METHOD FOR ANALYZING PSA, AND METHOD FOR DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN PROSTATE CANCER AND PROSTATOMEGALY EMPLOYING THE ANALYSIS METHOD

摘要

A method for distinguishing prostate cancer from prostatic hypertrophy using the method for analyzing PSA and an analysis kit of PSA are provided.;An object of the present invention can be solved by being brought into contact a lectin having an affinity for β-N-acetylgalactosamine residues and/or a lectin having an affinity for fucose α(1, 2) galactose residues with a sample possibly containing PSA, to determine an amount of PSA having an affinity for the lectin. A method for distinguishing prostate cancer from prostatic hypertrophy can be provided by this method.