Use of nicotinamide-n-methyltransferase as a marker for colorectal cancer.

摘要

A method for the diagnosis of colorectal cancer comprising the following steps: a) providing a liquid sample obtained from an individual, b) contacting said sample with a suitable for the formation of specific binding agent NNMT under conditions a complex between said binding agent and NNMT c) establish the correlation between the amount of complex formed in b) and the diagnosis of colorectal cancer.