Use of protein SATB2 as a marker to distinguish colorectal cancer from other cancers

摘要

The invention provides a new means for the detection and characterization of colo-rectal cancer, via the identification of the SATB2 protein as a marker for this cancer type. Thus, the invention provides a method for the diagnosis of colo-rectal cancer, comprising a step of detecting an SATB2 protein, as well as the use of an SATB2 protein as a diagnostic marker for colo-rectal cancer. Also provided is an affinity ligand capable of selective interaction with an SATB2 protein.