simultaneously, and tags can refer to various molecular markers.

Proteins That Are Produced in a Disease Tissue and Can