Tumor marker and method for determination of the occurence of cancerous disease

摘要

The present invention provides a tumor marker and a method capable of identifying the morbidity of colon cancer. A tumor marker including a protein identified from a colon cancer tissue. A method for identify the morbidity of colon cancer using the tumor marker. The method includes: measuring the level of the protein in a sample derived from a person of interest who should be examined to identify the morbidity of colon cancer; and comparing the measured level to the normal level of the protein, wherein a higher or tower measured level than the normal level is used as one indicator indicating that there is a high possibility that the person of interest has colon cancer.