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Can Limulus amebocyte lysate be used to detect some cancers?

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This is what is stated in the third paragraph of the section entitled Interaction with Humans. However, the reference that is provided is unconvincing (just a passing, unsupported, comment in a high school exercise) and it seems inherently implausible. LAL detects endotoxin, which is found in the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria. A connection with cancer is unclear. Patentpedant (talk) 10:14, 21 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]