Sentence examples for marker is questionable from inspiring English sources

However, the reliability of this marker is questionable since this finding could not be reproduced in two other investigations [ 95, 96].

Its use as a neuroinflammation marker is questionable for reasons already mentioned: widespread expression in normal CNS and high individual variability.

In contrast to many previously published papers, our study indicates that the usefulness of estimation of the D-loop mtDNA sequence variability as a clinical cancer marker is questionable.

46 However, the specificity of oxidative stress markers is questionable, given that this process is common to all forms of insulin resistance.

We conclude that KLK14 is clearly overexpressed in breast cancer in comparison to normal breast tissues and is positively associated with conventional parameters of tumour aggressiveness, but due to a missing association with survival times, the use of KLK14 immunohistochemistry as a prognostic marker in breast cancer is questionable.

However, the degree to which existing risk scores can be improved by using novel biochemical markers or genetic information is questionable.

The uniqueness of individual's POSI challenges the classic phase 3 trials to assess drug effects; conversely, the validity of evaluating drug effects with standard tools – surrogate markers of a true experience – is questionable.

However, since the concentrations of D-dimers subsequently decreased, the value of this marker for early diagnosis of sepsis is questionable.

Although it is questionable just how valuable this marker is for early diagnosis of sepsis, the tests are cheap and can help in sepsis diagnosis.

Since central venous pressure (CVP) is an unreliable marker of fluid responsiveness, its clinical use to guide fluid therapy is questionable.

It is questionable whether pathological complete response is the best surrogate marker for the chemosensitivity in estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer.