Method for determining whether or not a mammal is affected with a lung cancer
AssigneesPanasonic Corporation, Monell Chemical Senses Center
InventorsYosuke Hanai, Yuki Sugibayashi
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for determining whether or not a mammal is affected with a lung cancer. The method for determining whether or not a mammal is affected with a lung cancer of the present invention includes the steps of: (a) measuring a concentration of 2-hydroxy-3-methylbutyric acid contained in the urine excreted from the mammal; and (b) determining that the mammal is affected with a lung cancer if the concentration measured in the step (a) is 13.2 μM or more.
Claims1
A method for determining whether or not a mammal is affected with a lung cancer, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) measuring a concentration of 2-hydroxy-3-methylbutyric acid contained in the urine excreted from the mammal;
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- (b) determining that the mammal is affected with a lung cancer if the concentration measured in the step (a) is 13.2 μM or more.
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