METHOD FOR THE IN VITRO DIAGNOSIS OF BRONCHOPULMONARY CARCINOMA BY DETECTING MAJOR ALTERNATIVE TRANSCRIPTS OF THE KLK8 GENE ENCODING KALLICREIN 8 AND USE THEREOF FOR PROGNOSTICATING SURVIVAL

摘要

The invention relates to a method for the in vitro diagnosis of bronchial carcinoma, particularly non-small cell lung cancer, characterised in that it includes a step comprising the detection of at least one of the major alternative transcripts of the KLK8 gene encoding kallikrein 8 in a biological sample taken from a patient suspected of having bronchopulmonary carcinoma. Said method is particularly suitable for prognosticating survival in patients with bronchial carcinoma.