PROCESS FOR DETECTION OF NEOPLASTIC DISEASE

摘要

Processes for detecting the presence of neoplastic disease are provided. The processes involve the detection of a product associated with expression of genes that encode protein receptors for fibroblast growth factor in cells or a product indicative of elevated levels of a fibroblast growth factor receptor in a body fluid. Detection can be carried out in a variety of ways, including hybridization to detect the presence of mRNA encoding a growth factor receptor or immunological assays to detect the presence of receptor protein. Kits for performing the processes are also provided.