Table 2 List of candidate biomarker proteins found at higher abundance in control compared to prostatitis, according to spectral counting.

Control

Prostatitis

CPM

31

10

3

Yes

DYNC1H1

29

13

2.3

MUC5B

29

7

4.2

RAB27B

21

11

2

Yes

PHGDH

20

10

2.1

Yes

CA2

19

9

2

ACO1

14

6

2.3

Yes

ANXA6

19

5

3.5

CACNA2D1

19

5

4

FAM129A

10

4

2.4

Yes

CDC42

12

4

2.7

Yes

RHOC

13

4

3.2

Yes

HGD

14

5

2.9

RAB2A

11

5

2.1

Yes

DCXR

12

6

2.1

Yes

LAMP1

10

4

2.3

Yes

ALDH9A1

11

5

2

Yes

CMPK1

13

5

2.5

NOV

13

5

2.4

Yes

NAPA

12

4

2.8

Yes

SOD3

12

5

2.3

Yes

LIFR

11

5

2.3

Yes

RNPEP

12

5

2.2

Yes

FLNB

13

4

3.2

Yes

DDAH1

12

5

2.3

Yes

KIF5B

11

4

3.1

Yes