Sammanfattning
The present invention pertains to a method for determination of the significance of a histologically detected premalignant lesion as a risk for intestinal type gastric cancer or carcinoma in situ, comprising detecting from a patient sample comprising gastric mucosa cells a) cyclooxygenase-2 Cox-2) mRNA expression, or b) Cox-2 protein; wherein overexpression of Cox-2 is indicative of an increased risk for intestinal type gastric cancer.
Originalspråk | engelska |
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Utgivningsår | 9 jul 2002 |
Status | Publicerad - 9 jul 2002 |
MoE-publikationstyp | H1 Beviljat patent |
Vetenskapsgrenar
- 312 Klinisk medicin