MATERIALS AND METHODS RELATING TO DISEASE DIAGNOSIS

摘要

The invention provides materials and methods relating to disease diagnosis. In particular, the invention provides a method of diagnosing diseases, such as cancers, by comparing specific patterns of gene expression characteristic of the disease at a nucleic acid or protein level. The invention provides novel methods for analysing the expression profiles characteristic of diseased cells, in order to determine specific diagnostic markers. Such determined diagnostic markers may be stored on, for example a database, and used in the diagnosis of diseases such as cancer.