The United States of America; as represented by the Secretary; Department of Health and Human Serv
发明人:
Jeffrey Baron,Youn Hee Jee
申请号：
US15435880
公开号：
US20170160279A1
申请日:
2017.02.17
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2017
代理人:
摘要：
The invention provides methods and kits for diagnosing a growth in a subject by providing a sample of a growth taken from a subject, determining the level of midkine or pleiotrophin in the sample by an immunoassay, and comparing the level of midkine or pleiotrophin determined from the sample with a control. An increased level of midkine or pleiotrophin in the sample as compared to the control is diagnostic of a malignant growth, whereas an equivalent or decreased level of midkine or pleiotrophin in the sample as compared to the control is diagnostic of a benign growth.
