Improving Liver Cancer Diagnosis

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/10/071005104036.htm

Summary: Proteins have been found to improve the diagnosis of heptocellular carcinoma, a type of liver cancer. This type of liver disease causes many deaths annually. This caused for scientist to locate a protein within the body that would indicate the presence of the disaease. Scientist located to proteins that would improve the diagnosis of the disease.

Questions:
What is the major role of this molecule in the cell? This molecule helps identify the presence of liver cancer.

List three things you learned from this article in your own words. I learned that proteins can mark liver disease markers. I learned that protins is vital for the diagnosis. I learned that proteins can save many lives.

What impact would the absence of this molecule have on the cell? Many people will have the disease and not know they have it and many peoplke will be killed.