MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE LEVELS AS INDICATORS OF ENDOMETRIAL CANCER

摘要

THIS INVENTION RELATES TO METHODS FOR ASSAYING THE PRESENCE AND/OR RISK OF ENDOMETRIAL CANCER BY MEASUREMENT OF LEVELS OF MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE-2 AND/OR MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE-9 IN UTERINE WASHINGS. THE METHOD MAY BE QUALITATIVE OR QUANTITATIVE, AND IS ADAPTABLE TO LARGE-SCALE SCREENING AND TO CLINICAL TRIALS. (FIGURE 1)