摘要 |
<p>The invention is directed to a method for detecting colorectal adenoma and/orcolorectal carcinoma comprising the steps: a) providing an isolated samplematerial which has been taken from an individual, b) determining the level oftransthyretin in said isolated sample material, and c)comparing the determinedlevel of transthyretin with a reference value. The invention is further directedto a method for discriminating between colorectal adenoma and colorectal carcinomaas well as to a method for monitoring the course of colorectal adenoma and/or colorectalcarcinoma and/or the treatment of colorectal adenoma and/or colorectal carcinoma.Moreover, the invention is directed to a test system and an array for use in thesemethods. Furthermore, the invention is directed to the use of transthyretinas a biomarker for a detection of colorectal adenoma and/or colorectal carcinomain an individual.</p> |