Singer A, Tay S K, Griffin J F, Wickens D G, Dormandy T L
Lancet. 1987 Mar 7;1(8532):537-9. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(87)90177-2.
Exfoliated cells from the precancerous cervix have an increased concentration of octadeca-9,11-dienoic acid, a diene-conjugated isomer of linoleic acid. A high-performance liquid chromatographic method which measures both has been automated. It may form the basis of a sensitive diagnostic test.
