Method and reagent for detecting pancreatic cancers
AssigneesPublic University Corporation Yokohama City University, Tosoh Corporation
InventorsWataru SHIBATA, Yasuo TERAUCHI, Itaru ENDO, Yasuhiro SHIMIZU, Norihisa OHTAKE, Shohei MYOBA
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Abstract
An object of the invention is to provide a method for detecting pancreatic cancer and a reagent that can be used for the method. The method is a method for detecting pancreatic cancer, characterized by comprising measuring the amount of TFPI2 in a body fluid collected from a subject. In addition, an antibody that specifically recognizes the TFPI2 processing polypeptide and intact TFPI2 is included in the reagent for detecting pancreatic cancer.
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A method for detecting pancreatic cancer, said method comprising measuring the amount of TFPI2 in a collected body fluid.
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