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The most common enzyme marker in clinical diagnosis of prostate cancer is

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Amylase
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Alkaline phosphatase
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GTPase
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Acid phosphatase
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Solution

The correct option is D Acid phosphatase
PSAP (prostatic specific acid phosphatase) was used to monitor and assess progression of prostate cancer until the introduction of prostate specific antigen (PSA), which has now largely displaced it. Thus, prostate cancer has majorly been using PSA levels in urine.

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