Use of timp-1 as a marker for colorectal cancer

Details Use of timp-1 as a marker for colorectal cancer Use of timp-1 as a marker for colorectal cancer

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G01N 33/574 (2006.01)

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CA 2684024

The present invention relates to the diagnosis of colorectal cancer. It discloses the use of protein TIMP-1 (= tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 1) as a marker molecule in the diagnosis of colorectal cancer. It relates to a method for diagnosis of colorectal cancer from a stool sample, derived from an individual by measuring TIMP-1 in said sample. Measurement of TIMP-1 can, e.g., be used in the early detection or diagnosis of colorectal cancer.

La présente invention porte sur le diagnostic du cancer colorectal. L'invention divulgue l'utilisation de la protéine TIMP-1 (= inhibiteur tissulaire de la métalloprotéinase 1) comme molécule marqueur dans le diagnostic du cancer colorectal. L'invention porte également sur un procédé pour le diagnostic du cancer colorectal à partir d'un échantillon de selles, issu d'un individu, par mesure de la TIMP-1 dans ledit échantillon. La mesure de TIMP-1 peut être utilisée, par exemple dans la détection ou le diagnostic précoce du cancer colorectal.

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